Testimonial Claiming Cure For Eczema By Cuticura Remedies
A Chicago reader recounts a lifelong battle with a severe skin disease starting at three months old. After futile treatments from multiple doctors, a 1879 newspaper notice of Cuticura remedies allegedly brought swift relief, with months of improvement and full recovery by 1887. The letter invites inquiries and publication of the testimonial.
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Canada
Chicago Tribune
Dewrucorm
Paper age brings new bottles and cans to replace glass
The piece cites paper bottles and other newspaper cuttings noting paper and papier mache materials for wheels, pails, and racing boats, praising the paper bottle from Chicago for lightness and frost resistance while glass remains transparent, and discusses the square can’s rise. It also quotes the Covington Enterprise lampooning three Georgia men for avoiding newspapers over spectacles.
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Chicago
Boston Transcript
Storm Drives Early Morning Chores For McDonald Family
In Cleveland the Plaindealer reports how Eddie McDonald warns of a storm as his mother notes a tooth at the front door lock and shoes atop the bureau. Mr McDonald heads downtown before breakfast, bracing for a cold day.
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Eddie McDonald
Brown and Robinson Spar Over Remarks At the Bar
In a playful exchange at the local scene Robinson teases Brown about his habit of saying Whats that to every remark. Brown denies the accusation, Dumley bets he can provoke a remark, and Brown offers a drink, leading to lighthearted banter and a humorous confrontation.
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Brown
Dumley
Remedy Claim for Catarrh in A Vintage Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes ily s Cream Balm as a radical cure for catarrh and nasal ailments. It pledges a pleasant, certain remedy that is not a snuff or liquid and emphasizes fast relief from symptoms like sneezing coughing and smuggling.
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Ily
Silent heroism of commonplace women move readers
A reflective portrait extols ordinary women who speak little and appear stern yet reveal a deep dumb pity when their gaze meets ours. The dramatic moment feels earth shattering, as if a stone cried from a wall, shaking our sense of a secure place.
Buneklen's Arni¢en Salve for skin eruptions sale
Advertisement declares Buneklen's Arni¢en Salve cures cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and guarantees satisfaction or money back. Price 25 cents per box. Sold by Henderson & Mineur.
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Buneklen
Henderson & Mineur
Sunday sermon sparks notice of young Mr Spriggs
Tid Bits reports a comic exchange where Ethel notes Mr Spriggs kept eyes on her during a sermon and another quip asks if Sunday is best for displaying devotion. The lighthearted remark reflects churchday social cues.
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Spriggs
Acker’s English Renney Promoted for Lung Troubles
An advertisement touts Acker’s English Renney as the best preparation for asthma consumption and lung troubles. It claims a positive guarantee and states price options of 10c and 50c, sold by C. B. Henderson amid a broader ad dense with health claims and moral exhortations.
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C. B. Henderson
Lost Rose of Sharon Incident and Wealthy Couple's Night Out
A drunken groom searches the city for his bride in a tale about a Rose of Sharon and Lily of the Valley, ending when a hotel doorway reveals the wife and mockingly retorts. The passage then shifts to a 1880 wealth estimate and praise of modern leaders, poets, and inventors, noting Britain’s wealth and U.S. abundance.
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Noshir
Mesh
St. Paul
Rheims Coronation Gate Scene With Child Held Heart Apple Sun
History notes a device at Rheims during Henry II of France’s coronation. A Grecian temple at the gate displayed a sun with fleur de lis rays. At its center an apple opened to reveal a girl who recited a poem and offered the keys of the city before the mechanism closed again.
A Life That Helped Steele Vote Aye For Suffrage
In a Dakota tale a former legislator Wilbur F. Steele opposed woman suffrage while his wife backed it. When a bill neared a vote, Steele paused to speak but a well dressed woman in the gallery loudly called his name. He glanced up and, afterward, declared his vote aye, his life the woman who spoke.
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Clergyman’s Forum Smears Press as Bible Alternative
Rev. Robert Collyar of New York at a Baptist Social Union meeting utters a provocative attack on newspapers saying they are more read than the Bible and doing a stable work through exposure of corruption. He confesses reading a newspaper on Sunday before refining his sermon.
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Ko-Ko
Emerson
Ulysses
Grant
Edison
William E. Gladstone
Mr. Lowell
Mr. Tennyson
Mr. Browning
Robert Collyar
New York
Baptist Social Union
Population rise and voter estimates in the United States
It is estimated that the population has grown twelve per cent since 1880 and the nation now has about 14,000,000 eligible voters. Of these, around 1,500,000 are colored, indicating the share of African Americans among voters.
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United States
Slow Horse Teaches Respect in Glen of the Downs tale
A tourist asks why a horse named Cel tic Jehu moves slowly. The reply says the horse slows out of respect for the scenery and to let the visitor take it all in. It adds the animal is of intelligent haste and enjoys good company, hoping others linger in beloved Ireland.
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Sanery
Free Trial Bottles Boost Trade at Dorr’s Drug Store
H K Dorr's Drug Store reports a surge in business from giving away free trial bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. The ad claims it cures coughs colds asthma bronchitis croup and all throat and lung diseases quickly. Trial bottles are free. large size is $1 and every bottle is warranted.
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H. K. Dorr
Dr. King
Athlophoros Promoted as Cure for Rheumatism and Neuralgia
An advertisement extols Athlophoros and Athlophoros Pills as a universal remedy for rheumatism neuralgia and nervous headache. It claims safety and efficacy with laxative pills enhancing results and notes testimonials available on request. It lists ailments from nervous debility to digestive issues and women's diseases, offering mail order from New York and druggists.
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Wall St
New York
Ring your Job Work to the Mgs- SENDER office
The note urges contacting the Mgs Sender office about job work arrangements. Specific actions or deadlines are not provided and details are limited to the instruction to ring the office. Names, dates, or locations are not clearly stated.
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