Peruna Promises Cure for Incipient Consumption
Letters from readers including Margret Fahey of Troy New York describe Peruna curing catarrh of the lungs and improving health after six months use. Another note from Lewis Kitchen of Cincinnati says he weighed 117 pounds before Peruna and 172 after six years of illness, claiming Peruna saved his life.
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Misa Margret Fahey
Adama Bt
Troy
N.Y
Peruna
Margret Fahey
Lewis Kitchen
Worth Street
Cincinnati
Unio
Dru
Peruna Promises Cure for Catarrh Despite Medical Skepticism
The ad argues patent medicines face public prejudice yet Persuna cures catarrh by gradually treating head throat and lung catarrh. It claims thousands of testimonials from patients deemed beyond help and invites readers to write Dr. Hartman at The Hartman Sanatorium Columbus Ohio for confidential correspondence.
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Poruna
Ecuren
Hartman
Hartman Ssuitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Hanged While Negroes Sang In San Antonio
In San Antonio Texas on December 25 George H Turner a white man was hanged for the murder of Mrs Eliza beth Lynch after threats to create sensations at the gallows. Four prisoners led by Thomas Johnson sang during the scene. Turner asked the sheriff to fix the knot so it would not hurt him and said he did not want to feel pain.
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San Antonio
Texas
Thomas Johnson
George H. Turner
Elizabeth Lynch
Turner
New Life Pills Offered at Local Drug Store
The advertisement touts Kings New Life Pills with a money back guarantee. Aimed at relief from various ailments, the 25 cent consumable is sold at Frank T. Clay’s drug store.
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Frank T. Clays Drug Store
Plague Spreads in Russia Reported by Berlin Telegraph
Berlin dated dispatch notes the plague danger spreading slowly across a 180 by 300 mile area in Russia. Officials cite insufficient doctors hindering isolation of the sick and delaying containment efforts.
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Berlin
St. Peders& of the
Demand Surges for Stomach Remedy Lie Pills
A brief notice notes high demand for a medicine described as Lie Pills claimed to cure stomach issues. The item is presented as urgently needed and widely sought.
Chinese Dead From Six Years Shipped Home
The bodies of 85 Chinese who died in Chicago since 1899 are exhumed at Rosehill Cemetery and prepared for a 12000 mile journey to China. Quong Lee and his corps break graves and ship bones via San Francisco to Hongkong, as part of a long standing burial pact with Six companies.
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Chicago
Rosehill Cemetery
China
Quong Lee
San Francisco
Hongkong
Rosehill
Hhimeslf
I Lee
Rene
Stole a Book In War Times
Columbia Missouri December 25 A librarian at the University of Missouri received a Bryant poem stolen from the university four years ago The book was returned by a Union soldier to clear his conscience.
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Columbia, Mo
University of Missouri
Bryant
Untitled fragment suggests tasteless notice fragment
The readable parts imply a short notice from a publication page fragment about a subject on page 20. Details are missing, but the text hints at a miscellaneous item or gossip note rather than a formal article.
Man’s Body Demonstrated in Electrical Show
At Madison Square Garden an electrical show featuring high frequency tests by Prof Karl L. Ovington claims to pass 200,000 volts through a human body with no harm. Experiments included lighting a lamp on his forehead and hand and a wireless message transmitted through his body to an operator, asking for mercy.
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Madison Square Garden
I*rof
Karl L. Ovington
Sing Sing
Ovington
Dr de Forest
Brother Ovington
Electric Bitters Tops Troubled Bodies with Quick Relief
Revolutionary tonic promises to end nervousness sleeplessness and stomach upsets by toning the stomach regulating kidneys and bowels stimulating the liver and clarifying the blood. Claims to benefit run down systems and relieve aches though price and guarantee are noted with a dubious endorsement.
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Ok T. Clay
Druggtat
Remarkable Turquoise Mine Found Near Santa Fe
A turquoise discovery twenty eight miles south of Santa Fe on claims owned by Fred Mulear and A B Revehan was made by Romul Valles. About 200 pounds of turquoise were quickly on the dump, with expectations it will become the largest producer of turquoise in the United States.
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Santa Fe, N.M
Santa Fe
Fred Mulear
A. B. Revehan
Romul Valles
Mive
United States
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Endorsed For Common Injuries
A historic sale pitch notes frequent street accidents and urges keeping Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for burns cuts sores eczema and piles. It promotes availability at Frank T. Clay’s Drug Store as a reliable treatment option.
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Bucklen
Arnica
Frank T. Clay’e Drug Store
Appointment of John M. Gearn as Oregon Senator
Governor Chamberlain announces John M. Gearn of Portland to succeed Joan L. Miteller as United States senator from Oregon. Gearn, a prominent lawyer and orator, becomes Oregon’s first Democratic senator in years.
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Salem
Ore
George E. Chamberlain
John M. Gearn
Portland
Joan L. Miteller
United States
Oregron
Oregon
United
Electric Bitters touted as malaria cure in Texas ad
An advertisement claims Electro Bitters cure ague and malaria without quinine side effects. It cites ES Munday of Henrietta Texas praising the remedy after a brother’s severe malarial fever and jaundice, endorsed by Frank T. Clay’s drug store at 50 cents.
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ES Munday
Henrietta
Tex
Frank T. Clay
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