Foolish Dictionary review lampoons Wardz wordplay
The piece ridicules Gideon Wurdz and his Foolish Dictionary with spoof etymologies and epigrams. It. notes the author dedicates to his dog and mocks puns about Absinthe Automobilist Beach and other entries as a playful critique of linguistic whimsy.
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Gideon Wardz
Royal Gibe Society
Chicago Interocean
Wurdz
Messers Webster
Worchester
Mr. Wurdz
Adam
Webster
Electric Bitters Restore Health Says Fremont Resident
A Fremont North Carolina resident B P Bass reports severe kidney sickness and relief after using Electric Bitters. He claims friends were cured of rheumatism neuralgia liver and kidney troubles and general debility. Available for five cents at Flanders Drug Co. Time and tide wait for no man but time stands still for a woman of 80.
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B. PF. Bass
Fremont
N.C
Flanders Drug Co
Old Age Respect and Dr King’s New Life Pills Ad
A satirical note on youth versus age ends with a pitch for Dr King’s New Life Pills. The ad claims the pills cure dyspepsia fever constipation and related ailments, priced at 25 cents at Flanders.
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Dr. King
Flanders Drug Co
Dr. King’s New Discovery Cures Coughs and Colds
Carelessness causes railway wrecks and lung troubles. Dr. King’s New Discovery saves lives from throat and lung diseases, as shown by Mrs Lois Cragg of Dorchester Mass. Price 50 cents and 1 sample bottle free. Guaranteed by Flanders Drug Company. Unhappy marriages are epitomized by matrimony parsimony alimony.
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Dr. King
Lois Cragg
Dorchester
Mass
Flanders Drug Company
Arnica salve cures stubborn leg ulcer in Franklin Grove
A four year stubborn ulcer on J. B. Orner of Franklin Grove Illinois yielded to Bucklen's Arnica salve after doctors and remedies failed. The ad touts relief for burns scalds skin eruptions and piles and notes the price as 25e at Flanders Drug Co.
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Franklin Grove
Ill
Bucklen
Flanders Drug Co
When a man thinks he is the whole church
A brief reflection on pride and leadership within religious communities. It cautions that self emphasis undermines the headship of the church and unity among believers. The line suggests humility and proper reverence for spiritual authority.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Whole Bodily Comfort
A dyspepsia advertisement extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure to treat indigestion and stomach ills. It claims the medicine aids digestion, nourishes blood and tissues, and improves overall health, sold by Robinson Drug Co. The copy also notes women’s affection for flowers and hats adorned with birds.
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Robinson Drug Co
Claims of Croup Cure Cited as Chamberlain's Balm Sold Locally
An elderly Iowa man attributes his relief to Chamberlain's Pain Balm for sciatic rheumatism describing lifelong pain and stiffness abating after use. The ad promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children and croup prevention, claiming safe, pleasant tasting relief. The excerpt closes with a wry social remark about marriage to a wealthy widow.
One Minute Cough Cure and DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Ad
A vintage advertisement notes One Minute Cough Cure relieves coughs croup and flu instantly by acting at the source. It promises gentle use for all ages and praises DeWitt’s Witch Hazel for burns cuts and skin abrasions with a warning about counterfeit products.
Local Wagon Trade Opens In Vidalia Nearby
Merchants announce new wagon based business in Vidalia offering good goods and prompt service to the surrounding trade.
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Ad
Remedy claims to sharpen appetite cleanse stomach and regulate liver and bowels. Promotes use against dullness after meals bad taste torpid liver and constipation headaches bilious feelings. Price 25 cents per box. Sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
DeWitts Little Early Risers Promote Tonic Health
Advertises DeWitts Little Early Risers as a night and morning remedy for headache billiousness and drowsiness. Claims to cleanse by aiding the liver and bowels and rebuild the system with a tonic effect. Mentions Robinson Young as seller and jokes about mothers imagining Columbus discovering America on baby's first tooth.
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Robinson Drug Co
Columbus
America
Three For One Subscription Offer
A bold offer promises one year subscriptions to The Advance, the American Farmer, and the American Home for one dollar to the first 250 respondents. Payment qualifies old or new subscribers, and immediate action grants access to all three periodicals.
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Promise Quick Neuralgia Relief
An advertisement extols Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as a safe, fast remedy for neuralgia headaches stomach aches menstrual pain rheumatism backache and toothache. Claims calming nerve action relieves dizziness car sickness indigestion irritability sleeplessness and nervousness and offers a money back guarantee. A testimonial from Greensburg Indiana praises the product's long-term relief.
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Miles
Jeraitok
Gbo
Sal Nde Greensburg, Ind
Chamberlains Colic Remedy Endorsed By Texas Family
Mrs J B Cooke of Nederlands Texas praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a superior bowel complaint medicine for children. The ad claims it cures if used as directed and is sold by all druggists. Also a Chicago divorce suit over lack of smiles for seven years highlights humorous local cases.
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Chamberlain
J. B. Cooke
Nederlands
Texas
S. Vidalia Route Trains Advertised By M D S Ry
The S V idalia Route trains Nos 19 and 20 operate daily with elegant coaches between Macon and Savannah with no change. Nos 831 and 84 run daily except Sunday. No 82 runs Mon Wed Fri and No 88 runs Tue Thu Sat. Schedules show arrivals and departures at Walnut Street near Central City Park in Macon. Be E Williamson Traffic Manager Macon Ga.
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Macon
Union
Savannah
Walnut Street
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