Breathing Exercises for Lung Health and Public Library Gifts
An article extols simple breathing methods to improve chest capacity for pulmonary consumption and notes various drills. It also profiles William C. Todd of New Hampshire who funds newspaper purchases for public libraries in Boston and Newburyport, touting free reading rooms as future educational engines.
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New Hampshire
William C. Todd
Boston Public Library
Public
Newburyport
Atkinson
Karper
Registration totals by state for Chinese residents
Official returns show 13 179 registered Chinamen and 96 821 who did not register. States listed include 851 California 1500 Colorado 146 Connecticut 44 Florida 65 Georgia 1019 Illinois 59 Indiana 62 Iowa 20 Kansas 28 Kentucky 215 Louisiana 187 Maryland 20 Massachusetts 108 Michigan 59 Minnesota 400 Montana 333 Missouri 91 Nebraska 47 New Hampshire 41 New Jersey 446 New Mexico 577 New York 5 North Carolina 106 Ohio 1092 Oregon 712 Pennsylvania 33 South Carolina 9 Tennessee 725 Texas 27 Virginia 26 West Virginia 107 Wisconsin.
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Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Conneticut
Florida
Georgia
Ilinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Property Transfers for Week Ending July 29 1893
Hix and wife to Joseph Due for 1750 dollars a west half of northwest quarter 9 852. Fred Hemstreet to Jerry Sexton 400 dollars lot 7 block 29 Ames. Sam Watt and wife to Jane Southen 21050 dollars lots 11 and 14 block 6 Blacks third addition Ames. Lew Elliot to Oley Nelson 179 dollars lot 14 block 14 Jenks second addition Slater. Max Improvement Co to Elizabeth Fields 40 dollars lot 5 block 7 Highland Park addition Maxwell. Fred Graef and wife to P W Sinnott 500 dollars lots 11 and 12 block 3 Collins Iowa. DG Ferguson and wife to C L B Kegley 175 dollars west half lot 17 block 1 Ames. Hi McDaniels and wife to D H Sanford 750 dollars lot 5 block 36 Blairs addition Ames.
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Hix & Allen
Joseph Due
Fred Hemstreet
Jerry Sexton
Ames
Sam Watt
Jane Southen
Lew Elliot
Oley Nelson
Jenks
Slater
Max Imp Co
Elizabeth Fields
Highland Park
Maxwell
Fred Graef
Sinnott
Collins Ia
DG Ferguson
Kegley
Yes
Ad Ames
MecDaniels
H Sanford
Blairs
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised as Cure All
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages as a constitutional disease. The cure is taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces and promises strength by building the constitution. Proponents offer One Hundred Dollars for any failing case. Address F J Conney Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists 75c. Also ads for weekly subscriptions.
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Hall
Mail
F. J. Cuerney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Hill
Orto Chemical Co
Sik
B. M. Jay Lord
Leslie
Mich
Donnas Ferry
N. Y
Onto Chemical
Mathew Johnson
P. O
Pittsburgh
Only Chemical Co
Helen Morrison
Cincinnati
Onio Chemical CO
Ww. L. Lutegay
Ohio Chemical Cop
Opera Block
Lima
Raised from the Dead After Terrible Blood Poisoning
Mrs Mary E O Fallon of Piqua Ohio suffered a five year battle with ulcers after autopsy exposure and weight loss. She credits Hood s Sarsaparilla with a full recovery reaching 128 pounds and returning to family work. Hood s Pills recommended for every home medicine chest.
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Mary E. O’fallon
Piqua
Ohio
Hood
Famous Patent Medicines and Humorous Quips Collected
A collage of ads and quips featuring Castoria products, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, Park's Sure Cure, Ripans Tabules, Krause's Headache Capsules, Hood's Sarsaparilla, and postal offers. It includes humorous exchanges and notices about medicines, cures, and a World’s Fair souvenir portfolio offer. The tone imitates late 19th century newspaper humor and advertisement chatter.
Castoria claims and old remedies in a mixed ad notices
A collage of 19th century medical ads mentions Castoria for infant cure alls and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for burns and piles. It cites L M Bosworth as dealer, notes Maine Longfellow house transfer, Hood's Sarsaparilla endorsements, and Turkiye earthquake events alongside other product claims and brief political notes.
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New England
Boston
DeWitt
L. M. Bosworth
Longfellow
Portland
Maine
Maine Historical Society
St. Paul
Early Risers and Donations Highlight 19th Century Remedies
Advertisements tout De Witt’s Little Early Risers as a cure all for headaches bile and constipation. Joseph Pulitzer donates 100000 to Columbia College. Parks' Tea markets itself as a daily laxative. Chicago post office costs relate to revenue. New Great South American Cure claims six hour relief for kidney and bladder issues. Cubeb Cough Cure is praised by Harry Elliott for hoarseness and coughs. Two Michigan girls walk to Chicago to the fair.
