Beauty and skin cures praised through history and Cuticura
The article surveys ancient views of beauty and grim aging effects on skin then extols Cuticura remedies. It credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent with rapid relief for eczema and disfiguring skin humors, claiming universal, rapid cure and worldwide sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socrates
Plato
Theocitus
Theoprastus
Carncades
Homer
Ovid
Aristotle
Cuticura
Moving Ritual and Pancake Flour Praise
A note on Russian custom where the head of a family carries embers in a closed vessel when moving homes. The text then touts Mrs. Austin's Pancake Flour as making delightful pancakes and insists readers will want more of the food.
Perfect Passenger Service on Semi-Weekly Trans-Continental Tours
Nickel Plate Road offers top class comfort with connections for travelers on Semi-Weekly Trans-Continental Tours. Berth rates are less than half the price of regular Pullman car service. For details contact agent C. A. Asterlin, T P A, Fr. Wayne, Ind. 254.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickel Plate Road
Trans-Continental
Pollman
Secasion
C. A. Asterlin
T. P.A
Fr. Wayne
Ind
Vocabulary of Miners in Idaho and Washington Frontier Speech
The piece lists mining frontier terms and slang used in central Idaho and Palouse country. It explains phrases like to job, box of salve, peddling the bull, tenderfoot, sheepherder, alfalfa shoveler, pitching a taimas hook, Palouser, berry juice, Ichaho strawberries, and bannock. It notes bread failures and camp life terms such as dough god and ierate, with notes on local communities and regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Thunder Mountain
Camus Prairies
Eorthern
Palouse County
Washington
Philadelphia
Western Canada Arousing Great Interest In Immigration
The article notes rising American interest in Canadian homesteads north of the 49th parallel. It cites 1901 as 20,000 Americans moving north, 1902 at 30,000, with expectations of 50,000 in the current year. Canada offers 160 acres free, with agencies in multiple U S cities to provide farm, freight, and rate details. It also mentions the Gewerbeverein planning a 1904 U S visit and remarks on Putnam Dyes and cane sugar consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada
Canada
Western
Lidin
Ottawa
Peneia
Dan Steinios T
Minnesota
Dakota
United States
St. Paul
Albn
Omaha
Neb
Kansas City
Toledo
Ohio
Watertown
S. D
Grand Forks
N. D
Great Falls
Mont
Oldest Man in America Credits Pe-ru-na For Longevity
Report details the life of the nation’s oldest man who attributes his long life and good health to Pe-ru-na. The article notes his age and daily routine as factors cited by the centenarian in interviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Pe-ru-na
Peruna praised by elderly Texas man and others
The letter series extols Peruna as a universal remedy for catarrh and related ailments. Isaac Brock of McLennan County, aged 114, credits Peruna with his longevity and health, while Major Frank O’Mahoney and Rev. J N Parker share personal improvements. Additional testimonials describe relief from urethral and bladder issues, hearing restoration, and stomach bowels relief. Dr. Hartman invites further correspondence.
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Isaac Brock
McLennan County
Texas
Peruna
Brock
United States
Frank O’mahoney
West Side
Hannibal
Vpernna
Columbus
Ohio
Meric
J. N. Parker
Utica
N. Y
F. E. Little
Tolona
Yellow Stone Park
Sunday School Rhapsody Sparks Dar Heaven Debate
A quirky brief notes a Sunday School teacher and children discussing a thousand years in heaven as a dar while a chorus of reactions including Billy McGovern and Bom O Flaherty echoes a judge's ten day heaven sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy McGovern
Hully Gee
Bom O'Flaherty
de Jedge
Puck
Voter Debate on City Ownership of Street Railways
An exchange notes two voters opposing city ownership. The first cites opposition to municipal control of street railways, asking why. The second blames dissatisfaction with the political boss who runs the city. Chicago News reports the spirited exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Homeseekers Excursions to the West by Nickel Plate Road
Homeseekers and colonists are invited on excursions to the West Northwest and Southwest via the Nickel Plate Road on the first and third Tuesdays of February March and April 1903. For low rates and details contact nearest Agent or C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Ind. 285.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Flower seed gifts to Congress members
Flower seed packages are sent to every member of Congress with 400 seed packets tailored to the member’s home locality. The program emphasizes regionalflower varieties and aims to promote gardening among lawmakers.
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Congress
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm For Nasal Catarrh
The new preparation preserves healing properties of Cream Balm for sufferers used to atomizer sprays. It does not dry secretions. Price including spraying tube five cents. Available at druggists or Ely Bros 306 Warren Street New York. mail order offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ELY
Drugwists
Ely Bros
Warren Street
York
Chisebrough Manufacturing CO
State St
New York City
Pancake Flour Teases Morning Routine in Witty Adage
An ominous note about a young man dreaming of breaking into the crockery business appears alongside a boast about Mrs. Austins famous Pancake flour. The brief quip hints at quick breakfasts and the speaker’s ironic confidence.
Attractive Low Rates to Points in West by Nickle Plate Road
Sale of tickets at all stations begins February 1 and runs daily through April 30, 1993. For details, contact nearest agent or C. A. Asterlin, T. P.A., Fort Wayne, Indiana. Also notes for Stra Winslow’s Scoorams Shop teething remedy 2 cents a bottle.
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Nickle Plate
C. A. Asterlin
T. P.A
Fort Wayne
Ind
Los Angeles
San Jose
Snd
San Francisco
Cal
Hillings
Livingston
Montania
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Utah
Helens
Butte
Montana
Portland
Ashland
Oregon
Victoria
Vancouver
St. Louis
Kansas City
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Gret
New Yorker
Saltzer
Ege
Joen A. Salzer Seed CO
la Crosee
Erie
Gewerbeverein
Lowe
Austria
St. Louis Exposition
Putnam
Samuel Saunders
Blythedale
Yellow Stone National Park
AlAfes
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, Ghia
Packer
Toking
Stra. Winslow's Scoorams
Miles
Loz
Boston
Mail USA
Capsicum
Pacific Coast
Wabash Line
Wabash
Gen, Pass, & Ticket Agen Sr
Louis
Selzer
FLW
N. Uw
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