Remarkable cure from Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup
Edward Daker of Jackson Michigan testifies after twenty years of stomach illness and three years of business disability that starting last June with Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup produced rapid improvement. He claims thirteen bottles restored his health and life. He identifies himself as a master mechanic and blacksmith at 202 Jackson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibbard
Rheumatic Syrup Co
Jackson, Mich
Epward Daker
Jackson Street
Size is a Great Thing In a Street Altercation
A fat man tumbles from a restaurant while a muscular man lands a kick that leaves him sprawled on the sidewalk. The Fat Man notes size matters, suggesting he was spared by his bulk. The piece also mentions Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy and recounts a Kennebunk, Me case of renewed mobility after a fall.
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Kennebunk
A. I. Wood
Infanta
Journal of
Alarie Bashkirteeg
Seal Skin Sacques and Health Remedies Offer
An ad bundle touts seal skin sacques at one dollar each promising hordes of shoppers. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a guaranteed cure for female ailments with money-back guarantee. Also mentions vegetable pills, roasted peanuts at table, Dobbins' Electric Soap, and a Pennsylvania windstorm insurance policy.
The Godlike Daniel Webster in Great Senators
Dyer portrays Daniel Webster as the era’s supreme orator and statesman, a “godlike” figure admired for intellect and presence. The sketch details his massive frame, monumental head, dramatic brow, and a voice that can swell from deep bass to clarion power, capable of filling the Senate with thunderous emphasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel
Clay
Webster
Nature
A Young Girls Description of a Ball Fight
A first person account of bullfighting from a spectator's view. The piece describes the pageantry of the arena the crowd and the brutality of the bullfight with admiration for matadors yet revulsion at the suffering of bulls and horses. It notes the antiquity of the show and contrasts noble performance with bloodshed.
Remarkable Initiation Party Ends in Drunken Indiscretion
The Becchus Club in New Preston held a regular meeting with new members. During initiation the Grand Master and other dignitaries drank a peculiar sawdust and vinegar mixture. An attendee, strabismus and paralysis impairments, slept in a neighbor’s barn until early morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Conn
Litelefield /requirer
Becchus Club
Dormitory Rendezvous Provokes Public Outcry
A fragment slams the public for allowing parasites to disturb families and calls for dormitories as refuges, labeling offenders as threats to the Commonwealth's peace.
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Commonwealth
Polished Bostonian Recalls Grapes at Russian Court
A Boston society woman, famed for study in Paris and British polish, recounts an odd experience at the Russian court in St. Petersburg. At a state dinner she si tuated near the Grand Duke, then grapes arrived in a scene of royal scarcity with the American woman taking the largest share she could.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
St. Petersburg
Russia
Thief Caught with a Thread at Bangor Office
A professional man in Bangor solved a petty theft by setting a bait paper with a thread trap. The culprit, a tenant in the same building, used a thread spool to pull the paper from under the door, causing a week of investigation and a tense confrontation. The Lewiston Journal reports the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Lewiston
Worm Six Feet Long Megascolides Australis Documented
A Youth's Companion excerpt describes an Australian earth worm, the Megascolides Australis, reaching six feet in length and resembling an adder. It inhabits river banks, hides in winding galleries, glides rapidly, inflates ends, and emits creosote like odor. The creature ejects milky fluid used by aborigines as rheumatic remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Night on the Avenue and Odd Historical Snippets
A quirky New York Weekly fragment notes a parlor burglar banter about mistaken police alarm and fear. It then covers Paul and Albina Hellmuth born Baden Germany meeting in Washington and sharing exact ages. A Lincoln district boy halts a train by alarm bell. Nevada City dogs misidentified as a barnyard menace. Great Forth Bridge price and strength. A 91 year old Maine aunt solves the servant girl problem by refusing help.
