Quack Claim About Tape Worms Prompts Alarmed Notice
A Philadelphia physician touts a sensational cure for a “queer disease” he calls tape worm infestation. He alleges vast internal worms cause nervousness and weakness, then touts a free consultation and a homegrown remedy. The reader is urged to seek medical advice through his offices at 501 and Jefferson Streets, Philadelphia.
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United States
Jamies M. Munyon
Kk and
Jefferson Sts. Pailadelphia
James M. Manyon
Jefferson Btreata
Philacelona
Pry Wit
Serenity Amid City Trials according to Theodore Parker
The text extols a true religious man who keeps a serene forehead and peaceful bearing amid plague, tyranny, and political strife. It contrasts external chaos with inner calm, suggesting such endurance inspires others around him to react with noise while he remains rooted.
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Athens
Theodore Parker
Postum Helped Parsonage Family Improve Health
A parishioner letter from supporters of Postum Co. describes coffee withdrawal improving wife and husband health. They report relief from headaches gastritis and nervousness after switching to Postum and note similar benefits for parents and other parishioners. The letter promotes the product citing testimonials and a booklet titled The Road to Wellville.
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Wife
Ona
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Crack
Mich
Wellville
Guide to Engineered Torpedoes and Fusees Used as Signals
A correspondent describes railroad safety signals using detonating torpedoes and fusees. General Superintendent E R Pollock explains torpedo signals to stop or slow trains and fusee signals to warn or guide train crews, detailing placement, colors red and yellow meanings, timing, and safety cautions for approaching trains.
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St. Nicholas
E.R. Pollock
New York, New Maven & Hartford Railroad
Prevent Train Fires Through Electric Lighting
A historical report notes multiple toll road efforts to move trains to electric lighting due to frequent lamp explosions and fires. It highlights dangers from oil lamps, gas leaks, and overturned carriages, and cites a western railroad outfitting through trains with Curtis turbine generators and electric wiring for lights.
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Western
Electric wagons for road transport described in Popular Mechanics
A paired German design features six road wagons plus a self powered car carrying two gasoline engines and electric motors for all axles. The train offers 30 to 83 tons capacity, speeds of 7.5 to 9.75 mph, broad tires for varied roads, and low operating costs. Steering is controlled from the wagon at the front.
Preventable Killings at Rail Stations Worldwide
An Exchange editorial decries railroads for unnecessary deaths at train entries and exits. It argues safety upgrades are overdue, costing money is no justification, and stations should treat passengers as if all are deaf, dumb, blind, aged, and imbecile to ensure safety.
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Cork
California
Suction Blamed for Accident on Empire State Express
An Empire State Express passenger car near Syracuse was struck by a coal fragment hurled through a window as the train left Syracuse for Buffalo. The shard shattered the double window into thousands of pieces and a passenger sustained a deep wrist cut taking hours to control the bleeding. Authorities suspect the coal was sucked from the tender by the proximity of two fast moving trains.
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Empire Statexpress
Syracuse
Buffalo
Only Woman Train Despatcher
Mrs Jenole Connor of Melrose Highlands near Boston holds the rare distinction of being the country’s only woman train despatcher. She directs engines in the northern division for the Boscon and Maire, commands respect of four hundred engineers, and is versed in locomotive construction. Connor credits work for women with preventing divorce and nervous prostration.
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Jenole Connor
Melrose Highlands
Boston
Boscon and Maire
Connor
Locomotive Extinguishes Building Fire Near Tracks
In Lindsborg a Meridian hut near Missouri tracks caught fire and, unable to reach by firemen, the Missouri Pacific engine used steam to flood the blaze. The engineer cleared the flame in minutes by blowing steam from the idle locomotive, per the Topeka Capital.
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Lindsborg
Missouri Tracks
Fra
Missouri Pacific
Lindsburg Correr
Topeka
Power of Fluorescein in Water Illuminates Yellow Green Light
A small amount of fluorescein, a coal tar derived substance, produces distinct fluorescence when strongly illuminated in water. The chemical must be divided into countless billions of particles to achieve the result.
The Proper Countenance in Lippincotts Magazine
The piece lists professions paired with vivid, sometimes morbid or humorous epithets to describe facial expressions and bearing. It surveys a gallery of tradespeople from a magazine piece, noting their composed or dramatic appearances in a vivid, stylized vignette.
At the head of the class a Yale commentary
An old Washington man puzzled by his son's rise to the top of his class at Yale finalizes the tale with a dry remark about the school. The anecdote, told in Lippincott's Magazine style, ends on a wry note about prestige.
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Washington
Fale
Yale University
Lippincott's Magazine
Cuticura Skin Care Claims and Chimney Fly Tips
The ad touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for pimples, skin conditions, and related infant care, offering a sample and a 32-page care book by mail. It also provides home fly control tips, suggesting burning dampers, chimney screens, or packing paper to deter flies during summer.
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L. Gaston
A Personal Matter in Trusts Distaste Tone
A candid citizen declares distrust for the leaders of powerful trusts after admitting limited knowledge of their inner workings. He explains his dislike after seeing portraits of the men who run them, reflecting a wary public mood toward political economy and corporate power.
Castoria and early Fraternal Order intrigue noted
A historic note cites Castoria as a safe infant remedy bearing its long standing signature and recounts William G. Meyers of Philadelphia alleged as the original "Hello Bill" of the Fraternal Order of Olhs. The item mixes ads, obliquely dated references, and a Burns quote about self control.
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Bill
William G. Meyers
Philadelphia
Fraternal Order of
Olhs
The
Magazine of American History
Disappointing Tale From Saxony Court Attendant
In a Saxony town lower court William, a faithful attendant to the judge, ends his service with scant reward beyond his stipend. At adjournment the judge asks if William smokes, and noting a square box on the judge’s arm, William answers yes, recognizing the odor on the judge’s coat before the judge departs.
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Jugend
Saxony
Wiliam
Vickors
William
Western prospector views New York as stable skyline
A western mining prospector, visiting New York, comments on the city’s 71-story skyline. He notes it resembles a permanent camp, while a Gothamite asks his opinion, capturing a light clash of perceptions in a Success Magazine voice.
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New York
Success Magazine
Quoted Lines and Teething Remedies in 19th Century Notes
Fragmented literary fragments note moral musings and old time remedies. The excerpt blends a line about mercy and justice with a parody teething syrup advertisement and a Lavater quote about distance and disdain for laughter. The tone suggests a miscellany page from an era newspaper.
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Robert Burns
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W. Cole & Co
Black Hiver Falls
Wis
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Cig
Whittemore Bros. & CO
Albany
Cambie
Mas
Amd
Daisy Fly Killer
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Betive
Defiance
Se Tre Drugests
Senwa
California Fig Syrup CO
Wisconsin
Keeley Institute For
Ukes
Correspondence Confidentiay
Spohn Medicalco, Chemists
Goshen, Indiana
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LeDouglas
W. L Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Douglas
W.W Doughas
Spark St
May
de. Pierce
Beth
World's Dispensary Medical Association
R. ¥. Pierce
Lawrence Conservatory
Lawrence College
Paris
William Harper, Bean
Appleton
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Neil
Send For
A.spiegel Co
Milwaukee
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Umea
Thompson's
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