Noted endorsements cite Lydia Pinkham remedy for female troubles
Miss Gannon of the Detroit Amateur Art Association praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as curative for female weakness. The letter describes felt relief after six weeks, urging other women to seek the remedy. Additional quotes critique social decadence and advertise liberal thought through snippets from various papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Gannon
Lee
Detroit Amateur Art Association
Lydia E. Pinkham
Quin Gaxyox
Jones St
Detroit
Sec’y Midh
Amateur Art Association
Iabcoe
Lydia
Alcohol as cheap fuel sparks tax removal debate
A Chicago professor and Detroit chemist argue alcohol could be a cheaper fuel than coal if federal taxes are lifted. J. F. Ingram claims alcohol can be produced at ten cents a gallon and yield more heat than coal for the same money, potentially easing coal shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Detroit
J. F. Ingram
Senate
Germany
France
Chicago Journal
New Underground Merry Go Round Promises Excitement
The Louisville Courier Journal reports Benjamin Beerwald of Philadelphia proposes a novel underground ride where a small electric motor driven truck moves a mounted animal along rails. Riders control speed via reins and bridle while a switch sits in the animal’s mouth, drawing power from an overhead trolley to drive the gears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Beerwald
Philadelphia
Louisville Courier-Journal
A Pretty Suburban Cottage Plan With Modern Conveniences
A detailed depiction of a suburban cottage featuring stone cellar walls, bevel clapboard siding, and various color schemes. The design includes a two-story layout with a open stairs to second floor, a large bay library, dining room entry, a rear kitchen porch, and a balcony for summer evenings. Plans and description are attributed to Good Mouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aark
North Carolina
Newlywed tale from a strange town and a shifty grocer
A New York Times report recalls a newly married man sharing a comic tale of staying in a strange town. He attempted to act normally while a grocer and cashier tested him with a breakfast provisions story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Veteran's Health and Potent Kidney Remedy Promoted in 1900 Ad
A Bath New York era page notes the commandant's focus on veterans health at the Soldiers and Sailors Home. Dodd's Kidney Pills are praised as nearly infallible for kidney troubles with cited saves like A. E. Ayers from Minneapolis. Additional ads promote Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children and various quips on fashion, cures, and household goods from 1900 era issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Dodi
Dodd
A. E. Ayers
Minneapolis
Minn
Bright
Mother Gray
New York
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Superior Family Laxative
An enduring feature in medical advertising extols the Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co as the best family laxative. It emphasizes quality, the plant-based ingredients, and manufacturing purity, urging physicians and chemists to endorse the product and buy only genuine original-packaged remedies for reliable, pleasant cleansing with no unpleasant after effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Startling
Byrup
California Fig Syrup Co
Peruna Testimonials From Patients And Fans
A collection of endorsements for Peruna Medicine Co noting cures and relief from catarrhal conditions. Statements from F Wilber of Oneonta NY, C F Given of The Pastime Boating Club, and Julian Weisslitz of Buffalo NY praise Peruna’s effectiveness and urge others to consult Dr Hartman for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1. F. Wilber
Oneonta
N. Y
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna
David F. Wilber
C. F. Given, N
Tiny bacillus size mocks epidemic fears
Fragmentary OCR yields garbled quips about germ sizes and self-made men. Despite confused text, the era’s mood appears darkly comic as snippets reference bacilli lengths about one sixteenth of an inch or smaller and social musings on fame and drones in a disrupted news-like collage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arin Vo Lear
She Lous Republic
St . Louis Republic
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Inet
Hellero
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Cicero
Baily News
St. Jacobs Oil
Price
Jommel Se
Western
Canada
Candy Cathartic
Aera
Ieee
Tarowa
Reuben Sayer
Deacon White
Our Church
Africa
America
Detroit Free Press
Algy
Doncher
London
Alta
Mark
Pitinders
Piso
J. W. O'Brien
Third Ave
Nina Dan
Gerald
Geraldine
Putnam
Atifsrnia
Sam Francisco
Cal
Losisville, Ey
New York, H
Congressman Wilber
Perrin
C. F. Given
Rem
Julian Weisslitz
Seneca Street
Buffalo, N. Y
Sangerlust
New York City
Tulith Weisslitz
Mortman
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
DE Wilber
Het
Weir
T. Weir White Lead CO
St. Leaih. Mo
Cincinnati Commercial Gazet
Philadelphia Press
Mia
Daly News
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