German man buys pain balm for wife in Dayton ad
George Schaub of New Lebanon Ohio, a frequent Dayton Vorzeitung reader, bought Chamberlain's Pain Balm for his wife who suffered back pain for eight weeks. After a few days she felt reborn and soon could resume chores. The liniment is sold by Cook Sherman and Stewart's Pharmacy. The Washington Star notes wartime cooperation from Filipinos would aid a courteous campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Schaub
New Lebanon
Ohio
Dayton Vorszeitung
Chamberlain
Cook & Sherman and
Stewart’s
Ten Years in Bed and a Kidney Cure Testimony
R A Gray of Caleville Indiana describes ten years confined to bed by kidney disease. After exhausting medical help Poley’s Kidney Cure was recommended and called a Godsend. The St Louis Globe Democrat reports Boer immigrants will be welcomed in the United States with front-seat at shooting matches. The paper notes a butte is as wood as a kopje.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.A. Gray
J. P
Caleville
Ind
Poley
Earnest Lemmon
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
United States
Foley's Kidney Cure Promised to Cure Kidney Troubles
If you have kidney or bladder trouble and do not use Foley's Kidney Cure, you will have only yourself to blame for results, as it positively cures all forms of kidney and bladder diseases. Sold by Harnest Lemmon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Harnest Lemmon
Sweet girl graduate ready to learn cooking
The Chicago Tribune notes a young graduate, described with affectionate flourishes, is now prepared to begin instruction in cooking skills. The item highlights a personal milestone and the newspaper tone of light social commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago Tribune
Heaven Bless
Kidney Cure Restores Salem Man After Five Years
Robert R. Watts of Salem Missouri writes of five years with kidney disease. He says he lost flesh and felt unwell despite consulting leading physicians and trying various remedies. After using Foley's Kidney Cure he recovered fully in under two bottles and is now sound and well. sold by Earnest Lemmon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Watts
Salem
Foley
Earnest Lemmon
General De Wet Urges Boers to Be Good Colonists
In an address to Boer prisoners at the Vredefort concentration camp General De Wet urged them to conduct themselves as good colonists, stressing orderly behavior and loyalty during captivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Wet
Vredefort
Asthma Sufferer Praises Foley’s Honey and Tar
Daniel Bantz of Otteville Iowa reports three to four years of asthma and multiple treatments before Foley's Honey and Tar gave immediate relief. He urges others to try it and notes Earnest Lemmon sells the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Bantz
Otteville
Iowa
New York
Foley
Earnest Lemmon
No, a Woman Who Marry for Money Remains Unwed
A sharp witticism notes that a woman who marries for wealth remains unmarried. the joke concludes the husband did not love her but her purse.
Avoid Trouble With Chamberlain Colic Remedy
Urges readers to buy Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for family use before summer. Claims it is the most successful medicine for bowel complaints for children and adults and advises purchase from Cook & Sherman and Stewart's Pharmacy. The note also reports a barrel of nickels worth 800 dollars tied to the strawberry harvest at The State Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook & Sherman and Stewart’s Pharmacy
Nauyoo Rustler
Saved From an Awful Fate by Dr. King's Discovery
Mrs. A. M. Shields of Chambersburg Pennsylvania credits Dr. King's New Discovery for curing six months of severe sickness described as Hay Fever and Asthma. She calls it the safest cure for throat and lung diseases and notes guaranteed bottles at 50 cents and one dollar with a trial bottle free at Cook and Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Shields
Chambersburg
Cook & Sherman
Russ Bleaching Blue Insist on Genuine 10c Groceries
Advertisement notes Russ Bleaching Blue product priced at 10 cents. Calls for customers to insist on authentic item rather than cheap imitation. Mentions grocers carrying the product. Date or location not specified.
