Witty sketches and ads from a late 19th century issue
A mosaic of humorous vignettes, social quips, and medical ads. Dialogues tease etiquette at clubs and ballparks while a stern medical claim touts Peruna as a cancer cure. Short items remark on frontier nostalgia, capital jokes, and a grim case of illness praised as cured by Peruna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon
Boston
George
Young Tuffboy
Jimmy Tuffboy
Jimmy
Pard
Samy
Cannon
West
Wyoming
Pittsburg
Sal Gasette
Federal Street
Alleheny
Milo Ingram
Hugh McKelvy
Peruna
Hartman
Queen Victoria health rumors spur demand for cure
England circles await news on the queen’s kidney ailment with concern. An advertised remedy, Dr Fenner’s Kidney and Back Ache Cure, is cited as a universal fix amid testimonies from Fredonia New York dated March 8 1883 describing dramatic relief from kidney heart and female weakness symptoms. Sold globally by dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Sir
Tam
James Fier
You Bet Gilmore's Neuralgia Cure Offers Relief
An advertisement promises pain relief for stomach discomfort with Gilmore's Neuralgia Cure. If unsatisfied, money refunded. Each box priced at fifty cents at A. W. Morck's in Warren, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore
A. W. Morck’s
Warren, Pa
Gilmore's Aromatic Wine and Pile Specific Promoted in Warren
A health officer visits a Warren home to urge use of Gilmore's Aromatic Wine and Gilmore's Pile Specific as cures. The seller, A. W. Morek, advertises 50 cent boxes with no cure no pay. Other items include magnetic Elixir for coughs and Cow-Boy Condition Powder, plus Communion Wine for church societies.
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Johnson & Siegfried
Warren
Rowsle
Dru
Gilmore
A. W. Morek
Warren, Pa
A. W. Merek
A. W. Morck’s
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Warren Druggists
Owegs
N.Y
H. Hallet & CO
Portland
Maine
Pece
Bad Boy
A. W. Morck
A. A. Davis & CO
Jamestown Road
North Warren Station
Dunkirk
Allegheny Valley
Dewelling
Conewango Creek
North Warren
Ailler
Blooming Grove Park
N Demis
Millville Denon
America
H. A. Jamieson & CO
Crowning Glory Cook Store
Magee, Diamond and
Monroe Ranges
Denmark
Boynton
George P. Orr & CO
Warren, Fpa
Consid
Warren,Pa
T. H. Nevin
Pittsburgh, Pa
L. G. Noyes
Smith & Son
Oer Gee Ionalank
Pennsylvania Female College
Pitsland
Allegheny Mountains
Uelen E PeLuetuiav
C. H. Whittaker
General
Corydon, PA
Corydon
Warren County
B.f.branch
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Third Street
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