Doctors in One Block in Philadelphia Lead Nation
The Philadelphia Chestnut Street block between Eighteenth and Nineteenth Streets houses sixty five physicians. The concentration is said to be the densest in the United States with many top practitioners settled there for years and younger doctors drawn to the area. Nearby blocks within four city blocks also show high physician density, while New York comes next in concentration and the District of Columbia trails.
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Philadelphia
New York
United States
New York Herald
Allelly
Chestnut Street
Ap Pyent
Coumbis
Back Pain Relief Sparks Sabra Community Cure
In Sabra Montana October 19 a vast number of local men report relief from back pains thanks to Dodd's Kidney Pills promoted by Gottlieb MMM. Mill credits multiple medicines yet notes Dodd's pills brought real improvement within days and plans to keep them on hand as the best remedy today.
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Sabra
Mont
Gottlieb
Duck Shooting on the Chesapeake A guide to blinds and decoys
A Harper's Weekly piece describes upper Chesapeake shooting habits during late October and early November. It details point shooting, blinds, decoys, and the use of rocks and rofin sinks on the Susquehanna, plus the spread of decoy setups and the behavior of birds over feeding grounds. It also includes a brief, unrelated insert about Postum beverage testimonials and a public baths note.
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Chesapeake
Allen Willey
Harper's Weekly
Susquehanna
Georgia Yous
Houghlift
Postuma
Postum
Sie Lins
Battle Creek
Mich
Mellville
The Unknown Apple Variety and Winter Orchard Notes
Reading notes describe the Unknown apple from Delaware now cataloged as unknown and valued for early, quality fruit. The piece covers winter vegetables, tomato and storage challenges, mulching vs growing, poultry house design, and disease prevention in cattle. It advises on storage, ventilation, and practical farming improvements, with emphasis on shrubs, hay quality, and barn door construction.
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Randolph
Delawere
Versatility of America in Goods and Arts
A discussion notes Americans produce Old Masters style paintings in New York fetching high prices at auctions. It mentions California made wines and French imports like Castile soap. It observes Yankee ingenuity across regions with northern New York cheese, Kentucky Scotch whisky, and maple sugar from imported ingredients. It cites maple wrappers to mislead buyers and notes wooden nutmeg being rare.
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America
France
New York
Kentucky
Vermont
Green Mountain
Sing On to the Dawn Shifts in Sacred Verse Fragment
Fragmentary cry echoes through liturgical lines as voices urge a final refrain before dawn. The text references Bel and Mien, the soul’s song, and hints at a broader, possibly political or historical Constitution setting with Stanton in Atlanta.
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Ant
Stanton
Donn's Kidney Pills End Pain and Restore Sleep
A Lebanon Ky reader testifies that severe back pains and urinary trouble vanished after using Donn's Kidney Pills, praising the remedy's quick relief and urging others with kidney disorders to try it, with mail order availability from Foster Milburn Co. The piece also notes the product costs 50 cents a box and is sold by druggists.
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Dom
Bright
J. W. Walls
Lebanon
Main
Donn
Elis
Hugh Murrey Drug Co
How to Propose Some Hints to Bachelors
A humorous retro guide on proposing to various women, noting appropriateness of setting and phrasing. It suggests using classic lines for heiresses, caution with widows, and emphasizes timing, tone, and gestures like a kiss. It warns against awkward questions and advises patience and diplomacy in romantic advances.
Fragmented tale of a hunter and a servant in antiquated prose
A disjointed narrative describes a hunter shooting at a buck and a bullet grazing the animal. The scene shifts to a master and a servant with a moral about ending a yarn, ending with a stray reference to a tonic sold for children at 2 cents a bottle in old prose.
Mosquito numbers and hunting season noted in Jersey item
A fragment notes mosquitos thinning from last week while Jersey warders discuss hunting season opening September first. The disjointed text mentions readers in Washington and a claim about reedbirds, plus product plugs for Piso's Cure and Putnam spaceless dyes.
Consolidation of States Across Europe and South America
The Chicago Tribune recalls how Italy once consisted of many small states, and notes a similar trend in Germany with fewer, larger entities. It forecasts potential simplification of South America as weak republics face powerful neighbors, mentioning Uruguay Paraguay Bolivia and the three lions Brazil Argentina Chile.
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Chicago Tribune
Kingdom of
Italy
Sardinia
Two Sicilies
States of the Church
Grand Duchy of
Tuscany
Parma
Modena
Lombardy
Venice
Germany
Anhalts
Hesses
South America
Uruguay
Paraguay
Bolivia
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Absolute Proof Smart Set Madge in Love On Sand
A clipped note suggests two lovers, Madge and Unet, in a seaside moment. They sit on the sand yesterny and fail to notice the incoming tide until they are drenched. The fragment hints at a shy romance and public perception.
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Madge
Reward for Catareh Cure and Corset Fashion Note
A Toledo drug firm advertises one hundred dollars reward for curing catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure. Various testimonials and wholesale druggists are named. The piece also reviews Medical Defense of Corsets, arguing corsets should protect the waist area and ribs, with emphasis on straight fronts and proper waist measurements.
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Snow
Hall
Cheney & Col
Props
Toledo
I. J. Cheney
West & Truax
C. Walding, Kinnan & Margin
Io. i
Alt. Vrumilsts
Hull
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