Literary Notes Highlight Frontier, Esperanto, and Congress Lore
Ernest Ingersoll previews the Last Remnant of Frontier near the western boundary in The American Magazine. A full account of the Volapuk language is promised by Richmond Walker, with a June piece on The Nation's Lawmakers by Z. L. White. A farmer in Kentucky trains apes to harvest hemp, claiming higher speed and lower cost than workers, prompting calls about using animals for labor. The Ohio Women Suffrage Association convenes in Cleveland May 4 25 26 with Susan B. Anthony attending. Details on reduced railroad rates via Mrs. N. Coe Stewart and address requests to Mrs. M. J. Preston.
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Ernest Ingersoll
American Magazine
Norther Pacific Railroad
Richmond Walker
Mr. Parks
Kingston
Kentucky
Africa
Woman Suffrage Association of Ohio
Music Hall
Cleveland
Susan B. Anthony
M. J. Preston
Fairmount Street
N. Coe Stewart
Detroit Ladies Praised For Iron Tonic Use
Detroit physicians credit Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic for the city's healthy, handsome women. The Western National Bank in New York City led by Manning is authorized to start with a capital of 3.5 million dollars. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is advertised to fashionable women, and the government has redeemed 5,243,000 trade dollars to date.
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Detroit, Mich
Dr. Harter
Western National Bank of
New York City
Secretary of the Treasury
Manning
Comptroller of the Treasury
Lydia E. Pinkham
Premium list and regulations for Athens fair 1887
The document outlines premiums and rules for the Thirty-Sixth Annual Fair at Athens Ohio on September 28 29 and 30 1887. It lists prize amounts in multiple classes for horses cattle hogs sheep and other county exhibits, entry fees and eligibility, stock placement, judging by ballots, and penalties for rule violations. It names committee members and fair officials and sets timing for stock parades and premiums.
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Reverend Crosby sparks debate with temperance doctrine
In Omaha World text, Rev. Crosby advocates wine as not hurtful stirring a heated clash with the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Some praise and pray, others denounce as against physical laws. tears and hysterics interrupt proceedings until adjournment.
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Crosby
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Wallace & Co. Menagerie and Circus Coming to Town
Wallace and Co. menagerie and circus arrives by advertised date and is highly recommended. The performers boast broad American fame and cosmopolitan talent, with many stars in the lineup.
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Wallace & Co
America
Death of English Artist P H Potter Highlights Starvation
A young English artist P. H. Potter dies from absolute starvation after a career praised by critics and with paintings hung at the Royal Academy and Grosvenor Gallery. He could paint well but failed to sell, too proud to reveal his needs, a cruel twist as fame praised his work. The piece also notes unrelated quotes about Lydia E Pinkham and New Hampshire prohibition, mentioning a rich brewer.
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P. H. Potter
Royal Academy
Grosvenor Gallery
Hood's Sarsaparilla praised for blood purification
Advert claims Hood's Sarsaparilla combines blood purifying properties and strengthens the body. It alleges cures for spring debility head ache dyspepsia catarrh salt rheum scrofula and other blood related diseases with testimonials from Mrs. M. J. Davis I. Barrington W H Piez F M Baldwin and J A Shepard. Available at druggists 1 dollar for 100 doses.
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Brockport
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Bank Street
New York City
W. H. Piez
Rochester
F. M. Baldwin
Blanchester
Ohio
C. I. Hood & CO
Lowell
Mass
Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad Claims Cures For Boils and Scrofula
Personal testimonials from R. M. Lane of Pittsburgh and C. E. Lovejoy of Lowell describe severe skin and neck sores being cured after taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. The ad promotes the medicine as a five bottle cure available from druggists for $1 single or six for $5, manufactured by J Hood Co., Lowell, Mass.
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Hood
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Pittsburgh
C. E. Lovejoy
Lowell
Mass
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The Truth This Side Of Honest Conversation
A Rhode Island Journal observation argues that complete candor would ruin social life and erode pretenses about health, beauty, and intelligence. It asserts blunt honesty would reveal frauds in business, politics, and religion, expanding true experience of life.
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Rhode Island Journal
Blood taint scrofula warns of hereditary and acquired causes
Suffering from scrofula linked to weak health, with sores, abscesses, and swollen joints. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised as highly successful in cure, with a request to send for a compiling book of cures. A traveler notes Japan’s musical fish, while a bass is cited as a similar fish in the U.S.
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Peoria
Hood
J. A. Shepard
Devoe’ & Co
Fulton Street
N. Y
C. I. Hoop & Co
Lowell
Mass
Japan
Cure for Piles Ad Promises Relief Now
Advertisement offers immediate relief and a guaranteed cure for piles with Rough on Piles. Claims to stop itching bleeding and protrusion. Priced at 50 cents and available at druggists or by mail.
Health Renewer Promises Vitality and Beautifying Benefits
The ad for Wells Health Renewer claims to restore health and vigor curing dyspepsia impotence and nervous debility with a $1 price for men and women. It also touts gray hair restoration and an elegant dressing that softens and beautifies without oil. An incidental joke from the Detroit Free Press recounts a train window mishap and a brakeman’s warning about safety.
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Lansing
Detroit Free Press
Nonirritating Nasal Remedy Impresses Readers
The piece argues against irritants in treating nasal diseases and highlights Ely's Dream Balm as a radical, lasting cure cited by many long-suffering patients. It also notes a Chautauqua lake steamer using crude oil gas for fuel at about one sixth coal cost and predicts petroleum use by Russian Black Sea steamers may spread.
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Ely
Black Sea
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted for Blood Purity
Advertisements claim Hood's Sarsaparilla bestows health benefits in spring by purifying blood enriching the body and improving appetite. It is described as a unique cure and highly effective for general toning and well being.
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Hood
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