Hall's Family Pills and Cataract Cure Ad Offer
An old drug advertisement promises a hundred dollar reward for an incurable cataract. It promotes Tait West & Te Winitais progress in Toledo and lists Waldi Kinnan Marvin plesale Druggists Sue Senvire as involved. It touts 70 cent bottles and free testimonials. Hall's Family Pills are promoted as the best.
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Tait West
Winitais
Toledo
Waldi Kinnan & Marvin
Plesale
Hall
Parson’s Famous Lone Son Becomes Noted Figure
Parson's son Colonel Baden-Powell emerges as a notable figure similar to Cecil Rhodes. Like Rhodes, he is described as a bachelor and the son of a clergyman, highlighting a lineage of clerical heritage shaping fame.
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Baden-Powell
Parsons
Cecil Rhodes
Allen's Foot-Ease Free Sample Offer
Advertisement offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder from Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York. Claims relief for sweating damp swollen aching feet and helps fit tight shoes. Also promotes cure for chilblains and frost bites with 25 cent price at druggists and shoe stores.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Be Sad Becomingly at the Horse Show
A fashionably dressed mourner attends the horse show daily in New York amid references to the idea that if sorrow is inevitable it should be worn gracefully. The note ties mood to style and timeless quotation.
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Modisté
New York Times
Genova Tablets Sold By Multiple Drug Firms
Genova Tablets are advertised as a cure for all diseases and inflammations of the urinary system and bladder. The product is sold by Kidd Drug Co. in Elgin Illinois and offered by J. R. Hurlbut & Co. in Des Moines Iowa with pricing noted as 83 cents or two for a larger amount. Additional retailers Riggs Imacy at 1146 O Street Lincoln and Myers Drug Co. in Omaha Nebraska list retail and wholesale availability.
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Genova
Kidd Drug Co
Elgin
J. R. Hurlbut &Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Riggs Imacy
O Street
Lincoln, Myers Drug Co
Omaha
Neb
Seasonal Produce Dyeing With Putnam Faceless Dyes
A brief urging to dye vegetables and fruits with Putnam Faceless Dyes during their natural season. Instructions claim boil dyeing suffices. A cynical remark notes sermons aiming to wake Christians.
English Court Sentences Drayman for Horse Beating
An English court fined a drayman 20 shillings or 30 days in jail after he claimed self defense for beating a horse to death. The judge rejected self defense as a valid excuse.
Telegraph Line Links Brazzaville Loange Libreville to Paris
Telegraphs connect Brazzaville Loange and Libreville with direct link to Paris. By end of October a Brazzaville telegram reached Paris in seventy two hours. Cost stands at 8 percent francs per word, about $1.64.
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Brazzaville
Loange
Libreville
Stanley Pool
Paris
Various Patent Medicines Flood Early 1900s Ads
A collage of sensational health claims and testimonials touts products like Best Herd Garfield Tea BromQuinine tablets Wizard Oil Piso’s Cure for Consumption and Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Ends with promotional style note urging women to seek Mrs Pinkham’s advice in Lynn Mass.
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Katie. E. Pinkham
Lydia
Lynn
Mass
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Wizard Ol
N. W. Sammuubl
Ocean Grove
N. J
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Ella Rice
Chelsea
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Congress
St. Lo
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