Genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Claim
The California Fig Syrup Co emphasizes its Exceptional Equipment and chemists to produce Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. Only the genuine method yields benefits, and customers should ensure the full company name appears on the package to avoid imitations.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Youthful Mind at Work in Kindergarten Visit
Miss Marjorie aged five visits a kindergarten and enthuses about attending regularly. She praises teacher Miss Lee saying she would grow up into a pretty lady if good. The child then muses on the idea of Miss Lee growing up as a naughty girl.
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Marjorie
Lee
Miss Marjorie
Miss Lee
Bringing Him Out asker cut Duffy spoken remark
Dialogue reveals Miss Trimm explaining she keeps Duffy silent to mold him into a diamond in the rough. The scene centers on a cutting metaphor and a plainly told plan to shape the youth.
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Asker
Duffy
Miss Trimm
Hall's Catarrh Cure legal notice and ads
Oath of Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. stating firm will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason. dated December 6, 1886 Toledo Ohio. Also advertisements for Hall's Catarrh Cure and Munyon's Homeopathic Remedies with testimonial claims and free promotional materials.
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TATE
City OF Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
He Wins Either Way Party Dilemma
A doctor warns a wife she may die of pneumonia if she attends a party while her husband argues she should attend to avoid regret. The exchange reveals a tense moral choice with potential fatal consequences depending on the decision.
Great Home Eye Remedy Adenses Eye Salve
Pettit’s Eye Salve offered as a universal remedy for eye diseases with quick relief. Advertises Howard Bros. in Buffalo New York as the distributing druggists. Notes that some people spend time giving advice rather than achieving results.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days by Paazo Ointment
Guarantee claims PAZO OINTMENT cures itching bleeding or prolapsing piles in six to fourteen days or money refunded. Ad asserts quick relief and refunds with a 50 cent price. A supplementary remark comments on women's talkativeness.
Practical Fashions Paris Pattern No 2772 All Seams Allowed
Pattern details three sizes 138 to 17 years with heavy fabrics. Describes wide tucks and center-front box plaited closing and back tucks. Requires specific yardage per fabric width and age size. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name address size and pattern number.
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Paris
Madras
Les
Paris Pattern No 2787 All Seams Allowed
Pattern notice for a shrimp pink challis frock shown with white silk embroidery. Adaptable to linen chambray cotton voile and more. Six sizes 2 to 12 years. eight year old dress uses 4.5 yards 27 inch or 3.5 yards 36 inch or 3 yards 42 inch. Send name address size and pattern number 2787.
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Paris
Does Worry Benefit the Doctor and the Grave-Digger
The Los Angeles Express argues worry has value as it benefits doctors by earning meal money, manufacturers of stomach medicine by exploiting nerves, and grave diggers by keeping them employed. The line emphasizes worry as economically useful despite its anxiety.
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Los Angeles Express
The Usual Way into a Masquerade Hall
A Detroit Free Press amusement line notes that husbands often choose to attend masquerades under their wives influence. The quip reflects social norms and playful gender dynamics in social events.
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Detroit Free Press
Not for Him Invitation to Dinner Crashes Pride
A dialogue shows a boss offering a dinner invitation to a boy who declines because his dress suit is in hock. The exchange highlights social pressures and financial hardship reflected in a single, clipped moment.
Cure for Eczema Shows Dramatic Turnaround
Mrs. Wm. Hunt describes severe eczema covering her body and scalp with bleeding sores and hair loss. After using Cuticura Ointment Soap and Resolvent, her symptoms eased, sores healed, and hair regrew, claiming lasting recovery.
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Wm. Hunt
Thomas St
Newark
N. J
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Overdoing It in Devil's Valley
In a Wyoming tale a young Englishman, recently arrived, wastes away from dietary dislike and a strict habit of bathing each morning. A landlady overhears a visitor claim he pines for a girl back east, but she dismisses the notion, insisting he is simply washing himself away.
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Devil's Valley
Wyoming
George and His Wad in Demand
A lighthearted sketch portrays George as highly sought after for social calls and bridge games. The mother notes George is popular, while the young wife quips he is an easy loser. The dialogue satirizes social ease and the humorous dynamic of domestic life.
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George
Postum Credit Boosts Health Claims in Letter
A reader testimonial from an Ills. woman describes coffee withdrawal leading to better sleep, fewer headaches, stronger stomach, and improved appetite after switching to Postum. She notes her brother also improved and praises Postum from the Battle Creek company and its advertised “There’s a Reason.”
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pligs
Money Made in Livestock in Central Canada
W J Henderson writes from Spokane that Central Canada farmers profit from wheat oats and vegetables while stock farming yields high prices for cattle horses and sheep He notes steers at 40 each horses plowing at 150 plus and a homestead patent in three years making land value solid despite late planting and good markets for pork chicks butter and eggs
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W. J. Henderson
Seattle
Spokane
Wash
Canada
Barber Shave Price Beckons With Bold Offer
In a carnival style witticism, a barber proclaims ten cents for a shave but warns the price jumps to a dollar for a full all over shave, playing on the cost of ten shaves to lure patrons.
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Caterpillar
Colonists' One Way Tickets to Pacific Coast On Sale
Colonists may purchase one way tickets from Chicago to the Pacific coast via the Chicago Union Pacific and Northwestern Line. Tickets priced at 33 dollars with low rates from all points. Double berth in tourist sleeping car seven dollars through to San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland. No extra charge on personally conducted tours. Write for itinerary and details to S A Hutchison Manager Tourist Department 212 Clark Street Chicago Ill.
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Chicago
Pacific Coast
Union Pacific
Northwestern
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
S. A. Hutchison
Clark Street
Ill
Vagrant Arrest Brings Boisterous Welcome to Police
An inmate visibly pleased by a vagrancy arrest during cold weather mocked officers on the way to jail. The sergeant warned to desist or be released, highlighting a lighthearted scene amid police custody.
The Secret of Poverty Addressed in New York
Dr. Woods Hutchinson of New York described poverty causes at the American Museum of Natural History in early January. He blamed overwork underfeeding and overcrowding, summarized as underpaid, and urged avoiding taking so much from the people rather than charity.
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Woods Hutchinson
New York
American Museum of Natural History
Church
Placing Him. Was Washington in the New Testament?
After Sunday school May asks if George Washington was an Israelite and her brother corrects her saying Washington is in the New Testament, not the Old. The exchange reflects playful family dialogue cited by Woman's Home Companion.
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May
George Washington
Australian Leaf Woman's Remedy Promoted by Mother Gray Co
An advertising notice touts Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a safe regulator for back pains urinary and bladder issues and other female ailments. Sold by druggists or by mail for 50 cents with a free sample offer from The Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
N. Y
Sore throat cures and social quips from early ad prose
The item mentions sore throat leading to tonsillitis quinsy and diphtheria, touting Hamlins Wizard Oil as a gargle to prevent these diseases. A jokey exchange hints at gendered commentary about a wife's view on her husband and conversation in a social setting.
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