Blood for Gad: Patients Endure Rheumatic Pain Healed
A Dubuque man recalls months of swelling and pain from rheumatism. After trying Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, his joints heal and he remains well for eight years. The ad claims the pills improve blood and overall health, urging readers to obtain the remedy from druggists or the Dr Williams Medicine Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Menkel
Lavkvon Avenue
Dubuque
Iowa
Robert Yates
Klater’ Manufacturing Co
Dr. Williams
Mr. Menkel
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised as foot relief powder
An 19th century ad urges buyers to ask dealers for Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease resting feet and treat swallow sore hot calloused aching sweating feet and disavowed nails. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free sample by mail. Address Allen S Olmsted Leltoy N Y. Nearby Town Topics quotes Bob Smith ill in bed asking if anything dangerous is afoot and mentions young Dr Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen’s
Allen S, Olmsted
Leltoy
N. Y
Bob Smith
Dr. Jones
Kalamazoo
Caine
Kalamazoo Stove Company
Michigan
Defiance Starch Emphasizes Unique Process Advantage
A fragment claims Defiance Starch is superior due to a distinct process and asserts it makes a better product at a lower cost. It also states no worms or insects are found in eucalyptus trees or the soil around their roots.
Disfiguring Humor and a Puzzling Cure Claim
A Camden reader recalls eczema covering her body and facial scales. After failing with three doctors she credits Cuticura products for clearing her skin, claiming her face brushed clean like powder. The note then shifts to a reflective aging theme about work and incapacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idiga
Emma Hite
Cherrier Place
Camden
No 3
Power Behind the Throne Kodama Crowned with Power
A newspaper portrait of Kodama as Japan's hidden master, chief of staff by some accounts, a shrewd, unlettered 62 year old who steers policy from behind the scenes. He is described as the man who could have been prime minister, directing war preparations and strategic moves. Despite unassuming appearance, emperors and leaders trusted his counsel and crowned him with authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodama
Japan
Richard
Barry
Port Arthur
Formosa
Russia
War Office
Korean
Obedience Said to Hold Key to Longevity
A 100 year old Indiana woman credits obedience for her health and longevity. The piece notes resistance to the word obey in marriage services and contrasts biblical examples like Sarah living to 127. It argues obedience as essential to happiness and prosperity, but laments modern women as stubborn and unreasonable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Wenow
Sarah
Isaac
Dream Shaping by Slumber Thematic Verse
A poetic plea to sleep to alter the self and fate. The speaker asks Slumber to reshape mortal flesh into fantastical forms from frozen pines to Libyan sands, emerald glooms, or sunlit heights, granting liberty from waking constraints. The quotation closes with attribution to Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
Go Barehead to Church Causes Hats to Fade Away
New York women increasingly go bareheaded at church services this summer. A West Side man hopes the trend reaches theaters, easing hat handling as women rearrange hair. He suggests scarves or chiffon over the head for a neater look, noting Paris and London precedents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West Side
London
A Sound Indorsement from a Fluctuating Baseball View
A Mosquito Summit resident laments baseball’s unreliability after a painful near miss while his Boston visiting nephew agrees that the sport is inherently uncertain and variable in outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosquito Summit
N. J
Boston
Subterfuge Get Interviews
Mme Duse, averse to interviews, was reportedly beaten by Copenhagen reporters. One pretended to be a hotel waiter, another a shoemaker's apprentice, a third drove her cab, and a fourth posed as an assistant stage machinist. The group pushed for more interviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Duse
Copenhagen
Towne backs Dean's Kidney Pills in 1904 endorsement
Ex U S Senator Charles A Towne of Minnesota endorses Dean's Kidney Pills, recounting relief from back pain headaches and neuralgic pains after using a few boxes. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY markets the remedy at 60 cents a box. Also notes Australia hosts leafless acacia trees that respire through a small stem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Towne
U.S
Minnesota
Dean
Charles A.towne
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Australia
Remedies Used by Millions In Proprietary Medicines Debate
The Committee on Legislation of the Proprietary Association defends proprietary medicines. They say these non patented preparations, widely sold and used, include old fashioned family remedies, dispelling myths about patent status. They note millions rely on them and oppose hasty legislation. Hell reference ends the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
Collier's Weekly
Proprietary Association
Bok
Hapgood
Defiance Starch Sold as Essential Household Item
The article touts Defiance Starch as a must in every home, claiming 40 percent more starch for 10 cents than any rival. It also notes the sea cucumber’s defense mechanism, squeezing water from its body to vanish into tiny crevices and then regenerate its internal system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowan W
de Laval
Here Is Relief for Women Australon Leapf Remedy
A nurse in New York named Mother Gray reports a herb remedy for women’s ills called AUSTRALIAN LEAPF. It is advertised as a monthly regulator curing feminine weaknesses backache kidney and urinary troubles. Available at druggists or by mail for 60 cents from The Mother Gray Co LeRoy NY. The text adds a note on gossip about women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
New York
Frei
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy
Defiance Starch Sends 16 Ounce Advantage Claim
Advertisements claim Defiance Starch offers 16 ounce size for the same price while rivals stock 12 ounce packages. Promotions urge consumers to buy Defiance for no cooking and extra product, noting other brands shortchange buyers. Also mentions Leo Lewis cigars and Piso's Cure for Consumption with endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
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