Confiding Duke of Beaufort and Sothern Prank
The Duke of Beaufort, newly dead, enjoyed society with actors and counted Mr. Sothern among his friends. Sothern teased him with letters about America, claiming Indians roasted English men and that fire extinguishers were needed, a joke culminating in the Duke's shipboard arrival with a modern fire extinguisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Actors
Boston Transcript
Mr. Sothern
Sothern
Duke
America
Canadian
New York
States
Bright Hope Replaced by Gloomy Experience
A shift from bright hopeful outlooks to grim practical realities marks the current period, as optimistic expectations give way to sobering lessons and restrained optimism in public discourse.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Patient
A Massachusetts woman narrates dramatic relief from chronic pain after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports instant improvement after one bottle and lasting cure of backache side pain and stomach issues, urging other women to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia B. Pinkham
Marrua M. Kine
Norra Mo
Mass
Arsenic Eating Among Styrians Draws Curiosity
A New York Times report relays a Paris correspondent letter describing Styrians who eat arsenic as a dietary habit. They vary doses from millet-sized pellets to pea-sized pills, preferring white arsenic ratsbane, with use tied to lunar phases from new to full moon. Regular consumers reportedly live long, strong, and healthy lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Figaro
Paris
New York Times
A Tribute to Mothers From An Aging Excerpt
A poetic tribute extols mothers as radiant despite time. It praises their devotion and lifelong care, noting worn features yet enduring love. The piece urges tenderness and support for mothers in old age, highlighting maternal guidance through life’s trials.
Free Pills Offer From H E Bucklen Co Chicago
Free sample box of Dr King s New Life Pills promoted by H E Bucklen Co Chicago with address request. Claims ease in constipation and sick headache and benefits for malaria liver troubles with vegetable ingredients. Regular size 25c per box sold by W A Wright Druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Bucklen & Co
Chicago
Dr. King
W. A. Wright
The Witty Witness Retorts to Harsh Interrogation
An old English barrister tale from a New York visit recalls a damages case over railway injuries. The plaintiff, under severe cross examination, refuses to answer in the lawyer's harsh manner noting his spinal sclerosis and double vision caused by the pain and his nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bears face 4 year King signature case
Local report details a court case involving a four year contract signature with a figure named King. The item outlines the dispute’s origin, parties, and potential impact on the Bears team and related organizations.
Memoir Bid Help Spurs Copyright Story in Senate
The Boston Herald notes Senator Hoar spoke of a tale around a copyright bill. Mrs. Jefferson Davis had raised a life of her husband. publishers faced supposed failure to deposit copies, threatening her lifelong rights. A relief bill, signed by President Harrison at term end, freed her from hardship.
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Hoar
Senate
Boston Herald
Jefferson Davis
Gen. Gordon
Harrison
Davis
Congress
Browns' Iron Bitters Advertisement Claims Strength Revival
An old promotional piece urges readers to use Browns' Iron Bitters to restore strength and ease nerves. It promises improved complexion and vitality, claiming the tonic wards off weakness and disease and is sold by all dealers.
A Waiter's Dilemma
In a downtown restaurant a short woman asks for a hassock with her dinner while her tall husband orders oysters. The waiter misinterprets the request and questions whether the hassock is for broiled or fried, creating an awkward moment in front of the table.
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John
August Flower Remains Popular Remedy for Dyspepsia
Professor Houton reports in ten years of global travel meeting more people who used Green's August Flower for dyspepsia liver and stomach issues and constipation. He notes it aids tourists salesmen and office workers with headaches from irregular habits and that it does not injure the system with frequent use. Free sample bottles at John H. Blackburn's and sale through dealers worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Houton
John H. Blackburn
Ukatine Promoted For Kidney Health By C. Jordan & Bro
An advertisement touts Dr. Sawyer's Ukatine as the best medicine for kidney disorders, claiming it restored health after years of suffering. The copy emphasizes perfect kidneys as the ideal life and credits C. Jordan & Bro. as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Sawyer
C. Jordan & Bro
A Man, a Woman, and the Oddities of Love
A collection of humorous maxims on romance. Men seldom love and let others do the loving, while women balance love with social aims. Several quips compare mating choices to cigar picking and warn against self-praise. A churchgoing woman may not seek heaven, and women demand fashion and care while men settle for simple comforts.
