Triner remedies praised by Westchester man
A reader from Westchester New York lauds Triner products. The ad urges use of Triner American Elixir of Bitter wine for stomach issues, Angelica Bitter Tonic for vitality, Cough Sedative for colds, and Liniment for rheumatic pains. Joseph Tuiner Company Chicago advert.
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Triner
Peter Schwartz
Westchester
N. Y
Schwartz
Joseph Tuiner Company
Ashland Ave
Chicago
Adv
No Scarcity of Monologue Acts Impress City Stage
Local arts scene showcases ample solo performers as venues report robust demand. Prominent artists vie for limited slots while audiences flock to screenings and readings highlighting sharp wit and dramatic range.
Cheerfulness as the bright weather of the heart
A quotation attributing cheerfulness to Samuel Smiles, describing it as the bright weather of the heart and a valued personal quality.
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Samuel
Cole's Carboni salve heals burns and cuts fast
Stop the pain with Cole's Carboni salve. It heals quickly without scars. 25c and 50c by all druggists. For a free sample write The J. W. Cole Co., Rockford, Illinois.
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Cole
Rockford, Lll
Youth’s Value Shocks As Time Turns Promises To Disappointment
A reflective line notes that youth often undervalues its own vigor while later life, even with wealth, can yield unfulfilling returns. The sentiment contrasts youthful ambitions with mature disillusionment.
Jad Salts Promoted to Ease Kidney Trouble and Back Pain
An advertisement cites a famous authority warning that regular meat consumption harms kidneys by overworking them causing back pain and other ailments. It urges four ounces of Jad Salts daily before breakfast to flush and normalize kidneys and neutralize urine acids, claiming safety and wide use.
Took Him Literally Renepack That Woman Is Unspeakable
A dialogue snippet features Renpeck declaring the woman unspeakable and Whenpeck replying that she is the man’s ideal mate. The exchange hints at comic miscommunication and relationship banter within a period tone.
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Rheumatism Relief
An old advertisement urges readers to use St Jacobs Oil to relieve rheumatism and aching joints. It claims instant relief without internal treatment, notes the product is skin safe, and encourages trial bottles from drug stores. It also cites wide past usage and applicability to sciatica neuralgia lumbago backache and sprains.
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St. Jacobs
Garfield Tea Ad Deputies and Lazy Men
A quirky ad features a deponent joke about depot workers. It touts Garfield Tea as a remedy for constipation indigestion sick headache and bilious conditions and suggests drinking before retiring. The text also mocks laziness as a vice and promotes rest.
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Endorsed by Readers
An 19th century style help add recounts benefit claims for Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic blood purifier and healer. Letters praise improved health in cases of liver complaint backache and general weakness with endorsements from Ira Clark and C W Johnson.
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Savanna
Dr. Pierce
Ira Clark
N. Main St. Joliet
Tai
Beggs Mustarine Heats Away Chest Congestion Remedy
An advertisement touts Begg's Mustarine as a heat penetrating remedy for bronchitis and chest colds. It claims heat relieves pain and congestion, advising night application and cover with a cloth, promising morning improvement. Sold by Wells & Co., LeRoy New York for 30 cents.
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Begg
Ss. Co. Wells & Co
LeRoy, N. Y
Peterson Ointment claims cure for leg injury
An anonymous railroad engineer from Brooklyn recalls a 20 year battle with a leg wound. After failed treatments, Peterson's Ointment allegedly healed the leg completely, and the ad promotes the product for piles eczema and other skin diseases with mail order from Buffalo, New York.
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Peterson
Gus Hauft
Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Peterson Ointment Co. Inc
Buffalo
The Contrary Sex Rivalry in Equal Suffrage Debate
A reader questions the objection that all women will vote like their husbands. The rebuttal notes that the critic’s appeal presumes a married man as user, implying a bias against female independence.
