Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Lincoln Reverend
Rev J M Bumfeld of Lincoln Nebr testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his kidney backache after other remedies failed, confirming a statement from 1900. Advertisement notes 50 cents a box and urges purchase from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY amid miscellaneous product spots and quotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. BuMeld
8Th St
Lincoln
Nebr
Doan
SuMeld
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
PE RU-NA for Cramps In the Stomach of a Six Year Stand
Mrs J C Jamison of Watsonville Cal claims long standing stomach cramps cured by Perana after other treatments failed. She took nineteen bottles and is entirely cured, praising Perana as all it is claimed to be.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perana
Prana
J. C. Jamison
Marchant St
Watsonville, Cal
Initiation of a New Office Boy at Dope & Co
Lawrence joins Dope & Co as a new office boy. McNulty questions his name and assigns him errands. A large uniformed figure directs him to Paul Morton for desk repair, leading to a comical misadventure and Lawrence earning a sympathetic stenographer’s kindness with candy at lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNulty
Dope & Co
Lawrence
Haly
Shane
Verte
Gal
Nulty
Lawrence Anoffrey
Bill
Jin
Mike
McNally
Paul Morton
Nired
Paul
Pat
Lawrenew
Teddy Roosevelt
D. Rockefeller
Sonny
Paw Morton
Painting and Tongue Twisters in a 1900s Page
A miscellany piece discusses common painting problems caused by damp surfaces adulterated white lead and proper preparation. It advertises a National Lead Company painting guide and the Dutch Boy trademark as a purity guarantee. Included are humorous tongue twisters and brief regional anecdotes from Louisville and Milwaukee. The item ends with a joke about a Swede miner’s success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lead Company
Trinity Bldg
New York
Mann
Sister’s Trick Reverses Coffee Habit With Postum Health
A reader recounts how her sister swapped hot Postum for morning coffee without telling her. The alleged mental and physical decline from coffee improves after ten days on Postum, with newfound color, energy, and clarity. The note promotes The Road to Wellville and a free subscription offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Posum
Postum
Wellville
SUFFERS FOR YEARS THEN CURES ECZEMA
A Wisconsin woman Mrs Alfred Aldrich of Pompanopso uct, Wisconsin and her Ute granddaughter were reportedly cured of skin diseases by ordinary wintergreen oil mixed with glycerine and thymol. Mrs Aldrich says she had facial itching for three years and tried many remedies before using D D D Prescription oil of wintergreen and reports cure for herself and granddaughter. The anecdotal account is tied to pharmaceutical claims about D D D products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Aldrich
Pompanopsuoc
Huaband
Tam
Wat'Taan
All the Difference and March of Thought in Marriage
Hardy quips that before marriage Jones earned a large salary while now his wife earns it, calling their union ideal. Mrs. Hardy notes both think alike but she often thinks first. The excerpt ends with a witty domestic contrast and a humorous mood from Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Hardy
Mrs. Hardy
Joe
Fragmented ad filled page with medicines and humor
A jumbled OCR page features multiple old time medicine ads and jokes. It touts ear cure pitches for deafness and catarrh, casts doubt on remedies, and includes light humor about borrowing money and aging. References to Cheneys, Castoria, Murine, and bromine quine appear alongside jokes about single life.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Mrs Barclay
A Graniteville reader touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a safe cure for female ailments during the change of life. She praises its effectiveness for nervousness, irregularities, backache, and other symptoms, claiming it offers lasting health benefits and low cost. She calls for public endorsement to help other women in distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graniteville
Lydianus
Cons. Banclay
R.E.D
Lydia E. Pinkham
Elkham
Barclay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cutleura
Atlantic
Voller Lime & Cham. Corp
Hole Props
Boston
Gen. Washington
Air
Kansas City Journal
A.J. Tower CO
Boson
U. S.A
Tower Canadian CO
Tororto
Carada
PSH
Pir
Raipait Gorra
Lewiston
Oscar Wilde
Florence
Wilde
Paris
Turin
Vivante
Vivant
Vivant Garibaldi
Bismarck
Gladstone
Jimmie
Bababbas
Barabbas
Augusta
Taft
Martha
Louisville
West
Ole
Milwaukee Free Cress
Liverpool Mercury
Avi
Vrutrediing Pte Tedayeorney
Samson
Cannes
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druxeieta
Pia
White
Black
Judge
Chas. Barclay
Bettas
UES
N. U. Salt Lake No
Vat
Mapiedee
Dlasalving Graamlated
Grocers
C. Best
Harari
Nat Eaprens
Spohn Medical CO
Cosi Midlana
Putnam
Eee
Peglman A
CIA
Wabitwal
Ieee Redulan
Campbell Sub-Surface Packers
Sete
Lwoxizes
Partin & Orendorff Co
Wertlond
Ore Canton
Sputinne
Went
Is Dlen Nice Co
Len City
Richfield Leplemmet
Mai
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