Stale Bread Sales to Farmers Feed Stock in City Trade
Bakers aim to meet daily demand while surplus bread goes stale. Some stale bread is sold for household toasting and cooking, but limited. Unsold bread is bought by farmers and market gardeners who drive to the city to purchase bread by the barrel at a low price for feed stock.
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New York Sun
Would not Sufferso Again for Fifty Times Its Price
A Burgettstown liveryman recounts severe stomach pain and how Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy fixed him after one dose. He praises the remedy as the finest for stomach trouble and says he will keep it at home. Sold by J H Blackburn, druggist.
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Miller & McCurdy
Chamberlain
G. H. Wilson
Liveryman
Burgettstown
Washington Co
J. H. Blackburn
The Kiss Forms In Wildlife Predation Instinct
The passage contrasts Mongolian and European forms of the kiss as expressions of animal preservation instincts. It describes the nose based Mongolian kiss and the mouth based European kiss as the same underlying behavior of approaching a potential prey with varying significance and outcome.
Nature Therapy Restores Kidney Health Claim by Dr Saw yer
An advertisement from W. C. Jordan & Bro. promotes Dr Saw yer’s Ukatine as a cure for diseased kidneys promising perfect health, urging readers to seek the remedy through the seller.
Miss Allen and the organist mischief in Colorado church
A young Colorado church organist, secretly enamored with the neighboring pastor, learns he will preach at her church. As the service starts, she slips a note to the sexton asking him to blow the organ until she signals to stop, a plan thwarted when the sexton delivers the note to the preacher.
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Colorado
Sexton
Ne-Te-Bac Tobacco Habit Cure Ad
A vintage ad promotes Ne-Te-Bac as a fifty cent tobacco habit cure claiming it makes the weak strong and blood pure. The copy notes it is available at all druggists.
Wild bird in Uruguay shoots hunter with his own gun
In Robert Crawford's South American Sketches a pavo del monte is winged by a hunter. The bird trips the loaded trigger as it darts over the gun, firing the undischarged barrel and wounding the hunter in the leg. The bird escapes while the hunter endures weeks of injury.
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Robert Crawford
Uruguay
Turkey
Dr. Tichenors Antiseptic Promises Fast Healing
An old advertisement touts Dr. Tichenors Antiseptic as a universal remedy. It claims quick healing for cuts burns gunshot wounds and even colic within about ten minutes with a call to inquire through trial by others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Tichenor
Women Weep Audibly When Angry in Grievous Moment
Silent tears mark the deepest grief as women weep audibly during a moment of anger, reflecting strong emotional strain and personal sorrow in a public setting.
Dr Sawyer's Little Wide Awake Pill Beguiled Readers
A brief note on a patent medicine tale by W. C. Jordan and Bro. presenting Dr Sawyer as physician creator of the Little Wide Awake Pill. The piece frames medical science and sale appeal in a short historical advertisement style.
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Ayer
J. D. AY. S . Pate
Duke of Beaufort
Fterrer Tours
Pinkham
CAB TC
Gertian Kali Works
Nassau St
Mrs. Davis
Chicago Chronicle
August Fower
Heaven
Mother Hubbard
W. C. Jordan & Bro
Eiseman Bros
Atlanta
South
Riseman
BROS
Whitehall Street
Washington
Col
Baltimore
W. German Street
Whitehall ST
SeedCotton
Mallary Bros & CO
Macon, GA
Gussie
Brother
Young Ladies’ Seminary
London
B.m.woolley
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