Pierce cure or honey retu for over a quarter century
Dr Pierce claim shows Golden Medical Discovery cures bronchial throat and lung complaints once deemed incurable by physicians. The text notes a patient’s long illness and doctors’ warnings of no cure, with an implied recovery following treatment.
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Pierce
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Health Benefits
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative with pleasant taste. It claims cleansing effects on the kidneys liver and bowels, relief from colds headaches and fevers, and permanent constipation cure. It asserts medical approval and warns buyers to avoid substitutes, noting California Fig Syrup Co. prints its name on every package.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Ptage
Kennedy’s Medical Discovery hailed as universal cure
A claim from Donald Kennedy of Roxbury Massachusetts that his weed-based remedy cures all from scrofula to pimples. He cites over eleven hundred cases with only two failures and more than two hundred certificates within twenty miles of Boston. The ad promises immediate benefit and a full cure with the right dose, notes possible pains when lungs or liver are affected, and urges taking a tablespoonful in water nightly.
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Donald Kennedy
Roxbury
Mass
Boston
The Smart Little Boy
A classroom riddle reveals the teacher’s twist on maturity and a joke about desire for age and a wife. Tommy cites his father’s line, prompting the lesson that youth seeks age while age longs for maturity. The class is dismissed.
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Texas Siftings
Can You Keep House Conditions Crush Hope
John speaks of a small income and a tiny lot and asks Mary to share. He tests sewing cooking and keeping house and she says she can keep house but only on conditions. His final argument leaves another man's hopes crushed.
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Plowed a Straight Farrow and a Judge's Row
An anecdote from the Chattanooga News recalls ex Governor Joseph F. Brown while he served as a Superior Court judge. A former neighbor, long poor, faced a fine and exclaimed he once knew the judge from plowing a little bull for a mia. The judge replied he kept the little bull in the row.
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Jedge
Chattanooga
Butte Dog Catchers Use Rope Lariat On Cars
Early morning a strays roundup led by Carnate Poundmaster Creech and deputies, two skilled men, who lasso cars with ropes rather than nets. Spectators witnessed the swift entangling of vehicles as the team surprised drivers.
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Plains
Butte Inter Mountain
Clerical Athlete in Condon Sermon Surprises Audience
Rev H C G Moule of Brixton used The Noble Art of Self Defense as his text and compared boxing to reunion. He recalled being attacked by London thieves and felling two assailants before the others fled, the memory noted by Figaro.
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A& Gany
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Figaro
Hall's Catarrh Cure Endorsed as Mercury Free
An old warning about mercury based remedies contrasts with Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. The remedy is taken internally and claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Consumers are advised to buy genuine Hall's Catarrh Cure from local druggists at 75 cents per bottle.
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Toledo
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In White and Gold Declares a Fashion Trend
White and gold effects dominate current decor with quaint furnishings appearing in drawing rooms. Dec orations follow the theme with pure dazzling white highlighted by gilding, a stylish and striking combination.
Schiffmann's Asthma Cure Offered for Free Trial
A promotional notice urges asthma sufferers to try Schiffmann's Asthma Cure with immediate action. Send for a free trial package from Dr. RK Schiffmann in St Paul Minnesota after consulting a local druggist.
New Electric Fire Engine Promises Revolution in Extinguishing
A St. Paul engineer has completed a patent pending electric fire engine. It eliminates coal, runs with one horse and one man less than current engines, weighs about 4500 pounds, and is rated at 70 horsepower. The machine would weigh 9000 to 10000 pounds less yet reportedly offers greater efficiency. The article also recounts a biblical anecdote about a fallen angel and hypocrisy.
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St. Paul
Sailor urges rockets and lines for shore signaling
A veteran sailor suggests vessels should carry rockets attached to deep log line and signal halliards to connect with the shore. He notes ships run ashore to leeward, making windward signaling difficult, and argues rockets would speed signaling to land.
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Leeward
Night Signaling with the Fire Balloon Invention
A fire balloon described as a portable signaling device uses a paper balloon inflated by burning spirits or straw. A message string with combustible beads on a quick match cord conveys signals by varying bead sizes and patterns.
An Animal Worth Having
An old Life quote praises a hardworking dog, noting his usefulness during crab season. The speaker recalls the dog’s thrift and persistence despite injuries, stressing how the animal helps fill the basket with crabs and remains focused on the job.
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Tom
Patient complains of nurse giving sleeping powder at sleep time
The quotation shows a patient saying sleep is fine until the nurse wakes him for a sleeping powder. A physician asks if sleep improved and the patient replies he sleeps but is awakened to receive another dose. The remark ends with a social comparison about a man explaining rivals' success without self blame.
The New Silks and Other Advertisements
A collage of light verse and humorous jabs alongside ads for corduroy silks in Persian and Algerian stripes with tri color options. Brevity cures, cough syrups, and nerve restorers promise quick relief and novelty items, with attention to stamps and mail orders.
First Free Town Library Born in Peterborough New Hampshire
The first free town library in the country began in Peterborough New Hampshire in April 1833 after a town vote to establish a library. It has been open on Sundays since its inception and has received long term support from the town. DESERVING CONFIDENCE. Brown's Broncatan Taveries offer relief for asthma bronchial diseases coughs and colds at 25 cents.
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Peterborough
N. H
Brown
Boston Girl Memoir Stirs Editor Over Chair
A fragment notes a dispute as Mies Boatin refuses the chair while reading a poem on Icicles titled Texas Sistings, highlighting a quirky interaction between writer and editor in a literary scene.
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Boston
Mies Boatin
Texas
Winter Tourist Rates Cut to Florida and the South
Rates reduced to all points in Florida and the South effective from unspecified dates. Announcement by Hamilton and Dayton, General Passenger Agent, Obolanat. The note ends with a stray saying about a woman getting mad at a man and not knowing what she is mad about.
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Hamilton and
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August Flower credited with curing long stomach illness
Jas E Dederick of Saugerties New York says two years of severe stomach trouble ended after taking August Flower on a friend's recommendation. He claims his strength and flesh returned rapidly and that he now feels like a new man.
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Jas. E. Dederick
Saugerties
N.Y
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