Peruna ingredients examined by U S Dispensatory evidence
A historical notice questions Peruna claims by citing the United States Dispensatory. It details hydrastis canadensis golden seal as treating mucous membrane disorders and pelvic diseases, corydalis formosa and cubebs as tonics, cedron seeds as a bitter tonic for dysentery and intermittent diseases, and oil of copaiba as a mild stimulant and diuretic aiding the stomach kidneys and genito-urinary tract. It invites readers to request a free testimonial book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Peruna
Allen's Foot-Fase Cure Sold by Druggists in 25 Cents
Allen's Foot-Fase offers relief for hot sweaty callous and swollen feet with a trial package free. Sold by all druggists at 25 cents. Address Allen Olmsted Le Roy New York. Col Silas W Burt recently elected president of the Civil Service Reform association and a naval officer under the first Grant administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Col
Silas W. Burt
Civil Service Reform Association
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim Adverts Deafness Cure
An advertisement claims a constitutional remedy for deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It offers one hundred dollars for any case of deafness cured by the remedy and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Pearl monopoly merchant visits Washington
Joshua Pisa, a leading pearl merchant from the Isthmus of Panama, travels to Washington. He holds valuable concessions from the Panama government granting nearly a monopoly of pearl oyster beds in the Pearl islands, located about 75 miles from Panama City, with shipments mainly to Paris.
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Joshua Pisa
Isthmus
Panama
Washington
Pearl Islands
Pacific Ocean
Paris
Seed Company Unveils Two Foot Long Cats Heads
La Crosse Wisconsin seed firm John A. Salzer Seed Co. claims a new catalog item named cats heads reaching two feet in length. The note touts Spetz the great cereal hay food as part of the offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
America
Seed and Tool Catalog Offered Free by Salzer Need Co
Free 8 page Seed and Tool Catalog mailed to buyers. Send 6¢ in stamps for free samples of Two Foot Long Oats and other cereals plus catalog. John A Salzer Seed Co Box W La Crosse Wis.
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John A. Salzer
Inventive Doctor Uses Hot Potatoes To Warm Hands
Dr. Herbert Cisziborne of New York, famed for genius and looks, suffers cold hands in winter. He warms his fingers with hot water, a hot fire, or a hot potato carried in each overcoat pocket. Two silk wrapped potatoes stay piping hot, useful for sports and sleigh rides.
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Herbert Cisziborne
New York
Colonists’ One Way Tickets to Pacific Coast From Chicago
Colonists may purchase one way tickets from Chicago to the Pacific coast via the Chicago Union Pacific and Northwestern line. Daily sales through March and April at 33 dollars with low rates from all points. Double berth in tourist sleeping car only seven dollars through to San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland. No extra charge on personally conducted tours. Write for itinerary and details to 5 A Hutchinson Manager Tourist Department 212 Clark Street Chicago Ill.
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Chicago
Pacific Coast
Union Pacific
Northwestern
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portjland
A. Hutchinson
Clark Street
Ill
HARDSHIPS OF ARMY LIFE TOLD BY BOLIVAR VETERAN
David W. Martin of Bolivar Missouri describes lifelong kidney trouble from wartime injuries and says Dean's Kidney Pills gave him relief within a short time. He reports back pain headaches dizzy spells and irregular bladder action improved after taking the remedy. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David W. Martin
Bolivar
Mr. Martin
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Alfalfa and Sugar Cane Boom in Cameron County Texas
A Raymondville report describes high cane yields and multiple alfalfa cuttings in Cameron County along the Rio Grande. It notes sugar cane stalk planting lasting eight to ten years, Rio Grande sugar content higher, and a gold medal for Closner plantation cane at St. Louis Exposition. A descriptive Texas Gulf Coast book offers via John Sebastian contact details.
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Raymondville
Tex
Cameron County
Texas
Gulf Coast
Rio Grande River
St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico
Iowa
Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande
Closner Plantation
Hidalgo
Old-Time Patent Remedies and Nonsense Puffs
A collage of 19th century patent medicine claims and product pitches. Advertised items include face dyes, tonics, syrups, laxatives, and cures for piles. Also notes siege balloons and odd anecdotes about Richard Harding Davis and Garfield Tea.
Senator Pettus Charter and Civil War Rank Timeline
The article notes Pettus served as a lieutenant in the Mexican War and rode with the forty-niners to California. He rose from major to brigadier general in the Confederate army. He joined the bar at Gainesville Alabama at age 21, during a period when Texas was independent, California part of Mexico, Oregon disputed with Britain, Andrew Jackson wielded political power, and Polk had not yet become president.
