Major Bishop backs Great Lakes to ocean canal
Detroit veteran Major A C Bishop, a civil engineer long active in Detroit, praises the deep water route from the Great Lakes to the ocean. He credits earlier hospital illness and recovery with Pink Pills for Pale People, endorsing them as a tonic to restore strength and health. The ad claims the pills cleanse blood poisons and boost body and brain across ages.
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Detroit Free Press
Great Lakes
A. C. Bishop
Third Ave
Detroit
Neer
Hudson River
Williams
Obert E. Hull, Jr
Outdoor antics and insect siege on a restless neighbor
A playful exchange shows one neighbor boastfully claiming vigor and athletic prowess after an eventful outing. He describes battling countless insects all day and night including moths mosquitoes and beetles while exercising through kicking contortions and dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moth Miller
New York Central unveils mileage books for travelers
George H. Daniels announces mileage books good for 500 or 1000 miles at 10 or 20 dollars. Valid on the main line and Harlem to Adirondack divisions, issued in a family or firm name and usable by family members or firm travelers. Books honored by conductors to end of a run. exchanges available at ticket offices to extend travel without rechecking. From the Pittsburgh Post, August 21, 1898.
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New York Central
George H. Daniels
Hudson River Railroad
Harlem
Putnam
Rome
Watertown
Edensburg
Carthage
Pittsburgh Post
Humor and Help Wanted Notice From Chicago Mills
A reader’s cartoon exchange jokes about medical doubt and a letter urges solicitors or canvassers to contact American Woolen Mills Co in Chicago for employment. The notice asks readers to pass along or publish the appeal to find good positions in their counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American WooLen MiLls Co
Chicago
Fragmented Ad Copy and Quotations Herein
A collage of humorous quotes and patent medicine pitches, referencing lawyers, clients, and claims. Mentions of Laxative Bromo Quinine, St Jacobs Oil, and Jacobs Oil appear alongside remarks on principle and politics. The text weaves satire with medical ad language and fragmentary dialogue.
Laziness cured by a revolving platform tale
Col Lipper recalls Rufus Stogginby of Storkville Center Vermont who built a solar shadow platform around a single tree to stay in shade. A windup spring powered rotation hurled him into his railing and through a window. he survived and became energetic. In a separate anecdote a Philadelphia drummer notes postwar unity and a Mississippi encounter with a man unaware of a new war, illustrating rural ignorance and lingering sectional jokes.
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Col. Calliper
Rufus Stogginby
Storkville Center
Stogginby
Sun
English royal salaries reveal sprawling claimant list
The duchess of Edinburgh gives a $1,500,000 dowry at $56,250 annuity to her husband for children, while Queen's daughters Pri Christian Princess Louise and Prin Beatrice each receive $30,000 yearly and $150,000 dot. Prince Christian gets $2,500 yearly as Windsor ranger, and the Duke of Lorne $6,900 as Windsor Castle governor. The Duke of Connaught has $125 yearly plus near $15,000 as general. duchess received $75,000 dowry, duke gave $7,500 yearly upon marriage. The Duke of Edinburgh holds $75,000 yearly on majority and another year. Green Park and related residences valued high. as commander in chief he drew about $32,000 annually from the War Office.
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Duchess of Edinburgh
Pri Christian
Princess Louise
Prin Beatrice
Prince Christian
Ranger
Windsor Park
Quis
Lorne
Govert
Windsor Castle
Duke of Connaught
Duke of Edinburgh
Green Park
St. James
Hyde Richard Parks
Duke
Grenadiers
War Office
Chicken with Mushrooms Step by Step
Broil two large chickens then boil to half-done. Roast gently until tender without browning. Chop giblets with a quart of small mushrooms and add to a pan with the chicken and its removed cooking liquid. Add a pint of juice, then milk and butter with flour to thicken. Season and serve.
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N. Y. Tribune
Legal notes on liability and insurance cases from 40 L. R. A.
Summarizes multiple cases: Cornwell v Fraternal Accident Assoc holding no voluntary exposure to danger. Now v Votruba on rendition timing. Hess v Mutual Accident on occupation exposure. Ferguson Gooch on land purchase by real estate syndicate. Palestine Water Co. v Palestine on duty to provide clean water and forfeiture grounds. Phoenix Insurance v Fuller on insurable interest and premium acceptance.
