Blood Purifier Claim from The Swift Specific Co Ad
The passage praises S. S. S. as a blood purifier and tonic without minerals, claiming it strengthens circulation, digestion, and nerves. It cites testimonials from Urbana Ohio and Cape May New Jersey about eczema cancer boils and general cures, and invites readers to send for a free book and medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WH. Kelly
Urbana
He Siegfried
Cape May
N. J
Betty Ae Hat
Hope- Obe
Richard T. Gardner
Florence
8. C
THE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Forgiveness in a Summer Sabbath Burial
A reflective poem in Whittier’s voice on forgiveness amid loss. The speaker wanders a village burial ground on a calm Summer Sabbath, considering how love and hate end in shared sorrow and how wronged and wrongdoer meet at the grave, prompting remorse.
The Wrong Man in Stockholm
The narrator, a tourist in Stockholm, encounters a Pole with coded credentials and a plan to meet conspirators. A suspicious waiter with warnings hints at Russian spies targeting him. He senses a plot against the czar and is followed closely for two days, unraveling a tense espionage atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rious
London
Stockholm
England
Switzerland
Sores Healed by Bucklen Amnic a Salve and Witch Hazel
Mrs. Nan nie Galleger of La Grange Georgia used Bucklen s Amnic a Salve on large sores on her head and face and reports rapid cure beyond expectations. De Witt s Witch Hazel Salve healed running sores on James White’s legs after six years with doctors unable to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Galleger
la Grange
Bucklen
O. H. Soetje
James White
Bryantsville
Ind
de Witt
D.C. Prader
Spies chase man through Europa unravelled by a twins ruse
An American traveler narrates a foggy misidentification by Russian and English spies in Stockholm. A twin lookalike mix up leads to wrongful arrest aboard a brig and a tense confrontation with a Russian official. The Englishman disappears, and the narrator survives with a wary warning from the American consul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans
London
Ile
Iman
Siberia
Stockholm
C. B. Lewis
Love Songs From Sonnets Of The Portuguese
Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote the Sonnets of the Portuguese none of which she intended to publish Mrs Browning refused to publish them under her own name but Browning urged that they appear under the title The Sonnets of the Portuguese as a tribute to their affection He called her Little Portuguese and the poems are Petrarchan in form among the language’s most beautiful expressions.
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Stockholm
Discretion Itself
Mr. Grelling
London
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Mr. Browning
Brother Praises Remedy After Quick Dysentery Cure
A J Cottingham went to Washington County Ark to visit his sister and fell ill with flux. He used Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and was so pleased with the rapid cure that he wrote the manufacturers. The remedy is sold by O H Soetje in Lockland Ark.
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A. J. Cottingham
Washington County
Ark
Chamberlain
Mr. Cottingham
Lockland
O. H. Soetje
Panama
Columbia
Chas. H. Utter
UK Population Surpasses France for First Time in 1892
The 1892 census data shows the population of the United Kingdom exceeding that of France for the first time. This shift reflects demographic changes and ongoing urbanization in Britain during the late 19th century.
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United Kingdom
France
The Silent Rose and the Breeze of Remembrance
A solitary wild rose grows unseen in a bleak wood yet yields beauty and memory as it withers. The zephyr carries its scent to a meadow child whose life is touched forever, while memory preserves the rose’s final sweetness beyond sight and knowledge.
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J. B. Delany
Why Turkeys Run When Seen by Hunters Say Old Guide
An old hunter J W Hyde explains turkeys possess astonishing vision and can still be surprised by movement. He recalls a Georgia hunt where a mosquito and a wind shift betrayed the hunter and spooked a gobbler. He notes the paradox that open exposure with a tree behind can still lure turkeys within range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hyde
Turkey
Georgia
Living Room Flower Arrangements In Green Enamel Pan
A spring indoor decor idea uses a green enameled tin milk pan as a planter with a central palm or tall foliage and surrounding hyacinths narcissi and tulips in pots, moss filling the gaps for fragrance and water tolerance. Wicker baskets with palms or ferns and tulips offer months of impact. when worn they can be scrubbed painted and redressed with ribbon.
