That Terror of Mothers and a Nova Scotian Remedy
An 1890s era testimonial piece touts Dr. J. C. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral as a lifesaving cough remedy for children. Mrs. W. J. Dickson praises its relief from croup and throat ailments, while C. J. Ince of Wortham, Texas recounts a near fatal choking episode resolved by the medicine. The ad notes half-size bottles at half price and offers a free curebook.
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Godden
W. J. Dickson
Stanford Rréleth
Mre
Eveleth
Truro. N.S
Jarooldridge
Wortham
Tex
Mr. Ayers
C. J
Ince
Dr. Ayer
Ayer
J. C Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Cana
Scraps From the Opera and Odd Household Notices
A jumble of brief items includes a playful exchange about Scraps From the Opera and a neweeper clerk, and notes on the Farmer's Handy Feed Cooker priced at 12 1/2 dollars per 50 gallons. The column gathers patent ideas, medicinal ads, and miscellany on inventions, toys, and small business catalog requests, with mentions of Salzer Seed Co and various cures and elixirs.
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Carl Votlen
Salzer
Nadea
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la’ Crosse
Wis
Washington and Cuba Debate Reflects Business Interests
A Washington analysis argues Boston capitalists profit from Cuban sugar via Weyler script while urging intervention against insurgents. It notes Loud bill aims to curb second class rates and suppress papers, plus census costs, McKinley prosperity reaching Fall River, and Reed's stance amid pressure from commercial interests.
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Cuba
Reed
Boston
Eliéugh
Worler
Washington
Blanco
Weyler
United States
Embarrassment of riches grows for Join D Rockefeller
Wealth of John D Rockefeller has reached 244 million dollars and continues growing at about 1.5 million each month. The report also notes equivalent rates per year, day, and hour, reflecting the vast fortune amid ongoing accumulation.
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Rockefeller
Pia Man
Gold standard and money questions dominate editorials
Selection of opinion pieces and letters from various papers debate tariffs, government ownership of railroads, Cuba independence, monetary policy, and the value of money. Contributors cite government fiscal policy, private finance influence, and the gold standard’s impact on working people across several cities.
Fashion Notes on Labor and Charity in Rochester
An observing Rochester writer laments fashion and social trends. He notes Brits rely on women to pull canal boats, cites poverty with women eating scraps, and criticizes labor unions steering workers away from politics while capitalists shape perceptions. He argues workers are fed inflated statistics to mask real theft of prosperity.
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Rochester
N. Y
England
Ilka
Beware of the Money Power and United Trust
A fragmented excerpt warns against Money Power and United Trusts, describing syndicates that press forward while urging the U S not to experiment. The language suggests distrust of rival governments and calls it an irresponsible despotism masked by tradition and constitution.
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Spofford
Library of Congress
House
Congress
Boston Globe
United Trust
United States
Digestive cure for heart irregularity touted by pink pills
A Greensburg Indiana narrative claims poor digestion caused heart irregularities mistaken for organic disease. Mrs Ellen Colsom improved after taking Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, with restored appetite weight gain and clearer heart action. The tale suggests digestion as the root cause and presents the medicine as the remedy.
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Greensburg
Ind
Ellen Colsom
Norrow
Dr. Illiams
Hostetter Co. Wins Trade Mark Case In New York Court
The United States circuit court for the southern district of New York granted injunction and accounting in The Hostetter Company v Isaac Sommers and Louis Joseph, December 23, 1897. The decision protects Hostetter Co. trade mark rights, warns against fraudulent imitations and states courts will grant equity to stop unfair methods harming the original owner. It notes the struggle between manufacturers and rivals and stresses safeguarding public goodwill built over decades. It closes with the saying it is never too late to learn, though sometimes too late.
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United States Court
United States Circuit Court
Southern District of
New York
Townsend
Hostetter Company
Isaac Sommers
Louis Joseph
Juge
Court of Equity
Indus
Courts of Equity
Free 160 Acre Farm Offer With Canadian Value Promises
Public ad for a free 160 acre farm detailing high yields per acre for wheat oats barley potatoes and roots. Mentions low taxes heavy cattle beef dairy production and broad prosperity with government support for school taxes. Includes promotional note for Burlington Route Alaska railfold and a FAQ style inquiry about travel costs and feasibility.
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Michigan
Kans. News Bits Include Murders and Marriages
A Kansas roundup reports Virgil Mitchell’s heartbreak leading to horse theft and a journey to Kansas City, Rods for reformatory fatherly action after embezzlement, and a court confession. It notes farm value data showing corn surpassing wheat by 177 million in ten years, Dawes appoints John Cunningham bank examiner for Kansas, and a Kansas matrimonial union via agency. Also covered are a second-degree murder verdict in Eon, a Lantern newspaper purchase, elopement of Green Cooper and Belle Leody, a threshing accident fatally injuring W Wickham, Klondike prospects vs Kansas investments, a call against a special session, a list of political appointments, Sterne named U.S. marshal nominee, and college drinking prevention plans at Kansas University.
Descriptive column on humoral beliefs and remedies
An old vignette notes three humoral spirits in humans the animal vital and natural and links to beliefs about motion and temperament. It then reports storms along the coast urging sea travelers to carry stomach bitters for seasickness and indigestion.
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Hrag' Spielty
Manete
Hamely
Eterster
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Lee Steel
Chicago
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Hastover
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Williamsport
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