Churn analogies and patent medicine claims in early ad
An excerpt blends dietary metaphors with medical marketing praising Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. It likens stomach digestion to churning butter, argues foul stomach corrupts blood, and urges mail-requested booklet to prove medicine’s efficacy. It ends noting friendship is wrecked when people try to impose on others.
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Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Baby cured by Cutiura Soap and Ointment miracle
A mother from Akron Ohio describes a child covered in sores and a face being eaten away by a humor. After using Cutiura Soap and Ointment, the sores healed completely within weeks. She praises the product and warns of its cost compared to others. The ad ends with generic health claims and a product pitch.
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George J. Steese
Coburn St
Akron
Ohio
The Marrying Squire of Brazil Justice Law
Justice Geo E Law of Brazil Indiana earns the nickname the Marrying Squire for marrying about 1400 couples over the years. He credits Deans Kidney Pills with curing a kidney trouble since 1897 and claims ten years of relief. Also notes a New York name change case where a man named Doe laments jokes and difficulty in business due to the surname.
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Justice Geo. E. Law, of
Brazil
Ind
Geo. E. Law
Justice Law
Dean
Foster-Mitourn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Costs of Crime Spending in New York Budget
A table from Harper's Weekly shows New York City crime repression spending rising toward 190 million dollars. Departments list full allocations for prosecution police correction and related institutions across Richmond Kings Manhattan and Brooklyn with totals exceeding 18.5 million. The data highlights heavy funding for law enforcement and juvenile protection tied to crime prevention measures.
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Gredeer
New ‘York
Richmond
Brooklyn
Department of Police
Department of Correction
New York
Kings
Manhattan
The
Bronx
New Ral
Wma
New Yo
Guaaichmond Speci Society For the Protection of Children
Kings County
Queens
Parole Board
Harper’s Weekly
Words of Wisdom Moral Precepts on Duty and Virtue
A compilation of quotes on duty love and moral strength from various authors. Emphasizes acting from love not mere duty, finding strength in duty, casting anxieties on God, truth as a bond, and culture shaping intellect and character toward moral responsibility.
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Madame Guyon
Jeremy Collier
Praise From Sir Hubert Ex Senator Billy Mason Quoted
Ex Senator Billy Mason recalls a Northwest trip by a Congressional committee including several Senators. In Montana a rich miner hosts the group for days and tells Mason he respects his conduct. The miner says Mason is no aristocrat but a gentleman like us, praising his free and easy manner.
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Billy” Mason
Northwest
Mason
Harper's We
A Shrewd Turn in a Booming West Tale
A flashed parable about failed boom days in Kansas with a lawyer and a reluctant cow. A friend leads the bovine along a country road as inquiry reveals a deed exchange. Fate can read the deed, the speaker quips.
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Kansas
America's Firet Cannery and the Civil War Impact
A fragmented historical reflection notes early canneries in America, noting a Maryland plant thriving on produce before the Civil War spurred demand from the army. It cites W. E. Curtis and a Chicago Record-Herald piece, plus Tommy Atkins and camp songs like "Mother" as examples of military-era sentiment. The text blends industry growth with war-time needs and song themes.
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America
Inggisett
Marylaxld
W. E. Curtis
Chicago Record-Herald
Tommy Atkin
Tommy Atkins
Natal
Patent nerve remedy and testimonials claim cures to nervous diseases
An OCR fragment advertises Dr Kines Great Nerve forary trial bottle and treatise free with claims of curing nervous disorders and St Vitus dance. It includes testimonials, a $100 reward for cures, references to Woolford’s Lotion for itch, and mentions Cheney Toledo pills for constipation.
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St. Vitus
Kine
Fa . J. Cheney
Toledo
O. Eige
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