Odd animal tales and Drummer remedy in northwest note
A string of curious local items describes a wind cat in Oswego and a gas regulating cat from Meadeville, plus a Georgia mule stubborn to whip yet moved by sand. An Albany owl eats a cat while the cat feasts on scraps. a Texas drummer joke heads west through Texas siftings. The piece also profiles Asa Gray’s life and views on evolution and faith.
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Oswego
N. Y
Meadeville
Penn
Macon
Boston
Milton
Samuel Wright
Albany
Texas Siftings
Asa Chay
Gray
Asa Gray
Lungs and breathing aid with Boschee's German Syrup
The text extols lung health and warns of obstructions in air passages. It promotes Boschee's German Syrup as the sole sure remedy, available from druggists for 75 cents a bottle, even after other methods fail.
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Boschee
Valentine for a cent at Woodward news stand
A man asks for an awful valentine at a Woodward avenue news stand. Clerk offers a harsh card depicting the meanest man in the United States. The buyer says it’s for his father after a beating, and plans to mail it immediately.
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Woodward Avenue
United States
Dad
Detroit Free Press
Free trial bottles boost Dr King’s New Discovery sales
Local drug store H. K. Dorr reports a surge in trade from distributing free trial bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption. The product is claimed to cure coughs colds asthma bronchitis croup and lung diseases with a money back guarantee. Sold by C. B. Henderson in the area.
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H. K. Dorr
Dr. King
No, Noted Wife Sparks Quiet Salon Talk
Had a brief overheard exchange in which one speaker identifies a woman as Bicks wife and jokes about upholstery. The remark reflects social banter in a casual setting.
Acker’s Dyspepsia Tablets Featured for Indigestion Relief
The ad touts Acker’s Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for dyspepsia indigestion flatulency and constipation with a money back guarantee. Sold by C B Henderson at 25 and 60 cents. Also notes a widow of Gen Grant planning reminiscences and a King of Spain income meanwhile a London barber offers machine haircuts for eight cents.
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Acker
C. B Henderson
C. B. Henderson
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Blood Purity and Health
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a health tonic that purifies blood and aids organs by expelling impurities through lungs liver bowels kidneys and skin. It claims to support weak or debilitated tissues and promises convincing results. Also mentions FRANK HOURKPAD noting a potential political campaign in New York for Cleveland and free trade, with expense support discussed.
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France
Fruth
Granville M. Weeks
M. D
Provident Dispensary
N. Y
T. Merideth Maxwell
A.M
M.D
N.Y
Orvin Pomeroy
V.M. Davis
W. F. White
Toronto
Canada
FH. Rorick
Chicago
Jll
Dr. Gardner
Painesville
Farmers’ National Bank
Findlay
First National Bank
Fostoria
Second National Bank
Bucyrus
Fourth National Bank
Columbus
West Gay Street
Hood
Frank Hourkpd
New York
Cleveland
Republican National Committee
Hurd
Health of women praised as Dr Guysett remedy endorsed
An advertisement extols the health of women and promotes Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a cure for periodic pains bearing down sensations menstrual irregularities and general female weakness.
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Country
Guysett
Charley Visits Create Dreadful Night Mood
Ella fears a nervous presentiment about Charley’s visit tonight while Clara reassures her and recalls his usual soft nature. The New York Sun reports the scene with a tense domestic tone.
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Charley
Ella
Clara
New York Sun
Dr Bull's Baby Syrup Promoted as Overfeeding Remedy
An 19th century ad notes Foop benefits when properly given at the right period and warns overfeeding can sicken a baby. It proclaims Dr Bull's Baby Syrup as the best remedy for discomfort from overfeeding, offered at 25 cents.
House records reveal payroll for fictitious services
The House of Representatives of the present Congress has broken records for employees drawing Treasury funds for imaginary services. This is another sign of alleged corruption linked to the era's Jeffersonian simplicity.
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House of Representatives
Congress
United States Treasury
Dr Lindsey's Blood Searcher cures various skin ailments
A historical advertisement touts Dr Lindsey's Blood Searcher as a cure for running sores ulcers pimples boils scrofula erysipelas and related skin diseases claiming complete healing through the remedy.
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Lindsey
Reading material for riders on New York elevated roads
Passengers waiting for trains on New York elevated roads now have novels provided at stations. Publishers attached chains to the books to prevent theft.
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New York
Remedy for Liver Ailments Promoted as Golden Specific
An old advertisement touts Lexador as a universal remedy for torpid liver dyspepsia constipation and sick headache sold nationwide for 25 cents. It presents a sweeping claim without medical evidence and targets general digestive and nerve complaints of its era.
Crackdown Seizes Moonshine Stills and Liquor in South
Internal Revenue officers captured four illicit stills and sixteen thousand gallons of moonshine in a significant crackdown. The seizure underscores ongoing efforts to curb illegal liquor production and distribution in the region.
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Internal Revenue Officers
New York Physician Offers Ten Dollar Snore Cure
Advert reads a New York physician claims to cure snoring for ten dollars while Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup promises to cure sore throats and colds for two cents. The note targets young wives with older husbands seeking relief.
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New York
New York Post Office Sells 170 Million Stamps in 1887
The New York City post office moved eleven and a half tons of postage stamps during 1887, totaling about 170,000,000 stamps sold that year.
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New York City
Buzodont Promises White Teeth To All Readers
An advertisement-like verse urges girls to enhance smiles with BUZODONT to achieve white teeth and pink lips. It emphasizes beauty standards and the product as the solution for a pearly, rosy mouth.
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TORR
Laughter and a Pretty Smile From Sozodont SpaLpisna Ad
A vintage advertisement extols white teeth as beauty, claiming laughter reveals a fine set. It touts Sozodont SpaLpisna as the key to retaining whiteness for life when nature has given the element of loveliness.
Sister role ruled out in marriage plans
In a Boston Courier note, Suk-I tells George she cannot marry him but pledges sisterly ties. He worries a wife playing sister to an old beau could cause friction, while Suk-I objects to having such brothers, proposing a distant relation instead.
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Suk
George
Sherman Quietly Dispatches Kenna After Tariff Speech
Senator Sherman quickly rebutted Senator Kenna when he attempted a reply to the tariff speech. The exchange left Kenna humbled, likened by Troy Times to a man encountered by a buzz-saw.
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Sherman
Kenna
Ohio
West Virginia
Troy
N. Y
Teething Trouble Sparks Dinner Table Ire
A three year old girl sobs at the dinner table crying that her teeth stepped on her tongue. Her mother asks what ails her and the child explains the discomfort of teething. The scene captures a tender domestic moment.
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Ethel
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