Great Sierra Kidney and Liver Cure Gains San Francisco Support
An 1870s druggist letter claims the Great Sierra Kidney and Liver Cure is the best selling kidney and liver remedy, with California producers rising fast and daily sales growth. The note is signed by Corvus & Mayiew, druggists at Twentieth and Mission Streets, San Francisco. The page also includes a humorous cartoon caption about a wife demanding money and a poetically styled husband.
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Great Sierra
Shaken Out Of Gear By Malaria And Remedies
An excerpt discusses the effects of malaria on digestion nerves and sleep, praising Lostetter's Stomach Bitters as a preventive and remedy used for decades in maritimes and tropical regions. Various ad-like notes promote Beecham's Pills Brown's Bronchial Trachea and Dr McLane's Liver Pills, with testimonials on skin eruptions and indigestion.
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South
Wear
South America
Uatemela
Panama
Ilostetter
McLane
Fleming
Pittsburgh
Fleming Bros
Rupture Cure Advertises Pain Free Treatment
An advertisement from Porterfield & Lesey on Market Street in San Francisco claims rupture cures with no pain and no detention. It offers pamphlets and promotes a “no cure no pay” guarantee and immediate treatment options.
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Adnese
Dre
Porterfield A
Lesey
Doubtful Belief Challenged by Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
An advertisement argues against skepticism toward Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription claiming it has cured thousands of weak women. It promises a refund if the product does not perform as represented and urges readers to try it, asserting easy proof and no risk.
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Dr. Pierce
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Promote Liver Health
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as gentle yet thorough liver pills. The copy claims they regulate and invigorate the liver stomach and bowels, presenting the product as a small but active remedy.
Siat in Ty Bays Near York Sais Bal
Fragment reads as a gossip style note about a city or town bay area near New York with a possible spelling variant of a local event or person. Limited readable facts point to a short regional mention without clear names or dates. Further context is needed to identify exact place people or actions.
Household Brevities On Home Decor And Simple Dishes
A column of practical tips covers home air refreshment by opening windows and doors, plus several simple recipes including corn oysters corn pie turnovers tomato soup and a corn starch cake. Also notes a basic catarrh cure and basic grout for relishes with practical kitchen methods.
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Boston Globe
Next Summer Fashions Preview for 1801 Styles and Fabrics
The piece outlines anticipated fabrics and patterns for next summer. It highlights India cachemire and vigogne grounds, shaded stripes and ombre effects, simple and zigzag weaves, and mixed plaids. It notes difficulties in reproducing changeant on wool and predicts soft fabrics and shaded styles will dominate.
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India
Cachemire
Fourth Floor Exclusion Urged by New York Physician
A New York physician notes far more sudden deaths occur on the city’s fourth floor than elsewhere in buildings in a year. He urges architects to omit the fourth floor when designing eight or taller structures, framing the suggestion as a safety measure. The piece reflects alarm over fatal incidents linked to building design.
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New York
Norristowe Herald
Physiognomy and the Faces That Reveal Character
Anna Olcott Commelin surveys Lavater's physiognomy claims from Open Court, noting how facial features allegedly express mental states and moral traits. The essay cites Cicero Plato Brutus Homer Shakespeare and Herder while contrasting criminal and virtuous counts, urging modern readers to study profiles across eras.
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John Kaspar Lavater
Zurich
Lavater
Zopyrus
Socrates
Cicero
Plato
Brutus
Marcus Aurelius
Homer
Guido
Herder
Shakespeare
Milton
Dryden
Counse
Edipus
Aristotle
Emerson
England
Dante
Savonarola
George Eliot
Burns
Shelley
Hawthorne
Cleopatra
Helen
Mary of
Scotland
Anna Olcott Commelin
Explorer Wissmann Led German Congo Expeditions
A biographical sketch of Hermann Wissmann born 1853 at Frankfurt on the Oder. It covers his military career, Africa explorations with Dr Pogge, expeditions to the Congo basin, leadership roles on the east African coast, and his health and honors, including being named Major and Reichskommissar. It notes his reception of Emin Pasha and Stanley and hints at ongoing German ambitions in Africa.
