Footwear and flat feet urge reform by Swiss army surgeon
The Swiss army chief surgeon warns that 800 recruits yearly are rejected for foot malformations caused by ill fitting shoes. He argues the foot expands and contracts, demands roomy toes and instep, and that shoes should touch only at the toes and heels, with soles following foot curves and slightly exceeding by one size. He links women’s fashion and high heels to fallen arches, inner ankle stress, and deformities.
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Thas
A Farm House Stopover Shadows a Congressional Candidate
A wandering candidate for Congress stops at a farm house at dusk to seek votes but ends up milking a lively cow with the farmer and his wife. While the scene unfolds the rival Judge D is found nearby and votes are pledged behind the barn as the day’s political effort blends with rustic chores and small town justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Judge D
St Jacobs Oil Aided Lumber Dealer Says Relief Lasted
Mr Robert, a bookkeeper for Walker and Maxey lumber dealers, told our representative that after a year of genuine sciatica and temporary relief from physicians, St Jacobs Oil provided lasting relief. The report appears in the Kennebec Reporter Gardiner edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert.tould
Walker & Maxey
Sciatica
St. Jacobs Oil
Kennebec
Gardiner
Cleanliness Honored In Service Hire Inquiry
A 12 year old colored boy, vouched by Aunt Sukey, seeks work for Mrs. Peter Samuelson to wait on table and carry in kindling. She praises his cleanliness, noting a weekly pocket handkerchief washed each Sunday and a fresh one each Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Samuelson
Sukey
Houston Post business man promotes St Jacobs Oil
Mu Gar B Johnson of Houston Texas advertises St Jacobs Oil claiming great relief for red ears in Galveston Texas and surrounding news circles.
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Mu. Gar
B. Johnson
Houston, Texas
Post
Galveston, Texas
Description of a Chill and Its Ecstatic Fear
The writer from Elberton Georgia describes a chilling experience that begins with pepper pods and ends in a paradox of warmth and horror. The vivid account details preparing for and enduring a chill while noting intense sensations and a sense of paradox in the world.
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Elberton
New South
Virtue Acknowledged Mr Ira Mulholland Albany NY
An aged reader from Albany New York Ira Mulholland reports chronic headaches dyspepsia and sexual health issues. He credits Burpoox Bicop Birrers with relief, noting a price of 1. The ad-like fragment includes stray quips and brand mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Mulholland
Albany, N. Y
Fragmentary medical ad copy from Boston Transcript
A garbled OCR fragment references medicines for kidney and urinary diseases, May Apple Pills, and a dialogue about health. Names like Yorp Brown Fogg and phrases such as how are you, not very well appear, suggesting a clipped historical newspaper snippet rather than a coherent article.
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Brown
Fogg
Ike Brown
Stogg
Boston Transcript
Thomas' Electric Oil Anecdotal Medical Endorsement
Corry Pennsylvania resident FP Can e offers a testimonial praising Thomas' Electric Oil as a cure for deafness, earache, catarrh, and rheumatic pain. He claims personal and family relief after use and urges widespread availability. The note reflects late 19th or early 20th century patent medicine promotion.
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Beng
Tomas
Hoargenda
Thomas
Cnane
Corry
Dinner Guests Admit Frugal Menu Note
A guest apologizes for sparing the chicken and a host laments the lean menu as a small party dines together. Another guest replies it is already tough, offered with unexpected humor.
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Away
Paraphernalia of Charlatans and a Coin Extractor Declares Its Merit
The item attacks quacks and charlatans preying on corn sufferers with a sensational intrapaper claim about a coin extractor. It notes public opinion often rests on slender bases while asserting 35,000,000 bushels of corn are converted into whisky annually, a claim challenging common beliefs about whiskey production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pur- Nam
Lord
Stoutenburgh & Co
Chicago
Zillburgh
Five Thousand Letters About White Wine Tar Syrup Claims
A proprietor reports receiving five thousand letters from people claiming cures for consumption through White Wine Tar Syrup. A street scene follows with a joke exchange about a sore throat and a misheard greeting between two men as Colt walks down a side street.
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C, D
Warnen
Reading, Mich
Colt
Electrical Belts Offer Trial Health Restoration
The Voltaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan offers thirty days trial of Dr Doe’s Electro-Voltaic Belts for nervous debility vitality loss and related issues with no risk. Numerous quack claims appear alongside medical lore for tonics and cures, including Ferro-Phosphorated Calisaya and Tar and Cherry extracts, and various household remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voltaic Belt Co
Marshall, Mich
Dr. Doe
Calisaya
Caswell, Hazard &Co
New York
Twenty Four Hours To Live Health Claim From Lafayette
John Kuhn of Lafayette Indiana declares perfect health after a year of illness described as consumption. He credits Dr William Hall’s Balsam for the Lungs with aiding recovery after nine bottles and claims doctors predicted he would not live twenty four hours. He also mentions Dr DeWitt O. Kelsinger's remedy for rheumatism and related ailments as a healing aid.
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John Kuhn
Lafayette
Ind
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