Michigan Central Employe Wins Case After Seven Years
E LARZILERF, an agent for the Michigan Central Railroad at Albion, Michigan, declares his kidneys were diseased and blood impure, diagnosed as Bright's disease. After seven years of contest he credits Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup with his recovery, endorsing it as a top blood kidney and liver medicine. Sold by all druggists. prepared by The Charles Wright Medicine Company, Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Central Railroad Company
Augusta
Mich
Ann Arbor
Bright
Hibbard
E. Larzilerf
Albion
Charles Wright Medicine Company
Detroit
Bedtime tale and a tonic cure in old tale fragment
A child asks for a good-night kiss and a happy mood while misadventures with clothing and mud are noted. The sick Miss Larkins finds relief using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for liver and blood impurities, and Dr Sage’s Calarrh Remedy is praised for cleansing and healing effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Larkins
Dr. Pierce
Dr. Sage
How Names Grow in Congo and Utah Marriage Notice
An excerpt notes Batendele as Congolese term for whites in upper Congo near Stanley pronunciation. It compares to Northwest Indians calling white people Boston moon due to ships from Boston. A Mormon man with two wives and fourteen children was found living in a one room hut at Puro Utah.
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Congo
Stanley
Northwest Coast
Boston
Oregon Coast
Bostton
Puro
Utah
Cavern of Death Unearthed Near Colorado Springs
A party of explorers near Colorado Springs discovered a vast mountain cavern with stalactites and stalagmites. A central stone pyramid held a giant blackened skeleton chained to an iron belt and brass link, with a smaller chained female skeleton nearby. The scene included icy water and relics such as weapons, tools, and a stone tablet bearing unknown glyphs and the numerals MDCLXIM. Further exploration is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Col
Saved by a Mirror in a Tiger Encounter
An English family in India endures a sultry night as a tiger appears in a doorway by a large pier mirror opposite the sleeping child. The mirror shatters when the tiger lunges, leaving blood marks on the floor as the beast flees. the man remains terrified and unarmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Liverpool
Hill Climbing And Stair Exercise For Women
A Boston Transcript note reports on hill climbing by two young women and contrasts their pace with a more restrained ascent. It cites women doctors advising stairs as good exercise when done slowly with even foot placement, to reach multiple flights without gasping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corey Hill
Boston Transcript
Tornado counts rise then fall over seventeen years
Lieutenant Joan P. Finley reports a long term tally of tornadoes in the United States. The sequence shows nine in 1870, peaking at 280 in 1886, then declining to forty two in 1882 before further changes. The text blends with a scene between Benedict and Singleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan P. Finley
Signal Service
Why He Treated the Crowd at the Hotel
A familiar New York hotel figure nightly leads a crowd to the cafe to toss coins and dollar bills onto the bar, then leaves. His wife trims his allowance by snooping his pockets, supplying only enough for the next day. The scene unfolds with a quiet crowd and a public display of generosity. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is advertised as a remedy for nerves and digestive ills, promising calm and renewed stomach function.
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New York
Mary
Genta
Blank
Tich
Ayr
Threads of Thought Reflections on Life and Virtue
A Utica Observer excerpt by Louise Snow contemplates life’s brevity, the merit of self-reliant flight, and the value of gentleness over force. It laments flattery, praises happiness from childhood, and stresses keeping thoughts and deeds focused on others despite past wrongs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Snow
Utica
Government buys vast South Dakota lands ceded by Sioux
The government has acquired rich agricultural and grazing lands bounded by the Missouri River, Black Hills, Cheyenne River, and White River in central South Dakota. Pierre, the state capital, is the gateway to these ceded lands and the Homesteaders' Union of Pierre offers free information on how to obtain the government land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri River
Black Hills
Cheyenne River
White River
South Dakota
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Pierre
Union
Writers and their letters reveal selective replies
A survey of famous writers shows a pattern of limited letter replies with Mark Twain Bret Harte Tennyson and Stevenson among those who seldom answer unless for business or close friends Frank R Stockton now repeats requests after two to three prompts George Bancroft Whittier and Whitman often silent Ouida Oliphant and Browning also restrict replies Yet the Canada Vermont moment hints at colonial era letters influencing loyalties around Yorktown and potential frontier alignments
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Bret Harte
Tennyson
Robert
George Bancroft
Ege
Whittier
Walt Whitman
Mother’s Friend Gains Favor Across the South
The Southern Medical World notes growing physician recommendation for Mother’s Friend and its use during childbirth. Bradhill Reg. Co. of Atlanta advertised. druggists carry it. In Atlantic County New Jersey, 200 farms were sold to foreclose mortgages, leaving over forty families evicted and without shelter.
