Glycerine Benefits in Dr Pleres Medicines Highlighted
An advertisement extols glycerine in Golden Medical Discovery for enhancing native roots including Black Cherry bark and Golden Seal root. It claims nutritive, antiseptic, and antiferment properties, aiding digestion and cough relief, with Dr Finley Billingland endorsing glycerine as a top product for stomach disorders and blood purification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleres
Ted
Jong
Finley Billingland
Rennett Med. College
Chicago
Pile of
Buffalo
Bookley
Soapless Age and Health in Ancient Times
The article traces ancient notions of cleansing from Greek and Roman uses of sapo to hair pomades, noting Celtic and Teutonic roots and the spread of the term sabun. It contrasts Greek flesh scrapers with soap, explores life expectancy around 33 in 5th century BCE Athens, discusses population, urban density, and public health, and argues civilization shaped medical practice and public health needs.
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Greece
New York Medical Journal
Pliny
Europe
Athens
Thucydides
Mediterranean Sea
Italy
China
France
Peddler Tries To Sell Luxe Items In Quarrelsome Home
A New York Times snippet shows a morning domestic scene where a stubborn woman rebuffs a pushy peddler. He offers megalomaniac gadgets like megaphonic telephonic ear trumpets and telescopic binoculars while she heckles his catalog of wares. The exchange ends with a wary, humorous close as he leaves to search for a seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.ate
New York Times
The East India Company’s fading powers and controls
The London Chronicle notes that after 1833 Parliament stripped the East India Company of its trading and governing powers, forcing it to pay proprietors from Indian taxes. Post mutiny, the government absorbed all functions, ending the era of John Company.
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East India Company
India
John Company
London Chronicle
Bluestocking clubs emerge from blue stockings tale
Boswell mentions gatherings where women spoke with eminent literary men and notes Mr Stillingfleet the blue stocking speaker. His absence wore heavy on hosts and led to the term bluestocking clubs for these meetings and their attendees, as stated in the New York American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boswell
Johnson
Stillingfest
New York American
Six year old and four year old trip across America
Two young sisters from New York to San Francisco marvel at the journey and encounter Indian families. Josephine exclaims at moccasins and blankets while Marjorie corrects her, clarifying the natives are not squashes but squabs in a playful correction.
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Marjorie
Josephine
New York
San Francisco
Jozephine
New York Times
Disadvantages of a Clock
A New York Press quote recalls a store removing a clock that hung above a door to avoid scaring customers away before closing. The clerk explains the clock nudged women with appointments or train times to leave, so without it customers stay longer and complete purchases fully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whippee
New York Press
Wedding Gifts And Uncle Tom's Checks Spark Confusion
A newly married Baltimore couple discuss wedding presents and a potential $300 check. The husband wonders about Uncle Tom’s promised gift while the wife suggests a prior fatherly gift could have caused a duplicate present concern. The playful exchange captures family generosity and wedding hush in a Harper's Weekly vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Tom
Marie
Harper’s Weekly
Worse Than Laparotomy
A London Tit-Bits fragment shows Green lamenting an annoying medical procedure. Ellison inquires and Green explains his problem is the cutting off of his allowance, a humorous aside about finances and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellison
Green
London
Shaffer Expanding Reversible Envelope and Box Co Ad
An old Boston address promotes the Shaffer Expanding Reversible Envelope and its features. It claims instant paper containment, adjustable expansion up to inches, strength from one piece, reversibility for mailing, vertical filing use, and suitability for proofs incl. photographs. Sample pack offer and stationer name included.
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Shaffer
Boylston Street
Boston
Mass
Piedmont Hotel Invitation for Free Press Readers in Atlanta
The Piedmont Hotel invites Free Press readers and friends when in Atlanta. European plan rates start at 1.50 pounds or 2.00 dollars without baths and 2.50 to 4.00 dollars with baths per day. Two or more guests receive reductions. dining offers 30c to 1.00 for breakfasts, sec lunch, and 1.00 for dinner.
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Free Press
Piedmont Hotel
Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama
Piedmont
The
Worth Reading Claim on Bucklen’s Arica Salve Cures Cold Sore
Leo F. Zelinski of Buffalo New York says he cured a severe cold sore with Bucklen’s Arnica Salve by applying it once daily for two days until the sore disappeared. The ad promises it heals all sores and is sold under a guarantee at W E Johnson’s drug store for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo F. Zelinski
Gibson St
Buffalo
N. Y
Bucklen
W. E. Johnson
Electric Bitters touted as remedy for malaria and stomach ills
W C Kiestler of Halliday Ark endorses Electric Bitters as a reliable medicine for malaria stomach troubles and general debility. The ad claims the tonic purifies and enriches blood tones nerves and restores energy with a money back guarantee at E Johnsons drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Kiestler
Halliday
Ark
E. Johnson
Kodol for Dyspepsia and Indigestion Ad
Nature explains digestion and blood health, warning that weak digestive juices harm health. It urges prompt, reliable help and promotes Kodol for Dyspepsia and Indigestion as pleasant to take and guaranteed to relieve, sold by Hamrick's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamrick
Money Matters for Fall Beat The Rush Now
R. D. Jackson urges readers to arrange money matters for the fall season, emphasizing avoiding rush and beating terms. The notice promotes timely action on financial arrangements to secure favorable terms and reduce last minute stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Jackson
Preventics Candy Cold Cure Tablets marketed with four advantages
Advert says Preventics provide four benefits over other cold remedies. They contain no quinine or harsh ingredients and offer near instant relief with a candy like taste. Each large box holds 48 tablets priced at 25 cents, marketed by Camp Drug Co for feverish children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soy Camp Drug Co
Money to Lend for Farm Loans by McPherson on Newnan
L. D. McPherson advertises perfected addition arrangements for cheap men to loan on farms and promises prompt supply. Office on Newnan Street by the Free Press office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. McPherson
Newnan Street
Free Press Office
Enterpris Store Full Line to J. H. Harria
A fragment notes a celebrated Enterpris Store purchase with a line to J. H. Harria and a hopeful ending about happiness afterward. The readable text hints at a bygone commerce moment and a sentimental closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterpris
J. H. Harria
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D. Jackson
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Beall & Adamson
Bradley Building
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Jantist
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