Woman Testifies For Deans Kidney Pills In Glasgow Ad
Prominent Glasgow resident describes relief from kidney trouble and painful secretions after using Deans Kidney Pills. She cites restored kidney function, reduced inflammation, and better sleep. Ad notes price 60 cents per box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Also mentions use of chilled steel shot replacing black diamonds for core rock drills.
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Glasgow
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Hair marvels and museum of oddities in a Mexican village
In San Vicente Mexico Mercedes Lopez, wife of a poor shepherd, towers at five feet with hair four feet eight inches long that drags the ground. She trims it often to sell long tresses to hair dealers every few months. The piece recounts quirky anecdotes including Boss Tweed and a stranded diamond joke, and ends with a Joplin woman losing her false teeth during a railway ride and pleading for the train to stop to avoid being unrecognized.
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Mercedes Lopez
San Vicente
Mexico
Joplin
Doctor's Statement Helps Boy Recover From Scarlet Fever
In St John Kansas a deadly scarlet fever left a boy nearly dead and semiparalyzed with hearing loss and mental effects. Dr Simes says the child improved after using Dodds Kidney Pills and seizures ended within a week. The McBrides sworn statement backs the cure claim. Gardner Massachusetts land history noted with last Hassanamisco pensioner’s death ending state payments.
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St. John, Kan
Aittle Boy
William McBride
Simes
Dodd
McBride
Jesse L. Simes
Vaseline and imitations warn buyers against cheap substitutes
The article warns consumers about imitations of Vaseline from second class druggists, claiming they lack healing value, may be harmful, and emphasizes buying original Chesebrough products. It also blends assorted ads for household goods, foot care, starch, dyes, and other products, reflecting a crowded early 20th century newspaper page.
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Chesebrough Mfg. Co
State Street
New York City
Chesebrough Manufacturing Co
Brave Fight for Liberty: Russian Count Narrows Escape
Russian Count Nicholas Sagin, sought by the secret police, has a long escape record from Siberia. After living in Chicago and Spain, he evaded capture until Hamburg authorities seized him for extradition to Siberia. He is 44 and married to the French Countess Lantrec de Toulouse.
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Nicholas Sagin
Hamburg
Siberia
United States
Chicago
Spain
Lisbon
Lantrec de Toulouse
Relic and Philosopher in Old Boston Lore
A fragment describes Boston’s colonial relics from Price’s View of Boston (1743) and quotes Hungry Hal’s wry reflections on life’s ironies. The piece blends a historical note on the first New England Roman Catholic chapel with Hal’s blunt view of shortages and hardships.
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New England
Price
Boston
First-Class Stone Slab From Northfield Quarry Found Durable
Manager Pike secured a twenty four inch square slab quarried at Northfield Wisconsin in 1869. The slab sat exposed to decades of frost and sun and rain before being sawed and planed. Cleaning revealed bright, sound stone in good condition.
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Pike
Northfield
Dream That Came True From an 87 Year Old Wakefield Man
George H. Rowell of Wakefield Massachusetts aged 87 reports a dream of a friend’s death in Gloucester. The following morning the Gloucester paper announces the friend’s death, a curious fulfillment of a dream he had recently.
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George
Rowell
Wakeeld
Mass
Gloucester
Oddities and oddballs sharpened by wit and deceit
Col C G Halpine prank on Harriet Beecher Stowe is recalled alongside a Bishop Potter episode where a beggar tricks him with a boasted limp and a bogus coin. Dr Francis Pijou notes cranks pestering him in church, while a parishioner markets imitation sauce at church steps promising better voice. A tongue in cheek closing line promises Defiance Stardis and a bird in hand quips.
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Bishop Potter
Francis Pijou
Bristol
Record of 12-hour Iron Mountain train to Hot Springs
News item details the new Iron Mountain Route service inaugurated November 8 linking St. Louis and Hot Springs with a sub twelve hour schedule, both directions, plus notes on up-to-date equipment and ticket information. It also ends with two humorous anecdotes about stagecraft and a Vatican etiquette story involving Pope Pius X.
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St. Louis
Hot Springs
Iron Mountain
H. C. Townsend
Postum Affects Brain Nerve Power In Eight Years Use
An elderly user recalls using Postum Food Coffee for eight years as a healthful coffee substitute. She credits calmer nerves and better digestion, noting her husband also switched with improvement. The testimonial claims Postum fights nervousness and dyspepsia without stimulation, and promotes stronger brain and nerve function, urging readers to seek the brand's booklet.
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Fostum Co
Creek
Mich
Racing Tales and Trademark Taboos of 19th Century Ads
A scatter of scanned ad lines hints at a era of varietal commerce. Mentions include racing cars as fleeting fame, patent medicines for teething, and various consumer goods. The fragmentary text preserves names like Mrs Winslow and Lewis but lacks cohesive narrative or dates.
Noted Patent Remedies Peddled in Odd Advertorial Mix
A jumbled advertisement page touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and other tonics, starch brands, and miracle claims. It blends testimonials, price notes, and odd quips from various vendors including Hall, Defiance, and Magnetite products. The collage-style copy markets medicines, health plans, and household goods to readers with scattered names and locations.
Free Medical Advice to Women by Lydia E Pinkham
Mrs Rosa Adams niece of General Hanson testifies to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound easing female ills and fatigue after two bottles. The letter offers free medical advice to women and urges writing to Mrs Pinkham for personal help at no cost, claiming thousands assisted and promising understanding and kindness.
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Rosa Adams
Roger Hanson
C.S.A
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dean
Piney
Rosé Adams
12Th St
Louisville
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