Reduced excursion tickets via Savannah steamers announced
Excursion tickets at reduced rates go on sale Saturdays after 12 noon and end Sundays at 6 pm with return by Monday noon. Travel via Central of Georgia Railway to Savannah then Ocean Steamship Company to New York and Boston, Merchants and Miners to Baltimore. Ships offer meals berths electric lighting and stewardesses for ladies and children. For rates and berths contact local agents or J C Haile and E H Hinton in Savannah.
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Savannah
Central of Georgia
Ocean Steamship Company
New York
Boston
Merchants and Miners Line
Baltimore
J. C. Haile
Gen. Pass
E. H. Hinton
Lunatic or Chief Justice Choate Diner Mystery
A Boston dining scene stirs a debate as a short thick man with small head and squirrel eyes draws hushed stares. Choate identifies the diners as Lemuel Shaw, chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, despite others' misgivings about his appearance.
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Choate
Revere House
Boston
Lemuel Shaw
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
New York Press
The Secret of Success as a Writer
A brief lesson on writing worthiness by Epwarp Box in the March Ladies' Home Journal. The core idea: have something meaningful to say and present it clearly to editors. influence matters little in offices, manuscripts determine chance.
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March Ladies’ Home Journal
Kilmer’s Swamp Root touted as kidney remedy
An advertisement claims a simple home test with water shows kidney health and promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney, bladder, liver, and rheumatic ailments. It promises relief from frequent urination and back pain and offers free sample bottle and book by mail from Kilmer Co. Barnesville Gazette readers are invited to respond.
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David Kennedy
Bright
Joan J. Neitz
North Eighth Street
Philadelphia
Neill
Dr. Davin Kennedy Corporation
Rondout
N. Y
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Barnes-Ville
Epigrams and Observations on Everyday Life
A collection of short aphorisms contrasts wit and vanity with everyday constraints. It notes that a single epigram can outlive a philosophy volume and that envy magnifies faults while light from gas jets diminishes as speed increases. It also observes frugality and industrious intent in children and hints at discarded editorial phrases shaping language.
Great Boston Jubilee Orchestra Awe Inspires Music World
The World's Peace Jubilee in Boston 1872 featured an eight hundred ninety member grand orchestra plus eight hundred sixty instrumentalists overall and a vast chorus of seventeen thousand two hundred eighty two voices. Receipts totaled 1 076 020 dollars with a three week attendance of four hundred seventy six thousand. Also noted are foreign bands, the Marine Band from Washington and a grand organ built for the festival.
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Boston
Luther L. Holden
America
March Ladies’ Home Journal
Marine Band of
Washington
Woman's Cure Claim for Womb Trouble Prompts Testimonial
A woman describes fifteen years of womb trouble and relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sonative Wash claiming a full recovery. The piece also reports a Chicago Times-Herald item about Appleton Wisconsin's Marble Heart Anti Matrimonial Association a club of bachelors with initiation fees dues and fins for remaining unmarried.
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Pinkham
Appleton
Wis
Marble Heart Anti-Matrimonial Association
Marble Hearts
Chicago Times-Herald
No Escape and Singing Predicament at Musicale
Miss Cayenne notes inviting Mr Schrecker to sing at a musicale while the hostess frets about his cold and future choice of arias. The exchange reveals his vanity and self image as a lyric tenor when well and a basso profundo when ill. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve ad follows with warnings against imitators.
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Mr. Schrecker
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Bridge Built in Haste During Stonewall Jackson Campaign
During the Shenandoah valley effort, General Stonewall Jackson ordered a bridge over a small creek constructed quickly. He asked Captain Myers to obtain the engineer plan, then arrived to learn the bridge was completed though the captain was unsure if the plan or its depiction was finished.
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Stonewall Jackson
Shenandoah Valley
Jackson
Myers
Eth
Big head does not stop man from coming out at the little end
A provincial saying notes that physical attributes do not determine outcomes as a man faces an unlikely or humorous obstacle. The line implies irony about appearances and fate without naming individuals or places.
Dr Tichenors Antiseptic Ad Offer
An advertisement urges readers to apply Dr Tichenors Antiseptic after injuries and notes a bottle is available from the druggist for 50 cents.
Weather Varieties Highlight Uplifting American Faith
A lighthearted column praises the United States for its rapid weather changes, claiming the nation uniquely offers six varieties of weather in ten minutes, reflecting national optimism and humor.
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Globe
Browns' Iron Bitters Promises Strength Restorative
A vintage advertisement touts Browns' Iron Bitters as a cure for weakness and wasting tissues, claiming it restores strength and nerves and enriches the blood. It urges readers to try this tonic as a cheaper option than costly medicines and notes widespread availability through dealers.
Honest Medicine for La Grippe Promoted by Gardiner Man
George W. Waltz of South Gardiner Maine praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the only effective treatment for his cough cold chills and grip after using inferior products. He reports relief after a single 50 cent bottle and commends the manufacturers. For sale by J H Blackburn.
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George W. Waltz
South Gardiner
Chamberlain
J. H. Blackburn
Dr Tichenor Antiseptic Sold For Fifty Cents
A vintage ad urges parents not to let a baby suffer from colic or stomach pain and promotes Dr Tichenor's Antiseptic as a pleasant safe remedy available from any druggist for 50 cents.
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Dr. Tichenor
Proverbial Jokes Hit On Health and Household Finances
A slate of quips on friendship illness and bills spans topics from medical costs distinguishing colds and flu to charity at home and married life. The lines mix humor about hats aging a wife and a boy’s sleep cycle, reflecting witty social commentary from Chicago News.
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Chicago News
Dr Sawyer’s Wild Cherry and Tar cures claim relief
An advertisement asserts Dr Sawyer’s Wild Cherry and Tar cures soothe throat and lung irritation and invites a trial to prove its effectiveness. W C Jonpaw & Bro.
Beckner Urges Educated Voters Over Demagogues
William M. Beckner argues in Southern Farm Magazine that the South needs practical business men in state legislatures, not demagogues. He warns that widespread prejudice against capital abroad shows masses lack education to distinguish truth from falsehood without better popular education facilities.
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South
William M. Beckner
Southern Farm Magazine
Browns' Iron Bitters Praised as Superior Household Remedy
An aged narrative extols Browns' Iron Bitters as a universal healer for all ages and genders. The ad claims it contains essential elements of good health and delivers ongoing benefits, noting its wide dealer endorsement.
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Ameriga
Joseph Peterson
Warren, Pa
de Witt
DeWitt
W. A.wright
Adam
Pitts
LA Grippe
Davis & Lawrence CO
Lim
Penny Davis
Gillard, Elgin, Ll
Blerling Remnedy Company
Chicago
Montreal
Atlanta Constitution
Campbell
Sterling Kenedy Co
Nassau St
New Yorks
Proms
Allen
Usc
Adé Dress
Allen S. Olusted
le Roy
N.Y. i
Olmsted
Wineoeardul
Sym
Ladies’ Advisory Department
Chatanooga Medicine Co
Chattaenooga, Tean
Thos
Cooper
Tupelo
George Elliott
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