Medical ads and human interest notes flood a late 19th century page
A jumble of patent medicine ads tout remedies from Ayer s Sarsaparilla to Hood s Pills and De Witt s Witch Hazel Salve. Mentions of an antisquirrel convention in Spokane and a touching World War II era cabbage anecdote contrast with society gossip about Bishop Keane and Miss Edith Collins linked to Chauncey Depew.
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Edith Collins
Chauncey M. Depew
New York
Gotham
Clarence Ly
Edith Collinsman Collins
Mr. Depew
Miss Collins
Rosalba Beecher
Russia
Czar
Kiev
Prince Demidoff
Peach
Dr. Depew
Tolstoi on conscience and reason in moral choice
An admirer asked Tolstoy three questions about public moral expression and self knowledge. He answered Yes to the first two questions about openly sharing life principles and knowing oneself. For the third he said reason is God given and must be listened to where conscience must decide.
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Tolstoi
New York World
German education fuels industrial edge say London Times
The London Times argues that Germany's university system, especially in physical sciences, produces more and better theoretical and technical output than England. It asserts Germany is rapidly monopolizing high end manufacturing and exporting many technical experts.
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Germany
England
London Times
Eton Graduate Joke at Festal Board
A witty exchange claims the new boarder at a festal event is a graduate of Eton. The landlady counters with a joke about eating, implying the boarder will not finish his education while food remains.
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Eton
Boston Courier
First US watch made at Roxberry Massachusetts in 1850
Dr A P Sawyer recounts paying 500 for medicine and being told pain cure would help. A testimonial notes chronic constipation harms health and can be relieved by DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills sold by D D Bales.
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A. P. Sawyer
C. Sampson
Edwards St. Decatur
Ilinois
United States
Roxberry
Mass
DeWitt’s
D. D. Bales
Princeton's Honored President Patton Leads Centennial Reflections
The piece profiles Francis Landey Patton, rector of Princeton during its evolution from college to university. It notes his Bermuda birth, Princeton Theological Seminary roots, Chicago theology chair, and 1888 election as president guiding a prosperous administration and notable theological writings and heresy trial roles.
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Princeton
Francis Landey Patton
Francis L. Patton
David Swing
Chicago
Union Theological Seminary
Briggs
Dr. Patton
Bermuda
Princeton Theological Seminary
Presbyterian Seminary
McCosh
Patton
Man hero rescues two women from merciless undertow at sea
A man adrift in a powerful undertow signals distress and swims to shore while two strong swimmers and a companion battle the current. He draws them in with reassurance, then stands safe as the three recount his courage and the idea of the “eternal womanly” helping in danger.
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Boston Transcript
One Minute Cough Cure Promoted As Cold Preventive
Brief advert promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a way to avert pneumonia bronchitis and consumption by prompt treatment. Distributed for sale by D. D. Bales in a local shop.
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D. D. Bales
Simmon s Liver Regulator Promoted For Indigestion
The chronic grumbler still lives but fewer indigestion cases appear as many have taken Simmons Liver Regulator and are cured. A great number continue to use it for similar troubles and expect cures. Mrs E Raine of Baltimore endorses it as the best medicine. Hall s Hair Renewer makes brash wiry hair soft and beautiful.
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Simmons
E. Raine
Baltimore
Love and labor in the city home
The narrator dreams of a quiet city life with his beloved. They will settle in a protected urban nest, buy food at stores, read and write, share tales by the fire, and cherish memory and love. In winter they will welcome evenings with warmth as Broadway noise and flowers frame their life together.
Sweet Revenge at Rialto Milliner
Mrs Henry Clay Barnabee and Aunt Louisa Eldridge confronted a Rialto milliner over hat prices. Aunt Louisa accused the shop of overcharging Barnabee for a costly bonnet while she bought a finer, cheaper hat. The milliner urged secrecy, noting the husband’s reputation for joking about ladies bonnets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clay Barnabee
Louisa Eldridge
Rialto
New York Recorder
Buckland-on-the-Moor A Quiet Devonshire Village
In Buckland on the Moor Devonshire a secluded village with no pub church or police. The squire owns all land and funds farm laborers wages. Workers live in his cottages and remain on the payroll as they age, continuing to receive pay.
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Buckland-on-the- Moor
Devonshire
England
The Grewsome Mahratta. A Tiger Claw Weapon Figure
The grewsome mahratta wadkah is a weapon shaped like a tiger's claws worn on the fingers by rings. It enables a treacherous grip that rips open the victim, leaving the corpse mangled as if a wild beast attacked.
Earthquake and Fire Devastate Mendoza in 1861
In 1861 Mendoza suffered an earthquake that shattered many houses and caused a fire among the ruins. The conflagration became the city’s most terrible disaster, with over 10,000 lives lost.
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Mendoza
Composition of Wheat By Part Counts
In a 100 part sample wheat consists of 14.4 water, minerals, 2 albuminoids, 13 carbohydrates, 67.6 crude fiber, 8 fats, and 1.5.
One Minute Cough Cure Advertised by D
A vintage advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure as a preventive against huskiness and laryngitis for speakers clergy and singers. It claims instant relief and lists D as the seller.
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D. D. Bales
Be Ready for the Green Apple Season
Local advertisement advises parents to have DeWitt's Colic and Cholera Cure in the home for child health during apple season. Sold by D. D. Bales.
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DeWitt’s
D. D. Bales
DeWitts Colic and Cholera Cure For Summer Complaints
A sales note emphasizes rapid relief from summer complaints in children and endorses DeWitts Colic and Cholera Cure as a reliable remedy for dysentery and diarrhoea sold by D. D. Bales.
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DeWitt
D. D. Bales
One Minute Cough Cure Advertised For Sale
An advertisement promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a quick remedy for hacking coughs. It notes the product is for sale by D. D. Bale.
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D. D. Bale
Dr Sawyers Family Cure or Pastills Offered with Guarantee
A positive guarantee to cure or money refunded will be found with each one dollar box or bottle of Dr Sawyers Family Cure or Pastills manufactured after this date. Sold by D D Bales.
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Dr. Sawyers Family
D. D. Bales
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Highlight Digestive Relief
The ad claims a cure for headaches caused by indigestion and stomach troubles. It presents DeWitt's Little Early Risers as the most effectual pill to overcome such difficulties.
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DeWitt
D. D. Bales
Also Mentioned on This Page
Flaneletts
Crockery
Kennedy
Star Extracts
Opera House
Grove Bros
Ayer
Hood
Hall
Henewer
Etter
Eczema
de Witt
Bales
Buckingham
Spokane
Washington
Greenland
Saaer
D. D Les
Barton County
Georgia
Titus
Pennsylvania
People OF the Day
John Joseph Keane
Catholic University of America 18
Cardinal Gibbons
Richmond
St. Patrick’s
Bishop Keane
Keane
Ajasso
Harvard
Chauncey
Decatur St
Decatur
Illinois
D. C. Davis
Wautoma
Wis
Sarsaparilla
Iacobs
Ames
Iowa
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