Notable New York Lawyer Charles O Conor Portrait
A portrait of Charles O Conor, famed Irish Catholic lawyer, outlines his rise to prominence, notable cases including the Mason will and Forrest divorce, his formidable memory and mind over brute force demeanor, substantial wealth, and a troubled marriage to a Livingston widow who later died.
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Charles O'Conner
Bey
Bin
Bartis— Tersi
Ing‘counsdl
Mason Will
Forrest Di‘vores
O’conor
Ediaa
Washington Heights
Livingston
Railroaders Relief and St Jacobs Oil Endorsement
A Brooklyn Eagle note quotes C. V. V. Ward from Went Street New York saying rheumatism in his right arm healed after using St Jacobs Oil. He reports improvement after the first and second bottles and credits the remedy with restoring motion. The statement appears in a report from the comfortable ticket office presided by Ward.
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Went Street
New York
C. V. V. Ward
St. Jacobs
Brooklyn Eagle
Path Dispute Ends With Lion’s Warning Moral
A hyena and a wolf quarrel over a narrow forest path and refuse to yield. They tumble over a bank during a scuffle until a lion arrives, separating them and declaring the path belongs to him, warning both to avoid fighting over another’s concern. The tale ends with a muddled moral about neighborly consideration.
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Alion
Two Women A Tree Story in a Strained Slum Life
An impoverished widow and mother living in a shabby tenement struggles with hardship. One sisterly figure urged proper care and sustenance, while the other bought a bottle of a remedy labeled Yellow Deck and Sarraparilla. Weeks later the invalid’s condition worsened, prompting questions about who deserves care and where to obtain remedy.
Measuring Perspiration And Humidity Influence
Measurement apparatus shows perspiration varies by body region and humidity. Higher relative humidity reduces perspiration, while temperature affects skin water supply and evaporation indirectly. Clothed and naked arms respond to air conditions. clothing does not curb evaporation, and may aid it. Mix Grorce C Coreman of Seymour Ind endorses Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilia for weakness, indigestion, coughs, and colds.
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Mix. Grorce C. Coreman
Seymour, Ind
Honeymoon Plans Hampered by Dry Land Choice
In a sunlit scene beneath honeysuckles, a couple enjoys a playful wedding day moment. The groom jokes about not enduring a long sea voyage, quipping that he could not hold a basin under a woman's chin for ten days and love her afterward.
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Europe
Atlanta Constitution
Kidney Cure Claim From 1881 Advertisement
A dated 1881 letter from F B Semple at the American House praises W.Wansner Co for a Rafe Kidney and Liver Cure, claiming four years of kidney trouble cured and humor about kitchen hash and cats. The fragmentary note reflects old advertising language and mentions DeExver Co and June 6 1881.
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DeExver, Co
W.wansner & Co
Rafe
F. B. Semple
American House
Raise and remedies fill odd old column notes
A scattered excerpted page lists medical cures and advertisements, mentioning Thomas' Electro-lyte, Dr Justin Hayes at 167 Wabash, a beef extract tonic Mexenan's Perroxizeep Brzr Tonto, and Seema queries about social songs. It references a codfish anecdote, Dr Winchell's Seething Syrup, and Cascara as a remedy, with witticisms from Curran and a Wall Street broker joke.
Women Rights And Lefts In A Buffalo Dispensa
A fragment from a Buffalo N Y newspaper item promotes Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription for female weaknesses and health restoration. It juxtaposes satirical scenes with ad copy and an appeal to read the accompanying pamphlet and treatise. Also notes a joke about a telegraph machine for stump speeches and a dining room exchange.
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Dr. Pierce
Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Buffalo Express
Burdock Blood Bitters touted by Pittsburgh man
A Pittsburgh gentleman known for business in the West seeks cure for a bilious liver and pallid skin. After trying many remedies he reports full recovery with Burdock Blood Bitters, claiming improved liver and kidney function and a restored complexion. The testimonial is reinforced by others as proof of the remedy’s value. Also includes a grocer quote on eggs’ nourishment and a brief remark on food.
