Scarlet Fever Sets Back, Healed by Pink Pills Claim
A Newark woman recalls long scarlet fever left her with chronic back pain for eighteen years. After failed hospital surgeries she used Dr Williams Pink Pills, reporting pain relief within weeks and a full recovery over months. The ad touts pills as blood and nerve tonic with female health benefits.
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Evening News
Newark
N. J
Annie Dale
Bruce Street
St. Michael’s Hospital
High Street
Central Avenue
Dr. Williams
Ang
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Retribution and Hypocrisy Interplay in Marriage
The dialogue contrasts a wife's rebuke with a husband's rueful remark on hypocrisy. A sharp exchange reveals disillusionment and the consequences of unspoken truths within a marriage.
Joyful Feeling From Syrup Figs Advertised Cure
An old time medicine style ad touts Syrup Figs as a sure path to renewed health and strength and internal cleanliness claiming modern progress over cheap substitutes.
Toddles Parties Sparks Mixed Reactions at Home
A fragment shows Penhecker recoiling while Robinson praises Toddles for making guests feel at home, though one person says they avoid the gatherings. The exchange hints at social tensions around the host and his entertaining style.
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Robinson
Penhecker
Parker's Ginger Tonic Brings Vitalizing Benefits Endorsed
A mother endorses Parker's Ginger Tonic and urges others to try it, citing its revitalizing properties and personal trust in the remedy for daily wellness.
Yasane Newton Recollects All Powers Under One Hundred
Yasane Newton recalls the rrt six powers of every number under one hundred in a remarkable mental feat.
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Yasane
Hindercorns Relief Sparks Notable Effect
The fragment notes Hindercorns causing a distinct relief or relief-like effect described as pleasing. It presents as a terse remark on a substance or remedy and its impact, without further context or specifics about usage, dosage, or origin.
Fraulein Reflections From German Papers Comment
A fragment quotes a German periodical remark about loneliness and thought. The lines evoke solitude and the idea of a lone mind without company.
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Fraulein
Kickapoo Indian Remedies Promoted for Rheumatism
An advertisement claims rheumatism stems from blood acids and praises Kickapoo Indian Sagwa and Oil for treatment. It cites Mrs. Jennie Chamber of Ridgway California reporting relief in seven days after using the Sagwa, and urges readers to obtain the remedies at druggists with quoted prices.
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Jennie Cham+ra
Ridgway
California
Ostrich swallows cigar during Arizona show incident
A Tucson Star report recounts an ostrich at an Arizona show swallowing a lit 10 cent cigar from Sammie Hughes, causing a commotion as staff and a deputy marshal intervened. The bird then ignored the episode, focusing on an empty soda bottle while the scene cooled.
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Syndicate
Sammie Hughes
Hughes
Mr. Hughes
United States
Ezekiel
New African Railway connects Tunis and Hammamet Bay
The line from Tunis to Nabuel opens a strategic and commercial route in Northern Africa. It passes through fertile districts with abundant gardens, olives, and fruit, irrigated by shallow wells. The Nabuel and Hammamet area features quarries and dense village belts, with farming lands valued at 250 to 300 dollars per acre.
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Africa
Bay of Tunis
Bay of Hammamet
North Africa
Public Works
Tunis
Nabuel
Soliman
Bammamet
Cape Bond
Mammamet
Hammamet
New York Sun
Made Famous by a Grape Concords Ephraim Bull Dies
Ephraim W Bull originator of the Concord grape died at his Concord Massachusetts home. Born March 4 1806 he spent his last years in a aged home he created the Concord grape about 1849 and was a prominent Mason former Concord selectman and board of agriculture member. He named grapes Rockwood after Judge Hoar and Esther for his mother.
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Ephriam W. Bull
Concord
Mass
Senate
Corinthian Masonic Lodge of
Board of Agriculture
New York
Rockwood
Judge Hoar
Esther
Divided Jury Sees Hog Theft Trial Stalled
In Lake county a grand larceny trial over a stolen hog ends with a split panel. An old rancher predicts the jury will disagree, citing six hog raisers and four men known for hog theft who he says will not agree.
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Lake County
Sam
San Francisco Post
An Autumn Tragedy Attributed to Washington Star
A somber scene unfolds as a woman speaks of an ending romance. She admits past affection but declares she cannot marry a man who blocks his russet shoes. The dialogue conveys longing, guilt, and a doomed proposal.
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Mar. Shimpton
Washington
Atar
Paste and plaster mix repairs cracks in wood and pipes
A recipe describes using paper pulp mixed with glue plaster of Paris or cement to stop cracks in wood and leaks in pipes. It details preparing a thin gruel, adding plaster, wrapping pipe joints with cheese cloth, and applying the paste to set as a strong repair.
Mortality of Telegraphists in London Post Office Service
Telegraphists face an inquiry by a government special committee into health grievances. Evidence shows high death rates from respiratory diseases, especially phthisis, among telegraph workers compared with Sheffield grinders and the general male population. The table reports 59.5 versus 57.3 for respiratory deaths up to age 55, and phthisis 46.6 for telegraphists to 33.1 for grinders.
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London Postoffice
Sheffield
Royal Baking Powder Declared Purest by U S Government Chemist
The United States Government Chemist, after examining for the Indian Department, stated that Royal Baking Powder is the purest in quality and highest in strength of any baking powder known.