Happy Time in Old Town Buck Lens Arnica Salve
A customer notice from Old Town Virginia reports happiness over Buck lens Arnica Salve curing their daughter of a severe scald head. The ad praises the salve for cuts corns burns bruises boils ulcers eruptions and piles and states it costs 25 cents at Cook and Sherman’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Town
R. N. Bevil
Cook & Sherman's
Kidnapped Margaret Taylor Returns Home after Four Years
Margaret Taylor arrives in Cumminsville with her brother Edward after a New York meeting. Neighbors give ovation as authorities seek extradition of aunt Clara Taylor from Italy and consider pardon petitions for grandmother and another aunt Francis Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Taylor
Cincinnati
Edward
New York
Cumminsville
Clara Taylor
Italy
Columbus
Francis Taylor
Dr Kings New Life Pills Ad From Cook and Sherman
An old time patent medicine ad promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills to cleanse the system. It claims to cleanse the liver and bowels, improve digestion and appetite. The product is priced at 25 cents and sold at Cook and Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Cook and
Sherman
Fashion Reform Proposed by Fort Madison Editor
The minister-editor of the Fort Madison Republican opines that trimming lower dress hems and lengthening the bodice would better align ornament and culture with beauty and propriety. He suggests altering dresses to fit a refined standard of dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Fort Madison Republican
Whooping cough remedy cited by editor
A World-Herald reader testimonial credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with saving a child from pneumonia and severe coughing fits. The notice promotes sale by Cook & Sherman and Stewart's Pharmacy. The Buffalo cruiser sailed from New York carrying 500000 pounds of supplies and 700 sailors for European and Asiatic stations, heading to Manila via Gibraltar in about 42 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
H. J. Strickfaden
World-Herald
Fair Haven
Wash
Cook & Sherman and
Stewart's Pharmacy
Buffalo
New York
Manila
Gibraltar
Summer kidney irregularities and remedy advertised
A historical advertisement urges readers to attend to kidney issues caused by heat or excess drinking using Foley's Kidney Cure sold by Earnest Lemmon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Earnest Lemmon
Startling medical advance claimed by Elizabeth druggist
G W Roberts of Elizabeth W Va touts Electric Bitters and Bucklin's Amica Salve as a cure for an incurable cancer in an elderly man. The bitters are said to expel bilious and kidney poisons and microbes while the salve heals blood diseases skin eruptions ulcers and sores. Sold by Cook and Sherman at 50 cents and 25 cents respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Roberts
Elizabeth
W. Va
Bucklin
Cook & Sherman’s
Interfaith and Fraternal Conventions Scheduled Across Cities
A list of upcoming national meetings including the Triennial Convention of International Sunday School Association in Denver from June 26 to July 2 and the National Educational Association in Minneapolis on July 7. Also scheduled are the Biennial Ancient Order of Hibernians events in Denver July 15 to 17 and the Young Peoples Christian Union in Tacoma July 23 to 30. Additional gatherings include the Knights of Pythias in San Francisco August 11 to 22 and the Elks in Salt Lake City August 12 to 14 plus the National Fraternal Congress in Denver on August 26. For details contact Morell Law or E. G. Fox in Burlington, Iowa.
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International Sunday School Association
Denver
Col
National Educational Association
Minneapolis
Grand Lodge Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Salt Lake City
Utah
National Fraternal Congress
Zion City Proclaims Whisker Ban to Fight Sneeze Epidemic
John Alexander Dowie through Zion's board of health orders residents to grow long whiskers to protect against Lake breeze sneezing epidemic. Boys and all female residents will be unaffected while Zion barbers go out of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion City
John Alexander Dowie
Zion
Board of Health
Dowie
Russ Bleaching Blue Product Advertisement
A vintage grocery ad urges shoppers to ask their grocer for Russ Bleaching Blue with no substitutes. Priced at 10 cents per package, the notice appears as a brief commerce blurb from 24-4.
Almost Given Away Atlas Offer For Gazette Subscribers
The Gazette announces a special June 1 offer for the 1902 Tunison's Atlas Encyclopedia Gazetteer and Portfolio of the Universe Globe and Nation. New cash in advance subscribers receive the atlas at discounted pairs with six months at 2.65 or one year at 3.40. the atlas weighs over ten pounds and includes comprehensive census data, maps, and recent global changes.
