Quaker Bitters Remedy Promoted by Old Quaker Physician
An antique advertises QUAKER BITTERS as a universal cure from liver to nervous disorders. Origin traces to Old Dr. Warren of Massachusetts with roots in a sturdy Quaker lineage. Ingredients include extracts of Gentian cherry sassafras dandelion and others. Claims cure and relief for many ailments with a $500 reward for failures under fair trial. Prepared by Dr H S Flint & Co Providence New Jersey. sold everywhere.
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J. M. Carnochan
New York
Collee
H. Goullon
Grand Duke of Saxony
Royal British Association
McBean
British Medical Journal
Baron von Humboldt
Liebig Laboratory & Chemical Works Co
Paris
London
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Massachusetts
Quaker Bitters
The Reluctant Schoolboy and Epison’s Promises
Borep of Education notes a reluctant school boy, while Malt Bitters is claimed to increase flesh and ward off wasting and pulmonary diseases. Epison is touted as the most promising man in the country and does not make light of his promises.
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Borep
Epison
Elegance and Purity Adored Hair Balsam by Parker
The piece praises Parker's Hair Balsam as the best article for restoring gray hair to its original color and beauty, appealing to readers who appreciate elegance and purity. It highlights the product's effectiveness and desirability for gray hair care.
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Parker
Reading Old Letters in Ancient Britain
A brief exchange about deciphering old English letters reveals that ancient Britons faced literacy challenges. The dialogue contrasts reading difficulty with the idea that even ancestors might struggle to read or write, highlighting language evolution.
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Austin
Only Lung Pad Aide Claims Restful Night in Adrian
Cons C Frary of Adrian Michigan reports a full night’s sleep after trying an Only Lung Pad claiming relief from years of asthma. He states the pad provided surprising comfort and rest, marking a notable personal improvement.
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Cons. C. Frary
Adrian, Mich
Not if I’ve got to take the horses too
A man exits a car at the depot and snubs a hack-driver offering a ride. He glances at the turnout then repeats the quip that he won’t hire a hack if it means loading the horses as well.
Advice on keeping Dr Bull's Cough Syrup handy
Most readers are urged to keep Dr Bull's Cough Syrup on hand as a good and agreeable remedy for coughs. The notice presents the product as a trusted advice and a pleasant option for relief.
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Dr. Bull
Leaky pipes blamed for strange hall odor
A young lady enters a public hall and exclaims in alarm at a dreadful odor of carburetted hydrogen. The janitor puzzled, clarifies the smell is gas from leaking pipes. The mistaken identification as gin underlines the odd incident in a local setting.
Masonry Joke Turns On Thirty Second Degree Freeze
Jones complains that Bundle cum, a Mason of the thirty second degree, treats him coldly all day. Fogg replies that the thirty-second degree is the freez ing point, and the thermometer would teach Jones a lesson about cool behavior.
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Jones
Bundlecum
Fogg
Scattered Tales of Fear and Faith in a Fragmented Page
A voice dismisses horror tales about a boy freezing at the park rink while noting selective frost damage. The text quotes a saying about mislaid faith and ends with a Suabian cow owner’s dying property distribution, offering his oldest son a cow if found or an offering to God if not.
Eminent Shoemakers Across History Highlighted
A Portland shoemaker author once compiled Eminent Shoemakers, tracing figures who rose from cobbling to influence. The list includes William Gifford, George Fox, Robert Bloomfield, Hans Sachs, Noah Worcester, Roger Sherman, Thomas Holcroft, Henry Wilson, and even the fathers of John Adams and John Quincy Adams, who also made shoes in their early days.
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Coleridge
Portland
John Mackintosh
Aberdeen
Scotland
William Gifford
London Quarterly Review
George Fox
Carlyle
England
Society of Quakers
Robert Bloomfield
Hans Sachs
Luther
Nuremberg
Noah Worcester
Roger Sherman
Thomas Holcroft
Henry Wilson
John Adams
A Living Clock Promises Health From Rem edy
A 19th century advertisement compares the human body to a machine with the blood as the mainspring and claims Dr Kennedy's Favorite Remedy best regulates the system. It urges buying a one dollar bottle at a local store or visiting a Rondont, New York office for treatment.
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Rondont
N. Y
Max Reineke and the duchy of Kocklenberg tragedy
In a tale of Max Reineke a handsome fencing prodigy rises from sub professor to celebrated author by stealing a vanished manuscript. He marries Dorothea Boser but can not endure the burden of deceit as his fame eclipses the true author. His life ends in sorrow after the book’s reception. Dorothea confronts their ruined fortune and a final, haunted confession about an unnamed Other One.
