Hoofland’s German Bitters and Tonic Advertised Fortunes
An 19th century advertisement extols Hoofland’s German Bitters and Hoofland’s German Tonic claiming extracts from German roots herbs and gems, with no alcohol, high potency per bottle, and claims to cure liver and digestive disorders as well as nervous, skin, and respiratory ailments. It markets pricing and asserts superior quality over cheaper imitations.
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Germany
Maiulaiiory
Hoofland
Chase
Ene
Dr Hoofland Pedophyllia Pills German Remedy Ad
Advertises Dr Hoofland Pedophyllia as a potent liver and bowel purgative. Claims two pills per dose cleanse liver and bowels, with Mandrake extract Pedophyllin, plus Bitters or Tonic for health. Promotes universal sale through druggists and express delivery from German Medicine Store in Philadelphia. Contains numerous supplier and product names and locations.
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Dal Moomann
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Blood Purifying Remedy Claims Eternal Health Cure
An advertisement touts a blood purifying preparation claiming to eradicate scrofula syphilis fever sores and numerous other ailments by purifying the blood The copy asserts superiority over all other preparations and promises restored health a clear complexion and relief from pains swellings ulcers and skin eruptions.
Great Diabetic Cure Claims and Patent Medicine Ads
An advertisement extols Heilmbold or Welmbold remedies claiming cures for diabetes digestion issues and urinary ailments. It promotes Buchy extract for female health, a rosewash for skin care, and urges readers to buy from listed druggists in New York and Philadelphia while warning against counterfeits.
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Tottelmbold
Jenry T. Welmbold
Helmbold
Drug and Chemical
Broadway
New York
H.T. Helmbold
South Tenth Street
Philadelphia
Menry T. Helmbold
The Everlasting Dollar in a Gilded World
A serialized scene follows Mrs. Wharton, a stylish socialite, who faces a day of unpaid bills from a seamstress, a pine apple temptation, and social pressure. In a money crisis, a dream warns her to honor the poor’s dues. Upon waking, her husband underscores the moral: a dollar can mean survival for the needy.
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Mrs. Wharton
Mrs. Marvin
Marie Louise
Mrs. Therett
Miramita
Mrs. Leggett
Mavani
oWell
Mary
Clarence Pitt Gerald
Mrs. Gerald
Atrs. FitzGerald
Styx
Charles
John
A faded viewer and a treasured keepsake poem
A reflective verse recalls a faded flower kept as a precious memory. The speaker cherishes a small token, a keepsake tied to a golden hour and a year of weariness. The inmost heart holds fond recollections, including a flower, a broken ring, or a tress of hair, more prized than jewels.
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Maui
Cherokee Alphabet Inventor Dick Guess and Related Notes
A Washington Chronicle item recounts Dick Guess a full blood Cherokee from Georgia who created a handwritten syllabary of about one hundred characters. Despite early mockery Cherokee learners Arkansas adoption followed by Georgia readers proving its potential. The piece also touches on Great Northern locomotives and 19th century industry topics including opium trade and Mrs Stanton lectures.
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Washington
D. C
Chagooga County
Georgia
Dick Ciness
Jie
Arkansas
Bondinet
Dick Guess
Knox's Quarter
Alpine
Cra
Norval the Cat Fights to a Grim End in Moonlit Alley
In a San Francisco Golden Era piece a cat named Norval battles another cat on a pine wood shed edge. The duel features tense paws, raised tails, snarling fangs, and fierce posturing as observers witness a brutal melee ending with Norval the tail alone surviving.
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San Francisco
Norval
Dupont
Tocsin
Norvals
Byering
Perpetual Monument of Folly Marking Thiers Demolition
A political flare cites the razing of M. Thiers mansion as a reckless act by Republicans. It asserts restoration of art and home, vows Thiers will retaliate by leaving the site intact to shame the perpetrators, and notes the missing Vendome Column as further disgrace. Also mentions a local joker Adie naming a daughter Belle and a silver wedding divorce case, and Senator Sumner’s Washington visit.
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M. Thiers
Tle
Paris
Adie
Bellie
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Iloofland
Dr. Hoofland
Cifas. M. Evans
C. M. Jackson & CO
United States
Canadas
South America
West Indies
T. F. Weimbold
Henry T. Helmbold
Henry Th. Teelmbold
Henry T. Welmbold
the Register
Co. Ww. Slater
Besidb
Au-upepa-Auvokou
Honolulu
Eastern
New Jersey
Garive
Mamma
Adam
Ordor
King’s Cross
Peterborough
Se “Crasshopper
Jim
Oregon
India
Mra. i. Cady Stanton
Towa
New Republic
Gayman
Sumner
T Washington
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