Police Endorse Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Nationwide
Police across the country uniformly praise Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a remedy for cough and cold and warn that no one should be without it for incipient consumption.
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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1890
Page
8
Police across the country uniformly praise Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a remedy for cough and cold and warn that no one should be without it for incipient consumption.
A reflective piece argues enemies keep the mind alert, reveal true friends, and prevent complacency. It compares lovers and haters as two watchers and notes enemies sharpen perception of fault, aiding self-improvement and vigilance. The text also shifts to touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a malaria and stomach aid across regions from Guatemala to Panama.
Southern papers renew debate over who wrote Dixie with no new evidence. The Magazine of American History suggested a Northern origin tied to New Jersey enslaved people named Dixie, while General Longstreet credited Southern cadets at West Point. Some claim it was written for Dan Bryant's minstrels in 1860.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for a catarrh cure that fails Hall's Catarrh Cure. It lists F J Cheney Co as proprietors and features testimonials from Toledo wholesalers and druggists. The text promotes internal use and direct action on mucous surfaces with a price of 39 cents per bottle.
An advertisement notes the Reversible Collie Company offering Linene goods samples for laundry ease. It claims wives seek practical wear and suggests husbands benefit from non wrinkled shirts and simple care, urging housewives to test the Linene line.
A narrator advertises home talent shows with Giarrett’s OP Choice Rejections for lyceums schools and churches. The ad markets a 240 page volume of pathos and two comedies for 60 cents postpaid from Ganthrr & Co Philadelphia. The text also notes warnings about criminals and a health claim tied to Garfield Tea and nature’s laws.
OYAL describes an unfermented bread made without yeast to avoid decomposition from yeast or baking powder. The bread is claimed to be peptic, palatable, and the most healthful, suitable to eat warm and fresh without discomfort unlike other breads.
A simple bake using Royal Baking Powder and flour with salt sugar and a potato. Mix dry ingredients rub in potato add water to form a stiff batter then bake in a small pan for about 45 minutes with a paper cover for the first 15 minutes. Do not add milk.
A French journal recounts a coffee-house scene where a newcomer asks to read the patron’s newspaper first. After half an hour the reader reveals he is blind in one eye, prompting the comment that he must read everything twice.
Ten miles from Asheville the Candler postmaster charged Mr. J. S. Henry regular letter postage on Columbian stamped mail and demanded to know sender identity to “have the man tried.” Henry’s correspondent protested but letters with Columbian stamps were held back until postage was paid.
A judge with poor handwriting inspires a client to write a clearer reply note. The passage recalls how electricity can numb teeth for painless extraction using cocaine or ether and describes the growing use of local anesthesia in dentistry.
A New York Weekly quip notes fire safety with a joke about using hotel fire escapes. The piece contrasts formal wit with practical concerns about evacuations and safety in buildings.
Advertisements tout a 1 100 room fireproof summer hotel the Great Eastern at St. Lawrence Ave and 60th St Chicago two blocks from Midway Plaisance World’s Fair entrance offering European rate rooms at 1 50 per day per person. Also notes Beecham’s Pills for indigestion and related ailments and urges readers to buy through Copeland Townsend Manager at 42 Rookery Chicago.
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