The Polar Heavens and Lieut Greely Visit
A Boston Transcript excerpt recounts a pleasant autumn call on Lieut. Greely at a relative’s home. The famed explorer speaks calmly of polar scenes, the midnight sun, auroras, and the starry Arctic sky, while his family Antoinette and Adela listen.
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Lieut
Greely
Lieut. Greely
Summer Street
Henrietta
Grinnell Land
Antoinette
Adela
Bradford Trace
Polar
Julia Noyes Stickney
The
Boston Transcript
St Jacobs Oil Praised By Postmaster For Rheumatism Aid
A postmaster and justice of the peace from Company Shops Alamance County North Carolina extols St Jacobs Oil as curing rheumatism cuts swollen ankles knees back pain and sore throat after one or two applications. He vows to never be without it. The note appears among snippets and advertisements.
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M. Shoffner
Golden Medical Discovery touted for consumption and weak health
An affidavit claims complete recovery from consumption linked to liver complaint after using Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. The piece also notes various other medical claims, a Thames pisciculture experiment with ten thousand flounders, and a Boston property sale offer for Trinity Square with possible city purchase.
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Thames
Teddington
Hampton Court
Trinity Sisage
Boston
Americans in England Stirred by Questions and Health Tales
Boston Herald interview with ex New York and Boston Despatch Express official Mr. Larrabee recalls English life and contrasts, noting English taste, health, and living years. He recounts a 1879 kidney illness misdiagnosed, credits Warner’s safe care and a doctorless recovery, and comments on press Paragraphs and English papers.
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Boston Herald
Enland
Commonwealth Hotel
Washington Street
Franklin
Boston
Mr. Lartabe
Warner
Kright
All Mall Gazette
St. James Gazette
Truth
London
From New York to ostrich eggs and old hotel offers
A jumble of advertisements notes NYC travel and lodging at Grand Union Hotel claims better value than other first class places. Ostrich eggs priced at $10 in California. Carter's Little Nerve Pills advertised for sleepless nerves and digestive issues. Wells, Richardson dyes at 10c. Rhode Island noted as having two capitals. Lincoln lifting apparatus exhibit planned for New Orleans fair.
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New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Abraham Lincoln
Patent Office
Washington
New Orleans
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Mayeen
Dr. Pierce
World's At Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Colorado
W. E. Pabor
Fruita, Cole
Sis—ede
Californiarnia
South America
JosErm T. Inman
New York
Birmingham
Ala
New Orleans Exposition
C. V. Majors, Esq
Rolla
Arkan
Isaac Ons
A. M. Greely
Caswall, Hazard & Co
India
SA Ace
Alldrugeists
Prickly Ash Bitters CO
ST. Louis
Kansas City
California
Carter
White House
Wily Gammon
Oregon
N. E. Wood
Sioux City
Iowa
New England
Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlinga, Vt
Rhode Island
Ae Allen
Hanna Kite
Allen
St. Paul
Minn
Cole
Mall J. W. Cole & CO
Black River Falls
Wis
Corinth
Coty
Keical CO
Mammotheireniar
Vicety Dam
Namen Brest
Hood
FE. H. Caucriz BP
Lowell
C.J. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Mass
Hostettery
Rockford
FIOE
U. S
Grant
Longstreet
McClellan
Beauregard
Hill
Pope
Rosecrans
Porter
G. T. Beauregard
Gen. Grant
Howells
Century Co. N.Y
New Music Books
L. C. Emerson
Hign
Norma Scniors
Christine Nilsson
Theo
Thomas
Wa. L. Tomurss
Dow
Howanka M. Dow
Lyon & Healy
Chicago
Oliver Ditson & CO
Salerro Tr
T. A. Slocum
Pearl St
R. U. Aware
Lorillard
Young
Bridgeport
Cann
Valentine
Omaha
S. P. Morse & CO
Nebraska
Bjork Mills
Vicuna
Dens
Childs
Hission Mills
Scarlet
Sil
Wyoming
Utah
Webster
Patent Reference Index
G.& C. Merriam & CO
Mase
Thoms Int
Illinois Agriculturint
Greenbacky
Kel
Columbia
iMahisst
Biockel
Greenback
Iver
Diamor
Vane
Inger Kings
CIB VeOrPu
Kirk Parfor
Canada
Onda
Antirapaone
Illixgis Agriculturist
Illinois
Rt On
Amrea
Gicanjon
SATAN
CECE
Speen
Jarre
Illingis
Illinois Agriculturist
Autoreliablity
Illinois Acriculturist
LaSalle Street
Ill
Sheridan
Alco
Johnson & CO
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