Rheumatic Pains and a Cure by Pink Pills
Mrs. Frederick Brown of 40 Sumpter street Sandy Hill New Jersey suffered inflammatory rheumatism since sixteen. After failing with doctors and long bed rest she used Dr Williams Pink Pills and within three months was cured. The pills drove rheumatic poisons from her blood and she regained health and strength. They are sold by druggists and the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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Frederick Brown
Sumpter Street
Sandy Hill
Dr. Williams
Tonic for Wornout Horses in German Practice
German remedy uses roasted coffee beans and honey to revive exhausted horses. The unusual tonic aims to restore energy in wornout equines, reflecting period folk veterinary methods and experimental feeds.
Deafness Cure Claim Through Catarrh Remedy
An advertisement asserts deafness results from mucous inflammation of the Eustachian tube and claims catarrh cures restore hearing. It offers a $100 reward for any case of deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Includes address J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and suggests Hall’s Pills for constipation.
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Cannes
Halle
J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
Druggiata
Ifail
Nuns Start Powder Hair Trend Then Fashion Widens
The article traces powdering hair from nuns in French convents to fashionable women, noting early gray effect for modest appearance and later adoption as a beauty art. It mentions Roman blue and gold powders, Empress Eugenie’s fashion, and ancient practices of bleaching hair with skilled trade from alpine regions. A separate note reports prospector George Spartley killed by dynamite in a Colorado tungsten claim.
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Eugenie
Rome
Greece
Pericles
Alps
George Spartley
Boulder County
Colorado
A College Man’s Diet Transformed by Grape-Nuts Food
A college bound student recounts a diet of greasy foods causing general illness and poor performance. After adopting Grape-Nuts, he notes improved strength, weight gain, clearer thinking, and easier school work. His sister and brother also credit similar health gains, with many peers reportedly benefiting. The Postum Co. promotes the product and its booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Frank
Post Office
Washington City
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Hypocrite Financier Betrayed by His Own Words at Dinner
A Boston dinner tale recalls Thomas W. Lawson accusing a financier of lifelong hypocrisy. The man hid his greed behind philanthropy while paying starvation wages in a manufacturing start, and even asked a detective to shadow a suspected dishonest employee, revealing the ironies of his professed virtue.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Mr. Lawson
Bhonkeener
Harry Chalmers
Fingers of Galileo stir Florence as fingers demand return
Florence sees a row over the severed fingers once owned by Galileo. A Capponi prelate allegedly cut off the right thumb and forefinger from Galileo's body in 1737. The left thumb, later in a curator’s possession, and the two Capponi fingers now surface in a poverty case. An American offer prompted sentiment in Florence to reclaim them. The old woman seeks payment and legal action to keep the fingers in Italy, while the Florentine public protests.
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Galileo
Florence
Florentine Church of the Holy Cross
Vincenzio Capponi
Florentine Museum
France
Offera
Florentine Patrotiim
New York Tribune
Nature's Way Is Best for Chronic Ailments
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s natural remedies derived from native roots. It touts Golden Medical Discovery, Black Cherry Bark, Queen's root, Golden Seal, and related extracts as cures for bronchitis laryngitis chronic coughs catarrh and various digestive and kidney ailments. It offers free medical authority booklets by postal request and promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and Common Sense Medical Adviser.
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Pierce
Nature
Sr. Merce
RK. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Common Sense
Tea Creen
Worcester balks at site for cavalry barracks raid
A Worcester city councillor argued against offering a government site for a cavalry barracks noting that 1500 soldiers would worsen the town’s shortage of female domestic servants. A stray line advertises a guaranteed cure for piles with a dubious refund claim.
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Worcester
England
Chinese pork demand noted in 19th century report
Fragmentary OCR mentions The Russ Company in Southena and ind Chinese consume pork with little meat from butchers. It states natives in China eat very little butcher meat, while poultry and game are abundant.
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China
Hanover Artisans' Gazette Seeks Competent Editor
The Hanover Artisans' Gazette advertises for an editor capable of resolving industry wide difficulties and restoring unfavorable trade conditions to a sound basis. The notice emphasizes leadership qualities and cross craft cooperation to improve commerce. It also promotes a seeds bargain catalogue from Salzer's Bargain Seed Nook offering free seed to grow hay and flowers, with contact to John A. Balzer in La Crosse Wisconsin.
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Hanover Artisans’ Gazette
Ae Salzer
Dart
Cea
John A. Balzer Reed
la Crosse
Wis
Fatal Pun Sparks Execution in 1484 Political Squib
John Stow, writing about 1660, notes Sir William Collingwood was executed in 1484 for a biting political squib. The verse titled In a manner most excellent wit declared the rat the cat and Lovel the dog ruling England under the Hog during Richard III’s reign. It mocked Catesby Ratcliffe and Lovel, drawing royal ire and the writer’s death.
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John Stow
Englysh
William Collingwood
Lovel
Dog
England
Richard Tif
Catesby
Ratcliff
Expression through drapery and shelf design in rooms
A New York interior design note explains how door and window top trim shapes, shelf height, and curved pediments create room personality. Movable plaque shelves simulate height variations, while drooping curves and valances add a warm, informal tone. Harmony with walls, pictures, draperies, and furniture completes the effect.
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New York
Mysterious D Tompkins Case Reveals a Lawyerly Figure
A farmer in a smoking car discusses Daniel Tompkins with a stranger, noting Tompkins’ inconsistency by context. The interviewee portrays Tompkins as principled when civic good is at stake and ruthless when money and power tempt him. The dialogue hints at political ambition and possible bribery without revealing a clear outcome.
