Motorman's Life and Dr Williams Pink Pills Remedy
A Cincinnati motorman William, about twenty six, endures harsh winters and scorching summers while on the electric line. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Piles with improving his digestion and health after persistent stomach pain and illness. Two boxes restored strength, leading to renewed energy and less sickness, with pills sold 50 cents per box or three dollars for six.
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Ohio
Jannetors
William
Mineville
Mr Ur
Betts Street
Cincinnati
O. Jet
Lee
Dr. Williams
Requirer
Carrier Pigeons of Santa Catalina Training Method
DeWitt C. Lockwood details how Belgian carrier pigeons were trained to travel from Catalina to San Pedro and back, describing staged releases from increasing distances and sea-crossing trials to establish a rapid mail service between Santa Catalina and the mainland.
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DeWitt C. Lockwood
Santa Catalina
St. Nicholas
Catalina
Eay
San Pedro
Los Angeles
Liberty
Apple names and color myths in Mee n's Monthly
The text discusses how the rosy cheeked apple contrasts with colorless varieties and asserts advantage in using a stiff paper wrap to shade the fruit. It suggests that cutting the "Mary" of Robbie in a newspaper can reveal the apple’s name through the tiny spaces, allowing a child to gather fruit by nature.
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Wrietiey
Pratt
Robbie
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised With Promise of Reward
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure offering a one hundred dollar reward for a catarrh cure that cannot be helped. Endorsed by Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists of Toledo Ohio, the claim asserts internal action on blood and system surfaces. Includes testimonial and pricing details, plus unrelated quips about brains and drains.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ees
F. . Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Ohio
Rail travel notes praise for Burlington route to the Midwest
A traveler from Chicago reports a smooth journey on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy system praising civility, comfort, roadbed quality, and punctual arrivals. The Burlington route is also recommended for travel to St Paul Minneapolis and Kansas City via the West.
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Denver
Cicago
Chicago, Buington & Quincy Railroad
Urlington
St. Rul
Atlaneapolis
St. Paul
Kans City
Wedding Dresses to Hire on New York East Side
A New York Herald scene off Madi son street features a shop offering wedding dresses to hire. The proprietor explains brides unable to afford new gowns rent satin gowns for a dollar to three dollars, with one dress worn by many brides and sometimes returned next day. The exchange reflects economic pressures on marriage in the East Side.
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New York Herald
Madison Street
East Side
Grant's Council of War Reticence Shapes Decisions
Colonel McFall recalls Ulysses S Grant during Vicksburg campaigns as quiet in council. He would listen with a cigar in hand, accept others views, then privately confer with Rawlins and issue orders. The others never knew his final decision until commands arrived.
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Grant
McFall
St. Louis
Vicksburg
Rawlins
Fraudulent imitations of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters warned
The notice cautions readers to beware of fake local bitters mimicking Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, a popular family remedy. It warns to check the firm signature on the genuine label and the St. George and the Dragon vignette to avoid substandard products.
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Hostetter
That Is as fal Feeling With the exhilarating sense of renewed health
Excerpt extols Syrup of Figs for health and internal cleansing, mentions old time medicines and substitutes, cites S F Hardy of Baltimore praising Piso’s Cure for Consumption, and adds a crude note about a Pittsburg girl and a lover named Kelsey nicknamed Kelser-mine with no clear news value.
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Pittsburg
Kelsey
Kelser-mine
Rope talk and ginger cure all in old sailor advice
An able seaman extols taut ropes and the pleasures of proper handling. The piece touts Parker's Ginger as a remedy for various pains and notes women suffer less than in the past. A line about the Saratoga's trunks closes the fragment.
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New York
Trousseaus
Eighese Ol
Leaveniening Ng Power
Royal Absoluti
Grant's Council of War
Hright
S. F. Hardy
Hopkins Place
Baltimore, Md
Denver Directory
Uver
Hhechavi
Gavi Tiledigal Co
P. O. Box Si
E. E. Burlingame
Lbstadd
Lawrence Street
Colorado
Queen City
Curtis St
An AN Lama
Eolo
de Kalb Fence Co
High Street
DE Kalb, Ill
Cave Strixa
Scott
Kennon Williad
Scott & Bowne
Wea
St. Jacobs Oil
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