Hair Growth Miracle Cited by Atchison Woman
Mrs. A Boydston of Atchison Kansas reports that two years ago her hair began to fall out rapidly. After using AYER s Hair Vigor it stopped shedding and she claims hair grew rapidly reaching eighteen to forty five inches in length and became very thick. July 25 1899.
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Ayer
A. Boydston
Atchison, Kans
Josephine C. Woodbury
Bradley
Boston
Mary Baker G. Eddy
The
Christian Church
It Feeds the Hair It Feeds the Hair
An advertisement claims hair loss is caused by starvation and promotes Ayer's Hair Vigor as a remedy. It asserts the product nourishes hair roots, stops shedding, and restores color, priced at $1.00 per bottle for purchase at druggists.
Conan Doyle to aid British in South Africa as surgeon organizer
Eminent figure Dr. A Conan Doyle plans a 100-seat field hospital surgical corps to aid England in the South Africa crisis. The non combatant will organize and lead efforts while his literary fame grows with this public service. Additional items note long lived Hunter couple in Iowa and various political and social updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
A. Conan Doyle
Conan Doyle
Crossed Eyes Seen As Bad Luck For Soldiers
A wartime letter recalls a reservist who feared a cross-eyed woman on his journey to Aldershot and later fell as a Grenadier at Belmont. The piece notes superstition that cross-eyed women bring misfortune to soldiers but a cross-eyed man is lucky for Tommy Atkins.
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Aldershot
South Africa
Belmont
Tommy Atkins
Wireless Steering Invention Promises Naval Edge
A new invention for steering any craft via another wave on the wireless telegraph principle has been perfected. In naval warfare it is expected to render torpedo boats nearly infallible, a claim linked with the reliability of Hostetters Stomach Bitters for digestion and malaria.
President Steyn Need Not Want
President Steyn of the Orange Free State is a free Stater by birth a lawyer by profession and a republican by conviction. At just over forty he is married with in law connections noted and was elected president in February 1896 after the raid succeeding Mr Reitz now State Secretary in the Transvaal both have been judges. His emoluments include £3000 yearly £600 table money and £0 for traveling expenses.
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Steyn
Orange Stree
Scotand
Reitz
Transvaal
Libby, McNeill and Libby Luncheon Meats Ad
Housekeepers seek ready to serve luncheon meats found in the superior meats of Libby McNeill Libby Chicago. Their specialty is advertised in another column and their booklet How to Make Good Things to Eat is offered free on application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reliable House of Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Dubious Generosity in a Country Summer
A brief Life humor snippet contrasts Mrs Henpeck It costly country summers with the spouse's insistence on spending. The exchange highlights frugal restraint versus lavish support within domestic life.
Grain-O new grain drink replaces coffee for all ages
Try Grain-O today from grocers. A pure grain beverage with rich mocha like color that is easy on sensitive stomachs. Priced 15¢ and 25¢ per package.
No In Offering Cheap Item on Walls
A fragment notes someone offering a bought item cheaply for sale. It warns against damage likely from ALABASTINE or related wall coatings and implies negative consequences for the buyer. The text reflects caution about products and potential costs.
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications because the Eustachian tube inflammation blocks hearing. It claims nine of ten cases stem from catarrh and offers $100 for any deafness caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure, with circulars available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Rebecca at the Well Questioned by Mission School Reader
A brief dialogue from the New York Press portrays a teacher asking why Rebecca was at the well and a girl replying that perhaps her husband would not fetch water, reflecting a domestic scene described in a historical newspaper snippet.
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Rebecca
New York Press
Roberts Supply House Seed Offer with Free Knife
The Minneapolis firm T. M. Roberts Supply House invites readers to take advantage of a seed bargain described as the best yet. Each purchase includes a high grade knife at no extra charge, and customers are advised to mention the paper when writing to the advertiser.
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T. M. Roberts Supply House
Minneapolis
Minn
Lucky wins and playful banter on horse shoes emblem
A lighthearted exchange compares luck and the idea that horse shoes symbolize victory. The pair discuss placers, noting a winning horse as the decisive emblem in their quip.
