Terror of mothers praised in Nova Scotia author testimonial
A Nova Scotian mother known as Stanford Eveleth extols Dr J C Ayer s Cherry Pectoral as the remedy for children s coughs throat and lung troubles. Letters from readers C J Wooldridge Wortham Tex recount dramatic relief and claim the product saved a child s life. The advertisement notes half size bottles at fifty cents and offers a free Curebook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony
W. J. Dickson
Stanford Eveleth
Dr. J
Dr. Ayer
Ayer
W. J. Tucksox
Stanford Keveleth
Truro
C. J. Wooldridge
Wortham, Tex
C. J. Woo
Death Battle of Bengal Tigers in Circus Cage
A Royal Bengal tigress named Princess arrived last winter in Philadelphia and was housed with Rajah and Indian at Forepaugh winter quarters. A fight broke out when Rajah attacked Princess through a door between cages. the great tiger forced the door, leapt into Princess’s compartment, and fatally attacked her. Trainers and guards finally drove Rajah back, but the Princess was paralyzed and unable to defend herself as onlookers watched the deadly struggle unfold among other big cats in the dens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Inquirer
Lehigh
Edgemont
Rajah
Indian
America
Geovie Arstingsvill
Tudiiun
Tudiun
Tell Ingtuit
Jaian
Sale
Troy
Ther
Open Letter Promoting Pitche rs Castoria Trademark
A letter claims Pitche rs Castoria as the original medicine used in American homes for over thirty years and urges buyers to verify the wrapper signature CHAS UL PRITCHER. It notes March 6 1807 as the signature date and references The Contour Company with CHAE HL Wlewher as president. It also mentions a German law about trade freedom and government prosecutions of doctors but tolerates barbers and hucksters selling medicines.
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Motherg
Ute Wari Nastoria
PDC BR SC Aston
Sane Pivehor
Mywanie
Massachusetts
Ww Cmer
Chas. H
Pitcheivs Castoria
Mothers of Amories
Chas UL Pritcher
Contour Company
Chae HL
Samual Pitcher
M.D
Try Grain-O new food drink replaces coffee
Advertisement promoting Grain-O as a coffee substitute. Claims children can drink it safely and that it tastes and looks like coffee. Notes Grain-O is made from pure grains and costs 16 to 25 cents per package. Sold by all grocers.
A New Hind of Tree Arrives at Kew Gardens Solomon Islands
A curious tree specimen from the Solomon Islands arrives at Kew Gardens in England. Described as a haw genus in Sapotace, it is known locally as the turtle seed tree and resembles seeds similar to a titled fruit.
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Kew Gardens
England
Solomon Islands
Sapodiller
Florida
Solomon Inlands
Last Resting Places of Presidents and Noted Figures
An 19th century-style piece lists burial sites of U S presidents and other notable men, noting Mt Vernon Washington John Adams Monticello Madison Montpelier and Monroe in New York City among various sites. It references misprints and a tangential advertisement at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Mount Vernon
John Adama
Unitarian Church
Quincy
Mass
Thomas Stefferson
Monticello
James Madison
Montpol
William Henry Harrison
North Bend
Ohio
John Tyler
Tollywood
Richmond
W Dimes K. Polic
Vine and
Union Streets
Nashville
Yachary Taylor
Congressional
Laylar
Mea
Villa
Millard Fillmore
Morest Laws
Baltilo Novo
Peantelin Pierce
Minor
Concord
N. I
Jones Buchanan Fies
Woodwild
Lane Easter
Tn, Oak That of Abratiin Lincoln In Oule Ridge Cemetery Springfel
Andrew Johnson
Cait Ward
New York
Ely
Garfield
Take View
Cleveland
Arthur
Albany
N.Y
Dr Bell Pinear Honey Cures Cold Quickly
An OCR fragment claims early attention prevents illness and a cold yields to Dr Bell's Pinear Honey, described as a remedy that strengthens lungs and aids recovery. The text is garbled but suggests historical patent remedy language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M Wold
Misey's Ford relics amid Stringtown bed draw interest
A report describes petrified horsa found in a small creek near Stringtown at Misey's Ford. The streambed yields Indian relics and human bones as the spring-fed water declines. Also noted are references to Leipsle and Ayasians armed with bows and arrows in a general mar bot memoir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stringtown
Misey
Leipsle
Yoneveal
Marbot
Trade mark injunction in Hostetter v Sommers case
The United States Southern District of New York under Judge Townsend granted injunctive relief and an accounting on December 23, 1897 in The Hostetter Company vs Isaac Sommers and Lowes Joseph for trade mark infringement. The opinion warns against unfair methods to misappropriate a manufacturer's reputation and profits built over fifty years, affirming equity protection against deceitful devices aimed at the genuine article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court
Southern District of New York
Townsend
Hostetter Company
Isaac Sommers
Lowes Joseph
Saya
Court of Equity
Courts of Equity
Modern Grandmother and Skirt Modes in Women’s Wear
The piece contrasts the changing role of grandmothers from knitters and homemakers to active professionals and travelers, noting fashion shifts such as removable gulpe waistlines and elaborate guimpe gowns. It also covers a Hutchinson church outreach treaty encouraging men to attend services and the Methodist pastor’s sudden illness altering a service plan.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Contelby
Interes
New Skirt Styles Grow From Circular Tops to Three Piece Designs
The latest fashion notes introduce new skirts abandoning gored forms for circular tops and bias seams, with a tall slim frame favored for certain cuts. A three piece skirt with a shaped front gore and circular sides competes with an all circular style, while foundation underskirts and accordion flounces shape the silhouette. Velvet gowns remain the season’s elegance, and a simple line dress for young girls appears in dark green velvet with a tailored blouse jacket in orange satin and ermine trim.
