Milks Emulsion Promises Cure For Weakness
A testimonial from W F Bourland of Wolf City Texas credits Milks Emulsion with restoring weight strength and appetite after a long illness and climate change. The ad touts the product as a solid emulsion eaten like ice cream promising quick digestion relief and preservation of health with a money back guarantee.
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W. F. Bourland
Wolf City
Texas
Bourland
Hmulsion Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Adv
Appropriate Advice and a Punchline about Surgery
A short quip notes Sam talks about his appendicitis operation and suggests telling him to cut it out. The joke hinges on a pun about stopping the discussion and the surgical wordplay.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure
An advertisement claims catarrh is influenced by constitution and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a internal remedy that acts through the blood to the mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward if it fails to cure and lists Druggists rates with testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Nature
J- Gheney &Go
Toledo
Ohio
Rise and Biographies Twist Between Wealth and Will
A Birmingham Age Herald exchange quote contrasts biography with modern drive noting that biography idealizes struggle in eras of higher real purchasing power. A fable about a stingy businessman reveals a lunch bet he rarely pays and his habit of claiming no appetite when he loses.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
His Superiority at the Straddle Ridge Dance
A Straddle Ridge citizen recalls a tale of a boastful fiddler at a dance. He says strangers were once angrily challenged and whipped by a stubborn fiddler who then resumes playing after tying the gent. The Kansas City Star style preserves frontier bravado.
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Gabe Gunder
Straddle Ridge
Kansas City Star
Dr Pierce's Invalids' Hotel and Medical Adviser Aid
The piece extols Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York as a renowned sanitarium with modern facilities for diagnosis and treatment, notes the founder's creation of the Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription, and describes the Medical Adviser book and a free correspondence bureau offering medical advice and home remedies. It urges readers to write for medical guidance, emphasizes confidentiality, and links the Hotel to public welfare through accessible health literature.
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America
Doctor Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Pricey Oil Sparks Laughs At Drugstore
In a north side drugstore a colored woman asks for a certain oil. The druggist quotes 2 25 an ounce, and she jokes a drop might suffice. He replies they do not sell by the drop, prompting amused comments from waiting women. Indianapolis News reports the scene.
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Iyndy
Indianapolis News
Prophet’s Honor Question Echoed in Political Banter
A senator quips that politics has always been political since the world began and that a prophet may feel his hand tipped off by his own countrymen, reflecting on the uneasy status of insight in public life.
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Sorghum
The Easiest Best Way to Get Hard
A fragment discusses methods to achieve hardness and mentions easing the process. It focuses on improving comfort and efficiency in sexual performance with unclear details.
Various Salads with Beet Cabbage Pineapple and Chicken
A craftsman style guide to salad making describes Red Cabbage and Chestnut Salad with French dressing and sugar, Beet with Celery Salad marinated in dressing, Butterfly Salad with pineapple and lettuce, Fruit Salad arranged in a lettuce nest, and Chicken and Pineapple Salad topped with mayonnaise. The passage closes with a Wilde quotation about contentment and labor.
Honey Based Dishes and Salads Featured In Home Recipes
A collection of honey based recipes replaces sugar in traditional dishes. Includes Lemon Meringue Pie filling, Honey Custard and Pudding, Honey Mousse, and tips for substituting honey in desserts. Several salads showcase coconut, banana candles, lettuce with egg garnish, and pear salad with honey dressing.
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Benares
Light Spring Desserts and Quick Make-Ahead Treats
A brief guide for lighter spring desserts. Recipes include fruit filled tarts with meringue, hot water ginger bread, caramel cornstarch pudding, a dainty white egg dessert, and fruit sherbet. A closing proverb reflects on friendship and memory.
Then You Don’t Think Cheatem Is Straight
A witty club talk records banter about Cheatem and a punchy line on honesty. The dialogue contrasts social ranks with sharp humor, noting appearances and presumptions in a stylish urban setting.
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Cheatem
Boston Transcript
Bayer Aspirin Ad Text Urges Genuine Tablets across Boxes
An old advertisement touts authentic Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer name and Cross logo. It advises taking with water, using one or two glasses, and notes common uses such as colds and headaches. It mentions small twelve tablet tins and larger packages sold by druggists.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Rogers
Fargo Avenue
Bayer
Reversing Methods Sparks Family Banter
In a light dialogue, a curious exchange has one character asking about movie plans and another promising a good time. Tension arises as accusations of being a scamp pass between generations, with a quip about the father chasing after his child.
Real Relief for Catarrh Through Blood Purification
An old advertisement urges throwing away sprays and cold remedies and promotes S. S. as an antidote to catarrh germs in blood. It claims a thorough course cleanses and purifies blood, removes disease germs, and offers free medical advice from a chief adviser in Atlanta.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Just His Feet
A boy limps into the house with feet twisted and a pained face. His father asks about the new shoes and the boy replies that they hurt his feet.
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Russell
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Sacramento
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