Medical testimonials and product ads from early 1900s Elkhart Indiana
A collage of medical testimonials and advertisements claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female illness, plus mentions of Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Hicks' Capucine, and a brief note on Fuller's earth. The letter from Mrs Sapie Williams praises Pinkham's remedy, with a general guarantee of confidential response from the company.
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Elkhart
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sapie Williams
James Street
Indiana
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E.pinkham
Grape-Nuts Ad Claims Health Restorement and Family Benefit
A New York merchant recounts poor health from improper eating and credits Grape-Nuts for restoring digestion and sleep. He says three years of daily use improved his condition and even helped his two year old son gain robust health. The ad from Postum Co. promotes the cereal as a reason for better wellbeing.
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N.Y
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Peter
New Blewe Adr
Tragic End For Scott Antarctic Expedition
London reports Captain Robert F. Scott and several companions perished in the Antarctic during a return from the South Pole. An estimated sixty six died, with only some members possibly surviving. The Terra Nova carried the news, and a search recovered bodies and records at Cape Evans after a harrowing voyage from New Zealand.
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London
Robert F. Scott
South Pole
Roland Amundsén
Scott
New Zealand
Oamaru
Lyttleton
Pole
E. A Wilson
L. E. G. Oates
Inniskilling Dragoons
H. R. Bowers
Royal Indian Marine
E. Evans
Royal Navy
Antarctic
Scotti
Port Chalmers
Christ Church
Ross Sea
McMurdo Sound
Cape Evans
Captain Scott
Women the Rulers Colored Cloaks for Suffragette Parade
Washington dispatches describe the March 3 suffrage pageant as a non partisan educational show with women marching in varied colored cloaks and soft hats. Husbands may march for protective reasons while clubs push to establish permanent suffrage offices and push national reform.
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George Clinton
Washington
Congress
United States
Women’s Committee
Terra Nova misses stop en route to Lyttleton
The Antarctic steamer Terra Nova carrying Captain Robert F. Scott and his South polar expedition did not stop at Oamaru, only signaling. The vessel proceeds to Lyttleton. Scott's attainment of the South Pole on January 18, 1912, comes about one month after Roald Amundsen reached the pole.
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Christ Church
New Zealand
Robert F. Scott
Oamaru
Lyttleton
Scott
South Pole
Ronald Amundsen
Fight Over Anti Liquor Bill Moves to Senate Clash
Supporters of the Kenyon bill ready for a sharp Senate clash as final consideration opens. The measure mirrors the Webb bill but adds a section allowing state officials to control liquor shipments as soon as they cross state borders.
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Washington
Senate
Are You Subject to Constipation and Remedies
The ad promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative suitable for all ages. It argues against strong cathartics, claims gradual, lasting relief, and notes a money back guarantee. It cites Mrs. G. B. Pruitt of Berea Kentucky and offers free samples by mail from Dr W S Caldwell 208 Washington St Manticaum Tl via postcard request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
G. B. Pruitt
Berea
Greg
Momar
Dr. W
Washington St
Manticaum
Cure Advertisements and Humorous Snippets
A collage of vintage ads and quips notes remedies for headaches and biliousness, a laxative side product, a Broadway style joke about currency elasticity, and a bank joke about a loan to Bulger for a business with 1400 workers.
Eczema Cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Mrs W H Edgerton of Goldsboro North Carolina details a two year eczema case starting with itchy ears that produced pus and sores. After trying multiple remedies her child improved after two treatments with Cuticura Soap and Ointment, with full cure after four to five weeks. The notice promotes Cuticura products and offers free samples and Skin Book.
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Goldsboro, N. C
W. H. Edgerton
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
We ve Done Our Share. Woodby Mission In The Magazine
A brief exchange notes potential pay for writing for the magazine. Scribbins asserts the postal department funds about half, reflecting reliance on subsidy. The Boston Transcript framing gives a curt, industry insider tone.
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Woodby
Scribbins
Boston Transcript
Fragmented Rural Dialogue With Odd Dialect Snippets
A garbled set of rural skits and quips shows a small country boy and city man bantering about hunting and fashion. The lines hint at a failed cottontail hunt, a shy reply about shooting, and an exchange about Isabel’s beauty routine reflected in her changing countenance.
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J. W. Sechrest
High Point
Matton
Jockery
Pilates
W. T. Kirkman & CO
High Point, N. Cc
Atton’s
Sosse
EE. W. Leary
Bank of Commerce
High
N. C
Floyd J. Swift
Telephone
Wrens Compound
Hmerson
Papa
Outs
Worlds
TER
South
Polar Party
Burwell & Dunn Co
Charlotte
N. C. Adv
Bulger
Carter
Suter
Uldbey
Bo Lo
Haverstock
West Paint Bear Company
Charleston, & C
Granem
Sheridan's
Testes Agency
Charlotte, N. C
OC. K
Goldsboro
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