General Debility and a Curious Sarsaparilla Pitch
An old entry blends health ads with scattered anecdotes. It praises Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a remedy for general debility claiming it vitalizes blood and restores energy. The piece also weaves in fragmented dialogs about political bravado and a tale linking mahogany to logging and ship ballast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Orlin
Mahesaar
Teaders
London
Fartaggete
New York
S. S
Tortured with Gravel and Kidney Pillia Tale
Long fragmentary text recounts a medical patent joke about a Dean kidney pill and a veiled tale of a train conductor and a brash woman in New York. It also includes a bizarre yarn about a Java monkey voyage and revenge, attributed to the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the New York Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
30Th Street
Hhm
New York Sun
Far East
Teaner
Java
Monkey
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Jewel Heist and Royal Necklace in European Sojourn
A narrator recounts a covert pursuit across Spezia Paris London and Cherbourg chasing a jewel thief linked to a historic jasper box. He details breakins in rooms, the recovery of opals diamonds and a necklace, and ties to a mysterious Captain Black as ships vanish and ports reveal scarce clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewela
Liverpool
City of
St Patersburg
New York
Carl Reichsmann
Lady Hardon
Berkeley Square
Lady Mardon
Lady Harden
Alexandria
Spezia
Cuatome
Signor Vexiia
Ami
Breaktam
London
Streel
Cecil Street
Strand
Captain Black
Paris
Cherbourg
Italy
San Francisco
South America
Oo Barbar
Speta
Lloyd's
Jean Petitot
Necker
Boston
Catalonia
Newfoundland
Secret Service
Hudson River
Europe
St. Petersburg
France
Marveilles
Amn
Speata
Cowes
Jaca
Beb
Mark Strong
Ates
Tam Black
Southess
Mary
Roderick
India
Hall
Fabie
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Gyer
Myer
Wemern
Ver
Catanote
Dean
Watts
CNN
Eatnake
Via
Jorg
Dawn
Polowt
Iona Trowelnetadt
Iron Pirate
Solent
Asmdre
Nashua
N. H
Ancon
Wesag
Witnema
Masy
Samuel Gibesh
Wateries
Maurice
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