Swamp Root and Health Claims in Broad Appeal
A rambling advertisement alleges kidney, liver, and bladder cures with Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer and Co. It cites dramatic health dangers and urges purchase of sample bottles, mentions testimonials, and includes scattered quotes about weddings, taxes, and everyday life to draw readers into the product pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanger
Root
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Hinghamton
N.Y
Bulmer & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
California Syrup of Figs Laxative Ad and Jokes
An old style advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a pleasant laxative for children and adults, promising gentle cleansing of the stomach liver and bowels without griping. It notes to ask for a 50 cent bottle and mentions warnings about cross or feverish children. The piece includes a series of brief jokes about a conscientious policeman, a quinine advertisement, and a light anecdote about a man who meddles in others’ business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Ark
Adv
Grape-Nuts Proves Its Strength With Children’s Health
A Brooklyn mother testimony praises Grape-Nuts for a weak digestion in a young boy who finally eats with relish and grows stronger. The husband also improves after embracing the cereal. A friend’s two children once ailing with rickets show marked health gains from the same food, reinforcing belief in Grape-Nuts, per Postum Co. Battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Postum Co. Battle
Pretty Cottage of Five Rooms and Porch
William A. Radford offers free advice on building a five room cottage with built in porch under separate roof. Article covers design details including attic storage, compact kitchen with pantry, rear porch, high set ground for basement, and cased openings linking reception hall, living room and dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Radford
Wealtie Avenue
Chicago
Built in seating and storage ideas for small houses
A guide describes adding built in seats in a living room bay and two wide dining room windows. It highlights a long dining room buffet under the windows for china and silver, maximizing storage. It notes that small houses often need extra storage and suggests locating a fruit and vegetable cellar away from the furnace.
Woes of Munitions Workers and Powder Mills
Alcohol fumes and underground labor in compressed air cause the bends and a dangerous condition dubbed powder house jag. Workers risk nerve strain, accidents, and nervous tension from sparks and fumes, with powder shops threatening infernos from minor sparks if not confined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Crowell
American Magazine
Serbians Good Infantry and Marching Power
The description extols Serbian peasants as excellent walkers and marching troops. It notes civilians routinely travel long distances to markets, two days on the road both ways, and Serbian soldiers move rapidly despite weak rail links. They march light with a bread-bag, enjoying occasional cigarettes and plum cognac.
Western mining and oil news highlights 1915 output and company moves
The 1915 Arizona output of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc valued at 85.551 million. The Archipelago mine in Montezuma district to reopen. Tom Reed and United Eastern may consolidate. Calumet & Arizona and Copper Queen to raise pay with copper price gains. Prominence and Royal John mines discussed. iron ore shipments rose 38 percent. Oil and gas activity noted in Wyoming and Colorado, with new companies formed and dam construction and placer mining planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Archipelago
Montezuna
Tom Reed
United Eastern
Tlon
Oatiman
Calumet & Arizona
Copper Queen
Suelters
Bieber and
Douglas
Promaence Nane
Nowr & Grande
National Copper Company
Skver City
St Louis
Torpedo
Memphis
Organ District
Las Cruces
Graphic
Magda
Jena
Royal Johns Mining
Deming
United States
Nivler
Byron
Greybull
Occidental Gold Mining Company
Hurricane District
New Castle
la Barge
Wyombe
Signal King Gold Mining Company
Signal Hill
Cripple Creek
William Christen
Lillian Lode
Idaho Springs
Chicago
St. Louis
McClelland Tunnel Company
United Freeland Development and Tunnel Company
Rubie Mine
Om Bull Hill
Advice on Lydia Pinkham remedy used for female ills
Readers share letters praising Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for alleged relief from female troubles avoiding surgery. Testimonies from Marinette Detroit and Bellevue claim improved health and weight gain after use. Confidential advice offered by Lydia E Pinkham Med Co with woman to read and respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkhamboratory
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkhard
Marinette
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Freep Benge
Marine
Lydia E
Tuo. Dwyer
Milwaukee Ave. East
Detroit
Mich
Bellevue
Miss I
Manhattan St
North Side
Med. Co
In Memoriam Franks Glidersioese Scene at Baltimore Route
A hazy reminiscence recalls Frank D. Glidersioese, Baltimore & Ohio clerk, and a new boss Pat. Across a route milepost reading Baltimore 42, humor and tragedy mix as a dead man Miles, 42, is buried where he fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank D. Glidersioese
Baltimore & Ohio
Pat
Baltimore
Phwat
Gildersleeve
Mike
Miles
Castoria safety note and summer service count
Important to Mothers urges careful inspection of CASTORIA bottles for infants and children and notes its safety for over 30 years. A humorous dialogue reveals a summer estate employing eighteen servants, seventeen cooks averaging five days each, plus a hired man, illustrating budgeting challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Hawkins
Wigglethorpe
Scott
Notable Quip on Automobiles vs Horses by Mrs Torkins
In a brief exchange, Mrs Torkins favors an automobile over a horse, arguing it is more economical and reduces temptation for Charley to wager on a horse. The remark reflects household humor and frugal sentiment of the period.
Fragmentary Lines Reflect On Life And Food Imagery
A puzzling dialogue hints at memory and sustenance with phrases about macaroni and a garden. The exchange alternates between male and female voices, suggesting a reflective or poetic fragment.
Eminent Authorities Endorse Dr Pierces Urine Remedy
Leading medical figures including Dr Eberle Braithwaite and Simon concur that urine often lacks clues to disease treatment. Send urine sample for free advice from Dr Pierce at the Surgical Institute Buffalo NY. A new remedy claims to be thirty seven times stronger than lithia for uric acid removal. Obtain Anuric 30 cent box or 10 cent trial pack via druggist or mail for samples and information on Dr Pierce’s remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eberle
Braithwaite
Simon
Dr. Pierce
Surgical Institute
Buffalo, N. Y
Lithia
Pierce
Also Mentioned on This Page
Monte
Pub- Heaton
Dec
Mroncho
Peter Cooper
Bix
Fudge
Niger
Mr. Cooper
Dustin Stax
Colorado
Cna
Boar's Pitts
Det Dens
Crujaren
Houre
Seorete
Wwe
Sirasbaene
Western Mining and Oil News
St Lows
New York
New Mexico
Wyoming
Wrtan of Company
Lovell
Saratoga Ol and Development Co
Saratoga
Upper California Gulch
Leadville
Dilton
Battle Mountain
Silverton
Yukon
Colorado Metals Company
Houlder
North Empire
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Terial Welfare
American Smelting and Refining Company
Ne Welfare Department
Metz
Gliddes
Witter
Gray & Davis
Colorado Cartercar Co
Broadway
Denver
Carter
Keeley Institute
Artis
Keeley
N. U. Denver
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