Danderine Ad Promises Dandruff Cure and Hair Strength
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a remedy to dandruff and hair loss. It claims a small bottle purchased at any drug store can be massaged into the scalp to remove dandruff, prevent hair loss, and improve hair vitality after one to several applications.
Summer Outings Hinged on Spring Inning Prospects
A conversational exchange notes plans for summer outings depend on spring innings. The speaker implies activity will occur only if they secure playing time this season.
Letter from Cairo woman praises Lydia E Pinkham remedy
A Cairo Illinois woman describes severe female troubles and nervousness worsened to the point of fainting. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and enabling her to work again, urging others to seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Cairo
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. R. Matthews
Sycamore Street
Milks Emulsion touted as stomach relief and strength builder
An advertisement from Terre Haute based Milks Emulsion promotes the product as a cure for chronic stomach trouble and constipation. It claims rapid relief within one day, builds appetite and strength, and offers a money back guarantee with six bottles purchased. The copy features a testimonial from C. E. Heinricks of Indianapolis and notes price at 50 cents and 1.20 per bottle with nationwide druggist distribution.
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C. E. Heinricks
S. Alabama St
Indianapolis
Ind
Milks Emulsion Co
Terre Haute
Spohn
Spohn Medical Company
The Retort Courteous Exchange
A witty dialogue snippet shows He boasting of self-made skill and She challenging his claims with sharp rejoinder. The exchange centers on competence and pride in work.
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promotes Safe Use and Benefits
An Adv. promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross, claiming genuine aspirin for relief of colds headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia lumpago rheumatism and joint pains. It notes affordable 12 tablet tins and larger packages sold by druggists and defines aspirin as Bayer trademark.
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Bayer
Swabbing Yarns on Shipboard Neatness
A brief cartoon note in Cartoons Magazine humorously stresses the need for scrupulous cleanliness aboard ships with playful naval slang and light satire. No named individuals or organizations are given.
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Claim
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root claiming cures for kidney liver and bladder ailments and uric acid relief with a sample bottle offer by mail from Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York. It asserts testimonials and urges readers to buy large or medium bottles at drug stores.
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Eatonic
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
California Fig Syrup Ad Warns About Laxative Use
An old advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It urges mothers to look for the name California on the package and promises a tasty fruit flavor with full dosing directions on every bottle.
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California
Crusty Comment Sparks Family Quip About Baby Nose
A sharp remark about a baby’s appearance fuels a playful exchange. One speaker notes the child likely has the mother’s nose, prompting a retort that the mother should avoid meddling in others’ affairs.
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Crusty
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles for Signature
Cautionary note urges mothers to inspect every Castoria bottle for the correct signature, asserting the familiar infant remedy has been used for over 30 years and remains trusted. It reminds that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Rum Run Sparks Prohibition Era Caution
A fragment notes a dangerous situation and a cry to avoid detection by prohibitionists. The garbled dialogue hints at a risky rendezvous and urge to beware surveillance, reflecting tense social controls of the era.
Cuticura Ad Promises Pimples and Blackheads Cure
An old advertisement claims Cuticura Ointment removes pimples and blackheads when smeared on the face and washed off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It urges daily use to maintain clear skin and mentions Cuticura Taleum.
California Citrus Marketing Figures for 1919
California fruit growers sold 10,904,892 boxes of oranges 3,708,667 boxes of lemons and 203,188 boxes of grapefruit in the year ending August 31 1919. The data reflect totals for major citrus crops and indicate strong market activity statewide.
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California
Virtue and Vices Clash in Moral Guidance
A concise meditation argues virtue leans toward restraint, presenting most commandments as prohibitions. It frames moral conduct as avoidance of harm and excess, shaping behavior through rules that forbid rather than command.
Work Work that is my unfailing cure for all troubles
Lydia Muria Child asserts in a quotation that diligent work is the permanent remedy for difficulties, reflecting a worldly motto on perseverance.
