Heartfelt confession at Pinkie Billmore mansion
In Chicago Tribune style narration, Flavius Millsap professes love to Pinkie Billmore who resists. Millsap visits her home repeatedly, seeking a strike of fate, while Pinkie debates her response and delays a public admission of affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkie Billmore
Hmavius Josephus Millsap
Billmore Mansion
Miss Pinkie
Beyre
Magius Josephus Millsap
Pinkie
Flavius
Chicago Tribune
Locks of hair and lilies of the valley lampoon
A venerable clergyman briefly preaches then grants requests for hair from young women seeking to make flowers. A curious note to his wife reveals the unintended consequence as many seek “white hair” for lilies. The anecdote wryly contrasts solemn duties with levity. The clipping closes with short jokes about farewells and misfortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sean
Cincinnati Enquirer
Parsnip Complexion and Kidney Trouble Remedy
A health ad claims most ailments stem from weak kidneys and promotes Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure all. It describes kidney complexion, related symptoms, and offers free sample by mail from Kilmer & Co. with an address in Binghamton New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
Terrors of Drink Sermon Warns of Drunken Woe in 1899
A Chicago Daily News synopsis notes Louis Klepsch on Dr. Malmage delivering a sermon against strong drink. He portrays four fiends targeting grapes grain dairy and music, detailing ruin to reputation homes health and souls and urges repentance through faith to halt alcohol’s plague.
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Lalmage
Friends of Temperance
Egypt
Ile
America
Earth
Sahara
Hell
Music Hall
Satan
Gibraltar
Philadelphia
Tam
Brooklyn
Andes
Dr. Sewell
Iam
Inc
Abolition Debate Spurs Albany Lawmakers
Albany lawmakers wrangle over abolishing the death penalty while a moral clash unfolds. An analogy to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters underscores a plea for treatment of indigestion and related ailments, urging readers to visit druggists for a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Hostetter
Elevator or lift debate in cross country slang
An exchange between an Englishman and a New Yorker prompts humor over American terms for lifts and elevators. The Englishman insists that lift better fits the device because it both raises and lowers people, a playful linguistic observation from Yonkers Statesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Yonkers
Grain-O Preparation Directions From a 19th Century Ad
An old consumer tip explains Grain-O use with one tablespoon per two cups water, then mixing with half an egg and boiling fifteen to twenty minutes. Add cream or hot milk, then sugar to taste. A reviewer notes initial dislike but says ten days builds a habit you won’t abandon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of God
Dives
New York
Fourth Ward
Lord Jesus Christ
Caltes
Burglary Nightly Foiled by Germicidal Sprayer
A Detroit Journal report recalls a burglar fleeing after attempting entry through a cellar window only to be drenched by an electric automatic spraying device and swept to an ill fate as germs of disease appeared to cure him.
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Aerick
Detroit Journal
Kemp's Balsam Promises Quick Cough Relief
Advert says Kemp's Balsam cured many coughs and colds in the community. It claims genuine merit with Lange bottles 25 cents and 60 cents, sample bottle free, urging readers to ask friends who used it for opinions.
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Kemp
Grain-O advertised as coffee substitute for all ages
An old Philadelphia Press ad promotes Grain-O as a pure grain coffee substitute. It claims to calm nerves, aid digestion, and provide health and strength for babies to grandparents, urging readers to ask their grocer for Grain-O.
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Baby
Grandma
Foreman Jones Shot Through Chest in Workplace Incident
A Georgia paper reports an office accident where a bullet passed completely through the chest of foreman Mr. Jones but narrowly missed a plate glass window, avoiding costly damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Jones
Minneapolis Journal
Allen's Foot-Kane Shoe Powder Advertisement
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot-Kane powder to shake into your shoes. It rests the feet and cures corns bunions swollen hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrown nails. Allen's Woot-lase makes new or tight shoes easy. Bold by all druggists and shoe stores. Joe Bimple mailed free address Alien S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Joe
Bimple
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
When a Girl Graduates and Marries a Man
Atchison Globe notes a girl’s ambition to show a noble purpose but she marries and soon develops a strange look in her eyes. The item reflects social attitudes in a small town.
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Atchison Globe
Gentle Daily Health Pillage and Liver Support
An elderly period remedy described as promoting daily bowel movements for health. It is noted to act gently on the liver and kidneys and is claimed to cure a sick head ache. Price listed as 25 and 50 cents.
Objects of Interest in Town
Principal objects of interest include citizen savings bank deposits in the metropolis.
Coughing Leads to Consumption Promises Remedy
An old advertisement claims Kemp's Balsam stops coughing immediately and offers a free sample bottle at drugstores. Large bottles cost 25 and 50 cents. The copy urges immediate purchase, warning delays are dangerous.
Humorous Bits and Patent Remedies in Old Clippings
A collage of quips and ads appears from early 19th century press. Mentions Uncle Allen Sparks high handshake, Piso cures, Hale’s Honey drop cures, and a teeth extraction joke from an Irish paper. Includes addresses and short maxims reflecting period humor and commerce.
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Uncle Allen Sparks
Chicago Tribune
Piso
F. M. Abbott
Seneca St
Buffalo
N. Y
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Foxton
L. A. W. Bulletin
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Atchison
Dr. Talmage
Louis Klepsch
Washington
Chicago Daily News
Althop
Philadelphia Press
Kilame
Lane
Spain
H. A. W. Bulletin
Warren
Hale
Pike
So-and-so
Minnesota
Renee
Chicago
Wien
Stersabeda Auve
Kansas
Omaha
Mr. Ayer
Italgo
A. Ius
ADIES
Alabastine CO
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Spalding
N. J. Young
A. C. Spalding & Bros
Denver
Drogeists
Mail &Co
pCapitaris Manufacturing Co
T. Heel Mansfield
Glen Ridge
N. de
California
Salt Lake
Pullman
St Louis
T. A. Gravy
Clark Street
Was Mun Canada
Ottawa
Candas
Broughton
Stevens Point
Wia
M. V. McCliner
Merrill Bio
Detralt
Caven
Bad Axa
James Guieve
Pleasant
Mich
N. Bate
Holomew
Des Moines
Jonas Breuert & Kantz
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Buckingham’s
R.P. Hall & Co
Nashua
N.H
Carter’s
Carter’s Ink CO
Boston
Mass
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