Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Promoted Cure
Beware of Mercury in catarrh ointments as they can damage senses and the whole system. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo contains no mercury and is taken internally. Sold by Druggists at 75 cents per bottle.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Druggista
R. Paxton CO
Boston
Mass
Maryat and Skoller Debate Gender Terms
A dialogue humorously questions whether the word man includes women with references to the phrase Man wants but little here below and a Washington Star citation. The exchange contrasts inclusive language with traditional usage and underscores gender language debates.
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Skoller
Washington Star
Quotable Ads and Sayings From Old Newspaper Fragments
A collage of 19th century ad lines and quips including Castoria safety notes and Mrs Winslow’s Syrup, plus jests about cooking, marriage, alcohol, and politics. Mentions Defiance Starch 16 oz for 10c and a Peoria factory slogan. Various brief quotes and product pitches echo period voice.
It Saved My Life Dear Mrs Pinkham Letter
Mrs T Willadsen of Manning Iowa writes to Mrs Pinkham claiming the remedies saved her life and share details of her experience and gratitude in concise terms.
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T. ©. Willadsen
Manning, Iowa
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed By a Worried Patient
A letter from a grateful reader describes long term illness and ineffective medicines before using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The writer credits the remedy with restored health and urges other women with menstrual and related troubles to seek the treatment. The note mentions free advice from Mrs. Pinkham and Lydia E. Pinkham’s organization in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Taincere
Omelets and Garnish in Light Breakfasts
Instructions from the Chicago Tribune outline plain and ham omelets using four eggs, beating yolks separately, and garnishing with parsley or watercress. It also covers esthetic garnishes, fried parsley, and decorative uses of lemons, carrot and beet shapes, and paper frills for broiled chops.
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Chicago Tribune
New Homes in the Northwest Attraction Pamphlet
Rail route offers low round trip fare to Shoshone Wyoming reservation border. Registration runs July 16 to 31 at Shoshoni and Lander. Request pamphlets for information maps and how to take up attractive home steads from S. F. Miller A. G. F. and P. A. Omaha Nebraska.
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Shoshone
Wyoming
Shoshoni and
Lander
F. Miller
Omaha
Neb
Safe Deposit Tale at Lakewood hotel
A Lakewood anecdote from the Denver Times recounts a boy asking an old lady to crack nuts and then asking her to hold walnuts while he fetches more, highlighting the humor of the encounter. The tale appears in a local column about amusing incidents involving Marshal Field III. The piece references a Lakewood hotel setting and a teethed elder’s reply.
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Marshal Field III
Lakewood
Denver Times
Up to Her
A short office parlor exchange between Green and Brown notes Brown's contemplation of matrimony. He says the widow could decide to marry him or not, leaving the outcome uncertain. The remark appears in a Chicago Daily News excerpt.
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Green
Brown
Chicago Daily News
Hobson Linked to Presidential Boom Rumor
Yonkers Statesman notes Capt. Rich mond Pearson Hobson linked to a growing presidential boom. The playful remark imagines the boom urging Hobson to bid farewell and depart.
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Bill
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Jill
Hobson
Yonkers Statesman
Showing Signs of Recovery and Gossip Fragments
The Philadelphia Record notes a servant named Mrs Upmore improving after illness and able to sit up to give notice. The excerpt comments on family religion cloaked by dust on the Bible and adds a quip about revenge from Puck. The final line remarks on sincerity in romance reducing fun.
Hints for Housekeeping and Quick Sewing Tricks
A thrift guide offers tips on brightening windows with ammonia and whiting, darning by filling holes with Saxony wool, soaking stale bread for puddings in cold liquids, hanging pictures with fine wires, treating shoes with boiled linseed oil, and removing furniture scratches with shellac.
Dr Williams Pink Pills touted as cure for anemia and neuralgia
A testimonial from Miss Charlotte Van Salisbury of Castleton New York claims eight boxes cured her neuralgia palpitations and anemia after physicians failed. Her sister Sarah also improved after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People both recommended to others in ill health. Descriptive pamphlets available from the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady New York.
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Williams
Charlotte van Salisbury
Castleton
N.Y
Albany
Dr. Williams
Sarah van Salisbury
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Foot-Ease Trade-Mark Upheld In Infringement Case
Buffalo Supreme Court issues permanent injunction with costs against Paul B Hudson and others of New York City forbidding sale of a foot powder imitating Foot-Kase. Allen S Olmsted of Le Roy N Y owns the Foot-Ease mark and the ruling upholds his trade mark against fraudulent profits from the spurious product. Each genuine package bears Olmsted's facsimile signature on a yellow label.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Supreme Court
Paul B. Hudson
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
Twice Told Rules in English Court Mockery
A man fined £2 for contempt of court attempts payment with a pound note but is refused change. He jokes keep the change and the clerk says he will take it out in contempt. A Frenchwoman complains her husband is a bookworm and the husband quips that if she were a book or an almanac he could change her annually.
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Defiance
Bright Bits by the Wits and Witty Sayings
A collection of pithy maxims and playful adages on human nature possessions and folly. The quips touch on mortgages pride confidence love and vanity with a humorous tone and period voice.
An Unfinished Course on Graduation Month Debate
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote shows a mother asking if her son graduates this month while the reply notes he has another year remaining on the track team. The exchange highlights delays in completing school or athletic eligibility.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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