Industrial distress and martial threat shadow Ireland
The report highlights worsening industrial unrest in Ireland amid rent and farm hardships. It notes potential martial law feared by statesmen and the public’s struggle for prosperity and peace within English tolerance. A disclaimer about a medical cure appears before a provocative female-advantage essay and a Norristown Herald aside on a Sunday picnic joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Trwikeomer
Atet
Norristown Herald
Be Warned in Time Kidney Health Advertisement
A vintage advertisement touts Aver's Sarsaparilla to prevent kidney disease by purifying and renewing the blood. It claims debility harms kidney function, drains albumen through urine, and asserts the tonic restores kidney action and balances body fluids.
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Aver
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Promises Kidney Relief
Advertisers claim Bright’s Disease can be prevented and kidneys spared from inflammation. Mrs W Weld of Forest Hill Jamaica Plain cites restoration after four bottles, saying she feels like a new person. WM McDonald of Boston reports long kidney trouble improved by the remedy.
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Das. W. Weld
Forest Hill Sr
Jamaica Plain
Mass
WM. McDonald
Summer St
Boston
Ayer
Dyspepsia and Kidney Complaint Relief Cited
Johnn McLelan of Lowell Massachusetts reports years of severe dyspepsia and kidney trouble with poor appetite and emaciation, then restoration to perfect health after using a remedy. The account notes he recovered from a fatal form and regained strength, describing ongoing improvement after treatment.
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Johnn McLelan
Cdr
Bridge and Third Sts
Lowell, Maxs
Report on railroad problem by Mennate special committees
The committees submitted a report to the Senate after investigating interstate commerce. They find no specific legislative remedy but urge a major regulation plan. They call for open railroad rates posted by a commission and favor establishing a National Commission to enforce such legislation.
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Mennate
Senate
Congress
Electric Bitters Offered as Broad Cure All
An ad touts Electric Bitters as the best blood purifier and system regulator for liver and kidney ailments and digestive issues. Each bottle is guaranteed to satisfy or money back. The piece also recounts a dream predicting a train wreck on the Louisville and Nashville line, sparking a rescue when one Johnson swapped roles with the engineer Cooper to avoid the disaster, leaving two Johnsons aboard the cab.
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Stinson & Co
Portland
Maine
Hallett Book Co
Fortune
Lance
True & Co
Augusta
Carter
Che
Carter Medicine CO
New York
Henderson & Minear
White’s Station
Louisville and
Nashville
Johnson
Cooper
Anton Hbossmier
Edenburgh
Ind
Sanford
Wiggins
Boston
W. Monroe
Lewisburg
Andrew Lee
Manchester
Masa
Potter Drug and Chemical Co
Malden
Mass
Curiosities From Boston to Beavers Falls and a Tip on Ten Cent Coins
The article recalls odd finds from Charter street in Boston a thirteenth century coin hoard and silver plate buried near a chimney. Anecdotes include a whisky loving Perry man and a humorous remark about cheap money and ten cent dollars. It notes the ferryman’s misread reflection and a distant Beaver Falls Tribune quote.
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Charter Street
Boston
Perryman
Beaver Falls
William Carpenter Promotes Pamphlet on Flat Earth
Mr William Carpenter continues sending newspapers copies of his pamphlet One Hundred Proofs that the Earth is not a Globe He asserts the earth is a flat field and fears editors may err while researching the Silver Bill He deserves a vote of thanks for his effort.
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William Carpenter
William
Chicago Wedding Tiptoe Mishap Spares Bride
A Boston Transcript item notes at a Chicago wedding a young lady was told to get down by onlookers in the back. They thought she stood on the pew seat but she was merely standing on tiptoe, a natural misperception at the event.
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Chicago
Boston Transcript
German Chancellor Warns Greece Against War Action
Detroit Free Press reports the German Chancellor warns Greece away from war while Greece remains firm amid ongoing weather conditions. The piece notes Greece's usual firmness in response to the current weather pattern.
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Greece
Detroit Free Press
Monarchist Press Links Murders to Anarchist Spread
A provocative note claims French monarchist outlets link a year of killings to anarchist ideas, asserting monarchism represents tenderness. The passage mixes public health ads and assorted quips about loyalties, war, and fame with unrelated quotes and historic allusions.
