Shoddy goods and tariff fury critique
A Durham Recorder piece rails against shoddy woolen substitutes and high tariffs. It links substandard cloth to bandages and rags from Europe, denounces the McKinley tariff, and argues for a Democratic shift to Cleveland and Stevenson. It also notes a toy dealer losing 100 wax dolls and hints at a speed trial between English and locomotives for the World’s Fair.
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Europe
Mediterranean
United States
Republican Party
Kansas
Charybdis
Cleveland
Stevenson
Botanic Blood Balm Testimonials From Readers
A sequence of reader notes from citizens in Indiana Georgia Arkansas and Tennessee praising Botanic Blood Balm. Reports claim cures for white swelling heart impurities leg ulcers and bone engagement after taking six bottles. Readers urge others to try the remedy for similar health issues.
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Vu. A. Thompson
Ind
Jennie
D. Lane
Devereaux
Misissippi
G. W. Chandler
Red Pork
Ark
Walter Bridges
Athens
Tenn
Controversial Patent Remedies and Rail Strike Mention
An 19th century catalog-style note touts Woolford's Sanitary Lotion and Shiloh's Consumption Cure with guarantees and varied prices. It also mentions a rail strike affecting Crauncey M. Depew and notes sales through N. M. Johnson & Co. Druggist in Durham North Carolina and R Buackna L. & Son selling a Porous Plaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolford
N. M. Johnson & Co
Durham
N.C
Shiloh
R Buackna L. & Son
Dr Haydock Liver Pill Promises Quick Relief for Headache
In an 1892 ad style burst, a physician markets Dr Haydock's New Liver Pill as a universal cure for virulence and headaches. The small sugar-coated pill reportedly delivers relief within twenty minutes. It claims European pedigree and appeals to American buyers, offering samples via postal request from Fulton Street, Richmond. Also included is a condensed rail schedule listing routes and times across Virginia, North Carolina, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Europe
North America
Hhem
DR. Haydock
Fulton St
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Ivo Norebar
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Bradfield Regulator CO
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Adlai Stevenson
Minvis
B. Aycock
Wayne
R. B. Glenn
Forsyth
Elias Carr
Edgecombe
B. A. Doughton
Alleghany
Octavius Coke
Wake
Donald W. Baln
R. M. Furman
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Prank I. Osborne
Mecklenburg
J. C.scarborough
Johnston
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Tutt
Park Place
N.Y
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Gist
N. C
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Castoria
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Courant
Miles
Jean
Elkhart, Ind
Crauncey M. Depew
B. Nooe, JR
Pittsboro
Rabe
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Fifth Avenue
Baltimore St
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V. Raleigh
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Columina
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Fairfax
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Albany
Callahan
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Richbea
R_& PLR
Pullman Palace
Pullman P
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Shenandoah
Basic
Roajanoke
Allen Hull
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Tlatic and
Alfred P.lhom
Mitton
Cunningham
Deniston
Clarksville
Boydton
Lawrencevill
Bel
Franklin
Suffolk
Portsmouth
Denniston
Lynchburg & Jorham Railway
Boston
Jorham Ke
Jeffress
Chase City
Pard
Cape Charles Beate
Norfolk Virginia Beach Railroad
Princess Anne
Ocean Shore Park
G.M. Hughes, Man Goodwin Lee
Saletan Ei
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Lawrence Vill
Clarkaville
Misa
Hiddren
Southern Jewlery House
Jornson & Sons
Main Street
H. Silverthorn
J. EW Ete
Linchburg, VA
JH Dickerson
W Nick. Redford
Waaweens
Kitchell
McClelan
S. H. Hawes & CO
Aiime
Richmond, VA
Nay
la Lao
S. H. Hawes &Co
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