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Oddball lines poke fun at medicine and city life. A landlady and a Mr Jinks exchange quips about ducks and decoys while references to Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup and Salvation appear in a satirical tone.
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1888
Page
4
Doctor endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure in 1887 letter
A Toledo physician with 40 years in practice touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co as highly effective. He claims it can cure any catarrh if directions are followed and offers 2000 for any uncured case. The note is dated January 10 1887 and includes a Philadelphia marriage notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Messrs. F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
L. L. Gorsuch
Summit St
Hal
FP. J. Cheney & Co., Props
Sage’s Catarrh Remedy Endures Tests and Prospers
For 25 years Sage's Catarrh Remedy has stood the test of time and is praised as a reliable cure for the distasteful ailment. Thousands of testimonials support its virtues and it sells for 50 cents per bottle by druggists. Solomon Lowell Dreer and wife marked their sixtieth wedding anniversary in Hingham Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Lowell Drer
Hingham, Mass
Scott
W. R. S. Connell, M
Manchester, C
Hood
G. W
Milton
Mass
Sao Breaks Engagement Over Lost Love and Ailments
The article discusses Sao ending an engagement after she loses love and her looks fade due to ailments of her sex. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure, claiming guaranteed satisfaction or money back. It also notes Mrs Don M Dickinson’s favorable reception in Washington and her stylish reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sao
Dr. Pierce
Don M. Dickinson
Washington
Moxie and remedies pepper early advertising page
In a crowded burst of sensational claims, anNY man touts Moxie Nerve Food as essential for women sprinters, while Brown’s Bronchial Troches and Scott’s Emulsion promote throat and lung cures. A Kentucky law skew and odd jewelry item close the excerpt with a golden crab brooch.
It's Always the Way Cures and Cough Remedies in One
A street scene showcases quacks praising Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for consumption and other ailments. Ads promote Railroad Pain Cure, Linden Bloom perfume, and Laux's Asthma Powder, claiming rapid relief and universal efficacy with endorsements and free samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Dr. Pierce
Laux
Hottinger
Lincoln Park
Chicago
The Ring of Adoption and Marriage in Christ
The sermon portrays Christ as placing a ring on the soul signifying adoption, and a marriage ring symbolizing eternal union. It urges acceptance of Jesus, describes heavenly privileges, forgiveness, and the joy of Christian fellowship, and invites all to join the church through faith and baptism.
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Jesus
T. de Witt Talmage
D. D
Brooklyn, N. Y., Tabernacle
Lukely
Heaven
Philadelphia
New York
Pete
Christ
Earth
Charles Wesley
Celestal
Thisountry
Hell
Abbasuerus
Vashti
Napoleon
Josephine
Margaret
God
Christ Jesus
Weill
Visible Church
Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
Kansas City Times
Infant Phenomena in Tid Bits Dialogue
A humorous exchange in Tid Bits shows a theatrical manager dismissing an infant prodigy as “infant phenomena.” The overheard banter features a hopeful parent and a sceptical impresario debating suitable acts for the public, with jokey portraits of bumbling characters from Harpers Bazar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Stearns
Beans and Blood in a Boston Courtship Tale
A late night farewell between a daughter and her lover ends with a misfired musket mistaken for a fatal attack. The Boston Courier quips the blame on beans versus bullets as news of the incident spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Lawrence
Lawrence Longstop
Boston Courier
Advice on marriage and income from a Minneapolis Tribune fragment
A Minneapolis Tribune excerpt argues against delaying marriage for high earnings. It asserts married couples can live well on lower wages, and a supportive wife helps wealth. It disputes the fantasy of needing $25 a week before marriage, noting many prosper while poor and praising practical frugality over lavish living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Happest
Minneapolis Tribune
Optician Plays Lunar Atmosphere Joke On Neighbor
A mischievous optician recounts a prank during the lunar eclipse. He doctored a telescope to show a hazy view and a spider, prompting his asthmatic neighbor to claim the moon has an atmosphere. The neighbor spent nights observing the moon, believing new discoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewelers’ Weekly
Story
Mephistopheles
New Jersey
Editor’s Helpmeet Writes Wedding Notice in Error
A rural West weekly editor G Baker Hanscom, who edits and owns the paper, declined his wife’s offer to typeset. She forged a wedding notice with garbled type and printed it in the next issue, shocking Hanscom and the couple. The misprint misled readers and left the newlyweds unhappy over payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Baker Hanscom
Baker
Hanscom
Maried
Ravy
Deeen
Will
Hoem
Address in Berlin to Crown Prince on anniversary
The Berlin address marked for the Crown Prince's thirtieth wedding anniversary drew 180000 signatures and weighed about fifty kilograms. Bound in rich leather with precious stones, it featured artistically and calligraphically decorated covers bearing the initials F and V among imperial and municipal arms, as reported by Serlin Tagblatt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Serlin Tagblatt
A Thrifty Son Demonstrates Savings
A son tells his father he saved five hundred dollars from his year's allowance. The father praises prudence and adds that the son should also add five hundred to pay some debts, noting the value of thrift.
