Woman Escapes Operation With Pinkham's Compound
Elwood Indiana resident Mrs Sabre Mullen credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her after six bottles. She suffered months with side and leg pain and feared surgery but improved after one bottle and continued treatment to full recovery. The ad promotes the remedy for female ailments and offers free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EE
Pinkham
Sabre Mullen
N. B. St. Elwood
Ind
An Amusing Snippet and a Skin Cure Testimony
A rough tale with a feisty Minnie and a tale of one powerful big worm ends in a child’s protest. A veteran account recounts sixteen years of a severe skin disease cured by Cuticura remedies, with a Brooklyn testimony dated 1909.
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Leonard A. Hawter
Nostrand Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Maize not the Pellagra Cause Says European Committee
A London telegraph reports Dr. Sambon stating from Rome that European Field committees have proved maize is not the cause of pellagra. The paralytic disease is implicated to be spread by a biting gnat, the simulium repans, rather than corn. The note ends with verse and faded poetry.
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Europe
London
Sambon
Rome
United States
R. V. Pierce
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Pete
Harold Declines Repeated Offers At Party
A mother warns Harold at dinner to refuse a second serving. The boy, after finishing a large helping of marmalade, says he cannot accept a second time and fears being asked a third time, showing polite restraint.
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Harold
Remedy Co. Markets Marine Eye Salve in Chicago
Chicago firm Write Remedy Co introduces Marine Eye salve under the Red Itching Eyelids and Falling Eyelashes brands. Product packaged in smaller container, claims soothing relief for irritated eyes and lash thinning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Write Remedy Co
Chicago
Pettit's Eye Salve Says Restore Normal Eyes
Pettit's Eye Salve promises to restore normal conditions in diseased or injured eyes. The product is sold by Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo, New York.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
Little Jack’s Letter Reveals Hidden Relation
In Lippencott’s piece a boy named Jack reads a letter from a “new sunt” that claims a bond through marriage to his late uncle. He repeats easy syllables as he deciphers the signature “Belle Parnes,” noting his aunty’s front name spoken in two syllables.
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Lippencott's
Jack
Ammu
Belle Parnes
Doan's Kidney Pills End Kidney Distress Says Akron Woman
Mrs. H R Peebles of 39 N Walnut St Akron O describes severe backache migraines and dangerous kidney distress. She reports Doan's Kidney Pills gave quick relief from irregular kidney action and swelling and claims she was cured. 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sells them.
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Dean
H. R. Peebles
Walnut St
Akron
Bright
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Pipe Tops Form of Tobacco Smoking in Nicotine Study
The London Lancet favors the pipe as the least harmful form of smoking, followed by cigarettes and cigars. It argues that combustion and condensation in pipes limit mouth exposure, while cigarettes allow steady delivery and cigars release more condensation products and carbon monoxide.
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New York World
Tegard
Brooklyn Eaters Goats as Beef Substitution Rivalry Grows
Brooklyn weekly goat meat consumption reaches about twenty thousand pounds driven by high prices for beef lamb mutton and pork. Consumers note goat meat is cheaper tender nourishing and popular with poorer and some wealthier groups. Most supply comes from western centers with goats shipped dressed for wholesale. Local dealers warn the meat trust may attempt to corner supply and boost prices.
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Brooklyn
Manhattan
Bronx
Meat Trust
An Experienced Waiter From Lippincott's
On the ocean voyage Smythe tastes a cutlet that fails to satisfy and jokes with waiter Walter about the meal and the long voyage. The piece blends shipboard dining humor with scattered proper names and odd phrasing from the era.
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Lippincott's
Smythe
Walter
Mir
New Maid Please Visitor At The Door
A hurried scene shows a maid confronted by a man at the door who asks to collect on a purchase. The inquiry questions whether the payment is for the encyclopedia phonograph dress bed plans or sewing machine lint.
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Harper's Bazar
Mistrean
Allen’s Foot-Bath Powder Ad Claims Superior Foot Care
Reprint of an old advertisement touts Allen’s Foot-Kne powder as a cure for tired feet and foot odor. It warns against imitations and asserts the product’s chemical antiseptic benefits plus long-standing reputation. It claims millions would buy and emphasizes guaranteed quality.
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Allen
Pretty Mean From Tit Bits
A widow visits an insurance office to claim her husband’s policy. The manager expresses sympathy, and she retorts that men are always sorry when a woman stands to gain money.
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Ofice
De Martel's Female Pills Aimed at Women's Ailments
An advertising brief touts De Martel's Female Pills as a seventeen year standard remedy for women's ailments. It claims scientific preparation, proven worth, quick and permanent results, and availability at all drug stores.
Mushingham’s Theater Paints Exeunt Over Exit Doors
In a Chicago Record-Herald culture note, Mushingham’s recent theater purchase is examined with a light touch. The piece quips that though he earned money quickly, he still shows culture by having the word exeunt painted on every door instead of exit.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Mushingham
This Will Interest Mothers Sweet Powders for Children
This patent medicine advertises Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children to cure feverishness headaches bad stomach teething disorders and worms. It claims to stop colds in 24 hours and is sold by druggists for 25 cents with a mailed sample offer. A stray line notes a man in prison for bigamy reappropriating an old saying about two masters.
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Gray
Allen 8
Olmatech
le Roy
Tan
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