Prompt Treatment Needed for Rheumatic Ailments
A 1898 testimonial urges families to keep a bottle of "5 Drops" for seasonal illnesses like rheumatism and influenza. Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co of Chicago markets "5 Drops" with a bold claim of rapid relief and offers 100000 sample bottles for 25 cents each in the next month. The letter from John G. Martin of Wellsville, Missouri, praises the product and endorses the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co
Chicago
John G. Martin
Wellsville
Dearborn Street
Freight facilities improve at Baltimore and Ohio Philadelphia pier
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reports major freight improvements in Philadelphia over the past year. A new Pier 24 South, 557 feet long and 140 feet wide, allows deep draught vessels to dock on both sides, boosting capacity. Enhanced lighting and paved driveways accompany expanded freight yards and additional tracks. The company partners with Pennsylvania Warehousing and Safe Deposit for handling woven goods, flour, and other merchandise through their warehouses and elevators.
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Baltimore and Ohio T Railroad Company
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Warehousing and Safe Deposit Company
DB. and
Atlas Held Up The Earth In Old Tale Says Book
A quirky line from a mixed teacher references Atlas as the figure who carries the world on his shoulders. The joke notes the common myth while nodding to the teaching voice and the playful mix of phrases.
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Atlas
Wayitan
Uproarious Patent Medicines Ad Blitz
A fragment page of 19th or early 20th century advertisements hawks numerous patent medicines and tonics. It touts cures for coughs and constipation, claims permanent cures, and includes mail order prompts from Chicago and New York. Also references cigarettes and a few social musings. Strong entities include Dr Delta Pine Tar Honey and King’s Great Haren Rawtorer.
Woman Credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Recovery
Mrs. Jacob Weaver of Bushnell Illinois wife of ex city marshal Weaver recovers after years of illness at age fifty six. She reports taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People from March 1887 and says a box and a half cured her, leaving her strong and active. She praises the pills to other women and notes the remedy’s claimed blood enriching properties.
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Jacob Weaver
Bushnell, IL
Weaver
Williama
Maz
J. H. Weaven
A. D
Williams
Good Sense as Test of All Rule Across Ages
A terse reflection arguing that true rules must align with good sense, rejecting any law or custom that conflicts with clear reason, whether ancient or modern. The saying elevates practical wisdom as the ultimate judge of legitimacy in governance and conduct.
Seed Co offers 400 prize name for corn and oats prodigy
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., solicits names for their 17 inch corn and White Oat prodigy with a $400 prize and free seed catalogue. Includes seed potatoes offer, sample seeds, and a list of farm goods. Also features unrelated ad copy on cosmetics, coffee substitutes, and health products from various advertisers.
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Salzer Seed Co
Stampa
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Wong
A Doctor's Directions for Ayer's Sarsaparilla
An 19th century advertisement extols Dr Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a radical cure for blood disorders. It claims the medicine removes impurities and revitalizes energy, addresses root causes, and promotes natural health rather than mere suppression, inviting readers to learn more and request mailing details from the Ayer Co. Lowell, Mass.
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Ayer
Sarkaparila
Dr. Ayer
Barsapa Villa
Ayers
1.C. Ayer Coy
Lowell
Mase
India Dream or Duty Tested by a Double Life
Dick Harris weighs a Gov General post and India with Dorothy as peril and promise. He plans to refuse the appointment while Dorothy argues for unity and sacrifice, choosing partnership over status. A London house, Lady Aylmer’s iron will, and the shadow of Uncle Skevversleigh loom as they map a future fraught with duty, love, and risk.
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Dorothy
Lord Skevversleigh
Lord Aylmer The Wicked Host In Aylmer’s Field
Chapter XVIII presents Lord Aylmer as a charmingly evil figure with steely eyes and a Mephistophelean aura. He married a beautiful penniless wife who outlived his affection, while she remains strong willed and determined to stay as Lady Aylmer for decades longer.
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Lord Aylmer
Ord Aylmer
Mephistopheles
Iself
Aylmers
Aylmer's Field
Belgrave Square
Aylmer
Doling
Sleep Walkers Tales From Hartford Courant Sleepers
A Hartford Courant inspired collection recalls cases of sleep walking across stairs rooftops and streets. Stories include a man wandering yards gathering nuts and a child nearly falling down unfinished stairs as parents intervene. A veteran recounts fear and a spankings era remedy, noting the habit’s surprising reach and occasional bright vision.
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Hartford Courant
Self centered talk and social foibles in a New York column
A humorous collage from New York Evening Post recalling social bore and gossip at dinners. The piece lampoons a self absorbed guest Mr Langwellig and others as listeners joke about a man who talks only of himself. It notes editorial anecdotes from a Tri bune framing the social scene. Also offers home organizing tips for space saving hanging poles in closets and hallways.
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Mrs. Ego
Mr. Langwellig
Langwellig
New York Tribune
Jack W
Falr
Tam
Jack
Sali
New York
Yaddow Lake and a Forgotten Ballad Fragment
An OCR fragment from a local paper blends a poetic vignette about Yaddow Lake with garbled lines mentioning Bridget and Christian Sciense and a doggerel title The Tramp That Han for Congres. It also includes a garbled character piece about a youngster running for Congress and a murky exchange about a meal, hinting at a satirical or local humorous item.
Inventions and Wit Across an Odd Scrapbook
A collage of light anecdotes from the era includes a spark igniting a wagonette, a countryman’s quip about steam, a grandfather’s imagined rheumatism, a church sermon gag on finery, and a poet praising an elegant binding.
Poutmaster notes Trick Trigger Sam debt settlement
The Poutmaster reports that Trick Trigger Sam has settled with his creditors. Burro Blily writes to omit the word with and adjust wording toward a clearer, nearer correct phrasing.
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Sam
Burro Blily
Home Sweet Howe Excerpt Sparks Candid Quip
An Indianapolis Journal fragment describes a playful scene with Mrs. Bobkins reacting to the phrase My brain is on Miro and containing Bobkins reading the evening paper. A hair brush flies by as Tommy-Paw asks about a fighter, and Mr. Pigg-T muses a fighter is one who got blowing abroad in this lighthearted piece.
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Howe
Miro
Mrs. Bobkins
Bobkins
Tommy—Paw
Mr. Pigg
Indianapolia Journal
Unclear OCR Note on Capitalization of Two Million
Fragmentary text cites emphasis on capitalizing a name or term as Lord Deliverusle and references a two million figure. No clear event, date, or organization is discernible.
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Deliverusle
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