Catarrh Cure Ad Promotes Mercury-Free Remedy
An advertisement warns against ear and nose catarrh treatments containing mercury. Hall's Catarrh Cure by I J Cheney Co Toledo claims mercury free and internal action. It is sold by druggists for 75 cents per bottle with testimonials offered, along with Gall's Family Pills. A local joke about hiring a girl and policemen appears in the Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Hall
Toledo
Toteto
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Gall’s
Philadelphia Bulletin
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Health Ad
An old advertisement extols Cascarets as a cure for bowel issues, promising relief from headaches to cancer through natural bowel movements. It touts a 10 cent start, the genuine metal box, and a stamped CE on each tablet while warning against imitators.
Credit Tightwad Appears to Be Robbed by Bills
A quoted note from Atchison lobe describes How & man swaggering in to purchase goods on credit and then hinting at robbery when faced with the bill. The brief remark condemns the meanness shown by people in money matters.
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How & Man
Mae
Atchison Lobe
Grain-O Coffee Substitute Sold By Grocers
Promote Grain-O as a grain based drink in place of coffee for all ages. Claims rich mocha like color from pure grains, gentle on stomachs, and suitable for children. Priced at 15 and 25 cents per package, available from grocers.
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Java
Free Allen’s Foot-Ease sample offer advertisement
Get a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes. It cures chilblains sweating damp swollen feet and makes new or tight shoes feel comfortable. Also advertised as a cure for corns and bunions with druggists and shoe stores selling it for 25 cents. Beeman's Pepsin Gum is also promoted as aiding digestion.
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Allen
Olmsted
Leroy
N. Y
Washing free from sin reveals sin as starch for some characters
A fragment quotes Puck on sin as a starch-like concept within certain characters, suggesting a symbolic view of moral flaw. The line hints at thematic ties between cleansing and substance, but lacks broader context or explicit events.
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Puck
Easter Sermon on Resurrection Hope and Bodies
In Washington on Easter morning Dr. Talmage preaches that Christ is risen and his people will rise, likening flowers to prophecy of resurrection. He depicts the risen body as glorious, immortal, and vigorous, unable to tire, and envisions a vast reunion of souls and bodies across cemeteries and seas. The sermon blends faith with vivid images of graves opening and humanity's return to life.
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Christ
Alopsed
N. Y
Cee Inten Apriit
Washington
Talmage
I. Corinthians
St. Petersburg
Hanis
England
Ireland
Solomon
Jesus
Alexander
Caesar
Philip
Napoleon I
Waterloo
Chalons
Atlanta
China
Yonder
Gettysburg
Greenwood
New York
Liverpool
Boston
Central America
Westminster Abbey
Pyramids
Egypt
Ostend
Sevastopol
Sin
Broadway
Heaven
Earth
God
Faaise
Grain-O: Coffee substitute praised for stomach ease
A Detroit Journal snippet extols Grain-O, a grain based drink sold 15 and 25 cents per package. It claims delicate stomachs tolerate it well and that children may drink it with benefit, presenting Grain-O as a coffee substitute in city stores. A supplementary quip about a young man and courtships is noted.
Quack Patents and Cure Claims From Early 1900s Ads
An assortment of sensational patent medicine pitches. Claims tout Hoxsie's Croup Cure for coughs and diphtheria with no ipecac, while Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise cold cures with money-back guarantees. Testimonials praise Piso's Cure for consumption, dated February 17, 1900, from Ocean Grove New Jersey.
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Ocean Grove
N. J
Tired editor mocks grand church wedding in Atchison tale
An Atchison Globe piece satirizes a lavish town wedding. The bride is described as homely, ushers wear borrowed coats, and costly decor and gifts contrast with frugal guests. A ring ceremony leads the couple to St. Louis for a spendthrift wedding tour.
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Atchison Globe
St. Louis
Mistit Occupationa A Satire on Work and Fame
A satirical note from Success mocks misfit careers and social roles, claiming half the world occupies ill suited jobs. It chides servant girls teaching, teachers running stores, farmers charged with crime, and scholars acting as preachers, tracing a comic chain of misplaced talents.
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Choates and
Websters
Congress
Beechers
One Good Thing About Classical Music Remarks
Mr. Teddergrass of Baltimore American notes a single merit of classical music: you can begin or pause anywhere without ruining the piece's sense. This quip reflects casual arts commentary in a city paper.
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Mr. Teddergrass
Baltimore American
Chicago mounted cop Stiles claims to stop 140 runaway horses
The city holds a curious claim by Arthur J. Stiles of Chicago who says he halted 140 runaway horses. Osage Kansas boasts three parks kept by local women, while New York explores subterranean arcades as a new real estate trend. Boston could receive three acres and stone for a consumptives home if funded by the city. A quip notes any hen may become an egg eater after a first taste, with habits forming after a few repeats.
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Chicago
Hias
Arthur J. Stiles
Osage
Kan
New York
Thomas F. Welch
West Roxbury
Boston
Woman reports heart cure by Dodds Kidney Pills in Michigan letter
In McCarron Michigan on April 8 Mrs Samuel G Dyer of this place presents a grateful testimonial. She suffered severe heart pain and sleepless nights for years before using Dodds Kidney Pills. She states the pills greatly improved her condition, restored sleep, and left her in better health than she had known in years. She attributes her recovery solely to the medicine and urges others to try it.
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Dodd
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Philadelphia
Beeman
Sciatica
Lumbago
St. Jacobs
Carter
Dr. Talmage
Honduras
Detroit Journal
Chicago Daily News
Los Angeles Herald
Mistit Occupationa
Tsie BY
Kita Dadg
Bears
Castoria
Samuel G. Dyer
O. B. Stevens
Keeen Streat
Was
Uess
Hington, Dreland and Detroit
Fox
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