Superstitions of Gamblers Reported in Downtown Pool Hall
A turf man muses on luck and omens in gambling. He recalls shoe laces mistied, white horses counted near Wall Street, and seeking luck from beggars or fortune telling by an Italian seer. Other vignettes include a bear and a Louisiana tale, with April historical dates and a burglary anecdote.
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Broadway
Wall Street
Greene Street
Fort Macon
N.C
Bridgeport
Ala
Corinth
Miss
Halleck
Premium offer for new subscribers and delinquents for a medical home-use book
The ad promotes a one year Messenger subscription for two dollars in advance with a free book valued at three dollars, and an offer for delinquents to pay arrears plus a year in advance to receive the same book. It extols the book as the best medical home volume, royal octavo size, cloth bound with gilt, and claims unique superior features over similar works.
How to Detect Disease Before Treating It
A guide contrasts with other medical manuals by teaching readers to identify illness first and then apply remedies. It emphasizes early detection to guide appropriate treatment decisions and curb wrong cures.
Recognizing Dangerous Diseases and When to Call a Doctor
The text explains that a person should send for a competent physician immediately for dangerous diseases while offering guidance for common illnesses. It emphasizes distinguishing between serious and trifling ailments and knowing when medical advice or a physician is necessary.
Not confined to one school of medicine but all works
The treatise presents medical directions from various schools, with separate methods for each disease. It highlights three chapters on Diseases of Women, Diseases of Infants, and The Sick Room as especially meritorious. The Women chapter is praised as practical and suitable for all families.
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GEO, Cotey, Merrill
Wis
Sanfords
Sanford
Porter Drea & Chemical Co
Boston
GEO. A. Macbeth & CO
Newspaper Offer Promises Largest Feature Yet
A historical note describes an offer to MESSENGER, an eight page paper with fifty-two issues, priced at three dollars for a tech diet edition. The fragment hints at a broader marketing push by a publisher to secure reader engagement and distribution across a larger audience.
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Messenger
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