Milks Emulsion advertised relief from stomach trouble
A testimonial from Mrs. W. G. Mershon of Brazil Indiana claims eighteen years of winter bed confinement due to stomach trouble ended after six bottles of Milks Emulsion. The ad promotes the product as a nutritious emulsion that restores bowel action builds flesh and strength and relieves chronic stomach issues often within one day. It offers a six bottle guarantee and states price at sixty cents and one dollar twenty per bottle with Terre Haute Indiana listed as the manufacturer and druggists selling nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Mershon
Brazil
Ind
Milks Emulsion Co
Terre Haute
Ativ
Indulgence in Buttermilk Affects Health and Mood
A brief note suggests that drinking or consuming buttermilk might improve health if it does not improve happiness. The line hints at a cautious view on dietary pleasures and well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Absorbine, JR
U.S. A
W. F. Youngs
Fon
Terinfo St
Springfield
Mass
Freezone Corn Remedy Advertises Painless Lift Off
An advertisement claims Freezone costs only a few cents and removes hard or soft corns and toe calluses with a few drops. It promises instant relief and painless removal from the root. The copy adds a quip about causing nervousness by mentioning a policeman asking about someone.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Deafness Cure
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy that acts through the blood to treat catarrh and inflammation of the Eustachian tube. Claims deafness due to catarrh can be permanent if not cured and offers a hundred dollar reward for any case not cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Quote on death compared to changing clothes by Sir Oliver Lodge
The Boston Transcript quotes Sir Oliver Lodge saying dying is like discarding an old suit of clothes. He adds that for some people this is almost as hard as dying, expressing the difficulty of letting go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Lodge
Boston Transcript
Water with aspirin Bayer directions guard genuineness
The Bayer Company explains that genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin require after intake a glass or two of water and must bear the Bayer Cross. The label touts aspirin as world famous and prescribed for many pains with small tin boxes and larger packages sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer Company
Bayer
Paradoxical Evidence and the Prolonged Convalescence
A sharp but enigmatic remark describes visible damage in a person as fire in her eyes. The dialogue hints at deception or misdirection in assessing illness. The second sentence suggests skilled doctors prolong recovery for wealthy patients, implying manipulation of medical outcomes.
Crooked Trails and a Stampede of Outlaws
In Saguache a jail break leads to a daring train holdup plan by Soapy Stone and allies. Curly Cullison swaps identities to board the express at Tin Cup, triggering a shootout where lawmen trap the gang and free Sam while Dutch is revealed. The pursuit ends with a cliffhanger as the gang fights back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scanlan
Blackwell
Soapy Stone Horse Ranch
Texas, Arizona & Pacific Flyer
Soapy Stone
Sam
Saguache
Stone
Tin Cup
Maloney
Circle C
Sweeney
Jake
Buck
Curly
Soapy
Lueck
Davis
Flandran
Cullison
Casa Grande
New Orleans
Mr. Soapy
Young Cullison
Express
Bill
Luck Cullison
Flandrau
Tornilla
Mexico
Dutch
Filandrau
Sernuh Oaks
Flatiron Ranch
Culli
Son
Tve
Valley of Peace
Bad Bill
Cranston
Bones as a Tuberculous Diet Proposed by Paris Doctor
Doctor Berthier of Paris reports using spongy bone parts as a dietary aid for tuberculosis patients. He boils short bones with vegetables salt and meat for six hours then patients eat the softened bone matter. The approach supplies phosphates and calcium and may help prevent tooth decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berthier
Paris
Academie de Medicine
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Doan
Izzy
A. H. Parsons
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Svery Bet
Beecham
Hunt
A.B. Richards Co
Sherman
Texas
Peterson
Buffalo
Albert Southcott
Medina, N. Y
Peterson Ointment Co., Inc
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Smail
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88Rd St
Los Angeles
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