Temperance Union Urges Youth Fight Tobacco and Liquor
An appeal by the Women's Christian Temperance Union urges mothers and girls to rally against tobacco and liquor. It emphasizes moral training, schooling, and community effort to save boys and girls, citing Harvard honors, laws enforcing temperance, and Willard's legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temperance Christian Union
Harvard
Masae Asylumas
United States
Francis Jr. Willard
Ali
Kansas
Caloona
Christian Temperance Union
Servants of God
Wratcheo
Marion
Cures Blood and Skin Troubles Adverts for B B B Balm
An old patent medicine advertisement claims Botanic Blood Balm cures skin and blood diseases. It touts quick permanent results after years of testing and offers a free trial from Blood Balm Company at 289 Mitchell St Atlanta Ga. Includes a case of a local man with drastic skin darkening and hair color change puzzled doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tara Taratvenr Frey
Blood Balm Company
Mitchell St
Atlanta
B.B.B. Hill-Orr Drug Co
Wilhite & Wilhite
Brave Pharmacy
Berrian
Phrases with Origins Unearthed by German Scholar
A Buffalo Express piece lists early uses of common phrases and their origins. Examples include He’s a brick meaning a good fellow from Sparta, and Sparta’s reply about 50,000 soldiers. the cold shoulder from French customs. kick the bucket tied to a queen Elizabeth era death. catching a Tartar from a Russian war incident. apple pie order from Hepzibah Merton’s pantry labeling. a feather in one’s cap from Hungarian wars with Turks. blackguards as Horse Guards bootblacks. and deadhead from Pompeii entertainment patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Lacedemonia
France
Hawkins
Russia
Hepzibah Merton
Blackguards
Horse Guards
St. James’ Park
London
Pompeii
Where It Really Is Hot Across Persian Gulf Waters
A Philadelphia column notes the Persian Gulf region along the Persian coast as the hottest area, with temperatures over 100 in shade for forty days and 130 in the afternoon, and discusses submarine springs that supply fresh water to coastal cities. Divers haul water in goatskin sacks from bottom jets, with salt water absent in the bags. The piece mentions heartburn remedies and a local druggist advertisement, ending with a moral about unjust gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Sheol
Persia
Persian Gulf
Muystary
Gulf
Exchanged Valises and a Foundry Doctor’s Tale
A Pittsburg registered yarn spinner recounts in New Orleans Times-Democrat a misdelivered luggage tale from a Cincinnati medical college era. He recalls a forearm in a valise mislaunched, police contact, and a nurselike fear of horror. He also notes a miracle cure claim for a cholera infantum case using Chamberlain’s remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Gruneward Hotel
Ohio Medical College
Cincinnati
Church Funerals Draw Women In Large Numbers
A New York Sun report notes many women attend church funerals across Brooklyn and Jersey, seeing the music and pomp as a social attraction. Clergy say it stems from a desire to be seen, with some women wearing mourning attire despite scant ties to the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Church
Brooklyn
Jersey
Sth Avenug
Orhia
New Fork Sun
Ridicule vs Duty Weighs Light in Reason’s Balance
A reflective note contrasts the danger of negligent duty with the light weight of ridicule when evaluated against reason, suggesting serious consequences of careless action and the limits of mockery in judgment.
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W. C. T. 1. Society of Anderson
Chamberlain
O. W. Wakefield
Columbus
Hill-Orr Drugs
Abe
Islendér
Nancy
Somme
Gale
Hill-Orr Drug Co
Curtis Baker
Bookwalter
Ohio
BUE West Female College
James Boyce
Vandiver
Vandiver Bros
J. J. Major
P. Vandiver
Vandiver Bros. & Major
Birdsell
Eedit
Vandiver Brothers & Major
Hvans Pharmacy
Anderson, S.C
C. A. Reed Music House
China War Department
TOLY
Yours Truly
G. F. Tolly & Son
Old Reliable Furniture Dealers
Depot St
Anderson
Osborne & Osborne
Texas
G. S. Anderson & Gro
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