Wealth and satire mingle in New York speech by Ingersoll
A New York speech by Bob Ingersoll lampoons millionaires and wealth, arguing great riches corrupt and disrupt personal happiness. The item shifts to a mass of notes and anecdotes, including a Mill girl’s mysterious death in South Walpole and a string of quirky quotes and local curiosities from Boston and Lake Ronkonkoma.
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Bob Ingersoll
New York
Col. Ingersoll
Welsh
South Walpole
Mass
Across the States: Health Ads and War News Mix In One Page
An old newspaper page blends medical adverts for Dr King s New Discovery and Acker s remedies with dramatic dispatches from Africa, noting 9000 Portuguese and native casualties near Delagoa Bay. Short notices report deaths, mining wool, and a quip about Standard Oil clashing with biblical lines.
Canine trial and tonic elicit oddities in Ohio era
A Cincinnati man was arraigned over dog fighting training, but a clever attorney argued the dog is not a domestic animal, prompting dismissal. The column merges with health ads and quips about catarrh, hay fever remedies, and tonics, all reflective of late 19th century newspaper flavor.
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Dr. King
Henderson & Mineur
William Crellin
Cincinnati
William
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Vintage Laundry and Health Remedies Ad Snippet
An assorted clipping highlights hair strengthening tonics, urinary cure goods, Rough on Dirt washing powder, teeth whitening wash, and Speulling’s Glue. It portrays early 20th century domestic products with prices and brief claims across health, cleaning, and household use.
Turk and Wallace on Turks and European power balance
Tue Turk speaks with Gen Lew Wallace ex-United States Minister at Constantinople on Turks English biased views and Turkish heroism. He notes Ottoman safe while sultan pits rivals, and a Christian Wallace shares friendly banter with the sultan. Separately, anecdotes recount cures by Electric Bitters and St Jacobs Oil, a courtroom quip, and a barber tale in a miscellany of short items.
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Lew Wallace
United States
Constantinople
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Wallace
Sultan
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