Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Catarrh Cure Claims Proof
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a radical cure for catarrh and related ailments, echoing testimonials including William Sherman of Milwaukee who reports 20 years of trouble cured. The copy links stage, religion, and growth themes to promote the product’s universal remedy claims.
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Hood
William Sherman
6Th St
Milwaukee
Wis
Catarrh Cure Reward Ad and Home Remedy Tips
One hundred dollars reward offer for any uncured case of catarrh by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Testimonials and endorsements included. Also contains home remedy instructions for salt rising bread batter and sponge dough rising times and temperatures.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney &Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Mixed Metaphor Address By Sir Thomas Myles Sparks Debate
Sir Thomas Myles delivered on Cecil Rhodes praising force of character and independence. He depicted the British Empire at risk during the late war and asked if England would stand idle with arms folded. He later noted he was Irish as his only apology.
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Thomas Myles
Cecil Rhodes
Thomas
British Empire
England
Aliens Foot-Base Powder for Foot Ailments Ad
Purports to cure chilblains damp sweating and aching feet with a powder sold at druggists and shoe stores. Claims to treat corns bunions and provides free sample mailing to Alien 3 Olmstead LeRoy New York.
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Alien
Olmstead, LeRoy, N.Y
Italian Innkeeper Uses Telegraph Wire To Reach Store
An Italian hotel keeper on Mont Blanc linked his hotel to a valley grocery by a telegraph wire. He slides down the wire to reach the store for provisions, risking injuries at first but avoiding accidents as he gains experience.
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Boniface
Practical Kitchen Tips From Early Cookbook Fragments
A collection of home remedies and cooking tips on juice extraction from berries with sugar, Piso's Cure advert claims, preventing salt caking with arrowroot, prep for new tinware, greasing pans, making frying fat from suet and lard, white cauliflower cooking, hard boiling egg yolks and meringues, and using hot lard for frying to avoid taste intrusion.
Reform in Russia echoes liberal decrees of predecessors
The decree by Czar Nicholas II grants religious freedom to all subjects and allows worship for other faiths while maintaining the Orthodox Church as the ruling faith. Peasantry will be freed from forced labor and provincial administration will be reformed to foster closer ties with parish churches. History will judge these initiatives as part of a liberal trend mirrored by rulers before him.
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Czar
Russia
Alexander II
Catharine II
Alexander I
Paul
Nicholas I
Alexander III
William II
Germany
Nicholas
Darkness and reform in Nicholas II era described
The passage contrasts Nicholas II and his predecessors with 19th century Russia. It notes Alexander II’s emancipation of serfs and declares Nicholas’ religious freedom edict a revolutionary shift. The text frames Alexander II as a great liberator and casts III as a continuation of reactionary policy. It predicts constitutional reform driven by labor conditions and agitators.
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Ivan
Nicholas
Alexander
Alexander II
Lincoln
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His View of It Propose to Me Accident Dialogue
Comic dialogue between Mrs Jones and Mr Jones centers on a marriage proposal and an accident. Mrs Jones questions why she was chosen while Mr Jones reveals the wager and his loss as comfort. The exchange plays on fate and misfortune with a humorous twist.
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Mrs. Jones
The Ruling Passion Refers to a Liar and Lynching Tale
A fragment cites the Atlanta Constitution quoting a speaker about a man accused as a liar to a patent editor. The remark recalls a boast of dying with boots on and ends with the claim that he was lynched in his slippers.
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Atlanta Constitution
Picture Aids Church Sale in Alost Rubens Painting
In Alost Belgium the town has sold a Rubens painting for 800 francs to raise funds for a new church. The sale signals a community effort to finance the religious building project.
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Alost
Belgium
Rubens
How a Beautiful Woman Escaped Spring Catarrh by Peruna
An old advertisement extols Peruna as a spring tonic to reinforce nerves and cure catarrh. It quotes testimonials from Mrs. Mattie B. Curtis and others, urging readers to write Dr. Hartman for free advice and obtain the medication in Columbus, Ohio.
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D. W. Timberlake
Lynchburg
Hartman
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Lulu Larmer
Mre
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, O
Weaving Lesson Sparks Quip About Marriage
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt Mr. Upjohn mocks odd questions about weaving baskets. Mrs. Upjohn calmly replies that she may have married him and taken a basket weave of her own.
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Mrs. Upjohn
Chicago Tribune
Floor Stains and Winter Canning in Home Economy
Readers receive practical guidance on floor staining using raw sienna linseed oil and turpentine plus a potassium permanganate mix for dark tones. Also included are steps to can ripe corn in jars with salt, boiled in a water bath to preserve for winter use.
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Japan
Wanted notice for minor L Scott in Spokane
The notice seeks Minor L Scott alias Walter L Scott for execution of deeds tied to a mother's estate. He is described as a barber and bartender by trade and is sought by Walter L Scott of 921 Railroad Street in Spokane Washington.
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Minor L. Scott
Mulatto
Noticy
Walter L. Scott
Railroad Street
Spokane
Wash
Scott
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