Pioneers Build Aerial Dwellings On New York Roofs
The era of elevated homes advances as Henry L. Doherty Percy A. Rockefeller and Sir Ashley Sparks invest in rooftop apartments. Doherty’s 15 story Battery Park top hosts 15 rooms plus gym and lab while Rockefeller and Sparks occupy offices atop Cunard Building at 25 Broadway. A. D. 1829 oak frame marks the Doherty entrance as telecommunication networks span over 16 miles of wires powering the vast system.
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Ai Side Drive
Upper Fifth Avenue
Henry L. Doherty
Wall Street
Percy A. Rockefeller
Ashley Sparks
Cunard Line
United States
Cunard
Broadway
Mr. Doherty
Battery Park
Manhattan
Doherty
Columbus
Ohio
Foley Advertising Offer for Trial Health Pack
A newspaper ad invites readers to mail a slip with five cents to Foley & Co at 2835 Sheffield Ave for a trial package featuring Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for colds and croup, Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets, with name and address. Jericho & Easton.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Foley
Jericho & Easton
Style in Writing and the Aim for Excellence
A Victorian tone urges writers to blend varied excellences in prose. It argues busy modern life hinders strict correctness and calls for adopting learned language to elevate general writing style toward elevated standards seen in the prior century.
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Pater
Never Wants Anything Else Says Olson on Foley s Honey and Tar
A letter from Mrs. E. K. Olson of Superior Wisconsin recommends Foley s Honey and Tar for coughs colds and bronchial troubles. She notes using it for her children and grandchild and asks mothers to consider it during the illness season.
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E. K. Olson
Ohio Ave
Superior
Wis
Foley
Jericho & Easton
Adv
MPLY Sulphur Skin Remedy Mentioned For Eczema
A short note promotes sulfur as a home remedy for eczema with claims of rapid skin relief. The text emphasizes breaking out or itching as key symptoms and suggests topical use. Demonstrates early advertising language for dermatological treatments.
Geronimo the Buffalo Guardian of the Y-6 Ranch
Ranchmen taunted Geronimo as cattle escaped fences and bulls were found gored. Irwin killed the big buffalo on circumstantial evidence. his head and hide were displayed at the Y-6 house. A sign proclaims Geronimo now rests among paradise phantom herds with the devilish bison.
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Geronimo
Irwin
Paradise
Beverage customs and fiscal policy in a third republic
The article notes average annual consumption of about 200 quarts per person in the Third Republic and describes France’s response to wine shortages by promoting cider and beer through tax reductions on those so called hygienic beverages. It mentions heavy alcoholic drinks and notes imports restricted to the United States.
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Third Republic
France
Indian Skeletons Found During Roadway Excavation
Workers unearthed several Indian skeletons while excavating the roadway in that section and laid the bones along the roadside. The area hosts numerous Indian mounds, including a group south of New Albia with more than thirty mounds, some ten feet high and thirty feet in diameter.
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New Albia
Sounds Rather Inhospitable Reveals Homecare Pretenses
A woman writer notes that when visitors arrive unexpectedly she relies on a grandmotherly approach to hospitality, describing a blend of social expectation and survival tactic in domestic life.
A G Good Physic Beda ass JE pre ee an e ease
Ambiguous text fragment mentioning tablets and praise but lacking clear names, events, or context. No discernible news item or reportable fact to summarize into a proper card.
Foley Cathartic Tablets Help Constipation Says Reader
Peter Landis of Meyersdale Pennsylvania writes that Foley Cathartic Tablets relieve indigestion biliousness headache bad breath coated tongue gas and other conditions from fermenting undigested food. He says they are a great help for constipation. Jericho and Easton Adv.
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Peter Landis
Meyersdale
Jericho & Easton
Adv
Proves Wisdom of Hesiod in Plato Quote
A Plato excerpt notes Hesiod’s wisdom that the path to wickedness is smooth and short while virtue requires labor. The ascent is long and steep at first, rugged, but once climbed it becomes easy despite initial difficulty.
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Hesiod
Plato
Remarkable Record Chamberlains Cough Remedy
A historic cough remedy praised for colds croup and whooping cough has endured for almost fifty years. It grows in popularity as it becomes better known and is widely trusted in thousands of homes. It is considered safe pleasant to take and highly desired for children.
Embarrassing Picnic Day Dress Turns Green
A young girl recalls a Sunday school picnic in the woods where a green parasol and a white dress led to an embarrassing moment when rain left her dress stained green, as noted in the Chicago Journal.
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Chicago Journal
After Effect of Scarlet Fever Cure Mentioned
A reader from Easton Pennsylvania cites relief from a dry throat and hacking cough after using Foley's Honey and Tar. The testimonial claims the product stops tickling and bronchial irritations.
Ely's Cream Palm Promises Instant Relief for Colds
Advertising copy touts Ely's Cream Palm as a soothing antiseptic remedy for colds and catarrh. It claims to relieve nasal and throat inflammation, open blocked nostrils, and provide immediate relief, with endorsements from millions over fifty years.
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Ely
Red Pepper Rub Eases Cold and Muscle Soreness
An ad-like piece touts Red Pepper Rub as fast relief for chest tightness congestion and pain from colds rheumatism and muscle stiffness. It promises penetrating heat when applied and urges readers to get a jar of Rowies Red Pepper.
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Builds Noted Reputation
The advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a trusted cure for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. It claims every bottle meets high standards of excellence and that people rely on it for relief and safe pleasant use.
Eskimo Babies Weaned Late Teach Tobacco Chewing Early
A Brooklyn Eagle note says Eskimo babies are rarely weaned until age four or five, with instruction to chew tobacco and swallow juice between ages nine and twelve months.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Kidney remedy endorsement for Foley Kidney Pills
Rachel Walker of Waycross Georgia reports four years of kidney trouble and says Foley Kidney Pills gave relief. The ad claims the product relieves kidney and bladder ailments along with backache and rheumatic pains. Jericho & Easton advertisement.
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Rachel Walker
D. St
Waycross
Foley
Jericho & Easton
Adv
Glass of Salts If Your Kidneys Hurt
Advice claims meat forms uric acid that overworks kidneys. Recommends four ounces of rad salts daily to flush acids, prevent bladder irritation, and improve kidney function. Mentions Jad Salts as a grape and lemon acid lithia powder.
Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkener Advertisement
A vintage ad urges women to use Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound to darken gray hair and restore a youthful look. It claims natural, even coloring after use with a sponge or brush, noting no disease cure implied.
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Wyeth
West 1 Chicago-Denver timetable notes late trains
Train timetable details Chicago Denver limited services with several departures and arrivals listed. Certain trains run daily except Nos 17 179 2 and 178 which do not operate on Sundays.
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Denver-Chicago Limited
Des Moines
Peoria
Suny
Old-Time Cold Cure Tea Promoted for Quick Relief
An advertisement urges readers to use Hamburg Breast Tea as a home remedy for colds. Directions say to steep a tablespoonful in boiling water, strain, and drink a teacupful daily, claiming it opens pores, relieves congestion, loosens bowels, and helps break a cold. The note touts safety and vegetable ingredients and suggests trying it during a cold or grip.
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Hamburg
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Rheumatism Relief
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless rheumatism cure that relieves pain in joints muscles and bones without internal treatment. It claims to end soreness stiffness and backaches and sells a 35 cent bottle at drug stores.
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St. Jacobs
Hall's Catarrh Medicine touted as tonic and purifier
The ad claims catarrh worsens when run down and that Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions. It promotes this remedy as a tonic and blood purifier available from druggists with circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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