Hazards and oddities from the era of questionable remedies
An English note warns against chloroform lozenges sold as medicines while a German family’s travel saga unfolds. A New York drug store episode shows a dryly humorous exchange over sulfur and a Liverpool spoof about obtaining answers to want ads. The piece blends cautionary health commentary with anecdotes on commerce and wit.
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England
Wales
Michael Streckendorfer
Kansas
Iowa
Oklahoma
New York City
Liverpool
Enemy Knew Buller's Plans From His Own Book
Capt. Frita Duquesne of the Boer army, later captured and sent to Bermuda, recounted how Buller’s published tactics were used against him in the South African War. The Boers studied Buller’s text to anticipate his moves after each action, using the book as a guide to defense and attack, with lyddite shelling cited as a predictable sequence.
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Frita Duquesne
Buller
Baera
Lyddite
Bierce on Magazine Short Stories At Luncheon
Ambrose Bierce, famed for In the Midst of Life, critiques magazine short stories. He cites a dialogue where a writer admits tales aim to please editors, not the public, illustrating the critic's view of conventional magazine fiction.
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Ambrose Bierce
Edgar Allan Poe
Mr. Bierce
Biggin
Magazing
Dispute Over Famous Picture Divides London Art Circles
In London in late December controversy swirls around the high price paid for Gainsborough's portrait, comparing it to the Duchess of Devonshire sale three decades earlier. Millais doubted the work's attribution and argued Gainsborough’s women evoke life while the Duchess of Devonshire does not. Public opinion remains divided on artistic value.
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London
Gainsborough
Duchess of Devonshire
Millais
Milllais
Duchess of
Devonshire
National Democratic Platform in Defense of Reform
The platform calls for tariff reduction on many goods and income tax, tighter anti trust laws, railroad regulation, and direct election of senators. It denounces wasteful spending, favors federal licensing of corporations, and advocates labor rights, a department of labor, and an expanded merchant marine while opposing Asiatic immigration and endorsing Pan American cooperation.
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Golf-Made Loafers and Rent Dependence
The fragment argues that paying for comforts like cuddles and cigarettes leads to loafing and a need to change employment structures. It suggests a social critique of reliance on small incentives to sustain rent and daily life, warning of broader economic shifts.
Can't Blame Tommy Much In Small Town Spat
In a fragmentary exchange a child questions a quarrel with the Carter boy while a parent admonishes and recalls the family’s silence with the Carters. The overheard dialogue hints at lingering tensions after a dispute and a paused relationship between households.
TWO CURES OF ECZEMA FROM CUTICURA REMEDIES
In 18S1 my grandson, a babe, had a severe eczema attack. After costly doctors failed, Cuticura cured him in weeks. Years later I suffered chronic eczema and wore virulent sores from knee to toe. Cuticura gave relief and final cure. M W Lahue, Louisville, Ky. Apr 28 and May 14, 1907.
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M.W. Lahue
Seventh St
Louisville
Distrust Between Spouses Cited in Houston Post
Snapshot fragment depicts a marital dispute where one spouse laments distrust, while the other retorts that past actions justify it. The exchange centers on memory of marriage and the tension between judgment and accountability.
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Houston Post
Important to Mothers and City Life Appearances
An old village exchange contrasts cost of city living with maintaining appearances. The ad promotes QUASTORIA and Murine eye remedy, urging parents to examine bottles and trust long established brands. It includes a Chicago News quote and notes products sold by all druggists with a page book included.
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Chicago News
Murine Eya Rentedy Co
Chicago
Water swells typed curious fact note
A fragment quotes a curious fact about water swelling and comments on a novelist wrecking a skiff then using timber to build a town on a desert isle, revealing a quirky observation about storytelling and resourcefulness.
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Desert Isle
King's Great Nerve Restorer Advertises Cure
An 19th century ad touts King's Great Nerve Restorer claiming permanent cures for fits, paralysis and nervous diseases. It offers trial bottles for 82.00 with claims of relief for Bt. Vitus Dance. The Philadelphia address lists Arch Street for orders, and a quip about men avoiding red wine.
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King
LG Kino
Arch Street
Philadelphia
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