Wordy offers for gifts and services from Warren merchants
A jumble of ads notes gift buying for Christmas from Wraan and Davis Jewelers Warren PA to clothes cleaning at Mrs Leums Casemere, a new dry cleaning process, boarding stable on Third Street, Dre Kaufmann medical work offer, Adelphia Kitchen boarders needed, Rogers Goods at Cost, and piles Pomade promotions by Siegfried & Co Warren PA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leums
Casemere
Second Street
Dre Kaufmann
P. Ordway & Co
Boston
Mass
Anderson
Oudenburg
N Y
Siegfried & Co. Draguists
Warren, Pa
Castoria remembered through generations
The ad recalls Castoria as a trusted remedy from infancy to motherhood, noting it soothed a sick baby, calmed a crying child, and accompanied a mother and her children through years of care. It emphasizes the product's enduring family use and comforting presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castoria
Misa
Castorie
Two Valuable Friends 4 A Pan-Tina Coast Remedy
A period ad describes Red Flag oil as a household pain reliever for rheumatism sprains bruises and burns while promoting Pan-Tina as a cough cold and consumption remedy. It urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle and offers a free trial at F M and R D Kahly's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerp
Gough
The Use and Abuse of Whisky
This discussion extols rye whisky as a necessary aid for naturists and medical use. It notes physicians prefer Klein's Silver Ave and Dugueur whis, claiming hospitals rely on them and they are among the best sedatives. Prices cited: Silver Ave at $1.50 and Duquesne at $1.25 per quart. For sale through druggists and Ludwig Mayer, agent for Warren County, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAL Ayeds & Sons
Klein
Duquesne
Tivin
Ludwig Mayer
Warren Enuity
I City
Don’t Quarrel Wik People for Groining with Rheumatism
A distressed ad urges sufferers not to blame others for rheumatism and neuralgia pain. It touts Re Flag Gil as a cure used by hundreds, costing 25 cents at F. Mew R. D Kable's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kable
Imported Dresses Blend Empire and Earlier Styles
New York dispatch reviews ball gowns and accessories showing a hybrid of empire silhouettes with twenty year old fashion. It highlights orange satin gowns from Paris, hoop skirts resurfacing, and innovations in mourning cloaks and jackets at an importing house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Kmees
Olive Harper
Fail of the Leaf and Fall Tones in Advertised Remedies
Fragmented ad text notes leaves turning color and approaching winter, urging readers to prepare against disease. It promotes Klein's Silver Arge or Aquesne tonic as a stimulant, with pricing at 1.40 and 2 per quart, sold by Ludwig Meyer, Quity, agent for Var Ten county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bervh
Klein
Ludwig Meyer
Quity
Var Tén County
Prince Regent Letter Read At Pittsburgh Address
An old family gathering around a father’s mail reveals a note about Prince Regent. The letter mentions 23 cents postage and a whiskey purchase at a local store, with a Pittsburgh address given for registered mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Damil
Mcculloug
Ralfentury
Liberte Stret
Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh
Psi
Prince Regent
Fragmented humor and legal tale from old newspapers
A collage of quips and anecdotes from various papers and a long tale from Youth's Companion. It cites jokes about inflated mats, musical wit, and a courtroom scene where a bank wins despite stirring tears from the plaintiff's advocate.
Innocent Young Thing and Old Fashioned Views in Comic Bits
A collage of comic snippets from Chicago Tribune style quips and cartoon captions. Lines feature characters like Burglar Bill and Holdup Jake in humorous exchanges about money and nerve. Another vignette shows a clerk receiving a free suit for minding his own business while a bank president laments a missing $20,000 as a setup for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake
Chicago Tribune
Where Some Talent Goes Foreigner You Buy Your Country
A brief note on American talent and advertising success cited from the Chicago News Record via the American Citizen. It questions how artists and literary figures fare in the United States and praises the advertising they produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News-Record
Whimsical Army of Words in Fractured Jokes
A collection of light captions and quips from newspapers including a boy declaring readiness to fight any rival and a mother’s playful deflection. Snippets reference wedding gifts from engaged partners and a joke about pencils and memory. Publication tone mirrors late 19th century humor.
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Acker
England
America
W. H. Hooker
New York
Carters
Carter
Ely’s
Thea Bars
ELY Brother
Werren St
Wraan & Davis, Jewelers
Warren Pa
Baker & Loeuen
Third Street
Adelphia Kitchen
Water Street
Upr
Prion Bridge
Rogers
Kongera
Harpwaret
Lia
Uni
Siegfried & Co
Warren
Bere Ater
J. H. McLean
Rt R. Hicks
Binghamton
Westfield
Boston Courier
Martini
Withernp
Harper’s Bazar
Justice of the Peace
Miss Smythe
George
Briggs
Griggs
Brigges
Clerne
Jimmie
Belle
Neil
Estelle
Somerville Journal
Washington Star
Cologne
Florida
Acme
Wolrf
M. H. Downs
Avipago
Lane
F. Woodward
le Roy
Jpcersant
Theel
Green
Philadelphia
Hospital and College
Afcasara
Theal
Casey Woll
Times Y
Ronne
Earth
Tae Eo Sheridan
Syed
Igh
Jomison & OO
Elc West
Stagefried & Co
Travists
Kopf & Henry
Water
Wyman & Davis
Jewelers
Davis
Pate
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