Harlem Railroad Switch Near Collision Disclosed
A switch left open sent an express from down to up track on the Harlem Railroad. The engineer and fireman failed to notice the change until a conductor alerted them. They were discharged for the lapse. The New York World notes higher dry goods prices and trade volumes than last year with the South buying less and the West buying vigorously. City trade including Brooklyn and Hudson cities remained strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
Christian Union
The
New York World
South
West
Brooklyn
Hudson
Booths Panacea at Hamlet Show Draws Notice
Report from the Opera House describes a strong odor in the Hamlet performance featuring Edwin Booth and the cast. Booth and the company have suffered colds due to weather and stage exposure. D Anderson, who played Polonius, fell ill. Booth used St Jacobs Oil to aid recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booth
Opera House
Edwin Booth
Hamlet
Polonius
D. ©. Anderson
St. Jacobs
Burlington
Dyspepsia cures and patent medicine claims excerpt
An advertising fragment extols Dr. Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a universal tonic for dyspepsia and nervous weakness plus brain benefits. It features testimonial anecdotes, a note about James Gordon Bennett's yacht, a quip about an advertisement for two cows, and mentions Dr. Benson's Skin Cure and Celery and Chamomile Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guysett
Benson
Cancer-Free Breast Lump Reported After Patent Remedies
A reader from Irvington Michigan writes to Dr. R V Pierce claiming a walnut sized breast lump disappeared after using Golden Medical Discovery Favorite Prescription and Pellets starting in June. The letter credits the cure to the remedies and signs gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Mas
R. R. Clark
Irvington
Mich
Favorite Prescription Cures Wife and Niece, Unsought Letter
Dear Sir My wife long ill for over two years and other medicines failed until she used your Favorite Prescription Both my wife and my niece were cured after doctors gave no help Yours truly Thomas J Metuvin Hatcher's Station Go The saying How can man and wife be one when the woman is won herself appears in the Salem Sunbeam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RV. Prence
Thomas J. Metuvin
Hatcher
Salem
A. N. Johnson
Great West
Kidney Wort Promises Cure All Ailments In Peppery Ad
A pharmaceutical advertisement extols Kidney-Wort as a universal remedy with claims it cures sick headache sour stomach and cleanses the bowels and kidneys. It cites a druggist endorsement that it is the most popular medicine sold and urges trial while warning that even the most successful have failures in life.
Classified Hints On Medical Fees And Household Cures
A snippet cites high medical fees and suggests a home remedy approach. It touts Hop Litters and Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as cures, mentions fashion dyes at ten cents, and promotes assorted household products including Redding’s Russia Salve and Rough on Rats.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Advertisement
An old advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female complaints including ovarian trouble and uterine issues, with claims of treating nervous debility, headaches, and stomach weakness. It lists preparation years and prices, mentions mail order options, and notes Liver Pills for constipation and biliousness sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinknam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Western Avenue
Lynn
Mass
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinestam
Santorn
Dairymen of America
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P. T. Barnum
Jupee W.T. Finney
Pittsfield
St. Jacobs Oil
Springfield
Kepwhican
Mr. Smiley
Sarah Higsworth
Ichabod
Hannah
Rascal
Sarah
Tehabod
New Haven Register
James Gordon Bennett
Bennett
Chicago Tribune
City Derrick
Whitehall Times
Russia
Lynn, Mass
S. Vegetable Compc
New York
Baltimore
JS Joslinson
Oliver Ditson & CO
Boston
Hall
Newark Machine Company
Newark
Ohio
Sheridan
Johnson & CO
Macs
Bangor
Parsons
Frazer
Milo B. Stevens &Co
Art
Washington, D. C
Clevela
Irneys
N. P, Larsen
Division St
Chicago
T.W. Sanford
M.D
Wells, Richardson & CO
Burlington, Vt
Tivite
Woolrich & CO
I. d
I. S. Johnson & Co
Bogion
N. Dela. Ave
Phila
Henry W. Longfellow
F. H. Undernoon
B. B. Russell
Cornhill
Black Hawk
H. A. Pitts’ Sons Mfc. CO
S. Jefferson St
Ill
Horst
Chicago Music Company
Chicago Journal
Cleveland
U.d
EK. Keeney
Surgeor C
A. KB
Dwieus
Inov
U.5
Samaritan
St. Vitus
Pa Iernus
Voltaic Best CO
Marshall, Mich
Dre
Lebanon
SAW Mills
Aultman &Taylor
Mansfield, Q
CRU Mwb
Bono, NY
Jay Bronson
Detroit
UGG
Union Carriage Mfg. CO
True & Co
Augusta
Men
Jd. Rogers
Plankinton
Portland
Vaintine Bros
Janesville
Wis
H. Hallett & Co
Portland, Me
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