The Arizona Kicker: Editor Burdens And Local Feuds
The Arizona Kicker column mocks rival performers and local politicians in Reynolds Hall and Joliet as it rails at an Acme Opera Company dispute. It notes the editor’s daring stance on mayoral ambitions, threats toward foes, stock peddlers, and a Nebraska subscriber disputing circulation while defending the paper’s own bold voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona Kicker
Tey Winn
Acme Opera Company
Chicago
Reynolds’ Hall
Texas
Cooper’s Hall
A Reformed Man Seeks Support From Community
A writer titled A Reformed Man complains that after abandoning intemperate habits the community neither publicly supports nor embraces him more. He laments the lack of encouragement and notes the public treats him much as when he was a nuisance, questioning the motive of reform. He wonders why he reformed and whether the change was for his own good or for recognition.
Reformation Reward and Public Obligation
In the Texas Siftings excerpt a writer denounces a former offender for demanding public sympathy or support after reform. It argues community is not obliged to reward past misdeeds and emphasizes reform brings personal gain and self respect, while others with steady records deserve consideration. The tone is admonitory and moralistic, urging genuine change over claimed merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Cat Silver Mining Company
Texas
A School for Beggars Faces London Juvenile Case
Two thirteen year old boys from respectable families were charged with begging in London. They claimed a woman trained them and other boys, provided clothes and rags, and that her own son led the gang and took money for himself and for visits to music halls. The magistrate considered prosecuting the woman if the accusations were true, while the constable supported the boys’ claims and the woman denied caring for their clothes. Only the boys’ testimony was available.
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London
Trials of Authorship by Edward Bok in Ladies Home Journal
Edward W Bok cautions that literature is not a bed of roses and success is never guaranteed. He notes many declinations, years of tough work, and high failure rates for young writers. The piece warns against financial expectations and urges realism about the precarious nature of publishing careers.
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Edward W. Bok
Ladies’ Home Journal
Inconvenient tales and wartime revolvers amid 1870s chatter
A lively slice of era life opens with women at a hotel discussing self sufficiency and small ironies, followed by a Georgia legislature quip from a yelling countryman. The piece notes English school swimming baths, Pantheon vault visitors disrupted by a drum joke, a German missing a ship and swimming after it, and French officers now armed with revolvers after 1870.
Little Tickling Cough Solved by Hood's Sarsaparilla
A cautious reader plagued by a lingering throat tickle is urged to treat catarrh as a constitutional issue. Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as a remedy that purifies blood, boosts health, and eliminates scrofula taint linked to coughs and early consumption.
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Hood
Eured
E. M. Lincoln
Chambers St
Boston
Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
For want of a little thought in matrimony
The Quiver offers a humorous warning about marriage, urging mutual tolerance between men and women. It notes couples each have troubles and needs, advocates avoiding nagging, and envisions partners as mutual blessings enduring together in life and beyond.
One Bottle Cures Rheumatism Says Zeuling Man
Fort Wayne August 23 1889 Rheumatic Syrup Co Jackson Mich. Gentlemen Suffering severely with rheumatism unable to work Breier Bros recommended Wibbard s Rheumatic Syrup After taking one bottle I was entirely cured I have recommended your remedies to friends with like results L C ZOULINGER Dreier Bro Druggists We have personal knowledge that the above statement is correct.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Rheumatic Syrup Co
Jackson
Mich
Messrs
Breier & Bro
Wibbard
L. C. Zoulinger
Dreier & Bro
Mending Extraordinary Hosiery With Mangaba Sap
A South American traveler improvised a stocking repair using Mangaba sap from Brazilian woods. Thick sap applied to cloth and coagulated with acid creates a durable patch stronger than the surrounding fabric, offering a novel method for mending boots coats and other garments.
Nervous weakness linked to digestion supply tonic claim
The text argues that the nervous system weakens from inaction in the stomach and incomplete digestion. It says Hostetter's stomach Bitters strengthens nerves by improving digestion, aiding vigor, calm, and resistance to strain. It also claims relief from malarial attacks, rheumatism, and bowel, liver, and kidney complaints.
Brains for the Bench and Siamese Royal Portrayal
A lawyer jokes his law books weigh less than memory for judges. Bangkok reports the King of Siam in jewels worth over 1 million dollars with 300 wives and 87 children. He fathered his first child at twelve and is thirty six, seen as progressive and benevolent to Liam.
