Skin remedies praised by Covington firm in old advert
A Covington Kentucky advertisement claims Cuticura remedies cured a girl of a severe head sore a year ago and are now helping a young man avoid leg amputation as doctors reconsider. The notice touts Cuticura and Resolvent as pure infallible skin beatifiers.
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Anton Bossmier
Edinburgh
Ind
Resolvent
Cuticura
Clyeicians
B. Smith & Bro
Covington
Adulteration of Spices Highlights Food Safety Concerns
A Department of Agriculture study shows widespread adulteration in ground cloves cayenne pepper and mustard with only a few samples pure. Tests reveal clove and pepper adulteration with stems husks and fillers. coconut husks and ground beans used for body, color from charcoal. Richardson notes public reform possible through consumer insistence and retailer standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Clifford Richardson
Richardson
Boston
New York
A Stock Of Liars And The Value Of A Wife’s Work
A meditation on modern liars in daily life and the claim of a widow for the value of her services. The piece lists various everyday deceivers and reflects on the low value society places on a wife’s unpaid labor. It includes a cited legal anecdote where a widow wins back earnings for years of service after her husband’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Europe
Garfield
Blaine
Garland's youth and a blindfolded map jab decision
As a young attorney in Washington Arkansas Garland blindfolded himself, spun, and stabbed a map with a pencil announcing his plan to move where it lands. The pencil pointed to Little Rock guiding his future toward the city for law practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland
Washington, Ark
Little Rock
Great American Chorus and Patent Remedies in Daily Life
An assortment of Victorian era ads extol Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and Gilmore’s remedies for piles neuralgia and malaria. Local mentions include H. K. Dorr’s and Anson HovuaGu of Blackberry Ills. and a note on railroad mileage rising by about 50 percent this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Anson HovuaGu
Blackberry
Iils
Gilmore
H. K. Dorr
Frozen rhinoceros found in Siberian river drift
In North Siberia along the Viloui river a massive land collapse revealed a frozen ancient rhinoceros. The creature lay buried for thousands of years with hair on its hide and two horns, one tall and one smaller. After initial discovery the carcass was destroyed for meat, leaving only the head and feet preserved in Russia's museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viloui
Siberia
Russia
St. Nicholas
Indiana man eats powder keg pipe. superstition sighting
An Indiana man allegedly consumed from a keg of powder with a pipe to the south. Locals claim to see two men in the moon, a superstition noted by nearby residents. Bra. Nyw has joined the staff of the New York World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
New York World
Mason & Hamlin
Mason & Hamlin Organ and Piano Company
Boston
New York
Chicago
Job Work To The Mass Exaunc -Sice
A fragment from a historic page hints at a labor or production task titled Job Work To The Mass Exaunc Sice, with scarce readable details. The wording appears OCR corrupted, offering no clear individuals or organizations to identify or date.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Advocated For Blood Purity
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as best for purifying blood and strengthening the system during seasonal debility. It claims it expels humors and scrofula, with a Lowell Massachusetts manufacturer and pricing of 100 doses for one dollar. The passage also includes assorted brief notes on ads and local business notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
C. I. Hood & Co
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
Advertised Cure Athlophoros Against Heart Diseases
A historical advertisement argues heart disease often stems from rheumatism or neuralgia and promotes Athlophoros as a positive cure. It cites E A Curry of New Paris Ohio presenting his mother’s long struggle with inflammatory rheumatism and her use of the medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Curry
J. H. Curry
New Paris
Ohio
Fane
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George B. Smith
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Casseaian Enone
Crise
Potter Drug and Chemical
DR. Scott
Reader
N.Y. Ye
Peck
F. Hiscox
Broadway
Page
East 26Thst
New Yorkity
Bellevue Hoapitel
Frenets Hanyd
Senate
Chanmon Aanitentans
Kaskine
Doves Totter Hospital
W. Y
Haotcombe
MM. T
Tete
Ie N
Medical
Weiter
Kaskie
Burdette
David
United States
A. Hiaams
Wyoming, N. Y
H. K. Dorr’s
Joan H. YatsEs
Batavia, N. Y
Boctor
C. B. Henderson
Johnmith
Smithville
America
Acker
C. B .Henderson
Barclay St. N.Y
U. S. Pension Claim Agency
Wesley Block
Columbus, Ohio
Mexico
Golden
Golden’s Female Elixir CO
Columbus
Henderson & Athena
Nature
Nature’s Aid
Mrs. B
Mr. W
Sarsaparilla
St Paes Siparilis
Burdeckly
Nature’s
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