Public School Committees and Public Integrity discussed
The piece argues for careful selection of township and county school committee members in North Carolina, emphasizing intelligence and good business qualifications. It links private virtue to public trust, warning that a person with a flawed private life cannot be trusted in public office, urging integrity as a gatekeeper for honest government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Education
News and Observer
North Carolina
Lfe
Cuban Diarrhoea Remedy Praised By War Veteran
A Houston Texas woman testifies that Chamberlains Cough Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured her husband after he contracted Cuban diarrhoea from Cuba. She notes that several doctors failed, but one bottle relieved him. The ad urges purchase from all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Cuba
Minnie Jacobs
Houston
Texas
Chamberlain
Rydale's Cough Elixir Promises Fight Against Consumption
An early 20th century ad claims consumption begins with a lingering cough and boasts Rydale's Cough Elixir as a modern remedy that kills the germs causing throat and lung diseases. It asserts the product checks progression and helps natural healing if started early, urging readers with stubborn coughs to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rydale
What to Do With Boys
A Morning Post essay urges practical summer guidance for boys to avoid idleness. It advocates early training, discipline, and putting youths to work, preferably on a small farm of eight to ten acres, to build strength and character before returning to school in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Post
Raleigh
The Good Old Fashioned Mother Remembrance
A reverent poem praising an old fashioned mother from the Michigan Christian Herald. It recalls a mother’s loving guidance in childhood, sickness, and prayer, praising her unselfish devotion, faith, and enduring influence despite years apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Christian Herald
The Treadmill In English Prisons
A detailed account describes a treadmill room labeled Wheel House in English prisons. Four wheels arranged in two tiers sit along a long chamber with galleries, brick partitions isolate prisoners, and a warder oversees from a lower gallery.
Cure for Dyspepsia Highlighted by Patient Story
Mrs. Lindsay of Fort William Ontario credits Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets with ending years of stomach pains and dyspepsia. She reports no further suffering since starting the tablets. Sold by all druggists with a notice to try the remedy for indigestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
5. Lindsay
Fort William
Ontario
Canada
Nothing risked nothing gained liniment ads reel
A collage of patent medicine ads proclaims Elliott's Emulsified Oil Liniment offers a money back guarantee and great gains for rheumatism sprains and family use. Other products promise laxative tea, cough syrups, an auction piano quip, and cures for piles and indigestion with local shop endorsements and prices.
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Elliott
Just What Everyone Should Do
Mr J T Barber of Irwinville Georgia keeps Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy ready for instant use as attacks strike suddenly. He says it is one of the best medicines and proves to be the best medicine he ever used. Sold by all druggists. Ps asked what a happy medium quotes a seance price of three dollars per seance.
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J. T. Barber
Irwinville
Johny
Louisville Courier Journal
Cure for kidney disease credited to Electric Bitters
A reader from Cherokee, Indiana reports Electric Bitters cured his severe kidney ailment after failing on chairs without cushions and enduring backache and depression. The testimonial claims restored health and endorses the tonic for kidneys, liver, or stomach with a 50 cent price from E. T. Whitehead & Co. Also includes a brief Chicago Sun quip about Julia Marlowe and Hetty Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Collier
Cherokee
E. T. Whitehead & Co
Castorna ita Bears the Tha Kind You Have Always Bought
Castorna ita presents a signature fragrance described as a longtime favorite. The item is marketed under the familiar “The Kind You Have Always Bought” banner, suggesting reassurance and brand continuity for collectors or buyers.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Shows Oath of Payment Guarantee
Frank J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio declare oath that they will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public A W Gleason attested on December 6 1886. Company markets cure internally claiming blood and mucous surfaces affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Frank J. Chesey
A. D
A.w.gleason
Dying of Consumption and Patent Remedy Ad Copy
An early 1900s style newspaper item mixes testimonial claims for Dr King s New Discovery as a cure for consumption with an unrelated joke about a mother and daughter. It also promotes Hollister s Rocky Mountain Tea as a nerve aid and blood booster sold by E T Whitehead Co Scotland Neck and John N Brown Halifax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
E.T. Whitehead & Co
Scotland Neck
John N. Brown
Halifax
Leggett
Hobgood
Wm. Myere
Ceartoss
Dr. King
E. T. Whitehead & Co
Sho
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Sparks Family Tale
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a universal remedy, claiming sixty years of use, immediate relief for croup, diarrhea, and teething pain. The copy notes twenty five cents a bottle and world sales, while a short fiction fragment from Chicago News adds a social moment about Clara considering marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Winslow
Mrs. Winston
Dyspepsia or Indigestion Remedy Claim Card
A promotional note claims dyspepsia and indigestion are cured by Rydupe’s Stor m products. It urges readers to try a trial box priced 25 cents and asserts all forms of stomach trouble will be cured, urging conviction by use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walors
Mre Muggins Woaat I Worse Than a Jealous Man
A fragmentary line from a column or verse hints at social satire or humor, mentioning a character Mre Muggins and a mock comparison to jealousy, leaving the broader context unreadable yet implying lighthearted critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muggins
Philadelphia
Allen's Foot-Fase powder for tired feet
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot-Fase powder for swollen sore hot and sweaty feet corns and calluses. Available at all druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
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