Delicate Machinery Of The Body Needs Constant Care
An old advertisement likens the human body to delicate machinery and urges constant cleanliness and regulation. It promotes Cascarets laxative as the only antiseptic cathartic that cleanses the bowels, strengthens intestines, and kills disease germs, urging readers to buy, request a free sample, or mail for a price book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hie
2Oe
Booker
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Montreal
Can
New York
CCC
Hobart Dies at Paterson Home End Comes with Family Present
Vice-President Garrett A. Hobart died at his Paterson New Jersey residence shortly after 8 AM. Cause given as heart failure. Attending Dr. William Newton reported rapid decline began Monday afternoon. Present at death were Mrs Hobart Hobart Jr nurse and Alice Wardell. Messages sent to President and Governor Voorhees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
Washington
Garrett A. Hobart
United States
N. J
William K. Newton
Hobart
Garrett A. Hobart, Jr
Newton
Alice Wardell
Meliiley
From a Country school Teacher to Vice President Hobart
Garrett Augustus Hobart born June 3 1844 in Long Branch New Jersey rose from country teacher to Paterson city counsel state legislator speaker of the assembly and state senator. He became vice president in 1899 and supported McKinley with notable tact and diplomacy while maintaining cordial relations with the president and aiding charitable causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett Augustus Thiebart
Long Branch
N. J
Rutgers College
ISU
Paterson
Freeholders
Passaic County
Ile
Scite Assembly
Intl
Slebart
Jennie Tutthe
Socrates Tuttle
Assembly
Hobart
State Senate
ISS
Senate
TSS
Tsvl
State Republican Committee of
New Jersey
Tie
Isso
United States
John R. MacPherson
Farce
National Republican Committee
Sobart
Cromwell statue unveiled by river workmen in London
A list of disparate historical notices includes a Cromwell statue unveiling by river workers in London, a ferry wreck death, a young man killed after dragging a gun, the death of Della Fox’s mother, two elderly women suffocated by gas in Roxbury, a former county treasurer convicted of grand larceny, and a Texas execution for murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Cromwell
London
New York
Chicago
James Meadon
Titusville
Harriet A. Fox
Della Fox
Singer
St. Louis
Jane H. Sennatt
Elizabeth Sarsfield
Roxbury
Mass
John C. Lemmerts
Lockport
N. Y
Thomas Wright
Stephensville
Texas
John Adams
First-Class Sewing Machines for $14.25
The John M. Smyth Co of Chicago at 150 to 166 West Madison Street offers the Melba sewing machine for $14.25 as part of an illustrated catalogue of household goods. The firm, in operation a third of a century, supplies many homes and is noted for fair dealing and reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Smyth Co
West
Madison Street
Chicago
Melba
John M. Smyth Company
Love and Marriage Jokes and Nose Balm Ad Bloopers
A collage of quips on love marriage and law from a New York World style page includes playful lines about love being a childish disease and marriage a lottery. Also promotes Flys Cream Balm for nasal catarrh with details on price and liquid form and a flirtatious joke about arms going round on a parlor sofa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Grain-O the new grain drink replaces coffee today
Ask your grocer to show you a package of Grain-O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. Children may drink it without injury as well as adults. It has a rich seal brown color like Mocha or Java but is made from pure grains. The most delicate stomach receives it without distress. Se and Joe per package. Sold by all grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
The Remark on Exceptions About Age
The cynical bachelor notes that exceptions exist to all rules about age while a spinster counters. The bachelor concedes with the remark that the only exception is when people discuss their own age.
Senator W V Sullivan Endorses Peruna Cure
In a letter from Oxford Mississippi Senator W V Sullivan praises Peruna as a remedy for catarrh calling it best he has tried and a tonic. He asserts Peruna cures catarrh wherever located and urges pursuit of the product from The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio for a free back on catarrh. The cobra is said to be the only serpent that emits a cry resembling a rat squeak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. V. Sullivan
United States
Mississippi
Hartman
Oxford
Miss
Peruna
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Whien
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Do It and Stick to It Ad for Hood's Sarsaparilla
An advertisement urges readers to take Hood's Sarsaparilla faithfully to cure illness including poor blood catarrh and rheumatism. It claims thousands have been cured and urges persistent use to achieve similar results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Honor for Old King Cole in Colchester Town Hall
Colchester plans a new town hall to honor Old King Cole with stained glass and sculptured stone as part of a historical showcase. The piece notes municipal buildings should celebrate local history and traditions, urging other towns to follow Colchester’s example.
