Driven to It and Odd Advertisements in 19th Century Paper
A collage of 19th century notices and ads including healing remedies for burns and coughs, toothpick trade notes, a quip about church attendance on a bicycle, a mushroom insect life blurb, and a note on Andrew Young authoring There is a Happy Something Far Away. The text reflects period advertising phrasing and miscellany.
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Lown
Andrew Young
Tle
Chicago Record
Chicago
West
J. S. Hatfield
Northwestern University
Daily Journal
Madison St
Wanted Energetic Men for Nursery Stock and Sweet Potatoes
Classified notice promises weekly pay and commission for energetic men in Rochester New York. It offers complete nursery stock lines and sweet potatoes, guaranteed permanent positions and special inducements with exclusive territory. No experience required, beginners welcome, apply Allen Nursery Co.
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Allen Nursery Co
Rochester
N.Y
Polite Stranger Tries to Sell Here, Gets Door slammed
A courteous agent rings a bell at a house and begins a pitch for a small article. The lady, in a head rag, refuses and shuts the door, muttering about language from Boston as the visitor departs down the steps. In Chicago, Charles J. Kahler credits Chambenain’s cough remedy for curing a severe cold and inspiring others at the hotel to buy it. The French academy notes a remarkable growth spurt in a boy aged five to six, then rapid decline by age twelve, ending in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reddin
Adam
Ian
Boston
Detroit Free Press
Chicago
Charles J. Kahler
Des Moines
Towa
Chambenain
Mr. Kahler
Jacob & Junkerman
French Academy
Lair
Agni Kand Fire-Walking Festival Draws European Spectators
Invitations to a festival at the Rant of Coorg drew many European observers as natives walked barefoot over hot coals. The ritual featured a kneaded flour god of fires and Mahadeo carried in a palanquin, culminating with a priest severing the god’s head as the crowd sang and danced.
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Coorg
Benares
Mahadeo
Dream of heavenly realms and frozen seas cited
The fragment shows a childlike exchange about heaven and a dream of apples, followed by a note on Constantinople in 764 where extreme cold froze the Black Sea fifty miles from shore. The text reads like a disjointed, historical musing with era references and imagery.
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Constantinople
Black Sea
Illinois Central Railroad Low Rate Harvest Excursions
Your local ticket agent will detail round trip fares at one fare plus 2.00 for excursions via Illinois Central Railroad to West Southwest and South points on the quoted dates. Tickets cover the round trip at the low rate with connection options available through the railroad.
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Ilinois Central Railroad
Harvest Excursions and Railroad Lands Visit Invite
Arrangements for harvest excursions to Southern Illinois and Yazoo Delta lands in Mississippi via the Illinois Central. Special permission from Land Commissioner J. K. Skene. details on Yazoo Delta lands and the Inter-State Fair at Sioux City in October. Contact home agent or Illinois Central folders for information.
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1. GR
Ilinois
Chicago
K.P. Skene
Gertleman
Specia
Yazoo Delta
Mississippi
Sioux City
Illinois Central
J. TF. Merry
Illinois Central RE
Manchester
Buttercup's Golden Glow Across Varying Sunlit Spots
The buttercup, beloved by many as a sun child, remains rich and golden whether in shaded swampy areas or in bright open shadows, showing its enduring brightness across different light.
The Brain Nerve Force And Restorative Nerveine
An article discusses the electrical nervous system and the pneumogastric nerve as central to heart lungs and stomach vitality. It highlights Dr. Miles’s Restorative Nerveine as a brain and nerve health remedy, claiming wide cures and urging purchase through Dr Miles Medical Co. The piece attributes widespread efficacy to the tonic, sold by mail order with pricing details.
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Altrusgists
Franklin Miles
Tis
Miles
Nrl
St. Vitus
Wichart
Ind
Cecil Rhoades and South Avion Boss Surrounds Bachelors
Cecil Rhoades, owner of a South Avion diamond mine, is described as a bachelor who favors other single men. The piece notes the domestic management of subordinates and a dismissive stance toward those married.
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Cecil Rhoades
South Avion
Tie
Stalliny
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the Ackley World
Priday
York
Spurgeon
Jacob & Dunkerwan
Dittevent
DoWitt
JOM. Nix
The
National Toothpick Association
M. Nix
DeWitt
Ed M. Nix
George Eliot
Sterling Remedy Co
Tadiant Mineral Springs
Atchison Globe
Boggs
Mair
C.F. Pfander
Linois Central
R. R
John G. Mauger
Sunbeam
Seligman
Trover Cleveland
Buffalo
Chamberlain
Jscob & Junkermann
DR. Winchell
Leavenworth
Greec
Jontain
Alvin & CO
Meghans
Moon & Co
Epacal Notica
Scientific American
Tike Ace
Colera
Agdrasa
Bunny
New York
Kimma
Sam
Flievende Blatter
Liemasa
Phesé Tools
Klowomy Supply House
Hiram, Ohlow
Rao
Keystone Watch Case Co
Philadelphia
Asa Gray
Washington
Cambridge
Mass
Erie Vos
Emmert Proprietary CO
Ili
Renee Flor
Barbless Field Fence, Bold By Hardware Deviera
DE Eae Ypenod Co
Dolkkalls
the Office
Cnicagq
Aginiltiey
Iowa
Huwiedae
Sodo
Hc Rarretor
Prive
Skookun Root Hair Grower CO
SY Houth
Fifth Avenue
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