Mayor of Sunbury Endorses Peruna in 1907 Ad
Sunbury Ohio mayor C C Brooks and attorney for Farmigan Sunbury Building Company extol Peruna's virtue in a 1907 advertisement. They claim weather changes trigger minor ailments and promote Peruna as a standby, urging readers to ask their druggist for the free Peruna Almanac for 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Brooks
Sunary
Ohio
Farmigan and
Sunbury Huilding and Co
Peruna
Driggist
Man battles enraged buck and drops on its back
A hunter, Peter Rindernecht of Camp Bailey Pennsylvania, crawled from a tree into danger when a large buck charged. He leaped, dropped onto the deer's back, broke its spine with his weight and killed it with a knife. Separate notes describe ocean mail sorters, an old man’s long life near London, and studies of the Dismal Swamp sinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Rindernecht
Camp Bailey
Pete
Hinkle
Saffold
William Lodge
eston-on-Sea
Tuvor
Queen Vic
Hints for the Housewife on Cleaning and Polishing
Practical household tips dated and practical. It covers straightening whalebone, brass care with methylated spirit, tortoise shell combs, using sweet oil lightly, cleaning feathers with gasoline, caution about fire, ironing dampness for starch, drying decanters upside down, and frost season window cleaning with paraffin. Includes tissue paper as a polisher.
Proper Care of the Sink and Home Furnishings
Instructional notes cover sink maintenance with impervious materials, hot water flushing, and trap care, plus library divan styling with brown velour and orange accents. Also includes jelly preparation, fern trimming tips, and care of wooden articles with soap and Fuller's earth guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuller
Effective Remedy for Coughs and Colds Promoted Together With Morocco Notes
A purported cure for coughs and consumption blends Virgin Oil of Pine with glycerine and whisky, claimed to work within 24 hours. The piece also discusses Berber Moroccans, their name, location in the Atlas Mountains, language Shilhah, and lack of written literature, highlighting rich oral folklore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Morocco
North Africa
Canaaan
Joshua
Nun
Spain
Atlas
Brandreth Pills Promote Digestion and Vitality
Invigorate the digestion with Brandreth Pills, a century‑old vegetable laxative tonic. One or two nightly doses cleanse the blood, energize the body, and relieve constipation or dyspepsia. Sold in drug stores plain or sugar coated. Marriage at a Discount notes changing views on divorce and social attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandreth
Deafness Cure Claim Declares Eustachian Tube Blockage
An advertisement asserts deafness arises from inflamed mucous membranes and clogged Eustachian tubes. It promises a constitutional remedy through "Halls Catarrh Care" with a money-back offer and urges readers to request a trial bottle via Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peetie
Careni
Cheney & UO
Marriage Proposal Sparks Desperate Threat Revealed
Fragmented text describes a marriage proposal and a calculated threat. It references Castorta medicine, long standing Sunday school attendance in Upland Pennsylvania, and mentions individuals Draper Bleakeley Wolfenden Eves Taylor. The passage ends with mixed phrases about umbrellas and odd notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Wolfenden
Thomas Bleakeley
Baptist Sunday School
Upland
Thomas K. Draper
Bilas Eves
William Taylor
Awful Attacks of Pain and Cured Kidney Trouble
A Colorado Springs man describes twelve to fifteen years of kidney and back pain with three week attacks. After using Doan's Kidney Pills his condition improved, leading to permanent relief. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas N. McCullough
Weber St
Colorado Springs
Colo
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
All Kinds of Animale Playmates for Children in Paris
French society shows a high demand for live pets as New Year gifts. Children request puppies kittens and even monkeys tigers and leopards leading to a bustling trade. Young animals are harmless until they mature and then are sent to one of Paris two grand zoos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gyp
Eczema cures and curious postal note fragment linger in ad copy
A testimonial extols Cuticura Remedies curing eczema with soap and ointment and mentions a sister’s head eczema and another sister using Resolvent and Pills. The text shifts to a postal department notice about bear hunting, a western postmaster’s threat of closing a post office, and then a seed and mail-order pitch with a lure for free stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Post Office
Edith Hammer
Morrison, Il
Post Office
Putnam Face Less Dyes and Patent Remedies Advertised
The item lists various health and patent remedy claims and satirical asides about quack medicines and trading stamps. It references Quin ine tablets and a general critique of dishonest advertising. The prose imitates a late 19th to early 20th century newspaper tone with moral commentary on commerce and injustice.
Health and Spirits Restored by Dr Williams Pink Pills
Customer testimony from Mrs. E. M. Spears of Athol Massachusetts describes recovery from a year of indigestion general debility and nerve and blood weakness after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She notes swelling dizziness cramps sleepiness and fatigue improving after starting treatment and praises the medicine as grand for weak women. Pills sold by druggists or mail order at 50 cents per box or 2.50 for a box set from the Dr Williams Medicine Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkburn
United States
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lynn, Mess
Williame
E. M. Spears
Mt. Pleasant Street
Athol
Mass
Willams
South Vernon
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
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Putnam
Timself
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