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de Witt
L. M. Bosworth
Ames
Iowa
Harry Elliott
State Insurance Company
Des Moines
Ile
Rey
A Narrow Escape In a Counterfeit Dollar Ruse
Austerely dressed man dines then tries to pay a 75 cent bill with a dented alleged memorial dollar claiming it saved his life at Vicksburg. The cashier detects the date 1877 contradicts the 1863 siege tale, realizes it is counterfeit, and the man escapes after a token refund.
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Vicksburg
Harper’s Magazine
Park's Sure Cure marketed as liver and kidney remedy
A humorous note describes a “High Liver” with bilious indigestion and recommends Park's Sure Cure as the sole guaranteed liver and kidney remedy sold by L. M. Bosworth for $1.00. The piece then mentions Mexico's plan to unite Latin American nations in a monetary league to counter silver depreciation.
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Park
L. M. Bosworth
Parks
Mexico
Measles and Public Health Policy Sparks Controversy
A newspaper summary highlights a board of health push for a Measles circular on cause and prevention to justify quarantines. It cites a severe outbreak in a two Swede families building, stressing measles as preventable and urging stricter local action and accountability.
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Board of Health
Endorsements for Krause Headache Capsules and other notices
A skeptical letter endorses Krause's Headache Capsules with a 25c box claim of curing a dreadful headache. Also mentions Nor man Lichty Mi g Co medicines, an Iowa band at a California pioneers reunion, Blue Spavin Curbs for horses, and a Kansas populists railroad assessment rise. Offers Skandinaven and Intelligencer combo at $3.00 yearly.
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Krause
Norman Lichty Mi’g Co
W. J. Hutchison
Gazette
Pleasant Hill
L. M. Bosworth
Rain deficient in Iowa drought lingered with corn fair
Central Station reports a week with above normal temperatures and widespread rainfall shortfalls that threaten crops. Corn remains promising though oats suffer heavy rust damage. overall state yields likely below average. The August issue features Wide Awake magazine’s end and merge into St Nicholas with a portrait of founder Daniel Lothrop.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Central Station
Wide Awake
Daniel Lothrop
St. Nicholas
New York
Boston
King’s
Iowa Central Ry excursion tickets to many western states and territories
The Iowa Central Railway announces Tuesday August 22 Tuesday September 12 and Tuesday October 10 as excursion ticket sale dates to destinations across Minnesota North and South Dakota Manitoba Missouri Kansas Nebraska Colorado Wyoming Utah New Mexico Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Louisiana Arkansas Indian Territory Oklahoma Texas and Arizona. Tickets are valid twenty days from issue with stopovers. for rates contact Iowa Central Ry agents or General Passenger Agent Thos P Barry Marshalltown Ia. Ripans Tabules promoted for various ailments and Velasco Texas advertised for health climate and investments with winter vegetables and mild temperatures. The Orange Judd Farmer and The Iyre licencer offered for two dollars annually.
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Iowa Central Ry
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Manitoba
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
New Mexico
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Texas
Arizona
Iowa Central By
Thos. P. Barry
Marshalltown
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Ted
Rand, McNally & CO
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Mason City
Peoria
Sun
St Louis
Kaussity
No. L. City
BE. Monfill
A. F. Banks
T. P. Barry
Adare
Creson
VIOLA
G. C. Bittner & CO
Tolendo
M. Ricord
M. C
Masonic Temple
Swesay
Norman Lichty
Pamity Onemisrt
Scientific American Agency For
Broadway
America
Scientific American
Wincinnati
Piers Eveles
the Intelligencer
K. Wilson, Publishers
Des Moines Leader
Intelligencer
Hoop’s
D’masse
Pitcher’s Castoria
Bloggs
Fr. E. Bucklen & Co
Chicago, I
Dr. King
H. E. Bucklen & Co
Papa
John
C. J. Hood & Co
Lowell, Ass
Boston Courier
Children Cry For
Lew Wallace
Europe
U. S. Treasury
Bosworth
Duke of
Varagua
Lewiscon Journal
Oldtown
Gen
E. Burd Grubb
Grand Army
Levi P. Morton
Sir John Abbott
Canada
Montreal
Castoria
City of
Denver
Army of Friends
Asiatic
Turkey
Illinois
Joseph Pulitzer
Columbia College
Chicago Post Office
Kidney Cure
Muskegon
Ben Folsom
Cleveland
Sheffield
Harrison
Folsom
England
United States
Democratic Party
Party of Free Trade
Senate
House of Representatives
The
Press
Iowa State
California Pioneers
L. M. Bosworth Druggist
Skandinaven
Skandinaven and _ Intelligencer
Hill’s
Remi
Ian
Pey
Ohio Chemical CO
AGNTS
Philadelphia
Star of the South
Velasco
South
Commercial Club
Orange Judd
Iyre
Samuel Pitcher
Dra
J. F. Kivenerer
Conway, Ark
H. A. Agenen
M. D
Oxford St
Brooklyn, N. Y
Children's Department
Castorg
Asirep Hospira Axp Dispersary
Mass
Aten C. Surra, Pres
the Centaur Company
Murray Street
New York City
Khmheads
Cskookum
Skookum Root Hair Grower CO
South Fifth Ave
New York, N. Y
Memphis
Illinois Central Railroad
J. F. Merry
Bucklen
All Zgiste
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