Free Baldness Cure Promised by Dispensary Offer
A sensational ad-like notice touts a free trial for a hair growth remedy from Alten ein Medical Dispensary in Cincinnati Ohio. It claims rapid restoration of hair color and lash/brow growth after private at home use, citing a testimonial from Miss Emond of Sul Mass Washington St who allegedly recovered from total baldness.
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Alten Ein Medical Dispensary
Butterfield
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Emond
Washington St
Mysterious Canvasser Encounters Silent Home
A paper carrier called at a residence in a quiet city district and found no one home. A boy with jam on his face played with sugar lumps while a messenger asked for someone, learning the family had left for a store and nurses and a cook nearby.
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Tion
Sodtlerh
Louisville Courier-Journal
Mystery Curio Item Sparks Public Interest
A fragment from a local newspaper hints at a curious object with a tail drawing public curiosity. The note emphasizes the odd appearance and prompts readers to seek more details from future editions.
Black Minorca Fowl and Farmhand Tips Combined
A collage of rural notes covers Black Minorca fowl fertility and its warm climate use, plus a detailed DIY sheep crate, grape vine resilience, and advice on wheat field care. It also offers farming economics, butter brine packing, mixed pickles, binders for corn, and grasshopper control with plowing.
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Mediterranean
What's in a Name and Other Health Claims
An assorted, fragmented 19th century ad style montage reviews patent medicines and cures. It touts Hood's Sarsaparilla and Swanson's Rheumatic Cure with broad health claims, cites the First Congress in 1848, and notes other era ads about cold remedies and book publishing statistics.
Hall’s Catarrh Care Ad Snares Readers
An old advertisement style item touts Hall’s Catarrh Care and Piso’s Cure as remedies. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. Lucy Wallace praising Piso’s Cure for preventing consumption and mentions a 95 date. The snippet references naval and army ranks and a product called Abs. Winslow’s Sodzstxe Stage for children with gums and digestion, plus a vivid line about worms and butter.
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Lucy Wallace
Marquette
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Navy
Army
Abs. Winslow
Gartens
Y's No Use Says Mr Blykins Over Heat
In the Washington Star a character named Mr Blykins complains that the warm weather makes it hard to cope. He notes a fan is needed to stay cool and fears overexertion if he tries to work hard in the heat.
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AX Delema
Mr. Blykins
Washington Star
Ayer
Christmas presents free in endless chain starch offer
A long advertisement extols free premiums with the Endless Chain Starch Book and Red Cross and Hubinger's Best starches. Details promise large 10¢ and 5¢ packages, Shakespeare pictures, and a Twenty-First Century Girl Calendar for early responders, plus two 10¢ packages for later participants. Also cites John M Smyth Co Chicago catalog sales and a humorous medical aside.
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RED Cross
Shubinger
Epited States
J. C. Hubinger
United States
Hubinger
Mrs Barnard Praises Pinkham for Health
A reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her life after severe bleeding, weakness, and heart fluttering. She details drastic improvement after two bottles and urges others to try the remedy. A second testimonial from a Iowa woman cites relief after using the same products and following directions.
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F. C. Banvago
Marirows
Wasriveros Co
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Towa
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