Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Endorsed as Trusted Family Remedy
After a quarter century of use Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is hailed as a staple laxative. The preparation blends simple laxative herbs with no opiates, priced at fifty cents a bottle and available in drug stores nationwide. A Baltimore user reports relief for indigestion and constipation. Free trial bottles offered by Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Klima
Ashland Ave
Baltimore
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello, Ill
Grave Narrow Escape From Life
A grave event describes a narrow escape from death with details detailing a close call and survival. The text centers on a life saved from peril and the surrounding circumstances.
New Strength for Lame Backs and Worn-out Conditions
A reader reports relief from chronic back pain after taking Anuric Tablets. The letter claims improved posture and reduced walking difficulty, attributing the benefit to this remedy. The note urges readers to ask their druggist for Anuric by Dr. Pierce, 50 cent packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crick
A. G. Drake
Pierce
Praise and Flattery Bring Only Weather-Drawn Friends
A saying warns that praising men and flattering women yields only fair weather friendships. It emphasizes that insincere praise attracts shallow allies who disappear in tough times.
Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Praise
A 1915 advertisement endorses Kilmer Swamp Root as a top kidney remedy. The testimonial from H. H. Brown of Pinnacle, NG, praises its effects on liver trouble and kidney health. Readers are urged to send ten cents for a sample bottle and receive a booklet, with regular sizes available at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Piles Cured by Six to Each Drees
A fragmented item notes medical claims with odd phrasing about piles and treatments. It mentions first application and lingering issues, with stray phrases about resignation and adversity. No clear persons or organizations are identifiable from the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teller
From Girlhood to Old Age Women Are Helped
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a universal remedy for female ailments from puberty to old age. It claims to support the organs, ease headaches and backaches, hot flashes, catarrh, bearing down sensations, moodiness, dizziness, and fainting, describing the product as a trusted women's medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Prescription and Advice in a Humorous Exchange
A cartoonish dialogue has a doctor advising a patient to use a handkerchief for a cold. An advertisement promotes a free book for horse owners from Hanford Mfg. Co. and touts Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh. Kipling is noted as fifty years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Hanford Mfg. Co
Syracuse
N. Y
Hanford
Col
J. P. Kerr
Craig
Lake Mattamuskeet
Hyde County
Carthage Mothers Find New Way To Keep Boys Free From Colds
Carthage mothers in Missouri advise keeping bedrooms well ventilated at night and applying Vick s Vap O Rub at first signs of trouble. They say the salve acts externally like a poultice and internally as a vapor, bringing relief for colds coughs and bronchial trouble in children. Three sizes 25c 50c or 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Vick
North Carolina
South
Vick's
Mire
Lee Wilkerson
Nut St
M. L. Salyard
S. Maple St
Bertha Crowe
Cover Crops Add Wealth To State
North Carolina gains over 1.6 million dollars in value from cover crops in the past year led by crimson clover, red clover, and vetch. Improvements and new facilities expand farms, homes, and public utilities as state agencies report progress and leadership changes across agriculture and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
C. R. Hudson
North Carolina Extension Service
A. & M. College
State Department of Agriculture
Hudson
Tufts
Leonard Tufts
A. and M. College
Southern Railway
Pogue
Denson
Col
Benehan Gameron
Clark
Carey J. Hunter
W. A. Graham
B. W. Kilgore
B. F. Montague
W. A. Withers
W. N. Jones
Dodson's Liver Tone Versus Calomel Ad Claims
An old advertisement mocks calomel poisoning and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe liver remedy. The colophon touts a 50 cent bottle and claims the product cleanses the liver without causing sickness, with notes on vegetable ingredients and non salivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Cure for pimples and a hat mishap on the rails
Advertisement for Cuticura ointment and soap offers a free mail sample. A Compton couple’s ride on a train ends with Mrs Compton sitting on a stranger’s hat, causing embarrassment as the owner retrieves the damaged headgear. A British maker unveils an inspection lamp for shell interiors with a guarded tubular lamp and a pushbutton switch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. L
Boston
Change of Food Works Wonders in Health Restorations
An advertisement-style piece explains that altering diet improves stomach and nervous ailments. It cites a Missouri woman who recovered after stopping coffee and using Postum and Grape Nuts, plus a husband who also benefited from quitting coffee. Postum products are described with prices and forms.
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Christy
Walter Clark
Ida Ball Warren
Samuel P. Christy
G. J. Warren
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Advertisement Claim
An old labeled ad touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with quinine and iron as malaria remedy and system builder. It warns about procrastination like a banana peel causing downfall and lists a 50 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GROVE
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Fletcher
F. A. Bush
Richland
HH. Brown
Pinnacle
Rudyard Kipling
MR. Hudson
Tar Heel
Capitol News
General News
Folk
B. P. Folk
Gaston County
Experiment Station
West Raleigh
J. D. McVean
United States
Washington
Clemson
Mr. McVean
Pennsylvana State College
North Carolina Department
McVean
National Guard
Continental Army
Secretary of War
Garrison
Young
Congress
Seret
R. L. Edwards
Hospital Corps
United States Army
Sergeant Edwards
Florida
Florida National Guard
Newbern
Reidsville
Rutherfordton
Asheville
Majette
Mark Majette
Columbia
Tyrrell County
State Board of Education
Mariette
Raeford
James R. Young
Commissioner Young
Murphy
Aurora Agricultural Fair Association
Aurora
Beaufort County
W. H. Hooker
R. L. M. Bonner
B. H. Thompson
J. O. Wilkinson
W. A. Thompson
E. L. Stewart
Lillian BH. Clement
State Insurance Department
Department of Agriculture
Smith
Hollowell
Major Graham
Bowman
Graham
John James George William Henry Archibald Ebenezer
Mrs. Compton
Dean
South Carolina
Isaac P. Coster
Emma &J
Greer
8. C
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Gowan Medical Concord
Ace
1St Nationa Woodson-Craig Co., Dept. B. Ric
Richmond
Lookout Biscuit
Southern Made
Chattanooga Bakery
Chattanooga
Tenn
Bere
Waren
Ie le Richmond Barber
Capreas
PARKS
Usad
N. C
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