The Wonderful Taj A Description by Carter Harrison
Carter Harrison recounts his visit to the Taj Mahal in Delhi describing its south gateway marble garden approach and the vast white marble tomb. He details the mausoleum’s height minarets dome and gateways plus the inlaid stones and delicate alabaster lattice work surrounding Montaz and Shah Jehan cenotaphs.
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India
Montaz
Taj Mahal
Shah Jehan
Carter H. Harrison
Delhi
Eldest girl teaches siblings ages and numbers
In a San Francisco Chronicle exchange a narrator recalls a lively family scene where the eleven year old explains twins triplets and quadrille as numbers. The piece then shifts to history noting Mendoza established a mint in New Spain in 1535, the first in the New World, and mentions card games introduced in the 14th century to cheer Charles VI.
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George
San Francisco Chronicle
Mendoza
New Spain
Mexico
New World
A Racy Book Travels From Florida To Europe
A harsh review of a four chapter work titled A Racy Book sardonically censures medical practice. The anonymous author allegedly uses malaria as a cover for ignorance and suggests travel and various cures. The piece cites a Wall Street banker and Warner's Safe Cure as perceived remedies.
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Florida
Europe
Ems
Yie
Wall Street
Bright
Schmidt
Warner
Gen. Christiansen
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Agag
Heaven
Earth
Another Cure for Hiccough by Dr Dresch
A French physician Dr Dresch proposes instant hiccough relief by blocking external auditory canals with the fingers while drinking several sips from a cup held to the lips by another person. This method combines ear pressure with liquid intake to halt the spasm.
Cocoanut Milk Beauty Secret Claims Instant Effect
A woman describes a facial regimen using fresh coconut milk. Grate the coconut, squeeze for milk, wash the face and hands with the liquid, rub vigorously, then wipe dry. She asserts the method produces wonderful and instantaneous results.
Pale Face and Health Tonic Pitch in Ad Copy
A historical advertisement promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a restorative tonic for “pale faces” and general bodily weakness. It claims botanical purity, quick invigorating effects, and benefits for appetite, liver and bowels, malaria, rheumatism, nerves, and kidneys.
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Hostetter
Packed butter correspondence warms local humor
A playful exchange shows a clerk admitting packing butter for Mrs. Blank on Dash Street and a grocer noting the arrangement. The dialogue highlights neighborhood familiarity and everyday commerce in a lighthearted clip from the Detroit Free Press.
Careful finds waste silk best non-conductor for steam pipes
The Arkansaw Traveler notes careful experiments show waste silk works best as a non-conducting steam pipe covering and predicts strong demand despite high price.
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Arkansaw Traveler
A Large Estate of Thrifty Cities and Dr Pierce’s Discovery
A broad land with many thriving towns hosts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery advertised as the greatest American remedy for blood diseases. The ad claims it helps consumption in early stages, chronic nasal catarrh, kidney and liver diseases, and offers hope where there is suffering.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Country Doctor Acts as Undertaker in Texas Siftings
A report notes a country doctor in Texas performing undertaker duties, highlighting the blend of medical practice and funeral work in rural communities during the period.
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Texas Siftings
France Past and Present and the Rise of the Republic
A 19th century reflection by Alexander N. De Menil condemns Napoleonic era corruption yet lauds the Republic after 1870. The piece notes how France endured defeat and political shifting, ending with a nod to republican resilience before discussing the sensitivity of the microphone and its ability to reveal tiny sounds.
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Napoleon III
Rocheforts
Hugos
Gambettas
la Republique
Alexander N. de Menil
St. Louis
The Longest Word in the Dictionary Promotes Pierce’s Medicine
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as the cure for female weaknesses and nervous disorders with a seller's guarantee. The copy promises swift relief and lasting results, claiming wide test of satisfaction. The piece ends with a quip about a husband not jumping a bridge due to saloons.
Purity Purgative Pellets Parade of Promotion
A promotional jingle extols Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets as pure potent and powerful. It urges readers to purchase prove and partake to preserve physical powers and achieve permanent perfection. The piece emphasizes the product’s pleasant effects and strong endorsements.
