Pike's Peak by Rail: A Forked Trail to Summit Views
An Arkansas traveler recounts a daring ride on the Pike's Peak Cog Railway, describing canyon cliffs, Echo Falls, Minnehaha Falls, and Grand View Rock. The party ascends to the 14 147 foot summit, noting crystal lakes, distant cities, and a Summit House hotel. The piece blends humor with awe at the panorama and reflects on the journey as a life memory.
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The
Jackson Argus
Pike's Peak
Frank Adair
Frank
Daughtry
Arkansaw
Beit
Grand Pass
Jack Wilson
Jack
Ruxton
Forest Adair
Dog Road
Smothers
Little Rock
Devil’s Slide
Grand View Rock
Hell Gate
Ruxton Park
Bald Mountain
Lion’s Gulch
Old Pike’s Peak
Lake Moraine
Cripple Creek
Pike’s Peak
Arkansaw Traveler
Georgia
Leonard
Pike
Elizabeth Adair
Yellowstone
Atlanta Journal
Old Man with the Fish on His Back Ad
An old man with a fish on his back travels the world for health and strength promoting Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil. The ad claims benefits for consumptives, weak children, and all in need of flesh and red blood. Distributed by Scott Chemists in New York with prices 50c and 1.00.
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Scott
Dr King’s New Discovery in Davis Store Ad
Davis Ky druggist C T Smith touts Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds as fastest selling item in six years of sales It cures and saves throat and lung sufferers with many physicians endorsing it Harris Drug Co guarantees satisfaction or refund price Trial bottles free Regular sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar The ad ends with a unrelated New York Press quotation about gambling.
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C. T. Smith
Davis
Dr. King
Harris Drug Co
Healthful Kidney Cure Advertised at Harris Drug Co
An advertisement promotes Smith's Sure Kidney Cure at Harris Drug Co claiming it restores kidneys to a healthy state. The copy emphasizes personal restraint in affection and suggests the remedy as a solution to kidney issues.
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Smith
Harris Drug Co
Life in Peril Prompts Health Revival Claim
Alfred Bee of Welfare Texas describes severe biliousness and fatigue. He credits Electric Bitters with restoring sleep, appetite, strength, and energy, urging others to try the remedy sold for 50 cents at Harris Drug Co.
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Alfred Bee
Welfare
Tex
Harris Drug Co
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Florist
McDonough Street
South Georgia
Ware County
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Waycross, Ga
Chas, A. Butner
Jackson, Ga
Crum
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Night Phone
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J. 8. Johnson & Company
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Jackson, Georgia
N. J. Harmon
DeWitr & Co
Chicagea
Mead’s Photo Studio
Whitehall Street
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta
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