Men Not Too Strong-Minded in Hospital Study
A hospital test gave 100 patients sweetened water. After 15 minutes Dr Durand revealed a mistaken emetic dose. Eighteen patients became ill while twenty remained unaffected. Most of the ill group were men, while the few not affected were women.
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Durand
Pugilist Sullivan Stirs Talk In Boston Religions
An old Boston woman asks who Sullivan is and learns he is a pugilist living in Boston. She wonders about his beliefs as Boston, with its many new religions, swirls around the topic in a light, humorous column from the Boston Advertiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Boston
Boston Advertiser
Fowl Reasoning Stuns Augusta Readers
A Maine paper reports a Augusta gentleman feeding oyster shells to his hens. A chicken snatched a large shell piece and tried to swallow it but failed, then returned it to the man and urged him to break it into smaller pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Augusta
How to Get Rid of the Sparrows
An editorial suggests novel gimmicks to reduce sparrow numbers, joking that bribing a Frenchwoman to popularize hats with stuffed sparrows would curb the English sparrow population. The piece uses humor to critique legislative debate on the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Chicago Tribune
Nasal Voices and False Teeth cited as modern ailments
An English observer notes American women allegedly have high nasal voices and false teeth due to a dry stimulating climate and catarrh. The piece endorses Warner's Log Cabin Cough and Consumption Remedy and Log Cabin Sarsaparilla, citing claims of curing catarrh and preventing pneumonia, with a testimonial from Comrade Eli Fisher of Salem Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Fisher
Salem
Henry Co
Iowa
Warner
Land opportunities in Lamar Colorado attract homeseekers
A Lamar Colorado land prospectus highlights excellent climate and abundant government lands near the U S Land Office. It touts fertile soil, short winters, ample rainfall, and year round plowable ground with crops like corn alfalfa wheat and fruits. Special rail rates to March April May and June offer 25 round trips from Missouri River points to Pueblo and Denver valid ninety days.
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Lamar
Col
Union
U.S. Land Office
Atchison,Topeka & Santa Fe
Arkansas Valley
United States Signal Service
Board of Trade
California
Missouri River
Pueblo
Denver
Lucky Clerk Wins $5000 from New Orleans Lottery Draw
Charles A. Treanor, book-keeper for Russ Lumber in San Diego, drew half of ticket 6419, securing $5000 after taxes. The other half was split into fifths nationwide. he plans to decide on the windfall while noting his modest means and home at 343 Tenth St. with his mother.
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San Diego
Cal
Charles A. Treanor
Russ Lumber and Mill Company
New Orleans
Treanor
Wells, Fargo & Co
Bee
Louisiana State Lottery Company
United States
Russ Lumber Company
Tenth St
Drummer Confronts Stranger Over Seat Claim on Train
A Detroit train scene ends with a drummer who earns 1200 a year discovering a stranger occupying his two seats. The man is revealed to be a lightning rod salesman earning 1500, who ignores the drummer as he resumes reading his paper.
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Detroit Free Press
Central Depot
Pext
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M. D
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