Sleepless Indiana Man and Golf Club Death Report
Has not slept for five years a man in Indiana walks constantly and is emaciated by nervous disorders. Many suffer insomnia from dyspepsia and headaches, with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters advertised as a remedy. James Balfour-Melville, longtime Royal and Ancient Golf Club member since 1846 and former Gold Medal winner, died after choking on beef at dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Hostetter
James Balfour-Melville
Royal and Ancient Golf Club
To Cure a Cold in One Day Cure Ad Card
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a cure for a cold in one day. It offers a money back refund if the remedy fails. The copy emphasizes quick relief and drugstore availability.
Hotel Clocks Always Truthful
Robert J. Burdette argues in the Ladies' Home Journal that hotel clocks are reliable while household clocks can mislead travelers. He notes missing trains and lectures due to wrong home clocks and jokes about the value of his lectures set ahead.
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Robert J. Burdette
Ladies’ Home Journal
Consulting a Woman and Lydia Pinkham’s Remedy
A male doctor’s exam is hard on women and often leads to discouragement. Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham offers confidential guidance from Lynn Massachusetts and her Vegetable Compound. Mrs. Joan Foreman of Baltimore testifies she was cured after seven bottles. The letter is one of thousands.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Joan Foreman
N. Woodberry Ave
Baltimore
Fields of Adventure: Captain Rose’s Whaling Ordeal
Captain Antone Rose of the Joseph A. Manta fought a whale off the Hatteras grounds. A severe gear failure wrecked a boat, four crewmen fought for life in the Gulf Stream for hours, one saved by hot coffee. After rescue, Rose was sickened by exposure and is recovering in New Bedford Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antone Rose
Joseph A. Manta
Provincetown
Mass
Hatteras
Gulf Stream
Rose
Long Island
New Bedford Hospital
Brainerd Faces Death In Indian Village Encounter
The account recalls David Brainerd reaching the Delaware forks and entering a New Jersey Indian village. He preaches and wins a church of natives while peril lurks as a rattlesnake coils at his foot and then leaves, an event told with reverent tone amid tales of faith and danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Zinzendorf
Brainerd
David Brainerd
Stockbridge
Massachusetts
Delaware
New Jersey
Indians See White Man Protected by Great Spirit
Indians hurried back and reported that the white man was under the protection of the Great Spirit. This account reflects Native American perceptions as described in Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Spirit
Rescued Cadet by Moon faced Landsman in Honolulu
A Navy engineer cadet ashore in Honolulu five years ago fell from a coal lighter into the water with his head near the lighter bottom. A moon-faced landsman, a former California farm hand, leaped between the lighter and ship, pulled the cadet out, and knocked him unconscious with a blow to save his life. The landsman was removed from service afterward.
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Honolulu
Interior California
Atlantic fog diameter estimated at thirty miles
The captain of an Atlantic liner has concluded after many calculations that the fog in the Atlantic spans about thirty miles in diameter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Wounded Sergeant Endorses Pink Pills for Pale People
Grand Rapids veteran Richard Dunn recounts Civil War wounds and long stomach trouble. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing his ailment after five boxes, noting benefits for others at the Michigan Soldiers Home and suggesting the remedy restores blood and nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan Soldiers’ Home
Richard Dunn
Dunn
Dr. Williams
Rhuanp Dunn
Henry Ginson
Sergeant Dunn
A Jalapa Funeral and Miscellaneous Advertisements
A vivid scene in Jalapa shows coffin bearers and a pine box without a hearse. The piece also advertises No-To-Bac for fifty cents and Hall's Catarrh Cure from Toledo, Ohio. Other items promote Cast erete candy and Kentucky water power, with police court notes on Cornwall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jalapa
Mexico
Kentucky
Union
Tailor’s Uniform Plan Sneaks onto Northern Pacific Train
A dusty reminiscence recalls Henry Villard’s era when a persistent tailor influenced the railroad by ordering uniformed station agents. The plan, executed across four days, unraveled after a Dakota station confrontation where a neighbor’s axe halted the tailor’s ride. The tale sits in a St Paul Globe clipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific Railroad
Villard
Henry Villard
Northern Pacific
Germany
Dakota
St. Paul
Minn
Globe
What Went On Mother Engagement Ring Wordplay
A lighthearted mock exchange reveals a family moment about an engagement ring. The brief item captures a quiet domestic scene with humor and a hint of forthcoming nuptials.
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The
Arlor
Madge
Boston Traveler
Cascarets Advertise Beauty Through Clean Blood
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a beauty product for ten cents with claims that clean blood results in clear skin. It promises to purify the liver and remove impurities, targeting blemishes and bilious complexions. It notes price options of 10c 25c and 50c and claims satisfaction guaranteed in drug stores.
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Mr. Gilley
Miss Sears
England
Bao
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
West End
London
Highlands
Dr. Kline
N. R. H. Kure, Ltd
Arch St
Phila
F. R. Lorz
Scott St
Covington, Ky
Lyon & Co
Westminster Abbey
United States
Hope
Hood
America
Mrs. Pinkham
Thompson's Eye
Rose of
Chetelah
N. Y
A. J. Wise
Sea Oil
L. L
Block Island
Mr. Wise
Chetolah
Greenport
J. W. Matthews
Pacific Coast Artillery
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Task
Cornwall
Norway
John
Write
Rock Hill Buggy CO
Rock Hil
Aim
Julius Hines
Dept
Zor
Saltimore
Abed Raver
Rika
Cite Gese Oure
Btorting Remedy Company
Cateage
Montreal
Newport
auMrnse
Lee
Herts
Rene Pe Aia
Alonzo C. Bliss CO
Washington
Men's Sons
Atlanta
Caironnta Fig SyRur Co
Callifornia Fia Syrup Co
Catiforna Fia Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup Co
Ban Francisco
Oat
Cmaisville
Onaash
Bunms
Inrvad
Werland Athly
San Francisco
Rample Overland
Ripans Chemical Co
Danville
Pour Atheny
Alsaerst Tu A Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Globe Trust Company
Kendall & Whitlock
Exchange Place
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