Dean's Kidney Pills Featured In Backache Testimonial
A Denver ticket seller repeats early praise for Dean's Kidney Pills from 1899, claiming the remedy stopped his backache after long desk work. The ad copy notes price at 60 cents per box and distribution through Foster Milburn Co. The tale is followed by a light anecdote about a boy at the opera asking why the conductor hits the singer with his stick.
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Eugene E. Lario
Twentieth Avenue
Union Station
Denver
Col
Dean
Foster-Milburn,Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Johnny
How did Blank marry a dressmaker
For her money. She made all of his first wife's clothes.
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Blank
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promised Cure for Indigestion
A testimonial from Joseph Baysson of San Francisco claims Dr Williams Pink Pills cured his dyspepsia after eight boxes. The ad touts improved digestion, sleep, and mood, with a diet guide and constipation tips. A Peckham cartoon accompanies the piece.
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Dr. Williams
France
Joseph Bayssou
Aix-les-Bains
Larkin Street
San Francisco
Cal
Dr. Williams Medical Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Get Rich Quick Man Envious of Van Investment
A pithy snippet notes that those chasing fast wealth envy the secure position of someone with money tied up in a red moving van.
Australian Leaf Herbal Remedy Promises Relief for Women
A New York nurse promotes Australian Leaf a herb remedy for female weaknesses back ache and kidney bladder urinary troubles. Claims include curing various women’s ailments and offers a 50 cent foamy sample mailed by The Mother Gray Co.
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Mother Gray
New York
Mother Gray Co
Hilda Wins Despite Cheating Claim in Put-Up Job Debate
A cryptic debate settles on a claim that Hilda cheated at putting with Henry calling it a put-up job. The exchange suggests tensions over fair play and potential manipulation of outcomes.
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Hilda
Henry
H'm
All Up to Date housekeepers favor Defiance starch
All Up to Date housekeepers choose Defiance Cold Water Starch for its better quality and extra four ounces per purchase, arguing the value makes the price worthwhile.
Prominent Men In News And A Nighttime Opera Attack
Charles J. Bonaparte of Baltimore will succeed Paul Morton as secretary of the navy at Washington. Lloyd A Griscom, son of Clement Griscom, may return from Japan to be assistant secretary of state. James Dalrymple of Glasgow aids Chicago in street railway municipalization. An anarchist bomb at midnight June 1 wounded and killed several, striking the royal carriage and injuring cavalry and bystanders.
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Charles J. Bonaparte
Baltimore
Paul Morton
Navy
Napoleon
Lloyd. A. Griscom
Japan
Washington
Loomis
Clement A. Griscom
International’. Navigation Company
Legation
Constantinople
James Dalrymple
Glasgow
Scotland
Chicago
France
Assassination Attempt Targets King Alfonso in Paris
An attempt to assassinate King Alfonso XIII of Spain during his weeklong Paris visit is reported, with President Loubet of France mentioned in relation to security concerns and royal itinerary.
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Alfonso
Spain
Paris
Loubet
Sinking of the Russian flagship and capture of Rojestvensky
Reports from Japanese officers recount the May 27 1905 battle near Quelpart Island and Iki as the Japanese fleet trapped and destroyed the Russian flagship Kniaz Souvaroff. Admiral Rojestvensky and eight staff were wounded and captured after the destroyer Biedovy took him aboard Sasanami then boarded by Japanese crews.
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Kniaz Souvaroff
Rojestvensky
Murasama
Quelpart Island
Iki
Genkamada
Biedovy
Sasanami
Mark
Togo
Tau Island
Chicago Record- Herald
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted with $100 Reward
The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease taken internally and affecting blood and mucous surfaces. It offers $100 for any case that fails to cure and includes testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and ends with a remark about toasts at banquets.
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Halle
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hall
Piao's Cure for Consumption Endorsed in Ocean Grove Ad
N W Samuel of Ocean Grove New Jersey proclaims Piao's Cure for consumption an infallible medicine for coughs and colds in a dated February 17 1900 testimonial. The item adds a note that many moving spectacles are due to heartless landlords.
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Piao
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
An Awful Skin Humor Cured by Cuticura Ad
An old Boston advertisement claims a twenty five year skin humor covering head neck and shoulders was cured quickly by Cuticura. The testimonial from S. P. Keyes of 149 Congress Street Boston urges others with skin disorders to use the product.
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Cutiura
Cuticura
Keyes
Congress Street
Boston
Mass
Fire inquiry and social critique in a slang dialogue
A courtroom style exchange features Justice sternly questioning a witness about a fire while a wheedling defendant resists. Fractured banter from Mrs Sopelover and Mandy comments on class and cleanliness as they mock poverty and reference Secretary John Hay reportedly bathing in Nauheim Germany.
Government Ownership Debate Sparks Sharp Exchange
A trust magnate questions the meaning of government ownership in a terse exchange. He contrasts ownership of citizens with ownership of the government, prompting a wary panel response.
Milton critiques own Paradise Lost after Frenzied Finance
The blind bard Milton receives his friend John’s manuscript and comments on it as fair but admits after reading Frenzied Finance that he should have chosen a loftier theme. He collapses in sorrow realizing the misstep.
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Milton
John
Feed Young Girls Right Food For Growth
A medical admonition stresses proper diet during adolescence to build healthy tissue and prevent lifelong illness. A young woman recounts relief from coffee and tea through Postum Food Coffee, noting reduced headaches nervousness and stomach pain and improved alertness and health attributed to Postum. Battle Creek Michigan company cited. There's a reason.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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