Night Sweats and Cough Cure Reported by San Antonio Resident
FE W Watton of 71 Van Ness St San Antonio Texas describes severe catarrh with deep cough night sweats and head chest pain during summer and fall. After trying remedies he piloted Peruna and reports lingering symptoms vanished and overall health improved. He repeats using Peruna to cure bad colds.
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FE. W. Watton
Condr
P. Ry
van Ness St
San Antonio
Tex
Peruna
Versatile 19th Century Ads and Quips Collect
A patchwork of quips, medicinal claims, and product blurbs includes praise for Johnson's Chill and Fever Tone, Mitchell's Eye Salve, and Swami Vivekananda quotes. The fragment also notes travel jokes about American tourists and a remark on horse versus motor car appeal, all styled in a period press vibe.
Tasteless Mils Formal Drive Formals Report
A garbled OCR fragment references a formal event and taste related items with unclear names. The readable words indicate a formal setting at a venue and a list of items or actions, but most specifics are unreadable.
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Slammer
Leon
Ips
Ieee
Hicks' Capuchine Cures Women Trial Bottle Sold
A garbled item from St. Louis Times claims Capuchine cures women with immediate relief from backache and headache using Acaiita Hater Presenbert, promoted by physicians. Trial bottles advertised at druggists. details unreadable.
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Ize S
Pettits Eye Salve Promises Curative Claim
Hallna and Scudder joke about building a motor shed as a hat box for a wife. The ad touts PETTITS EYE SALVE with a bold claim of curing eye diseases everywhere and urges readers to treat themselves and set a good example for neighbors. Distributed by druggists or Howard Bros. Buffalo New York.
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Hallna, Scudder
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N.Y
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Promoted by Well Informed World
A description extols the Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a valued family laxative. It claims the product has known components and broad physician and public approval for healthful living. The notice urges buyers to obtain the genuine article from leading druggists.
Nahum the Prophet and Nineveh Judgment
A narrative on Nahum the prophet's call to Nineveh, exploring his mission, doubts about divine justice, and the fate awaiting Nineveh. It traces his journey to the great city, reflections on God’s mercy and wrath, and the eventual proclamation of doom.
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GOD
Nineveh
Nahem the
The Lord Is Slow to Anger and God’s Justice
Sermonette reflecting on God’s patience and power to judge and save. It cites Nahum and Isaiah beside the siege of Jerusalem by Sennacherib, explaining mercy through Christ and the security of trust in God despite looming danger.
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Nahum
Rowe
Hikesh
Halltee
Nihevel
Jonah
Nineveh
God
Peri
Jerusalem
Sennacherb
Assyria
Rabshakeb
Israel
Galilee
Sennacherib
Judea
Isaiah
Giantism Considered a Disease by Italian Doctor
A learned Italian physician argues giantism is a morbid brain enlargement causing excessive growth in limbs especially the lower jaw arms and legs. No giant reaches old age. life expectancy averages about twenty years. Ireland produced four giants McGrath of Tipperary born 1726 at seven feet five inches Malone seven feet six inches Murphy seven feet three inches and Charles Byrne seven feet six inches, none attaining notable mental development.
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Ireland
McGrath
Tipperary
Malone
Murphy
Charles Byrne
Duties of Russian correspondents face strict police control
In Reval a journalist needed permits from five separate authorities before reporting. Secret police photographed him and circulated his portrait among officials, then surrounded him with vigilant spies, while each agency acted independently to maximize confusion.
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Russia
Reval
Secret Police
Ministry of the Interior
Palace Police
Getting Rid of Gnats in Island Breathers
Maj Hodder proposes gnat control in the Antilles via millions of fish that feed on larvae. Jamaicans Colon and British Guiana import the fish to wipe out gnats, a method also used successfully in Africa and in Italy's Campagna to curb insects and fever.
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Maj. Hodder
Antilles
Colon
British Guiana
Africa
Breech-Loading Firearms Through the Ages in America
A brech loader named Ferguson served in the Revolutionary War. The first US patent for a breech loading musket went to Thornton and Hill of North Yarmouth in 1811. Lefaucheux patented the first successful breech loading shotgun around 1852 after earlier impractical devices.
