Wabash Mexican Tour 1900 Draws Elite Party
A Pullman built train offers 30 day Mexican tour with 7 000 rifles? no, 7 000 miles? The copy promises elegant sleeping cars dining and observation cars as a hotel on rails. Limited to about fifty people at $10 per day. R G Thompson handles arrangements with C 8 Crane in St Louis for reservations and rates.
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Pullman Company
Ffty
Mexico
R. G. Thompson
By Proxy Street Scene Prompting Hard Questions
A street gang foreman questions a man about his purpose near tellers at work. The man, in a straw hat and incoherent clothes, says he comes to watch the tellers because a doctor told him he needed exercise. The exchange captures a moment of odd social observation reported by the New York Press.
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New York Press
Reward Offered for Catarrh Cure by Hall's Catarrh Cure
A vintage notice offers one hundred dollars reward for cases of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad touts F E Cheney & Co of Toledo as trustworthy and capable, with testimonials from wholesale druggists Warding Kinnan Marvin and others. Mall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and sold by druggists at seven cents per bottle.
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Hall
F.e.cheney & CO
Toledo
FE. J. Cheney
Wrst & Trvax
Wholesale Drugeists
Tolado
O, Waalding
Kinnan & Marvin
Drugeists
Toleia
Mall
All Druguisty
Testimontuis Tree
The Way of the Schemer and De Faque Exchange Bet
A fragment shows a conversation where one person pitches a scheme to invest a thousand dollars and promises earning two thousand. The other asks how much could be made, prompting the terse response about profit. The exchange captures a cautionary tone on speculation.
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de Faque
Crawford
Ely’s Cream Balm Promises Quick Catarrh Relief
Chronic nasal catarrh poisons every breath, but a small amount of Ely’s Cream Balm applied into the nostrils soothes inflamed surfaces, cleanses and heals. Drying inhalants worsen the condition, while Fly’s Dream Balm offers reliable cure for catarrh and hay fever, sold by druggists for 50 cents or mailed by Ely Brothers.
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Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren St
Enforced Mamimomaty Ends Happy In Tiny Tat
A quirky phrase from the Philadelphia Record notes the lack of room for a skeleton in the closet as Mamimomaty and related names celebrate a very small space misstep or joke involving Buggins-Yes and Broneses.
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Philadelphia Record
Salzer Seed Co. ad Promotes Bromus and Potato Seeds
An old seed catalog note by John A. Salzer Seed Co. touts Bromus Inermis hay yields of six tons and Victoria rape costs per ton. It highlights the Million Dollar Potato as a leading vegetable seed variety from America, inviting readers to request the seed catalog and samples from La Crosse Wisconsin.
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Balzer
E. Troy .P
J. Hreider
H. Lovejoy
Spoltz
Salter
Victoria
America
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Zavat
Salger
Johna
Salzer
Glacku
Severe Criticism Sparks Sharply Negative Exchange
A public quarrel erupts as critics challenge a performer's expression with pointed remarks. One speaker questions the vocalist's rare expression while another retorts the performance is not well done. The exchange underscores rising scrutiny of artistic technique.
Grain-O and Wardbury Excursion Notice
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute for children, priced around 16c to 25c. It also lists a Nickel Plate Road home seekers excursion from Wardbury, Norway, running May 21 to July 22 for long daylight, with travel dates Jan 1 and Feb 1900 and round trip pricing.
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Wardbury
Norway
Nickel Plate Road
Jan.sth
Febyrth
First Fingered Gloves and Prolific Patent Remedies
A fragment notes twelfth century first fingered gloves and advertises Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising refunds if ineffective. Warnings echo Beecher on intolerance and Lane's Family Medicine pledges daily bowel movement, liver and kidney health, curing sick headache with 25 and 50 cent prices.
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W. Grove
Lane
Sweets to the sweet and bargains in Virginia farms
An assortment of ads and notices detailing cheap Virginia farms for sale and rare bargains. Mentions A. T. Stewart in Carson Virginia, Horace quotes, and promotional lines for stamps, railway service, writing papers, and a baby remedy. Ends with a sales pitch for a bottle priced at 25 cents.
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Virginia
A. T. Stewart
Carson, Virginia
Precautions Soldiers Take in Battle
English troops minimize risk and rely on identification cards to log killed and wounded. After engagements, roll calls and field searches locate missing men, with casualty lists compiled from captured cards. Each tunic holds a small first aid pad, and soldiers may prepare wills before front line deployment.
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Tommy
The Confidence Man Phrase Slip in Job Appeal
A German applicant to a Philadelphia business house misspoke about his best role saying he could be a confidence man, meaning confidential man, a slip that alarmed the employers as reported in the period piece.
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Philadelphia
Nickel Plate Leads Rail Travel With Fine Service
The railroad thrives by offering generous rail travel to the public and a through West to East route. Nickel Plate stands out amid strong competition with fine trains, unexcelled service, and low rates, making it the traveling public’s favorite in railway matters.
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Nickel Plate Road
Belva Lockwood Endorses Peruna In Health Ad
Belva A Lockwood widow Washington D C renowned barrister and presidential candidate praises Peruna in a letter to The Peruna Medicine Company stating it helps her and her mother 88 with cold catarrh hay fever and nerves also notes catarrh can affect pelvic organs and sends health and beauty information to women free from The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio
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Belva Lockwood
Washington, D. C
United States
America
Peruna Medicine Company
Hannah J. Bennett
Belva A. Lockwood
Pernna Medicine Co
Columbus, O
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