Dr. Jacobs Oil touted for rheumatic relief and milk danger warnings
A noisy column touts St Jacobs Oil as curing rheumatic pains with many cases claimed. It warns milk as a tubercular risk and cites European authorities on contaminated cows. Anecdotes include Henry Lear of Patroit Ohio and Barnum’s tale, with notes on liver health and a glass-in-sausage incident.
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Europe
Bollinger
Munich
Oper
Henry Lear
Patrot
Ohio
St. Jacobs
Joan Mareren
Fremont
Dr Juysott Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilly Promoted
A health advertisement claims Dr Juysotts Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilly cures a wide range of ailments from kidney weakness to digestion and nervous debility. It urges readers to buy from Langdon and warns against other remedies as inferior. In Massachusetts a local incident shows mob pressure and banishment threats in Georgetown.
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Eld Ave
Juysott
Yellow Dock
Sarsaparilly
Peter A. Nason
Justices of the Peace
Soda
Georgetown
Massachusetts
Dr Vitar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry Cure Claim
Advertises consumption asthma bronchitis and lung diseases cured by Dr Vitar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry calling it unexcelled as a general tonic. Claims to relieve throat and lung soreness with a few doses curing ordinary coughs or colds. Large pint bottle priced at $1 with instruction to have your druggist supply it.
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Hoa
Penn
Williamsburgh N.Y
Bo Ogden
Cedar .T
New York
Tnt
Leanerson
van Delk& Co
Hunt & CO
Ann Bt
Bou
Renuine Smith
John Bull
John Jd. Smith
Louisville
G A. Mariner
Chicago
Lawrence & Martin
Madison Street
Hearts and Brains in Whig Leaders Remembered
A Youth's Companion reflection contrasts Daniel Webster's brain with Henry Clay's heart, noting how Clay's kindness and social tact won admiration. Anecdotes about Kentucky's John J. Crittenden, Francis Preston Blair, and Judge Nicholas illustrate magnanimity, forgiveness, and self control over anger.
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Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
Mr. Clay
Webster
Clay
John J. Crittenden
Kentucky
Mr. Crittenden
Francis Preston Blair
Adams
Jackson
Blair
Crittenden
Mr. Blair
Preston
Washington
Nicholas
Old Man Mistakes Society Notice For His Son
A Nashville Banner snippet tells of an elderly man who visits a parlor after receiving a note asking for Miss in company Tuesday. Believing the request targeted his son Johnny he realizes a sly mix up and exits in embarrassment after learning Johnny has cholera information.
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Nashville
Nostreet
Miss
Johnny
Hathany Block
A Recipe for Moral Diet in Quincy Modern Argo
The piece extols an “oat meal” that feeds moral forces through energy work and good intentions. Regular consumption is said to fortify the ema ciated moral lepers in the community, described as a recipe for politics and society.
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Quincy Modern Argo
Dining with the Dead at the Demuth Hotel
A mysterious dinner for six at the Hotel Demuth in St. Petersburg features a host who dined with imagined guests. He toasted silent relatives, praised the evening, and warned he would return in a year, prompting questions about the haunting episode. The piece shifts to rubber industry progress in Peoria and national use.
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Demuth
St. Petersburg
Pintscher
Mr. Pintscher
The Pin and the Promise of Equal Marriage Costs
A reflective essay critiques marriage economics and gender roles. It argues upper-class expectations burden men and notes many women prefer lifestyle and fashion over practical partnership. Readers are urged to rethink how matrimony is funded and its social consequences.
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South Hero
Enyn
Nelson Fairchild
St. Athans
Miles
Cesweness
Nogabon
Berkehire
Tre Bowlls
McHalnon & CO
Burktllagten
Jana
Fermi
Talend Bock
Uladder
Ty Pal Co
Ealent Jones
Tutt’s
Futt’s
Hutt
Tutt
Terr
Fai
Cast Steel
MINGS
W. Rewnauprt
Elmore, Wis
Barnum
New Haven
Scovill
Dennis
Beauconp
Earth
Langdon
Peoria
India
United States
James 'Pavlor
West Side Square
Sellers
R. E. Sellers & CO
Pittsburgh
Hasteter
All Dru
D. L. Claspill
Hesry
Sondo
Venus
Prease
AW. L. Iustings
Stamp
Ben. Vandel & Co
Ann St
N.Y
Hina
Weents
Leave Ord
Wolling MI Cooner
Hos Et Py
Phillip Albaugh
Agel
Ned
Dan
Pin
Hhair
Onic
Drlggi’ TS
Shannee
Clesrly
Culverell Medical Co
Ufice Fox
Dr Joe Bull
Smith
Bull
vanegHal
Oberyoltzel
Pheonix Peetorsi
Allen's
Rbot PA CO
Pulten St
N. Y
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