Vast Silver Reserves Locked in New York Vault
A New York Bulletin reporter toured the New York sub-treasury vault guarded by a massive safe door and granite below. The vault holds 28 000 canvas bags containing 28 000 000 in silver coinage weighing 800 tons, accumulated over the past two years and labeled by department with values. Public preference shifts away from large cash sums toward greenbacks or certificates.
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New York Bulletin
New York Sub-Treasury
Acton
New Richmond Dr Bull Cough Syrup Praised By Reader
A New Richmond Ohio resident Mr E J Denham writes that Dr Bull s Cough Syrup is one of the best remedies. He uses it in his family and recommends it to others.
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New Richmond, O
E. J. Denham
DR. Bull
Rates of Advertising and Notice Policies
Rates for transient advertisements are one dollar per inch per week plus twenty five cents for each additional week. Twelve lines with Noupxviel type equal one inch. Special notices before marriages and deaths double these rates. Yearly contracts offered on reasonable terms. Yearly advertisers limited to their own immediate business. Hand in advertisements by Thursday noon to appear in the next issue.
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Cance
A Quaint Thanksgiving Romance in a Roman Palace
American painter Thorn courts Countess Vittoria Comparini in Rome’s crumbling Palazzo Comparini. After jealousy, dueling bravado, and a staged Thanksgiving turkey party, Thorn wins her heart with a genuine American gesture and declares they belong to different worlds no longer. The piece closes with a quiet vow that love transcends borders.
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Rome
Comparini
Thorn
Giuseppe
Paris
Corse
Naples
Signore
Sweet Corn
Signorina P
Vittoria Comparini
Mr. Thorn
New England
Italy
Ordea
Porte Cochere
Teresa
Signora
Solam
Worthington Thorn
Riverdala
Torn
Worthington
Wortinton
America
Forterhull
Orn
Marquis
Vittoria
Korn
Signor Marchese
Signor
Comparini Palace
Madonna
Comrini
Signor Thorn
Parker's Hair Balsam Promoted for Cleanliness and Scent
An advertisement touts Parker's Hair Balsam as preventing premature grayness by its noted cleanliness and pleasant perfume, highlighting its benefit for daily use and grooming.
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Parker
Carter's Iron Pills Ad Promises Vitality for Women
An old advertisement touts Carter's Iron Pills as a remedy for pale colorless faces and weakness. It claims the pills boost blood, nerves, and complexion and notes sale by J. H. Young & Co.
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Carter
J. H. Young & Co
Caticura advertised as cure for skin troubles and scrofula
Terrible itching and scaly humors, ulcers, sores and scrofulous swellings cured by the Caticura and Caticura Soap externally, and Caticura Resolvent internally. Ask about them at your druggists.
Boston Man Described as Manufacturer of Pigs Feet
Census office records note a Boston resident described as a manufacturer of pigs feet. The description highlights a small business activity within the urban economy and reflects occupational labeling used in official documents of the era.
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Boston
No woman with blemished skin advised to use remedies
Advertisement style note claims blemishes from impure blood and praises Sulphur Bitters as the only sure remedy. Quotation attributes the tip to Editress Fashion Gazette, presenting a moralizing, period medicine stance. The piece uses colorably harsh language about beauty standards and cosmetic avoidance.
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Fashion Gazette
Wordplay in a Classroom Riddle About Eee
A teacher asks a boy about the part of speech and gender of the word eee. The boy jokes that gender cannot be known until hatched and the case is the shell. The dialogue captures a playful exchange on grammar.
Ely's Cream Balm Cures Catarrh Prolonged Sufferer Claims Relief
Catarrh sufferer from Rutland Vermont reports long battle with eye and lung symptoms eased by Ely's Cream Balm and declares cure. Another testimonial from a Mass wholesale dealer lists ten years of affliction ended after trying remedies. Advertises product with price and nostril application.
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Ely’s
Owego
N. Y
Nts
Ue C. Warner
Rutland
S. J. Aiken
Federal St
Mass
Thanksgiving Echoes From a Century Ago Reminiscences
A 90 year old reminiscence recalls Thanksgiving preparations and family life. The piece describes weaving, fruit and vegetable prep, harvest tasks, house cleaning, and social customs, detailing how households stocked and celebrated before Christmas and spring trades resumed.
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Uncle Barrill
Thurrell
Falls Village
The Yankee privateer and the war of 1812 exploits
The article recounts Captain James De Wolf’s Yankee privateer from Bristol Rhode Island during the War of 1812. It details prize captures including the Royal Bounty and General Wellesley later renamed General Jackson, battles with British ships, dramatic fog escapes, and the vessel’s storied career from Bristol to the West Indies and back.
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Bristol
R. I
France
England
James de Wolf
John Bull
Davol
Royal Bounty
South America
Hawke
Howe
Duncan
United States
English Channel
West Indies
Land’s End
Iowa
Barbadoes
West India Islands
Jose
Wellesley
General Wellesley
Charleston
South Carolina
de Wolf
General Jackson
Goa
East Indies
Windward
Boston
Tomato origins and early history across continents
The article surveys the tomato mystery and traces its origins to South America with ancient cultivation in Mexico and Peru. It notes early English references, Gerard’s introduction of the plant to England, the Dutch herbalist Dosodás, and Italian use. It contrasts European and American consumption, highlighting the tomato as a staple in the United States versus rare European regularity.
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Disraeli
Israel
Tancred
Borneo
Plymouth
New England
Heaven
Antene
South America
Mexico
Peru
England
Gerard
Dodosas
Netherland
Italy
Europe
United States
The Sincere Butcher Who Succeeds
A bemused shopper seeks exactly two pounds of steak and is frustrated by a first butcher who cannot comply. At the next stall a calm butcher easily weighs a pound and a half, then delivers two pounds with a smile, exhibiting efficiency and courtesy.
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Bristol Phoenix
C. A. Greene
Phonix
Hope Street
Egypt
Aking
Royal Baking Owder Co
Wall-at
Alé-Ly
Drucqists
Carter L
Rick Toadacho
Dne
Fis
Wendacho
Eick
Rikil
Carter Medicine CO
Thom
Sixth Avenue
Newport
Saratoga
van Durens
Smiths
New York Tribune
Wisdom
Dean Stanley
Tabernacles
Jerusalem
Tabebs
Park Place
New York City
J.H. Young &Co
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