Homeseekers Excursion Tickets On sale by Great Western
Homeseekers excursion tickets to nearly all U S points available at Chicago Great Western ticket offices on the first and third Tuesdays of October November and December. One fare plus 2.00 round trip. Return within 21 days from sale. For details contact a Great Western agent or F H Lord G P and T A 113 Adams St Chicago.
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United States
Chicago Great Western Railway
Great Western
F. H. Lord
Fate of His Ligaments
Mrs. Brown explains her son Thom as has endured injuries from football. The college professor allegedly said he had three ligaments in his leg, each broken in different games with Purdoe, Sham pain university, and an Indiana college, leaving only skin to hold the foot on.
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Indianna
Chicago Tribune
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Health Benefit Claim
A newspaper-style note touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for a range of ailments from headaches to cancer. It promises natural, easy bowel movements and health restoration for just 10 cents, warning to beware of imitations.
Too Much for Mim Doctor What Dyspepsia Joke
A humorous exchange from Chicago Daily News where a patient asks if hot water before breakfast helps dyspepsia and admits difficulty sticking to the odd remedy for more than five minutes, highlighting a light medical quip.
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Mim
Chicago Daily News
To Mothers of Large Families Lydia Pinkham Appeal
Mrs Pinkham issues a free advice appeal to mothers of large families in Lynn Massachusetts urging use of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial from Mrs Carrie Belleville Ludington Michigan states the remedy restored her health and enabled her to manage eight in the family.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Swanson Rheumatic Cure ad promises free trial bottle
A flood of letters claims 5 drops cure for Rheumatism Sciatica Neuralgia and other pains. Swanson Rheumatic Cure offers a free trial bottle on two 2 cent stamps, large bottles 1.00 prepaid by mail or express from 106 Lake Street Chicago Illinois.
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United States
Lake Street
Chicago
Golden Calf of Modern Idolatry Sermon Exposes Wall Street Worship
In a Washington dispatch from October 28 1900 Dr Talmage denounces greed as a modern idol. He portrays stock market frenzy as a golden calf worship, urging repentance and presenting Christ as enduring salvation. He cites Exodus and laments borrowing and speculation, warning of divine judgment and urging ethical restraint.
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Louis Klopsch
Washington
Dr. Talmage
Israel
Desert
Egypt
Aaron
Moses
Mount Sinai
Potomac
Hudson
Thames
Clyde
Tiber
California
Australia
Wall Street
Third Street
State Street
Bank of England
Michigan
Maryland
New York
America
Chicago
Charleston
New Orleans
St. Paul’s Cathedral
England
St. Peter’s
Italy
Alhambra
Parthenon
Taj Mahal
Hindoos
Tea Impossible. Don’t spend any money in trying to hide a mountain
Atchison Globe notes a paradoxical call to reveal truth and avoid costly concealment, framing a social or political stance on transparency and accountability without detailing concrete events or dates. The quote suggests practical restraint in effort and expense when addressing large, obvious issues.
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Atchison Globe
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Testimonials
An advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure. It asserts the product works internally, lists Toledo, Ohio as the base, and notes the price at 75 cents per bottle. Endorsers from Lee Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin vouched for F J Cheney & Co. and attest to their reliability.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Lee Truax
Toedo
O, Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Wholesale Druggista
Hanging Gardens Back of House Highlighted in Press Quote
A dialogue on wash-day chores contrasts a mother and daughter arguing over chores and reading about hanging gardens. The Indianapolis Press quote notes a garden behind the house described as lovely for hanging clothes.
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Haning Gardens
Indianapolis Press
Grain-O food drink replaces coffee in stores
Try Grain O. Aimed at both children and adults. Grain O mimics mocha or java color but is made from pure grains and gentle on the stomach. Priced 15c and 25c per package, available at all grocers.
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Java
Atchison man buys new furniture as nephews leave
An Atchison man refused for years to replace old furniture because it was not worn out. His wife ended coaxing and invited three nephews for the summer. The new furniture had to be bought the day they left.
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New York Central
Pacific Mail
Rock Island
Perdition
Stock Exchange
New York
the Exchange
Moses
Battery
Lombard Street
Shoreditch
West Ind
United States
Greatee
London
Lord Jesus Christ
Christ
Paul
Jesus
God
Father
Prodigal
Golden Calf
Wales
Atchison
Atchison Globe
Frugal Patents and Quack Cures Parade in 1900 Ads
An array of 19th century patent medicine claims and humorous quotes surface from the Norristown Herald and Minneapolis letters. Assertions tout cures for colds, bri ck weight humor, and vivid anecdotes about an iceman and a mad dog on a Pittsburgh street. The snippets mix advertiser pitch with social witticisms from Hale's Honey of Horehound, Pike's Toothache Drops, and various magazines.
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Hale
Pike
The Best Prescription for Chills and Fever
A Chicago Daily News ad notes Grove's Tasteless Tonic as the cure for chills and fever. It claims the tonic is iron and quinine in a tasteless form with a no cure no pay guarantee and mentions a price.
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Grove
Energy a Factor in Waiting and Hustle Sayings
The column cites proverbs about energy and waiting, noting the contrast between patient effort and quick hustling. It includes a garbled line about Puryam Fapetrss Dyrrs advertised as fast to sum light washing and rubbing, sold by all druggists. It ends with a proverb about a woman not being herself in company.
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Carrie Belleville
Thade-Wark
Norristown Herald
Pittsburgh
J. W. O’brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Elliott’s Magazine
St. Louis Star
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Detroit Journal
St. Jacobs Oil
Gracie
Bailey
Cora Learmonty
J. A. Ferre
Main Street
Hartford, Conn
Lulu
C. H. Bailey, Esq
Waterbury, Vt
Tom
Bes
Ferre
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