Home Merchants Shape Town Welfare and Economy
A persuasive piece by Alfred C. Clark urges residents to support home merchants over catalogue houses. It argues local shops fund churches, schools, festivals and papers, sustain jobs, and keep wealth in the community, warning that patronizing distant vendors drains town growth. It stresses advertising by home merchants and calls for buying locally to maintain a thriving, self-reliant town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred C. Clark
Catalogue
United States
Hhome
HARDSHIPS OF ARMY LIFE A BOLIVAR VETERAN RELATES
Retired Bolivar merchant David W. Martin recalls wartime kidney trouble blamed on a war injury when his horse fell and strained his back. He reports years of pain headaches dizzy spells and irregular bladder and credits Deans Kidney Pills with relief. Sold 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David W. Martin
Bolivar
Mr. Martin
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Market of Medicines and Mottos From a Vintage Ad Page
An OCR fragment lists various products and aphorisms, including Srs Winslow’s soothing syrup claims, PAZO ointment, Defiance Starch, Lewis’ single binder cigars, Garfield Tea laxative, and assorted fashion dyeing and textile notes. It reads like an old advertisement column mixing cures, household goods, and proverbs with promotional claims and brand names.
Dutch Heart Disease Outbreak Baffles Doctors
A contagious heart ailment has struck the Ouddorp district near Utrecht, with over 100 cases reported. Prof. Spronck of Utrecht has tried every method but cannot identify a cause or origin. Patients consistently develop high fever, and medical experts remain perplexed by the epidemic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouddorp
Utrecht
Spronck
Worth Saving Rheumatism Backache Kidney Remedy
A home-made mixture claims to relieve rheumatism and backache while cleansing and strengthening kidneys and bladder. The formula blends Fluid Extract Dandelion half ounce, Compound Karyon one ounce, Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla three ounces, shaken and taken in teaspoonful doses after meals and at bedtime.
Judge C C Cole Receives Carnegie Pension
Des Moines Indiana judge C C Cole longtime dean of Drake University law school has received a Carnegie pension of 1280 dollars yearly. He is a Harvard Law School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Cole
Des Moines
Drake University Law School
Harvard Law School
In a Pinch Use ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE Powder
An old advertisement promotes ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE as a powder that cures painful smarting and growing nails, eases new shoes, treats sweating feet, and offers a free trial package. It urges buying from druggists for 25 cents and warns against substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
All Druggista
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Needles Evolve Through Centuries In Modern Craft
Zion's Herald describes global needle usage and the many steps in needle manufacture. It notes daily world consumption near 3,000,000 units and 300,000,000 used annually by American women. The piece traces processes from wire cutting to final polishing and highlights various needle types for surgeons cooks glovemakers weavers sailmakers broommakers milliners and dressmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Zion’s Herald
Col Silas Burt Re-elected President Heads Civil Service Reform
Col Silas W Burt, newly elected president of the Civil Service Reform association, formerly served as a naval officer under the first Grant administration.
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Silas W. Burt
Civil Service Reform Association
Free your system from neuralgia with Dr Williams pills
A Detroit woman recounts years of neuralgia and failed remedies before using Dr Williams Pink Pills. After three months she gained weight, regained strength, and reports lasting health. Pills priced 50 cents per box, six for $2.50, by the Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Creasere
Boulevard West
Detroit
Mich
Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
A Maine Man Praises Grape-Nuts With Breakfast Use
A Maine man writes after thirty years of digestive trouble that using Grape-Nuts at breakfast for nine months has eased his dyspepsia and liver complaint. He reports improved sleep, weight gain, and broad dietary tolerance, endorsing Postum Co. with a note offering to answer letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Prigs
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Quick Relief
An old promotional piece extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for many female ailments. It cites letters from women praising relief from irregularities, nervousness, and weakness and invites readers to contact Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for guidance and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia B. Pintham
Lydia L. Pinkham
W. 8. Ford
Lansdowne St
Baltimore
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Grace E. Miller
Michigan St
Buffalo, N. Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
Home Merchants
Macaulay
Srs. Winslow
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Booth Tarkington
Gome
Willams
Pink Pilla
Atling Women
Grace E.miller
W. 5. Fore
Larus & Bro. Co., Manufacturers
Richmond, Va
Craemer
North Grand Avenue
ST. Louis
W. WN. U
Omaha
S Mig. Cea
Aeane
Cardut
Free
Advics
Bedi
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