Peruna Endorsements From Medical Figures Endorsement
U S Treasury official Llewellyn Jordan and Dr George C Havener of Anacostia cite Peruna benefits. They describe rapid health improvements after using the remedy and urge fellow sufferers to try it. Dr Hartman offers gratis medical advice from Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Treasury
Llewellyn Jordan
Treasury Department
Columbia College
West Point
Peruna
Geo
O’ Havener
Anacostia
D. C
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
George C. Havener
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Ohio
Red Cross Bail Blue Small Pack Ad Says 5 Cents
An old ad pitches Red Cross Bail Blue laundry product in a 202 package for five cents. It notes a slogan about loyalty and wealth as a social jab.
Defiance Starch Promise and Witty Marriage Note
A vintage ad copy asserts Defiance Starch offers one third more value for the same price if it pleases the buyer. It promises satisfaction and non sticking to iron and ends with a playful line about a girl's marriage bringing her man’s troubles.
Defiance Starch Promises More For Your Money
Advertised claims tout Defiance Starch as superior to other brands offering one third more quantity for the same price. The copy features testimonials from Trinity Springs Indiana and other generic praise, noting reliable quality and longer-lasting results.
The Lawyer's Easiest Fee from a Saturday Auction
A tale from the New York Sun recalls a Sunday auction over a worthless fish crate. Bill Jones and Abe Smith bid to spite each other, Smith wins at 3.25 dollars, and later hires the lawyer to recover the crate for 25 dollars. The lawyer reveals he bought the crate to spite Jones, who ultimately pays nothing more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Jones
Abe Smith
Smith
Jones
New York Sun
President's Double Amuses Philadelphia High School Crowd
A sturdy Philadelphia newspaper man, taller and bigger than Roosevelt, is mistaken by high school students for the President as the real Roosevelt arrives. The crowd erupts with cheers while the reporter bows, then the actual President is welcomed with equal gusto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Philadelphia Inquirer
Broad Street
Providence Trust Origin Story Sparks River Catfish Tale
A northern Michigan banker recalls a Missouri barrel of catfish hooks becoming a trust symbol. He notes a livestock price surge and a fish-hook rush, with a judge calling Providence the trigger. He sold all the hooks at a dime each, earning a thousand percent profit while locals benefited from ample catfish that winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Chicago Journal
United States
Missouri
Providence
Dr August Koenig Hamburg Drops advertised for digestive and liver ailments
A health ad claims thousands suffer digestive and liver issues and endure misery until they discover Dr August Koenig's Hamburg Drops. It promises lasting relief after a single trial and urges readers to buy a bottle now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Koenig
Hamburg
A Medal for Good Nature in Public School
A public school youth receives a medal for amiable nature rather than academics or progress. The piece extols good temper as a powerful, calming influence and questions why such a reward could not become a common school practice.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Bring Healing To Whatcom Woman
Mrs A M Ferguson of Whatcom recounts using Dodd's Kidney Pills for Brights Disease in Winnipeg with full recovery. She later suffered swelling and unable steps before taking the pills again, restoring health. The drug's usefulness is noted by other Whatcom residents.
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Whatcom
Wash
A. M. Ferguson
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Dodd
United States
Bright
Defiance Starch Offers 16 Ounce Package Value
Some grocers do not stock De fiance Starch because they already carry 12 ounce brands offering the same price. Defiance starch gives 16 ounces for the same money and requires no cooking. Choose 16 ounce Defiance Starch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
Ballet Girls Are Excepted From Chronic Kicker Nuisance
A comment notes that only ballet girls are exempt from the problem of chronic kickers, labeling others as a nuisance. The remark contrasts performers with persistent kickers in a casual social aside.
Defiance Starch Promises White Clothes for Ten Cents
An ad touts Defiance starch claiming clothes stay white for a dime. It blends sales copy with a garbled warning about a red nose possibly from sun rays or drink.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted With Rewards
An old advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only constitutional remedy, promising a $100 reward for cures that fail. It cites testimonials, lists druggists selling for 75 cents, and mentions related products like Hall's Family Pills and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup. The fragment ends with stray phrases about cigarette smoking confessions and glittering generalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Fis Hall
Dr Coffee’s Home Eye Medicines Promising Cataract Cure
Des Moines Iowa oculist Dr W O Coffee reports a 60 page book on eye diseases and a home medicine kit that allegedly cures cataracts sore granulated lids ulcers and blindness. He offers the book free to readers and urges contact at 860 Good Block. The ad ends with a moral aside about women bending men’s wills during life and after death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.O. Coffee
Des Moines
Iowa
Cough Remedy and Mottoes at Odds with Provocative Sayings
An item combines an advertisement for a cough suppressant with a lodging of sharp moral quips. The page juxtaposes a medicine claim about stopping a cough and curing a cold with a bold, cautionary quip about wrath and personal reputation.
Phelps Ship Breaks North Atlantic Round the Horn Record
The Erskine M Phelps arrived in Honolulu from Norfolk Va after 97 days at sea breaking sailing records. It rounded the Horn from 50 south in the Atlantic to 50 south in the Pacific in eleven days, amid a crew mostly hobos posing as sailors. Only six men came on deck during a Cape Horn squall as others stayed below in terror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erskine M. Phelps
Honolulu
Norfolk
Atlantic
Pacific
Cape ‘Horn
New York Mail’ and Express
Phelps
Woman's Hospitality Signals Satisfied Visit Insight
In a 8s Weekly note, a woman’s inviting supper signals a successful social visit. The piece links cordial behavior to a mental “trip” to the cupboard, suggesting satisfaction in the exchange and the visitor’s response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satis Factory
Pearson
Let Him Move the World First Says Socrates
The fragment quotes Socrates urging action by prioritizing self-movement before influencing others. It frames personal reform as the path to broader change, highlighting philosophy on agency and virtue in a terse, reflective line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNION
WL. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
L. Douglas
Heyl
W. L. Dougal
Wol
Douglas
MOC Ton
MEARS
Socrates
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C.B. Chamberlin, M.D
Washington, D.C
C. B. Chamberlin
M. D
14Th
P Sts
Washington, D
C. B. ‘Chamberlin
Dr. L. Jordan
Vesewes
Thomas McCulloch
Q St
Lincoln Neb
Lincoln
Henry Holm
Nebraska
N. Y
Mt Oan
Sumet
Piso
Ionn FP Borst
Trinity Springs
Ind
Kline
R. H. Kine, Ltd
Nature
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