Cascarets advertise digestive relief for ten cents
An ad promotes Cascarets as a gentle nightly cleanse for liver and bowels costing 10 cents a box. It claims quick morning improvement with no griping, and cites widespread use by men and women to prevent headaches and indigestion. A separate Princeton University notice reports professors’ salaries averaging 2180 dollars with full professors at 8600 and assistants at 400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Princeton University
Swamp Root Kidney Medicine Ad and Harvard Tobacco Decline
An early 20th century advertisement for Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root promotes kidney liver and bladder benefits with a sample offer dated September 21 1916. The text also notes Harvard Union statistics showing a drop in tobacco purchases and reading expenditures among Harvard students over the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Adv
Iiter
Harvard
Harvard Union
Tlarvard
Siu
Green's August Flower Advertised Remedy
A Victorian style ad touts Green's August Flower as a cure for stomach disorders and liver inactivity. It claims relief from sick headache constipation sour stomach nervous indigestion and gas caused palpitation of the heart. The text markets the product as a gentle laxative that cleanses the digestive tract and stimulates bile production with two doses said to relieve symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ady
The Sign of Indian Prosperity
The ownership of a motorcar may not always be a safe index of material prosperity but in the case of John Lightfoot of Arizona it proves the blanket Indian can succeed at dry farming. Lightfoot is said to possess such a machine and he is not likely to be the last red man to enjoy this privilege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lightfoot
Arizona
Lightfoot
Freckles Remedy Promises Clear Skin By Ethine Doubl e Strength
A newspaper ad touts ethine double strength freckles treatment. Apply nightly and morning with one ounce often enough to fade the spots and reveal a clear complexion. Money back guarantee if it fails. Also mentions a rubber wallpaper invention by an Englishman.
Prudence Starr Finds Romance With Des Moines Man
Prudence Starr, daughter of a Mount Mark Methodist minister, grows entwined with Jerrold Harmer from Des Moines. On a hillside near the parsonage, they converse about life, love, and futures as Prudence nurses a hurt ankle and both reveal a cautious, budding attraction. Jerrold professes love for home folk over college life, while Prudence confesses she is twenty and cares for her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starr
Mount Mark
Prudence
Fairy
Carol
Lark
Constance
Papa
Prudence Starr
Jerrold Harmer
Des Moines
Irudence
Jerry
Roldie
Hammie
Cross
Harvard
Jerrold
Father Starr and Prudence Plot a Harvester Meeting
In the parsonage Prudence returns with a sprained ankle and broken bicycle after a dawn walk. Harvard graduate Jerry Harmer is said to have helped, leaving with his coat in the wagon. The family plans to greet him at four with careful preparation as Prudence’s excitement grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudence
Father
Mr. Davis
Connie
Fairy
Mr. Harmer
Jerry
Er Harm
Ives Moines
Lin
Des Moines
Mount Mark
Harvard
Father Starr
Michigan Happenings Houghton Chassell school gift planned
Reports from several Michigan towns note diverse events. Worcester Lumber of Chicago offers to donate a 324,900 school building in Chassell to replace a burned one, honoring Henry K E Southwell. Saginaw forecasts little flood risk, Delta County land sale to Indiana firm valued at 47,830, and various local incidents across Michigan towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton
C. H. Worcester
Chicago
Worcester Lumber Company
Chassell
Henry KE. Southwell
Mr. Worcester
Escanaba
Upper Peninsula
Delta County
Indiana
Ilinois
Stranger in Transit Adventurer or Truth Seeker
A reader questions the stranger's identity as he walks from Des Moines to Mount Mark. Speculation rises about motive, timing, and possible adventure rather than deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Mount Mark
Woman in Perfect Health Thanks Lydia E Pinkham Remedies
Mrs Elsig J Van Der Sande of Paterson New Jersey credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier with curing back pains irregularity and fatigue after using multiple bottles. She urges other women to try the remedies and reports feeling as well as any other woman. The notice directs readers to write the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson, N. J
Lydia K. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Elsig J. van der Sand
Cold cash key to suppression on table threat
A brief report notes that substantial payments are proposed as the main method to counter a table threat. The piece cites authorities and potential bidders, but details remain concise and focused on the financial approach as the central lever.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Will
Mattie Moore
Orlando
Rosalind
Iradence
Michigan
Saginaw
Saginaw Valley
Federal
Imlay City
Marvin Robinson
Lapeer
Kalamazoo
Petoskey
Flint
Sturley Hospital
S'Ates
Alice Ferguson
Cadillac John Hush
Industrial School For Boys
Lansing
Port Huron
Thumb
Detroit
Michael Oleska
Edward Pets
Edward Petz
Petz
Edward
Michael
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
China
America
James H. Balch
Albert Ten Husschen
East Lansing
Lindemann
M. A
Walter Crocker
Crocker
Grand Rapids
Wilson & Co
Arthur Cook
Asa'ovk
Maple River
Pellst
Jerry Shanahab
Michigan Chaptral
Pinkham
Ae Ae Stearns’ Electric
U. S
Fletcher
Rene
Republic of Pangolas
Brooklyn Eagle
California
San Joaqquin Valley
Postum
Wellville
Vay
Ust
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!