5 Drops Rheumatic Cure Offered For 30 Day Trial
Advertises Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co sample offer for 5 Drops curing rheumatism neuralgia and catarrh. Letter from WM Wells of Buena Vista Oregon praising the remedy. Promotes sale bottles 25 cents for 100,000 samples this month and specials: large bottle 300 doses $1 and three bottles for $2.50 from 167 Dearborn Street Chicago Illinois.
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Buena Vista
Ore
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co
Chicago
WM. Wells
Dearborn Street
Ill
Oldest Banknote Found in China Dating Early Printing Era
The oldest banknote in existence is kept by the British Museum. It was found in China in 1582. It predates Gutenberg by 92 years, linking early currency to the reputed inventor of printing.
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Mueum
China
Guttenberg
Turks Establishment of a Carrier Pigeon Service 567 AD
A carrier pigeon service was established by the Turks in AD 567, marking an early organized postal communication effort. The record notes the historic timeline and the use of birds for message delivery across regions.
Iowa Patent Office Report on Ratchet Patent Question
Iowa Patent Office discusses whether using a ratchet in an improved window shade roller would infringe Hartshorn claims. It explains that altering or adding parts to a four-part combination can be patentable but removing a part breaks the original claim and avoids infringement. Solicitors Thomas G. and J Ralph Orwig offer further patent guidance.
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Iowa
Des. Moines
Hartshorn
Thomas G
J. Ralph Orwig
Solicitors of Patents
Well ventilated bedrooms prevent morning headache
Readable text notes that proper airflow in sleeping rooms reduces morning headaches and fatigue.
Do You Dance To-Night Shake into your Shoes
An advertisement for Allen's Foot Ease powder claims it loosens tight shoes and cures corns bunions and chilblains. It offers 35c at druggists and shove stores with a free sample and mail order from LeRoy New York. It notes Philadelphia in 1774 as the largest town in the American colonies.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Quit Tobacco Easy with To Bac Wonder Worker
An advertisement touts To Bac as a cure for tobacco addiction with a money back guarantee. It claims the product makes weak men strong and offers samples free from Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York. It also notes Prussian blue paint is made from burnt horse hoof ashes.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Dr Tafts Asthmalcene Promises Quick Cure
An advertisement touts Asthmalcene from Taft Bros Rochester NY claiming rapid asthma cure. It offers a free sample on providing name and address and asserts reliability. Also promotes other products and general inspirational line about great men.
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Taft
Taft Bros
Elm St
Rochester
N.Y
Own a Canadian Free Land Farm Offer
A promotional appeal touts 60 acre farms with large yields in wheat oats barley and potatoes and livestock potential. It claims low taxes with government paying most school costs and offers 160 free acres to each son at age 18, urging readers to consult the government free lands advertisement.
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Michigan
King Oscar Hosts Female Fire Brigade Display
At King Oscar of Sweden and Norway’s jubice festivities the female fire brigade, 150 young women aged 20 to 30, directed by a married male commander, performed under the king’s windows. They showed vigilance, quickness and bravery, rivaling male counterparts and drawing great enthusiasm.
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Oscar
Sweden
Norway
Onisser
Destructive Coastal Storms Reported Along the East
Maritime disasters flood in as storms lash the coast. The piece ends with an advice to carry Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to combat sea sickness and related ailments such as nausea dyspepsia biliousness constipation malaria nervousness and kidney trouble.
Apples as Cure for Alcoholic Habit, German Doctor Claims
A German doctor asserts that eating apples in large quantities can cure alcoholism by removing the craving, the main physical obstacle to recovery. The claim frames apples as a practical remedy for hard drinkers seeking relief.
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as mercury free
The advertisement warns against mercury containing remedies for catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as internally taken medicine acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials offered free and sold by Shruggists at one dollar per bottle two.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Allens Foot-Ease Promotes Dry Warm Feet in Shoes
It keeps feet dry and warm and claims to cure chilblains frostbite damp sweating feet corns and bunions. Shake this powder into shoes and ask for Allens Foot-Ease at druggists and shoe stores 25c sample sent free Allen S Olmsted L Roy NY.
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Allens
Allen S. Olmsted
L.roy
N.Y
Queen's household on near a thousand people
Town Farms for sale on crop payment. 81 per acre cash, balance % crop yearly until paid for. J. Mulhall, Waukegan, NL.
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J. Mulhall
Waukegan
Odor Removing Coffee Cure Promises Onions Breath Cleanse
An ad claims a cup of strong coffee removes onion breath and offers FITS Permanently Cured relief. It touts Dr. Kine 5 Great Nerve Restorer with a free $2.00 trial bottle and treatise from Dr. R. H. KiNg Ltd Philadelphia.
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Kine
R. H. KiNg, Ltd
Arch St
Philadelphia
Cee's Cough Balsam Ad Claims Quick Cold Relief
An advertisement touts Cee's Cough Balsam as the oldest and best remedy that breaks up a cold quicker than any other remedy, promising reliability and urging readers to try it.
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Cee
New Hat Pin That Locks In Hair And A Fruit Gatherer Patent
A hat pin arranged to remain fixed in a woman's hair or hat includes a small flexible extension to prevent escape. A patented fruit gatherer features a canvas apron attached to a tree with four barrels below. shaken fruit drops onto the apron and is guided into the barrels. Inventors seeking patent info may contact Sues & Co., Bee Building, Omaha, Nebraska.
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Sues &Co
Bee Building
Omaha
Neb
Yellow Book January issue showcases fiction and wit
The January Yellow Book highlights rich illustrations and fiction with wit. Howard Ainslee & Co. publish this sterling periodical from New York, priced at 5 cents.
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Howard, Ainslee & Co
New York
Hot water before meals relieves nausea and dyspepsia
A cup of hot water consumed before meals is suggested to ease nausea and digestive discomfort. The advice notes potential relief for symptoms like dyspepsia and upset stomach.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Beauty Ad
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets candy cathartic as a blood cleaner for clearer skin. It claims to cleanse the body and liver, banishing pimples boils blotches and bilious complexions with a ten cent price and guarantees satisfaction at druggists.
Soda Water Relief for Indigestion Headache
A small amount of soda water is suggested to ease a sick headache linked to indigestion. The note presents a simple home remedy without medical instruction.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Medicine Ad
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming it softens gums reduces inflammation and eases pain while curing wind colic priced at 25 cents a bottle. The copy ends with a line about finding an incurable kind of love.
Star Tobacco Brand Tops World Market
Star Tobacco rises as leading world brand claiming top status and quality. Salt paired with nuts to aid digestion appears as a casual health suggestion in the text.
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Star Tobacco
No-To-Bac and Breach Loading Cannons Mentioned
Ad promises No-To-Bac tobacco habit cure at 50c and 1.00 with druggists. Also notes breach loading cannon history as early as 1388 in a brief, fragmentary line.
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