Hall's Catarrh Cure oath of senior partner in Toledo firm
Frank J. Cheney and Co declare to pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Sworn December 6 before Notary A. W. Son. The remedy is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials. sold by druggists. Hall's Family Pills also advertised.
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Crew of
Toledo
Lucas Courty
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Frank. J. Cheney
A.W. Son
Ball
Druguista
Two Out of Three: Lightning Survival and Paper Lace Fashion
The item notes that two of every three lightning victims recover, then describes Paris actresses wearing paper lace that appears real and delicate at night while costing little.
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Paris
Greatest Bromus Ivermis Grass Seeks Seed Buyers
Salzer offers Bromus Ivermis grass claiming 4 to 7 tons hay per acre in dry regions and higher yields in several states. Warranted to outperform timothy, with seed catalogue and samples available via John A. Salzer Reed Co., La Crosse Wisconsin, 10 cents postage. Also mentions potatoes at 1.20 per bushel and a curious aside about a man eloping with lecture receipts.
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Salzer
Ohio
Ind
Mich
Wis
Iowa
Kans
Nebr
Mont
John A. Salzer Reed
Lane's Family Medicine and Bromo Quinine Tablets Ad
A vintage ad mentions Lane's Family Medicine promising daily bowel movement health benefits and gentle action on the liver and kidneys. It promotes Tal Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee and 110 year old Greece woman reference in the same clipped line.
The Costliest Piano by Van Beers in Paris Exposition
Belgian artist Jan Van Beers designs a grand piano for the Paris Exposition of 1900. The body features ornate bronze and ivory accents, life sized cupid motifs, four seasonal paintings, and Louis XV styling. The instrument, blessed with a gilded bronze frame and electric flowers for illumination, will cost at least $20,000.
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Jan van Beers
Paris
van Beets
Louis XV
Watteau
Earliest Strike at Thebes Over Provisions in Ancient Works
In 1450 B C workers building a temple at Thebes protested for more food supplies. The masons received monthly rations, many used up early, and after strikes the Pharaoh intervened with corn. When shortages recurred they appealed to the governor, who failed to resolve the dispute.
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B. C
St. Louis Republic
Thebes
Pharaoh
Open Air Carols Should Sing Out Not In Church
Open air carol singing urged as a remedy to curb excessive church confinement. A. T. Quiller-Couch argues old carols belong in halls kitchens and streets not inside sacred edifices. He questions clergy opposition to house to house carol singing and suggests clergy should model temperance while themselves guiding joyful devotion.
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A. T. Quiller
Pall Mall
Joseph
Bill
Timber for the Baltic floating rafts down the Vistula
A fragment discusses timber movement to the Baltic via the Vistula and a public granary corn order ending a strike. It compares abolishing practices to trimming abuses, noting how carol singing can be unfairly condemned when tied to drinking.
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Baltic
Vistula
Arms and swords decorate a room in Yonkers tale
In a Yonkers Statesman excerpt, Clara notes Cynthia has decorated her room with guns, pistols, swords, and the Hire. Cora agrees she has long kept arms nearby, reflecting a quirky or symbolic display from the era.
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Clara
Cynthia
Cora
Yonkers
Woman Indorses A Check At Bank Desk
A young woman presented a $25 check at the cashier’s desk and indorsed it with a bold note. She wrote on the back I want this money awful had yours truly please pay the bearer. The exchange notes a playful dialog about profanity and intent.
Wanderer and the Dutch Door Exchange at a Local Stop
A fragmentary dialogue shows a wanderer addressing a lady at a door who retorts she does not speak Dutch. The wanderer muses about Boston and ends with a cryptic line. The text also references Little Ethel and a murky tale about Bluebeard and divorces.
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Boston
Wanderer
Ethel
Bluebeard
Sun boxes aid cure of consumption in mountain air
Sun boxes, simple six by ten foot huts on wheels or a pivot, expose patients to pure mountain air and sunlight to aid tuberculosis treatment. Two to three patients lie on mattresses daily, wind shields kept by turning the front away from the breeze. Costs range from $25 to $50 each, with patients fed if weak.
French press scandal ends in kiss and capture
In Paris a young woman drove to the Bois and whipped a journalist who had not flattered her vanity. She advanced before a crowd with a coachman's whip, but the journalist seized the whip, broke it, and then lifted her in his arms and kissed her. He later wrote the tale.
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Paris
Bois
The Largest Sewing Machine in Leeds England
The largest sewing machine in the world is in operation in Leeds England. It weighs 6,500 pounds and sews cotton belting.
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Leeds
Eng
Fragmented Health and Patent Medicine Snippets
A garbled chronicle of patent medicines and health quips cites tonics for headaches stomach issues and teething syrups. It lists various claims testimony from users and prices, with scattered ad like lines about self made fools and fashion items plus stray mortality figures from lightning.
Health and motherhood praise Lydia Pinkham's Compound
A mother from Bluffton Ohio lauds Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing pregnancy and shortening labor. Brooklyn’s EB Bishop credits the remedy, calling it a boon in childbirth and urging wider awareness. The ad endorses Pinkham's advice and medicine for women seeking better health before maternity.
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G. A. Nownam Maren
Bluffton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia K. Pinkham
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