De Comin Man Yet to Arrive Shapes Lime Kiln Club
A lively rant in a Detroit Free Press excerpt shows Brother Gardner addressing the Lime Kiln Club about a forthcoming unpledged candidate for Congress. The speech mocks political promises while detailing club finances and moral expectations. The item also includes brief jokes and notices, ending with an ad-like plug for Hop Bitters.
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Givendam Jones
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Airth
Congress
Dar
Isaac Walpole
Gardner
Plug Davis
Awful Johnson
Armidees Ketcham
Lightfoot Hildreth
Two-Story Taylor
Col. du Ham
Kentucky George
Judge Trot
Ferrieres Chateau Hosts Grand Rothschild Entertainments
The Ferrieres residence of the Rothschilds in France hosts lavish entertainments for the Comtesse de Paris with court etiquette and steam tram service in the kitchens. The estate, flanked by four towers and recalling Windsor Castle, gathers the cream of society including the Prince of Wales who is drawn to Ferrieres for its sovereign pomp.
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Baron Alphonse de Rothschild
Comtesse de Paris
Beauregard
Paris
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Cernay
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Chantilly
James Edward
Condes
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Pregny
Blue Lake
Geneva
House of Rothschild
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Ferriers
Land
Question on Penalty for Theft in Murfreesboro
The local inquiry asks how long a State Treasurer should be imprisoned for stealing $400,000 of public funds compared with a one year sentence for stealing a side of bacon. It frames the issue as a matter of justice and proportional punishment.
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Murfreesboro News
Political parties and 1884 election outlook
The piece argues Republicans will unite first in October to prepare for the 1884 presidential contest and reform measures. It says the Democratic party pursues spoils and shows unfitness, predicting a shift of power to reform-minded Republicans.
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Ohio
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Cholera Disquiet Spreads Through Portsmouth City
The Portsmouth Times notes a winter cholera outbreak described as a disease of serious character is widely prevalent in the city, signaling public health concern among residents.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Backlen's Arnica Salve Advertisement Claim
An 19th century advertisement touts Backlen's Arnica Salve as best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chil blains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded with price 25 cents per box sold by H. K. Dorr.
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Backlen
Arnica
H. K. Dorr
Japan to adopt American rail system and form steamship line
Japan moves toward the American railroad model and creates a union steamship company with an $8,000,000 capital to expand imperial trade.
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Union Steamship Company
Dr King's New Discovery Offered Free at H K Dorrs Drug Store
All persons with coughs colds asthma bronchitis loss of voice or throat and lung affections are invited to call at H K Dorrs drug store to obtain a free trial bottle of Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption and be convinced of its merits.
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H. K. Dorr
Dr. King
Oyster proves the bivalve’s dullness by listening to an accordion
A Detroit Free Press quip notes an oyster opening its shell to hear accordion music, using the moment to lampoon the creature’s intelligence and settle any doubt about its supposed cleverness.
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Detroit Free Press
Catarrh of the Bladder Cured by Buc Pepele
Stinging and irritation in the urinary passages plus diseased discharges described. Claims cure by Buc pepele. Sold at druggists. Ohio Depot, JOHN D. PARK &SON, Cincinnati, O.
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Ohio Depot
John D. Park
Cincinnati
Dr Swayne Ointment Aids Skin Disease Sufferers
An old advertisement touts Dr Swayne’s Ointment for skin diseases as a humane remedy for soldiers harmed by tetter. It claims infallible results and likens its efficacy to Patrick Henry's liberty quote, underscoring relief from distress.
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Dr. Swayne
Patrick Henry
Iron tonics claim to purify blood and restore health
An advertisement argues blood purity is essential for health and that iron preparations like Brown's Iron Tonic purify and enrich the blood without harming teeth or causing headaches, contrasting with prior iron products that allegedly blacken teeth and injure.
Brown's Iron Bitters Endorsed as Tonic for Consumption
A Baltimore mother credits Brown's Iron Bitters with reversing her daughter's wasting illness after physicians offered little hope. She reports the elder girl improved after one bottle, while a fifth daughter showed consumption signs but was advised tonic treatment. The note states the preparation cures dyspepsia indigestion and weakness and aids wasting diseases including consumption and kidney complaints.
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N. Eutaw St
Baltimore
Brown
Internal Revenue Officer Recommends Hunt's Remedy
Richmond Henshaw of Providence writes to praise Hunt's Remedy for kidney disease after personal cure and aiding friends in New York City. He reports relief within days and offers to discuss the statements with readers seeking similar help.
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United States
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