Marrow Therapy And Plant Seed Wonders In Historic Note
A Philadelphia report describes marrow as a simple cure for debility using warmed marrow on bread, leading to notable weight and strength gains. The same column notes the purslane plant as a botanical marvel, with one seed yielding about 60,000 seeds across pods, far surpassing other common weeds in seed production.
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Philadelphia Press
Jamestown
Jimson
Battery
St. Louis
Little girl’s playful boast about horns
A five year old girl declares she will grow horns to run everyone out of the house. Her grandmother gently questions the plan and the child admits she would find her relatives though they could all hide. The anecdote appears in the New York Mail and Express.
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Mey
Tam
Mary
Jack
New York Mail and Express
Mountain Climber Sir William Martin Conway
The English Illustrated Magazine lauds Sir William Martin Conway as a climber with a gentle rhythmic walk and steady, precise leg movements. He is described as slim yet tough with iron muscles, who spent 84 days on snow and glacier during Himalayan exploration. He traversed the three longest routes outside the polar regions and stood atop Pioneer Peak at 22,000 feet, the highest height reached by man.
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William Martin Conway
Himalayas
English Illustrated Magazine
Polar Oe
Pioneer Peak
The Power and Duty of Personal Influence
The piece argues that personal influence shapes future generations and moral progress. It emphasizes that words and actions echo beyond the self, urging one to live as a true example, guiding others toward good and avoiding harm.
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Barnesville Crimson and White
Electric Bitters Offered As Remedy For Ailing Elders
Old people who need medicine to regulate bowels and kidneys may find relief in Electric Bitters. The tonic alters without whiskey, mildly stimulates the stomach and bowels, and strengthens the organs. An excellent appetizer aiding digestion, sold by W. A. Wright's Drug Store at fifty cents and one dollar per bottle.
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Qld
W. A. Wright
Kilmer Swamp Root offered as kidney remedy
A pamphlet style medical ad explains urine tests for kidney disease and promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a treatment for kidney and urinary tract issues. It claims relief from back pain frequent urination and scalding sensations and offers sample bottle and pamphlet by mail from Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Duties of Life and the Duty We Owe to the Race
A Barnesville Crimson excerpt extols universal duty as omnipresent and binding. It argues that steadfast daily duties, fulfilled in proper places, compound into meaningful good, while neglect incurs moral debt and inner misery. True progress is quiet fidelity, not loud genius.
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Barnesville Crimson and White
Dr King's New Discovery Proves Rescue in Illington
Mr James Jones of Jones and Son Cowden Ill testifies that his wife nearly died from La Grippe which worsened into Hasty Consumption. After using Dr Kings New Discovery she improved from the first dose and fully recovered after several bottles. Free trials at W A Wrights Drug Store.
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James Jones
Jones & Son
Cowden
Ill
Dr. King
Pana
W. A. Wright
Fricana Claim of Cure for Rheumatism and Scrofula
An advertisement proclaims Fricana will cure rheumatism and scrofula and keep the patient cured, detailing a lasting remedy claim for chronic ailments.
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Columpia, PA
Lt Cures
G. W. Bascock
M.D. Chelsea
Mass
Pond
W.K. Brown
M.D
Philadelphia
Thomas and
Terstors
Mallary Bros. & CO
Macon
Georgia
Tron
Winship Machine 50
Atlanta, Ga
Barnesville
Richard Respess Co
Atlanta
Tae Bighard
Fitlanta
F. A. Guttenberger & CO
J. W. Burke & CO
TORE
Second Street
Macon, GA
A.éerman George Eay
Allentown, Pa
Allentown
Lehigh County
S. H. C. Smith
Fry
Miles’ Nervino
Miles’ Nervine
Frysenas
Miles
Gorge
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Dr. Miles
Elkhart
Ind
Nervine
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