Advertisements and notices from a late 19th century issue
Short items include a patent medicine claim for De Witt's Colic and Cholera Cure promising instant relief and pain kill. A crime stat compares murders in Mexico and the United States. A job notice seeks trustworthy travelers to Indiana offering $780 salary plus expenses. An irrigation project notes a Wisconsin land improvement company reclaiming 25 square miles of Muskegon lake region farmland.
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de Witt
O.S. Coffin & Co
Wisconsin Land Improvement Company
Muskegon Lake
Piles Cure Claim In Salve Ad From Luzerne County
Eli Hill of Lumber City Pa says De Witts Witch Hazel Salve cured his piles after twenty five years of suffering. He claims eczema sores and skin diseases also improved rapidly. Ad notes eggs sold in Tucson Ariz at twenty cents a dozen, a sharp drop from past prices as low as seventy five cents to one dollar.
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Eli Hill
Lumber City
de Witt
Coffin & Co
Dr. King's New Discovery Praised By Users In Testimony
Columbus broker Chas B Hood testifies the cough remedy has no equal. Ft Wayne hotel owner J D Brown says two year cough cured. Baldwinsville man Merrill endorses it as a sure cure. Chicago resident Mrs Hemming keeps it at home to ease croup. Free trial at Owen S Hill's Drug Store.
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Chas. B. Hood
Columbus
Ohio
Java Island Railways Population Snapshot
The island of Java spans about 800 miles by 200 with roughly 1,500 miles of railway, largely government owned, and a population near 24 million.
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Java
One Minute Cough Cure Sold as Preventive Lung Aid
An advertisement urges readers to use One Minute Cough Cure to prevent pneumonia and consumption and other serious lung diseases that follow neglected colds, promoted by O S Coffin & Co.
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O.S. Coffin & Co
Queen Victoria's Riviera Travel Costs Revealed
Reports show Queen Victoria spent about £5000 on travel expenses for her Riviera trip. A royal special train operated Cherbourg to Nice and back, with another for servants and luggage Boulogne to Nice. Electric Bitters advertised as a cure for various ailments with guaranteed health benefits. Available at Owen S. Hill's Drug Store for fifty cents and one dollar.
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Victoria
The
Riviera
Cherbourg
Nice
Boulogne
Owen S. Hill
Conference at Atlanta University discusses negro death rise
At a recent Atlanta University conference there was talk of a troubling increase in deaths among negroes in cities from consumption and other diseases. A plan emerged to collect data to seek a remedy. The report notes severe intestinal inflammation and promotes Witt's Colic and Cholera Cure as a remedy. Bullet and shell fragments uncovered during wall repairs at the Bloody Angle near Gettysburg are mentioned.
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Atlanta University
Witt
S. Coffin & Co
Gettysburg
Small in size but great in results pill ad claims
An advertisement for D Witt's Little Early Risers pill from Coffin & Co touts gentle but thorough relief from indigestion constipation and related stomach issues. The copy emphasizes tiny size and safety with a price note of 0.58.
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Dwitt
Coffin & Co
Knoxville to span river with pink marble bridge
Knoxville Tennessee will construct a river bridge of pink marble quarried in Knox County near the site. The project aims to create one of the world’s most beautiful bridges and will highlight local quarry materials.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Knox County
Dominion Company Notice From Chicago Ad
Several seetee gentlemen and self addressed stamped envelope referenced with address on the third floor of the Omaha Building in Chicago Illinois.
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Indiana
the Dominion Company
Omeéha Bldg
Chicago
Ill
Omaha Bldg
Piles Cured Without Operation by DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve
A brief message promoting DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a quick cure for piles without surgery, attributed to O.8. Coffin & Co.
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DeWitt
Coffin & Co
Café owner’s costly mistake with blooded eggs in New Britain
The New Britain cafe proprietor, famed for fancy fowls, bought three dozen eggs at ten dollars a dozen and had them delivered to his cafe. After a busy Saturday a worker used the blooded eggs for drinks, finishing them all and only discovered the loss on Monday, turning a simple mix into a pricey affair at one dollar per egg.
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New Britain
Conn
Charley
Wake up, Jacob, day is breaking with Early Risers
A fragmentary historical note describes DeWitt's Little Early Risers awakening a man who had been roused by their product, with a brief mention of O. S. Coffin & Co. as context. The text captures a sales or promotional line likely tied to a patent medicine era.
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Jacob
DeWitt
O. S. Coffin & Co
Life With the Circus Giraffe Collar Laundry Prank
A retired circus performer recalls a New York Sun tale in which a laundry sign promises collars and cuffs for two cents. A giraffe's collar is delivered, rolled like a stovepipe, the laundryman pockets two cents, and the old man pays a dollar plus tickets. The laundryman later meets the circus crew, pleased to see the giraffe in its finished wash.
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New York Sun
Clean Money Report Names Dirty Cash by City
A treasury clerk notes Washington money is the cleanest in circulation while Chicago money is the dirtiest. St Louis and Cincinnati follow Chicago in filth, with New York and Philadelphia near Washington and Baltimore near Cincinnati. Chicago money is also highly mutilated, taking twice as long to patch before cancellation.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington Star
Maiden’s wedding observation prompts playful verdict
A seven year old girl attended her elder brother’s wedding and, after hearing the Episcopal service for the first time, visited the bride. She found the couple with the groom holding the bride. She exclaimed I see to have and to hold, revealing her grasp of the ceremony in a charming moment.
Poisoned Dogs and the Price Refusal
A Chicago Record quip notes mystery when a valuable dog is poisoned after the owner refuses a $500 offer, highlighting the puzzling timing and motive behind the act. The comment suggests the crime follows a rejected sale as a possible motive.
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Chicago
His Excuse, Magistrate—charged with stealing diamond studs
A London Fun quip imagines a prisoner answering a magistrate. The inmate says the card reading collar studs appealed to him, claiming he misread it as an invitation and took the studs. The joke reflects a humorous misinterpretation rather than a real court outcome.
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London
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Scale
Carthage
Mercer, Henley & CO
Otto P.aill
Hawpateh
W. L. Walker
Ind
Theorld
Indiana Bicycle CO
Indianapolis
Hill Bros., Accurts
Peatherbone Corset CO
Kalamazoo, Mich
Hill & Gear
TRADL
Sedium
Star Restaurant and Bakery
West Mill Street
S. Kring
Nathan C. Binford
Milroy
Eagle Mills
Henry C. Phelps
Henley’s Crown Grocery
ILB
R. E. Renley
the Empire
Dublin
East Side
Main St
M. F. Lovett
Mary E. Odell
Main Street
Mexico
United States
Tucson
Ariz
Baltimore Sun
Silliman
Yale College
Atlantic Ocean
the Circus
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