The Death Rate and Malaria Myths
The article notes malaria deaths as a small direct portion but argues it causes fatal illnesses and nerve collapse. It asserts Hosteller's Stomach Bitters eradicates and prevents this malady through its claimed stomach tonic effects.
Embarrassed Daily Life Feels Harsh to Engaged Girls
A reflective note highlights the social pressures faced by engaged girls as they navigate awkward moments. The piece contrasts self consciousness with public expectations, illustrating the chilling effect of propriety on personal expression.
No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents Drives Druggists’ Orders
The advertisement proclaims No-To-Bac as a guaranteed tobacco habit cure with claims of making the weak strong and blood pure. It directs readers that all druggists carry it. Separately, Tudor Iron Works of St. Louis, Missouri reports continuous night and day operation to fulfill a large backlog of orders.
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Tudor Iron Works
St.Louis
War with Spain demands cures and ships mix
The piece argues that beyond warships and torpedo boats a remedy like 5 DROPS from Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co is needed for soldiers and sick Cuban reconcentrados. It claims the War department should stock medicines, and notes Augustus Saint-Gaudens plans a trip to Greece before returning to America.
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Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Cuba
The
Antilles
Miss Barton
Red Cross
War Department
Augustus St. Gaudens
New York
America
Greece
Cascarets Beauty Card Ad Promises Clean Blood
Revived vintage ad touts Cascarets as a beauty aid claiming to purify blood and liver. It promises banishing pimples boils blotches and a sickly complexion with a ten cent to fifty cent product, sold by druggists with satisfaction guaranteed.
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Cascarets
Marriage Motivations Split Among Men
About half the men marry to support a wife, while the other half marry for reasons beyond economic stability. The statement reflects varied social incentives influencing nuptials.
Winston’s Soothing Syrup for Teething Children
A vintage advert notes Winston’s Syrup for teething pain and wind colic at 25 cents a bottle. It touts soothing effect and claims to ease inflammation and crying, framed in a period sales pitch.
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Winston
Cough Balsam Promoted as Quick Reliable Remedy
An old advertisement extols oe's Cough Balsam as the oldest and best remedy, claiming it breaks up coughs quicker than anything else and is always reliable.
Discretion and Courage in a 1895 Florida Note
Wia B McClellan of Chester Florida writes that discretion is not cowardice and restraint is a form of courage. He mentions Piso’s Cure for Consumption as a god send in a dated Sept 17 1895.
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Wia
B. McClellan
Chester, Fla
Hunger and Ambition Sleep Hard at Night
A terse meditation on the pull between need and drive as hunger vies with ambition, keeping the mind restless through the night and shaping choices that follow.
Praise for the Standard Dictionary Ad
A Boston note lauds the Standard Dictionary edited by B O Flower praising its breadth and careful editing. The piece invites readers to obtain the dictionary via mail payment with installments and emphasizes belief in luck after a misstep.
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Arena
B. O. Flower
Boston
Poets Ride Becomes Noted Hoosier Bicycle Tale
The account recalls James Whitcomb Riley as a guest in Indianapolis who joins a country club outing to the Country Club House. On the return trip Riley tires and eventually rides atop a hay wagon for ten dollars a farmer jokingly offers.
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Charles Reynolds
St. Louis Republic
James Whitcomb Riley
Riley
Rick
How to Become a Strong Man Instructions from a Sketch
A satirical ’Answer to Correspondent’ advises rising early and exercising to build strength. It suggests opening a bedroom window to breathe, doing stairs with a coal scuttle, lifting with shoplifting humor, and avoiding alcohol tea or coffee. A light supper is recommended at night.
Dawn of Womanhood Promoted by Lydia E Pinkham Advice
An earnest plea to mothers about adolescent changes and menstrual issues. Mrs Dunmore of Somerville Mass shares relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, noting prior morphine use and severe pain. Readers are urged to seek nonprescription aid and consign inquiries to Lyon Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Fremont St
Winter Hill
Somerville
Mass
Lydia Kk. Pinkham
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