A Gentlewoman as a Definition in a Will Case
Mrs. William A. Hazard, grand-niece and favorite of Samuel J. Tilden, inherits $2,000,000 as heir at law after relatives challenge the will. She plans to devote the sum to the public library Tilden wished to found, illustrating the gentlewoman ideal amid family disputes.
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Samuel J. Tilden
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Monon Route to Cincinnati to Washington via Virginia battlefields
The Monon Route to Cincinnati linked with the Chesapeake and Ohio Route to Washington is the official Illinois Department of State route. Special trains depart Dearborn Station Sept 17 and 18, reach Washington next day, with return tickets honored from Richmond via Lynchburg and Appomattox. Two Washington to Richmond trips offered via Potomac River and Old Point Comfort with two visit privileges at battlefields. For maps and info contact F J Reep at 232 South Clark St Chicago.
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Sobriety on Railroads and Patent Medicines Adverts
A brief discussion notes rising sobriety in American railways and compares with English practice where 5000 workers on the Great Western line may only drink oat meal water during shifts. The item shifts to a promotional appeal for Bradycrotine for headaches and Dr Kline’s Nerve Restorer for fits, including offers of a trial bottle and mail order details.
A Tricky Lie in a Midnight Death Scene
A dying husband listens as his wife and doctor exchange a cruel secret through a door. The wife fabricates hope while quietly altering the clock to hasten his end. As midnight nears he dies, his last thought a whispered rebuke to the lie and the clock’s cruel timing.
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David
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Mother
Politeness at Home as a Simple Regulation
The eldest daughter notes that real politeness belongs at home where manners matter most. She recalls mother’s rule to treat family as kindly as visitors and laments how cruelty and selfishness erode happiness when respect vanishes.
Mind compares masculine and feminine thought in a test
Professor Jastrow at Wisconsin led 50 students to write 100 words each at random. Of 5,000 words, 2,024 were unique and 1,266 appeared once. Women produced 520 words once, men 746. dresses and foods influenced lists. Mosso’s experiments linked blood flow to types of mental effort. Coronal solar streamers may be electric in origin, per Pupin’s discharges. Youth's Companion.
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M. Papin
Columbia College
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Insects In the Ear Remedies Warn Summer Ear Trouble
A Globe Democrat report notes simple remedies for insects in the ear. Bright light may lure the intruder out, sweet oil or glycerine can suffocate and float it away, and tobacco smoke can stun the insect when no syringe is available. Some men wrongly think they must endure a drunken bore to death.
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Globe- Democrat
Magnetic Mud at Indiana Mineral Springs Promises Cures
The Mud that Is More Valuable than Gold at Indiana Mineral Springs in Warren County is said to cure rheumatism and kidney diseases. Visitors drink magnetic mineral water and bathe in the mud at a new $150,000 hotel and bath house, drawing hundreds daily. Endorsed by travelers and backed by pamphlets from C. L. Stone of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway, this health resort attracts people from across the union seeking relief from chronic ailments.
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Indiana Mineral Springs
Warren County
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Mermaid and Mermer and a tonic ad from Milwaukee Journal
The text discusses the dugong and its resemblance to mermaids, noting its size head and breath, diet and a comic jab about an invalid needing Hostetter's Bitters to regain vigor. It promotes the Bitters as a cure for nervousness sleeplessness and a weak stomach along with dietary guidance.
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Rings Around Their Necks Of The Bayanzi Tribe
A fragment describes a strange custom of Bayanzi women along the Upper Congo. Heavy rings weighing up to thirty pounds are welded around necks after development, initially causing rawness but later becoming calloused. Women value the ornament as a sign of status and beauty.
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Old Lady Questions Longevity After Doctor Clears Lungs
In the Pharmaceutical Era a patient asks how long she can live with normal lungs while a doctor confirms normal lungs after exam. The elderly woman sighs, fearing for her life despite the good news, illustrating الطبيب caution in patient reassurance.
Prominent Syrup of Figs Ad Claims True Remedy
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as permanently beneficial while warning against cheap extracts and minerals. It notes the California Fig Syrup Co and Hall’s Catarrh Cure, touts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, and urges readers to send for testimonials. It ends with a proverb about judging neighbors by themselves.
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August Flower Testimony From Maine Patient
Lorenzo F Sleeper of Appleton Maine declares he would have died eight years ago without August Flower He suffered heart kidney and liver trouble with distress after eating and vomiting doctors could not help him but he credits August Flower as the cure This testimonial aims to persuade readers of the remedy's efficacy.
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Lorenzo F. Sleeper
Appleton
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Reids German Cough and Kidney Cure advert
An advertisement for Reid's German Cough and Kidney Cure from Sylvan Remedy Co. of Peoria Illinois promotes the tonic as the best remedy for illnesses caused by colds. It claims to stimulate circulation and kidneys to remove carbonic acid, arguing that ordinary cough remedies fail to address the underlying cause. It urges purchase from any dealer.
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Sylvan Remedy Co
Peoria, Il
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