Platinum Myth and Oddities Spark Interest in 1894
The Ackley World notes common beliefs about platinum value versus gold, explaining platinum’s price range from near zero to 17 dollars an ounce and its uses in lamps and teeth. It contrasts pure gold’s fixed value, discusses jewelry costs, and mentions various ads and notices including travel tickets, patent medicines, and a Thanksgiving gift offer with a watercolor picture.
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W. Jenning
Demorest
Mustath Street
New York
Saloons and rumors in town stir advice and gossip
A string of town chatter covers saloon status and local option doubts, a stranger seeking a good saloon finds none. Mentions of Dr Sawyer pantilea samples, sleeve humor, and Truth Witch Hazel salve advertise cures and jokes amid a collage of local notices and ads.
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Detroit Tree Press
Pullman Tourist Sleeping Car to California on Saturdays
Pallman line runs a through Pullman Tourist Sleeping Car to Los Angeles via Kansas City and the A T & S F Ry on Saturdays starting Nov 10 plus ongoing thereafter. Car includes bedding and porter, with a line representative to assist. excursion tickets at reduced rates. Info from Iowa Central Ry agents or Thomas P. Barry Marshalltown Iowa. Bege's Little Giant Pills touted for constipation relief. Flammarion notes about solar heat on a near moon, with luminous dust and deep gas. Chamberlain's colic remedy praised for quick relief. J Junker Mann and J Nevin cited. One Minute Cough Cure offered as universal aid. Town Central By announces Nov 20 and Dec 18 excursion tickets to Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma Indian Territory Texas at a set round-trip fare plus 22,000 tickets, 20 days return.
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Maron
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Iowa Central Ry
B. Barry
Marshalltown
Iowa
Dee
Los Angeles
California
Kansas City
A. T
Thos, P. Barry, G
PL. A
Willon
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
Carll
I. P. Barry
Dev
Habit and Lively Ads Parade in March Paper
A Washington Star excerpt questions habit as a nature gift and its misconception, followed by crowding ads for Beggs Cherry cough syrup and a musical instrument offer. The instrument, Ebony finish and nickel plates, sells for fifty cents with one family limit, plus a pile remedy ad for Beggs Gorman Salve.
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Sweet Marie
Holy City
Daisy Bell
Oateh Family
Geo. D. Alexander
Tuk Mosidan Novenry Co
B. GO
Qumberland, Md
Gorman
Jacob & Junkerman
CG. I, Pfander
Cheap excursion tickets offered by B C R N Ry to Southwest
On November 20 December 4 and 18 the B C R N Ry sells excursion tickets to points in the South and West at very low rates. Territory includes Oklahoma Texas Indian Territory Southwestern Missouri and western Kansas with stops at St Joseph Atchison Leavenworth and Kansas City. Tickets valid 20 days from date with stopovers allowed. For details contact station agents or J Moxon Cedar Rapids Iowa. An ad notes a teeth enamel remedy called Little Tartar and mentions a druggist B Peander selling Sexafreo to whiten teeth.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Indian ‘Territory
Missouri
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the Ackley World
Chamberlain's
Wall
Land Seekers
The
South
J. M. Nix
United States
Asa
Massachusetts Bay
W. Jennings Pemorest
N.Y
Hust Omee
Cee Dee Ajetel Eselsattanktietepti
Lanies
Dr. Sawyer
C.F. Pfander
Frank
DeWitt
Pullman
Cary
Bege
C. F. Pfander
Flammarion
Henry Wilson
Tia
Welshton
Florida
Chamberlain
Jacob
J. J. Nevin
Jersey City
Mom
J. M.nix
Homeseekes
Willie Wishington
Willie
Washington Star
GC. F. Pfander
B. Peander
Iris
Nate
Profita
Ireas
Hiram
Ohlae
Baka Ackley
Lusch, Martin & Eggert
Europe
Ackley
Towa
Heinz & Garstens
Van
Ackley Lowa
J. W. Eggers
Main Street
Lowa
PC. Bakker
Bakker
South Side of
A. Rath
Sowa
John A. Johnson
Lwiryg
Woods Department
St. Louis
Mitnsis City
Paork St. Paul
Minneapalis
Peoria Express
Marshilltown
North
Vanland
Minneapolis
Aly
Mason Cley Xpress
Dally
Rild P.M . Louns
Mason Olly
Prins
Nast
KODA
Avent
Martin General Weer
TP. Baney
Gewl
Chienga
Dilly
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Wraight
Stock
Ialty
Anniny West
Ts Press
Pesaday
Pr `Et Boca
Carey
Witterton
Dodge Rain No
Passeng Webster Clty
Waterloo
Trin
Curtys
Cedar Pulls
Agilley
Town
Webster City
Ft. Dodge
Canada
Ronson
Burlinton Gedak Rapids
ARD Northern Railway
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