White Plume Riddle and Cheap Goods Era Reflections
The text ponders cheap world raw materials due to rail and telegraph expansion, noting wool cotton and wheat price drops since 1875–1882. It includes a digression on Henry IV’s white plume turning black, theories of misreporting, and a quip about historical puzzles. It ends with an ad for Electric Bitters claiming cures for kidney and urinary issues.
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Vemorest
New York
Les Cond
Frohsdorff
Henry IV
A Daughter's Misery Healed by Hop Bitters Claim
An old column extols Hop Bitters curing years of suffering from kidney liver and nervous ailments. A Utica woman testifies a daughter’s misery ended after using 28 Hop Bitters. Also touts Griggs' Glycerine Salve for skin sores and praises Hood & Co Sarsaparilla as a reliable blood purifier with numerous cures cited.
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Messrs. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Skil vs. Ignorance and Far Reach of Remedies
An old notice highlights patent medicine claims with Hood's Sarsaparilla praised as purifying blood and preventing diseases, urging public confidence in its manufacture. It also promotes Kellogg's Columbian Oil for kidney related symptoms and bodily ailments, touting its curative properties.
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Hood
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N. Y
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Ail
Kahl
Clinton Street
Tne
Ayer
Snyder & Gleason
Clinton St
Defiance
O. Joseph Derheimer
Aver’s
Aven
Dr. J.C. Ayer &Co
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Chtcred
Creao
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Wheeling
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Prvm
Monte Sandusky
Chicago
Te Republic Titin Foster
Defian Hilckewi
Auburn
W. E. Reprent
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N.Y
Baltimore Express
Ino
Ekx
Lk.lord G. P. Bultimore
Rocery
Cornell
Boots & Shoes
J. P. Ayers
Russell House
Rus
Yeeros the Great
Lasso
H. Gherke
Warren & Grant Its
Loose & CO
Monroe
Warren
Peter Dickman
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Dickman
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Hale Sbarsat
Wellman
Defiance Branch House
Zephyr
Germantown
Saxony
le Sage
Frencehs Millinery and Hair Goods
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de Hance
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Millislin
Delaware
Defiance County
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Chas. P. Trrrne
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Vi . Flickinger
J.B. Weisenburger
Latister
Clinton
Wayne
Second
Third
Fifth
Thruston
Perry
Jackson Streets
Cher
TSO
SSE Sterling & CO
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Frank Levy
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Switzer & Kehnast
Johnston
Malta
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