Dr Miles Nervine Restores Health in Augusta Maine
A testimonial describes nervousness sleeplessness and fatigue improving after using Dr Miles Restorative Nervine. The writer reports weight gain improved appetite regained memory clearer thinking and leg sensations fading after six bottles. Price and purchase terms are noted with the Dr Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
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Miles
Dr. Miles
Augusta
Burbank
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Sleep Haunted Man Dies in His Coffin
Old Barney Frickers of Alliance Ohio, after forty years of fearing death, finally died in the coffin he made himself. For over twenty years he slept in his coffin every night, convinced the sun would not rise again, and his tombwear was patterned with allegorical carvings. The story, attributed to the St. Louis Republic, notes the coffin was a curiosity of his own making.
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Barney Frickers
Alliance
Barney
Beng
St. Louis Republic
Uninvited Bear Roams San Bernardino Home
In San Bernardino County California a 400 pound bear invaded William Hamilton’s home. The bear first confronted Mrs Hamilton in the kitchen, then appeared at a window as Mrs David fetched vinegar. The family and neighbors pursued the intruder through the house and cellar, finally cornering it by the chimney where a lighted straw bundle drove it out and a rifle ended the encounter.
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New York Sun
San Bernardino County
Cal
William Hamilton
Canon
David
Hamilton Farm
Web
Hamilton House
He Wei
Resting on the Floor as a Health Practice
The article argues rest on the floor or low platforms restores back energy and corrects posture. It claims flat lying reduces heart labor, improves blood flow, and rejuvenates organs and brain, contrasting it with rigid furniture and stiff-backed chairs. It critiques women wearing stays, linking posture problems to energy loss and insufficient rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Commerical Gazette
Hood's Sarsaparilla Testimonials Advertised
Readers are presented with testimonials claiming Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood arouses appetite strengthens the system and cures diseases caused by deficient blood. The copy emphasizes honesty and personal experience as proof.
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Hood
Hood's Pills or Liver and Bowels Act Promptly
A historical notice urges prompt and effective use of Hood's Pills to address liver and bowel issues, emphasizing swift relief and health benefits without delay.
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Hood
A Significante Departure and a Health Note
A year end reflection cites the body as the balance sheet of life noting that wealth cannot offset poor health. The article warns lactic acid harms fibrous tissues and joints and asserts Hod s Sarsaparilla as a goat blood purifier providing a cure for rheumatism.
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Hod
Soap Bubble Party for Children
A simple guide for entertaining kids with a bubble party. It recommends a solution made from white castile soap simmered in water, cooled gly cerine added, prepared a day ahead, stored corked. Use a long table and new clay pipes for best results and affordable setup.
Prosperity and envy in a reflective admonition
The excerpt warns that prosperity offers dangers of raillery and envy. It advises measuring what you value most and shedding it to prevent loss. It notes public friendships can mask envy and asserts obligation under all life roles as the measure of dignity and disgrace. It suggests true respect comes from inner steadfastness amid worldly pressures.
Obligations Acknowledged Only When Within Our Power
A fragmented quotation notes that obligations are acknowledged only when they fall within our ability to require them, while gratitude yields to a sense of restraint when capability is lacking. The line reflects moral limits on duty and acknowledgment.
Orange Blossom remedies claimed for female ailments
An advertisement touts Orange Blossom as a poultice and cure for female troubles including falling womb dropsy irregular menses and leucorrhea. It promotes direct external application and self-treatment for immediate relief with a mailed offer from Dr J A McGill Co Chicago and sale through J H Blackburn.
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J. A. McGill & Co
Panorama Place
Chicago
J.H. Blackburn
Postmaster General cites second class matter cost to mail
The Postmaster General notes two thirds of mail weight are second class books magazines and newspapers and that this costs about 18 500 000 more than revenue. He warns the deficit grows with monthly magazines and books while current rates favor newspapers. A clearer definition of second class matter is urged by officials in Philadelphia Times.
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Daly
Philadelphia Times
Electric Bitters touted as cure for headaches
Remedy claims permanent relief from all forms of head ache and habitual sufferers. It also purports to ease constipation by toning the bowels. Available at S. B. Burr Jr's Drug Store for fifty cents to one dollar.
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S. B. Burr Jr
Raise stock as lasting farm reliance for steady returns
The note argues that regular monthly sales of stock for market are wise. Waiting for price rises can be offset by feed waste, so make stock raising a lasting foundation rather than a one year plan to ensure enduring profitability.
Cocoanut Cake Recipe Describes Rich Sponge Loaves
A 1 pound sugar 1/2 pound butter 1 cocoanut grated 1/2 pound flour 6 eggs mace baking powder beaten cream add mace yolks whites stiff froth then flour powder cocoanut bake in loaves yielding delicious cakes
Bile touted for Ring Worm and Dandruff in Alabama ad
A reader from Dealsville Alabama reports hearing Tetterine praised for ring worm and dandruff until trying it herself. She asks for wholesale pricing to stock for resale and notes mailing a 50 cent order from J T Scuptrine Savannah Georgia.
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Julian
Ala
Tetterine
S. Ketcy
J. T. Scuptrine
Savannah
Curious drill command mixed instruction example
An officer at drill gave a terse command that mixes action and inaction. The instruction asks soldiers to move a foot from the ground to the air side and then remain motionless, illustrating how a small word shift can alter meaning.
Simmons Liver Regulator Ad Emphasizes Health Benefit
A testimonial asserts two common goals: maintaining health and quick recovery when ill. The advertisement claims Shim mons Liver Regulator is the best aid for liver trouble and mentions user R. R. Strange of Lake City Florida praising fast relief.
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Shimmons Liver Regulator
Simmons Liver
R. R. Strange
Lake City
Fla
Palmer's wood deal tale sparks inflation talk in Illinois
Senator Palmer recounts an Illinois farmer who sold him wood for five dollars a cord over years. This year the farmer offered two dollars a cord, but Palmer refused, noting he paid one dollar thirty seven cents for soft cost. The farmer joked that Palmer was attempting to d monetize silver and defuelize wood.
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Senator Palmer
Illinois
Unknown author linked to Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep origin
The preacher claimed to prefer authorship of the lullaby Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep over kingship, noting its anonymous origin. It first appeared in the 1777 earliest edition of the New England Primer, with its author remaining unidentified.
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England
New England Primer
Miracle Cure Story From Panama Missouri
A Panama postmaster Mark M Woodson shares a tale of a dramatic transformation from crippling rheumatism to near complete mobility after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He describes years of pain and various treatments before a decisive improvement following the pills. Notary Joan D Moor swore to the affidavit on March 1894 confirming the account. Pills sold nationwide by pharmacists or direct from Dr Williams M Company Schenectady NY at 5 cents per box, six for 2.50.
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Panama
Kansas City Times
Bates
Vernon Counties
Mark M. Woodson
C. C. Woodson
Rich Hill
Mary
Woodson
Cit Hospital
St. Louis
Far East
Dr. Williams
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