Rattlesnake Oil and Skins Spark Mountain Trade in Sullivan
In Sullivan and surrounding counties a thriving, traditional trade prospers from rattlesnake oil sold as a curative and from skins used in ladies belts. Hunters gather snakes in fall, oil is bottled for market, while skins fetch high prices as fashionable adornment. A New York chemist’s wife popularized a skin girdle, boosting demand and prices for prime hides.
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Sullivan
Abacoster Baccine
Shawangunk Mountains
al- Ner
New York
Sullivan County
Middleton
Sun
Cochineal Trade in Teneriffe Faces Decline
London Times notes the cochineal industry in Teneriffe suffers as aniline dyes replace natural colorants. It details cochineal quality grades, harvest cycles from May to October, and the 1882 export total of 4,840,316 pounds with major markets England America and France. Prices around 2s 4d per pound in England and 3 francs per kilo in France highlight value loss and distress among workers and residents. Proposals suggest limiting cactus growth and shifting to sugar cane and tobacco cultivation.
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Teneriffe
Madres Buenos
Plateada
England
America
France
Germany
Spain
Morocco
Canary Islands
Dupuis
London Times
Griggs Glycerine Salve advertised as universal cure
An advertisement extols Griggs Glycerine Salve as a cure for cuix bruises eruptions and all sores with promised piles tetter and skin eruptions relief. It guarantees satisfaction or money back at 25 cents a box. Also promotes Hood and Co s Hoody Sarsaparilla and notes historic cheaper doses for value.
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Grigg
Griggs
G. W. Bechel
Buckien
Colby & Scott
Messrs. Hood & Co
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