Cruel Revenge Ignited by Cigar Box Incident
A stubborn feud erupts over a grudge against a janitor. One man presents a box of cigars from his wife as payback, only for the janitor to toss the box into the furnace. Smoke and cabbage stalk fumes waft up the building’s register to their flat.
You Are No Exception Rest Is Absolutely Necessary
The passage urges that rest periods are essential for mind body and soul to regain force for ongoing effort. It warns against resting at the wrong moment as the key cause of missed successes and stresses that after a major duty is completed ample relaxation should follow to sustain progress.
London Boy’s Tragic Death After Punishment
A 14 year old London boy, Harry Ambler, hanged himself after being punished for a misdeed he did not commit. The item notes the fatal act as a consequence of alleged childish mischief and references a health advertising slogan for Garfield Tea.
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London
Harry Ambler
Reed mocks Wheeler on aging not staying put
An account recalls Speaker Reed joking about General Wheeler’s habit of moving around as he approaches old age. The quip likens Wheeler to someone the Almighty cannot pin down, reflecting参 on the aging of long-serving House members.
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Wheeler
Reed
An Ill Wind and a Placid Reply
An aged couple exchanges wry humor over a storm at sea. A ship carrying passengers went ashore, and the wife quietly remarks on how glad the passengers must have been to reach land, eliciting a dry, ironic response from the husband.
Frightful Clam with Nine Heads Found at Sea
Enoch Townsend of Saco Maine while shucking clams recently discovered a freak specimen with nine distinct and perfect heads. Fishermen called the find unusual and remarkable in local waters.
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Enoch Townsend
Saco
Cane Buildings in Peru in Lima Earthquake Era
In Lima Peru many buildings are built with uprights of cane plastered with clay and painted to endure earthquakes. These structures show a traditional approach to risk, using available materials to create sturdy facades.
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Peru
Lima
Roman Counting Aids And Methods In Ancient Times
The passage explains ancient Roman counting using finger moves, eighteen on each hand for numbers below and above one hundred, and two abacus types. One uses a sand board with figures while the other is a bead frame with grooves and a device for fractions. Teaching was informal and arithmetic learned more by practice than by strict rules.
Cuticura Cures Longstanding Psoriasis in 30 Days
A testimony from W. M. Chidhester of Hutchinson Kansas dated April 20 1905 describes a 35 year battle with psoriasis covering arms legs and scalp. He credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent with a complete cure in a month and claims lasting permanence.
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W. M. Chidhester
Hutchinson
Kan
Burglars Use Guard Dog in Alameda Cal Report
Burglars using a guard dog to alert them to danger operate in Alameda California. Police have a description of the dog. Also note a $50 round trip winter fare to California via the Salt Lake Route advertised through travel agents. A London sale reports Napoleon’s chair fetching $58.
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Alameda
Cal
California
Salt Lake
Pearest
J. L. Moore
Salt Lake City
Boston Judge Aldrich Known For Harsh Demeanor
Judge Aldrich, noted for asperity on the bench, had a daughter married to a Boston lawyer. When a case in Boston favored the plaintiff and his son-in-law represented the plaintiff, Aldrich suggested postponement due to his position. The defendant’s lawyer replied he "hates the old cuss" but would try the case as usual.
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Aldrich
Boston
Just What Form of Liquid The Smoke Nuisance
In a Baltimore anecdote a woman denounces the smoke in a railroad tunnel as a nuisance while a passenger retorts a man on the street claims smoke aids health. The debater replies with a wry line noting cinders and liquid make a good lye.
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Baltimore American
Not G Consoling. Teenager Enlists for India Regiment
A young man joined an English regiment for India for fourteen years. Seven years later his mother and the grandfather threat to seek the workhouse unless money is sent. The son replied he would return in seven years and they would all go home together.
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India
England
Judge's Magazine of Fun
Scotty the Death Valley Miner Sets Fast Santa Fe Run
Walter Boott of Death Valley rode a Santa Fe train from Los Angeles to Chicago in under 46 hours last summer. The voyage cost over 6,000 and marked the fastest long distance mountain and plain crossing on any American railway. It proves Santa Fe track, equipment, and staff are dependable. The ad invites readers to inquire about ticket rates and literature for three Utah and Colorado routes to the East and Southwest.
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Walter Boott
Death Valley
Los Angeles
Chicago
Santa Fe
Utah
Colorado
Ancient California Oysters Vastly Larger Than Today
Fossil shells show oysters in California reaching thirteen inches long and seven to eight inches wide in ancient times. The animals and shells likely weighed fifteen to twenty pounds, with shells about five inches thick. These giants are extinct, but their fossil remains are plentiful.
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California
Nicholas
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Hafiz Ghaze
Hafiz
Sufii
Bolomon
Aristotle
Cleveland
Russ Company
Southena
Ind
Chance For American Editors
Mit
D. Tompkins
Stony Brook
Daniel Tompkins
Dan
Azn
Czar” Reed
Pekin
Howe
Crow Mall Hive
South Bend
Napoleon
St Helena
Mig
Scotty
C. F. Warren
F. Ry
Dooly Block
Rte Lil
Dr. Earl
Sloan
Albany St
Mass
DA. A
Soros
G. W
AOR
Worthings Coe
Mal Wail
Smee
Shores & Shores
Creiesmgutseesat
WEVER
Wolden-Judson Drug Co
Generel Agente
Gtalk
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