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Lydia Muria
He Gets It Again at Boston Transcript
Miss Keen says she is glad you recovered while Cholly laments feeling like a fool tonight in a brief Boston Transcript exchange.
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Cholly
Miss Keen
Boston Transcript
Dire Consequences
A brief perceptual exchange hints at marital strain and lingering resentment after marriage. The speakers discuss personal well being and happiness connected to past cooking, contrasting it with a claimed later dyspepsia. The fragment suggests domestic discord and affection shifted by time.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure and Reward
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy that treats catarrh by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces. It promises strength and natural recovery with a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure, and lists Druggists at 75 cents plus testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Nature
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Amateur poultry fancier quips on chicken money
A local hobbyist humorously notes that in chicken keeping the only real money is what the birds swallow, reflecting thrift and whimsy in small scale fancier circles.
Feel bully! Beat illness with Cascarets laxative ad
An advertisement urges readers to remove liver and bowel poisons with Cascarets. It promises relief from dizziness coated tongue bad breath and sour stomach without gripe unlike salts oil calomel or harsh pills. It claims Cascarets work while you sleep.
Indigo Grain Could Taint a Ton of Water
A single grain of indigo can color a ton of water, illustrating how small contaminants affect large volumes. The remark highlights the precision needed in dye and chemical testing, signaling concerns over purity and contamination.
Ely's Cream Balm Relief Ad for Nasal Congestion
An old advertisement promises instant relief from head colds and catarrh by applying Ely's Cream Balm in the nostrils. The antiseptic cream supposedly soothes swollen mucous membranes and clears air passages for easier breathing.
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Ely
Fascinated the Fair Sex by Jean Paul Marat
A contemporary described Marat as the ugliest man in France yet in his youth he was Paris's most popular physician due to his appeal to wealthy women. Crowds crowded his rooms daily as women sought a word or a touch, and even a loathsome skin disease in hiding did not stop their adoration.
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Jean Paul Marat
France
Paris
Locomotive Wages Spark Concerns Over Costs
In a dialogue, Mr. Dustin Stax questions whether railroads can sustain higher engineer wages without depleting steam and manpower. The exchange hints at financial strain amid wage increases affecting railway operations.
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Dustin Stax
ANY WOMAN CAN DYE AND KEEP IN STYLE
Diamond Dyes promises rich fadeless color on wool silk linen cotton or blends with a guide in the package. The Diamond Dye Color Card helps match any material. Ady notes some men are born kickers and others suffer dyspepsia from time to time.
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Ady
Garfield Tea Purifies Blood Eradicates Chronic Ailments
Advertisement claims Garfield Tea purifies the blood and eradicates rheumatism dyspepsia and many chronic ailments promoting overall health with a focus on cleansing the system.
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Garfield
Prester John Legend Shapes East Ethiopian Myths
The text discusses Prester John as a legendary east and Ethiopian king. It notes Abyssinia as his kingdom, nicknamed Middle India, and a medieval letter claiming a waterless sea of singing sands and a waterless river of stones. The note credits the author with vivid imagination and originality.
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Prester John
Ethiopia
Abyssinia
Middle India
Manuel Commenus
Constantinople
Dusty Worm Quote Refers to Unlikely Union
A witty exchange from the Boston Transcript features a character nicknamed a worm of the dust. The dialogue questions marriage prospects and hints at unconventional thinking, using theatrical rhetoric to explore social expectations.
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E. Cross St
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Holland
St. Jacobs Oil
Iran
Hunt
A.B. Richards Medicine Co
Sterne
Tex
Hill's
Mr. Hill
Shiloh
Mr. Heinrichs
Bayer Company
Cartoons Magazine
Atall Druggists
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Gsta
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray’s
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy, N.Y
F. B. Wells
Sidney
Dr. Berry
Mall
Dr. C. H. Berry Co
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Extreme Economist
Texas-Louisiana
Day Securities Co
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