Changes of Climate and Its Deadly Reach
The piece warns that climate change harms especially delicate populations and newly settled western regions where malaria fevers rise seasonally. It touts Hoxtetter Stomach Bitters as a remedy to malaria, damp heat, constipation, dyspepsia, liver issues, and general bodily troubles for emigrants, travelers, mariners, and tourists near the equator. It notes favorable testimony from travelers and workers, then abruptly mentions a clerk who had been stealing for a long time.
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Chicago
Aml
Ad & Len
Merald
Brasxonern Pils and Boots Healed Complexions
An 19th century advertisement extols Brasxonern Pils as a potent blood purifier with vegetable extracts claiming cures for skin eruptions and fair complexions. Also mentions Brown's Bouchial Troches for sore throats and a sparse note about a business agency offering clerical work in Minneapolis and Portland.
Dr Pierce Liver Pills Promise 500 Dollar Cure Guarantee
An ad touts Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy with a $500 guarantee if it fails to cure catarrh. The piece argues the claim is an advertising fake and warns against fakes. It extols Dr Pierce's pills as powerful, small sugar-coated granules that cure sick headache dizziness and constipation in a single dose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Sage
Dr. Pierce
German Syrup praised as cure for throat and bronchial issues
An 1890s letter from Rev. W. H. Haccharty of Newark testifies to Boschee's German Syrup relieving a hoarse cough after a failed medical treatment. The note, printed in Martinsville New Jersey, extols quick, lasting relief and urges others with similar symptoms to try the remedy.
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Martinsville
N.J
Hoschee
W. H. Haccharty
Newark, New Jersey
Roosevelt tale of survival in a frozen basin
Theodore Roosevelt narrates a harsh winter ordeal in a remote basin where two men wintered with scarce meat. After their dog is nearly killed, one man survives by separating, following his trail, and eventually sharing a deer with his dog. The pursuit ends when wolves retreat as the narrator finds a deer carcass nearby.
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Boas
Aleud
Theodore Hoosevelt
Critique on Self-Improvement and Appearance Standards
In a dated column, the writer chides readers for focusing on weakness jokes and urges personal grooming and attire improvements. The speaker notes age gaps and calls for cleanliness, better fit clothing, trimmed beards, and a tasteful appearance as a sign of self-respect. The tone critiques independence linked to dirt and emphasizes modest fashion changes.
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Diebt
San Francisco Chronicle
Ice Yacht Ride Echoes in Harlequin Cannon Gag
Dialogue from Puck recalls playful banter about rides on an ice yacht and a performer describing being shot from a cannon during a Harlequin performance in a lighthearted exchange.
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Miss Plaity Bangs
PF. A. Kerr
Humpty Dumpty
Puck
Smere’s Tiny Painting Stirs Town Interest at Auction
A fragment from Harper’s Bazaar notes Smere, the artist, created a miniature work that rivals his larger paintings. Dauber-Whip reportedly purchased it, drawing local attention to Smere’s oeuvre and the broader value of his pieces.
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Smere
Towne
Dauber—Whip
Harper's Bazar
The unhealthy position of Saint Petersburg described
The author describes Saint Petersburg as a vast marshy metropolis chosen by Peter the Great as a window to Europe. Floods, poor sewage, and disease mark the early capital. The city’s desolate squares contrast with Skandholmn-like grandeur and the stark poverty of its inhabitants. Droskas move through unpaved streets as religious devotion dominates crowd behavior in Greek church services.
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St. Petersburg
Peter the Great
Europe
Stockholm
Neva
Finland
Islands
Haif
Tolstoi
Rome
Droskas
A Plea for Marking Books and Shelf Curation
The author argues for annotating volumes with pencil marks and flyleaf page numbers to capture points of importance. Without notable passages or ideas, the book loses value, and the writer proposes a special shelf for imageties akin to an asylum for idiots.
Col Jones Captures Rare Porpoise Snake on Redfoot Creek
Col J B Jones waded from his boat to chase a mysterious floating creature in Redfoot Creek Tennessee. He shot the creature when it charged and towed the 43 foot monster ashore. Oil found in barrels proved to be pure porpoise oil shipped to Pittsburg.
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Col
J.B. Jones
Redfoot Creek
Tennessee
Jones
Col. Jones
Fred
Sam Hall
John
Pittsburg
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Doctors of the Histogenetic System Promoted as Cure
A letter to the editor advocates the Histogenetic System of Medicine as the future of treatment. It claims old medical schools are outdated and praises Dr. Eugene Jordan in Seattle for curing la grippe that progressed to consumption. The notice invites inquiries and notes free consultations and a single agency sale.
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Shatrie
Jane
la Grippe
California
Jin
L. Teck
Sutter Street
Nonth Bexp
Wash
Eugene Jordan
Seattle
Waah
Dern Sim
Hraseet G. Powras
de. Jordan
Yesler
Third
James
J. Eugene Jordan
Heney
Zoleda
F. J. Haar
Toledo
W Aluing
KINNJ
All Drugetete
Sure Cure for Piles Advertisement Claim
An ad touts Kirk's German Pile Ointment as a cure for piles with bleeding itching and tumours. It claims rapid relief after ten minutes and offers boxes for 1.10 dollars via J J Mack amp Wholesale Agents San Francisco.
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Kirk
J. J. Mack & Wholesale Agenta
San Francisco
Dr. Williams
Dr Williams
Draggists
Malon Moelot
Wilow
Se Dance Williams Manufactoring
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