Catarrh Cure Advocate Silent in Chicago Letter
Miss Maggie Welch secretary of the Betsey Ross Educational and Benevolent Society writes from 828 North State Street Chicago praising Peruna for curing a severe autumn cold with lingering cough and throat pain. She reports quick relief after starting the medicine and urges readers to request free literature from the Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Welch
Betsey Ross Educational and Benevolent Society
North State Street
Chicago
Peruna
Peruna Mediacine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Dentists Aim for Patient Satisfaction in Port
An office advertisement from Wise Bros. Dental in Port Worth Ohio proclaims patient satisfaction as the aim of service. The note urges affordable, painless care and advertising testimonials stressing friendliness, reliable results, and repeat visits. A side line promotes Piso’s Cure for consumption with a 25 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Wise
Wise Bros
Cdembiete
Todd-Well and Todd-Why Dialogue Snapshot
A brief, fragmentary exchange shows Todd saying he needs time and Todd asking about his wife. The reply notes he was with his wife moments earlier, left her in a restaurant while reviewing the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd
Prince of Wales Title Not Inherited or Granted by Patent
The text notes that the Prince of Wales title is not inherited nor granted by patent or investiture, and in some cases the heir became Prince of Wales merely by being declared so. It discusses historical nuances of the title and its conferment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Sixteen Dollar Gold Piece Among Rarest Coins
In 1787 a Brasher family goldsmith minted a sixteen dollar piece now among the rarest coins. Only four specimens exist, each valued at thirty dollars. The piece features the motto Uniom E Pluribus in a mixed-up arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brasher
Doctor and millionaire dispute future care costs
A physician urges abandoning all cares for the future while a multi millionaire protests he lacks funds. The doctor retorts that the rich have enough money to cover physicians' fees for life. The exchange highlights tension over medical costs and access to care.
Bananas and bitters: a colonial kitchen and tonics mix
A Northern era column describes serving bananas with spoons and bananas as a fruit course with sherry. It extols St Jacobs Oil and Dr August Koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea for bronchial complaints and related ailments, claiming rapid relief and outside inside treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arguet Keemiig
St. Jaenke
St. Jacobs
August Koenig
Hamburg
Cremation in England and U S rises after 1884
Cremation began in England in 1884 and spread to the United States, with the annual count of cremations steadily increasing thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
You Can Got Allen's Foot Pas SREB
Allen S. Olmsted of LeRoy New York offers a free sample of Allen's Foot Ease. The ad claims it cures blisters, sweating, dampness, swelling and aching feet, helps fit shoes, and treats corns and bunions. All druggists sell it. avoid substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Stranger Dialogue Snippet Sparks Witty Exchange
A brief, clipped dialogue features two strangers debating optimism and affection with quirky lines about lovers and ice cream, echoing typographic oddities in a Chicago News style. The fragment hints at a playful tonal contrast and urban vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Newss
PROMISING RELIEF FROM RHEUMATISM CLAIMED
Mrs Alice Horton of 211 Twelfth Street says after a year of acute rheumatism in shoulders arms and legs she could not raise her arm. She tried a remedy advertised as 8.3. 8. and felt immediate relief. after continued use she is entirely well and praises the product’s success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powling Green
Alice Horton
Twelfth Street
Don’t Get Married They Say Advised by a 70-Year-Old Farmer Wife
A 70-year-old farmer Mrs Reuben Nagle of St Lawrence Iowa urges young people never to marry. After fifty years of marriage she and her husband split their assets and lives, saying money and marriage brought no lasting happiness, and that they drifted into separation naturally. They filed deeds, divided $40,000 in real estate and securities, and now live apart in separate farmhouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Nagle
St. Lawrence
I.a
Attle
Recorder's
Mr. Nagle
Neiher
Great Railway Project Aims at Transcontinental Link
The Denver Northwestern and Pacific Railway would run from Denver to Salt Lake City opening up vast western country. It promises to cut travel time between Denver and Salt Lake by ten hours. David H. Moffat of the First National Bank of Denver plans to build the line and has allied with Senator W A Clark owner of the San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake roads to connect at Salt Lake City for a through Denver to the Pacific coast route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway
Denver
Salt Lake City
David H. Moffat
First National Bank of
W. A. Clark
Los Angeles
Salt Lake
Moffat Road Connects Inver to Rockland and rail routes
The new line links Inver with Rockland and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy, opening a vast virgin territory between Denver and Salt Lake City. The route would cut 285 miles from the Denver to Salt Lake City distance and pass through mineral rich, agriculturally valuable lands yet to be developed. It would enable cattle and sheep raisers and farmers to move goods more easily, transforming a sparsely populated, stagecoach economy into a railroad served region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grawier
Arom
Vermont
Cominei Papainian of Shomt GoD.40b. Am! Thie Terwriacy
Carter
Tam
Equadarea
Owkhole United States
Make a Rich Country From Untapped Rural Wealth
The passage urges developing new industries across all sectors and incentivizing farmers to convert to farming, expand small villages into towns, and transform the current almost unapproachable landscape into a prosperous nation.
