Fragmented 19th century ad sampler presents varied cures and quips
An OCR mash of patent medicine pitches and light anecdotes lists Peruna for dyspepsia and catarrh, St Jacobs Oil for pain, Mrs Winslow’s Syrup for teething, and Lewis Single Binder, plus prune trends and a Frances Lady Wacegrave anecdote. The fragment ends with an Irish humor quip about a groom and an audience.
They Cure Anamia Williams Pink Pills Prove Blood Builder
A consumer testimonial from Akron Ohio touts Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for anemia and related weakness. The speaker describes severe weight loss nervous indigestion and fatigue improved after taking the pills and credits renewed strength appetite and health to the medicine. The ad notes pricing six boxes for $2.50 and orders via Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
de Williams
Gaya
Jessie Fink
East Mill Street
Akron
Ohio
Lind
Dr. Williams
Pink
Rel
Dr. Willians Medicine Company
Henectady
N.Y
Graves in the Wilderness Eighteenth Verse A Story From Highway and Byway
A sermon narrative by Preacher Estes cites Numbers and Hebrews to warn against unbelief, comparing Israel’s 40 years of wandering and graves in the wilderness to the Christian life. The text urges entering God’s rest by burying unbelief and embracing a living hope for the Promised Land.
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Oreas
Paul
Egypt
Canaan
Israel
Caleb
Joshua
Battle of Faith and Death in the Wilderness
Moses recalls a dying elder named Shelah who opposed entering Canaan and who, after a long inner struggle, found peace in the belief that his grandson would inherit the Promised Land. Caleb notes the graveyard of the wandering tribe tests faith and signals hope toward the land God promised.
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Moses
Caleb
Lfe
Nome
Shelah
Israel
Promised Land
Chance
Joshua
God
Raes
Elders of
Canaan
A Woman’s Kidneys Weakens and Heals by Doan’s Pills
A Woonsocket woman describes years of backache and kidney pain improved after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. She reports weight gain to 165 pounds and best health in years, noting the medicine has been her kidney remedy for four years. Sold by all dealers for 60 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Lady Wacegrave
Owith Chichester
Charles 8. Smith
Boyden St
Woonsocket
R. I
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Mercury dangers in catarrh remedies and starchAdvices
Mercury containing catarrh cures are warned against as harmful to senses and health. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo is advertised as mercury free and taken internally. Testimonials, price, and availability from Druggists are noted. Also an endorsement for Hall's Family Pills and a note on laundry starch effectiveness with Defiance Starch.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F.J Cheney & Co
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
State Street
New York City
Deer Damage to Peaches Prompts Connecticut Debate
Connecticut farmers seek damages from the state after deer raid peaches while the attorney general rules peaches are crops. The issue fuels calls to open deer season before 1911 as farmers press for relief against state protection of deer.
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Connecticut
Boston Advertiser
Grape-Nuts Promises Relief for Indigestion and Dyspepsia
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as a light, easily digested food to aid tired stomachs and nervous dyspepsia. It cautions against heavy greasy fare, credits a Maine user with improved strength after weeks of use, and promotes Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan literature including The Road to Wellville.
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Maine
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Avoiding Operations With Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
A persuasive note urges women to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before agreeing to surgical operation for female troubles. It cites testimonials from Mayo, Milwaukee, and Indianapolis women who escaped surgery and regained health, urging readers to consult Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Lydia BE
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Margrite Ryan
St. Andrew's Society
Indianapolis
Ind
Mrs. Pinkham
Margret Merkley
3D Street
Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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IC. Butler
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Xcete
Margrite
Ryan
A Margret Merkley
Jaques Mfg. CO
Chicago
N . City
Defiance Starch
Omaha
U. S. Navy
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