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Cole
Colchester
Coel Godebog
Messers. Wilson Marriage
Gourney Benham
Cole the Merry
London Globe
Our National Motto and a Salad Phrase
A quirky note suggests EE pluribus unum originates from a Roman poet Lorace describing a salad. The line out of many ingre dients, one dish is cited as a playful origin before elevating the phrase to national motto status.
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Lorace
Lydia E Pinkham Women Health Ad Claims Cure
An advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for hysteria pain and other femaleillnesses. It cites testimonials from Emily Haas of Greenpoint Brooklyn and Jennie Sherman of Fremont Michigan praising relief and cure after using the product and Liver Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Emily F. Haas
Freeman St
Greenpoint
Brooklyn
N. Y
Jennie Sherman
Fremont, Mich
Health and fashion clash over wholesome food
A Detroit Journal quips that good health may become vogue if people insist on eating wholesome food. The note also mentions daily bowel movement, liver and kidney gentleness, and a headache cure. Other lines promote Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with money-back guarantee and E W Grove’s signature on boxes. The DC tire department plans forty bicycles with tiremen assigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Journal
Ce. E. W. Grove
Singhalese Children in Streets Elicit Sympathy and Alms
The passage describes Singhalese children as exceptionally beautiful across continents and notes little girls begging in streets. It portrays their plaintive cries, hunger signals, and the reader's reluctant generosity, acknowledging the potential for exploitation for extra alms.
Stomach Bitters Promotes Natural Brain Stimulation Claim
A scientist unveils an apparatus that stimulates the brain with an electric band, while Biostetter's Stomach Bitters markets fifty years of natural digestion aid and system strength, claiming to cure dyspepsia and stomach troubles.
Those Short Skirts and a Rainy Day Outfit
A 1895 letter from Mrs Plumstead of Kent notes Miss Bunk in a rainy day skirt, joking about an impending flood. She also endorses Piso’s Cure for Consumption, recommending it broadly.
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Plumstead
Kent
England
The Secret Out Hobbs and Landlady Clash
Hobbs describes his landlady as having both strong and weak points. Dobbs asks for specifics. Hobbs mentions butter and coffee as the notable points in the exchange.
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Hobbs
Dobbs
Grain-O Promotes Health as Coffee Substitute for Children
Advertisement extols Grain-O as a nourishing grain drink for children that tastes like coffee when prepared properly. It claims Grain-O replaces coffee and distributes health with more given, noting it costs about 4 marks and is sold by grocers in 15 and 25 cent sizes.
Queen’s stockings on display at St James Bazaar
Lady Darley calls attention to a pair of specially made stockings worn by Her Majesty the Queen that will be shown this afternoon at the bazaar in St James Parish Hall. The stockings, sent from a dressers’ assistant to a friend in Australia, were lent by Mr. Pope of Farmer & Co. for the Sisters of the church fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darley
St. James
Sisters of the Church
Australia
Pope
Farmer & Co
Sydney Bulletin
Cough Remedies and Patent Tonic Advertisements
An 19th century ad page features K Kemp’s Balsam promising immediate cough relief with sample bottles and 25 or 56 cent sizes, Dr Kline’s Invigorating Tonic offering a free trial bottle and a Philadelphia address, Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup claimed to ease teething discomfort, with various selling lines and moral snippets.
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Kkemp
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Pitts
Ayer
Buckingham
Tfithes Igists
AR. P. Halt & CO
Naswua
N. H
M.S
France
Oki
Radway
Radway & CO
Elm Street
Dr. Bull's
Winchester Repeating Arms CO
Winchester Avenue
New Haven, Conn
W. L. Douglas
Shoes Union
Jas
W. L. Douglas Shoe CO
Breckton
Ely's
George
Eorge
Hon. W. V. Sullivan
U.S
Misciesipal
Crry
Tolybo
LiVeas Country
J. Cheney
Cheney&co
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Notary Public
Hiust
Lane
District of Columbia
Tire Department
Four Continents
Shakspeare
Avixon
Swanson Rheumatic Cure CO
IGO
Lake ST
Chicaco
Mammoth Mail Order
Madison
C.O.D
California
Kansas City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Boston
T. A. Grady
California Tourist Service
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Adams Street
Ilinois
Alogueb
Chicago Newspaper Union
South Jefferson Street
Ramas Dexter Suoay CO
Milwaukee
Wis
Sanitarium
Pamph
City Sanitarium
Jackson Correspondence School
Jackson
Michigan
PISO
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