Army Chaplain Warns Veterans of Kidney and Bladder Ailments
Hundreds of war veterans suffer kidney and bladder catarrh from impure water, exposure, and cold. Dr S B Hartman of Hartman Sanitarium in Columbia Ohio claims Peruna has cured more cases than any other medicine and offers confidential medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David DL. Jaycox
Clarinda
G. T
Broadway
Oakland
Cal
S. B. Hartman
She Wartman Sanitarium
Columbia
Ohio
Guaranteed Cure Advert For Piles Medicine
An old advertisement claims a guaranteed cure for piles with a medication that promises to heal in six to fourteen days. It offers a refund if the treatment fails and urges customers to try a plan despite potential disappointment.
Demand Defiance Starch for 16 oz value
Housekeepers are urged to buy Defiance Cold Water Starch, 16 oz per package, to save time and avoid sticking. Grocers stock on hand 12 oz packages of rival brands, but Defiance packages clearly state 16 oz. and cost the same. The note warns against 12 oz alternatives and touts chemical free formula and better value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
Writers and Wives Lacking Sympathy for Authors Work
A publisher notes that writers' wives often disdain their husbands work, citing Zola, Carlyle, Dickens, Byron and others. He recalls Lady Byron interrupting Byron while reading Cain, claiming wives generally envy or dismiss their spouses literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mma Zola
Rougon-Macquart
Zola
Carlyle
Carly
Dickens
Byron
Cain
President Roosevelt greets old friend at birthday event
After Washington's Birthday exercises at the Philadelphia Academy of Music, President Roosevelt spotted Samuel McCune Lindsay behind a stand and rushed over exclaiming Hello, old boy, by Jove, to the surprise of Provost Harrison before the procession continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philadelphia Academy of Music
Roosevelt
Harrison
Samuel McCune Lindsay
Young men offer skin to save boy in Kansas City
Sixty-one freshmen at University Medical College donate skin to save Clarence Crawford, a three year old from Oklahoma. After a boiling soap burn, doctors began skin grafts, with sixteen volunteers already providing eighty six pieces. Grafting continues daily with multiple donors undergoing procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Clarence Crawford
University Medical College
I. Crawford
Beaver
Oklahoma
Scientists Propose Battalions to Systematize Research
Prof. Pearson endorses Prof. Newcomb's idea to organize investigators into battalions and to scrap about half of existing observations. He argues that at least 50 percent of data are worthless and cannot yield valid results, urging removal of excess to focus on interpretable science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson
Simon Newcomb
Prof
Justice to Theater Owners Suggests City Reimburse Theaters
Dr. Darlington, commissioner of the New York board of health, proposes that if theater owners in New York City who Croker says should be rebuilt are forced to cover the costs, the city should reimburse them for the 15 000 to 20 000 dollars each spent since last year on improvements and alterations ordered by the board to enhance safety. The piece notes theaters have seen more spending than any quasi public buildings.
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Darlington
New York Board of Health
Croker
Board of Health
New York
W. T. Dovuglas
W. L. Douglas
W. B. Douglas
Bis
Aloe
W. L. Doughs
Douglas
Wy Ff Anderson
Real Eatate Avent
Adnans City
Alo. Hoys
Dongiaa
Omail
Brocklon
Mass
He Cheered Me Off Poem Fragment Keepsake Verse
A fragmented deathbed verse recalls soft goodbyes and fond memories. The speaker notes a brother’s love and a fatherly blessing, while lines hint at whispered guidance and solace through final sleep. The poem closes with a reverent refrain about blessings and remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aires J. Waterhouse
Success Magewins
MP Proposes Bill to Secret Divorce Proceedings
A British member of Parliament announced plans to introduce a bill that would radically alter divorce procedures by keeping cases out of public view. He argued public details do not benefit readers and that public morality suffers from such disclosures.
Miss Bull Recovers After Severe Pneumonia and Pills
Miss Gertrude L. Bull narrowly escaped death from pneumonia and related debilities before a pamphlet advertising Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People led to a rapid improvement. Within a week she felt better and in three months was entirely well, crediting the pills with saving her life. The advertisement claims the pills purify and enrich the blood and help in lung troubles, fevers, and general debility, with a free booklet offered from Dr Williams Medicine Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude L. Bull
Mr. Williams
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Restored Hair by Cuticura Soap and Ointment Claims
Fredrick Ruagche of New York City credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with curing a severe scalp humor and hair loss after other remedies failed. He reports hair restored to health and ongoing use of the products as a scalp dressing. The ad-style text also touts Defiance Starch and farewell tour remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred’k Ruagche
East 57Th St
New York City
Fragmented ad text on medicines and household goods
A collage of old advertisements and stock phrases includes Mrs Winslow soothing syrup teething cures laxatives and cough remedies. It references Defiance Starch assurances about carpets and a stray note on Shepherds and wool weather folklore. It also contains a doctored legal-esque statement about a patent cure.
Treating Wrong Disease With Favorite Prescription
A long discussion argues that many women suffer misdiagnosed symptoms from various ailments, caused by worn disease rather than separate ailments. Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription is promoted as a remedy addressing the root cause, with testimonials of cures and endorsements from doctors and patients, plus a note on Dr Pierce's medical adviser and the Common Sense Medical Adviser book offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Artiela
Merce
St. Ve Pieres
Buffalo, N.Y
Prominent Cincinnati Woman Praises Lydia Pinkham Remedy
A Cincinnati woman testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her nine month uterine trouble and related symptoms. She endorses the product as a splendid uterine tonic that regularizes menstruation and relieves pain, encouraging others to use it for female weakness and associated ailments.
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Cincinnati
Lydia II. Pinkham
Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Sara Wilson
East Dd Street
Ohio
Lydia J. Winkhiwuo
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