Pneumonia treatment tips and patter from 19th century ads
A collage of physician claims and consumer pitches promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for pneumonia and coughs, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin ailments, and Dyspepsia Care. L. M. Bosworth touts products amid general quotes and aphorisms.
Banner Salve and Quick Cough Cure Endorsements
Advertisements extol a skin salve for piles burns ulcers and other skin diseases and promote One Minute Cough Cure as a fast remedy for coughs colds and lung diseases. Personal testimonials praise Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for chronic indigestion and stomach trouble. Characterized by endorsements from L M Bosworth and Peter Sherman of North Stratford New Hampshire.
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Tilden & Loughran
Peter Sherman
North Stratford
N. H
L. M. Bosworth
E.C DeWitt &Co
Chicago
Thether the difficulty the more glory there is in surmounting it
The phrase asserts that greater effort yields greater glory when overcoming hardship, capturing a moral about perseverance and achievement and praising resilience. It emphasizes effort over ease and implies enduring challenges enhances reward and character.
Localite Recovers Voice After Foley’s Remedy
Benj Ingerson of Hutton Ind says months of silence ended after taking Foley's One-Two Tar. The remedy is popular with speakers and singers. Lilden and Loughran promote it as a trusted neighborly aid for good turns.
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Foley
Tilden & Loughran
Iain
Benj. Ingerson
Hutton, Ind
Lilden & Loughran
First Masonic Burial in Arizona Recalls Frontier Grave
The narrator recounts the 1860 burial of a fellow Mason near Tombstone after an illness at Santa Rita mines. Amid Indian threats and a makeshift vigil, the group buried the man at night under a mesquite tree, reading an Episcopal ritual from a torn trunk.
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Arizona
W. M. Williams
Cairo
St. Louis
San Pedro River
Tombstone
Fort Buchanan
Santa Rita
Cincinnati
Heintzleman
H. ©. Grosvenor
J. T. Mason
J. B. D. Irwin
Tubac
CG. B. Hughes
J. Howard Wells
William S. Oury
H. C. Grosvenor
Colonel Titus
8. Warner
Sharp
Yvelyn B. Baldwin
New York
Masonic Standard
The World's Largest Hopyards in California
The San Francisco Chronicle notes California hosts the largest hopyards led by Pleasanton in Alameda County with 368 acres and over 445000 vines. Hop picking requires hand labor during a short season, drawing an army of workers. Benefits include mild climates and pleasant valleys, while drawbacks include hop poisoning and dark hand staining from resin.
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California
Sacramento
Feather
Pleasanton
Alameda County
San Francisco Chronicle
Halberd design and use in early 18th century military drills
The halberd carried by foot and dragoon serjeants features a five foot ash staff. The head is about fifteen inches with a hollow socket and a ribbed edged point, plus side moons or stars and a four inch crooked point for obstacles. It aids in marking ground between ranks, dressing files, and disciplining soldiers.
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Foot
Dragoons
Flats for Rent Promises from Honest Janitor
A street scene exchanges with a man at the door who claims a flats rental is available and a janitor is honest and attentive. The mother asks about rents and politeness, and after a back and forth she learns the speaker is the janitor himself.
Dark Night Leads An East Cleveland Man to Tragic Fall
A kind man seeking water for a fretful child wanders in darkness and stumbles down a cellar after misreading his path. The Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts a hopeful person meeting a fatal misstep in a moonless kitchen.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
The World's Fault Reframed by an Intimate Conversation
An intimate friend notes your lack of vanity while Mr. Stormington Barnes replies he would pretend to be the greatest actor if the world recognized him. The exchange appears in a Washington Star excerpt.
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Stormington Barnes
Washington Star
Editor Declines Manuscript, Suggests House of Correction
A rusty exchange in Chicago News features a busy editor dismissing a novelist's effusion as unavailable and directing the disappointed bard to the house of correction as an alternate venue. The dialog implies frustration and a sharp tone from the editor.
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House of Correction
Chicago News
Lavender Ties Spark Town Talk Between Men
A terse courtroom quip recalls a downtown meeting where a lavender tie and a pink one sparked blame and banter. The judge’s sharp aside highlights etiquette and rivalry among local men.
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Reggy
Deuce
Liquor Rules in Scotland Restrict Sunday Sales
In Scotland all licensed premises except hotels close Sundays and patrons must be "travelers" to obtain liquor. The rule implies strict Sunday restrictions and a travel requirement for serving alcohol.
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Scotland
Farms for Sale Through the Farmer's Cooperative Association
A brief classified notice announces farms for sale through the Farmer's Cooperative Association. The fragment indicates property listings and cooperative management involvement.
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The
Farmer’s Cooperative Association
Free Pile Cure Sample Guarantee Offer
Local seller M. Bosworth advertises a pile cure with a free sample and a written guarantee. He promises No Cure No Pay and offers a free pile pipe with every package for trial purposes. The ad emphasizes zero charge and uses a positive assurance to attract customers.
Rector Pile Remedy Promises Cure with Guarantee
An advertisement by L. M. Bosworth hawks Rector pile remedy claiming a cure for piles with a guaranteed, no cure no pay offer. Each package includes a free pile pipe and 50 cent price. Samples offered.
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L. M. Bosworth
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Throat and Lung Relief
Advertises a cure for coughs colds and lung troubles claiming faster relief than rivals. Asserts doctors use it for grippe and that it treats croup. Claims children like it and mothers endorse the remedy.
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L. M. Bosworth
Break-Up-A-Cold Tablets Ad for Night Use
An advertisement promotes Weeks Break-Up-A-Cold Tablets that claim to break up a cold during sleep. The offer states No Cure No Pay and a price of 25 cents. Listing shows L. M. Bosworth and a partial address.
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L. M. Bosworth
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