Verona cures cited by Col Grstiam letter from Herndon
Col E J Gresham writes from Herndon Virginia praising Verona and Peruna Medicine Co. He recalls suffering from catarrh and how six bottles of Peruna restored his health, urging others to try it. The letter claims thousands of women owe their lives to Peruna and offers a free book for women with health guidance.
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Herndon
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus, C
Verona
Peruna
E. J. Gresham
Union
Columbus
Greatness thrust upon him in Napoleonic folly
A poor Parisian poet Dubois addressed an ode to Princess Pauline. Her favor led Minister Fourche to fetch the poet to Paris. Fearing arrest the poet hid under his bed and was made commissary general of police by Elba. The ruse was revealed and Napoléon mocked his ministers as 300,000 francs were paid to Dubois.
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M. Dubois
M. le Duc
Fouche
Napolleon
Dubois
Frances
Generous Offer From Doctor Ends With Mileage Book
In Concord, Dr Edward W Emerson offers a library to the village favorite known as Charlie who is fond of reading. Charlie tests the scope of permission and triumphantly requests the doctor’s mileage book, causing amusement and easing the old man’s library access.
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Edward W. Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
New York Tribune
Concord
Dr. Emerson
Charlie
Easy Victims of Gard Sharks in Gambling Rooms
A historic note recounts how top players like the duke of Bedford and the duke of Norfolk were repeatedly duped in gambling dens. Patrons who trusted loaded dice were lulled by sleep and trickery, allowing thieves to replace dice and steal large sums. Beau Nash led a notorious scheme ending with police-style intimidation to secure gain.
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Wrothesly
Duke of Bedford
Beau Nash
Hazard
Bean Nash
Duke of
Norfolk
Painting Presented to Worcester Mechanics Association
A full-length oil portrait of the late John B. Gough has been presented to Worcester County Massachusetts Mechanics Association and will be unveiled at the annual meeting.
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John Fr. Gough
John B. Gough
Worcester County
Massachusetts
Mechanics’ Association
An‘vial
Fasting Proposed as Remedy for Corpulence
A Philadelphia Record report quotes physicians praising fasting to cure obesity. They claim fasting for weeks to a month can reduce fat, arguing even extreme cases survive while consuming their own fat like hibernating animals, and that this would leave people shapely and healthier.
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Philadelphia
The Selfishness of Men and a Boston Tran Script
He-Darling asks what he has done today and she teases him for thinking only of himself. He declares he has had his feeling treed while she counters with a remark about Join Mann, reflecting a playful domestic exchange in a Boston Tran script style.
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Darling
Mann
Boston Transcript
Home Women and Spinal Weakness Cure Claim
An ad claims women suffer daily from spinal weakness and related symptoms and touts Vogeler's Curative Compound as a safe permanent cure. It asserts the product acts on the stomach liver kidneys and vital organs and promises to relieve distress by purifying blood and restoring vitality. A sample will be sent on application to St. Jacob Ol Baltimore.
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Vogeler
Baltimore
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