Morrow's Liverlax Promoted In Missouri Ad
An old advertisement touts Morrow's Liverlax as a mild liver laxative to relieve constipation biliousness and headaches. It cites Mrs. Charles Carter of Kansas City and claims quick relief from torpid liver and malarial poisoning. Product sold for twenty five cents at local druggists and by mail from John Morrow & Co. in Springfield Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Carter
Locust Street
Kansas City
Morrow
Price
John Morrow & Co
Springfield
Ohio
Man Receives Full Benefits After Accident Injury
L. C. Watson praised the United States Benevolent association after an accident in which two fingers were mashed. Within 24 hours he received full benefits from H. J. Chatterton, the companys state agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Watson
United States Benevolent Association
H. J. Chatterton
Beware of Mercury Ointments for Catarrh Beware of Mercury Ointments for Catarrh as mercury ruins smell and deranges the system
An advertisement warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo. It claims the remedy is mercury free, taken internally, and benefits blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials are free, and the price is 75 cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Loledo, O
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
No-To-Bac Ad Promises Easy Tobacco Cure
An old advertisement for No-To-Bac claims it ends spitting and smoking, promising easy cessation for life. It touts a magnetic, vigor-boosting cure and guarantees results with a booklet and sample offered by Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey Promises Cure for Coughs
A historic promotional claim states Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey as a cure for coughs and lung weakness, promising lasting strength to the lungs and prevention of lingering colds. The product is priced at twenty five cents at all druggists.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Regulate the Bowels
An advertisement urges readers to use DeWitt's Little Early Risers to purify the system by keeping bowels regular. The ad promotes Servant's Pharmacy as supplier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Servant’s Pharmacy
Building and Loan Meeting Set for May at Midland
Kansas City officers of building and loan associations plan a two day gathering in parlor S at the Midland hotel on May 23 and 24. Addresses will be delivered by Thomas A. Rice of St Louis R C Haensler of St Charles and Fred A H Garlick of St Joseph with other members also speaking. Delegations are expected from St Louis St Joseph Cameron and Sedalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building and Loan Association of
Kansas City
Midland Hotel
Thomas A. Rice
St Louis
R. C. Haensler
St. Charles
Fred A. H. Garlick
St. Joseph
St. Louis
Cameron
Sedalia
State Fair Denounced in Chillicothe Sermon
In Chillicothe Missouri on May 22 Reverend J M Obryen of Elm Street Methodist denounced the State fair and its local push to locate here. He urged funds to keep it away and warned the fair would promote gambling and train robbery if Frank James served as starter. Yet the fund drive aims to raise $25 000 in the city and county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
J. M. Obryen
Elm Street
Frank James
Kaiser Wilhelm the most photographed man in Europe
The Kaiser enjoys posing for photographers at Wilhemshohe while being fitted for tropical uniforms for a Holy Land trip. A colonial guard in gray with a feathered hat accompanies him as politics and commerce loom behind the church dedication in Palestine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Kaiser Wilhelm
Europe
Chateau
Wilhelmshohe
Cassel
Holy Land
Teligmann
Palestine
Germany
The Popular Turquoise Gems From Persia and New Mexico
A Washington Star interview outlines turquoise gems’ popularity among women, notes supply shortfalls, and describes mines in New Mexico and Persia. It explains mining methods at Rush mine in Persia, postmining processing at Mesked, grading by color and flaws, and price range from 1 to 50 dollars depending on size and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington Star
Los Cerillos
Gra
New Mexico
Niska
Persia
Surfa
Don’ts for Lovers and Life Lessons From a Pedestrian Voice
A quirky list of cautions about love, appetite, and manners. It urges not to seek a physician for love-sickness, not to neglect family, and to share troubles with a reporter rather than a policeman. It mocks overconfident targets and advises careful speech.
Romance and modern girls in search of names in the century
The piece questions claims that modern women reject romance and grand names. It argues that while real life loves plain people, fiction still prefers heroic names for heroes and cognomens for heroines. It notes Henry Arthur Jones and Pinero use vivid names to spark imagination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geoffrey de Veres
Cyril Deanes
Samuels
Affaires de Coeur
Montagues
Claudes
Lancelots
Henry Arthur Jones
Jane
Pinero
H. A. Jo
William Blogg
Matilda
Gwendolin
Clarence
Noel
Lionel
Brenda
Viola
Cecily
Educate Your Bowels With Cascareta
A vintage patent medicine advertises Cascareta Candy Cathartic as a cure for constipation. It promises permanent relief and notes druggists will refund money if CCC fails. The ad emphasizes a low price of oc 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.C.C
Ice Cream Soda and Cough Cure Ad From Fleischmann's
A fragment from an old ad notes ice cream soda priced at five cents and features Fleischmann's Pharmacy as the source for One Minute Cough Cure claiming it cures. The snippet preserves a period style and indicates a small consumer product listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleischmann
Emperor William Knowledge, Not a Tyrant, Says Reporter
A journalist portrays Emperor William as a well informed, non tyrannical ruler who engages with English and American visitors, reads criticism, and influences naval development through study of American writings. The piece notes Kiel 1895 and a dinner aboard the flagship New York. It also highlights the Rome St Peter's Choir of boys and a West Indies turtle catching method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiel
New York
Mahan
St. Peter’s
Rome
Adelina Patti
Weak Eyes Report From Sedalia Patient
Anna Wild of Smithton Missouri writes she suffered lifelong weak eyesight due to nervous conditions. After two weeks with Prof S W Axtell Magnetic Healer she regained ability to read fine print and no longer needs glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Axtell
Sedalia
Axtell
Anna Wild
Smithton
Missouri Berries, received daily
Candy Palace lists Missouri berries available daily with telephone contact 218 for orders and inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Candy Palace
Dr Bell Pins Tar Honey Restores My Lungs
I suffered 25 years with a cough and spent hundreds on doctors and medicine until I used Dr Bell's Pins Tar Honey. This remedy makes weak lungs strong and has saved my life, says J B Rosell of Grantsburg Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bell
J. B. Rosell
Grantsburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Astoria
Insurance
Reynolds & Reynolds
Ohio Street
Building and Loan
Kansas City Midland
State Fair
the Kaiser
Trv Red Cross
C.a.guenther
Walch
Boston
Sedalia Milling Company
Eisenmayer Roller Mills
Sedalia House Furnishers
East Third St
Lemonades
Ott’s
Fleischmann’s Pharmacy
Emperor William
Berlin
Victoria
William
Great Britain
Austria
Russia
West Indies
Sedalia, Mo
Mayoth
St Hammocks
West’s
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!