Bismarck and the Pope Portraits Bridge Ties
The London Chronicle highlights a painter Franz Lenbach as mediator between Prince Bismarck and Pope Leo XIII. The Pope commissioned Lenbach to paint the pope’s portrait of his “enemy” while Bismarck ordered a return by Lenbach. The portraits helped restore cordial relations between the pope and the German chancellor.
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Bismarck
Prince Bismarck
Leo XIII
Franz Lenbach
London Chronicle
New St. Louis Headquarters For Baltimore & Ohio Railroads
The Baltimore and Ohio and Baltimore and Ohio South Western railroads have secured a long lease on a grand Broadway Locust street corner in St. Louis. The ground floor American Central building will house freight and passenger offices under one roof with a central Broadway ticket office and General Agent Orr’s office in the rear.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio South Western
Broadway
Locust Streets
St. Louis
American Central
Locust Street
Orr
New York
Those Curtains Reflect Ancestral Shades In Novel excerpt
A brief New York World item notes an American bride and Tinglish noble man discussing worn curtains. The man nods to ancient lineage as he admits the shades belong to departed ancestors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
No-To-Bac Quit Tobacco Ad Miracle Worker
An old advertisement promotes No-To-Bac as a cure for tobacco use. It claims the product makes weak men strong and offers a booklet and free sample through Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicigo
New York
Reading and Conversation Shape Our Own Judgment
A reflective quote highlights that reading and dialogue spark ideas, but true judgment comes from personal meditation and reasoning. The maxim attributes the stance to Watts and underscores individual contemplation as the final arbiter.
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Watts
Woman's heroism and a cure with pink pills
A Rockford Register-Gazette piece recalls Civil War era women aiding soldiers through hardship. It highlights Mrs. James Houseweart of Byron IL who recovered from illness after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, taking eight boxes to regain health and endorsing the remedy as more effective than prior medical care. The pills cost 50 cents per box or $2.40 for six and are sold by druggists or mailed from Schenectady NY.
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Register-Gazette
Rockford
Woman's Relief Corps
Byron
James Houseweart
William
Dr. Willians Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
The Dean's Restriction Scent Gaffe at Dublin Synod
The English Ecclesiastical Gazette reports a humorous incident in which the dean of the Chapel Royal in Dublin was struck on the head by a scent bottle from the gallery. He requested a personal explanation and quipped about feeling honored by women present, joking that the balms should not break his head.
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Chapel Royal
Synod Hall
Dublin
Home Lands for War-Torn Farmers in Wisconsin
In Marinette County Wisconsin prime farming land is available at modest prices with ready markets for production on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. For full information contact Cc E Rollins Immigration Agent 161 La Salle Street Chicago.
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Marinette County
Wisconsin
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Cc. E. Rollins
la Salle Street
Preparing Ella for Trouble
A two week absence at a camp meeting ends with Mary praying for Ella Day to lose her new playthings. The child Mary hopes Ella will be a good girl so she will not want or reclaim her toys again.
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Ella
Ella Day
Mary
Cascarets Advertises Beauty Through Clean Blood
A late nineteenth or early twentieth century advertisement touts Cascarets as a cure by cleansing the blood and liver. It promises clearer skin and a healthier complexion by taking the candy, priced at 1c, 2c, or 5c, with a guarantee of satisfaction.
Private Yacht Signals Distress During Midorean Meeting
A fragment notes a private yacht sending a distress signal during a meeting in midorean times. A cook’s threatened resignation is mentioned, reflecting aboard tensions and shipboard concerns.
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Midorean
Detroit Journal
Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets Candy Cathartic
A promotional note touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for constipation. It claims the product offers lasting relief and guarantees refunds from druggists if it fails. The text oddity mentions a department store elevator being a shoplifter.
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C. C
American girl writes cautionary book on foreign noble marriages
Omtesse Loveau de Chavanne recounts her sister countess’s ruin after marrying for money. A Brooklyn heiress, she married into the Chavanne family, drained her funds, then endured mistreatment before fleeing to Philadelphia. The book warns American women to avoid such alliances.
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Omtesse Loveau de Chavanne
Comtesse Herelf
Ouiida Benson
Brooklyn
Henry John Benson
Revenue Service
John Benson
California
Archbishop Benson
Canterbury
Paris
San Francisco
Theodore Tilton of Paris A Storied Expatriate Poet
Theodore Tilton, a 63 year old American poet now living in Paris near the Seine, is a tall, white haired figure known for wit and storytelling. A former editor of the New York Independent and ally of abolitionists, he travels widely and rose early each day, shaping a life devoted to literature and reform.
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Paris
Theodore Tilton
Tilton
Latin
Mr.Tilton
Mr. Tilton
New York
Col. Fremont
United States
Abolition Anarchists
William Lloyd Garrison
Charles Sumner
Horace Greeley
Wendel Phillips
Benjamin F. Wade
Phalanx
John Brown
Jlarper’s Ferry
William Hayes Ward
Ile
Europe
Countess Promises Duty Bound Book From Europe
A tall countess with golden hair plans a forthcoming book to warn American girls of a similar fate she faced abroad. Her literary career includes work for Figaro and La Etaille de Belge. A triggered tale concerns a woollen arsenal accident where a workman fell into molten steel and was consumed instantly. The War Department chose to bury the steel, and a church service was held for the mass.
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Figaro
la Etaille de Belge
England
British War Office
Woolwich Arsenal
War Department
Church of Hugland
Jewish Population Distribution and Mental Health Note
The text cites Jewish population figures across Russia and Europe with totals and regional breakdowns. It notes Munkacsy real name Lieb has been declared insane by a Paris court with his wife as guardian of his property.
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Munkacsy
Lieb
Paris
Simple bottle cleaning method removes odors
A practical process cleanly removes fatty odors from bottles. Pour warm water, add hay, and rub the inside with a stick. Rinse with clean water to leave no trace of odor. Large bottles that once held petroleum are also cleaned successfully.
Artistic Women and Home Decor Move to Brighten Rooms
A feature on Moville porcelain game plaques showing American Wili Ducks American Pheasant American Quail and English Snipe. J C Hubinger Bros Co offers free plaques with three ten cent Elastic Starch packages until October 1 to both new and old customers.
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Moville
J. C. Hubinger Bros. Co
Messrs
Mule Escapes Well by Tremendous Digging Feat
A mule fell feet first into a sixty foot dry well and, after initial rescue attempts failed, the owner decided to bury the animal alive. Dirt piling was used, but the mule pressed upward, trampling dirt with his feet and gradually rising. Neighbors continued filling the well until the animal climbed out unharmed.
Advertising Slogans and Remedies Collage
A montage of period ads and quips touts cures and tonics from Piso to Cascarets and Wall’s Catarrh Cure. Includes Mrss J L Northcott Windsor testimonial, No-To-Bac claims, and various claims about teething syrups, enamel cream, and Bunions cures.
Mrs Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Brings Recovery
A reader reports five years of womb and health struggles improved after five bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the medicine and Mrs Pinkham's advice for her renewed health and offers to answer inquiries. The notice invites all suffering women to write for free guidance to Lynn Mass.
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Mrs. Pinkham
Pinkham
Nell Hurst
Deepwater
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Windsor
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