Notable 19th Century Patent Medicine Pitches and Ads
A jumble of early drug advertisements touts cures and tonics. Claims include a One Hundred Dollars Reward for catarrh cure, testimonials, and various patent medicines from Toledo suppliers. It moves to general product pitches like No-To-Bac for tobacco and Katsu Hatoyama as a political figure.
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B.S. Dugary & Co
Che Rey
Transacions
Finenc
Wigi Tatax
Toledo
Warorso, Kinson & Marvin
Fusgista
Ghia
Fate of Crittenden and Kentucky Band in Cuba Death
In 1851 Col. William L. Crittenden of Louisville led about fifty Kentuckians to aid Cuban patriots against Spain. After a daylong fight they surrendered and were executed next morning. Crittenden’s defiant stand led to national outrage and a U.S. inquiry that found Havana’s consul derelict, prompting recall.
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Cuba
New York Sun
William L. Crittenden
Louisville
Thomas Crittenden
Missouri
Crittenden
Victor Kerr
Charles Green
William Standiford
John Fisher
Gilman A. Cook
Col. Crittenden
Ines
W Ho
Mwe
United States
Fillmore
Spain
Saranac
Commodore Parker
Owen
Havana
Hampton speech on race progress and self-reliance at Hampton
The speaker at Hampton Booker T. Washington urges Black progress through work in all fields and calls for community of interest with whites, stressing a firm foundation and self-improvement across society. A stray Chicago Record aside mentions a football incident and a spouse tending a injured player.
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Hampton
Booker T. Washington
Alabama
Chicago
Mrs Royer's Whole Wheat Bread Recipe
The article presents Mrs Royer's favored method for whole wheat bread using compressed yeast. It instructs mixing a pint of milk with a pint of boiling water, adding salt and yeast, beating fifteen minutes, and adding flour to make a batter that drops from a spoon. It advises two and a half hours rise, kneading, shaping loaves, another hour rise, then baking thirty minutes.
Comprehensive Historic Pie Recipe with Forcemeat and Crust
A detailed method for a meat pie with forcemeat mixing calf liver and bacon, layered with rabbit or poultry, wrapped in a lard and flour crust. Instructions cover crimping, baking times, egg glaze, and alternative fats including butter and cotto lene.
Satisfied Sisters Postponed Trip to Hot Springs
Two Holly Pond women of Cullman County Alabama recount a long illness for Miss M F Shepard who was urged to try Dr Williams Pink Pills. After months of pain and rheumatism she improved enough to walk with crutches then discarded them. Her sister Miss H A Shepard also used the pills to halt a spreading cancer and regain weight and color. The doctors offered little help until the pink pills were taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hor Spring
the Tribune
Cullman
Ala
Holly Pond
Cullman County
Alabama
H. A
M. PF. Shepard
M. F. Shepard
Arkansas
H. A. Shepard
Dr. Williams
M. F
Cullman Clan
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Ten Ton Grape Vine Claims World Record Size
A Santa Barbara County vine, a Mission variety, reportedly produced ten tons of grapes in a single year. The trunk spans seven feet and the frame covers about a third of an acre, supporting massive grape-laden branches.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Practical Kitchen Tips From Earlier Era
Daily cleanup for coffee pots and careful cake icing methods appear in old domestic guides. Advice covers potato doneness, corned beef hash flavor, and using soup stock for moisture. Jars resist opening are eased by hot water, and onions and spinach get cautionary handling to keep color and flavor. Cornmeal storage tips warn against musty flavors, plus a note on a bread-server four-tined fork.
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Seaboard Air Line
Seaboard Air Monger
Wits
Winstow
F. D. Towne Misy
Methall
Katzuo Hatoyama
Yale
M. E. Stevens
Charlotte Center
Ki Hood
New York
Hood
Hood’s
Willea
Fs. Dinon
Durham
N.C
Dent
Osborne’s Business College
SormeSa Augusta
Riverside Poultry Farm
New Berne. N
Caroline
Geogia
Elly
W. F. Dowd
Charlotte
Danjevcien
Pspham
Fate OF
Ayer
Colars
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Mass
Boston
Lowell
Thackeray
Ticknor
Thac
Mike
Washington Star
MeKinley
Hocart
Atlanta
Batte
Travelatte
NCL
NDE
Esat
Portsmouth
Kline
Arch St. Phila
the Boesitt Drug CO
Raleigh NC
Durham Choley Cune Co
North Carolina
Reliable Charlotte Merchants Pte
Tisona
House
Dr. W. H. Wakefield
North Tryon Street
Es Glaman
Dr.j.l.step
Lebanon
Pandy Cathartic
la Montreal
York
South College Street
Cosaag
An Drese
Inston Meg.co
Eoale
Sverywe
Demorest
Judge's Library
Rest's Magazine
Amercan
EST Publishing CO
Fifth Ave
Raven & CO
Ceresco
Michigan
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