Laughing at an awkward fall and a nervous voyage tale
A New York public meeting yields laughter when Rev. Mr. R misses a chair and the presiding officer jokes he will again take the floor. A Washington bound New England woman recounts travel fatigue and a water fear. On a Gloucester ferry a Skye terrier causes a commotion and a man asks for his lobster back after a theatrical fright.
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New York
Mr. R
P. Will
Christian Endeavor
Washington
Gloucester
Fido
Hood’s Sarsaparilla touted as cure for scrofula
The Birmingham Herald notes Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a trusted remedy for scrofula and related ailments, claiming it purifies blood and restores vigor. It criticizes Bourke Cochran’s charges as slander and defends Southern loyalty to the Democratic ticket amid anti-Southern sentiment in the North.
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Hood
Cochran
Bourke Cochran
Bryan
Sewall
Fort
Reason
Birmingham Herald
Waiting Across Two Ages
A lyrical vignette contrasts an 18 year old betrothed girl and an 88 year old man by a window on an April day as they confront time and patience. The scene shifts to industrial progress showing machinery replacing hand labor across printing, loading, unloading, steel, typesetting, watchmaking and productivity gains.
Efficiency leaps in old trades described in the rise of machinery
An early industrial report describes how a single worker now replaces many with modern machines. It notes one man performing the work once done by 1,100 spinners, another handling the output of 50 weavers, and cotton printing machines replacing 1,500 percent of hand labor. A single machine and attendant can produce as many horse shoes in a day as 500 workers once could. One nail machine has taken the
Gardener General and the Sleepy Soldiers Tableau
A famed officer once in charge of the Poonah division is described by the Philadelphia American for his passion for amateur gardening. Thomas Atkins faced fatigue duties in soldiers' gardens as he urged station gardens, while soldiers privately mocked his obsession and called him an old fool.
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Poonah
Philadelphia American
Thomas Atkins
Scott's Emulsion Promotes Weight Gain for Adults and Children
For over twenty years Scott's Emulsion has been marketed as a remedy for wasting diseases, nourishing the body and rebuilding strength. A physician prepared a small free booklet explaining how and why it helps and a postal card request will have it sent.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
New York
Chamberlain’s Eye and Skin Ointment advertised
Eye and skin remedy Chamberlain’s Ointment claims to treat eczema tetter self rheum scald head sore nipples chapped hands itching piles frost bites chronic sore eyes and granulated lids. Sold by druggists at 25 cents per box.
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Chamberlain
Dr Cady's Condition Powders for horses
To horse owners a tonic powder claims to tone the system aid digestion cure loss of appetite relieve constipation correct kidney disorders destroy worms and revive an old or over worked horse sold by druggists at 2 cents per package
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Dr. Cady
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Georgia
GLOBE
G. Fennell & CO
M. V. McKibben
T.J Dempsey
Nempsey Building
Mulberry Street
Jackson, Georgia
Drs. Geo
Ed Tigner
Broad and
Marietta Sts
Atlanta, Georgia
Crum
Cleveland
A.n.tra
D.D
Euclid Ave. M.e.church
Dr. Fenner
J. W. Crum
Mills & Bailey
Zen
Henry County Weekly
McDonough
Hogarth
Miles
Ove Vigora
Ion
W. L. Carmichael
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