Pink Pills Heralded By Cincinnati Traveler Testimony
A Cincinnati traveler Mr. Owens testifies to the benefits of Dr Williams Pink Pills in curing dyspepsia and constipation. He and his mother report rapid relief and lasting improvement, praise the medicine’s ease of use and effectiveness, and note his mother’s similar success. The Enquirer prints his enthusiastic endorsement and mentions availability from druggists or by mail from Schenectady N Y.
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Prom
Cincinnate
Enquirer
Wiliams
P. Owens
As Central Avenue
Cincinnati
Ohio
Owens
Williams
Ree Owens
Oxford
Arthur E. Miles
Frowde
Oxford University
Fragmentary diary line hints at marriage and gifts
A fragmentary excerpt shows a blurred exchange about marriage and a happy husband. The speaker addresses a friend, noting years apart and observing a diamond gift, with a fleeting reference to Aliy Sloper’s holiday.
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Aliy Sloper
Salzer seeds claim earliness for Veggies and Salter sample offer
An advertisement urges planting Salzer northern crown seeds for early harvest. It promotes Salzer as a leading grower of vegetables and farm seeds and offers sample packets and a catalogue from John A Salter Seed Co in La Crosse Wisconsin after sending 10c postage. The excerpt also includes a disposed marine disaster note and a humorous dog pound joke from the Pittsburgh Chronicle.
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Salzer
John A. Salter Seed Co
la ‘Crosse
Wis
W.n
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Cautions Mercury Use
An 19th century style advert warns against mercury in catarrh cures and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and taken internally. The notice urges seeking prescriptions from reputable physicians and credits testimonials and Crucigists distributors with price details.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F.J. Cheney & Co
On the Hog and the Tramp Lexicon in Slang History
A study of the phrase on the hog traces its meaning from hard luck and debt to railroad slang. It surveys tramps depot to theater crews and lists terms like bo lamp sizers and lilacs while noting printers and vaudeville acts contributed many words.
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New York
Bowery
Tra Np
London
Donna
Riley
Leary
Wraggles
Dusty Rhodes
A Curious Superstition About Robins Red Breast
English country folk and others tell a tale that the robin gained its red breast from a drop of Christ’s blood at the crucifixion. The bird supposedly tried to remove a crown of thorns and brushed its chest, turning the feathers crimson in commemoration.
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England
Tow Found Missing Cash Without Usual Shape
A terse note describes cash found near a bar area without a clear form or usable shape. Authorities advise owner recovery procedures and identification steps.
Fragmented OCR Text Summary Card
The readable parts show unclear prompts and garbled text. No discernible people or events emerge to construct a coherent news item or summary.
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