Merchants' Fund Society Aids Philadelphia’s Plutocrats
A Philadelphia North American report reveals a discreet group called the Merchants' Fund Association. Since 1854 it has provided relief to aged and infirm indigent merchants, with over $300,000 disbursed in its first year and more than $400,000 invested today. The annual meeting was held in a modest South Fourth Street room, underscoring its unostentatious charity.
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Philadelphia
Merchants’ Fund Association
South Fourth Street
Phildelphia
Towlsy
Stars And Their Fiery Hearts In The Sky
The article surveys stars like the sun in size and nature, noting variable stars, stellar explosions that shatter into atoms, and the long aftereffects seen from Earth. It explains that many stars are in various life stages, including dead dark stars inferred by their gravitational effects, visible only through indirect measurements.
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Bonnington
New Hartford Mills Loss and Town Vanishing Under Trust
When a trust closed cotton duck mills in New Hartford Connecticut last August and September nearly 1,000 of 2,300 residents left. Businesses failed, real estate fell, churches shrank, schools lost pupils, and the water power and mill machinery disappeared as walls stood empty. The town, once vibrant, slipped toward death under industrial consolidation.
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New England
New Hartford
Conn
Milil
Catholic Church
Rust’s
Alabama
Woman's Caprice and a Ring Test His Brute Grasp
Frederick Billson is entangled in a case of mistaken phone contact and a distant meeting with the Only Girl. She accuses him of harsh words over the line, then forces a ring on him as proof of her caprice. He realizes he has added another anecdote to his record of women’s caprice.
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Frederick Billson
Billson
Freder
Hillson
Debate over South Carolina’s role in early U S history
A Nashville paper mocks South Carolina as obstreperous and impudent for firing the first gun in a war, prompting the Charleston News and Courier to defend South Carolina’s early influence and argue Tennessee’s statehood depended on it. The exchange notes South Carolina’s current lead in the controversy.
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South Carolina
Nashville Americas
Tennessee
Charleston News and Courier
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promotes A Cure All
An advertisement from Cheney Co asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by affecting the blood. It features testimonials, price, and sales through Walding Kinnan Marvin and other Toledo druggists. The piece also includes a Thomas Carlyle quote about workers seeking nobler conduct.
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Hall
Catarch Care
Cheney 4 CO
Beleteo
F. J
Fine
Oe &Truax
Toledo
Obie
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Ohin
Allen's Foot-Ease advertising mailer sample
An old promotional mailer claims Allen's Foot-Ease relieves corns bunions swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. It promises easier fitting shoes and lists retailers and a 25 cent price with sample mailer details from LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Apowder
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
Too Funny for One Bull in Transatlantic Social Ties
A London Lady's Pictorial critique mocks (1) cross cultural humor gaps between Americans and Brits and (2) a proposal to legalize kissing only for those certified free of disease. The piece questions certification methods and the social stigma of "uncertified" lovers, imagining absurd badges or disqualifications.
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Artemus Ward
London Lady's Pictorial
Legacy Misused On Lobster Experiment
A fanciful tale recalls a wealthy man who inherited a vast estate and fortune, then spent it trying to acclimatize river lobsters. The anecdote from Touth's Companion notes the financier’s imprudent extravagance and the river's non salt water as the fatal flaw.
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Touth
GrapeNuts Helped Man Recover From Long illness
A Massachusetts man disabled by nervous disorder and rheumatic symptoms credits GrapeNuts with dramatic improvement after hospital discharge. He reports gaining weight from 125 to 165 pounds and says he rarely misses a day of use for fifteen months. A Postum Co. furnished name and a recipe book is advertised.
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Fentieman
Lee, Mass
Massachusetts
Sharon Springs
Mao
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Mrs Rath's Baby and a Cure by Cuticura Remedies
A New York mother describes severe eczema in her ten month old, caused by a nurse's contact. After trying Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent, the baby's sores dried up gradually and both found relief, with nightly sleep returning. The ad touts Cuticura as the standard, safe, and economical remedy for skin and scalp ailments.
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Charlie
Charile
Aleo
Helena Rath
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Shell Fel
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Keeley Institute
Booth ST
Salt Lare
Utah
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Fifteenth St
Denver
Colorado
Cutiura
Hans
Cathurs Rosinent
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Paix
Paria
Austratlan
BR Towns , Co
Amine
Potter Dug and Chemical Corporation
Keeton
Semo Fom
TEL. Son
Tuttle Brothers
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Wenoll Homes
Investmants
Salt Lake
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