Dimmesdale and Hester plan flight from Boston
The scarlet letter scene replays in Boston as Hester Prynne bears Pearl on the scaffold and Dimmesdale wrestles with guilt. Chillingworth becomes the physician to Dimmesdale while Hester contemplates fleeing to England. Dimmesdale's inner turmoil grows and he revises his election sermon after secret changes in his mind and fate.
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Hester Prynne
Boston
Arthur Dimmesdale
Til
Roger Chillingworth
Hester
England
Tung
Chillingworth
Xiii
Niv
Dimmesdale
Bngland
Mr. Dimmesdale
Forest Dell
Moses
God
Lise
Steel casting process cuts phosphorus in metal
A brief note says the basic steel casting method leaves less phosphorus than the acid process and yields satisfactory results. A Massachusetts physician successfully treated a broken neck, fixing it with an iron headpiece. Doctors claim warm sewage offers an ideal medium for microbe culture. hot water and steam in cesspools linked to a diphtheria outbreak. Wool futures rise in London with expected US demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
London
Sensible Education From Mrs Depew’s Household Rules
Mrs Chauncey M Depew outlines twelve year old schooling for her son and two nieces focusing on language, drawing, music in moderation, dancing, reading aloud, and simple clothing. She rejects strict boarding or early exams, favors daily activity, and stresses politeness to all servants and independent character development. The note adds mention of the Empress of Japan and the koto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey M. Depew
Chauncey M. Depew, Jr
Anna Bradford Hegeman
Charlotte Niven Hegeman
Mr. Depew
Fergus Falls
Hood's Sarsaparilla Claims and Edel Weiss Illicit Trade
The notice defends Hood's Sarsaparilla testimonials as factual and trustworthy and praises Hood's Pills as safe and effective. It notes a Tyrol government bill imposing heavy fines on selling Edelweiss samples, with the alpine flower at risk of extinction from root digging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyrol
Noted Author and Business Leader Seek Relief From Strain
A prominent manufacturer exhausted by overwork visits a celebrated specialist who prescribes relief from care and a change of thought. The doctor recommends Dr Miles Restorative Nervine for nervous prostration and sleeplessness, noting trials and a free book and bottle at Bradshaw & Thomas. Also mentioned is Mr Baring-Gould, a fifty nine year old novelist and rector of Lew-Trenchard who produced many religious works before literary fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Bradshaw & Thoma’s
Baring Gould
Devonshire
Lew-Trenchard
Dullam’s German Medicine Cures skin eruption and constipation
Mrs. Wm. Copeland of Flint Michigan reports full cure from an eruption and constipation after using Dullam’s Great German Blood Liver Stomach and Kidney Remedy. The ad notes sale by Geo D Clarke and mentions a separate item about turquoises at Nishni where a fixed sum lets a person plunge a hand into a bag to claim a handful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dullam
German Medicine Co
Wm. Copeland
Flint
Michigan
Geo. D. Clarke
Nishni
Mother's Friend touted to ease labor pains for mothers
The ad promotes a medical remedy claiming to alleviate labor pains and risks without chloroform. It warns of dangers and urges use as directed. The Confederate veterans in New Orleans parade included 5,000 men with leaders Kirby Smith Longstreet Cabell among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. D. Clarke
New Orleans
Kirby Smith
Longstreet
Cabell
Dullam's German Liniment Promises Quick Relief
A. B. Snell of Hamilton Michigan reports two year neuralgia relief after using Dullam's Great German Liniment at 25 cents a bottle. Mrs. Guild completes a bronze bust of G F Watts R A with possible Manchester home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dullam
A. B. Snell
Hamilton, Mich
Geo. D. Clarke
Spavin Liniment Claim for Horses Sold in Fairfield
An 19th century advertisement touts Spavin Liniment as a cure for bloodspavin curbs splints sweeney ring bone stifles sprains and swollen throats. It promises dramatic results and saves about 50 dollars per bottle. Sold by D G Higley druggist in Fairfield Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.G. Higley
Fairfield
Iowa
Wollford
D. G. Higley
Investigation clears Adirondack and St Lawrence railway laborers
An inquiry into reports of brutal treatment of laborers on the Adirondack and St. Lawrence railway in New York finds paid reports false. The note ends with a claimed endorsement of De Witt's Little Early Risers as a natural prompt economical pill for biliousness indigestion and inactive liver by Geo. D. Clarke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adirondack and
St. Lawrence
New York
de Witt
Geo. D. Clarke
Dullam’s Great German Worm Lozenges Sold Locally
Geo D Clarke advertises Dullam s Great German Worm Lozenges as the greatest worm destroyer on earth for sale at 25 cents per box, advertising the product in a local shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dullam
Geo. D. Clarke
Castoria Advertisement Recalled From Classic Slogans
When Baby was sick we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss she clung to Castoria. When she had Children she gave them Castoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castoria
Miss
Centenarian Dr. Enoch Fithian Hosts Remarkable Milestones
Dr. Enoch Fithian of Bridgeton New Jersey recently marked his hundredth birthday. He recalls all U S presidents, is the oldest living graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Medical Department, and claims to be the oldest Freemason in the country if not the world. A mix of ads follows noting Wollford's Sanitary Lotion promising quick cures for animals and Ripans Tabules offering relief laxative and standard remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch Fithian
Bridgeton
N. J
United States
Medical Department
University of Pennsylvania
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Nathaniel
Chapter
Little Pearl
Pearl
Old World
New England
America
Bristol
Charity
Chauncey Depew
Empress
Japan
Parsons College
Hood
John Bull
John D. Park & Sons Co
Sycamore St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bradshaw & Thoma
Fairfield, Iowa
Ambrose C. Smith
G. A. Merich
Pluc
The
Huntzinger & Voorhies
H. Marich
Lockridge
S OF
Round Prairie Township
Glasgow
Hiram Smita
Lowa
Watanabe Seitei
Tokio
Paris
Imperial Palace
Fifth North
Third West
Fred Stead
Coodban & Fulton
South Side
Oh10 Chemical Co
O. Bradshaw & Thoma
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