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Gazette
Tunison
Universe
Globe and Nation
United States
Oklahoma
South Africa
Panama
Nicaragua
Atlas
Spirit Lake Fishing Season Opens May Fifteenth
Attention sportsmen fishing season opens at Spirit Lake on May fifteenth with Iowa’s best fishing spots advertised. Free transfer by bus meets B C BR N RY trains at Spirit Lake and Arnold’s Park to The Inn and Arnold’s Park, with additional service at Montgomery to Manhattan Beach. Free booklet offers Spirit and Okoboji lakes details plus Iowa Minnesota game laws.
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Spirit Lake
Iowa
Spirit Lake Town
Inn
Arnold's Park
Montgomery
Manhattan Beach
Spirit
Minnesota
All Up-to-Date Housekeepers Use This Bleaching Blue
An advertisement notes a bleaching blue used by housekeepers to make clothes clean and sweet as new. It appears in grocer listings with price and availability details.
Free Colorado guide and hotel info offered by Rock Island
John Sebastian of the Great Rock Island Route in Chicago offers a free description of Colorado titled Under the Turquoise Sky along with Camping in Colorado. The package includes hotel and boarding house information and cheaper summer rates, with a postal request for details. 22-3
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
John Sebastian
Great Rock Island
Chicago
Rock Island
Shellbark to Begin 1902 Season at Fair Grounds Barn
Shellbark a large black Jack will start the 1902 season at the H. McCollum barn near the Fair Grounds west of the city. Terms eight to insure a living colt. Care not liable for accidents. Ownership by R. A. Dawson with Marion Kelly as keeper. Bay horse detail noted.
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H. McCollum
Fair Grounds
R. A
Dawson
Marion Kelly
Hhd Pd
Free Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets Sample Offer
Stewart's Pharmacy invites readers to call and obtain a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. The ad touts the tablets as an elegant physic that improves appetite strengthens digestion and regulates liver and bowels. The product is described as easy to take and pleasant in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart’s Pharmacy
Chamberlain
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J. F. Henderson
Clifford Thorne
Court House
Cs. J. Wilson
Washington
Butterfield
Attorney-At-Law
N. W. Corner Square
Crans
H. & W. Scofield
Attorneys-At-Law
Henry M. Eicher
Washington, Iowa
N. W. Cor
C. ©. Patterson
Wm. Blair & Son's
A. S. Folger
Attorney-At
Joan
Golden Agile
W- Bailey
City Hall
Aboice
BOICE
J. C. Boice
Co. A. Boice
Physicians and Surgeons
W. E. Anderson
Smouse
Klein's Store
W., Crawford
Chilcote & Cook's
First Church
D. J. Dewey
Dewey
Golden Eagle
Youth Side Square
W. B. Crooks
Fice
Blair & Successor
O. E. Rork
6O Square
Commer Ton
William A. White
General Law
Rookery Building
Ss. Reeves
Keely Elevator
Nat's Bank
W.W. W. Wells, Wm. A. Cook
J. Alex Young
R. R. Bowland
W. A. Cook
Leigh Wallace
CTORS
Wm. W. Wells
J. A. Harwood
A. H. Wallace
Wash. CO. Savings Bank
Capital
J.H. Young
W.r.jeffrey
A. Anderson General Banking
Hall
Bank
Northwest Corner Square
W. J. Reynolds
Crail’s
Harwood
South Side
Canton
Delta
Evans
GO Doud
Centerville
Illinois
Hocking Valley
Li Neiswanger
Bakers Monaca Coffee
Gchuyler W.livingston
A. M. Cowden
Snider
Walther
Wallace Lumber Yard
Ss. W
J. L. Brookhart
Opera House
Washington Star
India
Burlington
Burlington, Iowa
E. G. Fox
Nervita Medical Co
Clinton and
Jackson Sts
West Side
L. J. Wilmet
Todd Stuart
G. Farmer, G. PB
T. A., Boren By
Cedar Rapids
C. H. Keck
Frank Stewart
J. M. Sproull
C. M. Keck
Frank R. Sage
Webster’s International Dictionary
Webster’s
W. T. Harris
Ph.d
United States Commissioner of Education
Merriamco
Springfield
Mass
Webster's Collegiate
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