Dr Pierce's Blood Purifier and Salve Promised Cures
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and All Healing Salve as cures for impure blood and skin ailments. It promotes blood cleansing as treatment for scrofulous conditions and open ulcers, and markets Cas Carats laxative candies for digestive health, praising their non harsh action and portability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pierce
Pierce
V. Pierce
Main St
Buffalo
Golden Medical Discovery
Natural death myths and oddities in a village miscellany
A quirky column notes that fish in captivity may not die of natural causes, since their predatory, cannibalistic nature and altered environment can hasten death. It contrasts with life in the wild and hints that captivity disrupts a fish’s relentless struggle to eat and avoid being eaten. Also featured are short items: Allen’s Foot-Kase sample offer, a minister aiding a boy at a doorbell, Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup, and a sharp exchange about blackballing a neighbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaia
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Cutting Down Expenses and Curious Tales From Railways
A collection of brief items spans economic notes from Oregon Short Line directors praising Harriman’s frugality with a theater tale about cat meat for rats. It includes a Philadelphia business contact, a New Castle kidney remedy testimonial, and a humorous student failure note about an exam encore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Chicago
E. H. Harriman
Pink Pills for Pale People Promise Nervous Cure
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for nervous disorders and anemia claiming to improve blood and nerve health. It cites a testimonial from Mrs Harriot Porter of South Medford Massachusetts detailing relief from dizziness neuralgia and near paralysis after using the pills. The notice promotes free home treatment literature and lists price 50 cents per box six for $2 50 with shipping from Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Harriot E. Porter
Liberty Avenue
Medford
Maass
Dr. Williams
Ted
Sean
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
Observations on People and Habits in Everyday Life
A collection of wry aphorisms about reputation, manners, modern ideas, and social conduct. Observations note how dogged habits, talkative people, and judgments shape interactions among men and women. The tone mimics a humorous column on personal conduct and society.
Quips and Axioms From a Bygone Punch of Wit
A diffuse column of humorous maxims and anecdotes offers social satire on manners, marriage, aging, and town life. It rails against vanity and pretense, mocks courtship folly, and lightly lampshades clerical and streetcar scenes with pithy quips attributed to everyday folks and a Chicago woman.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad Copy
An old advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women's ailments. It claims the product is widely used in the country and has helped many, with language emphasizing female health concerns such as headaches and other pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Pinkham
Melba Emphasizes Breathing Over Pure Voice
From Neille Melba's The Guide of Song, breathing and breath control are vital for true vocal artistry. She argues that talent alone does not grant mastery, and proper breathing, phrasing, tone, and resonance determine expressive power and vocal development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neille Melba
Onny
Siumre
Hoy
Editor’s Crooked Words On GrapeNuts Boost
An old editor in Oxla recounts how GrapeNuts fed him during illness. He claims it increased weight by 25 pounds, restored strength and brain power, and improved well being. He says ads drew him to try the product, and praises its taste and health benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxla
Iiad
Reid
Wellville
Phgs
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Lilly
West Pocket
Sterling Remedy Company
GCC
New York Weekly
Winslow
Blackball Soodman
Dri. Furoat
New Castle
John Mansell
Jefferson Street
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Il Riso
Atchison Globe Lights
Pac
New York
What Is
Castoria
Atchison Glose
Alent
Cometry
Ple
Eboy
Eve
Ring
AmAh
Hin
Ee Battledors
Lydia E. Pinkham
Rayo Lamp
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Melba
Canada
Iprann Ration
Ottawa
Cound
Konaraion
St.St Paul
Minny JM. Marlachlan
Watertown
Sour Dakou
W. V. Bennett
Grmaha
Nebo
Om Co
Dr. F. Price Remedy Co
Kearns City
G. Miller
Woodland Ave
Kansas City
Addrea
Toneart Co
Wila, Broadway
Teansus City
Sioux City
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