Ex-Treasurer Jordan and the Fifth Dollar Bill Adventure
Former United States treasurer Jordan amused friends by recounting a New York incident with a new five dollar bill. He told a clerk it was good money because he had made it himself, triggering police involvement before a cashier verified the note. He later exchanged the note at a bank for clean currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
United States
Washington Star
Treasury Department
New York
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Mr. Jordan
Treasury
Man’s door notice about short absence referenced
A man who left his office for a short time posted a message on the door saying he had gone out for half an hour and would return soon after already being away twenty minutes, according to Tit-Bits.
Domestic Incident From the Observer Flushing Mich
In early November 1804 Frank Long of Lennon Mich recalls severe back pain that forced him to bed. A physician diagnosed muscular rheumatism with lumbago and treated him with remedies and morphine injections. His condition worsened and he feared death as relief from the pain. He sought a second opinion but received little encouragement.
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Observer
Flushing
Mich
Frank Long
Lennon
Pink Pills Save Man's Life Says Patient Prank Long
A man recounts his recovery from rheumatic pain after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He says he could hardly move before and fully recovered after the first box with no relapse since. He offers to answer inquiries if a reply stamp is enclosed.
Seemg to Get Ripe Neuralgia Cure Promoted in Ad
An old advertisement touts a supposed autumn ripe complaint neuralgia remedy Jacobs Oll as the best known cure to soothe pain strengthen the nerves and rid the system. It presents a period voice and emphasizes a tonic approach.
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Jacobs Oll
Jacobs Oil Advertises Stiffness Backache and Aches
An archaic ad fragment promotes Jacobs Oil for soreness stiffness backache muscular aches rheumatism neuralgia lumbago sciatica sprains and related pains. It mentions various spellings and brands like Tacobe and Fan ois with incomplete product names. The copy reflects fragmented 19th or early 20th century advertising language.
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St. Jacobs
T. Jacobs
St. Jacobe
Highland Lad’s Odd Bird Impersonation Stuns Readers
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith recounts in Memoirs of a Highland Lady a Scotchman who believed himself a turkey lion. He built a straw nest in his carriage, laid eggs and stones, sat hatchingly, and left only to feed. Friends replaced eggs with chicks, and he strutted through the brood clucking as if he had achieved his task.
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Elizabeth Smith
Hall's Catarrh Cure Becomes Constitutions Cure
A brief exchange unfolds with sharp remarks about the opposite sex. She declares her decision to part after a three week struggle, and he quips that he would "get rich" without women, prompting her indignation over the need for a bonnet.
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Minneapolis Journal
Grain-O Product Advertisement Promotes Grain Based Drink
An old newspaper advertisement urges readers to try Grain-O as a coffee substitute. It claims children and adults can drink it without injury and that it tastes like mocha or java but is grain based. The ad notes pricing at 14 or 25 cents per package and that it is sold by all grocers.
Encouragement and Advice on Marriage and Health Remedies
A playful exchange notes Frances-Harry wanting constant worship before marriage. Her mother replies not to mind, as after marriage it will not affect business. A separate ad touts Kemp’s Balsam promising to stop coughing, urging readers to visit a druggist for a sample bottle free, with bottle sizes 25 and 60 cents and a warning to act promptly.
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Frances
Harry
Fragments of Advertisements and Anecdotes
A newspaper snippet quotes dialogue about alcohol from a Civil War era source and includes a testimonial claiming Piso's Cure for Consumption saved large doctor bills. The text features a Philadelphia address and a dated testimonial from 1895.
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C. L. Baker
Regent Sq
Philadelphia
Fads of Composers Revealed in Quirky Habits
The article notes eccentric composer habits: Haydn dressed for court when composing and used fine paper. Gluck worked outdoors with champagne between him and his work. Paisiello wrote operas in bed. Sacchini needed two cats on his shoulders. Cimarosa preferred crowds, Sart a dim lonely chamber alone.
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Haydon
Gluck
Paisiello
Barber of Seville
la Molinara
Sacchini
Cimarosa
Sart
Fite Cured in a New Way Cure-All Pills Testimonial
A Philadelphia Record anecdote notes a man claiming relief from fits after taking Cure-All pills, saying he gave them to his wife before her death and since then has not been troubled. The testimonial parodies drug advertising in a dated voice.
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Klublusher
Philadelphia Record
Carniz F. Tremper
Lake
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Thad
Accommodating Girl Debate Reflected in Cartoon
In a Cleveland Leader cartoon dialogue a girl asks for self reflection by showing others view themselves. A dog appears as a comic device prompting a family exchange about empathy.
Help Wanted Solicitor Notices For Woolen Mills Co
A notice seeks trusted solicitors or canvassers in cities to contact American Woolen Mills Co. Chicago. The offer promises potential good positions in local and neighboring counties for those selling subscriptions insurance nursery stock books or tailoring. It notes England keeps about 150 packs of fox hounds and 15 000 horses for fox hunting.
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Derar
American Woolen Mills CO
Chicago
England
October AIsters Feature Short Stories by Noted Authors
October AIsters showcases concise stories by Robert Barr Opie Read Richard Henry Savage Harold R Wynne and a fascinating tale by A Conan Doyle highlighting varied prose styles and suspenseful narratives from renowned writers.
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Robert Barr
Opie Read
Richard Henry Savage
Harold R. Wynne
A. Conan Doyle
Pain Refiner Advertisement Sample From an Old Paper
An antique advertisement promises cure for wind colic and stomach distress. It markets Pain refiner at 35 cents a bottle, requests 10 samples and 1 cent for postage to New York, urging readers to mail a payment for trial.
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Eultens Tone Thes Fame
Pene Cooma York
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Ayer
Lydia E Sra
Preoeodoeassouposse
Baker’s
I la Belle Chocolatiere
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Toledo
Defiance
Fort Wayne
Huntington
Wabash
Peru
Logansport
Lafayette
Southwest
West & Northwest
Crane
T. Louis
Alo
Waufarisco Portrait Co
KR. RB
Japan
Dr. Kline
Xavis, Ltd
Arch Bt
Jacobs Oil
Tacobe
Tacobs
Ois
Sciatica
Hall
Cervera
New York Evening Journal
Nhere
Fido
Cleveland
Carrie F. Tremper
Sapolio
Spain
Europe
Lestwar
Clalus
Atty
Alnee
RS Mat Ama AG
N.Y
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