Passable Manners to Let Nice Young Men Offer Escorts
A Philadelphia paper reports on a professional hired escort service where young men advertise as escorts for respectable ladies to places of amusement. One performer recounts earnings from five engagements, with clients from Lancaster and Maryland. The mix includes hotel guests, a widowed mother, and an elderly theater-loving woman in North Fifteenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
the Inquirer
Three Deere
Dion
Sally
Lancaster
Maryland
North Fifteenth Street
Boston
Ari
Communes as Practical Socialism Move Beyond Theory
The piece cites Mount Lebanon New York and Sheltertown Kentucky as long running communes run by Shakers that share property and labor, denying private ownership and offering equal standing. It argues such communes suit contentment and study but fail to attract ambitious people who seek to rise and help others.
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United States
Mount Lebanon
New York
Shakertown
Kentucky
Cheltenham
St. Louis
M. Cabet
Henry George
Quote on immigration bias from St. Louis Republican
A clipped remark states a sentiment that a place is suitable for passive Asians but not for restless Americans, reflecting a xenophobic edge in the era's discourse. The line underscores tensions over who belongs and who thrives in certain spaces.
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St. Louis Republican
Skin care and cleanliness observations by Auspitz noted
Dr. Heinrich Auspitz in Southern California Practitioner discusses skin health and appearance. He asserts that a healthy complexion does not reflect overall health, calls for moderate washing with distilled or soft water, and favors hard soda soaps over soft potash soaps. He warns against excessive hot or cold baths and alcohol in washes, recommends perfumes sparingly, and promotes oil baths and simple pomades to nourish the scalp and hair roots.
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von Ziemssen
Heinrich Auspitz
Vienna
Southern California
Hotels in Mexico From an Elegant Yet Humble Era
The piece contrasts Mexican hotel life with American stereotypes, praising age worn stone walls and home like service. An aging clerk quotes four dollars and a half when eighty men arrive, and guests ascend to sunlit rooms with courtyards, balconies, and a view toward tropical greenery. Solomon B. Griffin’s Mexico of To Day is cited.
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Iturbide
Moro
Solomon B. Griffin
Mexico
Old Women Whispers and Folk Omens
A list of superstitions and signs from old women lore detailing how to interpret actions and omens. Avoiding return after leaving home, signs from encounters with people or animals, and bodily itch meanings are described as predictors of fortune, money, news, or misfortune.
A Moral Lesson on 1886 Health Calamities and Uric Acid
A 19th century editorial argues that many prominent men died in 1886 from diseases tied to uric acid and kidney function. It promotes Warner's safe cure as a genuine remedy, urging public trust and warning against dismissing effective treatments amid sensational advertising.
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Bright
Telegraph
Warner
Just A Trifle Snug A Lewiston Tale Of Grasping Wealth
A Lewiston man recalls a Maine tale about a wealthy old man who died after a three week illness. His wife, frugal to a fault, reportedly hoarded wood, refused comfort, and even sent the body toward Rumford after delaying burial. The listener calls the situation “slightly snug.”
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Maine
Lewiston
Journal
Rumford
Every Woman Knows Them and the Uterine Clock
The author compares the female body to a clock, arguing that any slow or fast movement disrupts all organs and causes widespread ailments. It claims uterine system abnormalities cause many female health issues and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as the unfailing remedy.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Fish Balls and Cashier Cuffing Tale at Nash & Crooke
A Wednesday lunch counter scene at Nash and Crooke features a man ordering fish balls while a Jersey visitor on a neighboring stool inspects the dish. The rural guest declares the fish balls tasty after sampling one, then the thinner man beside him vanishes into the cold.
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Nash & Crooke
Jersey
French and Spanish Wines Debate in London Newsroom
A London note surveys Spanish wine exports to France and beyond, noting Cadiz and Jerez de la Frontiera regions yield figures and trade routes. It discusses Bordeaux and Havre demand, with speculation that French buyers may prefer Spanish wines, making Britain an unwitting importer. Also included are satirical items and unrelated notices.
