The Minister and the Widow
The Rev. Samuel Robbins formerly pastor at Fram ingham Center and brother of the late Chandler Robbins of Boston is remembered for witty remarks. He jokes with a widow about her son Edward needing a father’s care, saying she will marry to raise Ned. An English doctor endorses barefoot living and sends his children to school without shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Robbins
Chandler Robbins
Boston
Framingham Center
Unitarian Church
Edward
Mr. Robbins
Ned
New Fire Station Displays Record Turnout in London
A London fire station opened recently and the crew staged a record turnout of twenty seconds to demonstrate their response. Other items note Hunts Lightning Off, Defiance starch claims, Shanghai price, and various health and industry observations.
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London
U S Savings and Insurance Holdings Feed Rail Securities Total
H T Newcomb reports 6 174 718 depositors in six eastern states with stake in 442 354 086 of steam railroad securities. Massachusetts insurers hold 845 889 038 and 74 educational institutions invest 47 468 327. Combined fiduciaries push the total beyond 1 500 000 000, about one sixth of all railroad capital. Rabbits cause cycle accidents near Abthorpe Northantis England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Newcomb
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
No title found in land of bad snowdrifts
The article notes heavy continuous snowfall in Sweden with powerful snow plows, yet trains stall and hundreds of men must dig out stalled trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Impatience and starch as life lessons
In this column from the Indian apolis News several aphorisms warn about impatience cost, urge careful energy use and health, and note Defiance Starch as a superior product. It quips on love, ego, and the value of quality versus quantity with light, proverbial tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
Woman Credits Dean's Kidney Pills With Cure
Mrs Sarah Marine of 428 St Arat street Colorado Springs writes that after three years of back ache kidney doctors medicines failed but Dean's Kidney Pills restored her health within weeks and she has remained well for four months Palm wine is described as a refreshing beverage from palm and cocoa trees with limited fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. W. Marine
Colorado Springs
Dean
Sarah Marine
St. Arat Street
Colo
Glen Hyrie Club
Dean'sa
Foster-Militurn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Vernal Palmettona Promise and Sailors Strike Report
Advertisements tout Vernal Palmettona as a permanent cure for stomach, liver, kidneys and bladder troubles, with free trial requests from Le Roy New York. Separately English lifeboatmen strike at Gorleston over wages after distress signals. other items include a testimonial for Simmon's Sarsaparilla and a corny joke from the Atchison Globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal Remedy Co
le Roy
N. Y
Gorleston
England
Catarrh Cure Ad Promotes Remedies and Testimonials
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for uncured cases and testimonials from wholesalers. The text also touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for constipation and notes German teachers receive annual pay increases. It ends with a quip about misspelled names in police records.
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Hall
Caldwell
Philadelphia Provincialisms and Everyday Phrases
A humorous look at local speech such as using off to mean from and a cashiering anecdote with a the young vendor. The piece notes a Philadelphia habit and includes a brief unrelated advertisement for a home inhalation cure and a travel observation about Alto Crucero Bolivia.
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Philadelphia
Defiance Starch Hint of Shift in Grocer Stock Choices
Advertisements tout Defiance Starch with claims of better value and extra quantity for the same price, noting grocers avoid 12 oz brands while promoting 16 oz packs. Other lines claim emeralds darken in light, pearls fade in dark, and Gibson Well Water cures various ailments with mail order from Mineral Wells Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
Gibson Well Water
Gibson Well Water Co
Mineral Wells
Texas
Virtue of Peat Baths
A tale from Finistere describes a poor family where a disabled child improves after living among peat bags. A local physician later notes the boy’s health gains and suggests peat baths as a factor, a notion shared at a Paris New York Herald conference.
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Finistere
Paris
New York Herald
Four year presidential term chosen in 1787 report
The 1787 committee favored seven years or longer terms and considered options such as during good behavior and longer spans. Proposals by King and others ranged from ten to twenty years, but the final four year term was not recorded as to why. King’s sarcasm is noted, and the historical record lacks a clear reason for selecting four years.
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Texas
Ohio River
South
Arkansas
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Chicago
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Pougins
Elpal
W.L. Douglas
Chas. L. Farrel
Capital National Bank
Indianapolis
Ind
W. L. Bonglas
W.l.douglas
Corona Colt
Brockton
Massachusetts
Alexander Martin
Williamson
Elbridge Gerry
Rufus King
Elkhart Carriage
Harness Mfg. Co
Elkhart
Indiana
Sufferer Credits Cuticura Cure for Eczema Relief
Mrs A Etson of Bellevue Michigan reports five years of terrible eczema with sores covering body and face. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she improves after the first bath and one application and is soon entirely well. Also mentions a knee rheumatism cure, a fenced dog, and a Frenchman Geffiot's gelatin paste ball for Newfoundland fisheries.
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A. Etson
Bellevue
Mich
Geffiot
Newfoundland
Obsessive Cure Claims for Favorite Prescription
Advertises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for obstinate ovarian conditions and other female ailments. Claims free expert advice from Dr. R V Pierce, extols non narcotic formula, promotes Pleasant Pellets for liver and digestion, and offers Common Sense Medical Adviser with small mailing fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Kennedy
Dr Kennedy
Pierce
Common Sense
Dr. V. Pierce
Main St
Buffalo
N.Y
Railways offer transformable ambulances on Prussian routes
Report notes Prussian express railway carriages adapted into ambulance compartments for ill passengers. It includes a magazine quip on popularity with women and an advertisement touting Defiance Cold Water Starch offering 16 oz per package and chemical free formula. The text also mentions Norway’s fjords and visibility of small objects at depth.
Iris and detectives in a city ad excerpt
An excerpt notes Iris plants thriving at high altitude in Thibet, mentions McCane's Detective Agency in Houston as the South’s largest detective force, and offers a philosophical Goethe quote on education and virtue.
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McCane's Detective Agency
Houston
Texas
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Joo Drors
Pecipe
Samuel Potcher
Fac Sumile Signature
NEW_YORK
Bears
WR Company
Lion Coffee
Everywhere Woolson Spice CO
Toledo
Ohio
Hort South Easest
PPS O Watts
Ad Tower CO
Mass
USA
Tower Canadian CO. Limited
Toronto
Can
Borga
Trinity Springs
Hunt
Geo, Naylor, Carwile
O. T
Shanghai
Saturday Evening Post
United States
Chamber of Agriculture
Worcester
Abyssinia
India
Abthorpe
Northantis
Simmon
T. M. Saunders
Tangipahoa, la
Germany
Dr. Hunter
J. H. Hunter
Alto Crucero
Bolivia
Russia
Peter the Great
Neva
Frost
Peru
Sam
Clover
SFI
Clover Brand
AMIGO
Wertheimer-Swarts Shotto
ST. Louis, U.S. A
Ager
Dr. Pierce
Draughon’s Practical Business College
Galveston
San Antonio
Denison
Waco
Shreveport
Ft. Worth
Austin
Tex
Draughon
Sandholm
Sandholm Drug CO
Des Moines
Iowa
Washington Post
Fiords
Norway
Western Artiste’ Association
Dallas
Goethe
Stanley C. Hopkins
Johns, N. Bs
Filthy Lucre
W. N. A. Houston
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