Trusted Remedies for Health and Constipation in 19th Century Ads
The text advertises Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy promising cash if it fails to cure. It extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite for female ailments and emphasizes Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co as a preferred laxative. It notes universal sale through druggists in 50c and $1 bottles and asserts safety and efficacy for kidneys, liver, and bowels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Meg
Dr. Sage
California Fig Syrup Co
Peculiar Piano Troubles And The Folding Door
A buyer complains a costly piano is out of tune from day one. After two tuners fail to diagnose, a salesman tests the room and discovers a misbehaving folding door alters the sound. Tightening its screws ends the issue, proving the furniture affects pitch. A Globe Democrat item notes the absurd fix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe- Democrat
A Rooster That Swims
A large rooster in Bakerbrook millpond, Maine Canada, surprised onlookers by wading into a pond and swimming across, leading his hens toward home as he abandoned dust and dry ground for a ducklike paddle. The tale, cited by Harper's Young People, highlights a curious natural oddity in a rural setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Bakerbrook
St. John
Maine
Canada
Unusual Lap-Dog Scam and Trackside Rules
A St Peters burg woman paid an inflated price for a lap-dog that hid a sewn-in rat, while a dealer claims deception. Separately, Chicago Journal reports Indiana race track judges banning electric spurs after a jockey used a battery setup. owners face responsibility. Also noted: a comical sleep guidance exchange and France’s bird-slaughter calamity harming crops and livestock via insect plagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Indiana
Chicago
Dyers Battle Robbers In Indigo Vat At Roslin
A Roslin dyer awoke to burglars in his shop and chased them into a vat of indigo dye. He forced two men under the liquid, then sent them to the street after a threat to shoot. The next morning the pair were identified. they are known as marked men at Roslin. The item ends with a quip about etiquette before nose blowing.
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Roslin
Making Children Minutiae Dictates Obedience Rules
A Victorian tone guide urges mothers to demand only enforceable obedience, avoid unachievable points, and build habit before pressing. It cites a Mayfair funeral where a cook was secured as a lesson in prudent choices. The piece then extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a tonic restoring vitality and appetite for the weak and infirm, framing health as essential to social virtue and usefulness.
Rock Island Adds Trains to Denver Minneapolis routes
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway announces new trains on May 7 to Denver Pueblo Colorado Springs and Minneapolis. West Rocky Mountain Limited leaves Chicago daily at 10 25 am arrives Denver 6 49 pm Colorado Springs 6 55 pm Pueblo 8 35 pm. Twin City departs 3 50 pm reaches Minneapolis St Paul early next morning. Ewin City Express 3 50 pm to Kansas City with through sleepers arriving 8 30 am. Also notes Brooklyn suspension bridge claims and assorted ad copy from 1890.
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Denver
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Minneapolis
Paul
Sioux Falls
Rocky Mountain Limited
Omaha
Lincoln
Chicago
Pueb- Yo
Northwest
Kansas City
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Lake Shore
N. Y. Central
New York
A. J. Smith
C.K. Wilber
G. P
Clevelard
Jakes
W. Baker & Cos
Baker & CO
Dorchester
Maas
PENNA
Ely's
ELY Bros
Warren &T
N.Y
F. Snyder
Mali
McVickers der
France
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Royal Baking Powder Company
Wall Street
Mayfair
New York Tribune
Cordon Bleu
Madame
Johnson
Jamaica
Brooklyn Bridge
Winfield, Kan
T. S. Cairns
Virginia
Dobbins
Paris Opera House
Beecham
Queen Victoria
C.H
Hood
Rev
O. H. Power
Hanover Street
Eee Company
Minnesota
Lars
Saint Pact & DuruTs
Ewen Clarke
St. Paul, Minn
Deok
Jas. E. Dederick
Saugerties
Davis
Davis & Rankin
Lake St
M.H. Watrr
Upper Marlboro
Swift
Paul W. Kirkpatrick
Johnson City
Tenn
Swift Specific Company
Avlanta, Ga
Aize
T! Reversible Collar Co
Kilby
Bostom
Kidder
Opiuk
Lebanon
H. P. Carson
Scotland
Hall
W. H. Griffin
Jackson
Michigan
Asert Burcu
Toledo
Ohio
E. D. Loomis
Detroit, Mich
E. A. Roop
Toledo, Ohio
E. B. Wactuary & Co
J. A. Johnson
Medina, N. Y
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo,o
Hanple Orton
Ornar i Tavecenos
Alao
Beaver Falls
York
Forsyth
Atlanta
Hartmf
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