They Stand Alone Puffing Dr. Pierce Remedies
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical History as frank, reliable tonics for weak nerves, indigestion, biliousness, and blood impurities. It claims transparent formulas with glyceric extracts and no alcohol, offering free consultation from Buffalo New York, and promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Galden
Hon Eatyn
Pierce
R. ¥. Pierce
Buffalo
WN. Y
A Matter of Pronunciation in Frize and Freeze
A London Chronicle excerpt discusses mispronouncing frize as freeze and frise for Trish tweed, noting historical origins from French friser meaning to curl and Welsh fris. It cites Brandon, Duke of Suffolk’s marriage attire and a motto about cloth of frize, contrasting this with gold cloth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Chronicle
St. George’s Channel
England
Frize
Brandon
Duke of Suffolk
Henry VII
J Shaw
Pat McGuire's Narrow Escape From Newport Boat
Last summer excursions from Providence to Newport brought a joke when Pat McGuire, a small Irishman, rushed toward the departing boat. He leaped the rail as it moved, struck his head, and fell unconscious briefly. He sprang up, looked at the wharf, and exclaimed Jahex What a fape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Providence
Newport
Pat McGuire
Jahex
Restore Strength Pink Pills Claim New Blood Health
The advertisement asserts Williams Pink Pills restore strength and blood, curing grip, fevers, nervousness, and breathlessness caused by illness. It cites Mrs Aniwlia Hall describing relief from fatigue and dyspepsia after use and promotes the pills as remedy for various ailments, urging readers to obtain a booklet from the William Company in Schenectady, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliams
Aniwlia Hall
High Street
Norwich
Goun
Poe
Tunis
Pier‘y
Willimna ‘Iuy Co
Schenectady
N.Y
The Dancing Men Mystery Returns at Riding Thorpe
Hilton Cubitt arrives seeking Holmes help for his wife Elsie troubled by a cryptic dancing men message. Holmes begins with inference, asks for trust, and advises copying any new symbols while Cubitt plans to act with patience and seek truth about Elsie’s past and the note threats on his Norfolk estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes
Ike
Watson
Lahall
Toean
Thurston
T Stan
Wolmes
Hilton Cubitt
Riding Thorpe Manor
Nurious
Geneman
Baker Street
Mr. Holmes
Hilton
Norfolk
Lfe
America
Norfolk Homeholder Faces Mysterious Threats in Dancing Men Case
Sherlock Holmes meets Hilton Cubitt, a Norfolk squire distressed by an unseen menace harming his wife. Cubitt reports new incidents and a wire from Liverpool Street portends fresh danger. Holmes gathers clues from dancing man pictures and prepares for further inquiry as the couple’s fear grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilton Cubitt
Liverpool Street
Fey
Holmes
Poems by Negro Fant Lawrences Dunbar in 19th century verse
A garbled OCR fragment outlines poems by a Black author Fant Lawrences Dunbar including On the Road and Lover's Lane with dialect renderings. It hints at his death and posthumous publications, mentioning racialized language, rural scenes, and spring themes, though many lines are mangled.
Clipping the Horse Boosts Health and Value, Says Vet
A spring clipping vogue in England and France is praised for horse health and value. A Buffalo test showed clipped horses suffered far less sickness than unclipped ones. The article cites grooming, feeding, and dry perspiration as reasons clipping aids recovery and performance. It notes a $7 clipping machine and urges riders to clip early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Mable
Nourtah
Buffalo Street Car
Quaint Philosophy and Moral Doubts in Downtrodden Times
A fragmented piece critiques politicians and poverty, noting how words mask deeds and truth. It highlights distrust in marriages and the belief of some women in their husbands. The text argues money wisely used could lift many from poverty, urging practical action over lament.
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Kemp
Balsam
2Ye
Soc
Sherlock Holmes
A. Conan Doyle and
Callier'a Wankty
McClure, Phillips
Hhi
Adventure Dancing Man
Mr. Cubitt
Subtdy Cubitt
Elsie
Quesf
Klik Exeks Nss
Tienes
Woite Alih
Ron Nebdeh
Ververshy
Thangsiy Mu Hehoman
Bry Poopie
Dave Heer
Parkes
Jaeie
Patrick
Vail
Tomas
Jal
Flolmes
Bacou
Fant Lawrences Dunbar
Summah
de Lovah's Jang
Long de Lovai
Kitne
Mandy Han
Jake
Long da Jovah's Lane
Bush
Ben
Mandy
Lovah‘s Lane
Lovah's Lane
Allus
Jovah's Lane
Lovah’s Lane
Bluebird
Robin Rolln
Mastah
Jex
Amea
Fe Wien
Ocean
Ralph Adams Cram
Indy
Ely
Fly
Archbishopric of
York
Darcy Magee
Weterboro
Dresden
Hankin
Sesiya
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