Memorial Services for Late MKinley in Capitol Hall
Memorial services for late President McKinley were held in the great hall before President Roosevelt Prince Henry and top officials. John Hay delivered the eulogy as the nation, with foreign ambassadors and distinguished guests, offered tribute and mourned the president’s assassination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Prince Henry
Washington
Great
Prussia
Supreme Court
Army
Congress
John Hay
McKinley
George Bancroft
Lincoln
Blaine
Garfield
Pennsylvania Avenue
Buffalo
Nagging Wife and Electric Bitters Ad Claim Cure
The ad warns that nagging women harm home happiness and offers Electric Bitters as a remedy for female and nervous ailments. It claims thousands of sufferers improved health and happiness, with E. J. Eldridge guaranteeing satisfaction. The text ends with a consumer proverb about paying for bread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Eldridge
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Fast Relief
Advertisement claim for One Minute Cough Cure cures coughs colds croup grip bronchitis and throat and lung troubles by liquefying mucus drawing out inflammation and removing the disease cause. Includes testimonial from J Q Hood Crosby Mississippi and W A Rembert praising rapid relief for a wife and family. Ends with a baseball joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Justice of the Peace
J. Q Hood
Crosby
Miss
W. A. Rembert
Severe Cold for Three Months Letter Tells Story
A Batesville Indiana resident recounts a three month siege of a severe cold. After druggist prepared medicine and a physician prescribed remedies with no relief, Foley's Honey and Tar cured him in eight doses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Nusbaum
Batesville
Ind
Foley
John R. Hudson
Mozley’s Lemon Elixir a Pleasant Lemon Tonic
A vintage advertisement for Mozley’s Lemon Elixir promotes a lemon based tonic claimed to aid biliousness indigestion constipation and various ailments. It includes a testimonial from a Ga state senator stating weight gain restored health and vitality after using the product with mention of Atlanta Georgia as the source and location.
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Capitol
State Senate
State Capitol
Atlanta, Ga
Gresham woman praises pest medicine for ailments
A Salem resident identified as Mrs. A. Gresham writes that the pest medicine she used is the best she has tried for the diseases you recommend it for and notes she has used many kinds for woman’s troubles.
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Gresham
Salem
Mozley’s Lemon Hot Drops Ad and Engagement Note
An old advertisement touts Mozley’s Lemon Hot Drops for coughs colds hoarseness sore throat bronchitis and throat and lung diseases prepared by Dr H Mozley Atlanta Ga. A separate fragment notes the impossibility for a young man to keep his engagement secret stating he is duty bound to inform the interested female.
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H. Mozley
Atlanta
Life Renewer for Ladies ad from Coldwater Michigan
Olivia Peterson of Coldwater Michigan claims the Mystic Life Renewer cured her thirteen year disability from nervous troubles headaches and stomach issues. She praises it as superior to patent medicines doctors and Christian Science treatments sold by E J Eldridge Americus. A quip about a stubborn mule follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivia Peterson
Coldwater, Mich
E. J. Eldridge
Americus
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Relief and Diet Indifference
A Macomb Illinois real estate agent testifies that after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure his wife found perfect relief from a chronic stomach ailment. She previously endured intense pain eating regular meals, but is now cured though numerous doctors failed. The ad claims the product will digest any good food without dieting. Also mentions W A Rembert and a German government exhibit at the St Louis fair.
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J. R. Holly
Macomb
Iil
W. A. Rembert
DeWitts Little Early Risers Promote Regular Bowel Health
The advertisement claims biliousness and constipation cause skin eruptions unless bowels are kept open. DeWitts Little Early Risers are touted to keep the liver healthy and remove the cause of troubles. Testimonies from O E H Albany Ga and W A Rembert praise the pills as safe gentle and effective.
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W.A. Rembert
Danger of Pneumonia and Cough Remedies
A cold now may lead to pneumonia, often fatal, with weakened lungs even after recovery. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised to stop the cough heal and strengthen the lungs and prevent pneumonia. John R. Hudson remarks quote young men think themselves wise and drunken men think themselves sober.
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Foley
John R. Hudson
Tobacco tags warned and hatchet sale noted
A fragmented note warns tobacco tags and mentions H J Bagtey planning a 7G bar 300 for a hatchet. The jumbled text references tobacco products, a sensibly phrased warning, and Harris Bros. involvement appears as part of the broader damaged item.