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Siam
Bangkok
Liam
Deafness Cure Claim and Arbor Day Plantings
A medical ad promises a hundred dollars to cure deafness caused by catarrh using Hall’s Catarrh Cure, stating deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and asserting nine of ten cases stem from catarrh. It also notes Massachusetts Arbor Day tree planting totals of 24,166 across school districts outside cities, all on school grounds.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
State Superinendent of Public Instruction
Massachusetts
A Lesson in Patience from Time
Mr Bixby advises patience with children after a spat over a broken work-basket. He recalls their childhood, laments their mischief, and uses a harsh warning about a woodshed lesson and bedtime as he contemplates discipline. The narration reflects old time parenting voice and moral tone.
Syrup of Figs Advertises Health and Gentle Cleansing
The advertisement proclaims a pleasing sense of health and renewed strength from Syrup of Figs, claiming it harmonizes with nature to cleanse the system when constipated or bilious. Available in 50c and $1 bottles at leading druggists.
Light through glass tested by two Berlin physicists
A Berlin study reports light loss varies by glass type from twenty seven percent for simple translucent glass to sixty percent for ground glass with star patterns. The article notes percentages for cathedral glass twelve and two thirds, plain white Rhenish double glass ten, and ground glass with background forty. It ends with local street note and a crime remark about seventeen years of deadly spats.
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Berlin
Kemp's Balsam ad promises free sample bottles for trial
Advertising copy asserts Kemp's Balsam for Coughs and Colds is remarkable in its sales method. Drugstores offer a free sample bottle to entice buyers, with large bottles priced at one dollar. The note claims the remedy could avert consumption and ends with a quip about smoothing rough characters.
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Ife
Hibbard's Pills for Rheumatic Liver Ailments and Digestive Aid
Vintage advertisement notes Hibbard's Rheumatic and Liver Pills promise uniform action with no griping pain. They claim safety for adults and children, addressing sick headache constipation dyspepsia and siliousness and tout them as the best appetizer. Also promotes Dobbin's Electric Soup and Brown's Bronchial Couches for respiratory relief.
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Hibbard
Oregon Immigration Board Adverts Its Rural Promise
Oregon, described as the paradise of farmers, touts mild climate and abundant crops with best fruit grain grass and stock. Fall information requested from the Oregon Immigration Board in Portland, Oregon. Also notes patent medicines and tobacco related items including Piso’s Cure and Tansill’s Punch cigars.
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Oregon
Oregon Immigration Board
Portland
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Hank Jones
Joliet
Wall
Trey
Bill
Gem
Ohio
George
Arcade
Jim
Sam Andrews
Davis
Nebraska
Borg
Detroit Free Press
Fidele
Sally
United States Post Office
Saratoga
Atlantic
Baden-Baden
Atlanta
Bob
Pantheon
Paris
Liverpool
America
Mr. Bixby
Moses
Willie Bixby
Pierce
Dr. Sage
Gainesville
Twomey
Baltimore American
Dors Aman
Boston Gazette
J’uck
Brown
Gure
J. Lutephen
Kent
Morey Meg. CO
Waukesha
Wis
ST. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Oil
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Baltimore
Cook Remedy Co
Omaha
American School of Telegraphy
Madison
Brmpteeiss Medical CO
Richmond, Va
Re A
Lehmann
Lington
LD. C. Ud
Hetett E. Ross & CO
Kidder
Soin St
Ome
Ail
Bryant’s Business College
Buffalo
N.Y
CATON
Aoatemy
Popham
Perea D.sworka
M. D
Pacific Low Price Railroad Lands & Government, Lands
Galb Lambda
Stees
Bradfield
Atlanta A
Scott's
Scott
Reed
MOODY
Moody & CO
Cincinnati
Jones
Binghamton
Binghamton, N.C
Gams
Loomis & Nyman
Yiffin
Zeigler & CO
Quines Bidg
NEM Bok
Secret Service
Seed Ze
Stam
Grannan Detective Bureau Co
CARPENTER _ST
Carroll AL
Aanyvectis
Medha
Sint E Wesson
Chase
Smith & Wesson
Kmal
Springfield
Mase
A. J. Tower
Maas
Palmer
New Dreams
Gavivk
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Erson
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Red Cross Diamond
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Piso
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