Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised by Cheney and Co Toledo
A sworn claim by Frank J. Cheney of Toledo Ohio states Hall's Catarrh Cure will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by the remedy. The notice includes notary A W Gleason, 1886 date, and asks readers to send for testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Toledo
Lucas
Syre x
Paank J. Chexey
Hal
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Hall
Acta
Not Yet Paid For. Towne There Goes Slopsy in Debt
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press notes a character named Slopsy seen as prosperous, suggesting he is again in debt due to a new suit referred to as Towne-y. The excerpt reads like a quirky social aside about credit and appearance.
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Towne
Philadelphia Press
10000 Plants for 160 Promotion by Salzer Seed Co
The John A. Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin offers a plant and seed catalog with seed for 1000 cabbages 2000 carrots 2000 celery 2000 lettuce 1000 onions 1000 radishes and 1000 flowers. Send 16 cents postage or 20 cents to include Berliner Cauliflower.
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John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
CW. N. U
Beasts and a lame horse figure in a blunt exchange
A brief Chicago Post exchange recalls a man noting a horse killed by an automobile and another asking about the animal’s fate. The responder explains the horse had just gone lame, reflecting the era’s blunt humor about deaths of working animals.
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Chicago Post
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Patent medicine ad claims Mother Gray a nurse at a New York Children’s Home offers powders to break up colds in 24 hours cure feverishness headache stomach trouble teething disorders and destroy worms. Sold by druggists 25c sample mailed free Allen S Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Short girl defies dress norms with reversed stripe direction
A brief note describes a young girl who skirts conventional fashion by making the stripes on her skirt run opposite to the expected direction. The vivid image highlights playful self expression and creative style choices.
Mrs Elizabeth Thompson Praises Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
A letter from Mrs Elizabeth Thompson of Lillydale New York extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She cites relief from severe backache bearing down pains womb trouble and recovery after six bottles. She mentions relatives cured including a niece whose health and eventual childbirth improved.
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Elizabeth H. Thompson
Lillydale
N.Y
Wise Templar
W.C.T.U
Lydia E. Pinkham
Prixuan
Phases of the Moon Rule Hair Care in Story
A girl praises cutting hair on the first Friday after a new moon. Her friend jokes about calendars and perfumery. The dialogue claims moon phases guide hair growth and thickening, with the speaker asserting years of personal trial as proof.
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Clara
How the Mink Hunts in Snow Read a Tragedy of Tracks
The article explains how mink hunt by following rabbit tracks in snow. It describes stealth, the rabbit's alertness, and the moment the prey is caught, leaving a red stain as evidence of the tragedy.
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Bunny
Goats Attend Party In Seventeenth Floor Stable
Waddy Stokes hosted a children’s party with his goats brought from the country to a room on the seventeenth floor converted into a stable. Each child received a real canary in a brass cage as a keepsake, and a trade offer for a goat was rejected.
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W. E. D. Stokes
Ansonia
Waddy
Stokes
New York Press
A South Statemen Duel Over Slavery And Civility
Judge George Gray recalls a tale of two southern statesmen at a Washington banquet. One flings wine in anger, the other uses a napkin to wipe it away and resumes the argument. The anecdote centers on maintaining calm and decorum amid heated debate.
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George Gray
Wilmington
Del
South
Washington
Winter Evening by the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Frederick Palmer evokes a crimson sunset and a wintry room with an oak log crackling in an ancient grate. A pipe and a stein, a shelf of tales, and a quiet chair frame a mood of old-time faces and shadowed memories without birds or sunshine.
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Frederick Palmer
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Bust of Archbishop Williams by Samuel J. Kitson for Catholic University
Boston sculptor Samuel J. Kitson has completed a marble bust of Archbishop Williams. The statue will be installed at the Catholic University in Washington in a niche beside the likeness of Pope Leo XIII.
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Samuel J. Kitson
Boston
Archbishop Williams
Catholic University At
Washington
Leo XIII
Peruna touted as cure for catarrh by Catholic Sisters
A physician quotes letters praising Peruna from Catholic Sisters across the United States. The letters claim relief from gastric catarrh and other mucous membrane disorders after Colorado treatment. The physician asserts catarrh is a universal condition and Peruna cures catarrh wherever located. He offers free advice from Dr. Hartman at the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus.
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Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Catholic Sisters Endorse Peruna For Catarrh And Influenza
Letters from Sisters of Charity and Sister Superiors across the United States praise Dr. Hartman’s Peruna. They report relief in laryngitis and throat catarrh, influenza, grip, colds, coughs, and bronchitis among patients and inmates.
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Sisters of Charity
Peruna
Hartman
United States
Detroit
Mich
S. B. Hartman
Columbus
Ohio
Charity Sisters Endorse Peruna For Catarrh
A Catholic Southwest institution shares a testimonial from a prominent Mother Superior praising Peruna as one of the very best remedies for catarrh based on her experience. The letter highlights the product's effectiveness and the widespread use among sisters nationwide.
The Poorest Church Has No Poor
A compact aphorism notes that a church without needy members reflects broader social neglect and questions the measure of true stewardship within faith communities.
Wiggle-Stick Laundry Blue Promises No Spill or Stain
Advertisement for Wiggle-Stick Laundry Blue touts spill free, non freeze properties and stain protection. It costs 10 cents and equals double value of other bluing. sample offered by sending 10 cents to The Laundry Blue Co. on Michigan Street in Chicago.
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The
Laundry Blue Co
Michigan Street
Chicago
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
State Street
New York City
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Watertown
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Leas
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Cass Ave
St. Louis
Colorado
Perunia
Southwest
Giles
J.W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Gregory’s
el Ee
Regina
Union Metalus Cartridge Co
Bridgeport
Mayer
F. Mayer Boot & Shoe CO
Milwaukee, Wis
Farmers’ Grain and Live Stock Commission Co
Old Colony Building
Maareeyeernet
Ehompson’s Eye
Piso
Salzer
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Michigan
Missouri
North Dakota
Sulzer
A. Sulzer
B. Salzer
A. Salzer
Salzer’s
Emmer
Saizer
Grossa
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Asalzer
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