Syrup of Figs Promoted as Pure Laxative Remedy
The advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a mild and effective laxative that cleanses the system and benefits the kidneys liver and bowels without causing weakness. It notes the product is sold by druggists in 50c and 1 bottles and manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. Also included is a humorous pansy fable describing the flower with petal symbolism and a note on its supposed French origin the stepmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
All's Family
Dr. Pierce
Dora A. Gutmrir
Oakley, Overton Co
Tenn
Small Beginnings and Promises From Curious Ads
A mash of health advice touts Hostetter s Stomach Bitters as a preventive for malaria rheumatism and digestive issues. The piece also shares a Manx tale of welcoming strangers and a Salter s corn claim of high yields with a free seed offer. A Chicago clothing sign promises outfits made to fit lean bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hostetter
Sedgwick Street
Chicago
Short Term Empress and a Mean Man in Conversation
A playful exchange centers on Empress portrayal by Binks-Oh and a boast of dominance before marriage. The dialogue shifts to a servant girl named A Mean Man and a teasing exchange about a character called Minkers described as mean, joking that he would even put his name on an umbrella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isle of Man
Boston Globe
Binks
Winkers
Binkers
Minkers
Ethel
Dot
Spilkins
Dogood
Robson
Washington
Justice Lamar
Jimmy
Cross Roads
Lucius
Enterprising Thieves and Oddities Amid Public Notices
Fragmentary newspaper items describe a planned two-burglar concert with wagons, a quip about tobacco in the afterlife, a perilous elevator tale with a weak rope and a drunken engineer, a comic exchange about hats and fashion, a Justice Lamar anecdote from Washington, and brief notices on deafness remedies, Southern California travel boosters, and women smoking in Germany as a social shift.
Seed and farming goods and cures advertised in 1904 style
A collage of agricultural ads and patent medicines promises 1000 bushels of potatoes per acre, seeds for oats corn and vegetables, and seed books. It also touts remedies for coughs teething and skin conditions with testimonial style notes and price hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salter
Department of Agriculture
United States
John A. Salter Seed Company
LaCrosse
Wis
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Mississippi
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W.L. Douglas
IG . Mass
W. L. Douglas
Ely’s
Warren St
N.Y
Patrice OF Arrell
Washington. D. Co
St. Jacobs
DE Laval Separator CO
Elgin
Ill
Cortlandt ST
New York
Windsor House
Boquet
Clarke
Scott & Bowne
N. Y
Bill
Jim
Regi
Japan
Herchug
Skinner
Skinner & Co
Italy
America
California
Union Pacific
Oreos
Yosemite Valley
Saeall
Ane
Calaveras
Monterey
Aoeca
San Francisco
Union
E. L. Lomax
Union Pacific System
Omaha
Germany
Royal
Hanson
Hegeman
C. UG. Clark Co
N.haven
Piso
Mra. E. C. Movirox
Needham
Mass
Mam Wuixston
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo
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