Verdant tonic praised in letters to Mrs Prxxiam
A reader extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for ovarian troubles and avoiding surgery, while a second piece notes the historical fad of tarwater in medical practice and its dubious cures. The letters echo 19th century remedies and medical skepticism.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Laura Exons
Walkerville
Ont
Ratis
M Curie
France
England
Germany
Isteracoh
Feteen
Maras
Pinknam
Lydia E. Pinkhamt
Laura “Bette” Coteman
Commercial Hotel
Nashville
Tenn
Lydia EF. Pinkham
Blurred Scenes Show Fractured Street Talk and Jest
A chaotic Boston pageant blends a passerby cursing at a slick sidewalk with wind and slush, two theatergoers stepping into a slapstick stumble, and a Philadelphia judge retelling a French lesson gone awry at a Paris pension. Readers glimpse jeweled hints of Omnipresence and the weary mission floor as a child’s soul awakens to gold.
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Sheehan
Hosision
Boston Journal
Didge
Ashman
Philadelphia
Paris
Eee Eider
Philadelphia Press
Reverend Mackay and the Quarreling Household Tale
The piece recalls a Tweed era scene where the Rev. Donald Sage Mackay confronts a bickering Scotch couple. A dog and cat sleeping by the fireplace become part of the minister’s rebuke as even animals seem to rebuke human folly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Sage Mackay
Ocha
New York ‘Times
Generals Endorse Peruna Catarrh Remedy From War Leaders
A parade of U S Civil War and Spanish War generals praise Peruna as an effective catarrh remedy and tonic. Letters from J Floyd King and others in Washington D C Beaufort and Gainesville attest strong personal use and unqualified recommendations.
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Peruna
King
J. Floyd King
Washington, D.C
General Abbott
Washington, D. C
Lani
Iran
Abbott
Washington, D
James _Longstreet
Gainesville
Duffield
Cairo
Sebring
Ik Sebring
W. 4Th St
Jacksonak Fila
General Lomax
Li. L. Tumaux
19Th St
Payne
Eugene B. Payne
4Th St
An. W
O'Beirne
Urell
M. Emmet Urell
82Th Stao
Defiance Starch Promotes Quick Ironing and Clean Hats
An advertisement extols Defiance Cold Water Starch as free of injurious chemicals and prevents ironing from sticking. It emphasizes 16 ounce packages and warns shoppers against 12 ounce priced copies. The copy also hints at women’s hats and male gaze, framed in a social tone.
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Defiance
Awe Inspiring Wheat Variety Promises Record Yields
A fringe seed promotion touts 300 bushels per acre on good land and high yields on arid soil across Montana Idaho the Dakotas Colorado and other western states. It claims wheat spelt barley and grass seeds fatten hogs and cattle and urges sending 10 cents for samples from John A Salter Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin while noting a sensational claim about female elephants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. of Agr
Mont
Idaho
Dakotas
Colo
John A. Salter
la Crosse
Wis
Ww. N. U
Average man faces backlash after political fever
Brief quip notes that after a surge of political fervor the typical citizen encounters social or personal pushback, illustrating a common consequence of public expression.
All Up-To-Date Housekeepers Use Red Cross Ball Hine
An old advertisement sample claims Red Cross Ball Hine makes clothes clean and sweet as new. The text promotes grocers and weighs in with a social note about women’s self-perception.
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Powell
Hecker
Duan
Red Cross Ball
Wiggle-Stick Laundry Blue Promises Clean, Safe Use
A Chicago ad promotes Wiggle-Stick Laundry Blue as non spilling, non freezing bluing costing 10 cents per sample. It claims value equal to 20 cents of rival bluing and warns of counterfeit Virtue circulating. Send 10c for a sample to Laundry Blue Co. in Chicago.
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Boston
Paxton CO
Pope Bidg
Mass
Laundry Blue Co
Michigan Street
Chicago
Defiance Cold Water Starch Beats Other Brands in Size
Advertisement proclaims Defiance Cold Water Starch as superior with 16 ounce content for ten cents, contrasting rival brands offering only 13 ounces. The claim emphasizes quantity and quality as its selling points.
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Defiance
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Vector
Herman
Lydia E. Pinkhad
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New York Life Building
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Neb
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L. Douglas
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Douglas
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Scotchman
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Beaufort
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Verina
Robert Smilies
Yarnett
Lincoln Street
N. EL
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Us S A
J.D. McBride
Pennsylvania, Ave
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C. V.U
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Chaset
St. N. W
Erwin
John B
Wash
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Tee M. Schell
General Butler
South Carolina
Verona
M. Butler
Kirby
T. Kirby
Washington, DC
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U.S. A
Wm. Cooper Tallecy
D St
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Bigelow
J. G. Bigelow
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Chive
Iarrison St
Anacostia
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Ohio
Yoder
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U. V. Legions
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Wind St
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Perna
Marcus Wright
Corcoran
Hawley
Alf. Hawley
Cook
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D.C
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U.V. A
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Iowa
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T. J. Cooper
Como Block
Ill
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Acre
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Moet
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St. Jacobs Oil
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