Wandering Advertisements and Oddities From a 19th Century Page
A fragmented OCR reads like a jumble of household cures, patent medicines, farming tips, and oddities. It mentions Vin learning to swine, Trizzus, and Atlantis, with various US and international product names. Prominent items include Fontinton’s Stomach Bitters and West’s Vegetable Liver Pills, plus references to a Newfoundland or Trinidad island scene and a note about taxes on male servants in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. West
West
H. H. Sabin
Draggtest
Aberde
Narrow Escapes in the Gospel Sermon at Brooklyn
A Brooklyn sermon dramatizes the phrase saved by the skin of the teeth. The speaker urges listeners to confront skepticism, renounce temptations, and commit fully to Christ, using Job and biblical imagery. He contrasts faith with doubt, warns against religious hypocrisy, and calls for decisive moral renewal amid life’s trials.
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Brooklyn
Dr. Talage
Ihiy
St. Jeremie
Schottens
Gaul
Poole
Barnes
Job
Ovide
Horace
Moses
Dre Mieke
Hank
Paul
Oly Nore
Roy
Fle
Baldee
Arkwright
Cape May
Long Branch
Simon
Andrew
Sar
Sisin
Satan
Tere
York
Atlantic
Iddystone Light House
Hling
Wiig
Apicius Collius
Robespierre
France
Melita
Manor SMELL In Dark Sparks Scare At House
Mrs Flippe sobs as she recalls a cook leaving and she mistook a scent of Manor in the dark for her husband causing her to panic and cry.
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Alain
Flippe
Manor
Depew Helpedimprovise St Nicholas Speech on Broadway
The Rev Thomas Vermilye longtime chaplain of the New York St Nicholas society fell ill and could not deliver his toast Holland at the annual dinner. Chauncey Depew faced with a last minute crisis whispered to John A Nichols for help. Nichols guided him across Manhattan to reach the 7 30 p.m. dinner and Depew delivered a much praised improvised speech later remembered as a classic in the society.
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Broadway
Thomas Ed Ovid Vermilye
New York
Develock
Depew
John A. Nichols
Mr. Nichols
Twenty-third Street
Nichols
St Nivalas Society
Railroad wreckage store in Chicago sealed with chaos
Inside a West Twelfth Street storefront in Chicago a wreckage of goods from multiple shops is dumped together after rail crash damage. A headless trunk lies near bottles and dolls while shelves hold Satsuma china, teacups, horse blankets, boxes of sardines and cakes. The proprietor says the stock comes from railroads after finish ups and from unclaimed freight.
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West Twelfth Street
Gui
Reid
Ait Road
Chicago
The Cunning Spider That Reads Its Web
The spider with limited sight shakes its web when disturbed to locate prey. By sensing resistance, it determines the prey’s position and then runs toward the intruder, a method accurate in most cases.
Half Hour Club Promotes Reading in Boston
A new Unique Reading Club in Boston named the Half Hour club pledges members to read half an hour each weekday with a two week yearly holiday. A daily loss fine of one cent funds prizes for the most industrious readers.
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Boston
E Pluribus Unum Origin in Revolutionary Era
The phrase E Pluribus Unum was drawn from the title page of the Gentleman's Magazine, a publication widely circulated in American colonies during the era of the revolution.
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Gentleman's Magazine
Student and Professor Debate Loud Cravats in Lecture Hall
A student answers a professor about loud cravats gaining fashion. The professor sharply notes they are not worn in the presence of gentlemen. The student seems confused as the exchange ends with the Sunday Mercury’s quip about manners.
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Sunday Mercury
Lemon juice in rice water for whiter grains
Some cooks add lemon juice to the water used for boiling rice, claiming it whitens and lightens the grains. The practice is mentioned as a kitchen tip, noting potential whitening effects.
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Laxative Benefits
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative from the California Fig Syrup Co. highlighting its acceptance by medical professionals and its action on kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them. It notes availability in 50c and 1 bottles at druggists and warns against substitutes.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hood
Charley
del Vick
Dinah
Shelly
Atlantis
Banks
Vin
Sette
New York City
Llannon
Trinidad
Price, Te
Central Asia
Hogeman
Chur Co
New Havel
John A. Salter Co
la Crosse
Wis
Doh 4 West Company
Tl. H
Sable Aberdeen
England
Pierce
Caroline Weri- Lay
Carney
Baldwin Co
Ala
Fierce
Dee
Iron Hoop
Ealm
Saya
Amy King
Onnipo
Heaven
MR. Depew
Fale
Futur
John Gilmer Speed
Ladies’ Home Journal
America
Americ
Esteel
Asmraz
ST. Paul
Hove
Endicott Bidg
St. Paul, M
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