Dr Pierce's Pills Endorsed In Odd Fragment
A fragmented ad fragment mentions Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and kidney remedies. It references Tremont Ohio addresses and praises the product, noting its use for ailments and a mirror-backed fashion note from a past era. The text is garbled but centers on medical tonics and promotional claims.
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Rusia
Rickard
Dapot
Tremont
T Can
Pape's Cold Compound Ad Claims Quick Relief
An ad-style fragment touts Pape's Cold Compound as quick relief for colds. It promises nasal clearing, headache and fever relief, and states the product costs only a few cents at drug stores. The copy imitates a period ad tone and mentions dosing every two hours.
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Pape
Pope
Cascarets Ad For Child Health Relief
An advertisement encourages parents to give Cascarets to constipated or sick children. It claims a gentle cathartic cleanse of the liver and bowels without griping, using notes about harmless ingredients and reliable action for bowel movement.
Desirable House Design with Economical Front Porch
Describes a square brick house 80 by 80 feet with straight walls and an artistic porch. Features include colonial column porch supports, brick piers, hip roof with dormer, two floors with living and dining areas on ground level and bedrooms above. Entrance leads to a stair hall and a small bedroom with bath adjacent.
A Large Family House With Flexible Sleeping Porch Rooms
Ten foot wide second floor features three good sized front bedrooms and two back bedrooms plus a sleeping porch. A central hall serves all rooms with commodious closets. A wall bed folds into the sleeping porch turning it into a sewing or sitting room by day. The layout makes this house suitable for a large family.
Brick Home Design Promotes Comfort and Style
A home design allows optional second floor bedrooms or a first floor den, emphasizing exterior appearance with a broad inviting porch. It features a large living room 16 by 14, a rear mining room, connected dining and living spaces, a breakfast area, and a kitchen with natural light. Brick construction, varied colors, and a full basement add warmth, durability, and future expansion potential while home ownership is framed as civic and economic benefit.
Rush of Troops Through England and Watered Stock Remarks
A London Morning Post quote cites Sir Frederick Maurice on Russian troops passing through Crewe station. A Observer contributor offers a rival version the stationmaster spoke of rushing troops day and night. The piece also notes claims about watered stock linked to Daniel Drew and other financiers.
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England
Prederick Maurice
Morning Post
London
Crewe
Fear to Tet Own Name In Kayan Customs
A fragmentary note on Kayan tribal customs in the Philippines discusses naming etiquette, warning that asking a stranger for his name can invite harm. It asserts that a man should not reveal his own name, to avoid misfortune, and reflects on the value of being loved and beloved.
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Arung
Philippines
Quirks in Finance Reported With Watered Stock Scheme
Rumors allege that before joining finance, Fisk used water to inflate stock weights. Filers allegedly aided by raising cattle or hogs, then hydrating them to sway scales. A 900 pound steer allegedly weighed 840 pounds after five gallons of water, sparking the term watered stock.
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Fink
Fisk
Memorial to Priestly Home Moved to Penn State Campus
The original Priestly home and laboratory, a frame house on the Stoquehannn river at Northumberland where Joseph Priestly discovered oxygen in 1774, is bought by graduate chemists from Pennsylvania State College. They plan to move it to the campus in Philadelphia as a lasting memorial to the great scientist.
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Joseph Priestly
Stoquehannn River
Northumberland
Pennsylvania State College
Philadelphia
Dishes From Roasts to Puddings Featured In Home Cookery
A readable pantry of old fashioned recipes covers ox tails stews tripe ragout and lyonnaise tripe, with guidance on stuffing hearts, brains and sweetbreads baked in tomato sauces. It includes chocolate chestnuts, cocoa cream, suet puddings and various steamed puddings, ending with color blindness notes and brief news items.
Women Readers Urged to Check Health and Tackle Kidneys
A long column urges women to consider kidney trouble as a cause of many health issues. It touts Swamp-Root as the remedy and cites numerous benefits. It also advertises Cuticura for sore hands, Garfield Tea, and a gray hair treatment, ending with a light Life joke about Diogenes and an honest congressman.
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Indian Vegetable Pill Ad and Fugitive Case Note
An obliquely phrased advertisement touts an Indian Vegetable Pill to relieve stomach and heartburn ailments and promises relief from distress. It repeats a misprint and mentions a Boston Transcript quote about money being distant, while noting a fugitive in his case.
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Boston Transcript
Diamond Dyes Advertises Fabrics Color Change
An old advertisement touts Diamond Dyes to revive faded clothes and accessories. It promises rich, fadeless color on wool, silk, linen, cotton, or blends with guidance in a package direction book. The ad also notes a Diamond Dye Color Card for matching materials.
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