Smoking, a Pipe of Many Tales and Taboos
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century piece recalls debates on smoking and the lure of tobacco. It threads Anecdotes about poets and doctors, including a tale of smoking’s dangers as told by a physician and the stubborn habit of smokers. The text shifts through anecdotes of inns in Brittany and the social rituals surrounding pipe use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Tulmses
Gordie
Tenhaar
Filiot Ier
Charles Lamb
Heeeo
Brittany
Ienove
Sean
Curio-Fact Echoes on Mars Satellites and Prophetic Wit
A curio filled column cites Popular Science news on Gulliver’s Tray from 1726 noting Mars had satellites and their speeds, with a claim of astronomical prophecy. It mentions Hood's Sarsaparilla, Heal's pills, public notices, and a Charleston thanksgiving. includes a brief novel-like anecdote on the conversational capper and a New York Sun quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attensio
Gulliver
Ehisses
Fintaick
Onte
Mars
Blurs
Hood
Verry
Europe
Asia
New York Sun
China
San Francisco
Honolulu
Foreign Office
Richard
Walker
Fred Wilson
James Reed
Brooklyn
Caldwell & Wilson
Norwich
Harry Painter
Alexandria
Tind
Arthur Schneider
Schneider
Sanu Francisco
Secret Service
United States
James H. Heney
Carson Minot
Gunnison
Denver
Leadville
Gunnison Road
Como
Col
Celery King tonic sold by local agents for nerves
An ad touts Baron's Celery King as a grand herbal tonic for dyspepsia liver complaint rheumatism costiveness and general debility claiming it to stimulate digestion regulate the liver and restore vigor. Samples free large packages and prices are listed with multiple local agents and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron
Daugherty Tres
Indiama
J. C. Rugh
Penn Run
B. Beringer
The Fight for Wealth and Kidney Pain Relief
A health ad extols Doan's Kidney Pills as a universal remedy for chronic pains from kidney trouble. It cites a Pittsburgh puddler, John Ann of Allegheny, who reports severe back ache headaches and stomach issues, finding relief and lasting cure after using Doan's. Sold at druggists for 50 cents a box or by mail from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
John Ann
First St
Allegheny
Pittsburgh Mills
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Mc Cormike lightest draft machine advertised in West Indiana PA
A brisk sales note from Frank Douglass of West Indiana Pennsylvania touts a Mc Cormike lightest draft machine and a first class binder twin with a new stock and favorable prices. It claims unmatched quality and invites readers to call and see the Bennett spring tooth lever har row.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett
Frank Douglass
West Indiana
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Jame Negroes
Cnarleston
S. C
Goft
Thomas Mack
Jana
Terre Haute
W. Clark
Philadelphia
Barley’s Cross
Baltimore
Brunswick
Frank Crowley
Long Bottom
Pomeroy
Disappea
Enquirer
Cincinnati
Dr. Wood
Palm Christi
Palm Christi Co
Chestnut Street
Pitcher’s Castorla
Bovard, Lipphart & Co
Fifth Avenue
Ptsburg, PA
A. Arcuer
M. D
Oxford St
N. Y
Carlos Martin
D. D
New York City
Castoria
Eopwin F. Parper
125Th Street
7Th Ave
The
Centacr Company
Murray Street
Syracuse
Work & Young
Indiana, Pa
John S. Hastings
Kea
P. S
A. Pennington
Citehier
the Normal Department
Rowe College
Pennsylvania
International Business Practice Association
D. I. Rowe
Johnstown
Wm. Risinger
North Sixth Street
Indiana
Choice Line
New York
Chicago
Sherman Cohen & CO
Packer and Brokers
Broadway
New Yorkty
South Fifth Street
Phiadelphia Pa
Landis & CO
Shippensburg, Pa
Globe Bible Publishing Co
Chesnut Street
Phila
C.S. Apple, Jeweler & Optician
American House
Senator Conkling
Sadler
Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh
McCormick
G. Groft
R. J. Beck
Point Street
Saltsburg, Penna
J. T. Boucher
Tremont Range
G. T. Hamilton
Philadelphia St
Queensware
Loughby, Cor
Reese
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