Old Time Postmasters and a 1817 Gazette Venture
A Washington resident uncovers an 1817 pamphlet announcing a new daily and thrice weekly paper to be printed in the seat of government. Postmasters would receive subscriptions with a 10 percent discount and distant subscribers mailed copies, amid claims of printing public documents and congress reports. The editor to be, Jonathan Eliott, planned to start in October.
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Washington
City of
Post Office Department
Congress
Congressional Record
Jonathan Eliott
New Haven Union
Foley’s Honey and Tar Warned Against Imitations
The Foley & Co brand from Chicago promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a trusted throat and lung remedy in a yellow package. They warn customers to avoid imitations with similar sounding names and urge asking for the genuine product.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley
Elam, Ordway & Houser
A Beresford Anecdote of a Practical Joke
An amusing reminiscence from Black and White recalls Lord Charles Beresford creating a house disturbance with a prank. A sleepy member hid behind the speaker’s chair would sleep with boots off until the division bell rang, then rush about seeking a missing boot, ending with a tellers’ hustle and a sock hole on display.
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Charles Beresford
Beresford
Orino Laxative Syrup Endorsed for Women and Children
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is promoted as ideal for women and children due to its mild action and pleasant taste. It is recommended as a gentler alternative to harsh purgatives and advertised with a booklet and sample at Elam Ordway & Houser.
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Elam
Ordway & Houser
How to Exercise the Bowels
An old health admonition extols Cascarets from the Sterling Remedy Company as safe bowel aids. It warns against Castor Oil and harsh physic, claiming Cascarets stimulate natural bowel motion without wasting fluids, and can be carried discreetly. price is 10 cents per box with the CCC stamp.
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Sterling Remedy Company
Free Gold Plated Trinket Box Offer By Sterling Remedy
Readers may receive a hard enamel French designed gold plated trinket box by sending ten cents in stamps as proof of good faith. The box arrives loaded with carets and is offered via Sterling Remedy Company with addresses in Chicago or New York. Include paper name and a clear address when applying.
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Adress Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
New York
A Ruse of Childhood Revealed in Farm Routines
A local businessman recalls his boyhood habit of cheating farm chores. He says each morning he hid near the potato patch to watch his father work, then sprinted home when he thought mother had called him to school. He implies his father never suspected the deception.
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Father
He Made Allowance in a French Coffee House
A man asks for the paper before allowing another to read in a Paris coffee house. The reader, with one eye, reads slowly, and the newcomer notices the reader has only one eye. The exchange ends with a gentle remark about reading twice over.
Isabel Becomes Woman As Stranger News Surfaces
Mrs Birch recalls lengthy correspondence with Isabel as the daughter’s letters reveal her baby’s names and fashion choices. A long family mystery unravels when Isabel finally speaks in brief, scattered notes, culminating in a grandson’s first words at last.
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Isabel
Leslie
Belle
Izzie
Mrs. Birch
Grandmother Birch
John
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promised Help
An advertisement promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female weakness including fatigue and nervous symptoms. It cites a testimonial from Kate McDonald of Woodbridge New Jersey and notes Lydia Pinkham’s family continued free advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia BE
Pinkham
Kate McDonald
Woodbridge, N. J
Traveling Incognito and Royal Secrets Across Europe
A concise chronicle traces the origin of traveling incognito to Peter the Great of Russia. It notes Joseph II of Austria adopting the practice in 1777 as Count von Falkenstein in Paris. It mentions Louis XVIII and Charles X using Comte titles during upheavals, and ex Empress Eugenie’s trips as Comtesse de Pierrefonds.
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Peter the Great
Russia
Joseph II
Austria
Paris
Count von Falkenstein
Louis XVIII
Comte de Lille
Charles X
Comte de Marles
Eugenie
Comtesse de Pierrefonds
Long Tennessee Fight Seeker Helps Fight Nasal Catarrh
W L Rawls of Bells Tennessee endured twenty years of nasal catarrh. He reports that applying Bucklen's Arnica Salve to the sore nasal surface removed swelling and soreness, which did not return. Sold for 35 cents at West End Drug Co and Milles Drug.
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Tennessee
W. L. Rawls
Bells, Tenn
West End Drug Co
Milles Drug
Catarrh Now Seen as a Germ Disease Hyomei Claim
Physicians and scientists widely regard catarrh as a germ disease. Hyomei offers a simple inhaler treatment that fills the air with germ killing medicine. The complete outfit costs one dollar with extra bottles at fifty cents, sold by Scarbrough Drug Co under a money back guarantee if it fails.
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Scarbrough Drug Co
Iftit
Dover
Anniston Hardware CO
How to Cure Red Noses Permanently Ad Claimed
A London advertisement promises permanent nose cures with absolute secrecy. It targets women troubled by red noses and urges prolonged drinking until the nose becomes purple, provoking embarrassment and swindling concerns among readers.
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London
Agent Secures Monte Vallo Coal Advertisement
I have secured the agent for the celebrated Monte Vallo coal. Phone 7%. B&B. O Watson.
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Monte Vallo
B&b. O, Watson
Donahoo & Co Coal Prompt Delivery Ad
Order coal from Donahoo and Co with prompt delivery. Phone 82 for service and availability.
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Donahoo & Co
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Alabama
Fender Lenus
Anniston Banking & Logan Company
BS. Wellboeren
Isabel IM
Lydia BR. Pinkham
Anniston Steam Laundry
Noble ST
Aderhold & Co
E. 10Th St
Alps
Moat, Corliss & Co
Hudson Street
Hyomei
Star Ais
Watson
Foleys
Bright
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