Reverend Wolcott Credits Pink Pills With Restored Health
Auburn's Rev. N Wayne Wolcott formerly of Fleming and Covert recalls severe nervous prostration in 1887 88 after overworking in revival campaigns and his call to Tully. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring strength enabling years of ministry and fundraising work. He endorses the pill as a remedy for nervous weakness and plans to promote it widely.
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Independent
Auburn
N. Y
Cayuga County
N. Wayne Wolcott
The
Baptist Church
Fleming
Williams
Wolcott
Covert
Tully
Naeindt
God
Mr. Tallman
Christ
Asa
Hecla machinist credits Pink Pills for cure of rheumatism
George Kochersper, a 37 year old mechanic from Hecla New York, credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing his rheumatism after years of relapses. He followed directions and dieting strictly, taking twelve boxes over time, and has remained free of attacks for a year. He advocates faithful use and claims permanent relief. He is known in Hecla and nearby towns for his work in Rome Oneida Ilion and Dolgeville. The pills are sold by dealers or direct from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady New York at 50 cents a box or six for 2 50.
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Oneida County
George Kochersper
Iecla
N.Y
Rome
Lion
Oneida
Atlas Gun Company
Hien
Kochersper
Hecla
Lis
Rochersper
Ife
Ilion
Heela
Dolgeville
The Average Juror
A Georgia reader defends jurors against charges of bias in murder verdicts. The letter argues jurors are scrupulous and slow to convict unless evidence is strong, noting harsher reactions to guilty verdicts for white defendants in some cases. The Savannah News cites jurors’ duty and cites cases where strong evidence failed to yield a guilty verdict.
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J. Dan Woodall
Barnesville
Constitution
Augusta Chronicle
The
Chronicle
Woodall
Savannah News
Self-Reliance and Courage in Facing Life
A maxim urging Americans to rely on themselves not the state. It promotes pride in work, hard work, perseverance, and accepting defeat without blaming others.
Odd Little Items and Quips From The Town Paper
A collage of jokes and brief anecdotes featuring Lucy and George on engagements, sensational puns about fashion and storms, conversations with a druggist, a windup about a will and estate, humorous exchanges at the parlor and school, and light rural humor with police and pickpockets. Many named characters appear in quick vignettes.
Free Life Pills Offer From H. Fe Bucklen Co
An advertisement promises a free sample box of Dr King s New Life Pills by sending one s address to H Fe Bucklen Co Chicago. It extols ease of action constipations sick headache malaria and liver troubles with guaranteed safety and vegetable ingredients. Regular size 25c per box is sold by W H Chambers Druggist.
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H. FE. Bucklen & Co
Chicago
Dr. King
W. H. Chamber
ELI PERKINS COLLEGE STORIES ACADEMIC JESTS
A Princeton College president Dr McCosh tests students with playful questions about impressions and the horizon The exchange reveals a humorous classroom dynamic as Mr Arthur answers with a cheeky line about two people sharing a zenith when one stands on another’s head.
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Dr. McCosh
Princeton College
Mr. Arthur
Neglected Cold Prompts Peruna Cure Testimonial
The letter from Bernard King of the National Military Home at Leavenworth, Kansas warns that neglecting treatment leads to chronic catarrh or bronchitis. He credits Peruna with curing his catarrh and bronchitis after initial failure with other ads and requests a 74 page illustrated chronic catarrh book from The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company in Columbus, Ohio.
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Bernard King
National Military Home
Leavenworth
Kas
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company
Columbus
Ohio
Hartman
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Promoted for Teething Relief
The advertisement touts Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a fifty year old remedy used by mothers for teething pain. It claims to soothe gums, relieve wind colic and diarrhoea, with immediate relief, sold by druggists worldwide at 25 cents a bottle.
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Winslow
The Ocean Depths and Deep Sea Fish Dangers
The article explains extreme ocean depths with near freezing temperatures and immense pressures. It notes air inflated swimming bladders cause deep sea fish to ascend with fatal distortion, while ground sharks from over 500 fathoms die before reaching the surface.
Richmond Woman Recalls First Masculine Kiss Fantasia
A Richmond paper quotes a young woman describing her first kiss as a vivid, surreal sensation of something running down her nerves on feet of diamonds, with Cupids in chariots, angels, honeysticks and melted rainbows arching above.
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Richmond
One Minute Cough Cure Advertised To Cut Lung Dangers
The ad claims life length can rise by reducing dangers and that most deaths stem from lung troubles. It urges prompt use of One Minute Cough Cure to avert these illnesses.
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Croup
W. A. Wricur
Puzzling Paris House with Dual Staircases
A New York Journal piece describes a nine story Paris home at 85 Rue Radzivill and 18 Rue de Valois near the Palais Royal. Its two spiral staircases run on opposite sides, causing occupants to ascend the wrong way and fueling pranks on intoxicated visitors.
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Paris
Rue Radzivill
Rue de Valois
Palais Royal
d’Orleans
Rue de Rivoli
Louvre
New York Journal
Great Grape Industry in Chautauqua Vineyard Scene
The grape business thrives on family labor with foreigners often owning 25 to 50 acres and making baskets during winter. Concord grapes dominate, with Chautauqua county shipments reaching 8,500 carloads yearly. Baskets cost 2 to 34 cents, buyers seek markets west of Chicago or eastward, and profit hinges on at least 1 cent per pound.
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Chautauqua County
Chicago
Queen of Sheba Travel Recalled in Sunday Class
A New York Advertiser anecdote shows a Sunday school class debating how the Queen of Sheba traveled to visit Solomon. A pupil, Louise, explains she used steam cars, citing the line she came with a very great train in the second verse.
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Sheba
Solomon
Louise
New York Advertiser
Fourth farmer seeks horse trade after revival rumor
Farmer Shorterop jokes about repeat visitors while a visiting trader admits rumors of his religious revival spread. The Cincinnati Enquirer records the exchange as a slice of local life.
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Farmer
Cincinnati Enquirer
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