Extraordinary Nervousness and a Remarkable Recovery Story
A Sedalia Missouri woman Mrs Mollie E K Roe wife of a nurseryman narrates a dramatic recovery from locomotor ataxia after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She describes prior severe disability, blindfolded seam counting, and gains in flesh and mobility after four boxes. The tale includes a sworn affidavit and public promotion of the medicine.
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Sedalia
First Baptist Church
Mollie EK. Roe
Roe
Denver
Ir. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady, N
A Strange Wooing and the Ghost of a Heir
Casper Athwold, a wealthy, embittered man, loves Kate Norman but faces scorn from those who think his fortune buys marriage. After a life risking near death at an Albany hotel and a misread will, he returns to find Kate's devotion. A beggar dies mistaken for him, yet love prevails when Kate discovers the living Casper in the moonlit graveyard. The tale closes with their vow.
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Casper Athwold
Kate Norman
Katie
Kate
Norman
Albany
Monnte
Casper
London
Lost Vitality Restored by State Medical Company Offer
A Nebraska chartered corporation promotes a secret treatment claimed to cure lost vitality and restore life force, pricing at $200,000 with a $250,000 capital. The ad targets men of varying ages, promises testimonials from private trials, warns against free cures, and offers full refunds if treatments fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Medical Company
Nebraska
Hare
Sono Honest Man
State Board of Health
Prominent Evangelist Praises Dr Kay Lung Balm Cure
A letter from Rev. Mary A. Hillis extols Dr Kay’s Lung Balm for curing a long-standing winter cough in her son and helping others with colds. The notice offers 25 cent boxes and a promise to cure where others fail, with mail order options from Dr B J Kay Medical Co. in Omaha Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Hillis
LT Pladly
Dr. Kay
Dr. Miy
B. J. Kay Medical Co
Omaha
Neb
Mechiens feud over parlor flirtation ends in accusation
A heated exchange described in the Detroit Free Press centers on an unnamed man who backed out of a parlor visit and allegedly threw kisses, prompting a sharp exchange between two chums about scandal and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechiens
Fred Rampton
Detroit
Preas
Unscrupulous Teething Cure Claims Spark Caution
A garbled ad-like passage touts a teething remedy promising soothing effects and reduced inflammation. It warns against the faults of others and offers dubious savings while insisting a fat man is fine if not in his way, indicating unreliable health claims.
Mrs Sprague Witnesses Paris Duel Among High Society
Report describes Mrs Kate Chase Sprague accompanying a Parisian high society witness to a duel on the outskirts of Paris between two Boulevards journalists. The spectators remained in a carriage, and one seconds’ escort revealed their presence. The fight turned serious with a first shot wounding one duelist as blood spurted, prompting a startled scream from the French spectator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprague
Kate Chase Sprague
Paris
Renovator claims cures for dyspepsia and stomach ailments
An advertising pamphlet extols Dr. Kay's Renovator as a universal spring remedy with unqualified success claims. It cites testimonials including Edward Wood of Primghar and offers the product at 25c and 1, selling via druggists or mail from Omaha, Nebraska.
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Edward Wood
Primghar
Town
Dr. Kay
Tam
Atv
Not Quite Hopeless Excerpted Wit and Cure Lines
A fragment from a humorous column features a quip about marriage and money, a line praising lucid intervals, and an ad for a cold cure. It closes with a wry remark about love and life’s punishing concatenation. The piece blends light satire and a brief product pitch.
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Mabel
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Clara
Cees
California
Washington Times
Piso
Taucy Wallace
Marquet
Kan
Warner's Safe Cure
Rochester
N. Y
Manilla Roofing CO
Richard II
England
of Nebraska, Incorporated
Omaha, Neb
Rus
Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Benjamin Potter
Kent County
Delaware
Half Mates
Missouri Mavifie Railway
Iron Mountain
ELC
Townsend
St. Louis
Amacous Sur Voys
Cverney & Cun
Iinet
Bari
Winstow
Luc
Modjeska
Dr. Johnson
Philadelphia
The
Mrs. Wassell
Boston
Leah
Kansas City Star
Ayer
Alabastine CO
Grano Rapid
Mix
Avalon Bicycle CO
Broadway
Atdie
Poultry Keeves Co
Parkusburg
N. U
Montion
Piaper
ST. Jacobs Oil
Ss Csiati Cc A
Raven & Co., Druggists
Ceresco
Michigan
Bam
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