Syrup of Figs and Women’s Paper Plans
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe, pleasant remedy for kidneys digestion and constipation, claiming it is the sole effective product of its kind. The text also notes a French women’s paper planned with women in every department and leadership roles, including Marguerite Durand as editor and Severine assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae
California
San Francisco
Cal
Qouishille
New York
Stang
Was
Daniel Lesueur
Comedia
Peraedlac
Fadia
Mme
Augusta Holmes
Severine
Home housekeeping tips for pies and cleaning tasks
Instructions cover glazing pies with beaten egg to prevent soggy bottoms. Frosty weather window cleaning uses methylated spirit for polishing glass and mirrors. A stained decanter is cleaned by washing soda and vinegar, avoiding the stopper to prevent bursting. Ink stains on silver writing appliances are treated with chloride of iodine paste and polished with chamois lather.
Inventions Include Bed Frame Canopy and Carpet Fastener
A patent outlines a bed frame with a canopy top and center shaft with crank and chain gearing to adjust height. A metal fastener for carpet edges uses grooved blocks to support toothed rods. A flour bin sifter features a U shaped wire screen and turning block to force flour out. A fire alarm system uses fusible cords running through rooms to trigger torpedoes as cords sever.
Worth Repeating Memoir of Life’s Lessons and Wealth
A reflective note on friendship as medicine, children as interpreters, and stern discipline shaping worth. The passage contrasts nurturing duties with the pull of wealth, hinting at moral balance and social critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wnuture
Fragmented train ride and vintage ads mingle with stray notices
An OCR messy page blends a pedestrian anecdote on a suburban rally line with clipped dialogue about changing trains, a hostile confrontation with a conductor, and brief echoes of a prison scene. It also advertises a Farmer’s Handy Feed Cooker and a Chicago Missionary Training School, plus quips about letters and a tailor joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Manufacturing Co
Hi St
Quincy
Beware of Mercury Ointments For Catarrh And Fake Cures
A fragmented collection of old advertisements warns against mercury in catarrh treatments and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from Toledo Ohio, stressing internal use and lack of mercury. It references druggist prices, dietary products, and other quips about common remedies and household items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Minde
Ohio
Battle Ruggists
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praise Letter
A reader from Bethlehem testifies to relief from excessive menstruation and womb trouble after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the tonic with ending flooding, kidney pains, and years of illness, urging publication of her experience to help others.
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Axelf
Lydia
E.pinkham
Eowin Esma
Church
Bethlehem
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Fragmented Slander Advertisements and Quotes From 1894
A collage of short quotes and ad line fragments from late nineteenth century sources. Items mention a cannibal chief, Piso's Cure for Consumption, Klondike gold, neurasthenia, St Jacobs Oil, and humorous quips. The pieces resemble tip sheets or filler notes from old newspapers, with multiple attributions and ultrashort punchlines.
Skill of Doctors Tested by Patient Seventeen Years Suffering
Fifteen years of indigestion and weakness led John C. Pritchard to seek many doctors before relief came from Dr. J. C. Ayers Pills. He credits swift improvement and full recovery to the remedy. Other testimonials praise Ayers Pills for indigestion, dyspepsia, and associated ailments, claiming quick relief and complete cure. Ayer Company offers a free Cure book with more success stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Pritchard
Sitech
Dr. Ayer
C. Ichard
Brodie
War
Fell Co
Dr. Ayers
Pils
J.K. Ayers Pilla
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
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DR. Bell
C Nage
Canada
Manitoba
Assiniboin
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Mars
Dept Interior
Ottawa
J. & Crawford
Kansas City
Kunes
St. Vitua
Kline
Mellevun
Asa
Aros Syest
Priadelpnla
Elon
Alaska
Crereey
Hart SH
Rian Ri
Abenstates
Se.s.sea
Chola
RD Prime
Ives SG
Spears
Bridget
Chinea Medicel Miatte Somteet
Chicago
Wabash Ave
Waller
Hilker
Puck
Jacobs
Kanp
N. Y Press
Frank Mobbs
Klondike
St. Jacobs Oil
Farm Journal
Philadelphia
North American
Chicago News
Jacobs Oil
Leistica
Rami
Schuh
Pire Et
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