Asthma Cure Claim Prompts Free Trial Offer
A physician Dr Rudolph Schiffmann claims a remedy for asthma hay fever phthisis and bronchitis can relieve and cure many cases. He offers free trial packages to all sufferers before Oct 10 to test his cure at 325 Rosabel street St Paul Minnesota. Separate verse shows a love poem theme with alternating lines about affection.
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Rudolph Schiffmann
Schiffmann
R. Schiffman
Rosabel Street
St. Paul, Minn
Notes of the Day Snapshot of late 19th century events
A compendium of items including Signor Fabozzi the Neapolitan pianist, Canada’s planned 400th anniversary in 1897, a Seventh Day believer in Georgia jailed for a year, talks of a pro race meeting in Minneapolis, and historic Lowell room building. Also mentions Father Calendoli’s 60 000 cms hour typesetting machine, Russian bicycling rules, Admiral Meade’s retirement, a Portsmouth livery loss, Arthur Gardiner’s cycling feats, Blanche Cox jailed for disturbing Colorado Springs, Springfield races plans, and LA W legislation affecting black exclusion from mothership in Teese, signaling a reorganized wheelmen federation.
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London
Signor Fabozzi
Canada
Sebastian Cabot
Georgia
Tom Eck
Johns
Johnson
Minneapolis
Lowell
Father Calendoli
Admiral Meade
National Navy
Portsmouth
N. H
Gome
Teese
Calwheelmen
Fine Old Cider
An old farmer quizzes a poor man about cider while offering a tip for work. The man replies with a glass, and the farmer jokes that another apple would have earned him another barrel.
New Crusade Wanted by Elizabeth Phelps
Esabeth Stuart Phelps argues in favor of reform urging a movement for women. She contends that socially evolving watering-place life teaches wives happiness apart from their husbands.
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New Crusade
Esabeth Stuart Phelps
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Laxative Relief
An advertisement promotes Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative made by the California Fig Syrup Co. It claims quick cleansing of the system to prevent colds headaches and fevers, without weakening organs. Available in 50c and $1 bottles at druggists, with the company name on every package.
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Kidere
California Fig Syrup Co
Our Own Folks: A Montague Family Chronicle
Mrs Montague mother of thirteen reflects on thrift and hardship on a New England farm. Nelson and Eben grow up amid labor and limited comforts while Ellen wife and children prosper. In old age the phrase “our own folks” frames faith, dying, and the doctor’s revelation that God’s own folks are those who receive Him.
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Nelson
Dora Dora
New England
Mrs. Montagne
Blossom
Ethel
Eben
Montague
Mary
Montagues
Mrs. Montague
David
Christ
God
E. E. Orcott
Typographers in Japan Handle 4000 Distinct Type Pieces
The piece explains Japanese compositors manage over 4000 types including 20 000 ideographs with 14 000 in scholarly use and 47 kana. Compositors wear magnifying goggles and work with kana and ideographs. lads fetch types while chanting character names to locate the correct symbols in a crowded typographic system.
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Japan
Pittsburg
Earth's wobble alters tides in Dutch canal findings
The earth's axis is said to swing once every fourteen months, causing a gentle tide variation. A study of Helder's 1851 onward records shows water levels change regularly with a cycle matching the axis motion, varying by about five eighths of an inch, illustrating the earth's delicate balance.
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North Pole
Helder
Holland
Baltimore Herald
The Man Who Walks and Scenic Enjoyment
The piece extols walking over trains or bicycles for scenery. It argues pedestrians gain extended view time and deeper appreciation, claiming walkers miss less of outdoor beauty and noting pedestrianism as a potential national blessing if embraced like cycling.
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Buffalo Express
Clerks Mock Pay Cuts Over Horse-Drawn Complaints
A humorous exchange from the Boston Transcript quips about clerks complaining of pay reductions after making a fool of themselves and a remark that docked horses are stylish. The mock dialogue highlights workplace wit and period attitudes in a brief comic.
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Boston Transcript
Inquiries Across Time Various Social Observations
A collage of notes on diverse topics from 19th century press, including American race views, agricultural acreage insured, historical bed luxuries, livestock values, medical school rankings, transoceanic canal traffic, university student totals in Scotland and England, a fast cutting match machine, and a string of humorous selected pleasantries from multiple papers.
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Lane County
Kan
England
United States
University of Michigan
Meiyu Shie
Ida Khan
Kiukiang
China
Sault Ste. Marie Canal
Lakes Huron
Michigan
Suez Canal
Scotland
Metal Wheels for Your Wagons Advertised by Empire Co
Farmers urged to buy low metal wheeled wagon sets from Empire Manufacturing Co of Quincy Illinois. Wheels 20 to 56 inches diameter, tire widths 1 to 8 inches. lowers wagon box reducing loading effort and labor costs. durable, avoids tire resetting. wide tires protect fields. Catalogue free on request.
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Empire Manufacturing Co
Quincy
Ill
Mrs Hodgson Burnett Reconsidered Fame Penalties
The remark recalls author Mrs Hodgson Burnett saying she would not have written a line if she believed in fame’s penalties, signaling her ambivalence toward public acclaim.
Genial Grand Valley climate ad from Zeph Felt
Denver based Zeph Felt promotes Grand Valley living as a cure for harsh Iowa winters. He invites readers to write for details about people he has met there and to learn more about relocating.
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Iowa
Grand Valley
Zeph
Chas. Felt
Boston Building
Denver
Cole
Cure-alls and cures fill local notices in crude ads
Fragmentary reader notes praise Piso's Cure for Consumption and Dr Kline's nerve restorer with scam-like claims. The text includes a claim of lung health, a medical ad line about doctors charging high fees, and a quip about a fifty-year-old bachelor dispensing parenting advice.
Oddball News Bits and Ads From An Early Issue
A collage of brief items and ads notes collectors of rattlesnakes, a 101 year old shoemaker, a Polish prize winner in Berlin, and cures for corns and cold remedies. Mentions C G Clark Co New Haven Silas Forman Jacksonville and Hindercorns while praising Parker's Ginger Tonic and cup tea claims. Includes a $1 000 Rubinstein prize and a Kansas baby weighing 45 pounds.
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Duke of Norfolk
Sheffield
Kansas
The Extravagance of Alimony Dialogue
A witty exchange challenges financial support in marriage with a sharp line about divorce. The speakers debate alimony and gender expectations, revealing social tensions around marriage and money.
Bloomers and Purses in Medical Payment Customs
A fragmented note discusses Bloomers pocketless clothing and a patient paying a doctor upon arrival. It notes the Esquimes paying the doctor his fee immediately, with the patient keeping the payment if recovered and returning it if not.
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Esquimes
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Detroit Free Press
Bizkit
Philadelphia Record
Piso
Louisa Linpaman
Bethany, Mo
Atchinson Globe
Hegeman
C. C. G. Clark Co
New Haven
Silas Forman
Jacksonville
Fla
Frank Clifford
New York
Parker
Berlin
Prenzel
M. Stanislas Melker
Warsaw
Rubinstein
Empire Tobacco CO
Wheeling
W. Va
Mkcrew
Omaha
Nook Free
14Th
Farnam Sta
Neb
B. Eddy & CO
Whitehall
Pertfe Js
Guarante
Hildecen
Ang
Frankel Clothing Co
Walnut
Styles Moines
Whea
Webster's
U.S. Supremes Court
Merriam Co., Publishers
Springfield
Mass
U.S. Gov’t Printing Office
State Superintendents of Schools
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