Relic Worship Across Faiths and Enduring Relics
The article surveys relic veneration from Buddhist holy teeth to Christian bones, noting mosques and temples crowded with offerings. It compares Tibetan cremation ashes made into sacred medallions with Roman rites, tracing ancestor worship from Constantine to modern church rituals and relics tied to churches and bishops. Each paragraph highlights ongoing devotion and the tension with simple Christian teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddha
Yore
Thibet
Constantine
Church of Rome
Salaries Rise as Baseball Clubs Battle for Talent
A Providence Club director notes no money in baseball now as salaries surge. He cites 1880s shifts to rival leagues, top pitchers earning up to 3500, Radbourne paying 5000 for two pitchers in one season, and players like O Rourke Gerhardt Deasley Ewing Ward earning 3000. Mentioned clubs include the New York Club and the Metropolitans with high expenses and a steer sale in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Allen
Providence
National League
American Association
Radbourne
Lastear
O'Rourke
Gerhardt
Deasley
Ewing
Ward
New York
Mullane
Cincinnati
Dunlap
St. Louis
New York Sun
Malaria cures advertised in old boardinghouse ad
A rural boardinghouse landlady jokes about malaria availability for families while a reader notes malaria presence is common. The ad then touts Brown's Iron Bitters as a remedy with a testimonial from Mrs. B. R. MacDonald of New Haven claiming six years of malaria relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. MacDonald
New Haven
Conn
Brown
Hood
Grew
H. T. Batcoy
Sifriev
Mass
V. A. Prouproot
Chicago
Paper doors enter use with durable, warp resistant panels
Paper doors are made from two thick glued boards formed into panels and rolled through rollers. They receive water proof and fire proof coatings and are claimed to be far more durable and heavier than wood, while resisting shrinking and warping.
Delicate Diseases Cured By Expert Medical Association
Delicate diseases of both sexes are treated and cured by twelve specialists in constant attendance. Send history of case and address for an illustrated pamphlet. World’s Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y. Samuel J. Tilden’s writings and speeches are to be published by Harpers. The jackass would not hide his ears if he could.
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America
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. S
Samuel J. Tilden
The
Harpers
Jackass
Uncle Sam
A. J. Powell
Woodbridge St
Detroit
Hops & Malt Bitters CO
Dstroft
Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
Weskaresses
Lion
Ponoliet
Henderson
Wraxcorre St
Kansas City
Ragular
Chicago
Stampa
EV Matis
Cali
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets Cited For Biliousness Cure
Drowsiness daytime illness linked to biliousness with debility headache appetite loss coated tongue and sallow skin. The ad claims Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets cleanse blood aid digestion and relieve stomach bowels. A quip about Eve not cooking ends the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Keats Letters Auction and Arabian Nights Controversy
Auction in London this March will offer autograph Keats letters to Fanny Browne from 1819 20 and six of Charles Lamb letters. An injunction may halt Comstock from distributing The Arabian Nights unexpurgated to subscribers, igniting literary outcry. Maine reports 11,071 sea workers valued at $3,614,178 and 1,500 river fishers with $175,046 in catch for 1884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Keats
Fanny Browne
London
Nape Rees
Charles Lam
R. Worthington
New York
Comstock
Maine
Union
Sensational Patent Remedies Advertisements Panel
A dense catalog of 19th century patent medicines and household products. Soothes aches with Uncle Sam’s Nerve and Bone liniment and Harness Oil, cures worms with Dr Taque’s Worm Cakes, and promotes Elert’s Liver Pills and Ely’s Cream Balm. Endorsing testimonials and pricing note 25 or 50 cents, with distribution through druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Dr. Taque
Elv
J. A. Alcorn
Eaton
Coto
Ely
Ely Bros
Owego
N. Y
Roney Lee Likely Gin Governor Candidate in Virginia
A fragment notes Roney Lee son of Robert E. Lee as a probable future candidate for Virginia governor. The excerpt also touts various patent medicines and commercial items, including Rough on Rats, Wells Health Renewer, Allen’s Iron Tonic, Prickly Ash Bitters, cod liver oil, and a corncob pipe factory in Washington Missouri employing fifty workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roney Lee
Robert E. Lee
Virginia
Caswell , Hazzan &O
New York
Washington, Mo
Saving with Hop Bitters Becomes Medical Savings Claim
A reader argues that doctors’ visits at $3.00 each would cost a family over $1,000 annually for care. The notice claims a single bottle of Hop Bitters, taken in time, could save the year’s medical expenses and sickness costs.
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Eve
Perfect and Simple. Inc
Seuaes
Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlingen, VI
Cleveland
Ellert
United States
Wright
Brazil
J.w.cole ,Co
Rop's
Black River Falls
Wis
Omaha
Wareatr
Carrie
Louis
Mae
Dakota
South America
Josep T. Inman
Weils
Allen
Paul
Mina
Wells
Dudley
Rossa
Cultan
Morocco
Luis Park
Col
Homestead
Cororapo Leas & Trust Co
Denver
Colo
Queen Victoria
Wells, Richardson & Co.s
C.L Hood & CO
Lowell
Gordon
Ich Ald& Sole Proprietor
Toledo
Ohio
New York City
Central Save
Grand Union
Grand Union Hotel
Oregon
Metropolitan
England
Linard
Lulu Hurst
Georgia Wonder
Iran
Brown Chemical CO
Baltimore
Sbowels
Zas
Prickly Ash Bitters Co, Steele Proprietors
Ww. N. U
Drageists
Nanles A. Vogelfa
Sola Venera
Kalilaore
Vere Toned
TB A
Booma Piet
Samuel
Grand Army
Lyon & Healy
Oliver Ditson & CO
Boston
Cowing & CO. Joneers
Worthington
14Th & Dodge Sts
Neb
Leeds
R. H. Shumway
Rockford
Isaac Thompson
Presiciansa
Joan L. Tuomisen
Pineda
Acme Manfacturing CO
Ivoryton
R. U. Aware
F . Lorillard
Lorillard
Gen R. I. Dover
Gen. Sherman
Bailey 4
Kennedy
Twain
Valentine Bros
Janesville
Ue. J. Stephens
Lebanon
Olin
Axrany
Trotstat
Ct Tein
J.B. Frencis & CO
Omaita
New Orleans
J.B. French & Co
Omaa
Gil Taube
Arists
Oils, Inc
Catalogus
Gerd
Mosare Lealery
Pestle Kote Tmnaibeies Ie Eubstor
Ieee
Make Bros le Ou Lasser
Abilese
Nate da Ag 5x
Iets PLC
Bwine Bandiet Cad Ouuges Fren
Bolt
A. J. Tower
Rosta
John ‘de Salzer
la Crecer
Pittsburg
Steven
Man and
Beast
Hagan
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