Peruna touted as remedy after la grippe in letters
A collection of testimonial letters from multiple individuals praising Peruna as an effective remedy for la grippe and subsequent catarrh and health restoration. Letters mention Mrs W Gilmore, Mrs Gift, Mr Vietor, Mr Barnecott, and Mrs Walls among others, with notes on lingering aftereffects and renewed strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie W. Gilmore
White Oak
Ind
Ter
Aia
Ld. Grippe
Jane Gift
Athans, Obie
Vietor
Patucaude
Madiseo St
Topeka
Kan
Chas. B Walls
Delaware
Ohio
What Did She Meant Philanthropy Reported Des Titute Family
A philanthropic man learned of a destitute negro family consisting of a mother, an adult son and two young children. He visited, heard the mother's tale, and gave the oldest son one dollar to buy a chicken for Thanksgiving dinner. The boy implored for more money to purchase the chicken. The piece ends noting the man’s departure with the relief provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neating Manlood
Still More Proof Pink Pills Cure Rheumatism
A retired Indianapolis grocer testifies that after a head injury he suffered neuralgia and eye pain. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with reducing the pain and curing him after several boxes. His wife also reports relief from nervous headaches. Pills sold by druggists or by Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY. Booklet on Nervous Disorders offered free on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otte Hf. Rose
Lexington Avenue
Indianapolis
Ind
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N.Y
Practical farm tips and livestock care from old notes
Fifteen cents spent on repairs can prevent a costly injury to a wagon or neck. Advice covers dairy work, breeding aims, horse buying, corn and celery farming, and general farm maintenance. Note the emphasis on practical labor, soil and plant care, and simple tools like a nail puller for fence work. Timber production figures from 1905 round out the page.
Storage House and Pest Control in Farm Notes
Practical guidance on apple storage to maintain even temperatures near freezing, and alerts on cabbage worm control using sulfur dusting. Also discusses seed quality effects, cattle record keeping benefits, and a brief note on animal anatomy and evolution theories.
Soft eggs in hens linked to diet and shell material
The piece notes hens laying soft shelled eggs due to two causes: excessive stimulating feed and insufficient shell forming material. Overfeeding and meat-rich diets are identified as common triggers, with emphasis on adjusting feed to resolve the issue.
Sartorial Sallies About Vested Interests
A dialogue plays with terms vested and coated interests as a coat of whitewash covers public debate. The thin man taunts and the fat man defends, noting vested interests never relinquish control of the national pantry.
Might Have Been Derversity Old Time Doctor
A dialogue portrays a physician blaming bleeding for a patient’s death. An assistant recalls draining the patient of blood to a final ounce, yet the man died. The exchange hints at medical uncertainty and perilous practices of the era.
Works in the Garden Fraud? Kidney Pills Claim Cure
Robert Scollan aged 67 of 36 Garden Street Seveca Falls New York suffered kidney trouble and back pain. His daughter says Dean's Kidney Pills cured him after a severe attack and recommends keeping them on hand. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fighty
Sound Enack
Robert Scollan
Garden Street
Seveca Falls
N.Y
Audi
Fives
Dean
Joerehlaus
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
S. X
Seed catalog boast of 1906 farm yields and offers
A noisy promotional fragment touts prodigal seed yields in 1906 and promises 200000 new customers. John A Saizer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin advertises postpaid seeds at 12 cents and a free total catalog with an offer of bonus Berliner Fadest Cauliflower for 16 cents. The text includes garbled dialogue and stray product names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Fot Fk
Weil
Tve
FEO Ie
John A. Saizer Seed Co
Bor C
la Crosse
Wis
Three Epochs In A Woman Life Mrs Edwards Letter
Three stages of a woman's life are puberty motherhood and change of life. The article promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as helpful through these stages and cites testimonials from Mrs. Walters and Mrs. Edwards of Washington state. It urges women to write for free advice to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
OD. Scott
E.T. Holmes
Jackson
St. Paul
Minn
J. A1
MacLichtan
Gox
Watertown
Dakota
Massachusetts Experiment Station
Gamany
Aningus
Louis
Ian Errinin
Colt
Lydia E. Piskham
George Wralters
Woodlawn
Til
Pinkham
Lydia
Ehlidoirch
Iend
Mi 2
Pinkbain
Lydia E. Pinkham
Weill
Revidlia G. Finksham
Iva Harber Edwards
Ars
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Aise
Whit Rour
Pinkhean
Hickory Coffin Phrase Found on Old Combstones
Philadelphia Press notes a cryptic inscription on tombstones with phrases like hac facet and ilac interpreted as abbreviations for hickory jacket and hickory coffin. The item reflects odd linguistic forms in burial markers and local vernacular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Peisvigvarad
Miss Ascum
Mr. McClud
Ilac
Philadelphia Press
Finely Clisetad Dialogue on Aristocratic Profiles
A brief, fragmentary exchange features Miss Deery and Miss Jeifers noting Alarry’s resemblance to a Greek statue with attention drawn to Bische Q. The dialogue hints at aesthetic judgments and social banter within a school or club setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deery
Alarry
Jeifers
Bische
Six alderiy workhouse note on Magi b paape in Der miendsacy
Der Miendsacy workhouse records mention Magi b paape among inmates. The fragment notes location at Six alderiy but offers limited context or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dermiendsacy
Fragments Point To Local Notice From Minnesota Era
The readable text references Minnespolts Minnesota and a local notice style. It mentions a free offer to certain individuals and a bar or company context. Names and clear events are unclear, but the fragment hints at a regional notice or advertisement with unspecified date and parties.
Had Thourhbe Ic All Out Inquiries From Copper
A garbled note questions if a police officer would investigate the alleged incident. The writer mentions a press or official figure and signals doubt about the procedure and outcome. The text resembles a rough OCR fragment with unclear names and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Cure a Cold in One Gay Laxative Br upine Tuckets Ad
An old newspaper fragment touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as a cure for colds. It claims a refund if ineffective and cites E W Groves as the drusgists. The ad ends with a short humorous note and a political signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.w.groqve
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Peru-Na
Madison
A. ML
Cullowhee High School
Painter
N.C
Portia
la Grippe
Ely
Nail Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
A. Mulmall
el Pestalorn
Giatised
Nih Thomson
Sterling Remedy CO
Chicago
Mother Gray
Jin
Calif
Forest Service
Nations
Diggs
Marion
London
Garden City
Eas
Mrs. Elva Barber Edwards
Mes, George Walters
Xin
Gusremtecd
Tiree
de Gaus & Mess Hlig. Co
Elkhezi, Indiana
Correa
Pepe
Inde & Bar Co
Minnespolts
Tim
C.onlol
California Fig Syrup Co
Eac
Scona
Senna
California Fie Syrup Co
Serep
Carron Aries
Louisville, KY
New York,ny
Putnam Faceless
Eaage
Trey Rein
Bether
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