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United States
Indian Department
Electric trolley trial planned on Erie canal at Tonawanda
At Tonawanda to Buffalo along the Erie canal five miles, 200 men work under Richard Lamb to erect posts and wires for the first official canal trolley test. The Niagara Cataract company, with state franchise to tow boats for ninety nine years at up to $20 per horsepower annually, will conduct the test before state officials within a week.
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Erie Canal
Tonawanda
Buffalo
State Canal
Richard Lamb
Niagara Cataract Company
Cataract Company
Walter Wellman tests ala minum boats for polar expedition
A practical test by Walter Wellman on three small boats built with ala minum for his polar expedition showed the material deteriorated when examined in Washington. Officials said the boats could be easily damaged or broken by hand as a result of the deterioration.
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Duke of York
England
Baillot
Walter Wellman
Navy Department
Washington
Maj Andre Execution Remains A Notable Westminster Memorial
The piece recalls Major John Andre as a famed British adjutant general linked to Arnold’s treason. It notes his birth in London in 1751, rise in the army, and capture at West Point. It reflects on his execution on the Hudson River shore and Westminster Abbey interment, prompting wide sympathy in Britain and America.
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Westminster Abbey
Maj. Andre
Atlantic
Great Britain
John Andre
London
Geneva
Honora Sneyd
Andre
Canada
St. John’s
Sir Henry Clinton
Nhig
Gayety
American
Washington
Valley Forge
Sir Henry
Philadelphia
Maj
New York
Arnold
West Point
Hudson
The
Nic Baian
America
Tale of a Boy and a Cigarette Moral
A satirical Harpers Weekly piece recounts eleven year old Harry Manning of Waltham Massachusetts learning to smoke. He drops a lit cigarette into a barrel behind a grocery, which explodes when the contents ignite. He survives with his parents unaware of any lasting harm, though the tale mocks moralizing tales of bad boys and tobacco.
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Harry Manning
Waltham
Mass
Harry
Northrup
Tommy
Harper’s Weekly
Wonders Of Physics Track A Car Wheel
An Albany Express quote praises wheel tracking as the most wonderful general utility. A mechanic extols how two rails support a sixty ton train moving over hills curves and tangents at speed with no jerk, the tiny flange stopping tragedy between passengers and eternity.
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Albany Express
Walking Delegate and Union Talk on General Strike
A dialogue shows a walking delegate pressing the union representative on objections to work, hours, and wages. The union declares wages satisfactory and hours not too long, leading to a claim that nothing remains but to order a general strike.
Ideal Sewing Machine offer through Pioneer Press
The Pioneer Press sells an Ideal Sewing Machine with Wilcox & Gibbs stitch as part of a mixed subscription deal. Offers include combined Daily and Sunday for 8.80, Daily only for 5.15, or Weekly for 4.85, plus free machines with long-term subscriptions. Freight is paid by the subscriber. delivery may take a week or ten days.
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Pioneer Press
Wilcox & Gibbs
Daily
Sunday Pioneer Press
Ideal Sewing Machine
Weekly Pioneer Press
Northwest
Ideal’' Department
St. Paul, Minn
Name Change Forces Rent Hike on Street Avenue
Landlord complains of rent increase after street name is changed to an avenue. Tenant questions the reason as the change appears cosmetic, prompting tension over housing costs in Chicago.
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Chicago
Hall's Catarrh Cure fraud claim affidavit Toledo 1886
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notarized December 6, 1886 by A. W. Gleason. Circulars promise testimonials and nationwide sales. Hall's products sold by druggists for 75 cents and Hall's Family Pills for 25 cents.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Frank J. Chenedy
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Baseless accusations spark gossip among Indianapolis peers
In a terse exchange, Wickwire and Yabsley defend their finances and deny close ties to Mudge, asserting friends do not accuse him of improper money dealings. The brief quarrel underscores suspicions within the local social circle.
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Wickwire
Mudge
Yabsley
Indianapolis Journal
Silent Kidney Plea Urges Early Help with Stomach Bitters
A brief warning urges readers to heed subtle signals from kidneys and bladder and to use Hos etter's Stomach Bitters to stimulate activity. It claims danger if ignored and suggests relief for symptoms like dyspepsia malaria rheumatism constipation or nerve trouble. A call to act before meals with the tonic.
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Hosetter
Schweppe's Sparkling Water Invention Started Industry
Effervescent waters were first produced on a large scale by J. Schweppe of Geneva in 1789, marking the birth of a modern sparkling beverage industry.
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J. Schweppe
Geneva
Camphor Ice Ad Promises Relief for Skin Ailments
An advertisement for Flegeman's Camphor Ice with Glycerine from G Clark Co New Haven claims to cure chapped hands and face tender feet chilblains piles and related conditions. The piece also notes a remark about Webster reportedly repeating Paradise Lost.
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Flegeman
G. Clark Co
New Haven
Use Mrs Winslow’s Teething Syrup for Baby Relief
An old remedy for teething runs in print urging mothers to use Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup for infants. The note highlights a trusted traditional cure marketed to ease discomfort during early tooth development.
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Lenka
Webster
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Puck
G. W. Patterson
Inkster, Mich
Wanson
Davis
Davis & Bankin
Randolph & Dearborn
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J.P. Allen
BT. Paul
Minn
She
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House of
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Walter Baker & Co., Limited
Dorchester
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