Peruna touted as cure and spring treatment for catarrh
A letter from Congressman N W Ogden praises Peruna as a fine tonic and effective remedy for catarrh across locations. The text urges spring use of Peruna for prompt, permanent relief and notes it can treat catarrh anywhere in the body including stomach or bowels. Readers are invited to write to Dr Hartman for free medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. W. Ogden
Louisiana
Washington, D
H. W. Ogden
Hartman
Dr. Trartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Dan. A. Grosvenor
Ylon
Dan
A. Grosvenor
War Department
Washington, D. C
Seed Catalogs and Household Remedies Ad Drift Across Page
An advertisement fragment mentions John A Salter Seed Co of LaCrosse Wisconsin offering a mammoth catalog with 150 kinds of flower and vegetable seeds. It also promotes Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for children and DeFiance Starch with a generic sales pitch about quality and price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A Salter Seed Co
LaCrosse
Wis
Democrats Back Neutrality and Boer Sympathy in House Caucus
In Washington on March 20 the Democratic members of the House adopted resolutions aligning with Boer sympathy and urging strict US neutrality. The Sulzer proposal failed 32 to 35, while the Randall plan passed unanimously, pledging Congressional action and urging peace talks with Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Congress
Hay
Virginia
Robertson
Louisiana
Randall
Texas
Sulzer
New York
Congress of the
United States
South Africa
House of Representatives of
Cochran
Missouri
Payne to frame Cuba reciprocity bill with 20 percent concessions
Chairman Payne of the ways and means committee said he would frame the reciprocity treaty as decided at the Republican conference. The bill has two sections: authority for the president to negotiate with Cuba granting 20 percent concessions, and the Sibley amendment capping the reciprocity period to December 1, 1903. He has not set a committee date for reporting to the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
Cuba
Sibley
Evans Denies Roosevelts Interior Secretary Talk
Washington March 20 Commissioner of Pensions Evans denied a Birmingham dispatch claiming Chattanooga sources say President Roosevelt will appoint him secretary of the interior. Evans said there is absolutely no foundation for the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Washington
Birmingham
Ala
Chattanooga
Tenn
H. Clay Evans
Roosevelt
Interior
Nurses Endorse St Jacobs Oil For Sprains And Pain
Nurse Eliza King reports constant use of St Jacobs Oil in her hospital work and home care. She says it is excellent for sprains bruises rheumatic conditions and neuralgia and especially helpful for pleurisy when rubbed in. Sister Canarina from St Andrew's Hospital praises its efficacy for gout sprains and bruises and notes doctors order it regularly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs
Canarina
St. Andrew’s Hospital
American Girl Mary Montgomery Earns Berlin Doctorate
Miss Mary Williams Montgomery, daughter of an American Armenian missionary, has been awarded the degree of doctor of philology cum laude by the University of Berlin. Born in Marash, Asia Minor, she came to America as a child and later graduated from Wellesley College. After two years in the Far East she studied six semesters in Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Williams Montgomery
University of Berlin
Marash
Asia Minor
America
Wellesley Colege
Berlin
Proverbial Notes from Ocean Grove 1900
An odd clipping notes a child’s insight into a mother’s worries with a proverb about ignorance. It cites Piso's Cure for Consumption and an infallible medicine for coughs and colds, attributed to N W Samuen of Ocean Grove New Jersey, dated February 17, 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piso
N W Samuen
Ocean Grove
N J
Dethince Offer Promises Cheap 16 Oz Purchase
An advertisement touts Dethince at 16 ounces for ten cents. The copy adds a motto about usage and a distant social remark on a young man’s view of a pretty girl, highlighting a mix of product pitch and social sentiment.
Defiance Starch Dominates Shelves Says Dealers
Storekeepers report Defiance Starch’s extra quantity and superior quality make it nearly impossible to sell other brands. Dealers claim once a customer uses Defiance Starch they will not accept alternatives. It works cold or boiled and is sold by druggists for 10 cents per package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnetic Starch Co
Omaha
Neb
Defiance Starch Ad Claims Unmatched Quality and Availability
An old ad promotes Defiance Starch as the best value with nationwide sale points. It targets homemakers, asserts permanent fixes with MAT and urges buyers not to miss the largest product. It mentions insurance company stakes and uses a bold sales tone.
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Dan Grosvenor
Peruna
A. Grosveior
Boston
Mass
Salzer's
Theo
Victoria
Pontble
Bromus Inermie
Salzer
Elas
PTIO
Mother
Meme Aris
Sawyer
Excelsior
Eres
Wright
Thompson’s
Democrats
House of Representatives
United States of America
Mark
Magnetic Starch Mfg. CO
Omaha, Neb
Eliza King
Suspicion, Treason
Grandal
Jo Johnsons Goss
Beckman Bro
B.B
Sakes S
Des Moines
Lowe
Quick Ralief
Coron
Oklahoma
Homestead Gee
G & J Tire. CO
Indianapolis
Ind
Adee Sukers
G & J Tires
Ber Motor Bicpeea
Capeinwen
Astemabiins
Department D
Grand Rapids
Winchester
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