Notable Woman's Thank You Letter on Cure by Vegetable Compound
Mrs. Sarah Kellogg of Denver writes to Mrs. Lydia Pinkham praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing a five year tumor. She details severe illness, treatment attempts, and recovery after seven months, inviting publication to share the remedy's power. The letter promotes the product for menstrual and female-ill issues, urging sick women to seek advice from Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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Sarah Kellogg
Denver
Woman's Relief Corps
Kellogg
Lincoln Ave
Col
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Kansas City Journal
Kai
iWell
Willie
Sugerermar
Doctor Fooled By Tin Own Coffee Case
A physician recounts years of coffee use causing daily heart palpitations until a near fatal episode prompted a switch to tea and coffee abstention. He notes relief after using Postum, describing changes in health and a cautious stance on caffeine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dustin
Battle Crook
Abiay
Tested Recipes From A Home Cook Book Of The Past
A collection of practical kitchen notes describes how to make Trish Potato Soup from boiled potatoes and onions, Salmon Fatties with cream, and Cold Fish Patties. It covers boiling bass with eggs, chicken lunch for traveling, quickening cooking with acid in water, butter brining, and a quick light Baking Powder Biscuit method.
Wonders Never Cease From the New York Weekly
A garbled snippet notes curious wonders and a London bell theme. It hints at a return of some American figure and unusual events, though the text is unreadable in parts and names or dates are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
New York Weekly
London
Catareh Cure Promises Odd Remedies and Large Thermometer
A scrambled OCR passage describes an unproven Catareh cure tied to an elab orate claim by ENEY & CO Toledo Ohio and mentions a vast thermometer exhibition at a store corner Summer and Booth streets. It cites extreme temperature readings and a Rochester incident as dramatic context for medical and scientific novelty items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eney & CO
Toledo
O. Lrusglate
Price
Ayes & Oets
Booth Streets
Shige
Mont Mere
Rochester
Dig
New York
The One Thing Needful and a Food Mishap
A fragmentary scene shows a character asking Whatsemnon cue while a tense family moment unfolds at a table. Emotions rise as a daughter fears punishment and a father reassures her, amid confusions about dessert and duties.
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Fium
Emmy
Tommi
Healthful living and Syrup of Figs promoted
A promotional piece extols outdoor healthful habits for children and adults, warns against inferior medicines, and endorses California Fig Syrup Co. as a gentle, pure laxative. It urges teaching children healthy routines, using only the genuine Syrup of Figs with the company name clearly printed on the front of each package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
103rd Birthday of Elizabeth Wonderly Weaves Through Time
Elizabeth Wonderly, born May 17, 1803 in Smyrna Delaware, celebrated her 103rd birthday at the Methodist Episcopal Home on Belmont and Montgomery avenues. The elderly woman, still sharp, recalls Revolutionary War era stories from her upbringing with parents who lived long lives and boasted tall stature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal
Belmont
Montgomery
Elizabeth Walker
Isainabeth Walker
Elizabeth Wonderly
Datex
Mrs. Wonderly
Smyrna
Del
Wonderly
Delaware
Randily
Philadelphia
Feu
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promise Health From Stomach Woes
A testimonial advocates Dr Williams Pink Pills as a digestive tonic for weak stomachs and sick headaches. A veteran, A O Merrill of Owents California, describes long illness after army service, citing improved health after using the pills. The advertisement claims the pills build new blood and restore nerves, sold by druggists or by mail for 0.50 per box, six for 2.50 from the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Dr.” Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
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Sioux City
Owa
Drageists
Tau
Annapolis
Minn
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Heston
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New
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