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Max Reineke
Dorothea
Max
Kecklenberg
Dorthes Boser
Herr Schlafzimmer
Herr Schlatzimmer
Leipsic
Savant
Germany
Kocklenberg
Reineke
Boser
Baron Reineke
B. W. Richardson
The
British Medical Temperance Association
Freck
Nursling
Jefferson Street
Fifth Street
Havn’t
Eataab
Burlington Hawkeye
Prince Bismarck
Verzin
Tiverton
Lord Palmerston
Europe
Maria
Stargard Landwehr
Uhlans
Hildebrand
Lippeline
Neumark
London Empire
Emancipation and Iron Chancellor Mirror Diverse Views
A miscellany slice features a New England vignette on meetinghouse fashions and a strong piece on woman’s emancipation humorously flustering a newsroom junior. Also notes Prince Bismarck’s private irritations, his modest lifesaving medal, and a wry London Empire reflection on his enduring influence.
Weatherwise and Otherwise in a Cold Snap
A humorous collage of casual remarks from a variety of speakers about weather and politics. The fox, trapper, Jones, Smith, the judge, the culprit, the sportsman, the young man, Robinson, Stebbings, Billington, and others offer clipped opinions on spring, wind, warmth, and the third term debate.
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Jones
Smith
Robinson
Stebbings
Billington
Nurseryman Adverts Topical Reparation Claim
Fall River notice from December 1880 announcing James H. Manchester Nurseryman endorses an alkali absorbent named Topical Reparation. The ad claims it relieves back and wrist pains and is marketed for rheumatism neuralgia nerve disorders and inflammation at 50 cents.
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Fall River
James H. Manchester
Uncie Estx Wisdom on virtue fear and success
A passage from Scribner's Magazine presents maxims on fear virtue fortune and self reflection. It notes charity as a mortgage on all lives and suggests wisdom grows through adversity observation reading and restraint while warning against overstatement and unchecked talking.
Traveler Demands Half a Beefsteak in Delay Tale
A weary German traveler enters a restaurant from a rushed train and orders a beefsteak. The waiter explains it requires twenty minutes to cook, while the train only waits ten. The traveler replies with a witty demand for half a steak, highlighting the timing clash.
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Noraine
Young Man Seeks Police Job With Brave Answer
A man aspiring to become a policeman asks the chief for a recommendation. When asked what he would do if confronted by a large attacker, he replies he would neutralize him and bring him to the station, believing he could get the start on defeating him.
Made New Again: Woman Revived By Favorite Medicines
In St Catharines Ontario Mas Wu Dromtan writes that after months of near death, using Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery and Purgative Pellets left her skeletal and fainting, now restored and able to work. She urges others with similar illness to try the medicines.
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St. Catharines
Ont
R. V. Prence
M. D
Mas. Wu. D
Faith as a spiritual sense that sees in the dark
A Zion's Herald excerpt argues faith surpasses sight and reason, calling faith a spiritual sense that reveals unseen truths. It cites Abraham and Paul to illustrate how belief transforms perception, noting that faith births enduring influence when sight would dull virtue.
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Farra
Abraham
David
Paul
Zion's Herald
Raisine Potatoes In MarinE Maine Farm Economy
A Maine farmer notes potatoes are a major Maine crop in northern and eastern settled areas. Yields reach 300 to 400 bushels, some farms running thousands. A Portland merchant’s son earned over 600 dollars in six months from sixteen acres, at about thirty three percent ROI, and plans twenty five acres next year.
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Maine
Portland
Houston
Boston
Power vs. Handle Mowing Machines Compare Features
The article compares mowing machines and scythes for fence line work and rough fields. It stresses light draft, simple durable construction, economy, handling ease, and safety to prevent injury from a runaway or thrown driver. It notes the cutting bar should run ahead of the driver.
Galveston Man Seeks Remedy in Legislature Joke
A Galveston man visits a doctor and jokes that after mental exertion he suffers headaches. The doctor quips that the best remedy is election to the legislature where thinking is unnecessary. The patient wonders if his children would bear a stigma.
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Galveston
Detroit architect’s plan wowed buyer with thrift
A Detroit architect who once drew a residence for $500 was paid $200 after the client approved the plans. The expert estimated costs at $12,000 but the project totaled $10,550. He projected 12 weeks for construction and delivered in nine.
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Detroit
Health update on Alex H. Stephens from The World
The New York World reports Alex H. Stephens is in better health than in years past. He can now sit on a hotel piazza at the seaside without paper weights on his coat tails.
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New York World
Alex. H. Stephens
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