Tobacco Song and Union of Smokers in Verse
A satirical poem portrays tobacco zealots in a humorous light, detailing smoking rituals, paraphernalia, and social effects from pipes to snuff and chewing. It mentions churches, preachers, and family life affected by tobacco habits, urging reform and temperance. The piece cites DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a remedy for ailments, then shifts to a scene about American charity in Cuba and a druggist recommending the same remedy to a child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heavenly Union
Hell
Christ
Should Be Ours Cuba Fever Cure and U S Possession Debate
A New York traveler argues Cuba could be fever free with drainage and sanitation, praising Jamaica as a model. The piece touts Cuba as a fertile land with four crops a year and notes a patent cough remedy, One Minute Cough Cure, from Pipkin & Hanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
New York
Cuba
Jamaica
United States
Not Without Reward for Henry Bessemer
The report notes Sir Henry Bessemer earned over five million dollars in royalties from his steel making patents. Despite successes, not all ideas endured as practical, including a 1875 swinging cabin steamer that failed. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are advertised to cleanse the liver and relieve stomach and liver troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Henry Bessemer
Steele
Bessemer
DeWitt
Pipkin & Hanes
Naval Officers Embrace Classic Risque Quote in Mourning for Maine
Washington naval officers recall Fighting Bob Evans remark about making Spanish the language in hell for six months as they vent vengeance for the Maine crew. The line, tied to Evans and Secretary of the Navy Her bert, circulates as a naval legend. Also recounted is Adolph Fisher’s 35 year piles cure with three boxes of De Witts Hazel Salve and a wary proverb on selecting a wife by her mother's traits, noting future likeness and caution in marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maine
Bob” Evans
Towa
Navy
Herbert
Bob Evans
Adolph Fisher
Zanesville, D
Senator Lane Affair A Pac Coast Woman Seeks 150000
An eighty page letter to the Interior Department from a Pacific coast woman claims James H. Lane of Kansas seduced her thirty-five years ago and deserted her. She seeks $150,000 as compensation for heartbreak and ruined health. The item also promotes One Minute Cough Cure by Pipkin & Hanes as a quick cure for coughs and lung ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth Times
Interior Department
Washington
Pacific
Kansas
James H. Lane
Pipkin & Hanes
Beware the castles in the air autographs reminder
A historical note recalls a young English woman petitioning Bismark for his autograph with a warning written in the book. It also includes an advertisement claiming DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures piles after ten years of attempting remedies, praising a permanent cure by Pipkin & Hanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Pipkin & Hanes
Bismark
M. L. Yocum
Cameron, Pa
Pipkin
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Wy Wits
L. C. Walters
Mena, Auk
Conan
Chicago
Hawaii
Klopsch
McGarr
Cienfuegos
Klupsch
America
DeWitts
Ours
W. R. Blocksom
North
Mena St
Arkansas Gazette
J.N. Smythee
Arkansas
Gazette Almanac and Encyclopedia
Frey
Gazette Pub
Little Rock
Ark
THE
T. Burrows CO
Portland
Aetna Life and Accident Insurance Company
T. E. Beck
John H. Hamilton
Omson
JHO. H. Hamilton & CO
Mena
Polk County
W. S. Pryor
G. W. Pultz
Sherwood Avenue
Oppsite
J. C. Byers
de Jueen Street
Honert Avenue
Atioamandarpm
M. M. Wakefield
Texarkana
Chas. A. McGee
Hudgins Block
Mena, Ark
Enterprise
Civery
de Queen Street
Sherwood and
Janssen Avenues
Salyers
Vine Hill Nursery
Mt. Pleasant
Texas
Black Bros., Proprietors
R. P. Cook
Prop'r
Mena Produce CO
Hadgins-Carder Block
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