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Reichskommissar
Herman Wissmann
Frankfurt-on-the- Oder
Pogge
Central
Africa
Afrikanische Gesellschaft
Berlin
Central Africa
Dr. Pogge
Germany
Ferman
Congo
Tie
Dondo
Malange
Pauie de Loanda
Wissmann
Madeira
Schutaruppen
Modern handshakes and the rise of smart society
The London Spectator criticizes changing greetings from traditional handshakes to a dexterous elbow and wrist gesture among the smart set. It traces origins from royal etiquette and coachmen, recalls ancient Hindoo and Roman uses, and condemns current forms as a grotesque farce while preferring leaner, more courteous salutes.
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Horace
London Spectator
Torpedo Shooters Heroic Tale In Old Country
The article recounts John McCleary of Greenpoint a torpedo shooter who survived a 75 foot blast near Haymaker Pennsylvania in 1880. He describes the moment of explosion his time to live and the blue vision before losing consciousness. He now works a New York harbor route and would not return to hazard.
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John McCleary
Greenpoint
Rench
Roadway
Fulton Street
McCleary
Eldred
Haymaker
New York
N. Y
Umbrella Found Sparks Banter in Chicago News
A fragmented item from the Detroit Free Press and Chicago News mentions an umbrella finding and playful exchanges about a lost item. It references Carter Harrison and mentions Chicago's regret over a recent event, with garbled phrasing and partial quotes.
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Smith
Brown
Detroit
Chicago
Emall Carter Harrison
Chlcago News
Drs Darrin to Visit Willamette Valley Towns
Doctors Darrin plan a one week visit to Albany Hosburn and Ashland in the Willamette Valley while keeping their Portland office open. The ad lists numerous cured cases across eyes deafness catarrh and heart disease and promotes specialty in eye ear nose throat and private illnesses with free consultations and home treatment options.
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Darrin
Willamette Valley
Portland
Albany
Hoseburn
Ashland
Ortland
Lucy B
Wood
Blackburg
Cal
William Parrott
Middleton
E Anderson
Salem
R —Catarrh
D. W. Ekamett
Mra
Port Madison
Wash
Chroat diMculty
Henry Slough
Macleay
William Hunter
Fugene City
Volua Webster
Weston
Umatilla County
Boh. Rice
A. Jackson
George M. Frank
F. Stout
Independence
Mary Walter
Twelfth Street
Cies
Beware of imitations of the celebrated Seal of North Carolina Plug Out Tobacco
Notice warns readers about counterfeit Seal of North Carolina Plug Out Tobacco imitations circulating locally. Authorities urge buyers to verify authenticity and purchase from reputable vendors to avoid fraud and low quality or unsafe products.
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North Carolina
Seal OF North Carolina
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Corvus & Mayiew, Druggista
Mission Streets
San Fran
Cisco, Cal
Harry
Ed Venney
Brockville
Ontario
Ada
Dobbins
Washington, D.C
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T . Me
Milo B. Steven
Eireet
Wechingins
Cleveland
Chirag
NEW Law Claims. CO. Dheorgevs C
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Science
Explorer Wissmann
Stanley
Ust Bey Ag
Burlington Free
Old Country
Ocean Greyhound
N. Y. Weekly
Chelee
Miss Leg
Montana
New York Tribune
Darin
Europe
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Louisville
Norte
Cee
Duley
shams F_SMITH
Zaber
Pescera Brees
Fortland
FS. OU
N. PN
Botton
Hyto
Peas Street
Kirk
Ives
IrEn
J. J. Mack & Co
Tex
Ustale £ Co
Iraut Avenue
Geary
Soli Everywhere
Kew
Cuticura
Sie
Soar
Reso
Potter Brag and Chemilal Corporation
Boston
Mass
Z. T. Wright
Morrison Street
Oregon
Portland Business College
Capital Business College
A. P Armstrong
Sappho
the Times
Webster's
C. Merriam &Co
Springfield
U.S. A
Wb St
Demorest’s
Een
Farnl
SS Venaon Ateaneg
JWO Shepard
Pine & Reet
Reon
Peanton Agenda
San Frevcteo
Calleferendce
A Puckhes
Coremander 5
A . Dept of California
Stein Way
Gabler
Pease
Marratas Gaeav
ST. S.F
Sean Tranches
Ongats
Pepein
Ikem
Erie Medical CO
Buffalo, N.Y
Arthur Kohn
Morrison Ste
Portland, OR
Serecke Adence
Fregeieen
Street
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