No-To-Bac touted as cure for tobacco habit
A dated testimonial extols No-To-Bac as a life saving remedy for tobacco users. The speaker recounts thirty six years of smoking snuff and chewing, a brutal withdrawal, and rapid relief after one box, urging others to try the treatment. The ad promises refunds if no cure and cites Sterling Remedy Co as makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J
J. Gouldis
Humanity
Providence
Atago
York
Chicago
Potato Farm Scheme Adopted in New York City
The New York Charities conference adopted Mayor Pingree’s Detroit potato farm plan to aid the poor. A committee will organize large scale use of idle city land, allotting one third acre plots per family with seed potatoes and vegetables. Donors include William Steinway and May Hewett, with land offers around Long Island City and Morning Side Heights.
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New York Charities
New York
New York Charities’ Conference
Pingree
Detroit
Ting
William Steinway
Long Island City
May Hewett
Inwood
Columbia College
Morning Side Heights
Dayton
West One
Harlem River
Economy of life and the danger of borrowing trouble
A fragment discusses the futility of borrowing trouble and paying high interest. It warns that such blarney misleads and notes a creator’s hunger and death as a stark consequence. The tone remains cautionary and moralistic.
Pullman Strikers Plan Southward Colony
Chicago March 19 A large number of Pullman strikers and their families plan spring settlement as a cooperative colony in the South Tennessee Alabama and Louisiana A prospecting trip will view sites with a committee The group aims to provide employment via member owned manufactories including a plant to build railroad and street cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pullman
South
Tennessee
Alabama
Louisiana
Two Italians Escape From Bear Creek Tragedy
Pietro Glocabine was found ten miles from Bear Creek and taken to Pueblo in a jail cell. He is injured, hungry, and frightened, and Antonio Gabatto remains at large. Glocabino cannot explain his missing companion’s whereabouts.
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Walsenburg
Colo
Pietro Glocabine
Bear Creek
Pueblo
Antonio Gabatto
Glocabino
Pietro
Antonio
The Decline of War and Its Causes
A reprint from Popular Science Monthly argues war declines as costs rise, limiting conquest gains and promoting wealth pursuit. It notes ethics and mercy as factors, then shifts to a personal memoir of unrequited love, self-reflection, and failed matrimonial hope through H. H. Boyesen in March Lippincott's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Fat Woman Dilemmas On Aboard An Accommodation Train
A stout old lady on a crowded train asks a young man at Haverford which station comes next and if he will help her off. She explains she must exit backward due to her size and that a conductor once misread her position and helped her board accidentally. The item ends with a proverb and a sales pitch for Syrup of Figs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Accomodation
Haverford Station
Haverford
Philadelphia
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Appeal
One hundred dollar reward offered if Hall's Catarrh Cure fails to cure catarrh. P. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio props. endorsements claim F J Cheney trustworthy for 15 years. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally targets blood and mucous surfaces. Price 1.50 per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonial notes Hall's Family Pills 25c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
P. J. Cheney & CO . Props
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney
Kastans Cee
Aearoe Est Tavax
Waipixe
Krixan & Marvin
Testimfra
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Promises Nervous Relief
Nervous symptoms dissipate with the toning and invigorating effects of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. The tonic aids digestion, steadies tremulous nerves, promotes sleep, and strengthens the body against various ailments. Public figures nicknamed Honest Bul or Old Reliable Jack are hinted at needing financial scrutiny.
Teething Remedies and Quack Cures Parade in An Old Ad
A collage of early 19th century ads tout teething cures for babies with Mrs Wisstow plus Piso’s Cure for Consumption and Franson’s Magic Corn Salve. Personal notes from Covington Kentucky claim honest days but nights sow mischief. A playful conundrum references a tea-set and a settee.
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Women
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for female ailments from puberty to menopause. It cites benefits for nervous debility, sleeplessness, and chronic uterine disorders, claiming decades of use and featuring testimonials from Mrs. Jenxie Williams and Mrs. W. of Mohawk Lane Co. Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Pierce
Jenxie Wi.Liams
Oregon
Peco
Lane Co
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Ths
Blarney
Pullman Strikers’ Colony
Omaha
Bee
Butte
Nebraska
W. E. Holton
Keys Paya County
U.S. Gov’t
Reval
H. H. Boyesen
Lippincott’s
Briareus
F. R. Lotz
Scott St
Covington, Ky
Franson
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