Choosing wallpaper for rooms with many pictures
The text warns that floral papers should not cover walls in rooms with many pictures or long narrow spaces without a dark dado. It notes wallpapers suit bedrooms to contribute a furnished feel without occupying space and stresses careful selection as patterns may look good in isolation but fail on walls. It mentions decorators using model rooms to compare effects.
A Closet In the Corner
A housewife stored her china and cut glass in a hidden three cornered cupboard built by a carpenter. The clever storage solution fit in her dining room with a simple design and accommodated many prized dishes.
The Care of Bread Instructions
Guidance from Good Housekeeping on bread cooling and storage. Let bread air out fully before wrapping or placing in any box. Use perforated bread boxes or plain air exposure to prevent moisture and mold growth.
Populist angels, liver pills, and antitoxin horse tale
A jumble of 19th century notices features a quip about populist angels in the Elysian Fields, ads for Dr King New Life Pills and De Witt’s remedies, a New Jersey antitoxin horse worth thousands, dyspepsia success stories, locust plagues in Egypt, and a Yonkers joke about Jonah and the whale.
Sheridan’s Retort About Dundas And Memory
The passage recounts Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s sharp quip in parliament about Dundas relying on memory for jokes and imagination for facts. It notes the quip was recorded in Sheridan’s notebook years earlier and later expanded. Sheridan uses the idea to mock Michael Kelly and ends with a strong parliamentary finish.
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Sheridan
Richard Brinsley
House of Commons
Dundas
Michael Kelly
Habit and Eating Houses Influence Dining Choices
The New York Herald notes that a man forms a dining habit at a place due to minor favorable details like seats, waiters, or familiar faces. Once established, habit outweighs better food and price, keeping patrons loyal and sustaining many restaurants in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Health blessing valued by Irish philosopher amid illness
An Irish philosopher states there is no blessing like health especially when a friend is sick highlighting the preciousness of good health during illness.
Local Health Miracle Prompts Rural Curiosity
In Sadieville Kentucky Mrs. 8 P Whittaker who suffered chronic bronchial trouble has improved dramatically after taking Dr King s New Discovery her husband credits the cure to the treatment The tonic is advertised as a universal remedy for Coughs Colds La Grippe Bronchitis and throat and lung troubles Trial bottles are offered free at O H Soetjes drug store. The notice also mentions profitable ostrich farming with birds valued at $100 each and feather yields of about 25.
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Sadieville
P. Whittaker
O. H. Soetje
Bennettsville editor lauds electric bitters cure
A Bennettsville Ohio editor writes of his wife’s recovery from dyspepsia after four bottles of Electric Bitters. He says it restored strength and appetite, calling the tonic grand with gentle laxative effects. Also mentions One Minute Cough Cure and a Lord Rosebery quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Brown
Bennettsville
8. O
O. H. Soetje
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise to cure a cold in one day with no cure no pay. The ad lists a 25 cent price and claims rapid relief from coughs and colds.
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Thia
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Monticello Express
Iowa
State Register
the Express
Weekly
Iowa State Register
Illinois Central
Epworth League
San Francisco
Epworth League Society
Cal
Dubuque
Denver
Colorado Point
J.F. Merry
Paas
Illinois Central Excursion Rates
Buffalo
San Uleers
D. E. Pond
North America
Hartford
North British and Mercantile
Pennsylvania
New York
Elysian Fields
Baltimore American
Dr. King
New Life
Newwork
N.J
P. T. Thomas
Sumterville
Ala
D. C. Prader
Egypt
Eusa
8. H. Allport
Johnstown
Brooklyn
D. C. Buck
Beirne, Ark
Patience
Patrice
Jonah and
Yonkers Statesman
Chas. H. Fletcher
Murmay Street
New York City
Inter Ocean
United States
Con
Inter Oceans 2
Laffan News Bureau
Associated Press
Lord Rosebery
Monticello
John Gibson
Montell State Bank
National Bank
Farwell
I. M. Hicks
H. M. Carpenter
Richardson
Frank M. Hicks
E. Surles
John Schweitzer
John McDonald
A. Henry George
William Stuhler
Chicago
East
Omaha
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Davenport
Bay 8
Gens
Marion
Kannes City
West
Calmar—Freight
Davenport—Freight
Oxford Freight
A. Kempf
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