German Matrimonial Advertisements in the Press
The Westminster Gazette reports on Teutonic marriage ads featuring an Italian professor Ferrero and a third party mediator. Gretchen is showcased as twenty, well educated, multilingual, refined, with 10 000 florins offered, yet she must endure strict scrutiny before being admitted into her suitor's home.
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Ferrero
de Trop
Vonally HW
Gretchen
Woolr
London
Westminster Gazette
Quack Quack Mixup in a Chinese Dinner Tale
A British ship officer dining with a mandarin misreads a savery stew as duck. Lacking Chinese, he asks for a second helping with quack sounds. The host replies baw, wow, wow signifying the dish.
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Hifp
Dally Picayune
What Was broken A Life issue shortalogue for Knights
A humorous fragment from Life features a young man named Hob Kine asking a wheel dealer to supply pieces after a breakage. He requests two deltoid muscles a new set of knuckles and a kneepan highlighting the comic demand for parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of the Wheel
Hob- Kine
With the Wind In A Cycle Run On The Path
A fragmentary verse recalls a merry race along a cycle way where riders pedal side by side with the wind at their backs. The speaker muses that the wind once pushed them, and wistfully wishes for its return.
Schemer and Tenant In A Quarrel Over Flat Move
A rough dialogue unfolds as a landlord mocks a wife for choosing a cheaper flat while claiming it was to spite him. The tenant quips about red hunting and children, and the conversation shifts to scientific debate on earth’s internal heat and climate. The exchange ends with a puzzled lawyer asking about the next step.
Up to Date Henin and Guinea Belt Controversy
A fragmentary report discusses Heoth up to date Henin and Bach of the Guinea coast, noting a king Wae turned out by the Belt. It mentions two years past efforts in vying with Bula and civilised attractions, and references Hoke, fortnightly mail, Truth in the Joining or separating of sians, and items signified as agree or disagree Lacks.
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Henin
Bach
Guinea
Bulawaye
Digestion Causes Irregular Heart Action Misleading Diagnoses
A 43 year old woman from Newpoint Indiana suffered four years with severe stomach trouble and gas pressing on the heart, causing irregular heartbeats and choking spells at night. After doctors failed, her condition worsened until a cure was found by restoring digestion.
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Ellen Col. Fom
Newpoint
Heart Failure Cure Highlighted by Pink Pills
A patient with heart failure improves after using Dr. Violet Mowrs Pink Pills for Pale People. Digestive issues lessen, choking spells fade, weight returns to normal, and blood improves. The article promotes these pills as supplying essential elements to restore nerves and vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Digeson Wade
Dr. Vi
Mowrs
The German author and the soup with no spoon
A famous German literary figure in a restaurant refuses soup because no spoon is provided. After the waiter brings a fresh bowl, the patron repeats that he cannot eat it for the same reason. The waiter, puzzled, realizes the absence of a spoon and waits as the genial diner chuckles softly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sin
Peulus
Ty son donor ends hiring firm by giving six thousand pounds
In Brisbine during cathedral funding, collector sought a subscription from Tyson a reputed rich man. Tyson offered to match any sum and finally wrote a £6000 check after the collector pressed for his name on the donor list. The gesture filled a key gap for the building fund.
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Brisbine
Jimmy ‘Tyson
Jimemys
Ag Tyson
Tyson
Dr Bell s Ping Tar Honey Famed For Coughs
The notice claims children suffer colds more than townsfolk and deny quinine or radical treatment. It promotes Dr Bell s Ping Tar Honey as harmless and pleasantly effective for all coughs, with unverified cure claims. A casual ad tone follows with comic dress suit exchange dialogue.
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Bell
Fragmented 19th Century Ad Snippet With Quips and Quotas
A garbled mix of modernized prices for services, painter notes, Whistler and Derby Day quotes, dubious tobacco cures, elopement chatter, and miscellaneous phrases. The fragment references F Donovan, Writh, and Anna M Rows from Williamsport Pa with dates and odd lines about moving to Kentucky and Washington.
Judge Queries Umoke Mledge Cigarette Claim
A judge questions a fragmented 19th century or early 20th century note about Umoke Mledge cigarettes with vague figures such as 0 for 6, mentions of eight items and a coat, and requests clarification on whether the seller offers or refutes a specific deal. The readable text shows uncertainty and garbled phrases needing proper syntax.
