Cure claims and ads from old newspaper fragment
Fragmentary page notes cure testimonials for Dean's Kidney Pills and Pino's Cure, with names and addresses, plus assorted domestic hints and humor. Mentions transforming back pain, urinary symptoms, and a three year wellness claim. Includes product pitches from Foster-Milburn Buffalo and Minneapolis ads, and miscellaneous lines about camping, washing windows, starch, and vanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitts
EB B. Pitte
Hachaway St
Kogan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Cuticura Cures Terrible Eczema Claim From 1905 Letter
A 1905 testimonial claims Cuticura Remedies cured a severe eczema outbreak on the chest face and body. The author Emma E. Wilson from Liscomb Iowa credits repeated use with eventual long term relief. The note also mentions a New York dog show rivalry between Samuel Untermyer and J Pierpont Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma E. Wilson
Liscomb
Laws
New York
Samuel Untermyer
Corporation
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Mr. Unterimyer
Under which king
A testimonial ad promotes Postum Food Coffee as a substitute for coffee. The speaker claims coffee caused headaches and illness, then credits Postum with improved health and freedom from coffee dependence. The letter-style narrative mentions Battie Creek Michigan as the Postum Co address and urges readers to try the product.
Manor Houses Built Two Centuries Ago
Spectal correspondence describes manor houses erected about two hundred years past, noting architectural features, regional styles, and the lasting influence of early builders on local heritage and landscape. The piece emphasizes preservation value and historical context for readers.
Van Pelt Manor and Long Island Heritage Amid Modern Growth
The piece traces the Van Pelt Manor estate on Long Island from its Dutch colonial origins through early family intermarriages with Van Brunt and Cortelyou lines. It notes historic houses, the Cortelyou Rowe grave, the Dutch Reformed church site, the Voorhines and Van Nostrand links, and the shrinking old village as modern homes rise, with a fading flagpole tradition and hopes for renewed interest in local history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt
van Porthoutes
van Pelts
Townsend Cortelyou van Pelt
Jacob
Rapelje
Sarah Rapelle
Long Island
Duke of York
Longtland
Charles
New York
Dart van Pelt
Townsend Certelyon
van Brunts
Fort Hamilton
Gortelyous
Cortelyous
van Pelte
van Hennt Houwe
van Brunt
van Pelta
Cortelyou
Ananor
Long Tland
Taye Ho
de Sellers
Mugstat
Vander
Dit
van Nraat
Rapalty
Coventuven
Denyes
Wyentt
CnoHehart
van Nowrand
van Nostrand
van Nowttand
Washington
van Pell Manor
Dokeo Bolle
van Pelt Manor
Dyker Heigh
Dyker Meadows
Townsend Cortelyon van Pelt
Dykera
Cortelyon
Dykers Meadows and London Wealth Gaps
A fragmented survey contrasts Dutch dyker work and English wealth prudence with American spendthrift patterns. It notes local place name origins tied to Cortelyous and discusses John Morgan Richards on Americans' wealth versus English upper class. It highlights American reluctance to reveal finances and disdain for fixed incomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Roy Pr
Githersey
Dykers Meadows
Dykers Heights
Cortelyous
Good Engravings in Demand Amid Revival in Wood Embellishments
A notice notes rising demand for wood engravings once out of fashion. After years hidden to favor more modern pictures, engravings are valued again as collectors seek them, especially American pieces. Dealers report a spike during recent holidays in Fifth Avenue shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perione
New York
M. K
Ware
Fragmentary Latin era notes at Hn race meeting
Fragmented OCR style lines describe a social scene or commentary about a race event with mentions of individuals, a wine merchant, and a Tatler reference. The readable text is garbled but hints at a gathering of peers, possible predictions or opinions, and older graduates in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay
Todd
Tatler
Twitched Nerves and Cures Promoted in Odd Ad Copy
A scrambled, era-filled item recounts dubious cures for nervous twitching credited to Dr Williams Pink Pills and other remedies. It mixes anecdotes from Mrs. Kitereth Rannelix and general claims of rapid relief, touting pills, powders, and starch, with unrelated jokes and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wii Pink
Ae Erik
Kitereth Rannelix
East Borenth Streat
Kansas
Dr. Williams
Leone
M. B. Shotwell
Brooklyn
N. C
Zeantiab
Harm
Cosapoasi
Lydia i
Ita
Buried Customs of Labrador and Eskimo Grave Goods
A long panel describes Labrador and Montagnais burial rites, noting Eskimo practice of leaving weapons, tools, and personal items with the dead, replaced over time by safer substitutes. details include ritual toppling of stone covers, box coffins, and propitiation beliefs tied to the afterlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labrador
Sembourd
Min
Moly
Hoire
Sammie
Etates
Yale
Hhenih
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Endorsed For Indigestion
Old medical ad copy extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as alcohol free and beneficial for stomach indigestion and impure blood. Dr Ellingwood from Chicago lauds its properties while noting the product’s glycerin base and assorted ingredients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Ellingwood
M. D
Arnett Medics College
Chicago
Congregation Erects Church Using Theater as Shelter
A church group in Ilinoin arranged a new edifice and castoff a theater into temporary quarters. The preacher supervised his sexton in cleaning debris and burning junk, warning against waste while the sexton nearly burned an immense easel-like frame. The scene included cautions about not destroying potentially useful items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinoin
Sexton
William
Ald
Chicago
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Third Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
Eleanor R. Parker
Kubelik
Konelik
Postum
The
Munally
Weilrite
Postums
Battie Creek
Mich
van Neatrand
Weeden
John Morgan Richards
London
England
Ada
Alien
All Drugiziste
A. B. Olmsted
la Roy
Drioemaking
Wiliam L. Douglas
Massachusetts
Brockton, Mass
Bradford
Upaeaar
Tae Eendersigi
Axe Knoren
Anti Aires
Alrllo
Singapore
Goode Island
Yerkes
Charles T. Yerkes
Lisbon
N. M
Orleans
Philadelphia
Lewin
Lawis
Herbert Gladstone
Herbert Gladdeone
Plang
Ergen
Natere
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklys
Great Croton Dam
Croton
New York City
Bever
Hintine
United States
Yao
San Rancisco
Norway
Warrach
Nik
St.Jacobs Oil
Price
Soc
N. Y
Wichita
Cawe Pensions
Yiojpitl
Wien Ramplem
Canada
Ainieretion
Ottawa
Kansas City
S. Howland
Madison Avenue
New York Cir
S&s. G
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