Grip of La Grippe Gains Wide Publicity
A Victorian era advertisement extols Peruna as a cure for la grippe also called the grip. Testimonials from Judge Horatio J. Goss Miss Jean Cowgill and James R. Guill praise Peruna for curing severe grip and related catarrh with claims of renewed health and vitality.
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Goss
Hartwell
Jean Cowgill
Griswold Opera House
Troy
N. Y
Aubrey Stock Co
Race and gender in a wartime mood
A dialogue between Mrs. Torkins and a man highlights doubts about race and entry figures. The passage contrasts optimism and self-doubt, noting that women’s happiness or misery differs from male perceptions.
Dr Williams Pink Pills Aid Exhaustion After Nervous Prostration
Mrs Williams recalls thirteen years of periodic exhaustion and nervous prostration followed by spells of lifelessness. She describes losing strength for hours and partial recovery, with prior kidney concerns and a misattributed change of life before finding relief with Dr Williams Pink Pills.
Bear and boy forge unlikely bond in royal forest tale
A bear named Marco, kept by Duke Leopold in Lor raine, forms a gentle bond with a homeless boy who seeks shelter in the bear’s hut. The pair share food and nights beside Marco’s door, culminating in the duke ordering care and education for the child after the bear protects him.
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Teopold
Lorraine
Pets
Marco
Leopold
Duke Leopold
Doan’s Kidney Pills Back Aches and Urinary Trouble
An Portland Oregon reader reports Doan’s Kidney Pills cured months of back ache and kidney trouble suspected to be tied to cold. Milburn Co. sells them. 30 cents per box. Also mentions Mother Gray’s Sleep Promoters for children and various household remedies.
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Oreliere
McCarver
Cherry St
Portland
Ore
Trans-Continental Co
Dean
Milburn Co Betala
Jewelers Secret Wind Up Becomes Friendly Bill
A regular patron paid 1.75 for watch cleaning while the jeweler reveals he previously undercharged by winding the watch and charging less, saving the customer from a similar oversight. The confession explains the discount as a goodwill correction from a past misstep.
Cure Reported From Cuticura For Itching Sores
A testimonial from H B Franklin of Allegheny Pennsylvania describes rapid relief using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. After years of scalp sores and body lesions the user reports complete cure in one week following three days of treatment.
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H.B. Franklin
Washington
St. Allegheny, Pa
Marriage Brings Less Trouble Says Listener
Fragmentary remark on married life notes fewer troubles and asks what to do next in a casual, humorous tone. No clear person or place named.
Defiance Starch ad claims one-third more starch for same price
Fragmented ad copy touts Defiance Starch with claims of non sticking to iron and 16 ounce packaging, promising one third more starch for the same money. Includes unrelated lines about cures and minor anecdotes from various readers.
Wall Street Couple Spar Over Market Wagers
Mrs Wall Street argues you cannot obtain something for nothing while her husband, in a bold act, places a large sum on the market reflecting a contrasting belief about value and risk.
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