Peruna Endorsed by Temperance Leader Mrs Farrell
Miss Bessie Farrell of Brooklyn New York president of the Young People’s Christian Temperance Association writes Peruna is a valuable nerve and blood remedy. She says it restores worn-out health enhancing digestion and tissues and boosts strength for young mothers. Dr Hartman also prescribes Peruna to thousands of women and receives grateful letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Farrell
Third Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Young People’s Christian Temperance Association
Hartman
Macadam road upkeep and resurfacing guidance
Discussion on maintaining macadam roads emphasizes timely cleaning of gutters basins and culverts and removal of weeds. It covers stone wear, resurfacing intervals, and cost guidance up to $200 per mile annually plus occasional larger repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Independence and Farm Life In An Open Field
A compact sketch of rural life in Independence focusing on farming work and daily chores. The piece highlights self sufficiency, seasonal labor, and community routines shaping the agricultural town.
Mrs. Mary E. H. Rouse Sues Over Kidney Pain
Mrs. Mary E. H. Rouse of Camp Gon New York sues over kidney pain and back ache claiming long use of medicine failed until Dean's Kidney Pills brought quick relief and complete cure. She reports discolored kidney secretions loss of flesh and restored health. Sold by Foster Milburn Buffalo NY 50 cents a box.
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Mary E. H. Rouse
Campg On
Y. Says
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
Wedded Bliss in Comic Salesroom Exchange
A salesman urges a couple to buy a talking machine while the husband jokes he already married it, delivering a humorous domestic scene. The light skit captures playful banter and consumer gadget humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grouch
Remedy claim for rheumatism with Toris Root Compound
A specialist promotes a home mix for rheumatism calling it a universal cure. The formula blends one half pint whiskey one ounce Toris Root Compound one ounce Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound with table spoonful doses before meals and at bedtime. Toris Root Compound is from Globe Pharmaceutical Co Dayton C. Ingredients available at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Pharmaceutical Co
Dayton
No Waves on Father’s Bald Head All Beach
Wilfred sits on his father’s knee as his mother fixes her hair. The father jokes his son has no Marcel waves. Wilfred answers that there are no waves, it’s all beach. Humorous Harper’s Weekly cartoon caption.
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Wilfred
Harper’s Weekly
Reduced colonist fares on North Western Line tickets
One way tickets on sale daily through March and April from all North Western Line points to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and Puget Sound. Includes daily personally conducted tours in tourist sleeping cars via Chicago Unipacific North Western Line. Berth only 7.00 from Chicago. Write S A Hutchison Tourist Manager 212 Clark St Chicago or contact local ticket agent.
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North Western
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Puget Sound
Chicago
Unipacific
S. A. Hutchison
Clark St
Ill
Grafton’s View of Politics as Profession or Business
The Difference quotes Grafton describing himself as a professional man who engages only in politics. The Philadelphia Press questions whether politics is a profession or a business, noting that power makes it a business while opposition makes it a profession.
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Grafton
Philadelphia
Deafness Cure Claim Promoted by Hall's Catarrh Cure
Advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. Claims nine of ten deafness cases are from catarrh and offers $100 for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes circulars, Toledo company details, and a related constipation remedy.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Drugeists
Notable Quip Between Mrs Jawback and Mr Jawback
A Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange features Mrs Jawback claiming a relative’s brains, while Mr Jawback contends the brains came from him. The witty line emphasizes a snappy family clash overheard in the paper.
Reflective Motto on Fearlessness and Authenticity
A Toynbee quote urges embracing true selves with fearlessness and dropping efforts to appear what one is not. It contrasts authentic being with futile striving for external image.
Those Delicious Lemon Pies at 10 Cents
A brief advertisement praises lemon pies labeled Our Pie by D Zerta Co Rochester NY. It promises mouth watering taste with low effort and cost and urges shoppers to try and tell friends at grocers for ten cents. The copy ends with a quip about sermons that miss their audience.
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D-Zerta Co
Rochester, N.Y
Sudden Weather Changes Tied to Bronchial Troubles
An old advertisement notes that sudden weather changes cause bronchial and lung troubles. It promotes Brown's Bronchial Trache as a remedy to relieve throat irritation and coughs. The quip about silence hints at irony in the era's tone.
Winter Wheat Crop Canada Coaldale Alta 1907 harvest report
A Saskatchewan style farm report from Coaldale Alberta dated November 19 1907 details 197 acres of spring wheat 152 acres of oats with yields of 38 bushels per acre for wheat and 774 bushels for oats. It notes market prices 31 dollars per bushel for wheat and 0.50 dollars per bushel for oats and lists hay potatoes and alfalfa yields with total value per acre and a claim of 19 000 bushels of grain worth 12 000 dollars from one four horse team.
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Coaldale
Alta
Can
Sirr T
W. H. Pawson, JR
Winter Wheat Yields in Southern Alberta Settlement
Report from Warner Alberta dated January 9 1908 details winter wheat yields of 25 to 30 bushels per acre on 100 acres and 60 acres at 30 bushels per acre for the Tenny brothers. Spring wheat oats barley and flax yields are listed with general satisfaction from settlers. Also a testimonial on Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound appears.
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Alberta
Warner
Alta
Canada
A. L. Warner
Tenny_ brothers
F. S. Leffingwell
Unhappily Alike Dialogue on Music Ear
Bulger pities a man who cannot hear the difference between the air of America and God Save the King. The remark underscores a quirk of taste and musical discernment in a social moment.
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Bulger
America
God Save the King
Nine and the Best Pieces from the Merry Widow Offer
Advert says Jerome H. Remick Co. offers the words and music of nine pieces from the Merry Widow Opera for 25 cents. Mentions London Paris New York popularity and a London stage trend. Also includes a Garfield Tea ad and a light remark about a woman’s winning ways in marriage.
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Jerome H. Remick Co
New York
London
Paris
Causes of Headache and Jamaica Ginger Yield Note
From October to May colds are the most frequent cause of headache. Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the cause. E. W. Grove on box 25. An average yield of ginger in Jamaica is about 2,000 pounds an acre.
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E.w.grove
Jamaica
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN PROMOTES PINKHAM REMEDY
An old advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard cure for female ailments. It claims it has helped thousands with displacements inflammation periodic pains backache bearing down dizziness and indisposition. Readers are invited to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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Ponta Beeam
Sallie French
Paucaurila
Ind
Ter
Lydia E. Pinkham
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