Folly to Be Wise on Food and Air in Daily Life
The piece warns that many worry about every food and drink, believing butter, cheese, vinegar, coffee, sugar, milk, water, wine, beer, and air are all dangerously adulterated. It contrasts cautious consumers with rustic simplicity at meals and mocks Saratoga spring water cranks. It notes fear of toxins, germs, and pretentious diet analysis.
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Boards of Health
Maine
Blaine
Mediterranean Sea
New York
Jersey
France
Tyndall
J Och
Pasteur
Chicago
Times
Saratoga
Saratoga Spring
Tyre
Congress
Washington
Hamilton
Vichy
Freakish Moods of Royalty At Gastein Visited by Empress
The Austrian empress surprised German Emperor at Gastein in a sudden hail and sleet episode. He greeted her with a kiss and bow, later dressed in his best to reciprocate. The two rulers traded affectionate gestures while a grand dinner followed. Francis Joseph kissed his brother monarch as the German emperor wept, causing a damp seam episode.
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Austria
Gastein
Francis Joseph
Doctors overconfidence and patient care in urban areas
A letter argues city residents neglect proper doctor qualifications. It notes cases where a first physician harms patients, hides previous treatment, and suggests student doctors accompany seasoned ones. The writer contends continued medical study justifies high costs and urges safer, collaborative care.
Lagniappe Customs at New Orleans Groceries
The Chicago Times notes New Orleans grocers routinely give lagniappe to every purchaser. Children and servants expect a small gift with a 5 cent purchase, often sugar or candy, and 24 cent buys of rice and beans trigger two lagniappe. In the French Quarter, boys fill paper horns with lagniappe as a local habit.
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New Orleans
Chicago Times
Nighttime chemist service planned by Paris police
Pall Mall Gazette reports Paris to establish a night service of eight chemists. Members must staff a qualified chemist by night and answer calls, with a 1 franc 50 centimes extra fee. A lamp will burn over the door and the chemist’s name will be placarded on the street corner.
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Paris
London
Mairie
Pall Mail Gazette
Burial of English moulder in sixty ton gun shocks readers
The Argonaut recalls a fatal steel foundry accident where a moulder was overwhelmed by boiling metal and buried in a coffin formed from ashes and clothing fragments. An imposing funeral cortege accompanied the coffin as the case mirrors a Middlesbrough legend of a worker consumed by fiery liquid.
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Middlesborough
Skeletons of the Deformed in Paris Museum Sale
A recently deceased French physician gathered skeletons of deformed individuals for a private collection. The museum is to be sold in Paris and may fetch around 6000 dollars, per the Paris Letter.
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Paris
Under Italian Skies on the Regicide Plot and Monarchical Angst
From Milan a London informed dispatch recounts a regicide scare as sergeant Francisco de Francisci attempted suicide amid a forged note to King Humbert I. Humbert’s reaction and the twist of motive unfold as France’s exile drama and the fate of nobility in a republic loom.
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Milan
Eighty-eighth Infantry
Monza
Humbert
Italy
Francisco DE Francischi
Alano
Signorina Delilah
Franceschi
Vittorio Emanuele
Piazza del Duomo
Piazza
Royal Palace
Alphonso
Spain
Otho
Bavaria
France
Republic
la Patrie
M. Grevy
Crione
Chamber of Deputies
Grace Grebenwood
Hairpin Manufacture and Notable Anecdotes
The text describes mechanized hairpin production with automatic machinery turning 120 pins per minute and enamel work requiring dust-free processes. It also recalls Gen Wigfall’s erratic temper and a Macon Telegraph note praising him. Australia plans a world's fair in Adelaide in 1887, likely with American manufacturer presence, as trade fairs persist.
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Australia
Adelaide
Sidney
Melbourne
New York Sun
Bucklen arnica salve advertises 25 cent box
An old style medical ad touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money back and lists J F Fezer as the seller.
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J. F. Fezer
Clingman Tobacco
Clingman
Clingman Tobacco Cure CO
Durham
N.C
U.S. A
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad
An 19th century advertisement claims Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup relieves teething pain and assorted stomach issues in children. It touts a pleasant taste and notes sales through druggists worldwide at a listed price.
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Mrs. Winslow
Shiloh's Vitalizer Advertised For Dyspepsia Cure
An old advertisement proclaims Shiloh's Vitalizer cures dyspepsia and liver complaints with a guarantee on every bottle. It notes sales by J F in the local shop.
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Shiloh
J.F. Fezer
Popular 8 volume reference set plus atlas for sale
Eight volume reference library bound in half morocco with gilt top plus a Popular Family Atlas of the World featuring twenty four color maps and recent discoveries. Dictionary and phrase books include The Readers Hand Book and Roget style thesauruses. Atlas size is 10 by 12 inches. Each volume $20.00. volume sale separate. atlas 30 cents.
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Roger
Foule
Morocco
Atinis
Wonderful Cures Reported by Rome Druggists
W D Hoyt Co of Rome Georgia report strong sales of Dr King s New Discovery Electric Bitters and Bucklen s Arnica Salve over two years. They claim several pronounced consumption cases were cured with a few bottles of Dr King s New Discovery taken with Electric Bitters and guarantee the remedies. Sold by J F.
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W.D. Hoyt & Co
Rome
Dr. King
Bucklen
J. F. Fezer
Fezer Puts Faith in King's New Discovery for Colds
Local dealer J. F. Fezer promotes Dr King s New Discovery for consumption and chest illnesses with a positive guarantee. A trial bottle is offered to prove the remedy s curative claims and the store s reputation for active, pushing, reliable service.
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J. F. Fezer
Dr. King
Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Endorsed
J. F. Fezer of Greeley strongly endorses Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the safest and best treatment for griping pains diarrhoea cholera morbus and summer complaint He asserts it is recommended guaranteed and should be kept in every house.
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J. F. Fezer
Greeley
Chamberlain
Encyclopedia of Chemistry offered at greatly reduced prices
An advertisement lists a two volume encyclopedia titled Theoretical Practical and Analytical in two volumes with steel plate engravings and wood cuts. It notes price reductions, binding options, and sale by J. B. Lippincott Company in Philadelphia with free delivery on payment.
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Morocco
J. B. Lippincott Company
Market St
Philadelphia
Prickly Ash Pitters Promoted as Digestive Remedy
An advertisement extols Prickly Ash Pitters as the best cure for indigestion and related ailments. It links improper digestion to bad blood causing fullness, acidity, and headaches, and claims the remedy has been tried and proven effective.
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Grace Greenwood
Crownsell
Hambert
French Republic
King Humbert OF
Brooklyn Hagle
Gen. Wigfall
Wigfall
Macon Telegraph
Arnica
Clincman
J. J. Reithman &Co
Denver, Colorado
State Agenta
Norward
Worcester
Worcester’s Dictionary
Lippinecott's Biographical Dictionary
J. Thomas
LL. D
Imperial
Lippincott’s
Chamber's Encyclopedia
Reader’s Reference Library
Encyclopedia of Chemistry
Ream Banata
Cuir
Ath
Owego
N. Y
Poser Joyce, E
Maple Street
Colo
Foundry & Machine CO
Std
Larimer Street
Denver
CcOoLo
Castoria
Missouri Steam
Johe BR. Dovige, Jr
Wan
Mrs. Havek
St. Joseph
St. Louis
Eure
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
Lil
United States
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