Curious Case of Jonathan KR Transformation to Bone
Pittsburg Leader recounts Jonathan KR who has become one solid skeleton from skull to feet over 31 years. At fifty seven, he remains intelligent but speech is hindered, receives liquid food, and endures no pain. Transformation began after 1848 following rheumatism in Lewistown New York.
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Hil York Street
Jerey City
Selgel
York
Pittsburg
Jonathan KR
Lewistown
N. Y
Canada
Charcot
Scott's Emulsion Cited For Pulmonary Relief In Sydney Testimony
D. Freeman of Sydney testifies that after two years of pulmonary attacks and gradual wasting, Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Lime and Soda gave great relief and is pleasant to take, urging others with similar suffering to try it.
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D. ©. Freeman
Sydney
Scort
Addistion
Calf Found Buried Under Water in Saline County Farm Drainage
A Saline County farmer recently uncovered a calf carcass hidden under water while draining swampy land on his property. The discovery revived memories of a calf lost long ago, with the animal described as thoroughly petrified by the water exposure.
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Saline County
Ill
Beer sales tied to 1895 Kansas prohibition period
In 1895 Kansas faced a prohibition era goal to curb intoxicants. A firm of druggists reportedly sold about 200000 quart bottles of beer during that summer period, illustrating tension between policy aims and commercial practice.
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Kansas
That Deadly Scourge Tubercular Consumption Promoted
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for tuberculosis described as tubercular consumption. It claims to purify blood, prevent lung ulcers, and treat liver complaints skin diseases and sores with an emphasis on drugstore availability.
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Dr. Pierce
Golden
Sphinx and Donkey Clash in Farce at Fifth Avenue Exhibit
A steel engraving at a leading Fifth Avenue art store shows an Egyptian sphinx missing nose and lips, gazing at a dejected donkey. The scene, though serious in intent, amuses Americans who expect a donkey’s heels to drum when its head droops, suggesting the donkey won the imagined fight. The piece is likely to sell well along the Mississippi River.
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Fifth Avenue
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Yellow Dock and Sarsaparitta Cure Claims
Advert says Dr Guy sett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparitta cures for diseases of the blood indigestion and general ill health. It urges readers to tell neighbors the good news and notes the New York Tribune analysis of prohibition votes showing Republican party influence and reform dependence.
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Guysett
Tuer
New York Tribune
Blaine
St. John
Dyspepsia and health remedies in a historic ad mix
An old newspaper page touts Green's August Flower as a cure for dyspepsia blaming poor diet and habits, then shifts to local eccentricities and apocryphal rain prayers atop a hill top mill. It also warns against opium in infant remedies and humorously critiques political discourse.
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Whiting
Proving Earth’s Rotation by Simple Water Bowl Experiment
A Frankfort educational journal describes a home experiment using water lycopodium powder and charcoal to show the earth’s rotation. A bowl of water with a chalk line is left undisturbed. after hours the line shifts east to west relative to a fixed object, illustrating that the earth turns beneath the surface.
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Frankfort
Germany
Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption Ad
Do not fall for imitations when treating lung illness. Demand Dr King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds, as it is guaranteed to relieve throat and chest affections. Free trial doses available at H. K. Dorr's Drug Store.
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Hmlletrt & Co
Portland
Dr. King
Dr King
H. K. Dorr
Republican presidential hopefuls teased sharper in early field
The item surveys a crowded GOP field with curious spellings of candidate names and notes on public talk. It mentions old remedies and humorous anecdotes from stage and street as readers skim political chatter and light entertainment.
Conductor Rescues Drunken Passenger at Leesburg Station
At Leesburg station a passenger conductor named John Kopp risked his life to pull a drunken man from the platform just as an incoming train approached. Spectators praised his quick, heroic action as a near tragedy was narrowly averted. The item also notes political commentary on the Ways and Means Committee and the strength of Republican minority figures McKinley and Reed in debate.
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John Kopp
Ways and Means
McKinley
Kelley
Reed
Ryan
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