Rival cousins end quarrel and forge peace at Miss Southwell’s
Laura and Alfred Hillier clear a tense feud sparked by Laura’s airs and Alfred’s blunt corrections. After a garden flag of truce and market outing, they reconcile, pledge friendship, and plan to start anew, while Aunt Letty recovers and relatives arrive for a social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria
Mezza
Laura
Ae Oea
Katy
Alfred
Miss Southwell
Letty
New York
Mr. Hillier
Sophie Higley
Palmer
George
Mr. Palmer
Anak
Ransoms
Mrs. Ransom
Miss Higley
George Lane
Jack
Jill
Faith Healing By Imagination In The Gentleman's Magazine
The article recounts cases where belief alone cured ailments, including a Frenchman who felt his arms pricked and bled falsely, a man cured by Loutherbourg through a stare and suggestion, a banker imagining a draft, and a woman cured by a prescription worn as a neck charm. It notes such faith cures were common when medicine was weak and even bread or sugar pills produced striking effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Loutherbourg
Rogers
Sigmond
The
Gentleman’s Magazine
Adam
Promised Land
Heaven
Oxher
Satan
Court of Chancery
Alo
Dolp Ross
Bob Fouche
Thomas’ Mill
Coosa
Sharon
Courting Tales Among Hardshell Youth in Georgia Valleys
In the Rome Georgia Bulletin a lively portrait of Hardshell Baptist courting scenes unfolds. An old campaigner notes couples, a country girl with a blue eye and a dashing youth glide through sereners and gatherings, while a basket dinner and rural rides fuel romance. The piece blends flirtation with sermons, social ritual, and rural humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardshell Baptist Association
Cupid
Setes
Irl
Egypt
Israel
Adria
Cooking Ethic Clash Between Housewife and Cook
An Arkansas Traveler tale depicts a housewife scolding a colored cook for cleanliness while the cook retorts with a jab about kitchen duties. The exchange ends with the cook warning the mistress to stay out of the kitchen and noting cooking as a serious business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Pusson
Arkansas Traveler
Governors and General Die Reading Letters in New York
The New York Sun notes a spate of sudden deaths in New York state leaders including Gen. Geo. B. McClellan and governors such as De Witt Clinton Silas Wright William L. Marcy Sanford E. Church and R. E. Fenton, all dying of heart disease while reading letters. The piece discusses heart disease as a secondary effect of kidney trouble and promotes Warner’s safe cure as a remedy, arguing public awareness and medical frankness are lacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. B. McClellan
New York Sun
de Witt Clinton
Silas Wright
William L. Marcy
Sanford E. Church
R. E. Fenton
New York State
Marcy
Cowper
Roberts
Bright
Warner
B. F. Larrabee, Esq
Boston
Ex Governor Jarvis Tells of Brazil Language Lessons
Ex governor Jarvis now minister to Brazil writes from Rio Janeiro about frequent lessons three times weekly. He humorously describes how an elderly lady helps him learn Portuguese and even orders meals at a French hotel when no one else speaks English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarvis
North Carolina
Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Solama
Death of King Alfonso of Spain sparks regency crisis
King Alfonso died Wednesday morning from consumption accelerated by dysentery. The queen mother Christina becomes regent for young Princess Mercedes as Spain braces for possible Carlist unrest. Cabinet resignations follow per law while army and police tighten controls. Marie Christina and Marie de las Mercedes are noted in his marriages and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfonso
Spain
Interior
Mercedes
Christina
Marie de Las Mercedes
Duc de Montpensier
Marie
Marie Christina
Austria
Riel's bribe demand and Whitney’s Thanksgiving gift
Father Andre recalls Riel offering to withdraw for a price that started at $100,000 and later dropped to $35,000. In a separate note, Secretary Whitney distributes 220 turkeys to navy department staff costing about $1,000 with a self serve system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Andre
Riel
St. Eustache
Two Mountains
Whitney
Navy Department
Hanna
Athlophoros Promises Relief From Rheumatism
A testimonial letter from Cedar Rapids resident W. S. Hopkins describes how his wife and daughter suffered inflammatory rheumatism with severe swelling and pain before both were cured after using Athlophoros. Additional endorsements from Mrs. C. J. Albeck of Dubuque claim long-term relief and no recurrence. The ad offers to ship by express if local druggists lack Arnolophonos, at one dollar per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
C Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
C. J. Albeck
Clay Street
Dubuque
Athlophoros Co
Wall Street
New York
A Very Smart Drummer
A Traveling man extols Jap Johnson as the town’s fastest talker and keenest social finder. In Western Iowa he spends four hours meeting locals, winning bets, refereeing a dog fight, and being elected Town Clerk by eleven votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald
Jap Johnson
Iowa
Varnish Mixup Ends In Maple Syrup Dining Room
A Brooklyn merchant sought to surprise his wife by varnishing the dining room but mistook maple syrup for varnish. After eight hours, he discovered none had dried and that the room had been coated entirely in syrup, an incident he insists is true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Magazine
New York
Hancock St
Brooklyn
Market Reports Dutrra Wheat and Grain Prices Across Cities
Grain prices across Dutrra and Minneapolis report No 1 Northern Hard Wheat at 86 to 90 cents, No 2 Northern around 80 to 84 cents, Corn No 2 near 39 to 42 cents, Oats No 2 mixed around 26 to 29 cents, Barley No 2 about 50 to 58 cents, Rye 46 to 60 cents. flour prices range 4.25 to 5.35 per sack. live hogs 3.25 to 3.45. dressed hogs 4.00. Similar rates in Milwaukee and Chicago markets show cash wheat near 86 to 87 cents, corn 41 to 42 cents, oats 26 to 29 cents, rye 60 to 66 cents, flaxseed around 1.15 to 1.66, pork 8.20 to 8.25, lard 5.92 to 5.95, butter 14 to 18 cents, eggs 19 to 20 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutrra
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Timothy
Notre Dame School Promotes Red Star Remedy
The Sisters at Notre Dame near Baltimore Maryland claim Red Star cough care clears colds and throat troubles in pupils. They state it is poison free and costs twenty five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame
Baltimore
Maryland
Red Star
Not Like the Moon Tar Syrup and Other Remedies
A collage of medical ad copy and notices cites Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup promising cures for coughs and hay fever with Ely's Cream Balm praised for immediate relief. It also notes a death in Dryden, N Y and a Jersey City building collapse killing several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Ely
Ely Bros
Owego
N. Y
Dr Sage and Allen’s Lung Balsam Advertisements
An example advertisement bundle extols Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy claiming it cures all catarrh and prevents future colds, and Allen's Lung Balsam promising to loosen phlegm and heal chest symptoms. It notes sheriff seizing Grand Hotel furniture in Fergus Falls as a separate item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron
Moses
Dr. Sage
Fergus Falls
Allen
Kidney-Wort touted as cure for multiple ailments
An advertisement extols Kidney-Wort as a universal remedy for kidney liver and bowel trouble, constipation piles rheumatism and malaria. It urges use and claims many cures and links its promotion to Wells Richardson Co, offering Diamond Dyes ink and sample cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlington, Vt
Ely's Dream Balm and Athlophoros Endorsements
In a brief testimonial, J. fie Agent of Eaton reports rapid relief from catarrhal headaches using Ely's Dream Balm noting fewer headaches since use. Jed Grigware, mate of the steamer W. R. Burt in East Saginaw Michigan, recommends Athlophoros for rheumatism and endorses its use for sufferers seeking relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
J. Fie
Eaton, ‘Oo
Jed Grigware
W. R. Burt
East Saginaw
Mich
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brainerd Dispatch
Brainerd
Minn
N. H. Ingersoll, F. W. Wieland
Editors and Proprietors
Crow Wing
Cass
Itasca
Minneosta
Fseve
Livingston
M. T
Hawley
Lam A Oe
Aunt Letty
Arthur
Mary Shaw
Sophie
A. R. Wright
Rome
From the
Rome (Ga
Bulletin
Little Mack
Mac
Minister Jarvis
King of
Market Reports
Ladies’ Seminary
John W. Foster
Madrid
George Manville Fenn
Dr. Hall of
Stillwater
Wisconsin
Jn J. Hill
Big Stone Lake
Jeremiah W. Dwight
Dryden, N. Y
Jacob Schoenhof
United States
Atunstall
Eng
Tunstall
Great Britain
Jersey City
N. J
Maggie K. Smith
Mary Ann Schensky
Deitrich Preigge
Stephen Polauski
St. Croix
Tributaries
Pierce
Edward Conley
Ottawa
Des Moines
Sage’s
Heller-Phillips
Philadelphia
Saskatchewan
W.J. Abernethy
Lyon
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Cent
Casweltl, Hazard & Co
Caswell, Hazard & Co
Jayey See
Edwin D
Cole
Mei
Bolts.altimore
Ltimore
ERMAN
el Price
Charles A. Yoorler
Saltimore
Porter Drame and Chemical Co
Mass
Bron’s Iron
J.N. Harris & CO
Cincinnati
O Tutt’s
Tutt
Murray St
Express
York
R c Pond
Aurora
Kane Co
France
Standard
Pear St
N.Y
Tremont St
E. 14Th St
Wnson Sq
Wabash Ave
Chicago
P. C. Ballou
Monkton
BR. N. Clark
Hero
C. M. Summerlin
Sun Hill
Burlington Vt
Taye
Ren
Taylor
Walter A.’Taylor
Atlanta, Ga
de. J. Bya Puxens
Lebenog
Ubivo
F. Albwat
B. H. Iee & Co
Ove Lrrrie Mex & Women
Manly
J. Tod. Lothrop & CO
Franklin
Beaton
Grasap Crowns Mrou. Co
Vine St
Cin
Etriel
Eapress
H. G. Bout
Pearl St
America
Abbas
ST. Paul, Minn
Menmltc
Fife Seed Wheat
D. L. Wellman
Frazee City
Drs. Whittier
Mailer Express
Montgomery Ward & Co
Wabash Avenue
Pullman Palace Car & Hamlin Organ & P &c
London
New Orleans
Ssiace Gent. Co
Gloucester
Wisconsis
Grant
Cramer, Aikens & Cramer, Milwather
Wis
Fis Bray
Perry Mason & Co., Publishers
Temple Place
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