Amateur Athletic Union official lauds Allove and Brown’s remedy
The secretary of the Amateur Athletic Union and sports editor praises Allove and Atco products for training and soreness relief, noting athletes favor these remedies. He also mentions Brown’s Bronchial Traches for throat and cold relief. A humorous church anecdote about a rich parishioner follows.
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E. Sullivan
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Pastime Athletic Club
Athletic Keliter
Sporting Times
Atco
Aloork
Senator Stewart Meets A Christmas Wish From A Child
A Nevada senator, described as having a long white beard and kindly face, is approached by a girl who yells Santa Claus. She asks for a doll before Christmas as he walks up the Capitol avenue, and the doll is promised though the girl likely does not grasp the full situation.
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Senator Stewart
Nevada
Capitol
Santa Claus
Washington Star
Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Featured For Liver Health
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a mild thorough cleanse for the liver stomach and bowels. It claims small sugar coated pills relieve headaches bilious issues constipation indigestion and all liver derangements. The remedies are described as purely vegetable harmless and adaptable as laxative or cathartic by dose. It notes the pills have imitators but never equaled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
What is August Flower For
August Flower is a remedy for dyspepsia. It targets the stomach and liver, and the ad claims it cures dyspepsia. The text notes the product’s rise from a small town to a major manufacturer in Woodbury New Jersey.
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G. Green
Sole Man
Woodbury, NJ
Unknown musical instruments and sheet music stock notes
Fragmentary notice mentions Steinway Adler and PeasePlanm meaning the beat piano name and instrument terms. References Kate Hug stock of sheet music Maui and Pot Street with garbled place names. Instructions appear to urge cure or guidance for sufferers, but details are unreadable.
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Steinway,adler and
Pease Planm
Imenett Pianes
All Musical Instrumente
Kate Hugstock
Bheet Music
Minis
Maui
Pot Steet
Marrurss
The Bell Napoleon Stole and the Swiss Bell Tale
A long tale recounts Napoleon Bonaparte carrying a centuries old copper and silver bell from a Swiss convent to France and later to America. The bell hung in Bordentown and Paterson depots, then a public school tower in Paterson, echoing its history through generations.
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Paterson Hiliven
Napoleon Lin
France
Switzerland
Canton
Napoleon
St. Helena
Joseph Bonaparte
America
Bordentown
Joseph
Camden and
Ambey
Paterson and
Hudson River Railroad Company
Jersey City
Bergen Hill
St. John's Church
Market Street
Main Street
Hong
New York
Congress Street
Paterson
N. J
Fifty Escapes from Camp Butler Smuggle Passports
A Tennessee veteran recounts a daring Confederate POW escape from Camp Butler. Powder monkeys turned to messengers and, with forged passports and citizen disguises, slipped out on visiting days. The plan exploited sutler funds and CO Morrison's staff, with guards fooled by forged purses and carriage seats.
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Mississippi River
Morrison
All Pines
Camp Butler
Duliar
Woming
Amn
Minis
Fone
Georgia
Nashville
American steamship line and Collins rival in transatlantic era
The article traces early American steamship rival Collins line to Cunard and foreign competitors. It notes E K Collings promoting a New York Liverpool service in 1947, the Atlantic Pacific Arctic and Baltic vessels, government mail subsidies, voyage times, high costs, and onboard innovations such as the barber shop and smoking room. It also includes a New York World report on ivory miniatures and English property easements contrasted with American practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins Line
E. K. Collings
New York
Liverpool
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
Baltic
Collins
Mersey
John H Gould
Scribner's
Gotham
George Washington
Lannon
Lpon
New York World
Heating for Electric Cars Considered by Coalition
The New York Telegram discusses using part of the current feed to heat electric streetcars. It notes space heaters under seats could provide uniform warmth, while cost remains uncertain and broader adoption awaits decision.
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Coalition of Affairs
Oldinaty
New York Telegram
Early Virginia justice trials show many unexecuted executions
Extracts from Augusta County history reveal numerous entries like Not executed due to weather Not executed because the defendant fled or unavailable Not executed because the horse or weapon prevented arrest and other excuses including the indians. The records illustrate sparse enforcement in the era.
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Virginia
Augusta County
Brown
Eilon
Miller
Ty Humphrey Marshall
Wittat
Jobe Warwick
Debate over old school medicine versus Histogenetic system
A reader recalls attempting various physicians for a sick child before finding relief with Dr Jordan and the Histogenetic system. The notice promotes free consultations and a book explaining the Histogenetic approach, warning of fraud and naming agencies and addresses.
Oat Bite Price Prompts Trader Sale Note
A brief ad notes oats sold by druggists at TS cents with price per bite referenced. The item hints tribes are given away in a promotional line.
Rupture and Piles Cured Without Pain or Delay
Porterfield and Losey advertise a painless, detainment-free cure for rupture and all rectal diseases. They offer treatment with no pay until progress is shown and provide a booklet by mail from their San Francisco office at 535 Warker Street.
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Porterfield & Losey
Warker Street
San Francisco
Ennel
Smiths Cash
Front Street
Meni
Kirk's German Pile Ointment Promises Quick Relief
Advertises Dr Kirk's German Pile Ointment for piles and itching with claims of curing long standing cases. Each box costs $1.00 and is sold by druggists or sent by mail. J J Mack & Co of San Francisco act as agents.
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Kirk
J. J. Mack & Co
San Francisco
E. T. Hazentine
Warren, Pa
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Trosbes
Ind
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Ohio
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Confederacy
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Portland, Or
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Salem
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Oregon
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Buffalo
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