Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Contract in 1886
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co., swears the Toledo firm will pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notary notes the oath on December 6, 1886. The firm claims internal action through blood to mucous surfaces and urges sending for testimonials. Sold by druggists. also Hall's Family Pills advertised.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
What Will It Be Real Estate and Insurance Notice
Real estate sales or purchases and insurance or notary services offered. Effie Onlal operates at the telephone office, ready to assist with sales inquiries and related duties.
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Effie Onlal
West Side Main St
Over Powers’ Drug Store
Moulton
Iowa
Tobacco trade spans vast allied industries and revenue
Garret Smith argues tobacco’s reach extends far beyond the product itself. He cites 1920 tax receipts, major use of licorice sugar coal and boxes, thousands of farms and retail outlets, and heavy advertising and insurance ties, all implying prohibition would ripple through many sectors.
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United States
Tobacco Merchants’ Association of the
Press Service Company
New York City
Truth Above All Confrontation Sparks Classroom Drama
A heated exchange unfolds as a student confesses to writing an insult on the blackboard while the teacher presses for truth. The dialogue centers on accountability and honesty within a tense classroom moment.
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Jimmy
Peat Fuel Trials Prove Substitute For Coal On Railways
Long term tests in Sweden show peat powder and briquets function well as locomotive fuel. The Swedish Railway Board has taken over a bog plant near Vislanda with a 30 000 tons per year capacity, drying peat in open air and producing powder and briquets for fuel.
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Railway Board of
Sweden
Vislanda
Scientific American
Famous in Spite of Name Laboring to judge Keats by names
The Westminster Gazette notes Russell Lowell warned that a poet’s fame is hindered when his name becomes a barrier to appreciation. Lowell observed readers favor current fashionable labels and lofty canons, finding it hard to value Keats beyond a mere “Keatsy” descriptor despite his real merit.
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Keats
Russell Lowell
Lowell
Newfoundland Roads Then and Now
The article notes Newfoundland as a roadless colony with most residents along the coast. English capitalists have acquired interior land for future paper and pulp plants, with the initial need being a roadway system. It highlights abundant water power ready for development.
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Newfoundland
Diary proves mess sergeant’s 535 wartime correspondences
A Camp Kelly Texas mess sergeant claims he wrote to 535 girls during the war and kept a diary to prove it. The volume of letters required a manifolding process to aid his busy schedule and reveal the cost of his prolific correspondence.
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Camp Kelly
Texas
Crop distribution across states for major grains
Nearly one half of the oats grow in Wisconsin. Two fifths of the potato crop lie in New York Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and Pennsylvania. More than half of the barley is in California South Dakota Minnesota Kansas and North Dakota. Rye is concentrated in North Dakota Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and Nebraska.
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Wisconsin
New York
Michigan
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
California
South Dakota
Kansas
North Dakota
Nebraska
Recommends Chamberlains Tablets for Digestive Relief
Mrs Newton Vreeland of Minoa New York writes that Chamberlains Tablets ease heaviness after meals and restore energy. She and her husband use them for five years and keep a bottle when traveling. The W F Berry Company promotes them for constipation indigestion and general good health.
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Chamberlain
Rheumatism largely muscular claims relief from liniment
The ad asserts nine of ten rheumatism cases are muscular or chronic rheumatism needing no internal treatment. It promotes Chamberlain's Liniment to relieve pain and improve sleep, endorsing it as a significant aid for sufferers of rheumatism. It ends with a company endorsement and a cafe recommendation.
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Chamberlain
W. F. Berry Company
One Way to Tell in Streetcar Etiquette
A Galveston News opinion notes that behavior on streetcars offers a hint whether a man will give up his seat to a standing lady. The piece comments on manners, social expectations, and public courtesy in urban transit.
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Galveston
Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
A persuasive local ad urges every family to keep Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand during summer. It promises high usefulness and great value, recommending purchase at W F Berry Company.
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Chamberlain
W. F. Berry Company
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Bradley & Vrooman Co
Higard
W. F. Berry CO
Moore
First Mortgage
Law Bros. Co
Centerville, Ia
Appanoose County
City and Farm Loans
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Wihrow’s
WM. Waggoner
Crop Distribution
H.P. Powers
Arthur Wood Barber Shop
JAS. F. Lawson Real - Estate
Missouri Farm
Savings Bank
Withrow Cafe
Mr. Edison
Edison
Joan
R. Mace
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