This Date in History Including Events and Births
A historical recap lists events by year: 1812 Essex captures Alert. 1831 Mohawk and Hudson Railroad opens. 1938 Banks resume specie payments. 1844 Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward born. 1868 Duke of Teck born. 1872 Bienville voyage. 1879 Captain Webb swims the Hudson. 1883 Galveston centenary noted. 1886 Christine Nilsson marries. 1891 George Jones of The New York Times files. 1893 Minneapolis fire causes 2 million damage. 1898 Spaniards surrender Manila. 1905 Norway votes for separation from Sweden.
SIMPLE LIFE IN PARLIAMENT Tyndon
Labor members in the house of commons discuss teetotalism and wine during meals. A tale says 200 members are supposed teetotalers but some drink with dinner. teetotalers have risen from 40 to about 120. A kitchen committee member notes many dinners are wine free, while the new shilling dinner format grows in popularity.
Luckiest Man in Arkansas Praises Dr King's Discovery
H L Stanley of Bruno credits Dr King's New Discovery for curing his wife's five year cough and lung bleeding after five years of illness. He reports immediate improvement after the first bottle and full cure after twelve bottles. Cures the worst coughs and colds with money refunded. Trial bottles available at local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
H. L. Stanley
Bruno
Dr. King
West End Drug Co
Elam, Ordway & Houser
New Yorks Drink Bill Sermon Sparks Fiscal Debate
Rev. Dr Madison C Peters warned in a sermon that New York spends about 1 million dollars daily on liquor. He argued this and related figures show the liquor bill rivals and even exceeds major government and university incomes, criticizing public spending.
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New York
Madison C. Peters
United States
Foley's Kidney Cure Promoted For Elderly Health
An advertisement warns that many men over sixty suffer kidney and bladder disorders from enlarged prostate. It claims Foley's Kidney Cure can prevent and relieve symptoms and cites a testimonial from Rodney Burnett of Rockport Missouri, age 91, who reports improvement after two bottles.
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Foley
Sidney
Art
Rodney Burnett
Rockport
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Beard at Auction Sets World Longest Beard Record
A man’s beard measuring 14 feet will be sold soon at Stevens’ auction rooms in Covent Garden. It belonged to the late Amos Broadhurst and was a famed exhibit of the Darmum is Bailey show.
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Stevens’ Aucetion Rooms
Covent Garden
Amos Broadhurst
Darmum
Bailey
Unnecessary Expense Relief for Colic by Remedy
Acute attacks of colic and diarrhoea come on without warning and prompt relief must be obtained. There is no need to incur physician costs when Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is available. A dose will relieve before a doctor arrives and it has never failed in severe cases. Sold by J. L. Wikle.
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Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Parasites welcomed to combat brown tailed moth pest
Prof Trouvelot introduced brown tailed moths in the United States. A pest has grown nationwide prompting Congress to fund a remedy. An agricultural expert ships 6,000,000 parasites to eat the moths and a laboratory is set up at Saugus Massachusetts to receive them. Five million parasites arrive with welcome.
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New York
Trouvelot
Big Country
Congress
Agricultural Department
America
Saugus
Mays
Hay Fever Relief Promised by Foley's Honey and Tar
Advertised remedy Foley's Honey and Tar claims to stop difficult breathing and heal inflamed air passages for hay fever and summer colds. The product is sold in a yellow package by Elam Ordway and Houser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Gorman a Fine Baseball Player
Senator Gorman of Maryland recalled days as captain and right fielder with the National baseball club in Washington. President Johnson offered the collectorship of the Fifth Maryland district to him, holding the post until the season ended. Gorman accepted, his athletic fame helping win his first political appointment.
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Gorman
Senator Gorman
Maryland
National Baseball Club
Washington
Johnson
Perfectly Familiar Catechism Reference Exchange
A brief quoted exchange shows a boy affirming knowledge of a catechism while a minister asks for certainty. The dialogue highlights a judge's familiarity with inkpots and book details on a front cover.
Stomach Troubles and Constipation Urged by Local Reader
Local testimonial from Chas. Baldwin of Edwardsville Illinois praising Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for chronic constipation and stomach trouble. He claims near cure and urges others to try. Price 25 cents with free samples. Sold by J. L. Wikle.
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Chas. Baldwin
Edwardsville
Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Papal Bulls and Their Seals Through History
The pope publishes a papal bull an edict decree or rescript tied to a seal. The term bull refers to the document but derives from the seal which authenticates it. Seals were once lead in Rome and remain common in Italy today.
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Italy
Frightfully Burned Machinist Sees Quick Cure
Chas W Moore of Ford City Pa severely burned his hand in an electrical furnace. He used Bucklen s Arnica Salve and achieved a quick and perfect cure. This salve is touted as a great healer for burns wounds sores eczema and piles. Available 25 cents at West End Drug Co and Elam Ordway Houser s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. W. Moore
Ford City
West End Drug Co
Elam, Ordway & Houser’s
Provision Missionary Reach Children
A fragment shows a vow to reach children as a mission, amid a tense exchange where a cannibal chief asserts inevitability and control, followed by a terse command to pick. The snippet hints at coercive dynamics and a grim power struggle within a broken dialogue.
Poley's Kidney Cure Promised to Cure Kidney Troubles
An advertisement urges readers with kidney and bladder trouble to use Poley's Kidney Cure claiming it will positively cure all such ailments and warn that neglect leads to blame. The claim emphasizes rapid, guaranteed relief from urinary issues.
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Poley
Elam
Ordway & Houser
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J. F. van Rensselaer, Gen’ Agt
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Alert
Mohawk & Hudson Railroad
Elizabeth Stuart O'Phelps-Warr
Duke of
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Bienville
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Captain Webb Swan
Sandy Hook
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Christine Nilsson
Georga Jones
The
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Manilla
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W. H. McKleroy
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Frank M. Griffith
Little Rock, Ark
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Birmingham
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J. N. Harrison
D. P
Birmingham, Ala
Korrent
E. L. Turner & Co. Agts
Thomas’ Drug Store
Anniston, Ala
W. 10Th St
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