Dr King’s Royal Germetuer touted as cure for rheumatism
A lengthy testimonial letter from A W Jackson of Sandersville Georgia claims fifteen years of inflammatory rheumatism cured after thirteen weeks of Germetuer use. The document includes sworn statements from local physicians and citizens praising the remedy and detailing improvements in indigestion and bladder irritation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. A. W. Jackson
Georgia
Washington County
Sandersville
Suwasee Springs
Florida
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Hillman
United States
A. W. Jackson
Geo. D. Wortsten
B. D. Evans
G. W. H. Whitaker
C. RK. Pringle
K. C. Jones
Wear
Atlanta
Eureka Springs
W. O. Robinson
Baltimore
EO. Eilbacher
North Street
Thames
Royal Germettier Healing Claims From Lampasas Letter
A Lampasas, Texas, letter dated May 1, 1889, claims a five year old paralytic child improved after three weeks of Royal Germettier, now walking short distances. The writer, plagued by 26 years of rheumatism, reports complete relief and simultaneous dyspepsia cure during treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lampasas
Texas
Marshall McGilhany
Germetuer Promises Cure for Dyspepsia and More
A Lake Lampasas Texas testimony page touts Royal Germetuer as a cure for dyspepsia indigestion headache liver and kidney troubles. Readers are urged by multiple endorsements from doctors ministers and ordinary users across Maryland Missouri North Carolina and Texas with claims of relief and improved health after several bottles.
Tired Locomotives Lose Vigor Like Ailing Humans
The Toronto Mail compares locomotive ailments to human fatigue noting engines suffer indispositions despite rest and oiling. Even two costed engines may show unequal vigor with one outperforming the other. A first class 800 horsepower engine, priced at £2000, is expected to cover about 200000 miles in a 15 year life, yet some machines age with surprising vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto Mail
London and Northwestern Railway
On the Trail of a Ghost in Old Oxfordshire Mansion
The letter compares a London Times tale to a haunted room in an Oxfordshire mansion where midnight noises puzzled occupants. A mistress sleeps there to debunk the specter, revealing bell wires beneath the floor as the cause, while a separate anecdote recounts Uncle Nate mistaking a wash tub for a target after a whippoorwill serenade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
the Times
Wicks
Esher
Oxfordshire
Uncle Nate
Hannah
Nate
Saintly Pilloried Man Prays for Three Counties
Old John Ward, famed for the Dunciad ridicule and a 1727 pillory convict reputedly worth £200,000, is described as a devout man. He owned large estates in London and Essex and prayed for their welfare and protection, invoking Middlesex Essex Hertfordshire and all counties to be spared fire and earthquake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ward
Pope
Dunciad
London
Essex
Middlesex
Hertfordshire
Davis unfit father claim shocks readers in Chicago News
A Chicago News item questions Davis's fitness as a father citing his newborn child and his lack of recognition. The report hints at social judgment and parental rights amid a brief discussion of fragile glass brick technology from Germany.
The Naval Chaplain In Time Of Battle
A Donahoe's Magazine essay describes the chaplain's role at sea and in naval hospitals. It covers duties with the sick, consoling the wounded, assisting at burials, and coordinating Christian rites at sea or at shore cemeteries. It highlights guards, taps, and ceremonial processions to honor the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donahoe
Fragments on Stamps and Eye Measurements
A brief note mentions Mauritius and Hawaii stamps as highly valued by collectors and oddly notes that the proper distance between the eyes equals the width of one eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauritius
Hawaii
Size of Our Great Mother According to Henrion
The article reports a table by French orientalist Henrion noting the relative heights of famous figures. Adam is listed at 123 feet 9 inches, Eve at 118 feet 9.75 inches, Noah at 103 feet, Abraham 27 feet, Moses 13 feet, Hercules 6 feet, Alexander 6 feet, and Julius Caesar 5 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrion
Academy
Adam
Eve
Noah
Abraham
Moses
Hercules
Alexander
Julius Cesar
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Cures Piles and Burns
Advert describes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a remedy for piles scalds and burns. The copy touts quick relief and mentions topical use for skin irritations. It emphasizes a household medicine status and expects broad consumer trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Slate Pencil Making Through Steam Press and Kiln
Slate pencils are made from crushed slate fused into stiff dough then extruded, dried, and baked. The process uses steam powered mills, iron rollers, and a kiln with superheated steam, finishing by emery pointed ends and pasteboard packaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Two Women Help Boy After Long Walk For Bread
Two ladies arguing on the Bathursy road picked up a weary barefoot boy who had walked from Lawson to the valley, twelve miles, to buy a loaf a penny cheaper. They gave him a lift twenty four miles to save a penny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bathursy
N. 8
S. W
Lawson
Longevity Among Noted Astronomers
An astronomical journal lists long lived figures such as Fontenelle at 100, Caroline Herschel 98, Casini 97, Hall y 86, Humboldt 90, Somerville 92 and others. Regularity of habit and calm study are cited as keys to their endurance despite late nights and night air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassini
Caroline Herschel
Sir W. Herschel
Newton
Mary Somerville
Halley
George Airey
Sir David Brewster
Sir E. Sabine
Humboldt
Schwabe
Santini
Fontenelle
Temperature change with altitude and latitude noted
The Philadelphia Times notes atmospheric temperature shifts with altitude and latitude. It states that temperature drops about one degree per 300 feet gained and rises similarly when descending. It cites near zero at the pole and 80 to 90 degrees at the equator, estimating one degree cooler per 70 to 80 miles north and one degree warmer per 70 to 80 miles south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
Philadelphia Times
Also Mentioned on This Page
Germetter
Justice of the Peace
G. M
Sanversville, Ga
WashingTon Co
A. Mathis
D. Brantley
A. J. Irwin
Sandersville, Ga
A. B. Vaughan, Jr
Pastor Baptist Church
Canton, Ga
M. H. Wells
Walnut St
M. E. Church South
Louisville, Ky
Torrna
Kansas
Jasper Ragsdale
Hancock Silver
Thomas Williams
Eagle Springs
Coryell Co
Sacramento
Cal
Temple, Texas
McTihany
Missouri
Centenary College
Dallas Female College
Dallas
Balttimore
Magruder Tubman
J.P
Schroder
Arron
Sams
Shepherd
Greenspone
N. C
W. R. Gwaltney
Greensboro Baptist Church
M. FE
Abbey
Whitehall and Brotherton Street House
Atlanta, GA
Joseph V. Melcher
J. W. Melder
Basp
Bringz
P . Thomas
M. E. Church
Terrell, Texas
Greensporo, N. C
C. J. Staley
Main Street
Little E Rock
Ark
Indi
The
Barnésvillé Médiciné
Barnesville
Wncle
Davis
Chicago News
Germany
NAVAL
England
Victoria
Henry IV
Henry VI
Edward IV
Henry VII
Henry VIII
King
Father
Kaiser
Czar
Cesar
Autocrat
Samoderebeta
Duke
Emperor
Hospodar
Khan
Landgrave
Margrave
Nizam
Pharaoh
Shah
Sheik
Sultan
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!