Paralysis Victim Recovers After Pink Pills Cure
The Courier-Herald reports Mrs. Ruth Wolcott, wife of Rev. H. B. Wolcott, suffered a stroke in 1892 near Blanchard Isabella County Michigan. After trying electric treatment she used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People and gained walking ability igjen. TwoHarbor Springs story follows George W Childs Bay View hotel manager credits Pink Pills for restored health. Pills sold 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 from druggists or the Dr Williams Medicine Company.
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Courier-Herald
Saginaw
Mich
Ruth Wolcott
H. B. Wolcott
Blanchard
Isabella County
Michigan
Herald
Dr. Williams
Harbor Springs
Northern Michigan
George W. Childs
Epee
Bay View
Childs
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Homemaking Tips From Old Household Guide
Practical instructions on proper bread cutting, tea infusions, wall paper removal, and kitchen improvements. Tips include cooling new bread, scalding a bread box, using glass funnels for vinegar, and a durable broiler. Also advises macaroni croquettes with green peas, edible cheese shells, and using a Red Cross emergency tin for travel supplies.
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Paris
Red Cross
Winlow's Soothing Syrup Promoted for Teething Pain
A longstanding advert claims Winlow's Soothing Syrup has soothed teething pains for over fifty years, claiming it calms gums relieves wind colic and diarrhoea. It is sold by druggists worldwide at 25 cents a bottle, urging customers to insist on Mrs Winlow's product.
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Winslow
Society and Morality Through Time and Cleanliness
The piece argues that society disapproves of immorality and hypocrisy, despises lying and drunkenness, and praises cleanliness. It credits modern norms, cleanliness ideologies, and the bathtub as factors making good society stronger, healthier, and more youthful.
McKinley Set to Be Twenty Fifth U.S. President
The text notes William McKinley will become the twenty fifth president. It cites his February 26 birthday, six days before inauguration, and compares his age fifty two to Abraham Lincoln’s age at his 1861 inauguration. It parallels Lincoln and McKinley careers as former congressmen.
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William McKinley
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln
McKinley
Mr. McKinley
Lincoln
Congress
Christmas Jests and Quick Wits on Twenty Third Street
A collection of light vignettes and one liners from a street scene on twenty third street. Jokes about Christmas time and social mishaps feature a grinning street arab and humorous exchanges between family members and strangers.
Do You Want to Be a Martyr
An article extols avoiding dyspepsia by using Hos adetter's Stomach Bitters to ease heartburn wind and stomach pain. It claims the tonic restores gastric comfort, improves appetite, and supports liver and bowels while reducing biliousness rheumatism nervousness malaria and kidney trouble. It also cites One Minute Cough Cure to prevent deaths from lung problems.
Six New York Modistes Name Morena Best Gowned Woman
After a long debate six major New York establishments declared Miss Julia Morena the best dressed at Tuesday night’s horse show. Her gown cost 275 dollars, though jurors of fashion noted the same dress could be made for 97.50 dollars.
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New York
Julia Morena
Jury of Fashion
Historic 8 inch cannon Lady Slocomb to be sold auction
Old soldiers recall the 8 inch columbiad Lady Slocomb fired at Spanish Fort during the Civil War. The gun once buried in a lagoon near Mobile, later surfaced in Mobile and was purchased by Henry Badger. Now Badger’s estate includes the relic up for sale along with Confederate items.
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Forrest
Spanish Fort
Washington Artillery
Cuthbert Slocomb
Lady Slocomb
Wilson
Shiloh
Army of the Tennessee
Henry Badger
New Orleans Picayune
We Whit Witch Hazel Salve Endorsed By Dr Wricnt
A sales claim promotes WeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for sores ulcers and piles. The advertisement attributes the remedy to Dr Wricnt and urges applying it according to directions.
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W. A. Wricnt
Gordon’s Love of Old Glory
A Rochester N Y Lincoln Club audience hears Senator J B Gordon recount the Confederacy and pledge to defend the American flag. He calls himself the living Confederate leader and vows the flag shall never bear a blot or stain, drawing a standing ovation from veterans and supporters.
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J. B. Gordon
Lincoln Club
Rochester N
Gordon
Gen
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertisement
A 25 cent box arnica salve promises relief for cuts sores ulcers and skin eruptions including piles. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded and lists seller 5 B Burr as the outlet.
Elephantiasis Case Details From Victorian Sailor
A description of elephantiasis recounts Walter Brisbane, an English sailor, with limbs and features swelling to abnormal sizes. His leg circumference reached four and a half feet, ears measured 18 inches, and his nose elongated to about two feet in advanced stages.
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Walter Brisbane
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