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Cornwell
Fraternalcident Association
N. D
Votruba
Iowa
Hess
Ferguson
Phoenix Insurance Company
Fuller
Neb
Horse Talk on Horse Health and Breeding Practices
Sunlight and pure air promote health in horses and stock. Generous feeding enlarges colts and smooths development. Farm work horses may do without shoes. Grooms and herdsmen should be agreeable to stock to reduce unruly behavior. Since the Revolution horses have grown larger due to overseas imports and selecting large progeny.
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Wallace
Patent Medicine Ad Promises Catarrh Cure and Testimonials
The notice asserts a sworn oath from J. Cheney and the firm of five members in Toledo Ohio claiming a catarrh cure paid if unsuccessful. It promotes a cure taken internally that acts on the blood and mucous surfaces and mentions testimonials and Hall’s Family Pills.
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Beit of
Ono
Crrz
Lucas Countr
Males
J. Cheney
Gleason
Toledo
Hall
Enduring Quips and Remedies in 1890s Press Snippets
A collage of dated ad like lines and quips from Chicago Tribune and other papers. Mentions eminent statesman an engage to dine with Gen Harris and a traveler in a door scene. Cites cures for throat trouble St Jacobs Oil and humorous gibes.
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Gen
Alf
Chicago Tribune
Letters Praise Lydia E Pinkham Remedy For Health
Mrs M SrveEr of Rochester credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with her recovery after years of debility and miscarriages leading to a successful three months old baby. Mrs Etta Duncan of Reeder's Mills Iowa reports relief after childbirth with reduced pain and no after pains. Mrs J W Pruett Medford Oregon and Mrs Joan W Lone Wyoming Iowa also praise the medicine for childbirth recovery and overall health improvements.
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J. W. Pruett
Medford
Oregon
Lydia E. Pinkham
Joan W. Lone
Wyoming
Iowa
Illustrated booklet promotion on transcontinental route to Pacific possessions
Advertisement for an illustrated booklet issued by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. The piece invites sending four cents in stamps to Geo. H. Heafford for a text book style guide on Hawaii and the Philippines with reliable information for schools and reference. Chicago I
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Trans-Pacific
United States
H. Heafford
Gen’ Pass
Ficket
Chicago
Tomlinson Insured After Property Loss
In a Stray Stories snippet, the paper notes Mr. Tomlinson bore the loss of his handsome property by five philosophic ellipses and his father explains it means he was insured.
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Johnny
Purchaser and Tailor Debate Suit Notion in Quip
A humorous exchange centers on a walking suit misinterpreted by a purchaser as a broader outfit. The tailor confirms the suit was sold strictly as a walking suit, underscoring a misperceived garment function.
Miss Sheafe Oh Look at That Wheat
A fragment from a vintage paper notes Miss Sheafe Oh observing a scene about wheat with exclamations and playful diction. The item conveys light domestic or social commentary from the period.
Quoted Wit and Snippets From Newspapers
A mash of humorous quotes from Chicago Sun and Atchison Globe features. It includes a playful line about a blank check, a shopkeeper and Parvenoo debate over pink tea, and a domestic quip about taking good advice.
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Atchison Globe
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Chicago Evening News
Green
Washington Democrat
St. Jacobs Oil
Chicago Daily News
Jacobs Oil
Yonkers Stateeman
Spain
Philadelphia
Mississippi
Washington Star
Cincinnati
New York
Neow
Western
Baltimore
Wes Cale
Indianapolis
Louisville
Asia
Harris
Pigo
Huntington, Ind
Puck
Agi
Washington
St. Jacobs
Allon
Atchieon Glebe
Dr. Ayer
Rudyard Kipling
W. D. Howells W
Lillian Nordica
Sarah Sands
Companion
Columbus Avenue
Boston
Mass
Lydia B. Pinkham
Hawaii
Philippines
Buckingham’s
KING
R.P. Hall & Co
Nashuva,n.h
F. Emerson
Govereat Place
Walter Bakeraas
Dorchester
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Powell & Clement CO. Laader
Main St
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