Whistler Henry Fitch Saves Bees With His Whistle
The New York Sun reports Henry Fitch known as Whistler a Mountain End Connecticut farmer saved himself and his oxen from a massive bee swarm by continuing to whistle while his mother used a pan to drive the bees back into a hive. The incident left him exhausted but alive.
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Henry Fitch
Mountain End
Conn
New York Sun
Young Fitch
Sitch
Beethoven
Mendelssohn
Brahms
Fitch
Grain-O drink promises safety and flavor for all ages
Try Grain-O ask your grocer to day to show you package of Grain-O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it. Grain-O has that rich brown color of Mocha and Java but it is made of pure grains and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. Price is 14 the price of coffee lic and 25c per package. Sold by all grocers.
When youre down town the druggist and iceman
Mrs Jibsqwak asks her husband to get pond's extract from the druggist or iceman, insisting both keep it. He protests, thinking nothing fits both shops. She confirms pond's extract is the item they both carry.
Marriage on a Salary in a Titled World
A Chicago Past column quotes a curious chatter about a marriage tied to a father's fortune. It claims the father, instead of a dowry, grants his son in law a salary that ends if the couple parts, sparking remarks that he has bought a husband on a fixed allowance.
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Chicago
Passing of the Horse and The Rise of the Automobile
A brief editorial note on progress from horse to automobile, paralleling changes in daily life. It argues that progress prompts new comforts, citing Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a trusted remedy sold for over fifty years. It urges readers to try the product for stomach and liver trouble.
Aunt Ann on second marriages in Tribune quote
A Chicago Tribune quote shows Aunt Ann advising a young widow that happiness rests on marrying again. If the first marriage was happy, she says you will not be happy until you marry again. if it failed, you are entitled to another trial.
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Aunt Ann
Chicago Tribune
Grain-O Promises Healthy Drink for Children
An old advertisement extols Grain-O as a nourishing beverage for kids, suggesting it replaces coffee. It claims Grain-O is made from pure grains, tastes like coffee when prepared properly, and costs about a third as much. Available at grocers for 10c to 25c.
Mysterious disappearance teased by editor and reporter
The Detroit Journal notes a peculiar disappearance claim with a reporter remark that the man has not vanished as completely as if the earth opened and swallowed him up.
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Detroit Journal
What Shall We Have for Dessert This Day
A family dessert prompt announcing quick preparation in two minutes with no baking. Simply add a little hot water and set to cool. Varieties Travars Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry offered at groceries for 10 cents.
Undertaker Jolly After Night of New Doctor Graduates
A humorous exchange from Llarlem Life notes a cheerful undertaker this morning and claims three hundred new doctors graduated last night, reflecting satirical mood and sharp wit in the periodical.
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Llarlem Life
Allen's Foot-Ease: Relief for Burning Feet in Shoes
Do your feet ache and burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot Ease powder relieves hot swollen and sweaty feet. Cures corns bunions and discomfort in new or tight shoes. Available at druggists and shoe stores 25 cents samples sent PRUE Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY
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Allen
Prue
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
N.Y
Mountain's All intoxicating in Winterbloom chat
Mrs Winterbloom asks if the mountain was intoxicating Jagway confirms it was and says he did not draw a sober breath while there The dialogue captures a vivid reaction to a mountain visit with no sober moment described.
Lane's Family Medicine Move the Bowela Daily Health Note
Lane's Family Medicine claims daily use aids health by acting gently on the liver and kidneys and curing sick headache. Sold for 25 and 50 cents.
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Lane
CASCarets Candy Cathartic Health Ad
Best for the Howels. No matter what alls you, headache to a cancer, you will never get well until your bowels are put right. CASCARETS help nature, cure you without a gripe or pain, produce easy natural movements, cost you just 10 cents to start getting your health back. CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on it. Beware of imitations.
His Sole Object and Odd Ads From the Era
A collage of clipped lines from a Philadelphia Record page includes a grizzly tackle tale with a question about survival, then stock pitches for a 10 cent mining share via Xenia Mining Co. in Denver, followed by scattered notes on education in several nations, laundry ad phrases, a lemon orange raspberry strawberry product, a quip on uncertainty, air cushion rubber stamps, and details about the 84th GOA encampment with Nickel Plate train specials from Fort Wayne to Chicago and the approaching August travel window.
Chinese Policemen and a Frisco Ad Bundle
Chinese Policemen. Frisco has eight Chinese policemen employed by the Chinese consul. Piso's Cure praised for throat and lung affections by Wm. O. Endsley of Van Buren Indiana. Red Cross Ball Blue and Iceman advertised. Nickel Plate Road offers one cent a mile excursions to Chicago for the G A R encampment with multiple travel dates and terms. Contact C A Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana for bookings.
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Frisco
Wm. O. Endsley
Vanburen, Ind
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertises 75 Cents
The listing promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. It includes a dramatic sketch reference and unrelated quips about youth and a soubrette. The notice then shifts to travel tickets for G A R encampment in Chicago with a nickel per mile rate and return validity through late August. It provides contact details for purchase and inquiries.
Homeseekers Excursions via Chicago and Eastern Illinois RR
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad offers Homeseekers Excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays of June July and August to many southern states for one fare plus 2.00 round trip, with 15 days outbound and 21 days return limits and stopover privileges in Homeseekers Territory. A new wide-vestibuled train runs daily from Chicago to Waco and Fort Worth, Texas at 1 50 p m with Pullman sleeping cars and free reclining chair cars.
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Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Chicago and Eastern Ilinois Railroad
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Indian Territory
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Chicago
Waco
Fort Worth
C. L. Stone
Boortime Broop for Cailire Promoted Amid Odd Claims
A quirky ad-style fragment touts Mr Joinslow's Boortime Broop for ailment relief. It claims softens the rest, reduces inflammation, and cures wind colic at an alleged price per bottle. The text resembles a vintage, garbled patent remedy blurb with unnamed percentages and cents.
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Joinslow
Low GA R Encampment rail fare from Nickel Plate Road
Nickel Plate Road offers a low rate of one cent a mile for travel to Chicago for the Annual Encampment of the G A R. Tickets on sale August 20 through 20, valid returning August 28 or by deposit until September 30. Write wire phone or visit nearest agent on UC Asterlin T DP A Fort Wayne.
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Chicago
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterby
UC. A. Asterlin
T. DP. A
My Own Self Again Mrs Gates Writes to Pinkham
Mrs Chana Gattra of Johns P.D Miss in 1898 reports long illness with chills pain and weakness and right chest pain. She asks about her case and Pinkham replies with medical advice and encouragement. Clara Gates of Johnsio Miss reports years of poor health improving after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and thanks Pinkham.
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Mas
Pinkwami
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Clara Gates
Johnos
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