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H. J. Bagtey
Tobaco Sige
Harris Bro
Atlanta Faces Record Rainfall and Flood Wide Georgia
Atlanta and nearby areas endured what may be the heaviest rainfall in many years with 14 hours yielding 8.60 inches. Flooded streets, roaring streams, and washed bridges disrupted rail traffic from the western Georgia region as flood warnings spread to West Point Columbus Eufaula and Alabama river points.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Weather Bureau
West Point
Columbus
Eufaula
Chattahoochee
Alabama River
Raging Streams in Tennessee Delays Hit Southern Line
Reports from Chattanooga say heavy thunderstorms along the Southern railway between Morristown and Asheville dropped about five inches of rain in 24 hours, causing floods and washouts. Wires are down and offices report considerable damage as snowmelt worsens flooding, delaying trains and threatening bridges from Newport, Tennessee through the Smoky mountains.
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Chattanooga
Dodson
Western Division
Southern Railway
Morristown
Tenn
Asheville
N. C
Anaka and
Smoky Mountains
Newport, Tenn
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promoted for Wounds
Cobwebs on a cut laciy cave 8 woman lockjaw. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is touted as infallible for wounds ulcers sores skin eruptions burns scalds and piles. It claims quick cure for many afflictions and sells for 25 cents at E J Eldridge's drug store.
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E. J. Eldridge
Coughs and Remedies Mentioned in Danville Ad
An advertisement cites Foley's Honey and Tar for lung coughs and lingering chest ailments. It praises quick relief for hayfever and colds set on the lungs, with testimonials attributed to John R. Hudson. Additional notes promote horse care and shoe changes for horse health.
Foley's Honey and Tar and Allen's Foot-Ease Advertised Cure
An early 20th century advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and pneumonia relief while touting Allen's Foot-Ease to soothe sore feet. It claims cures for corns bunions and sweaty feet and mentions druggists and shoe stores selling the products.
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Allen
Prince Benny Visits Annapolis in Rainy Naval Tour
Prince Benny, accompanied by naval aides and officers, visited the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis amid drizzle. The German ambassador did not join the naval trip. General Corbin and Captain Cowles rode in the prince’s carriage, with Long, Hale, Foss, and other officials present. A later ad for Botanic Blood Balm pledges cures for skin and blood ailments.
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Washington
Prince Benny
Annapolis
United States Naval Academy
Prince Henry
Adjutant von Eisendecker
General Corbin
Cowles
Roosevelt
Long
Hale
Maine
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Representative Foss
Illinois
Pierce
Bowlescott
Kenney
O'Neill
Bradford
Sigsbea
Lemley
Haywood
Marine Corps
Wilkie
Secret Service
Possession is nine points of the law phrase cited
The fragment cites Exy Bros Cream Balm for catarrh with claims of hearing and speech restoration by L G Brown of Granger Ohio, and promotional lines about trial sizes and mailing options from Ely Bros, with a garbled closing remark about handling glass.
Faith may move mountains but coin moves goods
Mrs. O. E. Van Dousen of Kilbourn Wisconsin suffered long stomach trouble and constipation. She reports trying many remedies with no relief until Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets, priced 25 cents, provided relief. An advertorial note mentions Sam Tynoranes as the mother of impatience with no father named.
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O. E. van Dousen
Kilbourn
Wis
Sala Drogogists
Sam
Surgeon’s Knife Not Needed in Pile Cures
A historic ad touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Balsam as a painless cure for piles and related ailments, claiming no surgery required and promoting various remedies. It also mentions other elixirs and tonics, including stomach and headache remedies, with promotional language and varied claims.
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Castoria
New York
Bears
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Richmond, VA
Charleston, S. C
Virginia-Carolina Chemical CO
Virginia-Carolina Almanac
Herald
George S. Nix
Hudson's Drug Store
Forsyth St
Huyler
Weesee
John W. Shiver
M’kinley
Col. Hay
Gray
Lata
Rample
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Jejarious
John B. Hudson
Infante
Cartlees
Mozley
St. Louis Fair
casToRra
Tennessee
Seeker
Danville
Pher Foley
Reefuse
Nies
Casation
John BR
Prince
Blood Balm Co
Tynoranes
Impadence
DeWitt
Hazal Balve
All Drugs
Folas
Heale
Wollford
B, Hldridge
Castor
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