America's big landholder Bilby controls vast U.S. lands
The New York Times profiles John S. Bilby of Quitman as possibly the nation’s most extensive landholder. He owns tens of thousands of acres across Missouri Nebraska Arkansas and five other states plus large tracts in Indian Territory. Despite his age he spends days on horseback traversing his holdings and leases Indian lands while battling numerous lawsuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Bilby
Quitman
America
Nodaway
Atchison Counties
Missouri
Nebraska
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Fairfax Forum
Bite
Offererson
Bilby
Nodgway County
New Jersey
Wihth bin
Kansas City Journal
Trip to the Bottom of Lake Genera Proposal
Gravely proposed use of the submarine Goubet to carry passengers on trips to the bottom of Lake Genera at five a bead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goubet
Lake Genera
Myer Sylker described as overly friendly by rivals
The dialogue suggests Myer Sylker is a notably friendly figure, with Gyer labeling him overly so. The exchange hints at a pattern where Myer engages warmly at first then attempts a more forceful closeness or influence.
Market Prices Force Farmer to Hoard Food
A farmer laments dire prices that make vegetables unaffordable for consumption while he notes high market values. He stresses the extreme cost has him unable to eat his own produce, contradicting common needs for sustenance.
Monopole Canned Goods Promised By Portland Packers
This ad touts Monopole brand canned fruits and vegetables as superior to homemade fare. It urges readers to buy Monopole from their grocer and notes Wadhams & Kerr Bros., packers, Portland, Oregon, as suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monopole
Wadhams & Kerr Bros., Packers
Portland
Oregon
Swedish Bride Prepares Bread Gift for Fortune at Wedding
A Swedish bride, advised to be prudent and superstitious, should fill her pockets with bread before leaving for the church and give a piece to every poor person she meets to avert misfortunes for herself and her husband.
Mrs Winston's Soothing Syrup Endorsed for Teething
A traditional remedy praised for soothing teething infants. The advertisement suggests mothers rely on Mrs Winston's Soothing Syrup as the best option to ease discomfort during dental onset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Winston
Bobe ti Cards Are Dwit in Claba Poker Tale
A playful fragment describes Bobe ti Cards and a character who is not popular in the club. The narrator notes the subject’s awareness of when to quit in a poker game. The tone suggests humorous regional slang and social cueing within a gaming circle.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Piso
Neweil
OB. Keitz
Jones St
Stowm Clap
Mara Egistifed
Palotabie Parent
Ites Bewedy Company
Montene
the Prince of Wales
Cheam
Tusemunl Jm .— Juda
Chasnic
S. S
Gud Hich
C@yenne
Wyon Park City
Utah
Quit Lake City
Piung
Serna Provo
Grand Junction
Colo
Denver and Rio Grande
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Cyjon Pacific
Senator Clare
Sil
Europe
Neww York Times
Myer
Sylker
Gyer
Reece Cura
Lis Slime
Ghent
Philadelph Pe
Machlor
Pynedi
Ayer
Emma Jane Entsminger
Langsville. O
Aver
J. Ave CO
Lowell
Mase
A. d. Tower CO
Boston
Mass
Tate
Chas. H. Fletcher
Nealsus Company
TT Murfray Street
St. Joes Cire
Washington
Lesina
Ore
Washington St
Wood
Clarke & Og
Wrean ‘Co
JH Malone
Adel
Yortland S&p CO
Portland, Ore
Comet Agents
John Poole
Obe
Morrison Street
Washington Street
L. M. Davi
Reinl Whig
Chicken, Duck and Geese Feathers
Addnese Co. C. Smith
10Th
Davis Ste
Portland,Or
MR. Stordkeeper
Wolp & Sons
Front ST
Portland, OR
C. Gee
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Dougla
Extra
Silva
Brockton
Wwen
Comattyecra
Piao Otello
Plame
AV Club
Cpanagecn
Prien Bo Eachlin
Douguity Dierick
Eilers
Eilers Piano House
Porthod
Prase
San Francisco
Spokane
Portland, Cre
Acramento
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!