Remarkable recovery story and widespread remedies advertise
The item reports Sir J. E. Corley recovering from consumption after using Dr King s New Discovery and New Life Pills, noting dramatic weight gain. It also mentions ads for Kemp's Balsam, Electric Bitters, Barker's Bible edition, and hydrophobia cure at a Kansas mission, with local price notes and promotional claims.
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Texas
Paria
Tex
J. E. Corley
Dr. King
Barber Bro’s
Sultan's Saddle and Papal Tiara Sparkle in Royal Jewels
Rome Cor. Paris Register describes Pius IX's four tiaras with the famed 1854 Isabella of Spain piece, plus a turquoise chalice decorated with diamonds from Abdul Medjid's Turkish saddle. The blue enamel chalice and diamond bouquet work drew strong praise, linking regality and faith in mid‑19th century Rome.
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Pius IX
Isabella of
Spain
Pius DL
Abdul Medjid
Clement XIV
Rome
Paris Register
Malaria and Moral Atmospheres in Homes
The piece contrasts physical malaria caused by miasma with a moral malaria in families. It notes Chinese and Cherokee beliefs about cursed or unhealthy dwellings and urges cleansing both air and spirit. It criticizes gloom, envy, lying, vanity, and praises faith, cheerfulness, and healthy home influence. It also cites Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for dyspepsia.
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Honsen
China
Qualla
North Carolina
Dickens Childhood and schoolboy days of a great novelist
The piece recounts Charles Dickens early life, detailing illness, money troubles, and the loss of schooling. It notes his later recollection of his home at Chatham and his affection for children, plus a brief anecdote about his character and later success. It also briefly mentions Mrs. Spinkin and the Cheek Was Forthcoming, and ends with Commodore Vanderbilt funding Rev. Deems. Bonanza Mackay backs Alaska mining with a $250,000 investment.
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Charles Dickens
Mr. Forster
Chatham
God's Hill
Charles Deems
Church of the Redeemer
New York Cty
Commodore Vanderbilt
Versly
John Knox
Lehall
Humphi
Deems Woheck
General Interest Briefs from the Era Highlight Unusual Finds
A Nevada man hunts a grizzly but the bear ends up dining first. Chinese masses to be disinterred in San Francisco for burial in China. A German mathematician pegs Central Germany snowfall at 10 million tons. Artesian wells touted as a hot water source. Idaho stage robber Bill Johnson laments meager takings. A Tennessee paper praises J C Backhelt for plank sidewalk work. Skeletons in Belgium cave hint at pre ice age inhabitants. Red Bank NJ farmer raises eggs turning into chicks. Wasted heat in coal linked to poor combustion. could be redirected by gas. Rome conference notes Europe’s improving death rate due to sanitation. Chinese traders repurpose old horse shoes for blades. US diet costs for feeding the nation contrasted with hotel prices. A case of progressive muscular atrophy discussed. Reader complains about public smoking etiquette and a salve ad concludes.
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Nevada
San Francisco
Chins
Germany
Perth
Bill Johnson
Idaho
Tennessee
J. C. Backhelt
Gibbons
Philadelphia Press
Orneau
Belgium
J. F. Eurich
Red Bank
N. J
Providence Journal
International Institute of Statistics
Rome
Europe
Boston
Berlin
United States
Foole
Pien
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Ohio
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Barber Bros
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Station D
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Barber Bro
Kemp
Price Co
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Hood
Pcr Etail
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Tutt
Dickens
Bonanza Mackay
Alaska
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