Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription Ad
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's two remedies Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription. It claims broad cures for catarrhal and digestive issues and promotes Favorite Prescription for women's health, strength, and regularity. The copy emphasizes non alcohol and non habit forming ingredients and notes glyceric extracts from native plants. It also mentions Pierce's Pills as a companion product.
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Pierce
R. Pierce
Sermon in Oxford Urges Church to Save Shipwrecked Souls
Mr Carmichael at the Oxford Presbyterian preached from Daniel 12 3 urging compassion for the lost. He warned against judging skeptics and urged the church to be a life saving station taking in and caring for the shipwrecked.
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MR. Carmichael
Oxford
Oxford Presbyterian Church
Oxford Presbyterian
Dharch
Carmichael
Christ
Dr King's New Life Pills Promote Gentle Cleanse
The advertisement claims Dr King's New Life Pills safely cleanse bowels and boost vitality. It promises relief from headache biliousness malaria and jaundice and lists Elam Ordway Houser and Scarbrough Drug Co. as sellers at 25 cents.
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Dr. King
Elam
Ordway & Houser’s
Scarbrough Drug Co
An Appetizing Omelet and Shrimp Butter Sauce
A bacon and tomato omelet is outlined with six eggs two vegetables and bacon pieces fried until brown. Instructions include beating eggs with salt and pepper then folding in the bacon and tomato mix and serving garnished with parsley. Also described is a cheap fish with shrimp sauce prepared from cod or haddock with a melted butter sauce using butter flour water and shrimp pieces.
Thrilling escape on the Santa Fe trail from Leavenworth
James Brankford Scott recalls a perilous March 1852 stage robbery by Comanches while ten men carried hundreds of dollars. Despite injuries and scalping, Scott survived after being treated at Fort Leavenworth, the only known survivor of that attack, per the Kansas City Journal account.
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Santa Fe
Cleveland Poin Dealer
Leavenworth
Conge City
James Brankford Scott
Scott
Fort Leavenworth
Scotty
Kansas City Journal
Gettysburg veteran praises Electric Bitters in Fayette ad
David Parker of Fayette New York, who lost a foot at Gettysburg, writes that Electric Bitters cured his stomach trouble after years of costly medicine. The ad claims the tonic benefits the aged and women, strengthens the body, and aids weak kidneys. Sold by Elam Ordway Houser and Scarbrough Drug Co. 50 cents.
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David Parker
Fayette, N. Y
Gettysburg
Elam
Ordway & Houser
Scarbrough Drug Co
Why Pretty Wives Become Plain
Health argues that a rigid duty bound routine drains a wife’s vitality. Constantly filling hours with chores and child care makes her feel she has fulfilled her duty yet reduces brightness and originality. Occasional recreation and social time are needed to keep her attractive and maintain admiration from husband and children.
PITH AND POINT Opinion Note
A collection of adages on behavior and reputation. It contrasts being a “good thing” with trouble and warns against abuse, noting money’s influence and how public opinion forms from others’ words. The piece presents concise maxims from the Chicago News.
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Chicago News
Prizes Listed for Southern Golf Association Tournament
The fifth annual Southern Golf Association tournament in Atlanta begins June 5. Treasurer L. T. Smith announced prizes including sterling silver cups for lowest qualifying score and championships, Kennesaw and Gate City cups, copper cups for juniors, a solid gold watch charm for the team of four, and plaques for handicap match results.
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Southern Golf Association
Atlanta
L. T. Smith
Bathing The Baby Fears And Fun For Fathers
Tom Masson notes many fathers avoid baby baths from ignorance and urges simple steps. Check water temperature with elbow, then lift baby from moorings. With rubber coat on, support chest and back and gently guide him to splash and learn, keeping him safe and face up.
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Tom Masson
Saved by Silence in 1852 Plains Ambush
Two soldiers from a western plains troop in 1852 attempted a buffalo hunt but spotted by Indians. Veel and Peel reversed course into cover, avoiding detection as a large armed group approached. They waited until the danger passed, then rode back to camp with no fresh meat but a rare tale to tell.
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Western Plains
Peel
Veel
Vee
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