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Pittsburgh
West Indies
Jamaica
Peter L. Conxrs
Collins
All Deslers, Roubester Medicine
Painless Corn Extractor touted as new remedy
A fragment claims Poornam's Painless Corn Extractor removes corns painlessly and quickly, with thousands already using it and Lord Stoutenburgh & Co. Chicago listed as wholesalers. The piece also notes a stray gag about a sick child and a mother’s comfort line.
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Poornam
Putnam
Auspicious Opening and Great Success of Burke Walker & Co
A new five story dry goods house at 166 feet Adams street led by Burke and Walker shows rapid sales growth since January. Burke brings Chicago wholesale clout, Walker brings A T Stewart background, with Western merchant goodwill and strong foreign connections. The firm leverages capital, experience, and courteous service to win support, while employees and associates from major houses help launch a prominent Chicago dry goods venture.
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Burke, Walker & CO
Adams Street
Burke
Chicago
West
Walker
A. T. Stewart & Co
New York
East
Simple oatmeal drink to quench thirst and build endurance
The exchange recommends a thin oatmeal and water beverage with brown sugar for thirst and fatigue. Boil one quarter pound oatmeal in two to three quarts water, add one to one and a half ounces brown sugar, strain, and drink cold in summer or hot in winter. A piece of lemon peel may be added for flavor and strength.
What Becomes of Old Pianos
An eccentric French monarch known as Orelie the First gifts a worn grand piano to a Patagonian chief. The chief is found sleeping with his wife inside the piano after De Tonnant removed the bed’s components. The tale muses on the fate of old pianos and cottage models.
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Ycloped de Tonnant
Orelie
Araucaria
Patagonian
de Tonnant
Humorous Notes and Health Ads From a 19th Century Page
A jumble of short items includes praise for Burpock Bicop Birrers with a $1 price, odd social quips about hammock mischief, alarming claims about blood poisoning and kidney diseases with German Hop Bitters urged as cure, and a Paris physician joke on marriage as cure. Miscellaneous health tips and light anecdotes fill the fragment.
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Journal of Health
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John Hays
Credit
P. O
Thomas
Mies Tibbs
Edinboro
Jones
Aurelia
Auit
Hawk
Justin Hayes
Wabash, Ave
Palmer House
Jack Duambthump
Mexenan
Osswell, Hazard & Co
Proprietors
DR. Winchell
Cunran
Miss Tickle
Curran
Tam
Wall Street
Netw
York Commercial Advertiser
Womn
Buffalo
N. Y
Nessau Street
Pierce
Pete
Austin
Col. Fizzletop
Eddie T
Raecal
Paddy
Denver
Uncle Sam
Cent
A & Ae Cares
Monte
P.W. ZieGeuer & Co
Louis G. Volkmar
West Farms
New York City
B. Tall
Dingh & CO
Dey St
THE
Aultman & Taylor CO
Manafield
Vai Mats le
M. Lang
Cove Dale Farm
Concord
Collins & Johnston
Broadway
Reed & Sons’ Pianos
State St
Carcaco
Hershey Music of Musical Art
Hershey Music Hall
H. Clarence Eddy
Rs Orla Cet
Asic E Company
Great American Tena Co
Vesky BT
Reves
Eggleston Truss Co
Frazer Axle
Scratch
Ruthven
Themeanent
Paris
Vennor
Indiana
Boston
Unghie Boson Traneorige
Eserman Remedy
TN Medicine
A. Vogeler & CO
Baltimore
Perry Davis
Burns
Headley
Congress
Supreme Court
Chicare
A.w.morgan 2 CO
Indianapolis
Quech City Suspender Company
Climcianati
Americas
Sone Chrome
Loomis & É Vryman
T Tiffin
Ouie
Aan
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