War Tours by AMERICAN Counter Association Promote Puerto Rico Visit
The AMERICAN Counter Association announces two tours around Puerto Rico escorted by Walter Boyd Townsend. Departures February 1 and March 8 deliver rail carriage auto and boat travel with steamship connections from New York. Prices cover rail steamer dining meals hotel costs guides and interpreters. Tours directed by Reed Campbell General Manager with tickets via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Ry. Agent notices and itineraries available.
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American Counter Association
Puerto Rico
Walter Boyd ‘Townsend
Gir
I Sland
New York
Fera
Cartiage
Sland
Tigkurs
Linke Anke
Rean Campbell
A, ‘I Ay
Marquet Building
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Keeps and Cures for Sores and Piles from 19th Century Advert
An 19th century advertisement touts Kaege s German Salve a famous pile cure by G H Lidall Nevada Masaye promising relief for sores wounds and skin diseases endorsed by physicians R Le Miller and others with claims of impractical permanence and quick healing.
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Kege
G. H. Lidall
Nevada
Physicianis
R. le Miler
Consumption Cure Warner's Wake Wine or TAR SYRUP Remedy
An advertisement touts Warner’s Wake Wine or TAR SYRUP as the best cough remedy, claiming it can end a cold in one day if used promptly with prices at 25 and 60 cents. It also features hair restoration claims from Ada Yoente and others, promising guaranteed relief for scalp diseases and regrowth.
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Warner
Ehler & Adams
John A. Linder
Ada Yoente
Humeston
R. A. Miller
Wanryven
Ehbler & Adams
No Cure a Cold in One Day Warners White Wine of Tar Syrup
An old advertisement touts Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup as a miracle cure for colds with prices 95 and 60 cents. It also includes a testimonial from Trank Mitchell of Mason on Tu praising Beggs Blood Purifier as a superior family remedy.
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Warner
Ehier & Adame
Trank Mitchell
Mason
Puffles
R, H, Miller
Cough Remedies and Patent Pills Featured in Dated Ads
A fragment shows multiple patent medicine claims and testimonials. Best Cough Kennedy on Forth and various syrups promise quick cures, alongside Du Ihrt's Little Early Risers pills for constipation and bowel troubles. Advertisements cite endorcements from Davenport and Albany merchants.
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Philpot
Albany
Cascarets and Witch Hazel Salve Ad Promises Beauty
An old advertisement touts Cascarets for blood cleansing and clearer skin with claims of removing pimples boils and bilious complexion. It promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as unrivaled for piles and skin disease and warns against counterfeits from Ehlers & Co.
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J. K. Miller
Newton Hamilton
DeWits
Heauty le Hood
DeWitt
Ehlers & Co
Sterling Remedy Co Ad Promotes Tobacco Quit Aid
Deceptive ad touts Dan t Jobacco spit and magic tonic to quit tobacco easily forever. Claims to restore vigor and nerve, markets a booklet and free sample tree. Addresses Sterling Remedy Co Chicago or New York.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Funeral for Maj. Gen. Henry Lawton at Arlington
A grand military funeral for Maj. Gen. Henry Lawton was held at the Church of the Covenant with President McKelsey and cabinet members among attendees. The procession to Arlington followed a somber service led by Dr. Stryker, while the burial rites were conducted at the cemetery amid a solemn, martial tribute.
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Washington
Henry W. Laston
Church of the Covenant
Henry M. Stryker
Hamilton College
New York
Infantry
Artery
Cavalry
United States Army
Arlington Cemetery
Eeery Department
Liviny
Supreme Court
de Stryker
Pierce
Lawton
Stryker
Gen. Lawton
Warda
Philip, Sidney
Foundlings
Luzon
Brown Brothers
Indiana statesman Col Thompson dies after long illness
Terre Haute Indiana February death of Thompson noted as a famed Indiana statesman who served in Congress and held navy secretary role. He was the last surviving member of the 27th Congress and authored works on politics and tariffs. Mrs Thompson, Harriet Gardner of Columbus Ohio, had died earlier in 1858.
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Frizon
Albany
Bhi" Cook
United States
Washington
Temerson
Adams
Congress
Navy
Nore. Co. Thompson
Lila Mark
Thompson
Harriet J. Gardiner
Columbus
Wreck on Chicago Northwestern Kills Nine near Ford Junction
Debris strewn wreck last night on the Peninsula division at Ford seven miles south of Escanaba Michigan results in nine deaths and six injuries. A freight car struck a passenger train, telescoping the combination car and causing instant fire. a rescue party including the city’s doctors rushed to the scene and brought the dead and injured to Escanaba. Additional notes report January exports fading and various distant items, including a child star Abby Doman and a tornado near Collinsville, with property damage and injuries reported.
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Escanaba
Mich
Peninsula
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Ford
Here
Puens
An Old Maid's Valentine in a Small Town
In this tale a stern Miss Becky debates valentine spending with Emmy and recalls a lost romance with Robert as she guards a treasured old valentine. A knock at the door brings Minnie, the child of a distraught father, and Becky ultimately invites the girl to stay, embracing the chance to adopt a new family bond.
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Becky South
Emidy
Becky
Kimmy
Valentine
Sam
Garfield
Adiroctly
Misa
Emmy
Tuever
Robert
Mason
Larry West
Robert Wasi
Tieton
Peter
Gatsfield
Bell
Huth
Pal
Mike Becky
Vins
Bvb
Nate Sollere
Idaho
Gheaye
Tivan
Coni
Expressman
Valentine's Day in the Olden Times Delights Youth
A fragmentary note recalls how Valentine's Day in the olden days stirred young men to prepare and express affectionate care. The text evokes a playful, antiquated tone about courtship rituals and symbolic gestures of love.
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Valentine
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