Salzer Seed Co. Offers Dirt Cheap Farm Seeds and Potatoes
Potatoes 1.20 per bushel and up. Salter beats the world on prices with seeds and vegetables. Largest growers of onion seed cabbage kadish peas beans corn potatoes. Send notice for catalog. John A. Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin. CNU
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U. S
C.N. Johnasalzerseed Co
LA Crosse
Temiltton
Sal Ger
U.S
C.n. John A.salzer
Salter
John A. Salzer Seed Co
Wis
CNU
Banana yields exceed potatoes and wheat per acre
The banana produces per acre forty four times more food than the potato and 131 times more than wheat, highlighting its exceptional productivity compared with these staples.
Coughing Leads to Consumption Era Remedy Ad
An 19th century style advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a universal cough cure claiming immediate effect. It offers a free sample bottle from your druggist and lists 25 and 50 cent bottle sizes. The promotion urges immediate action warning delays are dangerous.
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Kemp
Cure for the Cold and Other Remedies Ad Slogans
A collage of old patent medicine claims and ads lists products like Laxative Bromo Quinine, Piso’s Remedy for Catarrh, and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. It notes refunds if cures fail and mentions Dewey Calendar for 1900 by Nickel Plate Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. W. Grove
Nickel Plate Road
Cleveland
Medical Book Free Know Thyself for male readers
Advertisement offers a free copy of the book Know Thyself from the Peabody Medical Institute to any male reader who mentions the ad and includes Ge for postage. Sealed and postpaid, mailed to 4 Bulfinch Street Boston Mass. Written request today.
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Peabody Medical Institute
Bulfinch Street
Boston
Mass
New England
Opportunity. Mrs Slimson at Winter Blooms Dining
Dialogue snippet shows Willy urged by Mrs Slimson to stop eating cake or risk illness. Willy replies he rarely gets such chances, highlighting a social setting around a cake at a Winter blooms event.
Grain-O New Grain Beverage for Children
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute for kids. It claims Grain-O, made from pure grains, tastes like coffee when prepared properly and costs about 1 percent of coffee. Available at grocers for 15 or 25 cents.
Lane's Family Medicine Moves the Bowels Daily
An advertisement claims Lane's Family Medicine cleanses the bowels daily for health. It is said to act gently on the liver and kidneys and cure sick headache. Sold for 25 and 50 cents.
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Lane
The Brute's Reply and Dr. Kline's Invigorating Tonic
An old advertisement contrasts a wife’s plea with a husband’s blunt reply to life with and without marriage. It promotes Dr. Kline's Invigorating Tonic offering a free trial bottle for a two week course from the Dr. Kline's Institute in Philadelphia, founded 1871.
Central Passenger Association Mileage Tickets Accepted
The Central Passenger Association mileage tickets are valid for passage on all trains operated by the Nickel Plate Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Passenger Association
Nickel Plate Road
Secrets Solved Health Boon from One Lucky Story
A promotional item touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as the key to lasting health and longevity by keeping bowels open. It claims constipation causes most illnesses and urges readers to buy tablets, with prices 10c to 50c and mail options from Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago and New York.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Montreal
Can
New York
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Alzer
N.Y
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Libby
W. L. Douglas
Pnion
Catfree
W. L. Douglas Shoe CO
Brockton
Ere EL Eaels
Fairfield
Iowa
Reuben Hunter
Sarah Reed
William Alden Smith
Michigan
A Smith
Dowagiac
Mich
Count Canavarro
Portugal
Sach
Nseimtember
Ceylon
San Francisco
Dharmapala
Woodbury
James I. Carey
Massachusetts
State House
Jas, F. Carey
Martha Johnson Patterson
White House
Andrew Johnson
Greenville
Tenn
Johnson
Mrs. Patterson
Japan
Osaka
Tokio
Yokohama
Pennsylvania Railroad
Libby, McNeill & Libby
ADIES
Posible
Alabastine Co
Grand Rapids, Mich
Hill
Secrets
T. Felix Gouratd
Jstead
J. A. Sayre
Gernaud
Canadas
Euro
T. Hopkins
Great Jones St
Humanit
Swanson
L. R. Smith
el Dorado Springs
Marian Bowers
Caraghar
Harve
Martin Bowers
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Coo
Lake Sr
Ill
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Robbe
Leon Musk
Arnio Bast
Atearly
York Age
Danvers
Denver
Seth
Sjon
Congress
Holy House
Mina
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