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Washington
Paul and
Albina Hellmuth
Baden
Germany
Tiven
The Ladies Delighted by Liquid Fruit Laxative Syrupe Figs
Pleasantly safe and effective for ladies to use under all conditions. Describes Syrupe Figs as eye pleasing and tasty while gently acting on kidneys, liver and bowels as a favorite remedy.
Got What She Called For
A dialogue between Mrs Despare and Mr Despare reveals marital strife over affection and past promises. The exchange centers on perceived failure to meet expectations and asserted longings, illustrating domestic tension and mutual dissatisfaction.
Catarrh Cure Claim Sparks Medical Debate
The ad proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only sure remedy for catarrh, a constitutional disease, with a $100 reward for any cure failure and requests testimonials. The piece then notes a misidentification of a witness in a ballot-box inquiry, sending Oliver to an extended city visit with government expenses covered.
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Hall
Hull
FP. J
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Quiver
Cincinnati
Oliver
Judge Miller
Hibbard's Pills and Patent Remedies Advertisements
A compact summary of multiple patent medicine ads. Hibbard's Rheumatic and Liver Pills claim safety for adults and children and relief for headache constipation and biliousness. Kemp's Balsam for Coughs advertised with free sample bottles. Various other remedies, testimonials, and prices noted, including claims about cures and consumer trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemp's Balsina
Physician Pushes Women’s Health Cure to Buffalo Ad
A dialogue urges locating a physician who treats “woman” disorders with Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. The ad claims most female ailments stem from womb issues and promises a money back guarantee if not satisfying. It promotes a 160 page book on women’s diseases and self care available for ten cents by mail from Worto's Dispensary, Buffalo.
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Isaac Thompsons
John L. Thompson, Sons « CO
Troy
X.Y
St. Paul, Finneapolis
Manitoba
Oneaey Tern
J. Bookwalter
St. Pau
Minn
Pierce
Worto
Main Street
Buffalo
N.Y
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Panama
Hostotver
Dr. Vieree
Stiay
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Stockton
Cal
St. Jacobs
Mrs. Leone Glaser
ART Druggists
Charles A. Vogeler Co
ALERS
Baltimore
DEN
Josan Mitorris
Washington, D.C
U.S. Pension Bureau
Ely’s $ Gream Balm
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Warren St
Iit Pat Tarr
Crever
F. Smith
Louis
Scott's
Scott
Godlike
New York Weekly
Lincoln District Telegraph Company
Lincon
Nebraska
Nevada City
Nev
Great Forth Bridge
Mary Pf Parebetty
Joneaborn, Me
Peet
Ghone
Tron
St. Louis
Pisa
Hood
Cuamres B. Lane
Shrewsbury
Mass
Lottie
K.C. Beguin
Enterprise
Belleville
Mich
C. J. Hood &O
Lowell
J. L
Stephens
Lebanon
Olio
Phe A. Lehmann
Shir Ou
EE Bahr Sr
Chivaco
Agentsa
F H. Adams
New Hartford
H. N. Pull
Editor Sentinel Advertiser
Hope, Valley, RI
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Valentine Bros
Janesville, Wis
Warrlha
Actastiorms
Kinder's
Flestown
Advedtirers
ELLE
Ameran School of Telegraphy
Madison
Wis
Abtertaghn
Nail
E. Ross & CO
Ohio
Popham
Swargee
M. Gown
Addruss
Pamavelpria
Puen
Elkhart
Harness Mfg. Co
Fang Uuriety
Minnesota
North Dakota
Oregon
B. Lamiborn
Ome Janes
Radway & CO
New York
Piso
R. H. Shumway
Victor
Gormanly & Jeefe Nufacturing CQ
Chicago
TIL
Awl & Wesson
Smith & Wilson Arma
Smith & Wesson
Springfield
Masa
Chichester
Red Cross Diamond
Sadlers Anak Spraggiat
Tc Winemond
Kelle
Mmit
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Philad
Raze Chemical Co
C.n. G
W.amngraham
M. Dy
Amsterdam
Dyche & CO
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