Lodi woman reportedly fasted eleven weeks then died
Martha Terhune a fifty nine year old spinster from Lodi New Jersey died after an eleven week fast and seven weeks with no food. Neighbors say she refused nourishment though she drank a little water. Her mother had paralysis earlier. a physician and a neighbor noted her aversion to beds and weight of about two hundred twenty five pounds. Local relatives recount her decline and lack of eating until death.
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Martha Terhune
Lodi
New Jersey
Gertrude Terhune
Martha
John Soper
Stephen Massey
Miss Terhune
Terhune
Paramus
John Terhune
World
Mrs. Massey
Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsparilla touted as cure all
An advertising column extols Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsparilla as a cure for blood and skin diseases liver and urinary troubles. It warns against mineral poisons and alcoholic tonics and cites a recent poison death and a belief in the remedy's effectiveness. It also notes a man attempting a second marriage before his first wife died and other assorted notes.
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Ayen
Pro pr medication claims and cure endorsements in 19th century ads
The excerpt lists various patent medicines and tonics with bold claims of superior efficacy and economy. It promotes Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry, Heγeman’s Camphor Ice, Cop’s Cough Balsam, and other preparations, followed by testimonials and notes on lectures by Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton, plus a pardon of Frederick Koehler for a prison sentence.
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Wistar
Europe
Speer
Oporto
Dyspepsia Cures Promising in Early Testimonials
Guilford Connecticut resident claims thirty five years of dyspepsia cured by COR’S DYSPEPSIA CURE. Paducah Kentucky and Detroit Michigan testimonials describe relief after limited relief from physicians and medicines. Several veterans report rapid improvement and restored appetite after two doses.
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Guilford
Met
Cor
G. IL. Richardson
Paducah
Divine
Libby
Cok
T. Gillaland
U.S. A
Detroit
Mich
Coe
The King and War Bring Joy and Ruin in Parallel
The piece contrasts prosperity and tragedy with the King’s call for peace versus war. It cites 1873 1878-79 mercantile failures and debts, then shifts to a meditation on true singing vs superficial instruction and the need for disciplined training from professional ranks.
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Ynn
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Lydia Brink
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Scranton, Pa
Conrad Cook
West Side Public Square
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Hathaway Block
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Indiana and
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Dennehue & Lewis
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Landes Drug Store
Washington St
Themis & Newpeak
Lander Drug Store
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BR. Miller
Miller & Moore, Attorneys At Law A Real Estate Agents
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James J. Sarg
Wilnis G. Nave
Smiley & Neff
Albin’s Black
South Side Public Square
Greencastle
Rey “Ginginnati
Barge Bulletin
Fearless Independent Hib
Stock Markets
IGG
W. Fourta ST
Cincinnati
Remeny
Mt. Louty
Glenn
Coinsa
Cal
William Perdew
Leon
Iowa
Dubuque
New Zealand
Shoe
Levi Calkins
Vernon
Wis
Anthony
Elizabeth Stanton
Mrs. Stanton
Hegeman’s
Hegeman & Co
New York
Metropolitan Web. Co
New Haven
Conn
Hegeman
Sarah Smiley
Bishop Stevens
Pennsylvania
Episcopal Church
Patterson
Lhereby
Dyer
Frederick Koehler
Licking County
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Kokomo
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J. C. Ayer & Co
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Passaie
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Publish'g Co
St. Louis
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