Trish Bull and Irish Bullish Satires
A playful compendium of bull as blunder and euphemism traces the term to Obadiah Bull a Tudor era lawyer whose misstatements amused judges. It recalls an Irish quip about two cows and a standing bull, Mrs Edgeworth on Trish Bull and other witty misuses across letters proverbs and satirical notices.
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Henry VIII
Mra Edgeworth
Trish Bulle
McCarthy
House of Commons
S Drops and the 30 Day Trial Offer for Rheumatism
An 1407dated advertisement extols S Drops a remedy for rheumatism neuralgia and colds and recounts a testimonial from William Wells of Buena Vista Oregon. The Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co offers 100000 sample bottles for 25 cents each during thirty days plus larger bottle options and mail order. The piece also notes historical shifts in newspaper press motors and electric drive at major papers.
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Buena Vista
Ore
Swanson
Chicago
Jil
WM. Wells
Swanson Kieumatic Cure Co
Dearborn Street
Orlor
Shoey Allen's Poot Base Foot Powder Ad
Shake into your Shoey Allen's Poot- Base a powder for the feet. It makes light of New Shoes feel Had y, Cures Corns, Gunlons, Chilblains and Sweat ing Feet. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c, Sample sent FREE. Addr ess Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy N. Japaneses Sword Guards Sold at New York Auction. Nenly two hundred guards from Robert son collection found buyers. Prices ranged from 4 to 12 for iron works and copper bronze. Silver guards fetched low sums. the top silver guard brought 2. The gem, a solid gold guard, sold for 195 to Hermann Sehaus. Total sale amount 4,149.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Robertson
New York
I'ribune
Hermann Sehaus
LeRoy
No-l'o Bas and Allen's Foot Base Advertisements
A garbled 19th century advertisement page promotes No-l'o Bas as a tobacco quit aid and Allen's Foot Base powder for feet. It includes testimonials, drugstore availability, and a Chicago or New York address for Sterling Remedy Co plus a stray maxim about avoiding arguments with neighbors.
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Horle
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Cough Remedy Ad Warns Danger of Delays
An old advertisement warns that coughing leads to consumption and promotes Kemp's Balsam as an instant cough stopper. It urges readers to visit the store today and offers free samples with 26 and 60 cent bottles, while noting delays are dangerous.
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Kemp
Women urged to take Pinkham remedy to avoid hospital
A fragment essay urges women to build female organs and avoid hospital by using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after a miscarriage and fatigue. It extols French wives as diligent partners and warns against neglect, touting cures and promotional letters while citing other products and household advice.
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Lydia FE. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Lyxuis
Frederick St
Rochester
N. Y
Origin of the Word Filibuster and Mibustier
The origin traces the term filibuster to English adventurers on the coast. French members of the profession preferred Mibustier. The word evolved from a corruption of brewch for pronouncing freebooters, historically used for independent robbers.
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St. Nicholas
Dr Hell Pito-Tiy-Honey Claims Superior Cough Remedy
An advertisement touts Dr Hell Pito-Tiy-Honey as a leading cough and cold remedy. It promises soothing relief for throat irritation and lung discomfort, claiming it outperforms other products and offers consolation when sick. The jumbled text references teething discomfort and various brand names, suggesting a broad patent medicine pitch.
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Mercury
Emer
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Olio
Fj, Chenay & Co
Drugginia
Price
Lafayatte Knight
Camas Prairie
East Oregonian
Wien
Diogenes
Gettiig
Nora
Hostetter CO
Gow
Ike A
Sue Os Center
Bowlon
Methodiet
Detayal
Agawin
Fley
Charles J. Haute
Jatter
Mabel
Pulple
Noar Wareham Center
Mies Mateh
Titi
Thin Danghiere
Tin Wao
Watch
Lord Kelvin
Matty Fort
Heoth
Dashaway
Lindell Hotel
ST. Louis, MO
Toome
Meale
Houma
F. Donovan
Writh
Whistler
Abe
Lelieve Pine
Anna M. Rows
Williamsport
Bia
Umoke Mledge
Metah, Sun, Times and Journal
Chivago
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Paterson
Toronto
Anssier
Mrs. Lyness
France
Goa
Abipa
Atirriiye
Blackhouse
Hubbard
Simpkins
Lin
Coen Cengh Halim
Tatt
Ile
Iletenenhny
Dr. Bell
Star Tobacco
Ghia
Ds Alter Bred CO
la Choret
Ise
Anl-Nemetqa al
Sant Post
French Chemical CO
Dearbarn St
ST. Jacobs
Ian
Garanteed Nod
Pravants Sociagion
Evan Culemigae
Draggista
Vieprews
Moore
Grea
Athos
Melone Haute Authors and Writers Union
Home Cure
Issbella Midg
Thiel Detective Service
Lould
Omaha
Hotel Tilly
WLW
SL Louis
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