Strange Case of Pink Pills Interview and Cure Claims
A young man recounts severe pain and paralysis like symptoms, cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills after trying other remedies. The piece cites testimonials on relief from joint pain, fatigue, and nervous issues, praising the pills’ restorative effects and listing ailments addressed. It notes the pills are produced by Dr Williams Medicine Co and sold by druggists.
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Facer
WL Owl Devas
Holly Hill
Tarvelitus
Briuy
Ridgewood Avenue
Dayton
Tia
Tore
H. Bryn
Hwoiu Ie
Dr. Williams
New York State
Williams
Willams
Pea Mills
de Willams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
N.Y
Brock- Ville
Walle
Life Masks and Manikins At The National Museum
A New York Advertiser account describes plaster life masks of notable figures like General Greel and inventor Taralore Mills. Sculptor Taralore Mills uses partial nose casts to aid breathing, and crafts full manikins by assembling limbs from wood, burlap, and galvanized wire, then painting to match skin tones.
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Joseph Francis
National Museum
Lifefoots
General Greel
Taralore A. Mills
Shawn
Malls
National Mseum
Chieace
F Street
Chevalin
Paris
New York Advertiser
Paris Doctor Analyzes Marriage Lottery Findings
A Parisian physician rigorously studies potions cited by M. Paul Bourget to gauge their effects on human fertility and the odds of matrimony. The article outlines the doctor's conclusions after thorough investigation of potions and marriage dynamics.
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M. Paul Bourget
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Pure Laxative Remedy
A health ad extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant liquid laxative improving digestion and cleansing the system. It claims to ease constipation without weakening organs, cures colds headaches and fevers, and is sold by druggists in 50c and 1 bottles, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co with its name on every package. A separate line advertises aluminum novelties from Brook lyn Novelty Co at Madison St Brooklyn.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Women Suffrage Debate Classified By Legislators
The text catalogues an 1860s style classification of men and women in the suffrage debate. It segments readers into four groups from ignorant to wise, noting those who should be left alone and those who should be persuaded.
Miscellaneous 19th Century Anecdotes and Statistics
A compilation of curious facts and figures: debts, tea cultivation, gifts, honey in Persia, quinine production, Abraham’s resting oak in Mamne plains, Batte Cit Montana mines worth $23 million yearly, Francis I gifting $16 000 for a hat, Benin sacrificial rites, Roman senator incomes, seven sons in Pitt County each weighing 2 pounds, Suez Canal 88 miles, Alaska clans name changes, Sigmerolle library price, Perry’s 114 year old cotton vest, Easthampton wedding dress, guacio Garcia at 113, and notes on cheetahs and old hooded hawks used in hunting.
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Tranc
China
Francis I
Benin
Africa
Rome
Theophilus Bland
Pitt County
North Carolina
Suez Canal
England
India
Alaska
Comte de Sigmerolle
Paris
John B. Perry
Dawson
Los Ange
Tudia
Dogs Lead Pack of Five Roaming East of City
Report from Laramie Wyoming states a mixed group of three wolves and two dogs moving together east of the city. Observers say the dogs lead, showing greater ferocity as they drive the wolves toward ranches.
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Laramie
Wyoming
Local and Advertisements Mix From Toledo to Fairfield
Oath sworn by Frank J Cheney partner of F J Caen Co Toledo indicates a pledge of payment for cures not achieved Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised by J Cheney Co Toledo. Natural gas found near Fairfield Iowa and Celina Ohio. emissions and relief remedies noted. A plan for whale back steamers between Baltimore and Tampico proposed. Cold weather lowers gas field pressure at Celina Ohio. A South Haven physician plans world voyage in a schooner 125 feet long.
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State of Ouro
Coty
Dolevo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Caen Co
Toledo
Hall
J. Chenfy & Co
South Haven
Mich
What is electricity the life giving force or tesla
A fragmentary excerpt discusses electricity's nature and history. It cites Galileo Ferraris and Hertz linking luminiferous ether to electromagnetic oscillations, then quotes a young lady’s question about what electricity is. A separate anecdote describes Mint scales weighing hair to estimate numbers.
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Dtrist
Galileo Fer-raris
Hertz
Heaven
Earth
M Scientific
Early Coffee Duty and Boston Land Site Sale
The first trace of coffee in England appears in 1660 with a four pence per gallon duty. In 1635 the Boston, Massachusetts site was put up for sale at 159 dollars.
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England
Boston
Mass
Portraits of H. Harris and the Golden Medical Discovery
A letter and two photographs illustrate a reader's dramatic recovery from lung disease attributed to Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The article cites multiple endorsements from a physician in Bramps Arkansas and a Bucks County sender, claiming recovery from consumption and related ailments after using the remedy.
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Ilinois
Mr. H. Herris
Island
Harris
Goldena Medical
Rts
Golden Medical
Cass
Bramps
Lafayette Co. Ark
A. Cleary
Buckeye
Testimonial on Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy and Golden Medical Discovery
A letter from Campbell Obie extols Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy and Golden Medical Discovery for catarrh and lung issues. The writer claims major health gains, improved sleep and appetite, and reliance on medicines over doctors. An offer to mail a treatise on throat bronchial and lung diseases is included.
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Jongas
Buffalo
WN. Y
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STEN
Brooklyn Novelty Co
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Brooklyn
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Ted
Ercenot
Fisher & CO
Bankers and Brokers
Broadway
New York
Fairfield
Iowa
Baltimore
Tampico
Mexico
France
Price
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S.C
Celina
Ohio
United States
Assay
Bradfield Regulator CO
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Ncelrees
Cardus
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