Hood's Sarsaparilla Claims Cure for Stomach Trouble
Mrs. D. B. Lyre of South Los Angeles says she suffered stomach troubles catarrh and liver issues with no relief until Hood's Sarsaparilla. After taking a few doses she was cured and has remained healthy. Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as America's Greatest Medicine with a $1 price and six for $5. Hood's Pills are advertised for indigestion and biliousness.
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Hood
D. BE. Lyre
South
Los Angeles
Cal
America
Mummies Prove True Pharaoh Daughter With X ray
In Vienna a pharaoh’s daughter in a museum collection was questioned as a fake. Roentgen rays revealed the wrapped amulets beneath the mummy’s cover, confirming the specimen’s authenticity despite concerns about modern fabrication.
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Vienna
Birmingham
Reading Dispute Over New Novel in Family
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Tribune shows Mrs Chugwater Josiah accusing Mr Chugwater of hogging a new novel. He replies there is a second volume to read after he finishes the first.
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Yonkers Statesman
Tomdik
Puck
Harlem
Briggs
Griggs
Jake Fellows
Miss Sweetlips
Chicago News
Indianapolis Journal
Adelbert
Geraldine
Addy
Richmond Dispatch
Mr. Comrox
Washington Star
Klondike
Cincinnati Inquirer
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised for swollen hot feet
A 19th century styled advertisement claims Allen's Foot-Ease cools the feet and relieves swelling sweating and tiredness. It promises cures for blisters callous spots and bunions with ten thousand testimonials and offers product by mail for 25 cents or at druggists and shoe stores.
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Allen
Olmstead
le Roy, N. Y
Short-Tailed Malay Cat With Knot Like Tail
A domestic Malay cat is described with a tail about half the usual length often tied in a natural knot that cannot be straightened. The article notes the tail deformity and its common appearance in this breed.
Leyden's 1574 Siege Spurs Leather Credit Notes
During the 1574 siege of Leyden by Spanish forces the city government issued credit notes on leather as a monetary measure. The unusual wartime finance reflected urgent needs and scarce coinage amid conflict.
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Leyden
Public clocks sparse in cities prompt public health note
A columnist notes few cities have large public clocks and argues for timely public health action. The piece then promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for kidney and bladder inactivity, claiming it treats dyspepsia and other ailments.
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America
Piano fall sparks taunt about soft pedal in Chicago Tribune
Illustration of a child named Johnny who fell while playing the piano prompts a cruel remark about his head striking the soft pedal. A separate testimonial from C L Baker of Philadelphia in 1889 claims Piso’s Cure for Consumption saved doctor bills.
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Johnny
Willie
Chicago Tribune
C. L. Baker
Regent Sq
Philadelphia
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad From Toledo Firm
An old Toledo advertisement shows F J Cheney Co promising one hundred dollars to any case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The signatory Dr A W Gleason, notary, swore Cheney as a partner in the firm with claim of internal medicine affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Sold locally with testimonials and Hall's Family Pills at 75 cents.
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Wees Wes Frank J. Chensy
F. J. CoEngy & Co.usiness
Toledo
J. Cheney
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
A Famous Sea Fight Told By Wetmore
Century writer Wetmore recounts the 1879 naval clash off Bolivia between Chilean and Peruvian ironclads Huascar and Blanco. Descriptions detail brutal bombardment, the death of Grau,Turret crews collapsing, and the ship's final sinking amid blood and shattered machinery.
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Glaude H. Wetmore
St. Louis
Bolivia
Mr. Wetmore
Grau
Elias Aguerre
Ferre
Palacois
Pedro Garezon
Warship Guns Arrive From Armstrongs For Coast Defense
The Cunard liner Dtruria carried fifty five cases of rapid fire rifles and machine guns with smokeless powder for the War Department. Armaments from Armstrong Whitworth were purchased for coast defense and ships of the navy. The article notes Brazilian and British contracts and cites rapid fire volleys in the Yalu battle as evidence of their effectiveness.