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Pierce
Riccard III Demands New Horse After Nightmare Ride
The historical note from Texas Siftings recounts Riccard III insisting on a fresh horse, exhausted by a nightmare ride that plagued his equestrian journey.
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Riccard III
Texas Siftings
Verdict of the Judge Promotes Hibbird’s Rheumatic Syrup
A. W. McIntyre Justice of the Peace in Clare Michigan endorses Hibbird’s Rheumatic Syrup claiming three years of rheumatism and a blood disorder were cured after using three bottles. He says it boosts appetite strengthens the system and aids diseased stomach bilious or constipated persons.
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A. W. McIntyre
Justice of the Peace
Clare
Mich
Knightly Gauntlets and Cod Liver Oil Remedy Claim
Dr. J. 8 Comss of Owensville Ohio reports four hereditary lung disease cases improved by Scott's Emulsion with Hypophosphites. Patients with cough chest pain rapid breathing fever and emaciation gained 16 to 28 pounds and no longer need medicines.
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J. 8. Comss
Owensville
Ohio
Scott
Wells Hair Balsam and Pile Cure Ad Fragment
An old advertisement fragment highlights Wells' Hair Balsam offering gradual color restoration in a 50 cent to 1 dollar size with delivery by express, along with Ough on Piles promising a quick complete cure for 50 cents. The note appears in a Detroit Free Press scanned snippet.
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WELLS
Express
Jersey City
Leaurelle Oil promises youthful skin and glossy hair
An advertisement touts Leaurelle Oil as a remedy for wrinkles and aging providing a clear complexion and smooth skin on face neck and hands. It claims to ease cracks roughness and coarseness and also nourishes hair and whiskers without grease. Sold by Druggists or by express for $1 from E. B. Wells Chemist Jersey City.
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Wells
Cheiist
Jersey City
Clergyman Cured of Catarrh Receives Free Remedy Recipe
A clergyman, long afflicted by catarrh, finally found a cure after many tried remedies. Those suffering can obtain the recipe free by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to Prof. J A Lawrence at 212 East Ninth Street New York.
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J. A. Lawrence
East Ninth Street
New York
Positive remedy for consumption offered by A Slocum
A.Slocum reports a cure for consumption and offers two free bottles to readers who send their address and express number. He invites correspondence from readers at 181 Pearl St New York. The ad also promotes Lyon's Heel Stiffeners claiming annual boot and shoe savings.
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P. O
A. Slocum
M. C
Pearl St
N. Y
Leeper E
Express and Post Office
H. G. Root
New York
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Spring Vitality and Purified Blood
Advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a spring remedy to dispel tiredness and purify the blood. Claims include improved appetite, clearer head, stronger nerves, and renewed vigor. Includes testimonials from C Parmeter of Brooklyn and G F Jackson of Roxbury Station praising its benefits.
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Hood
G. F. Jackson
Roxbury Station
Conn
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Charles VI
France
York
Brooklyn Bridge
Clare, Mich
Detroit Free Press
Lyon
Gow
Pettit
F.L. Pond
M.D . Aurora
Kane Co
Ill
Bryant's Business College
Buffalo
N.Y
C. I, Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
Pbb
TOW Ek
Tower
A. J. Tower
Simmons St
Boston
Ely
R. H. Cressengham
18Th St
Brook
Catarreh
AM Baus
Hayfever
Av Ag
Lyn
ELY Bros
Greeny
USA
Ees
Cts
Vich St
Br. Pierce
Chemical Laboratory of World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Radway
Avien
American School of Telegraphy
Madson, Wis
Spiecel & CO
America
State St
Chicago
Jones
Binghamton
Binghamton, N
Stampa
Rox
Osgood
U. S
Osgood & Thompson
Binghamton, N. Y
Loomis &Nyman Tiffin
We Gill
United States
W. Hausner
Ithaca
Thommas J. Rushing
Pine Street
Dr. Sage
Burt Rossrins
Ruewan P. O
Columbia Co
Mason & Hamlin
Tremont St
Wabash Ave
East 14Th St
Union Square
G. H. Ingraham
M. D
Amsterdam, N. Y
Trans Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Cc.n.y
D. R. Dyche & CO
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