Champion Hammer Thrower Endorses Pain Remedies
James Mitchell, renowned hammer thrower and world record holder, praises Allcock's Porous Plasters and Brown's Bronchial Troches for relief from training related stiffness, pains, and throat irritation. The brief ad reflects athletic endorsements and lingering notes of youthful folly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mitchell
America
Allcock
Attccok
AtLeok
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for Female Ailments
A vintage ad touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a permanent cure for all female diseases and disturbances. It promises restoration of female function, relief from periodical pains and inflammation, improved digestion, and a cheerful, healthy system guaranteed to satisfy.
August Flower Restores Appleton Man’s Health
Mr. Lorenzo F Sleeper of Appleton Maine testifies eight years of distress from dyspepsia vanished after using August Flower. He reports eating without fear and urges others with the disease to try the medicine, claiming no equa l medicine exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo F. Sleeper
Appleton
Cured to Stay Cured Ad Prompts Broad Audience
Fragmentary ad copy announces a curing claim and mentions figures Arttrese, Harodd Bayes, DD, Parade, 91, aiming to reach readers across the United States and Canada. The text lacks clear events or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Canada
Parade
Oglesby Tale Of Barber Monopoly In Leadville
Washington correspondent recalls Governor Oglesby narrating a frontier tale about monopolies. The story centers on a Leadville barber price war, with a monopolist forced down from four bits to a nickel and then fifteen cents as competition rises, illustrating anti monopoly sentiment in a bygone mining town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick” Oglesby
Oddona
Caileond Corporation
Oglesby
Lowsville
Orlesby
Civilization
Alon
Leadville
Washington Cor
New York Tribune
The Diamond Dealer's Methoda in Saratoga
A Saratoga portrait of Jacob Dreiver the diamond dealer famed for selling to George Law's circle. He emphasizes that looking at diamonds matters more than buying, and that his store acts as a stage where buyers are guided by mood and spousal influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Dreiver
George Law
Saratoga
New York
Lillie
Health and disease lore in rural life and a linguistic tale
An essay on why people die or recover tied to health habits and surroundings, urging cleanliness and temperance to reduce mortality. It includes a village anecdote where a German visitor compliments a woman’s beauty with a mistaken phrase, highlighting language slips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Carpenter
Corpolency Link to Internal System, Not Health
Physicians who have studied corpulence argue it signals not excellent health but a condition linked to poor functional activity in key organs. They suggest abnormal fat storage stems from a system clogged with waste, where fat consumption and disposal falter, advancing buildup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanvely
Loston Herald
Time and Change in the Poetry and Novel Reading
An excerptized critique discusses Time and Change themes, and a London Spectator quote warns against voracious novel reading. It contrasts dramatic effect with real life duty and warns that overindulgence in sensational fiction harms the imagination and moral judgment.
Cat Care Across Oceans Reveals City Pet Welfare
New York homeowners neglect cats in summer, letting them roam streets while London households like Baroness Durdett Coutts provide humane, year round care. The Globe’s New York correspondent urges humane treatment and offers London options for cat sitting and boarding at a small fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
America
New York
Empire City
Baroness Durdett-Coutts
Tolly Lodge
Highgate
Haford
London
Oddities of Anglophone Respect and a Gadgeted Ticket
A long passage praises New Brunswickers and contrasts them with English, citing sociable virtues and cultural balance. It then describes a Atlanta inventor’s ticketing device that records a buyer’s image at purchase, using camera, sponge, and embossing, making distant banking forms seem quaint.
