Morse's Shoes From Omaha Offer Wide Fit And Solid Leather
Morse's Shoe Company of Omaha Nebraska advertises a large factory produced range of women's misses and children's sewn and standard screw grain glove kid and dongola styles with wide fitting. It promises longer wear and proper fit, offers a fifty dollar reward for any pair not solid leather, and cites 150 men and 150 women’s shoe styles plus Wales' Goodyear rubbers. It ends with a quip contrasting soldiers and ballet girls by leg prowess.
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Morse
Omaha
Nebraska
Lucky Philip Wins 15000 From Louisiana Lottery
Indianapolis man Philip Reichwein of 99 N Noble St receives a 15 000 payment from the Louisiana State Lottery in New Orleans. Reichwein held a twentieth share of a 200 000 capital prize after buying a ticket during a February trip with the Indianapolis Maennerchor Society. A friend held the ticket for the March drawing and reinvested a smaller prize into more tickets. Reichwein is a prominent German and a member of the Ancient Order of Druids, with many New Orleans associations. A note mentions kissing matches being popular elsewhere.
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Indianapolis
Ind) Sentinel
Philip Reichwein
Order of Druids
New Orleans
Bismarck at Friedrichsruhe Rest Home Visit Report
A transatlantic note details Otto von Bismarck’s life at Friedrichsruhe amid rumors of his resignation. Descriptions cover the isolated manor, surrounding Sachsenwald forest, the local workers, family routine, and the chancellor’s simple daily schedule from desk work to long walks.
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Frederick's Rest
New York
Friedrichsruhe
Bismarck
Friedriche
Frederick von Lippe Sternbey
Schwabenberg
Berlin
William
Duke of Lauenburg
Hamburg
Sachsenwald
Schwarzenbach
Dolly
Bichette
Princesses
Furstenberg
Radziwill
Mother Boltzmann
Friedrichruhe
Countess von Rantzau
Empire
Milwau kee to Elect Professional Humorist as Mayor
A humorous note suggests Milwau kee Wisconsin will elect a professional humorist as mayor in the upcoming term, predicting lively antics and unconventional leadership in city government.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Safe voyage tonics and old man’s advice in one page
An 19th century style ad copy touts Hoster s Stomach Bitters as a reliable preventive for seasickness constipation biliousness malaria and other travel related ailments aboard ships and in tropical climates It highlights pure ingredients and broad efficacy Then the ad endorses Brown s Bronchial Tradhes for bronchitis hoarseness coughs and throat woes and ends with a quip about the old man’s role in advice and money to the confidence man.
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Tropics
For Sale Complete small country paper outfit and press
An ad offers a full newspaper office setup with an Army press, McFatrich mailing machine, and mailing type to run 3,000 names, virtually new, plus two or three newspapers in Colorado towns. Contact J. S. Temple in Denver for particulars. A separate line notes a father-in-law clash where the defendant says he is not a judge.
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McFatrich
Colorado
J. S. Temple
Denver
Colo
Castoria and Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Parody
A jumbled vintage collage mocks Castoria advertisements and Hall's Catarrh Cure. It parodies Queen Victoria, Irish temper, and a reward claim while citing F. J. Cheney Co and Toledo wholesalers in a stream of outdated marketing lines.
Sle Novels Free By Cragin Co Philada Pa
Free novels sent to any U S or Canada upon receipt of 25 Dobbins Electric Soap wrappers. Circulars around each bar list novels. Soap sold by grocers. Ice house operators advertise rooms for rent. A Lady in South Carolina writes of labor easing with Mothers Friend and thanks the product. Address Bradfield Reg Co Atlanta Ga via druggists. Embezzler turns over a new leaf but not necessarily stolen funds.
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Cragin & Co
Philada
U.S
Canada
South Carolina
Bradfield Reg. Co
Atlanta
Gormandizing tipping toward indigestion prompts pellets cure
An advertisement explains overeating causes stomach distress and promotes Dr Pierce's Purgative Pellets for gentle relief followed by Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to restore digestion and cleanse the blood. It claims superiority over substitutes and notes manufacture in Buffalo New York.
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Pierce
Wormn
Disprysany Mxnica Association
Mein Street
Buffalo, N. Y
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Neb
Wales
Goodyear Rubbers
Lucky Philip
Hannah Jane
Wyoming's
Wyoming
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
West
Interion Land and
Department H
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Tansill
JOD
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Swift
J. C. Bingham
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Philadelphia
Hot Springs
Ark
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Swift Specific CO
Richard T. Ely
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Hester
Cora Mitchell
Mitchell
Roy
Hester Cora
Milledgeville (Ga
Yeer
Europe
Castoria
Queen Victoria
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West&Truax
Ohio
Ayer
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Lowell
Mass
Carter
Imazopian2
Cain
Fall
Scott
Hullion
Maywood
Kans
St. Jacobs
Lemmon, P. M
Carlisle
John U. Sheafer
Opiual
Stephens
Leischof
Ea En Ait
Rees W .Tlorres
Washington, D.C
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Royal Ins
Chicago
Vans Chemical Cs
Cincinnati
G.W. Ingraham
Amsterdam
D. i. Dyche & CO
Lil
CIT
D.S
U. B.A
Oweir
Pete Galiyick
Intamey
Drugaisa
Woolrice & CO
Palmer
Coto
First National Bank
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And
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Colo. HE
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Menard
Walker and Jenks
Emerson and Swayne
Roymes
Lunes
Ford
de Auuulull S
Emerson
Lyon & Healy
Oliver Ditson Company
Boston
T. Felix Gouraud
Pipr
T. Hopkins
N.Y
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Brockton
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North Broadway
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Broadway
Sean Way
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