For Better Bathing Bath supplies line promoted for health
The article advocates open pores for cleansing blood impurities and energy, endorsing a new bath supplies line including Bath Brushes Mitts Sponges Sea Salt Soaps Bath Tablets Toilet Water and more as aids to better health.
Legislature adopts law on lobbyist registration and disclosure
The New York Legislature passes a measure requiring lawyers or agents hired by corporations to register their names and business in the Secretary of State and to declare amounts received. The note suggests extending the rule to all lobbyists and interests, while a separate testimonial praises Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung conditions.
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New York
Texas
Secretary of State
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Advertised Cure Claim
An advertising claim states Chamberlains Cough Remedy cures colds croup and whooping cough. The prose also notes rhetoric can mislead during revivals and mentions gold on the heart not equating to a golden heart.
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Chamberlain
Farmers Whisky and Banks in American Finance Debate
Tom Watson recalls 19th century pleas from Western and Southern farmers for government loans at bond rates secured by land mortgages and grain receipts. He contrasts whisky and bank loan schemes with farmer access, noting political resistance to extending the system to agriculture. Also includes an unrelated medical ad for Ely’s Cream Balm and its liquid form.
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Tom Watson
West
South
United States Treasury
Treasury Department
Nature and Time and the Human Heart
Nature and Time and the Human Heart are praised as merciful forces that heal faults and transform decay into grace. The text likens Nature to a housewife who covers ugliness with beauty and Time and the Heart as sisters of mercy burying sins in forgotten graves. A separate note extols DeWitt's Little Early Risers laxatives as a reliable liver cleanser sold by J F Crow Drug Co.
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Foley
J. F. Crow Drug Co
Sisters of Mercy
J. P. Jones
DeWitt
J F Crow Drug Co
Reflections of a Bachelor and Seasonal Quips
A collection of short witticisms about age, seasons, romance, suburb life, and a medical pitch for Dr Thomas' Electric Oil. The quips touch on youth, fashion, death, and social observations with a subtle promotional aside.
Ty ler Commercial College Ad Promises Double Earnings
An old advertisement urges readers to enroll in Byrne Simplified Shorthand and Practical Bookkeeping or Telegraphy courses at Tyler Commercial College in Tyler Texas. It claims graduates can double earning capacity in under five months and offers a free illustrated catalogue. The piece cites an article titled The proof of the pudding on page 188 to convince skeptics.
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Byrne
Tyler Commercial College
Tyler
Texas
Not if as Rich as Rockefeller
Not if as Rich as Rockefeller. If you had all the wealth of Rockefeller you could not buy better medicine for bowel complaints than Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The most eminent physician cannot prescribe a better preparation for colic and diarrhoea for children and adults. It is superior to all ethers and never fails. When diluted with water and sweetened it is easy to take. Every family should be supplied with it. Sold by all druggists. W B Flick secretary of the Indiana Horticultural Society offers 1000 for a variety of apple equal to the Grimes Golden in quality and as hardy as Ben Davis.
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Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Chamberlain
W. B Flick
The
Indiana Horticultural Society
Grimes
Ben Davis
It Is Dangerous to Neglect a Cold
It is warned that neglecting a cold can lead to pneumonia and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is promoted as a prompt cure. The ad notes its popularity and availability through druggists. J T Carter, Confederate veteran from Oakland Tennessee, was killed in New Orleans during reunion by a street car. He who is in a hurry to be wise is apt to succeed in being foolish.
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Livonia
TJ Dwyer
Graysville
King
Arizona
J.T. Carter
Oakland, Tenn
New Orleans
Free passes and political rhetoric in rail policy debate
A Bonham News editorial denounces anti free pass crusaders while urging officials to tackle broader public welfare issues. The piece cites fatigue with free pass campaigns and laments demagogic leaders challenging rail benefits. A Riverton Ta postmaster letter recounts illness and a remedy claim for Electric Bitters. The ad touts the tonic as a cure for biliousness and digestive complaints.
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Bonham News
W Fouts
Riverton
Blalock Announces Candidacy for Lieutenant Governor
Dr. E. B. Blalock of Woodlawn Texas former Harrison County legislator declares for Lieutenant Governor emphasizing public health priority and support for sanitary laws while noting his collaboration with the State Medical Association. He advocates backing organized medicine and health legislation.
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E. B. Blalock
Woodlawn
Texas
Harrison County
State Medical Association
Texas Medical Journal
Girdled May Trees Likely to Die as Roots Fail
May girdling severely harms trees with poor root sprouting. Insurance rates to rise by Chicago firms across policies.
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Chicago
Watson's Magazine Promotes Jeffersonian Reform Movement
Watson's Magazine led by Thomas E. Watson advocates middle class reforms and public ownership of essential services while endorsing private ownership of non monopoly industries. It urges readers to stay engaged, lists pricing and mailing details, and promotes a club rate alongside brief mentions of Kodol for Dyspepsia and local fruit industry notes.
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Thos. E. Watson
Georgia
France
Napoleon
Thomas Jefferson
Bethany
Watson
People's Party
Jefferson
Jackson
Nick Biddle
Tom Watson
Weat 42d Street
New York City
Watson's
A Mountain of Gold Fails to Bring Joy to Mrs Lucia Wilke
A 25¢ box of Bucklen Arnica Salve cured a 23 year running sore on Mrs Lucia Wilke of Caroline Wisconsin, surpassing the happiness from a fortune. The ad also praises Arnica as a greatest antiseptic for piles wounds and sores. It urges home nurseries for orchard stock and promotes Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup for women and children, with lime water soil treatment for worms.
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Lucia Wilke
Caroline
Wis
Bucklen
J. F. Crow Drug Co
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