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South
Bradhill Reg. Co
Atlanta
Atlantic County
N. J
Wilcox'a Spacife Co
Phila
Pas
Isaac Whompson
John L. Thompson, Sons & CO
Troy
Kemp's Balsam the Standard Family Remedy
The ad touts Kemp's Balsam for throat and lung ailments with a guarantee of satisfaction. It notes trial sizes free and prices at 50c and 1. Emperor William awarded 5,108 decorations and medals last year, with 5,361 given in 1888, sharing details on various orders and knights in the German honors system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunring
William
Crown Order
Black Eagle
Louise
Hood
G. W. Sloan
Milton, Mass
Hibbard's Pills and Odd Inventions Highlight 1800s Ads
An assortment of vintage ad blurbs notes Hibbard's Rheumatic and Liver Pills promising safety and relief from sick headaches constipation and dyspepsia. It also mentions a summer cottage built of hemlock logs a noisy Epison talking machine and free novels for wrappers. Brown's Bronchial Tiphies offered for coughs and throat issues.
German statesmen speech rates tallied by stenographer
An official stenographer of the German Imperial Parliament has measured the talking speed of famous leaders. Rickert of the free trade independents delivers 153 words per minute, Bismarck 144, Singer 121, Bamberger 129, and Stumm the coal baron an unspecified figure.
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Rickert
Count Herbert
Bismarck
Singer
Bamberger
Stumm
Golden Medical Discovery touted as cure for consumption
An ornate ad extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for consumption and other scrofulous ailments. It claims dramatic patient recovery, lists numerousConditions, asserts liver and blood benefits, and promises a money back guarantee backed by Worps Dispensary Medical Association at 665 Main Street Buffalo New York.
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Dr. Pierce
Worup
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
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Michigan Central Railroad
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Dearest
Jakey Ogleheimer
Mark
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Baltimore
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
N.Y
Ayer
Dr. J. G. Ayer & Co
Lowell, Mass
Cavern OF
Death
Singleton
Miss Blank
Benedict
Laurence American
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hall
Druggista
Tic
Dominion
Cornwallis
Yorktown
United States
Vermont
Canada
Epison
Garden of Eden
Texas
Liz
Cragin & Co
Philada
U. S
Thera
Washington
Paul and
Habina Hellmuth
Baden
Germany
Ric
Tansill
J. L. Stephens
Lebanon
Ohio
Ely’s
ELY Bros
Warren St
Elh Adach
Hazeltine
Warren
Sain
Ito HE
Michienw ‘Ruenne
C. I. Hood & CO
Lowell
Mass
L. G. Spencer
W. Mudiveu
Jeorres
Es Catelogee
Pater
Joseph Lorney
Washington, D.C
Elkhart Garriage & Annes
Jazona & Harnesu
Lee's
Elkhart
Indiana
Gouraud
L. A. Sayer
Lady of the Bautton
Gourand
Canadas
Europe
FERD
T. Hopkins
Vrop’r
Great Jones St. N. X
Epps
Ops
Civil Service Gazette
James Epps & CO
Homeopathic Chemists
London
England
Owen Uty
San
Owen Electric Belt & Reeliance
North Broadway
ST. LO
Broadway
New York City
W. L. Douglas
W. Xk - Douglas
Brockton
Big
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Amsterdam
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