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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1891
Page
3
A historical note describes Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative from California figs with herbal benefits for kidneys liver and bowels. It then cites a stereotype about Italians and Chinese in America, claiming many seek money and return home, implying lack of republican interest due to naturalization.
A reader highlights the clash between doctors and patent medicines arguing cure matters more than science. The piece praises Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as an unconditional remedy and notes makers profit when it works, while acknowledging occasional failures.
Choking sneezing and all forms of head catarrh are radically cured by Dr Sage s Catarrh Remedy priced fifty cents and sold by druggists.
A slow moving Madison Avenue car carries three men a well dressed millionaire a dudish eyewear wearing man and a tough. They argue about street cleanliness and a conductor reveals the portly man belongs to the street cleaning department. A note ends with a jab about New York’s filth. The Great Bank of France reports massive discounts and small borrowers. a brain study society seeks deceased minds for research courting prominent figures. prize fighters’ mills linger quietly.
Records from New York barge office show cabin passengers arriving at the port from 1881 to 1890, with notable rises through 1889 and 1890. The 1884 depression reduced crossings, but travel revived afterward, mirroring economic trends and a Paris spectacle that year.
A New York doctor explains a simple insomnia remedy: eat crackers and drink milk before bed, since a full stomach aids sleep. The ad-like piece then promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from J Cheney & Co, with a $100 promise to cure catarrh and a note it is sold by druggists for 75 cents.
A collage of vintage ad lines and aphorisms. It features testimonials for Brown's Bronchtal Troches, Dubbins Electric Soup, Sapolio, Dr Bull's Worm Destroyers, Geecuam's Puts, Piso's Cure, and a Cecilia Beecher quote. The clipped notes mention European meat-eating habits, a clock gift, a bridal letter, and a caveat about scolding wives.
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