From Chicken Pox to Cholera Medical progress explains mortality decline
The article notes early barber-physician practices and bleeding as cures, cites the high risk to figures like the first President, and credits medical advances for lower deaths. It then warns of widespread dyspepsia and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a proven remedy, detailing benefits, digestion action, and availability at 50 cents via F A Stuart Co Marshall Mich.
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Stuart
Europe
America
F. A Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall Mich
Obesity Food Promises Quick Weight Loss Without Starvation
A mailed trial package advertises a new obesity food that allegedly normalizes weight rapidly without starvation. It claims to convert excess fat into muscle and improve bodily functions, promising better energy and health from the first day.
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Kellogg
J. Kellogg
Kelloggs
Battle Creek
Mich
Pittsburg Sees Anxiety Over Kingston Earthquake Reach
Pittsburg anxious over Kingston quake effects on residents known to be there. Eleven locals sailed aboard the Prinz August Wilhelm arriving Jan 11, including E C Carter Bruce McDonald Edwin George and Clinton Carter Charles B Kenny and his niece Mrs Edgar E Helm Mrs Jean Morris and former Doubleday Hill Electric head H M Doubleday with Mrs Doubleday. Prominent Pittsburgers reported at Kingston.
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Pittsburg
Kingston
Jean Morris
Centre Avenue
H. M. Doubleday
Doubleday Hill Electric Company
Doubleday
Albany Seismic Shock Felt Briefly
State Geologist Clark reported a slight earthquake震 tremor recorded at the State Museum in Albany yesterday. The vibration moved east to west and lasted about 80 seconds starting at 12 27 p m.
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Albany
N. Y
Clark
State Museum
Nesr
Kingston the Third Hottest City and Its Charms
Kingston gains fame as a scorching but livable city famed for cool breezes, the street cleaner John Crow, and the Doctor wind. The piece surveys climate, streets, markets, institutions, water, fires, trade ties, wages, and tropical flora and scenery.
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Kingston
John Crow
Port Royal submerged in Kingston harbor ruins of 1692 quake
Kingston’s Port Royal lies beneath Kingston harbor after the 1692 earthquake that destroyed the city. The shoreline now hosts a quiet harbor with coral over the wrecks while remains of the old fort and church memorials recall naval casualties and yellow fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Port Royal
Kingston Harbor
Penn and Venables
Jamaica
Panama
Maracaibo
Gibraltar
England
Old England
Prescription to Clean the Blood Promised Easy Home Remedy
An ad describes a vegetable blood cleansing mix for kidney support. Ingredients include Fluid Extract Dandelion half an ounce Compound Karyon one ounce and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla three ounces. Taken in teaspoonful doses after meals and at night with plenty of water. The ad claims benefits for those with weak clogged kidneys and urges use for a few days and note results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States
New York
England
London
United States
Jamaica
Black River
Admiral Evans Ordered to Investigate Jamaica Earthquake
Secretary Metcalf sent a cable to Admiral Evans off Guantanamo Cuba asking him to assess the Jamaica earthquake damage and report back. He is authorized to proceed to Kingston if needed, a roughly 12 hour voyage from Guantanamo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Metcalf
Admiral Evans
United States
Guantanamo
Cuba
Jamaica
Kingston
Doctors all agree this time on Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
Doctors of all schools praise Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for lingering mucous-tract ailments including nasal catarrh throat laryngeal and bronchial conditions. The ad claims it purifies blood and treats indigestion biliousness and weak stomach with a constitutional approach, recommending All-Healing Salve for open sores and noting a mailing option for the salve.
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Materia Medica
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Main St
Buffalo
N. Y
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