Benson's Plaster praised as superior pain relief remedy
An advertisement extols Benson's Porous Plaster as the best curative pain aid for coughs colds chest diseases rheumatism grip neuralgia kidney trouble and back pain. It warns against Capsicum or Belladonna plasters and notes wide professional approval and 55 top awards with prepaid postage offers from Seabury & Johnson Miz. Chemists New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson's
United States
Seabury & Johnson
Miz. Chemists
N.Y
South Dakota Good Enough
A man from a farm near this city left for Anamosa Iowa with his family in a wagon but returned, confessing South Dakota is better. He warned a friend not to move there, saying he should have stayed in Iowa. The letter notes bad roads and weather and ends with the idea that many returning from SD feel the same.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Underwood
Iowa
South Dakota
Anamosa
Jows
Reat
Mr. Underwood
George
Night Was Her Terror Cured by New Discovery
Mrs Chase Applegate of Alexandria Indiana recalls nearly a sleepless night due to consumption and coughing fits. After trying many medicines she took three $100 bottles of Dr King s New Discovery which cured her and helped her gain 58 pounds. The remedy claims to cure coughs colds la grippe bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles. Trial bottles free at S B Serlin s drug store.
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S. 4
Serllin
Bursting Heart Expressed In Juvenile Love Letter
A boy around ten or eleven writes a romantic letter to his sweetheart, hides it in a secret post box, and a passerby finds it. The note is adorned with kiss marks and ends with a simple earnest message about love, promising to share a heart and bracelet in future meetings.
Strikes a Rich Find by Lancaster Man
F J Green of Lancaster New Hampshire recounts chronic indigestion and nervous debility, says Electric Bitters cured him after other remedies failed. He credits his wife’s long health to the tonic, calling it splendid for female troubles. 50 cents, satisfaction guaranteed by S E Scallin druggist.
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E. C. Dewitt A CO
Chicago
S. H. Scallin
F. J. Green
Lancaster
S. EB Scallin
Going After Oil in Vermillion City
Vermillion special notes strong interest as an eastern oil company with four representatives, RC Barnard and others, visit Clay county to prospect land. Local observers report the company, backed by substantial capital, may pursue borings soon, stirring public comment and speculation.
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Vermillion
Clay County
Barnard
Oil prospect near city draws $2,000,000 for tests
A company plans to spend $2,000,000 to prospect and test near this city. Evidence of petroleum appears in springs and streams. State geologist Prof. James E. Todd doubts oil prospects but notes wells’ depth may affect findings. company will be closely watched for progress. Mention of Foley's Honey and Tar cited by S. H. Scallin.
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James E. Todd
Blu
Farm for Sale Near Ethan with 120 Acres
Farm for sale located one mile southeast of Ethan South Dakota. The property includes a seven room house with basement and 120 acres under cultivation. Five acres are in hog pasture and hay-rise in pasture. Inquiries should be directed to Theodore Reinharts Ethan S D. A man named E Presson of Prestonville Kansas writes that Foley s Honey and Tar is the best medicine for la grippe colds and coughs per town opinion.
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Ethan
Sheodore Reinhearts
Ethan, S. D
E. Presson
Prestonville
Kans
S. H. Scallin
Bridge Bid Notice for Perry Township Project
Notice is given that bids for building a single span 40 foot pile bridge with 16 foot roadway in Perry township between sections 19 and 20 will be received at the county auditor's office until April 2, 1901. County commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. H B Anderson, County Auditor.
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County Auditor’s
Perry Township
H B Anderson
The Best Salve in the World Banner Salve
An advertisement claims Banner Salve is the best salve worldwide, made from a prescription by a renowned skin specialist and cures burns scalds piles ulcers running sores and various skin diseases. The ad is signed by S. H. Scallin.
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S. H. Scallin
For Sale 100 Laying Hens at 200 West Second Street
Advertisement lists 100 good laying hens for sale at 200 west Second street by F. O. Bradley. The snippet also mentions Prof Ivinson of Lonaconing Md suffering neuralgia and indigestion, claiming a cure with Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
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West Second Street
F. O. Bradley
Evening gloves lead new fashion fads and black gowns rise
The New York Sun notes evolving fashion with embroidered eyelet gloves kept in place by top facing and youthful black evening gowns in high demand. Persian chalices and satin striped coloring reappear, with wiry muslin showing shaded stripes. Swiss muslins, large leghorn hats with roses, and new trims in gold, jet, and Persian embroidery dominate summer style.
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New York Sun
Side Lights on Life from a Humble Moral
A reflective column humorously contrasts love and appetite, cautions against reckless youth, and notes three types of people the wills the woots and the valees. It warns that neglecting tomorrow leads to a yesterday of consequences in a concise, aphoristic tone.
Public Spanking on a Streetcar Ends with Quiet Exit
A busy downtown streetcar scene features a 4-year-old boy misbehaving loudly as his mother struggles to quiet him. A pale tall passenger calmly disciplines the child with a firm spanking, yielding no reaction from the mother, while other riders privately debate whether the punishment was deserved before alighting at L Street.
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Ninth Street
Willie
Angel Child
Papa
L Street
Washington Star
The Needle Cure and Acupuncture Traditions
English physician Sir James Grant links muscular rheumatism to tissue electricity and claims relief by inserting fine steel needles. He notes acupuncture uses needles to draw off electricity with little pain, and that Chinese practice can probe many body parts without injury, including lungs and heart.
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James Grant
Stomach Power Promises Strength for Body and Vital Organs
The article extols the stomach as the body’s central feed source and warns that a weak stomach implies weakness of the whole person. It claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery heals stomach and digestion related diseases and notes a testimonial from Thomas A. Swarts of Columbus Ohio detailing dramatic weight gain and renewed health after eight bottles. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are also mentioned as a cure for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Thomas A. Swarts
Columbus
Ohio
Dr. Pierce
Public Gallows in Old Travel Guides
A London News item notes that gallows were common landmarks in eighteenth and early nineteenth century travel. It describes routes past gallows near York, Durham, Wells and other towns, where executions offered a grim backdrop to itineraries and would have spaced out early cyclists.
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London
East Grinstead
York
Durham
Cookehill
Wells
London News
Van Kirk Builds 50 by 80 Foot Two Story Shop In Four Hours
Van Kirk, a noted carpenter, won a wager by erecting a weatherproof 50 by 80 foot two story carpenter shop in four hours at River and Fulton streets. Promptly at 1 pm, 75 men began framing, with slats and roof panels quickly in place and hundreds of hammers at work, while Van Kirk supervised the rapid construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Kirk
River and
Fulton Streets
Paterson
New York Times
Neither One Thing Nor the Other Hoax Record
A Philadelphia Record item notes Hoax claims to be impressive yet ordinary, likening him to meat in a sandwich between an upper crust and the underbred. The column casts him as middling and average in public perception.
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Joax
Philadelphia
Record
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