Strength to Live Fully Through Brown's Iron Bitters
An advertisement claims Brown's Iron Bitters strengthens body and mind for work study and household duties. It recounts a veteran's stomach injury and paralysis, who improved after two bottles, and extols the tonic as a complete remedy for indigestion dyspepsia malaria weakness and other conditions.
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Gor
N. Fremont St
Baltimore
G. Decker
Endo Eile Press
W. Bath
Million oil claim cures deafness from rare shark extract
An advertisement touts Earl ?is: Million as a universal hearing restore. The oil allegedly comes from a rare Yel low Sea shark, Carcharodon Rondal Bill, with claims of centuries of use by Chinese fishermen and Buddhist priests. Bottles priced at $1.00.
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Yellow Sea
Pratt
Miracle Cure Promised for Deafness by New York Import
An editor testimonial claims a miracle cure for deafness from a New York company, urging readers to reply with money for a framed device said to restore hearing. The notice promotes Haylock & Jenney at 7 Dey Street and warns to use registered mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haylock & Enney
Dey Street
New York
Merchantile Review
Mawluck & Jenew
America
Mongol Emigration and Race Propositions in 19th Century
A polemic warns against Mongolian emigration to the United States, arguing China’s population pressures and moral failings threaten Western progress. It condemns East Asian despotism, praises liberty briefly, and portrays Chinese and Mongolian peoples as civilizational opposites. The piece discusses immigration, race, and public policy in harsh, prejudiced terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix
Oswald
Cincinnati Enquirer
China
Kiang-Soo
United States
Buddh
Budd
Paradise
Pacific Slope
New Orleans
Asia
Arabia
Beloochistan
Proneshan
Smong
Vera Cruz
Electric photos pioneer predicts new era in theatre lighting
Falk the New York photographer explains electric light photography at Madison Square Theatre. He describes using thirty lights to capture life on stage, contrasts with earlier failed attempts in Boston and London, and predicts theatre advertising will shift to lithographs of electric light tableaux.
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New York Tribune
Broadway
Falk
Madison Square Theater
Brush Electric Light Company
Frohman
Ken
Mr. Falk
Boston
London
Piis
Ihe
Barbed Wire Fence Standards Set by Kansas Legislature
The Kansas legislature defines fence construction with three wires, ground clearance limits from forty four to forty eight inches for the third wire, and spacing rules for the centre and lower wires. Additional bars apply in hog-raising townships, plus post and slat spacing requirements. The text also includes unrelated commentary on royal sorrow and a queen’s public appeal.
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Kansas
Justice's Knowledge Challenge for Georgia Case
An Augusta lawyer faced a surprising loss when a Georgia justice ruled against him despite full facts and law. The judge remarked that justices know more about these cases than what is presented in court. The anecdote underscores courtroom perceptions of discretion and expertise.
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Georgia
Augusta
Tony Hardscrabble and the Power of a Wife
A rural craftsman Tony Hardscrabble is jailed for theft but wins release through his wife’s persistent appeals to the governor and judge. Pardoned, Tony reforms his life, embraces family, church, and honest work, and becomes a respected neighbor under his wife’s guiding influence.
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Tony Hardscrabble
Tony
Mrs. Hardscrabble
Squire Prim
Tony Hurdscrubble
Penpla
Yong Hardscrabble
Rison
Emile
Cony Hardscrabble
Plad
Penitentiary
Capitol
Sud
Altairs
Flinders
Walla
Aura
Doris Ith Tnes
Pras
Thi
Alway
Tam-Tums Troubles in a Cleveland Parlor
A piano tuner misplaces a hat during a chaotic scene as a woman and maid search for the owner's hat. The hat is eventually identified and returned, prompting silent, unspoken reflections.
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Cleveland
Art Embroidery Patchwork Tale
A vivid description of a skilled embroiderer who creates intricate work with a fancy screen and a distinctive style. The tale notes admiration for her craft while hinting at a personal, cheeky remark about stitching a patch on an old man’s coat.
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Neb
Dare & Collins
Earl
Foo Choo
IF. Schweigkert
Chaser
Haardware
Fifth Street
Eddy and
Ferguson
Cheyenne
Wyoming
McCormick
W. H. Stone
Livingstone
Africa
Raphy
Detroit Free Press
West Point
Atlanta
Pat
Sporting Life
Minneapolis
Peck
Columbus
Christ Jesus
London Spectator
National Republican
Chicago
Wile
Inter Ocean
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