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Cunard
Dtruria
Armstrong, Whitworth & Co
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Baring Brothers & Co
New York City
War Department
Armstrongs
Ito
the Yalu
Notting Hill Clergyman Abandons Beer Club Experiment
A Notting Hill clergyman of the Denison family started a church club to provide beer after sermons to keep average parishioners from pubs. Rules limited liquor to three drinks per night, but members pooled cash to obtain many more. The project is abandoned after troublesome results.
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Notting Hill
Denison
London Telegraph
Bismarck Confesses Sinful Mouth And Pain Claim
The London Daily News reports Bismarck describing neuralgic facial pains severe enough to press his fingers to his cheekbones for relief. He adds, It is natural I have sinned most with my mouth in eating drinking and talking. The item notes popular airs and a quip about a woman saying because.
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Bismarck
London Daily News
Language spread claim by Gladstone on English future
The article notes Mr. Gladstone's belief that English will be the language of the future, citing growth from 30 million speakers at his birth to 120 million now. It asserts English spreads through Britain and via immigrants to the United States, doubling speakers roughly every forty years.
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Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
Great Britain
United States
Golightly
Brooklyn
Jack
Tom
New York Journal
Harold
Boston
Timmy
Pop
Tommy
Pittsburg Chronicle
Jones
Memphis
Clarence
Mr. Callipers
Puck
Egbert
Minnie
Ferry
Terry
Cincinnati Enquirer
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Watts
Potts
Indianapolis Journal
Charles Bragg
Miss Brightly
Mr. Bragg
Boston Traveler
Shortleigh
Frank
Longleigh
Chicago News
Sufficient Provocation Meme Sparks City Split
A fragment from the Pittsburg Chronicle notes a confrontation over a hanging incident and mentions Alkali Ike and Cactus Cal. The piece hints at tension and a late night guitar performance during a Spanish fandango setting.
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Podner
Cactus Cal
Fpittsburg Chronicle
Accustomed to It Ella Jack in the Battle Brunt
A playful dialogue from the era notes Ella and Jack facing bravado with wit. The snippet showcases household humor amid wartime bonding, reflecting everyday resilience and morale.
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Ella
Jack
New York Evening World
Jokes and Quips from a Bygone Page
A collage of humorous exchanges and witticisms from various papers, featuring pithy retorts about love, social manners, money, and everyday situations. Notable bits include lines about marriage timing, social prestige, and clever one liners from multiple named papers.
Smock Marriages in Maine and Old England Customs
Bangor lawyer uncovers colonial Wiscasset records showing a smock marriage where the bride wore a white sheet to avert her debts being claimed by her husband’s creditors. The 1738 Bradford record cites a bride clothed by her groom with witnesses noting the clothes were provided by him.
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Maine
England
Bangor
Wiscasset
American
Birmingham
Essex County
Bradford
George III
Massachusetts Bay
Lincoln
York
New York Sun
Chinese Barberry and Grooming Customs Revealed
The Windsor Magazine notes how Chinese shaving and barber habits differ from Western practices. It highlights methods using a three cornered iron knife, times for washing, and anecdotes of foreign visitors.
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Middle Kingdom
Windsor Magazine
Kwantung
The Turn of Life and Hormone Change Cited
A reader notes severe hot flashes and faint spells during life changes. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is recommended as relief. Mrs. DeLiLta Watson of Cincinnati reports it saved her life and offers to share her experience with others suffering during this period.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
DeLiLta Watson
West Ltd St
Cincinnati
Ohio
English diplomatist Sir Claude Macdonald’s steady career
Sir Claude Macdonald, 46, British minister to China and army major, served with the Seventy-fourth Highlanders. He fought in the Egyptian campaign of 1882 and the Suakim expedition, then led Zanzibar as consul general from 1887. After East Africa, he governed the Niger Coast Protectorate, guiding the Oil Rivers area to its current title before advancing to the Peking embassy in 1896.
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Sir Claude Macdonald
China
Seventy-fourth Highlanders
Suakim
Zanzibar
East Africa
Niger
Niger Coast
Oil Rivers Protectorate
Sir Claude
West Africa
Peking
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