Drug Clerk’s Story Promotes Pink Pills Cure
Henry Maier of Newark tells how Dr Williams Pink Pills eased his severe headaches and nervous trembles after a failed self treatment. He credits the pills with restoring health and steady hands and notes availability from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY at fifty cents a box or six for $2 50.
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Evening News
Newark
N. J
Henry Maier
Ir. Williams
Dr. Burkhardt
Sega
Dr. Williams
Mr. Maier
One Fifth of Africa a Trackless Desert and Other Oddities
A collage of curiosities: a fifth of Africa is a desert, nine Sweet Springs brothers form a local baseball club, ice lasts longer on end blocks, a Allegheny garbage crematory eliminates odor, talipat palm leaves reach twenty feet, Bremen preserves rare wine for 250 years, a Bible verse condemns tight sleeves, herring boosts health, a thousand year chestnut near Bristol, and Jefferson City invents a bell‑ringing ballot box.
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Sweet Springs
Allegheny
Ceylon
Bremen
Hotel de Ville
Torwoth
Bristol
England
No Room For It Fiat Owner Faces Flat Crowding
A confrontational exchange centers on space in a crowded dwelling. The owner of Fiat replies that there is no room for the complaint while a dweller protests the cramped conditions.
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Fiat
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Offers $100 Reward
One hundred dollar reward offered for catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo endorse the firm as honorable and able to meet obligations. Walding Kinnan & Marvin, wholesale druggists of Toledo, promote Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price listed per bottle. Hall's Family Pills also available.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F . Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Ohio
Connecticut Capital Question Confusion
In a classroom exchange, a student asks for the capital of Connecticut and receives a puzzled reply from Mother Fannie who claims they finished geography last term and seems unsure.
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Fannie
Connecticut
Remarkable Offer for Tax Youth's Companion Subscribers
Publishers offer new subscribers a free four page calendar lithographed in nine colors with a value of 50 cents, plus free issues until Jan 1 1896 and 62 weeks to Jan 1 1897, for $1.75 sent to 19 Columbus Ave. Sargent, details from J Francis G P & T A.
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Tax Youth’s Companion
Columbus Ave
Browning Aphorisms about Wealth and Love
A compact pair of old proverbs remark on wealth and love. The first speaks of charity elevating the poor, while the second teases that affection outlasts devices like locks but cannot escape daily needs such as meals.
Man Returns Home Revealed by Train Reunion
On a New York to Jersey City run a weary traveler shares a long, hopeful tale of hardship and fortune with fellow passengers. He reveals a $20,000 windfall from a late benefactor, a faithful wife awaiting in Chicago, and a planned joyous reunion as he nears his home.
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New York
San Francisco
Gladstone Mid
Chicago
Auditorium Hotel
California
Mackey
Honolulu
Newark
Jersey City
Woman Drops Hidden Bundle at Busy Terminal
At Philadelphia Terminal the crowd crowds around a dropped bundle from beneath a stylish woman's rim. A boy pockets an item, a cheese slice and a half pint liquor are found, and the woman confronts a man who claims the package before slipping away.
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Terminal
Philadelphia Bulletin
Respite from tribulation in holiday season noted
Gilbert A. Pierce wrote in the Minneapolis Tribune about a season of joy that comes now and then, offering thanks to God for even the humblest of His creatures as the great throng fades from sight.
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Gilbert A. Pierce
Minnneapolis
Patchwork of Pride Follows a Failing Friendship
In a moral tale from the Chicago Times-Herald two girls debate blame for a quarrel. One forgives and tears up a hurtful letter after discovering a boastful flirtation, risking friendship but choosing honesty and reconciliation. The scene ends with the would-be bridesmaid realizing her plan failed.
Tiny German Clockmaker Unveils Heart Pulsation Register
A German clock maker living in the upper city crafts a compact device measuring heart pulses. The instrument, praised as marvelous by medical men after testing, prints pulsations on a slip of paper via two wheels like a typewriter.
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Philadelphia
Treetop Dental Exchange for Gas and Teeth
A humorous exchange where Treetop asks to pull a few teeth and skip gas. The dentist replies, asking about gas, and Treetop insists kerosene suffices, turning a routine dental visit into a comical stand‑off.
Urgent Invitation Ahead of Move to New House
A hostess urges Mr. Borem to spend one more evening before moving to a new house. Mr. Borem agrees with pleasure. The hostess doubts the exact move date, saying it may be a year or two at the least.
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Mr. Borem
Cool in Danger Described By Old Soldier
A narrator asks an elderly veteran if he stayed cool during danger in the army. The veteran replies with blunt honesty that he actually shivered, underscoring the fear felt in peril.
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Ideal Family Laxative
The text touts Syrup of Figs for its pleasant flavor and gentle, soothing laxative action. It claims costive or bilious parents will see gratifying results, urging every family to keep a bottle on hand.
Zenda Man Distressed by Verse Reading in Ghats
A reader known as the Zenda man complains of real distress when encountering verse while in the Ghats. He dislikes poetry and finds poetic texts troubling during travel and daily life in the region.
Fall information on best fruit land in Riverside County
Fall information regarding premier fruit and farm land in Riverside County Cal. Provided by Hemet Land Co Hemet Cal. Details focus on location value and potential cultivation opportunities.
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Riverside Co
Cal
Hemet Land Co
Hemet, Cal
Yaleta Texas Claim as America’s Oldest Village
Historians study Yaleta Texas as potential oldest U S settlement. The note cites Whooping cough cure Piso’s Cure as a successful remedy and mentions M P Ovaren of Brooklyn with a November 14 date. The text remarks there is little benefit in modeling life on a great man’s week points.
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Yaleta
Tex
United States
M. P. Ovaren
Throop Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Scott
Pr Kline’s Restorer Promises Free Trials and Cures
A historical ad claims ITS All Fits stones are free by Pr Kline’s Restorer with a first day no failure result. It promises a treatise and two trial bottles on request to Pr. Kline, Starch Street, Philadelphia. It mentions lime tree bark as a substitute for heap and suggests strong rope can be made from it.
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Pr. Kline
Gresterve Restorer
Teething remedy and assorted elixirs in old notices
An undated newspaper fragment advertises Mrs Wilslow’s Soarine, Coe’s Cough Balsam, Parker’s Ginger Tonic, and other aging elixirs, praising cures for teething pain, colds, corns, and nervous ailments. It also mentions fashion, politics, and a poetic line about a shad fisherman.
Connubial Tales From Old World to New World
A column notes marriages and marital quirks from Chicago Oakland Milwaukee and Manchester Tenn. It highlights a 13 year old bride, a 60 year old groom, a Milwaukee minister refusing a marriage, and an 80 year old woman seeking divorce with a grandmother overseeing an elopement.
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Kate Kane
Chicago
Sig
Vincenzo Rossi
Oakland
Cal
Cheny Scoville
Miss Henton
Milwaukee
Manchester
Tenn
America
New World
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Mrs. Browning
Love
By Gilbert A Pierce
Charley
Lulu
Nellie
Chicago Times-Herald
Hanson
Coe
Madagascar
Mohammed Ali
Egypt
Parker
di Hobb
Hobb's Medicine CO
Sanfrancisco
W.N.U
D.M
Nev
House of Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co., Limited
Dorchester, Mass
de Kalb Fence Co
High Street
DE Kalb, Ill
Gerim
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