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United States
Thornton & Hill
North Yarmouth
Mass
Lefaucheux
Haven’t you forgotten something, sir
A humorous quip from the New York Sun where a diner remarks to a waiter that his wife told him to water the slants while she is away, reflecting a playful newspaper cartoon tone.
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Scott
N. Y
Thousands of Women Suffer In the Same Way
Mrs. Thos. Dunn of Columbus Ohio describes decade long back ache and exhaustion from housework before kidney pills give relief and a permanent cure. Foster Milburn Co advertises the remedy at 59 cents. The Old Militia Days recalls a humorous parade delay over a wife wanting to use the cannon for a churn.
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Thos. Dunn
Vine St
Columbus
Ohio
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Protecting Paint Jobs From Misrepresentation and Adulteration
Property owners can avoid trouble by using reliable testing for lead paint. The National Lead Company offers a simple test kit and a free paint book to verify genuine White Lead marked with the Dateboy Painter trade mark. Send for details to Woodbridge Building, New York City.
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National
Woodbridge
One Guess About Venus of Milo Proved to Be Wrong
In a Louisville Courier Journal exchange about a Venus of Milo reproduction two men debate the pose. They joke on hands, toilette, a mirror, and a powder puff with playful speculation about her posture.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Cure for Baby Eczema Highlighted by Use of Cuticura
A mothers anecdote from LeSueur Minnesota tells of a two month old girl plagued by a severe eczema rash. After trying several remedies, Cuticura was used for two months and the child recovered completely. The same clipping notes anecdotes about Corot and a king's bridge partner, plus a brief history of marine insurance.
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H. F. Rudke
LeSueur
Minn
Crusoe Relic Firelock Sells in Edinburgh Auction
Hulda B. White of Philadelphia buys Crusoe’s firelock used by Selkirk at a sale in Edinburgh. The gun sold for 160 dollars and had long been in Selkirk’s kin in Fife Scotland. Also notes Cure for skin ailments and Prof Campbell’s long blindness and work in iron cement chemistry.
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Crusoe
Hulda B. White
Philadelphia
Alexander Selkirk
Defoe
Juan Fernandez
Edinburgh
Selkirk
Fifeshire
Scotland
D. Campbell
University of Michigan
Rumor of Patent Remedies and Vague Illness Claims
The passage lists assorted claims about cures and remedies with dubious language. It mentions Druggists and a gas bill threat, cites a character named Mr Haritup, and references a Philadelphia press remark about Nu Fitch and self made boasts. The fragmentary text resembles an advertisement and editorial fragment.
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Monsense
Philadelphia Press
Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Promotes Health For Women
A historical ad recounts testimonials from Mrs S A Williams of Gardiner and Mrs Alvina Sperling of Chicago praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing female troubles without surgery. It extols thirty years of use, listing conditions like displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors and irregularities and invites sick women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pink
S. A. Williams
Gardiner, Inc
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alvina Sperling
Claybourne Ave
Chicago
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Scattered Observations and a French Sulfur Shower
A quirky musings piece notes soldiers learning to balance with one leg and a clergyman prompts a charity plate speech about paying debts. It mentions weathering pain remedies and a Charolies sulfur shower in France with yellow dust blanketing roofs and fields and a sharp choking odor.
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Charolies
Macon
France
The Pale Girl and Postum Clear Blood Warmth
ADakota woman credited Postum with curing coffee’s ill effects after years of cold climate and headaches. She says quitting coffee improved her health, energy, and digestion, and her children thrive on Postum and Grape Nuts. The letter, issued by Postum Co. of Battle Creek, invites readers to learn why there is a reason.
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N. Dak
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Hicks Capuchine Cures Headache and Remedies Ad
An advertisement touts Hicks Capuchine as a liquid cure for headaches from colds heat or stomach troubles promising immediate relief without acetylsalicylic or dangerous drugs. Also promotes Mrs Wingson soothing forelim orem and lemonade gift lines. A stray line mentions a burglar’s get rich quick scheme.
The Kind You Have Always Bought Castorlia Reminder
An admonition to examine every bottle of Castorl ia confirming it bears the signature and that it has been used for over 30 years. The passage includes a joke about a student miscalling vacuum and promotes Sim mons Sarsaparilla to cleanse the system and improve blood, appetite, strength.
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Moe
Hants Cure
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