Prohibition Vote Move Wins Republican Backing in Pa
Republicans in the Pennsylvania legislature caucused and pledged to submit the Prohibitory Amendment to a special election on June 18. The debate centered on good faith in party pledges and whether to hold a stand-alone vote or wait for the general election, with lawmakers arguing for urgency and statewide impact on high license reforms.
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Kind Words and Cautions on Catarrh Cure
A snippet blends a poem about kind words with a dangerous medical advert warning against Mercury in Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites F J Sheney Co of Toledo Ohio and notes the product is sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle. The text interleaves moral verse with a late 19th or early 20th century medical disclaimer.
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Free Trial Bottles Propel Dr Kings Discovery Trade
I K Hildebrand's drug store reports a surge in trade as customers receive free trial bottles of Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption. The remedy quickly cures coughs colds asthma bronchitis croup and throat and lung diseases with a free trial bottle and a large $1 bottle guaranteed.
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Bucklen Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters Advertisements
Bucklen Arnic a Salve claims best healing for cuts bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee and 25 cent per box price sold by T E Hildebrand Druggist. Electric Bitters touted as life changing tonic aiding kidneys liver and stomach with relief promised for various ailments and priced 50 cents and 1.00 at the same drug store.
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Elevated travel praised as cure for dyspepsia in Brooklyn talk
A Brooklyn elevated train brakeman extols daily rides as a cure for dyspepsia and highlights a young lawyer in New York who improved after regular elevated travel. He notes many riders claim health benefits, praising air through open windows. fear of accidents appears mainly among out-of-towners and housewives who observe curves at speed.
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Nervous Reactions to Transit and a Storm Shocker
A reader recalls fear of surface cars versus elevated trains and notes how the latter can calm nerves while the former seem stifling. A Chicago incident shows a bold man provoking a haughty woman with a hairpin, leading to a streetcar scene. A Cleveland resident endures electric storm effects, becoming temporarily paralyzed with weather, finding indoor shelter essential.
Too Big a Hurry Advice on Rapid Transit
A dense critique argues against rapid transit, urging patience and comfortable travel. It warns that speeding through urban rides jars nerves, risks safety, and overwhelms families with noise and jarring motion. The piece promotes slower, steadier commutes as preferable to speed.
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The Futuristic Travel Era and Everyday Cures
A collage of stray essays and observations from late 19th century periodicals. Predictions of aerial travel and safer streets mingle with notes on New Brunswick farms, Dutch cabbage slang, waistbands for digestion, and a tour through Castle Garden's immigrant baggage and hospital wing.
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A highly fragmented notice mentions electricity’s speed and odd facts about Sydney, a person named Aimee, and Wilkinson of Vernon with a long beard. It also references Japanese housing costs, woodworker methods with naphtha and aromas, and a sultan’s dining habit. Pieces touch on university women’s work and a divided succession.
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