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Senator Pettus
California
Gainsville
Ala
Texas
Mexico
Great Britain
Oregon
Andrew Jackson
Polk
United States
Home remedy for rheumatism and kidney health
A simple homemade mixture claims relief for rheumatism and backache and improves kidney function. Fluid Extract Dandelion half ounce Compound Karyon one ounce Compound Syrup Sarsa parilla three ounces shaken in a bottle and taken after meals and at night.
St Lawrence Alma-Tadema Bound for Law Career
St Lawrence Alma-Tadema, later a famed painter, was pushed toward law by his parents who disliked his art path. He had to rise early to paint before other duties.
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St. Lawrence Alma-Tad2ma
R. A
Brandreth's Pills Promote Blood Purifiers and Health
Stimulate the blood with Brandreth's Pills described as a great blood purifier and laxative. They act on the bowels kidneys and skin to cleanse the system and help nature throw off morbid humors. One or two pills nightly recommended. each pill contains extract of sarsaparilla and other vegetables. Sold everywhere in plain or sugar coated form.
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Brandreth
The Needle Aims Across Centuries of Use
A Zion's Herald piece surveys the needle from bone and wood origins to modern twenty first century craft. It notes daily global consumption around three million and US women using about 300 million yearly. It outlines twenty one manufacturing steps from wire cutting to polishing and eye finishing.
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United States
Zion's Herald
Poets Visit Stirs Silent Dinner Table Tale
A pair discuss a poetess who visited after dinner and cried openly. one daughter recalls cooking for her and sharing wine. They wonder if the poetess will see them again, and vow not to reveal themselves if she returns unobserved.
Fragmented humor about critics and genre terms
A quirky line contrasts Homer’s metric sense with a milk wagon and Rafael’s unfamiliarity with the word genre. It imagines critics speaking in technical language beyond Wagner’s grasp.
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Homer
Rafael
Wagner
Cuticura Remedies lauded by eczema sufferer in Chicago
A woman from Chicago extols Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills after three months of use curing a severe eczema. The statement from Mrs Florence E Atwood cites personal healing and recommends the products to others. Witness L S Berger signed the testimonial dated October 2 1905. Good Type of New Woman features Corliss Babson a Vassar assistant and noted high jumper.
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Chicago
Florence E. Atwood
Crilly Place
Berger
Vassar College
Corliss -Babson
Miss Babson
Taylor
Miss Ba
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted
A historical advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments. It cites testimonials from Mrs. W. S. Ford and Miss Grace E. Miller and invites women to write to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for guidance and potential free advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lydia FE. Pinkham
W.S. Ford
Lansdowne, St
Baltimore
Pinkham
Grace E. Miller
Michigan St
Buffalo, N. Y
Krs, Pinkham
Maine man credits Grape-Nuts with curing dyspepsia
After years of digestive illness and liver trouble the Maine writer says a nine month trial of Grape-Nuts breakfast with cream and sugar relieved pain improved digestion and boosted health. He claims nearly a complete cure and invites letters for verification, citing Postum Co. promoting The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Presidential Elector Merritt Cured by Favorite Remedy
Albert Merritt former New Jersey State Senator and Presidential Elector served as Treasurer and General Manager of the Consolidated Bay Co. in New York. He suffered severe urinary and digestive illness in 1882 and credits Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy with a permanent cure. He praises it as going to the root of his trouble and endorses free samples and large bottles for sale at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Merritt
New Jersey State Senate
Consolidated Bay Co
Nassau Street
New York City
David Kennedy
Mr. Merritt
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U. S
Putnam
Richard Harding Tavis
Senator
Mrs Pinkham
Womex
Grace E.miller
W. S.ford
Buffalo A.L. O
Buffalo Oil Paint & Varnish CO
Buffalo Chicago
Elkhart Carriage & Harness Bug. Co
Elkhart
Indiana
WM. Craemer
Morse School OF Telegraphy Company
United Bank Bldg
Cincinnati
Ohio
Dwiggins Wire Fence Company
Anderson, Lad
Pater
Milo B. Stevens & CO
14Th St
Washington, D.C
Cleveland
Detroit
Richard
Landaml Industrial
Benthery Re
Motaie & Onde RW
Louis, Mo
G. A. Park
Cen
Ind’l Agt
Louisville & Nashville
R. R. Ge
Louisville, KY
R. Paxton
Boston
London
Charterhouse Sq
Park
Rue de la Pats
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
U. G. Ae
Dole
Culicura Books
Far Luis
Canada
Titae
Questiog
Wester Canada
Ross
Superintendent of Immigration
Ottawa
Canmis
UH. M. Williams
Sihic
Watson FE
Culemar, Pateo
Voor Rev
Washington, DCC
Fermsiow
AN KC
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