Advertisements and Quack Remedies Snippet
A garbled collection of patent medicine claims and product pitches. References to Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, Pazo Ointment, Garfield Tea, and other treatments claim teething relief, itching cures, piles treatment, and blood purification under the Pure Food and Drugs Law. Contains moralizing quips about marriage and fortune.
California Prune Crop Tops 1906 Output
California produced 185 million pounds of prune in 1906, up from 62.5 million in 1905. The 1906 harvest has been surpassed only once in 17 years, in 1902 when 197 million pounds were gathered.
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California
Carnegie Pension for Drake Law Dean C C Cole
Des Moines Ta resident Judge C C Cole longtime dean of Drake University law school has received a Carnegie pension of 1220 dollars yearly. The report notes his Harvard Law School graduation and ties to Drake.
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Carnegie
C. C. Cole
Des Moines
Drake University Law School
Harvard’ Law School
Pearl Monopoly Merchant Visits Washington
Joshua Pisa of the Isthmus of Panama, a leading pearl merchant, holds Panama government concessions granting near monopoly over Pearl islands oyster beds in the Pacific Ocean 75 miles from Panama City. He ships pearls mainly to Paris.
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Joshua Pisa
Panama
Washington
Pacific Ocean
Paris
Home-made remedy touted for rheumatism and kidney ills
An article promotes a simple herbal mixture claimed to relieve rheumatism pack pain and urinary disorders if used before Bright's disease. It lists fluids extracts dandelion Kargon compound syrup sarsaparilla and warns of harmless vegetable origins. The piece also mentions modern ailments like motor bus voices and a clergyman sore throat in a mixed anecdotal context.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
An 1890s advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the remedy for female ills such as irregularities backaches headaches and nervousness. It cites letters from Mrs. W. S. Ford and Miss Grace Miller praising cures and invites women to consult Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkwing
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
W. 8. Ford
Lansdowne St
Baltimore
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia K. Pinkham
Rk. Paxton CO
Boston
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