Blame for Dirty Streets in New York Is Household Lapse
General Emmons Clark argues in Popular Science Monthly that dirty streets result from store and housekeepers who let dust and refuse spill into sidewalks and streets. He notes ashes garbage and waste are dumped from tenement districts and that street dirt recurs after cleaning, urging thorough reform and household discipline to restore cleanliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Emmons Clark
Popular Science Monthly
Lavish Dinner Decor and Walks Noted in 19th Century Adages
Debates over dinner decor costs reveal Nero’s extravagant feast and Elaborate flower outlays. A baker’s dozen of anecdotes describe orchids, Philanopus boutonnieres, and Catalyas, with emphasis on quality over quantity. A bishop’s walk and Daniel Drew anecdotes showcase wit and satire from All the Year Round and New York Plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmonico’s
Nero
New York
C. F. Klunder
Ladies’ Home Journal
Histogenetic medicine discussed and touted in letters
A letter fragment extols Histogenetic medicine as superior while urging investigation before forming an opinion. It mentions Dr. Eugene Jordan and a Seattle contact, notes a wife’s improving condition, and warns of frauds with one agency per town. The text includes caution about after forty and a defiant tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belity
Hine
Hin
Rupture and Piles Cured Without Pain or Detention
An advertisement promises curing rupture and rectal diseases without pain or business interruption. It offers a no pay until cured deal and directs readers to request a pamphlet from Drs. Porterfield and Losey at 538 Market Street, San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drs. Porterfield & Losey
Warket S Treet
San Francisco
Sure Cure for Piles Promises Fast Relief
Sure care for itching and piles claims a box cures ten years of standing. Text touts ten minutes relief after use of Kirk's German Pile Ointment, absorbing tumors and easing itching. Sold by Druggists or mailed, $1 per box, with J. J. Mack & Co. as wholesale agents in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirk
J. J. Mack & Co
San Francisco
ISO
E. T. Hagriutine
Warren, Pa
Cure Deafness by Catarrh Treatment Claim Ad
A vintage advertisement claims deafness stems from catarrh and offers Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy. It promises one hundred dollars for any case of deafness cured by the product and invites readers to request free circulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alybib
F. J, Cheney
Polwaha
Investment offers for farms and ranches in New York
A dated advertisement from Maines JA Pearce & Co seeks investors and partners for farm and ranch sales in New York. The text promises help with selling a business or finding capital partners and names the firm at 2 Stroniway, New York, in a brief business notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York City
Maines JA. Pearce & CO
Stroniway
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrown
Thor
E. J. Bowen
Front Street
Portland, Or
F.L. Polson & Son
Portland
Oregon
Virginia
J. B. Pace Tobacco Co
Kichwhind
Harter
Oxford County
Proent
Miss Troward
Prile
Frankoin
Lewiston Journal
Couee
Corprtemey
Ciod
Ani
Ie Grant
Healey
Scott
Iimoat
Jing Power
London Spectator
New Prinswie
Hudson Bay
Ilmate
New Brunswick
Conenis
Edgar L. Wakerman
Atlanta
Daniel Drew
Wall Street
Drew
Hew
Sach
Daniel
Sebol
Mojave
Kern County
Cal
de J
Eugene Jordan
Seattle
Wash
Dean Sin
Josefh Rowan
Druggletey
Third
Jacob Hass
California Fig Syrup CO
Louisville
T Ue Sit
BFS
Kellogg & Hall
Vacific Coast Ag
Vents Etrigiur
Sm Rho
Renedy
Bobi
Draggerlats Oraen
Pelowi
Tine A
Setioens Helt
San Joe
Owl
Arenteed Mit
Widonir
Evans Gurwicat Co
Qincinnat
Bene
J Stoner
St. Bet
Montgomery & Sansome
Charles Monteon Ae
Best Faralty and
Huciness Men's Tel
San Pratelaco
Hartman Mfc. CO
Beaver Falls, Pa
Sapolio
Supolio
L 1. Wright
Morrison Street
ST. Jacobs Oil
Smiths Cash Store
Ian
Theosophy
Theosophical Society. Com
Market Street
Francheon, Tal
J. McCraken & CO
Roche Harbor
Golden Gate
Utah
Land
North Front Street
Cor. D
Steinway
Tabler
Pease
Rapey
Blood Music
Atkinway Hal
Post Street
MarruiAs Grav Co
Bnewghock
ST. Helen’s Hall
Carian Tit & Gon
Selpool
Sishof
Scott Academy
Academie
Wolers
J. WW. Pdl
M.D. Principal
P.O. Drawer
Mortianed
Aker
Aphro Medicine Company
Western Branch
Box 27
Wispon
A. Coleman
Third Street
Hac Franetoo
Aseay
Cotaogue
W. Shreve
Kearny
Eeee
First ST
Colum Professional
Preshy
Evangel
Vorder
Third Ward
Souther
Lear
EV Uma
Arcommedt
Tral Central Station
Sarrow
Vas Maily Ger A ” P
Em Eahia P
A.M
Os D
Dally, Tial Ferries
Comne
Milwaukie
K.P. Rogers