Cure for Itching Humor and Three Tuberculosis Sanatoria
A 1908 ad touts Cuticura Remedies claiming rapid relief from years of racking itching and painful skin swellings. The piece then shifts to a domestic vignette from Puck and notes the U.S. government runs three tuberculosis sanatoria at Fort Bayard New Mexico, Fort Stanton New Mexico, and Las Animas Colorado operated by the Army, Public Health Service, and Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Wilson
Puryear
Tenn
Power Drug & Chem. Corp
Bole Props
Boston
United States
Regular Army
Fort Bayard
N. M
Navy
Fort Stanton
Las Animas
Col
Department of War
United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Navy Department
Judge Choate and the Glasses Advice in Courtroom
A judge mocked Mr Choate for blindness and urged him to use glasses or tongs. The text promotes Isaul's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as a constitutional remedy. It claims internal dosing and offers a $100 reward for a cure failure, with circulars and testimonials. Also notes Mall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choate
Isaul
F J Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F J Cilensy & CO
Ohl
Drugelsta
Mall
Grading Literary Power and the Value of Headlines
The piece argues headlines shape public mind more than editorials and titles sway authors. It notes the U S Government bought 25 Gross of Rough on Rats for Panama Canal Zone use as effective extermination. The ad-like line proclaims the product as unbeatable and cheap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Shaller Mathews
U. S
Panama Canal Zone
Pettit's Eye Salve Restores and Allan's Lung Balsam
An old newspaper ad round up highlights Pettit's Eye Salve for eye diseases and Allan's Lung Balsam for coughs and irritated throats. It cites pharmacies like Hon ard Bros in Buffalo New York and lists prices and bottle sizes for remedies and cigars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettit
Honard Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
Mount Vernon trip stirs clash of history and culture
A reader recalls Potomac boat trips to Mount Vernon with reflections on Washingtons tomb and the crowded interest in relics while noting German and American curiosities aboard. The piece contrasts indoor relics with a living landscape and highlights clubs like Cosmos and Metropolitan as social hubs for scholars and critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Potomac
George Washington
Europe
Sone
Steuben
Abraham Lincoln
Delaware
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Metropolitan Club
Cosmos Club
Nobs
Metropolitan
Dolly Madison
Temptations of Thrift and Changing Prices
A quip from Puck laughs at a thrifty youth who stops eating meat to save money. After six months his savings rise, but he loses his head and joins the gilded youth. The piece mocks aging ideals and warns cautious adoption of old frugality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Puck
The Final Transaction Seen in a Washington Star Quote
A conversation between Father and son framing the ultimate consumer as the final person in an article’s journey through commerce. The boy asks for meaning and the father explains the consumer is the man who orders chicken hash in a hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha
George
Washington
Metropolitan
Club of the
Nobs
Cranks
Howler
Vosmos Club
Rollo
Washington Star
Like the Rest of Us. A Five Cent Plea
Johnnie begs his mother for five cents, echoing a common struggle with money. The scene captures a domestic moment of need and maternal restraint as the boy seeks a small coin. The dialogue highlights financial strain in a simple, tender exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mumsey
Johnnie
Everybody's Magazine
The Reason Why Man Interest in the Primary
A Baltimore American quotation notes men overlook primaries, calling it a secondary consideration in political engagement, pondering public apathy toward primary elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
Milwaukee woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing backache and female troubles once believed to require surgery. She praises the product's effectiveness and urges others, including those in Milwaukee, to seek its help and Mrs. Pinkham's free advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
First St
Pinkham Medicine Company
Lynn
Mass
Lydia KE
Pinkham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marta
Bob
Willie
Nelle
Nellie
Merri Man
Allan
Lewis
Shington
Ivanhoe
Isaac the Jew
Isaac
Antipodes
Earth
Washington and
Aiount Vernon
Carters
Mary T. Goldman
Labrori
Eohini
Pyask
Goldman
Paul
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!