Lydia Pinkham Remedies Earn Praise From Illinois Reader
Mrs Robt Stopies of Moore Avenue Washington Park Illinois writes of relief from female trouble backache and nervous spells after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills The letter thanks the company and notes improved health and a youthful appearance She invites other women to write for free advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts
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Washington Park
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Robt
Stopies
Moore Avenue
Illinois
Theydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Admonition Passes Unstated Yet Spirited Farewell
A brief exchange shows a young man accepting admonition about company and choosing to part ways. The exchange ends with a respectful farewell, reflecting a moral lesson on associations and character.
Fortify the System Against Grip with Brom Quinine
An old advertisement promotes Bromo Quinine as a preventive remedy against grip and influenza. It touts a unique formula combining quinine with other ingredients to destroy germs and keep the body resistant. The box bears E. W Grove’s signature and is priced at 25 cents.
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E. W Grove
Proof Unnecessary
The Rev admonishes belief in the biblical Jonah while the Jonah judge is challenged to accept the tale as true. The dialogue hints at skepticism about miracles and tests faith through a witty exchange.
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Blox
Jonah
Washingtons legacy in crisis and unity
The reflection honors George Washington on his birthday and recalls his leadership during early Republic trials. It contrasts past national perils from 1776 to 1815 and 1861 to 1865 with current dangers, urging unity, fair dealing, and dedication to duty, citing Washington's character and Valley Forge trials. It recounts Washingtons acts from Cambridge to Newburgh and his farewell at Faunces Tavern, ending with Napoleon’s forecast and Washingtons death at Mount Vernon.
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NCE
United States of America
Republic
Lecky
George Washington
Washington
Jia
Yorktown
Cornwallis
Trenton
Germantown
Valley Forge
Cambridge
Mass
Lee
Longfellow
Harvard College
Newburgh
N. Y
Faunces’ Tavern
New York City
Paulus Hook
Jersey City
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon
Mount Vernon
Inside Baths Promote Health Through Digestive Cleanse
An advertisement extols internal baths as essential to health arguing that daily hot water with limestone phosphate cleanses the bowels and bloodstream. It claims toxins and poisons form in the alimentary canal from undigested waste and bacteria, curing headaches and foul breath. It ends with a quip about a man wheeling his second baby.
Grateful West Alexander Woman Praises Dodd’s Pills
A. G. Clemens of West Alexander Pa reports relief from backache spine tenderness and heart trouble after using Dodd's Kidney Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills. She endorses the medicines and notes prices 50 cents and 60 cents per box and that she approves publication of the letter.
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A. G. Clemens
West Alexander
Dodd
A.g.clement
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo
California Syrup of Figs advertisement claims gentle laxative for children
A vintage ad warns that constipated children become cross and feverish and suggests giving California Syrup of Figs to cleanse stomach liver and bowels. It touts harmlessness and universal use for babies children and adults with directions printed on the 60 cent bottle. The slogan notes dogs' days and cats' nights as a closing quip.
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California
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Iowa
J. H. McFarland
Hazle St
Atlantic
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Carter
Absorbine Besse
Deveribe
Absorbine, JR
Drugeiva
Young
D. F
Springfield
Kase
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