Justice Was Expensive in a South American Saddle Theft
A traveler recounts paying large bribes to a Uruguayan commissary to recover a silver mounted saddle left at a railway station. After initial demand and a staged hunt, the saddle is returned minus a stirrup, with the commissary skimming extra fees. The thief's fate remains unclear, but the tale ends with the thief later rising in the army.
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South America
R. B. Cunninghame Graham
Uruguay
Comisario
Senor
Tio Cgancho
Wistaria not Wisteria: spelling and origins explored
The Philadelphia Record explains the correct spelling wistaria for the purple flowering shrub not a vine. It notes the Chinese variety produces lush blooms while western and southern wild forms thrive in rich wet soil. It traces the name to Dr Caspar Wistar and the family’s spelling split between er and ar.
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United States
Caspar Wistar
University of Pennsylvania
Wistar
America
Mhence
Philadelphia Record
Strychnine Named After Its Dark History
In 1818 Pelletier and Caventon discovered strychnine and called it vauqueline after their master Vauquelin. He refused to have his name linked to the poison after witnessing animals suffer. The name was later changed to the current designation strychnine as a powerful toxin.
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Pelletier and
Caventon
Vauquelin
Notable Eaters in History Pebbles of Taste and Taste
Pepys recalls breakfast with oysters neats tongues anchovies and wine during Charles II era. Newton lived on bread water and vegetables while composing the Principia. Dr Fordyce kept a single daily meal. Dr Parr confessed a fondness for hot boiled lobsters with shrimp sauce.
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Pepys
Charles II
Sir Isaac Newton
Fordyce
Parr
Evil Spirits and Health Beliefs Among Mongolians
A historical note explains belief in evil spirits as the cause of all diseases among Mongolians. It contrasts Chinese views, noting they dismiss ailments from misdeeds or late nights. When gods and insects fail, the individual accepts fate and peacefully ends life as destiny decrees.
Hands In Repose And Etiquette Notes
A column discusses poised hand posture as a sign of breeding, citing Queen Elizabeth’s courtiers and the coquette’s sword hilt. It then reviews Joseph Choate’s address on Abraham Lincoln’s life, highlighting his rise and administration. An offer promotes clubbing The Iowa Homestead and Poultry Farmer with the paper for one year at a combined price.
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Joseph Choate
Great Britain
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Illinois
Iowa Homestead
Farmers’ Institute
Poultry Farmer
West
One Minute Cough Cure Proves Safe Instant Relief
Mansfield resident F D Reynolds touts One Minute Cough Cure as safe with immediate effect for coughs croup colds and throat and lung troubles. The Express offers a club rate of two dollars for Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean and Tick Express for one year with advance payment.
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F. D. Reynolds
Mansfield
Express
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Tick Express
Ixpress
Electric Bitters and Dyspepsia Cure Endorsements
A run down system benefits from Electric Bitters a tonic and regulator of stomach liver and kidneys. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests food and ends stomach distress with testimonials from users and pharmacists. Burlington Hawkeye notes Chicago shuns Des Moines signaling a push to seek remedies.
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H. Scotte
M.S. Mead
Attleboro
Mass
Burlington
Chicago
Des Moines
DeWrert & Co
Prominent Cure Leads and Local Armory Move
The ad copy touts Dr. King's New Life Pills and Chambalain’s Cough Remedy with claims of cures and long history of use. It notes 25c price at O H Soetje's drug store and D H Soetje as the local druggist. The old Congregational church at Muscatine is turned over to the militia as an armory amid a booming demand for workers.
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S.S.S
O. H. Soetje
Muscatine
Dr. King
Soetje’s
J. A. Moore
North Star
Mich
D. H. Soetje
O.H. Soetje
Brain Food Nonsense and Green's August Flower Adverts
An editorial blares the myth of separate foods for brain muscles and bones, urging a balanced diet while warning digestion breaks nutriment. It promotes Green's August Flower for digestion liver blood and vigor with a reference to Dr G G Green's remedies via A Kemp's. Also includes a Philadelphia Press quip about a political ward boss and a handsome policeman.
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Green
G. G. Green
A. Kemp
Philadelphia Press
Constipation Ad Claims Bailey's Laxative Tablets Spark Beauty
An ad from the Lakeside Med Co Chicago promotes Bailey's Laxative Tablets as a cure for constipation with beauty benefits. It asserts natural sleep aids and energy, selling at 10 and 25 cents through Bacher & Abel. A Philadelphia Record fragment notes a train time negotiation.
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Bailey
Lakeside Med. Co
Chicago
Bacher & Abel
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Said to Cure Piles
An advertisement claims DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve relieves piles and skin wounds. J. S. Gerall of St. Paul Ark recounts long suffering from protruding bleeding piles cured by a few boxes. Warns readers to beware of counterfeit products.
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de Witt
J.S. Gerall
St. Paul, Ark
DeWitt
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John Schweitzer
John McDonald
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H. M. Carpenter
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J. W. Doxsee
Iowa
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National Land Co
Lisbon
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South Dakota
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Matta
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Fred Puleston
Hicks & Eilers
W. G. Elters
A. F. Tiede
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E. E. Reed
Herman's Clothing Store
O. Babcock
WM. J. Coughlan
D.D.S. Entist
Hicks & Ellers
A. M. Maurice
D.D.S
Mundell
New Lowell State Bank
Drake University
Wistaria
Wisteria
Senator Tillman
Cleveland Plaindealer
Pittsburg
Mr. Wheeler
Chamberlain
R. Wheeler
Northwood
N. Y
Bucklen
Uneeda Biscuit
Uneeda
THE
Love Brothers CO
Dayton
A. Kempf
Legedepublican
America’s Best Republican
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New York World
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Cuba
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A. H. Hanson
G.P.A
Chilcago
J. F. Merry
A.G.P. A
J. ER. Bateman
Dealeh
W. First St
Owa
D. E. Pond
North America
Hartford
North British and Mercantile
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New York
H. C. Bohlken
Hicks & Hilers
Hin
Oliver
Oliver Typewriter
Oliver Typewriter Co
Lake St
Craicago, Inn
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