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France
Moran Kansas endorsement touts Shaker Extract of Roots cure
Rev A Barber writes from Moran Kansas praising Siegel's Syrup Shaker Extract of Roots as a cure for indigestion and torpid liver. He warns against false claims but asserts relief after strong illness and notes Shaker goods as reliable. The piece also mentions socialists and Vermont maple sugaring as side notes.
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A. Barber
St. Louis
Conf
M. E. Church
Moran
Kansas
Ohio
N. E. Town
W. Mo
Biegel
Old physician offers free remedy for lung and nervous ailments
A retired doctor claims to hold a simple vegetable cure for consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and throat lung diseases and nervous complaints. He will mail the remedy free in German French or English to anyone requesting it, with preparation and use instructions, by addressing WA Nove 169 Powers Block Rochester NY.
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East India
Thirteen-Year-Old Girl Appears at New Hampshire Medical Meet
Anika, thirteen, described as only an inch taller since age two and weighing 35 pounds, appeared before the Concord N H Medical Society at its annual meeting. She is described as unusually healthy with limited physical and mental growth. A few unrelated passages discuss poverty and unrelated anecdotes.
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Anika
Concord, N. H
Medical Society
Major Ben Perley Poore Completes Washington Reminiscences
Poore finishes reminiscences tracing Washington politics from the Adams era and plans to publish by subscription. An Akron man reportedly sold his wife for five cents, a claim noted as not reflecting Ohio’s typical values. Also mentions Burdock Blood Bitters cure, a snow melting machine demonstration in New York, Professor Dana’s Evolution lecture, and a quip on silver speeches in Congress.
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Ben. Perley Poore
Washington
John Quivey Adams
Akron
Ohio
Hop Bitters Promises Cures and Wealth Through Hops
A provocative ad claims Hop Bitters cure bilious fever neuralgia and kidney and liver complaints. It markets testimonies from Mrs Stack and others in Malden and Dublin and warns against fake hop products. Reading as a sensational remedy pitch from 19th century medical quackery.
Lime Cement and Plaster For Sale at Athens Gas Works
Lime cement and plaster offered at the Athens Gas Works with a liberal discount to builders and dealers. For terms apply to Athens Gas Co.
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Athens Gas Works
Addrena, Athens Gas CO
Peruna testimonials reach across states and ailments
Letters praise Dr Hartman and Peruna for cures from chronic catarrh to neuraglia and stomach cramps. E Duper of Equality Illinois reports recovered hearing and smell after months of suffering. A Charlestown druggist and Dr Anderson of Coshocton Ohio attest sales and patient satisfaction.
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Wellington
Lorain County
SB. Haarwan & Co
Cotumte
Cais
Hartman
Boggs
Charlestown
Kanawha Co
W.va
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Peer Kern
Athens
Ome
U.S
Tate Or County
SOW & CO
Washington, D
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H. Hallett & Co
Ortland
OFARL
GEO. A. Macbeth &Co
Pittsburgh Lead Glass Works
Addleman
Court Street
West Side
Onto
J.C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
U.S. A
Middletown
J.P. Chuich
Whitesboro
Texas
Fredrick Maitre
St. Charles Bt
New Orleans
H.J. Pratt
Montello, Wis
F. J. Aldrich
Poster Drug and Chemical CO
Georgia
Dovn
Jerrold
Lieutenant Greely
Arctic
Missouri
Jeef Davis
Jones
Smith
Eugeny
Rous Reed
Vermont
Canada Presbyterian
C. Blackett Robinson
Profesor Dana
Yale
Dublin
C. D. Warner German
Advbeeticlneyts
Ken NeGile Ment
David Claypool
New Jersey Senate
Cedarville
Cumberland Co
N.J
Mishler
Mishter
TMS
International Newspaper Agency
P.hubbard
Bew Raves
Come
DAA
Bosak Directary
Great Western Gun
Pittsburgh
Watser Sr
Mati
Oatral Trents
Tn A, Co
Cincinnati
Courant
Union
Tral
Tinary
JOKMM
Patterson
View Pres
Cvs
Dakota
Oregon
Vine Street
Mrw Senger
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