Snake Stone Cures and Other Oddities From Old Notes
A vintage item recalls snake stones used to treat venom bites with mixed success in Singapore and by Malay healers. Accounts describe a black stone drawn from a snakebite wound healing pain and enabling recovery, though outcomes varied. The same piece references plants and jellyfish remedies and notes other curiosities such as economy tricks and children’s half size pianos.
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Nature
D. Hervey
Singapore
Ploteoncarius
Mr. Hervey
Black hair turns white in fright after Toledo crash
George C. Richel, injured in a car collision near Toledo Ohio, reportedly had raven black hair that turned white within an hour due to fright and pain, explaining the unusual change in appearance.
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George C. Richel
Toledo
Gold Rush Fever Reaches Nome City Beach in Alaska
Crowds flock to Nome City Beach chasing gold while many arrive weak from illnesses. The message urges using Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters to regulate bowels, stimulate the liver, and boost kidney function to cure indigestion, constipation, malaria, and chills and fever, promoting it as a household remedy.
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Nome City Beach
Alaska
Analogy as a Method of Convincing Without Proof
An advertisement touts “Virtuama” Tablets as a cure for brain-fog and general debility in men and women. It claims great restoration for weak people and notes mailed distribution by multiple drug firms including Kidd Drug Co in Elgin and Hurlbutt Co in Des Moines. Regular rubber goods carried.
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Kidd Drug Co
Elgin
Ill
J. R. Hurlbutt Co
Des Moines
Riggs Pharmacy
O Street
Lincoln
H. S. Baker
Sioux City
Myers Drug Co
Omaha
Cow Rescues Fail as Derrick Collapses in New Jersey Well
A Wallace Titts woth cow in Clove Valley New Jersey fell into a fourteen foot well. Three lift attempts using a derrick brought the animal near the surface, then she fell back twice. On the fourth attempt the derrick toppled, fracturing the skull of onlooker Martin D Lewis.
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Wallace Tittswoth
Clove Valley
N. J
Martin D. Lewis
Garfield Tea Promotes Digestive Health
To enjoy good health it is advised to keep the digestive organs in perfect condition. Garfield Tea is presented as the most successful remedy for all forms of indigestion.
Woman Seeks Equal Admiration In Love
A thoughtful reflection on reciprocal feelings in romance where admiration does not guarantee affection. The piece contrasts how a woman may adore those who admire her with how she may not return the same regard to those she admires.
Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer Ad Claim
An old advertisement promotes Dr. Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer claiming permanent cure from fire and nervousness after one day. It offers a free $2.00 trial bottle and treatise from Dr. R. H. Kline Ltd in Philadelphia. The copy ends with a proverb about selfish living.
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Dr. Kline
R. H. Kline, Ltd
Archet
Philadelphia
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Claims Laxative Product
An advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets and a refund if it fails. It bears E. W. Grove’s box signature and lists a 25 cent price. A testimonial from N. W. Samuel of Ocean Grove New Jersey dated February 17 1900 is included. The piece ends with a quip about poetry and footwork.
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E. W. Grove
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Erie Tests Telephonic Signals On Rail Line
Interesting telephonic tests have been made on the Erie road recently. An instrument was attached to telegraph wires and a conversation between officers of the line was carried on between Akron and Gallon. Experiments aim to substitute telephone for telegraph in signals and train orders.
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Erie
Erie Road
Akron
Gallon
Catarrh Cure Promoted Amid Fearless Claims and Ads
An old newspaper fragment advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure and Pills, claiming a cure for catarrh with a money back offer. It also mentions other products like Pancan's Ham Balsam, Carter's Ink, and general testimonials, reflecting typical period advertising prose.
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Germany
Asia
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Pancan
Carter
Antist
Hes Nes
Iigee al
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