Williams and Bailey Echoes on Judge Musevli Tanger
A Philadelphian praises earnings and integrity of the late Judge M Musevli Tanger. He recalls Tanger’s service in law and on the bench and cites a humorous remark about fees and wearing a flower in his buttonhole. The piece reflects public service values and a tribute tone from the Washington Star.
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M. Musevli Tanger
Sadee Thayer
United States
Pennsylvania
Cnre
Washington Star
Ibis Man Recovers From Lung Trouble After Treatment
C.O. Floyd of Kershaw, South Carolina, says he suffered for years with coughing and weight loss. He credits Dr Kine's New Discovery, used for six months, with restoring him from 135 pounds to 170 and curing his lung trouble. Guaranteed at Sexton Bros. drug store with a trial bottle free.
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C.O. Floyd
Kershaw
Dr Kine
Sexton Bros
The Mermaids in History
This excerpt surveys global mermaid folklore from many nations including American Indian, Chinese, and European traditions. It notes mermaids and mermen appearing in myths, sometimes living among humans, sometimes luring people to danger, and mentions poets and myth histories as sources.
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Gould
St. Nicholge
Dangers of a Cold and How to Avoid Them
A health note warns dangers from complications rather than the cold itself and urges early treatment. It touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as prompt and effective, claiming it loosens the cough relieves the lungs and aids recovery. Sold by Sexton Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sexton Bros
Cat Superstitions Across Histories
The text recalls dramatic cat legends from Napoleon to Henry III and Ferdinand rulers, noting nerves before battles and fears inspired by felines. It cites Roman, Egyptian beliefs venerating cats and punishment for killing a cat, and mentions mythic figures like Diana and Aelurus to illustrate diverse views of the animal.
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Napcleon Bonaparte
Waterloo
Henry III
France
Ferdinands
Germany
Aelurus
Tiana
Wise Counsel from the South on Electric Bitters
J. R. Blankenship of Beak Tennessee praises Electric Bitters as a cure for back and kidney troubles. He says one bottle brought relief and several more bottles completed his cure. The remedy is sold with a guarantee at Sexton Bros. drug store for 50 cents.
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Gays
J. R. Blankenship
Beak
Tenn
Sexton Bros. Drug Store
Not To Be Tempted by Wealth in Posture of a Poet
A dialogue passage contrasts wealth and labor with artistic duty. A poet dismisses money as a lure, noting workers in New York tunnels earn seven dollars daily while he accepts a nine fifty weekly wage, claiming posterity dictates his path.
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New York
Missing Mare Island heiress Miss Pond Found Safe
Miss Elizabeth Kelly Pond daughter of Commander Pond was reported missing on Mare Island. The stable door was accidentally shut by an old gate, leaving her confined overnight until found by the stable staff. She was later located returning to her home unharmed.
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Ber
Mare Island
Hizabeth Kelly Pond
Commander Pond
Miss Pond
The Grip and a Remedy for Grippe Suffering
A piece extols the grip’s severe pain and mental strain and urges immediate use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to prevent pneumonia. It claims tens of thousands have used it without report of pneumonia and notes Sexton Bros. as the seller.
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Chamberlain
Sexton Bros
So you Want my daughter Do you story parody
A humorous piece frames a newspaper proprietor testing a suitor for his daughter with mock formalities. The dialogue reveals the suitor’s affection and willingness to prove himself, while the narrator advertises Dr. Shoop’s Cough Cure and its compliance with the Pure Food and Drug Law, noting its long warning against opium.
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Dr. Shoop
Sexton Bros
Professor Voted for Concentration of Mind at Meeting
A college professor, honored for sustained concentration, returns home after a scientific meeting and recalls the nightmarish discovery of a voice from under his bed. The intruder, aware of his quirks, confirms the unusual venturing beneath.
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Tadge
Jamaican Woman Praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Mrs Michael Mast wife of the Cart Service superintendent in Kingston Jamaica says her husband used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs croup and whooping cough for a year with beneficial results. She highly trusts it and would not be without a bottle. Sold by Sexton Bres.
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Michael Mast
Cart
Kington
Jamaica
West Indies
Artificial Flower Trin Gowns Trend This Season
The New York Telegram notes artificial flowers as a top gown trim this season. Large roses with foliage lengthen a silhouette, suiting both short and tall figures, with small flowers now less common and greenery enhancing overall color scheme.
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New York Telegram
Lax-ets Candy Tablets for Gentle Laxative Relief
This vintage ad touts Lax-ets as pleasant tasting candy tablets offering a gentle laxative effect. Pocket sized in lithographed metal boxes priced at five and twenty five cents, sold by merchants.
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Sexton Bros
Moody Otters Hin Cure Sermon Tale From Boston Herald
Moody L Moody urged a voluntary brother in an eastern town to let him preach next day. The minister worried about parishioners leaving early, but Moody delivered a two-part sermon addressing sinners first then saints. He asked attendees to remove hats and listened as the crowd dispersed at the end.
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Moody Otters
Porigtt L. Moody
Sim
Moody
Mr. Moody
Boston Herald
Polly's Honey and Tar Safe Under Pure Food Law
Special notice proclaims Polly's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds not affected by the Pure Food and Drug Law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults by Sexton Bros.
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Polly
Sexton Bros
Wall Street dignitary dodges curb stocks at party
A noted Wall Street figure from the Waldert enterie attends a dinner after market hours. A companion, unfamiliar with finance, teases the operator about temperament. The exchange ends with the operator saying he never deals in curb stocks.
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Wall Street
Waldert Enterie
Boldtwig Lote
Pawar
Druggist Refund Certificate for Foley’s Honey and Tar
An old advertising card certifies pharmacists will refund your money if Foley’s Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs or colds. It claims the remedy stops the cough, heals the lungs, prevents serious results, treats la grippe and pneumonia, and contains no opiates. The genuine product is in a yellow package and substitutes should be refused.
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Foley
Sextor Bros
Exceptional Etiquette Guidance From a 19th Century Letter
A Boston Transcriber fragment offers etiquette tips for walking with a woman, avoiding harm and sneezes with hay fever, addressing widows, and proper letter openings. It warns against calling a man Dr Sir unless owed money and cautions about table manners and sensitive responses to noise.
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Boston Transerlyt
How to Cure Chilblains and Household Cures
Reader advises Bucklen's Arnica Salve for chilblains and other skin ailments. Ad claims it cures fever sores ulcers piles wounds and frost bites and notes 25 cents at Sexton Bros. drug store. Also includes a humorous dialogue about marriage and miserliness.
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Child Plains
John Kemp
Bast Otsheld
Bucklen
Sexton Bros. Drug Store
Prevent Appendicitis and Constipation Remedies
The passage discusses preventing appendicitis by addressing constipation and mentions Oring Laxative Fruit Syrup as a mild, non g I r i p ing remedy. It also notes a banquet scene where a college principal responds to a toast with a gesture and humor about paintings and ladies.
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Oring
Sexton Bros
Preventics Candy Aimed at Stopping Colds Early
An ad touts Preventics as the safer option to stop a cold at the sneeze stage. The little candy tablets are sold in 25 cent boxes by Sexton Bros and claimed to prevent grippe pneumonia or bronchitis.
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Sexton Bros
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