Fathers of the Future theater scene and royal health report
A satirical column lists various European royals and leaders in frail health and odd ailments from the era, including the Emperor Frederick, Prince Bismarck, and King Otto of Bavaria. It weaves a cheeky theater note on audiences and the heirs of the republic, calling them the fathers of the future and the nation’s destiny bearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Bismarck
Holland
Spain
Alphonso Niit
Queen Victoria
Prince of Wales
Duke of Edinburgh
Otto of
Bavaria
Emperor of
Austria
Augusta
Prince William
Frederick III
von Moltke
Congo
Humbert
Crispi
United States
Rappel
Cure for Cold Warns of Severe Respiratory Ills
An advisory extols Bochee's German Syrup as a cure for catarrh pneumonia and consumption, claiming thousands have been cured. The ad urges readers to buy a 75 cent bottle from any druggist and to keep the breathing apparatus clear to avoid serious illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bochee
Cleveland leader timeline ends with retirement in 1889
The record traces a public career from birth in New Jersey on March 18 1837 through roles as educator and attorney to Erie County assistant DA Sheriff Buffalo mayor and New York governor later becoming president in 1885 and retirement on March 4 1889. It closes with an ad for Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla and a cartoon caption about begging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
New Jersey
New York
Erie County
Buffalo
Grocer Orders Sugar And Strawberries
A grocer notes a clerk’s remark about Mrs De Riche's order but the bill lacks quantity for sugar. The clerk mentions ten boxes of strawberries and the grocer then orders a barrel, signaling further stock needs.
Kemp's Balsam touted as cure for throat lungs
Town report promotes Kemp's Balsam for coughs sore throat asthma bronchitis and consumption with promises of relief. Large bottle prices listed at 500 and 1. The City Marshal notes the annual loss of two officers to death within the past year and urges relief from such duty.
Backien's Arnica Salve for Cats and Skin Ailments
The notice advertises Backien's Arnica Salve claiming it treats cats bruises sores ulcers salve fever sores tetter chap hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a guaranteed remedy period. The text is garbled but centers on a medicinal salve product and its supposed healing promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Backien
Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Female Ailments
A household health note praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a trusted remedy for delicate female ailments, with a guarantee of satisfaction or money back. Also reports Bethlehem Pennsylvania making the largest iron casting in America for a steel works base, weighing 124 tons, and a Post Office plan for 400 mail catchers with a light joke about unreliable male catchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Ednema
America
Bethlehem
New Gun Steel Works
Dr King’s New Discovery Praised for Lung Ailments
Mor ris of Newark Ark says a lung abscess led friends to call him incura ble consumptive but after using Dr King’s New Discovery he recovered and is now overseeing farm work. Middlewoort of Decatur Ohio credits the remedy with saving his life after doctors gave up. Free sample bottles at H K Dorr’s Drug Store.
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France
New York
Ohio
D. Otho Fruth
New
Provident Medical Dispensary
Bsgee
Framessomal Institute
Che Cane
C. H. Morris
Newark
Ark
Rene
Dr. King
Jesse Middlewoort
Decatur, O
H. K. Dorr
Childish Faith Question During Christmas Visit
Mrs Peterby asks what Santa brought down the chimney. Grandson Tommy, nearly five, retorts that an elder should not believe in childish things and challenges the notion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Lamps promise big oil savings impress wary farmer
A salesman flatly swears one lamp will cut oil use by at least fifty percent in a year. A cautious farmer counters by buying two, joking about achieving a full hundred percent savings while he’s at it.
Then Baby Was Sick and Castoria Was Given
A nursery rhymes style reminiscence recalls giving Castoria for a sick infant and continuing use as she grew. It notes the product accompanied stages from child to motherhood and through her children. The piece emphasizes Castoria as a trusted remedy across generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castoria
Mias
Kentucky winner drains debts and flees with prize money
A Kentuckian who won $3,000 on a horse race counted his debts and found he would have only $22 left after obligations. He fled the countryside with the money, amid unrelated notes about Dyspepsia tablets and gossip on Athens nine and wine terms in baseball.
Vocabulary Limits by a Professor and a Study
A speaker recalls a university statement that a highly educated person uses no more than 600 to 700 words and an ignorant person no more than 200 to 800 words. The author tests this by counting words used from Webster 1878, tallying 7,928 words he has used, with extensive breakdown by letter and notes on possible doubling if derivatives were counted.
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Chautauquan
Bancroft
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Full Value for Money
Advertisement asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla offers a full equivalent for each purchase. It notes imitators stole the "100 Doses One Dollar" headline and urges testing the claim, promoting Hood's as the real economy sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Witty Exchange Reveals Couple's Home Jest
A humorous dialogue shows Brown returning home to his wife who kisses him to check for alcohol. The bachelor narrator sighs at the cozy home while Brown confirms the kiss doubles as a check.
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Bachelor
Brown
Local charity notes and prices for paintings
The Quitman Herald notes neighbors’ aid with vegetables and foods including Irish potatoes beans squash lettuce honey cakes and onions. W W Corcoran paid 13000 for Church’s Niagara. Legrand Lockwood’s Bierstadt Domes of the Yosemite reportedly 25000 but estate sales suggest a much lower return. A buffalo physician’s wife has been judged insane for an excessive fan collection.
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Quitman Herald
W. W. Corcoran
Washington
Church
Niagara
Legrand Lockwood
Bierstadt
Yosemite
Buffalo
Wrapper attire prompts editor wit in Burlington press
A playful exchange unfolds as editors comment on wrapping and wrappers. The anecdote centers on Bpiror's young wife apologizing for coming down in a wrapper, with the editor quipping that valuable exchanges arrive wrapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bpiror
Burlington Free Press
Eccentric Terre Haute Man Buried in Hidden Coffin
Matthew W. Sedam, an eccentric resident of Terre Haute Indiana, died last week and was buried in a coffin he had kept in his bedroom for twenty five years, a longtime oddity noted by local residents.
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Matthew W. Sedam
Terre Haute
Indiana
Noted Justice Lamar Attempts Odd Umbrella Neck Wear
A fragment notes Justice Lamar’s wife finding him attempting to tie an umbrella cover around his neck for a carnival not long ago, illustrating a moment of absent mindedness in a historical context.
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Justice Lamar
New Gold Arrows Feature Removable Hair Points
A fashion item describes hair accessories with gold arrow tips that detach from the shaft and are reattached after piercing the coiffure. The design emphasizes a modular look and ease of adjustment for styling.
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Laird, Josten & CO
East State Street
Athens
Ely
Shutt
Athens County
Webster and Brown Farm
Circuit LY Bros
Warren St
Keman, Taylor
A OR &Co
Bess
Messenger
France Medical and Surgical Institute
Columbus
D. Ortho Fruith
Warren House
France Medical Institute
THE
France Medical Incorporated
Surgical Institute
Mir
Columbus, Co
Alec
Cme
Truth
L. D
Presidentident Dispensary
N. Y
T. Merideth Maxwell
A. M
M.D
West Cay Street
Frederick
William
C. B. Henderson
Middle
Wileontown
Geoncki Evner
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