Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound testimonial
A Loveless era anecdote from Lackawanna New York touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for postnatal misery and nervous prostration. The advertisement cites Mrs. A F Kreamer of Ockawanna New York reporting improved nerves appetite and energy after using the remedy. It claims the product treats displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities and related female ailments and invites readers to seek confidential advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Eczema Cure Promoted By Cuticura Advertisement
A 1914 advertisement recounts severe eczema spreading over a young woman’s body and sleepless itching. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment samples, she reports complete healing and urges readers to obtain the products and Skin Book from Cuticura, Dept L Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee St
Hampton
Dudley Trueblood
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Patent medicine ad blows up a fever tale
A garbled old newspaper ad lists various patent medicines and nostrums. It touts SIX-SIXTY-SIX Tics for malaria or chills, Dr. Pierce remedies, Hanford's Balsam, Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil, and FEERILINE as a tasteless quinine substitute.
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Porter
Stopping Apple Waste in West North Wilkesboro Cannery News
North Wilkesboro and Mount Airy regions lead a shift in apple marketing as canneries, dealers, and growers coordinate to reduce waste. A central packing house project and local orchard firms set examples, with 20 to 30 cents per bushel for otherwise rotting fruit. The effort aims to bolster prices amid a large national crop and economic pressures. Governor Craig forms a committee on a graded town school linked to the State University pedagogy department. McAdoo praised for bank relief drive as cotton markets face stress. National Guard marksmen prep for a southeastern rifle meet in October. Supreme Court delivers opinions on multiple appeals across counties.
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North Carolina
J. Frank Fooshe
North Wilkesboro
Mount Airy
Mr. Fooshe
United Fruit Growers’ Association
Sparger Orchard Company
Granite City Orchard Company
Fooshe
Governor forms commission to place Vance statue in Statuary Hall
Governor Craig names a commission including Laura Carter and Mattie Moore of Asheville, John Henry Martin of Asheville, Associate Justice W. A. Hoke of Raleigh, and Clement Manly of Winston-Salem to have a marble statue of Senator Vance set in the National Capitol’s Statuary Hall. The panel operates with Council of State approval under an 1907 act and funds from the State Treasurer. North Carolina is noted as a top cotton producer with 330 pounds per acre and corn yield of 22.4 bushels, per the Agricultural Outlook Bulletin. Secretary McAdoo asks for information on state banks’ hoarding. Enrollment at A. and M. College reaches 615 as farmers’ sons begin to enroll amid favorable cotton prospects. Dr. T. P. Harrison returned from Rock Ridge to speak to the farm life school.
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Craig
Statuary Hall
National Capitol
Washington
Senator Vance
North Carolina
Laura Carter
Asheville
Mattie van L. Moore
John Henry Martin
W. A. Hoke
Supreme Court
Raleigh
Clement Manly
Winston-Salem
Council of State
General Assembly
Governor
Agricultural Outlook Bulletin
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
McAdoo
The
Corporation Commission
Secretary of the United States Treasury
Commission
A. & M. College
T.P. Harrison
Rock Ridge
Wilson County
Lesson for October 4 from Moody Bible Institute text
By E O Sellers Moody Bible Institute Chicago presents a lesson on Mark 14 1 2, focusing on Mary anointing Jesus at Bethany, Judas betrayals, and discplines reaction. It contrasts Marys faithful devotion with Judas selfishness, underscoring the memorial significance of the act.
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E. 0
Sellers
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Priesta
Jesus
Judas
John
Judas Iscariot
Mary
Martha
Lazarus
Peter
Jerusalem
Bethany
Shrewd Trick Saves Bank Amid Panic in South Wales
A bank in South Wales faced a run as farmers and crowds demanded cash. The manager ordered a clerk to heat sovereigns in a frying pan and pay out notes, claiming they were freshly minted. Confidence returned, the bank weathered the storm as customers believed coins were being produced.
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South Wales
How He Forgave McNab Deathbed Forgiveness Between McGregor and McNab
A dying McGregor, urged by a minister, forgives the McNab clan head with a blessing and a warning that his curse will rest on his son if he harms the McNabs, ending a notable feud with a final act of mercy.
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McNab
McGregor
McNabs
Clan McNab
Elixir Babek touted for malaria chills and fever
Chief of Police J W yng News Virginia endorses Elixir Babek as the best remedy for chills and fever, claiming twenty years of effective use. Elixir Babek costs 50 cents and is sold by druggists or sent by parcel post from Kloczewski & Co Washington DC. Also promoted are Ek Liver Pills.
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J. W. Yng News
Parcel Post
Kloczewski & Co
Washington, D. C
Wayward Son Quips About Spending and Mending Ways
A humorous exchange cited by the Boston Evening Transcript shows a father insisting he will not leave any inheritance unless his son mends his ways. The banter highlights lasting consequences for failing to reform.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Obscure 19th Century Patent Medicine Ads and Slogans
A jumble of vintage advertisements and comic quips for patent medicines and household remedies. The snippets tout Rub-My-Tism and Hanford's Balsam with casual claims of cures for rheumatism burns and eye irritations, alongside brief jokes about des dessert and burning money.
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Ell E Pinkham
V Command
Resa
Allaire Paint Co., Inc
Ty, N.d
Eantiem
Ars
Ain
Dr. Pierce
Hanford
Cate
Cial
McDowell County
J. L. Webb
Scial Court
McDowell
Young
North Carolina National Guard
Jacksonville
Fla
National Guard
Baie
Par Gurinty W. O Bickett
North’ Carolina
Bickett
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve Banking System
Cox
Atlantic Coast Line
Edgecombe
Powers
Norfolk Southern
Currituck
Tillett
Shepard
Chowan
Pritchard
Pasquotank
Spencer Et al
Gates
Neal
Camden Ferry Company
Beaufort
Hornthall
Western Union Telegraph Company
Tomlinson
Morgan
Wilson
Nelson
Southern Express Company
A. C. L. Railroad Company
Railroad Company
Express Company
Hill
Burden
Marshburn
Nash
Lipsitz
Bertie
Kenny
Seaboard Air Line
Berttie
Tyler
Vance
Christ
Carne
Libby, Msneill , Libby
Winchester
Des
Lou Marine
Book of Wand
Furine
Hemedy Co
Unicago
Grayce
Senate
Fletcher
Sweden
Bosry Picure
Dean
South Carolina
Wade Leephart
Columbia, & C
Saga
Tam & Well
Dean's
Doan
Tonster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Richmond Barber. College
Richmond, Va
Rome
PTL
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