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Engiland
France
United States
Catalonia
Peninsula
South America
Russia
Onr
Cadiz
Joel
Andalusia
Jerez de la Frontira
San Lucar
Bordeaux
Cette
Huelva
Nantes
Havre
Hamburg
Spain
London
Useful and Hurtful Medicines For Constipation
Discussion condemns harsh evacuants made of podophyllin aloes rhubarb gamboge and similar ingredients as damaging to stomachs and bowels. Praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a gentler effective laxative with no painful or violent aftereffects. Claims it cures and prevents malaria and improves nervous debility rheumatism kidney and liver inactivity and other ailments.
Amusing Misreading Sparks Identity Gaffe
A social column note recalls a man pretends familiarity with strangers. In a lull he asks how to spell a name, and is told JONES. The piece blends society chatter from the capital and playful acronyms like R.S.V.P. and P.P.C. with a railroad mishap in Golden, Illinois.
Foreign Evidence Not Needed, Arica Reader Praises Pardee Remedy
George Mentz writes from Arica Chile that after suffering rheumatism and trying many remedies he used eight bottles of Pardee Medicine Company's Rheumatic Remedy and is a “new man.” He reports multiple locals also benefit and endorses the cure.
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Arica
Pardee Medicine Company
Severe Neuralgia Relieved by Pardee Remedy in Rochester
A Rochester man with years of neuralgia relief after trying Dr Pardee's Remedy as a last resort. After one bottle a noticeable change appeared and within days he was free from pain and able to resume work. He praises the treatment and recommends asking a druggist for Pardee's Remedy at $1 per bottle or $5 for six.
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Duchess of Edinburgh
Malta
San Antonio
Prince George
London Society
Hallett & Co
Portland
Maine
Rochester
N. Y
Pardee Medicine Co
Geo
W. Hooper
Doran Park
Port Jervis
U. S
Hamlin
Chicago
Wood
Siouxcity
Sioux City
Iowa
New York
Jetter
Br. Wood
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Summerville Journal
G. E. Reardon
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St. Jacobs Oil
Alta
Peoria County
Illinois
Weaver
Post Office Department
Washington, D. C
City
Stampworld
Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo
Naughty Prince Gerzi
The
Christian Association
Ruth
Yonkers
Brown
Lowwell
Atwater
Walker County
Dr. Harter
Jos
Boggs
St. Paul Herald
Goodall
Sun
New York City
Curcaco LepGer
Chicago, IL
Nebuchanezzar
Careseas
Haas
Indiana
Louisville Courier-Journal
Nevada
Winnemucen
Him
Pretzel's Weekly
Jenner & Co
Attys
Washington
Golden
Til
Hood
C.I. Hood & CO
Lowell
Mass
New Law
Furnes Co
Washington, D.C
Br. J. Stephens
Lebanon
Ohio
Brewster's
Holly, Mich
Valentine Bros
Marah
Quincy
Mich
C. J. Weatherby
Kansas City, Mo
Kidder
Sori
Europe
America
Benson's
Benson’s
Seabury & Johnson, Proprietors
ELY Brothers
Drugginte
Owego
N.Y
Kiick &Co
Mack Bik
Milwaukee, Wis
Iron. Mining
Tl. F
D. Fitzgerald & Powell
Indianapolis
Ind
J. Rennert
Penn
Newark
N. J
Williams
Rand
Clarke
UC CO
Omaha
Neb
Cincinnati
Suapender
Mammoth Seed Farms
FISO
Gruggista
Hammesvix
Rat. Hazertineg
Warren, Pa
Sor Maekoma
W.d.garrison
Mangr
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Grand Central Depot
Grand Union
Storrs & Harrison CO
Painesville
Procter & Gamble
Ee Free
Tan
Shumway
Rockford Ill
Gev
Grant ER Ese
Northwest
Wisconsin
Cramer
Aikens & Cramer
Milwaukee
Wis
Worcester
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J.B. Liepincott Company, Publishers
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Cheere
Brallier T
Heli
L. Ellwood
Alure
DE Kalb
Ill
Omaha Div. C
Maple Point Stock Farm
Sore
New Orleans
Remes
Leonard Johnson
East Castle Rock
Dakota Co
Minn
prAiAn
DR. Harter Medicine CN
ST. Touts
Lord & Teomes
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