03 Feb 1896
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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1896
Page
1
An old household tip outlines boiling Ivory soap with water, dipping a flannel to scrub carpets, then rinsing and drying. The snippet includes unrelated ad text and quotes about deafness cures, liquor treatment, and humorous exchanges, reflecting a miscellany page with dated language and marketing segments. The piece preserves era voice and several named entities from the era.
A reader question, answered, traces silver demonetization from England in 1816 through Germany 1871 and 1873 US action, with Scandinavia and the Latin union moving to gold. It argues coinage ratios are set by fiat, not production, and cites Sherman and Bland Allison laws, with global views from Brooklyns Citizen and Philadelphia Item.
The Minneapolis Penny Press argues usury drains industry as private debt rises from 1880 to 1890s. It compares wealth gains in New York and nine Atlantic states to the midwest and New England, warning that debt burdens distort wealth and trigger panics like 1873-8 and 1893-96.
The Binghamton Leader argues against the intrinsic value theory for gold, asserting value arises from demand and conditions. It cites ice as a metaphor and notes legislation can shape gold and silver value, while noting a 15.5 to 1 average ratio in various nations. It also links a larger standing army to defending the gold standard, referencing Gen Miles and English practice.
Centerville Texas resident William Miller aged over eighty describes his long illness and rapid recovery after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. He details prior health decline, the swift improvement, and his belief in the pills, urging others to try them. The piece also includes a blurb about the pills and a joke from Boston Transcript and a note from Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Ammonia in tepid water softens skin and cleans door plates. It brightens carpets and helps remove whitewash and stubborn stains. A tablespoonful in water cleans brushes and restores carpet colors. Ammonia in bathwater freshens skin but avoid overuse to prevent nose irritation. Equal parts ammonia and turpentine remove paint from cloth. Cashmeres return to fashion with purple cashmere trimmed in steel embroidery.
A review of several imperial projects shows massive cost overruns from the Corinth canal to the Panama and Congo railroads. Estimates ranged far below final outlays with figures like 12 million versus 6 million for the canal and 4.5 million to 16 million on Meuse forts, while the Senegal railroad and Langson line drained treasury funds and data for Congo plans spanned from 4 million to 42 million.
An old tobacco quit aid and liver remedy advertisement fragment from the Atlanta Constitution, promoting No-To-Bac as a wonder-worker and Dr. Carl stedt's German Liver Medicines with vague claims of health gains and free samples.
A promotional piece extols love over money, praising the feminine capacity for pure affection and urging health through Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It touts Dr. Pierce as a premier physician for women’s diseases, claims vast success, and offers free or cloth-bound medical books from the World's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, N.Y.
Advert reads free and permanent cure promises for first day use of Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with a $3 trial bottle and treatise. Mentions address Dr Kine 988 Arch St Philadelphia. Includes stray phrases about quotes and unrelated sensational lines.
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