Reliable Laxative Relief for Constipated Babies
Shelbyville Tennessee mother Mrs. C W Wilson says Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin gave immediate relief to her baby Woodrow who was badly constipated. The mild herbal laxative is opiate free and has been prescribed for over 25 years, selling for fifty cents a bottle with a free trial offer from Dr W B Caldwell at Monticello Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Wilson
Shelbyville
Tenn
Woodrow
Dr. Caldwell
Community mood shifts after munitions plant talk
An elderly resident recalls strong pro peace sentiment in the community but notes a downturn after the congressman announced a high likelihood of a munitions plant being built in the district.
Danderine Hair Cleanser Promises Quick Transformation
An advertisement promotes Knowlton's Danderine claiming immediate hair cleansing and visible growth after weeks. It extols light, wavy hair and a healthy scalp, urging a 25 cent bottle from stores and includes a light joke section at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowlton
Adv
Humorous Fragments on Wealth and Habits From an Era
A collection of quips and sketches contrasts wealth and social behavior, from remarks about dying with gold teeth to a joke about packing for travel. It also includes a gag about a student requesting a haircut, and a street barber exchange.
Ec Zene Claim Admits Cure For Eczema
An advertisement proclaims Ec Zene as a cure for eczema urging readers to contact e Zene Co in St Paul Minnesota if a druggist lacks it. The page also includes a humorous domestic exchange about proposals between a leap year maid and a grass widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
e-Zene Co
St. Paul, Minn
Adv
What the Doctor Knows Kidney Health Remedy Ad
Health hinges on kidney function and urine analysis by physicians. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is promoted as a universal kidney remedy sold in two bottle sizes with a sample offer by mail. Prohibition statistics from 1915 are noted as an aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton, N. Y
Fulton Mothers Endorse Vap-O-Rub for Children Colds
Missouri mothers Mrs. J. S. Pugh of Fulton and Mrs. Mary Bolton report Vap-O-Rub as safer and more effective than internal medicines for colds in children. Invented by a North Carolina druggist, it delivers menthol camphor and essential oils via skin absorption and inhalation. Three sizes offered at drugstores. Rus Salve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Pugh
Market St
Mary Bolton
Ravine St
Fulton
Missouri
South
Vick
North Carolina
Adon
Inside Bathing With Hot Water And Limestone Phosphate
An alarmist health ad promotes drinking hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to flush toxins from stomach and organs, claiming it cures biliousness headaches and digestive ills and improves overall tone. It urges regular use and notes tastelessness of the powder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adv
Missing Voice Across Rural and Urban Ties
A fragmented note contrasts urban and rural life as a Princeton Tiger recalls missing country roots. The message hints at shifting identities and the pull of home while offering a chance to switch to poem writing for ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis
Princeton Tiger
Be of the Same Mind Unity in Philippians 2 1 11
Lesson outlines Pauls confidence in the Philippians faith and unity. It traces the mind of Christ from incarnation to crucifixion to exaltation, urging humility and self emptying as path to divine praise and universal worship. The text centers on comfort love and knowledge amid shared suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippians
Paul
Philippi
Christ Jesus
Christ
God
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Joseph
Galilee
Heaven
Earth
Hades
Gray hair recipe and odd local tale fragment
An old household remedy promises to darken gray hair with Bay Rum Bain Combune glycerine and water optional mixing at home. The piece also includes a humorous, disjointed clipping about a four year old named Bearcat and a surprise Uncle Bragg from Torpidity in a Kansas City Star excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bain
Bearcat
Jap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Ark
Bragg
Kansas City Star
Test Your Skin With Resinol Soap Ad
An advertisement touts Resinol Soap to improve complexion under bright lights. It claims the soap reduces pimples redness and roughness yielding clear fresh velvety skin with occasional use of Resinol ointment for stubborn cases.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Richmond Woman
A Richmond reader reports relief from "change of life" symptoms after using seven bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial lists dizziness heat flashes and nervous spells as improved and urges others to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Lydis E. Pinkham
Lena Wynn
E. O Street
Lydia E. Pinkham
Charlotte
Preparedness and health ads blend in a wary era page
A collage of health tonics and quack remedies hovers with warnings about grip and influenza. Advertisements tout Brom Quinines cough remedies, pain relief treatments, and eye tonics while social quips hint at wartime duties and moral tones.
Uric acid and the Anuric remedy promoted by Dr. Pierce
An 18th century account describes uric acid as a blood poison linked to backache rheumatism gout and related conditions. It advertises Dr Pierce’s Anuric tablets claiming to eradicate uric acid from the body and notes the pamphlet offer and trial package in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scheele
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
The
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
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Woodrow Wilson
le Rire
Paris
Stude
Vicks
A” Stella
Thacher Medicine CO
Chattanooga, Tenn
Romrew
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company
Dept. L. Winston-Salem, N.C
Cee
Southern
Chattanooga Bakery
1St National Bank
Woodson-Craig CO
Commission Merchants Dept. B
San Francisco
Calif
Kodaks & Supplies
T.S. Galeski Optical Co
Richmond, Va
Booker T. Waanington
Wilmore Book Co
Chicago
Til
Lucky
Magic Art Co
Chestnut, St.Louis
E. O. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute
Eatern
Lord Jesus Christ
Cass
Cextaur Company
New York
Castoria
W. Grove
Low
Baby
Baltimore
Cohen—Levy
Levy
Marine Eye Remedy Co
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