The Horse in History and the Rise of Civilized Breeding
A Chicago Horseman essay traces the horse as a barometer of civilization from ancient Egypt and Greece to Rome and the Arab world. It links the horse to wealth, warfare, exploration, and national character, noting breeding shifts under monarchs and the rise of stud books while highlighting the American trotter as a modern outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
Adam
Arabia
Solomon
Egypt
Israel
Dan
Beersheba
America
Mexico
Gilon
Hiero
Dionysius
Alcibiades
Spain
England
Barbary
Mediterranean Sea
Normandy
Flanders
Canada
Quebec
South America
Charles I
James IL
William the Conqueror
Henry VIII
Little
Isle
Sui Generis
Eariec
L. N
Chicago
Borseman
Remarkable Galway man credits Pink Pills cure for paralysis
A Saratoga County tale from Galway reports Charles A. Quant cure from locomotor ataxia after using Dr. Williams's Pink Pills for Pale People. The Albany Journal's reporter visited Quant, his neighbors, and local leaders who vouched for his recovery, noting the pills' claimed benefits and business details of the Dr. Williams Medicine Co. The article traces Quant's long medical odyssey and asserts the pills rebuild blood and nerves, aiding both men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Journal
SaratoGa
Saratoga County
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Morristown
Brockville
Ont
Evening Journal
Galway
Mr. Quant
Saratoga Springs
Charles A. Quant
Quant
Leasant Street
Academy
Journal Reporter
Amsterdam
Ontario
New York
Roosevelt Hospital
St. Peter's Hospital
H. H. Hun
Hamilton
John Marshall
Ta&king
Frederick Sexton
Mr. Schulta
Greenville
D. C
E. Herbert
Presbyterian Church
James E. Kelly
John P
Harvey Crouch
Frank
Edward Willard
Dr. Williams
St. Vitus
Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Beecham's Pilus Promoted as Family Medicine Chest
An advertisement urges keeping Beecham's Pilus in every home medicine chest at 25 cents a box. It touts the product as essential and notes the Ventura Oil Works in California operates the West's longest oil pipeline system at 120 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beecham
West
Ventura
Cal
Remarkable Cure Narrated Amid Broad Advertisements
The issue publishes an extraordinary cure case vouched by the Albany Evening Journal and tied to a sensational national sensation. It features a collage of ads for Lydia E Pinkham's remedies Brads crozine Syrup of Figs and Dr Kline cures plus notes on California industry and Marysville peach orchards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marshall
Hamilton
Albany Evening Journal
New York State
United
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for women’s ailments
Aimed at overworked nervous debilitated women the tonic claims to restore vigor and tone to the system. It is described as a legitimate medicine prepared by an experienced physician to correct functional derangements and chronic weaknesses with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Ad Claims Superior Liver Help
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as the best pills costing less than competitors. The copy asserts they regulate the liver stomach and bowels with small, easy to take doses.
Also Mentioned on This Page
A Saratoga CO
Miracle
Chas. Quant
Albany (N. Y
James P. Stone
Lower Cabot, Vt
Dalton, N. H
New England
Cabot
C. I. Blood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Hood
Geo. T. Clapp
Eastondale
Tutt
Price
Park Place
N. Xe
Keon
Fresno
California
Lydia E. Pinkham
Paris
France
Kurve
Kline
Arch St
Phila
Page
Lydia FE. Pinkham
London
California Fig Syrup Co
Marysville
Isaac Thornson
United States
Johnson
Johnson & CO
Swift
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta
W. L. Douglas
Centlemen
Workingman’s Shoe
Goodwear Shoe
Dongola
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
Lottiize
Cararosuy
The
Hartman
Hartman Meg. CO
Beaver Falls
New
Omany
Ifaes
Wut Fekews
J. BH. Greguey & Son
Marblehead
Mase
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