Pointed rebuke and odd cures in period notices
A clipped Harper's Weekly vignette shows a Philadelphia house party where a young man steals bread at breakfast, prompting a minister to invoke gratitude. The piece also cites Cure Itch claims for Cuticura remedies with a testimonial from Mrs Risley of Piermont New Hampshire dated 1905, and a line about bachelors seeking listeners and antiquated quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Harper's Weekly
R. L. Risley
Piermont, N. H
Ont
Truth and Quality Appeal to Well-Inferned Readers
An advertisement extols Syrup of Pigs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted laxative. It claims wide benefits for cleansing and relieving internal organs without debility or dosage increases. It emphasizes natural, pleasant action and urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Company product from local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Out of the Past and a Wall Street Meeting of Hearts
Doris Shirley flees to New York to escape temptation and reunites with Lee Hunter, a man she believed to be faithless. After a tense confrontation, he reveals he is a widower and asks forgiveness. Doris, moved by his confession, forgives him as they reconcile.
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Alt
Scratel
Worath
Staw
Donia
Lee Hunter
Doria
Hunter
Corly
Marlow
New York
Jennie
Eunice
Lving
Darlas
Marlon Shirley
Mr. Hunter
Doris
Shirley
Marlow Shirley
Fifth Avenue
Dorl
Englerman
New Strength for Old Packs Leads to Backache Relief
An 83 year old Canton resident Mrs. Joannah Straw endorses Dean's Kidney Pills for years of backache and weakness. She reports improved health, energy, digestion, and sleep after using the tonic, with a sales note urging buyers to obtain it from local dealers.
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Joannah Straw
North Broadway
Canton
Dean
Milburn Co
Buffalo
N, Y
Prince Dabro Praises American Cotton Trade Wit
In New York Prince Dabro of Egypt notes American cotton industry’s wisdom and compares it to a Pennsylvania undergraduate tale. A witty parable about a brave yet clever man who saves a woman on ice then reveals the dangerous spot was intentional, eliciting affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Dabro
America
New York
Egypt
Pennsylvania
Wissahickon
Grape Nuts Said To Aid Digestion And Health
An old advertisement claims heavy meat eaters suffer indigestion and that switching to Grape Nuts and Postum improves health. It relates testimonials of individuals who gained weight, reduced digestion issues, and overall wellness after using the products, urging readers to read a health booklet.
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Hattle Creek
Mich
Wellvile
Fragmented Bits and Bouts From Various Stories and Ads
A collage of quips and vignettes from a late 19th or early 20th century paper. It includes a barber shop anecdote about a Briton and American, brief poetic lines, hotel drummers boasting of sales, an infant medicine ad for Castoria, a joke about a telephone call in love, and a Lincoln-era moral about self deception. It closes with short notes on pies, a Boston coin joke, a patent remedy claim, and a Marcus Aurelius quote.
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Edward M. Burtt
Jefferson Ave
St. Louis
Charles Levy
Allen St
N. Y
Perana
Eczema
Cleero
Donna Shirly
Broadway
Dore
Womiun
Coutly Fabrica
Wieterchor
Trea
Acheney , CO
Tolada
Hall
Cally
Chicago
Mothe
Belindate
Father
Mother
Washington Star
Boston
Dr. . Kline
Henri Minn
Ieee
Méduysor Muhey
Marcus Aurelius
W.l.douglas
Dougize
W.l.douglan
W. le Duaglag
W. L Douglas
Brockton
Dodds
Raia
Aadiabetes
Diesinwas
Western Canada
AA Benteirs
Isu ~ Ane
Santery Anskatchewan
Alberie
Ilending Howe
M. Williams
Law Building
Toledo
Ohio
Capu
Aldeughree
Drege
Hseyeruat Thompson's Eye
Eatcher Vass Lin
ALN, K—C
State St. Chesebrough Mfg. CO
Tork City
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