Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promoted
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a safe non alcoholic remedy for weak stomachs indigestion and gastric disorders. It claims glycerine based formula relieves pyrosis dyspepsia and chronic constipation, aided by extracts of Golden Seal root Stone root Black Cherrybark Queen's root Blood root Mandrake root and endorsements from leading medical professors of the era. It touts Pleasant Pellets as a constipation cure.
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Dr. Pierce
J. Finle
Ellingwood
M. D
Bennett Medical College
Chirea
Comedad i Peatee
Pierce
R. Bartholow
Jefferson Medical College
Chicago
Hobart A. Hare
University of Pa
Laurence Johnson
University of New York
Edwin M. Hale
Hahnemann Medical College
John M. Scudder
John King
Wabash Time Card at Howell Going West and East
Train schedule lists GOING WEST No 1 Passenger at 6 20 A M No 3 Passenger 7 30 P M Nogs Time freight 11 45 A M No 71 Local freight 12 20 P M GOING EAST No 2 Passenger 8 10 A M No 4 Passenger 9 35 P M No 76 Local freight 8 50 A M No 96 Time freight 1 15 P M Local freight trains carry passengers. For more information contact C S Crang G P T A St Louis and F C Memirzan D P F A Des Moines.
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Howell
St. Louis
F.C. Memirzan D. P
F. A. Des Moines
France’s growing power shapes European peace says Dewey
Stoddard Dewey writes in Atlantic that France gains wealth and influence from bank strength and gold holdings. He cites French restraint on gold, the Morocco affair’s impact, and a booming Russian loan, arguing money power steadies Europe more than pacifist disarmament talk.
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France
Morocco
Stoddard Dewey
Atlantic
But the Funeral Vibes and Early Political Meetups
A portrait of 19th century political gossip shows Senator John Sherman in New York interviews with Homer Fort and a New Orleans quip about a funeral crowd. It recounts Arthur Gorman visiting Senator Whyte in 1871 and Whyte’s endorsement leading to Gorman becoming speaker in 1872.
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New York City
Homer Fort
George Alfred Townsend
Sherman
Fort
Secretary of the Treasury
Whyte
Gorman
Maryland
Lexington Street
Courtland and
Calvert
Senator Whyte
Arthur Gorman
Howard County
House of Delegates
Howard
Baltimore Sun
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Ad
A short ad urges daily cleansing of the stomach bowels and organs. It promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a health tonic costing 35 cents, available as tea or tablet form. Signed by F D Stubenrauch.
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Hollister
F. D
Stubenrauch
Summer Vacation in Colorado Low Rates via Rock Island Lines
Rock Island offers low summer tourist fares from Pella Iowa to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo from June 1 to September 15 at 21.75 dollars with return by October 31. A special 19.25 dollar round trip from July 10 to 15 is tied to the Elks Annual Meeting in Denver July 16 to 21 and return by August 20. Additional cheap rates apply to Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City Ogden Yellowstone and Pacific Coast with side trips. new train service is highlighted and local agents will supply full details.
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Pella
Towa
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Elks
Glenwood Springs
Col
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Utah
Yellowstone National Park
Pacific Coast
Rock Island
Colorado
Iowa
Gem City Business College Ad in Quincy Illinois
An advertisement touts Gem City Business College in Quincy Illinois as the nation’s largest business college with twenty teachers and 1400 students. It promises rapid placement in stenography and bookkeeping careers and invites readers to request a free 64 page illustrated catalogue from president D L Musselman.
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America
D. L. Musselman
Pres
Quincy
Illinois
Who Are the Real Owners of a City
Frank Putnam argues in National Magazine that labor unions should influence San Francisco’s rebuilding. He opposes pessimism about union control, praising workers for shaping housing and urban welfare. He asserts cities belong to builders and inhabitants, not just revenue collectors, and that workers deserve rights in planning and shelter.
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San Francisco
Toilera
Frank Putnam
National Magazine
A Wonderful Lock From Jamaica Baffles Minds
A Jamaica invented lock uses four 24 character alphabets or numerals. If set to a complex 3 030 303 030 303 030 would require 96 090 278 years 269 days 30 minutes 80 seconds at 60 numbers per minute, with no time for food or sleep, to reach the correct combination.
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Jamaica
Neuman Tobias
St. Louia
Fancy Table Ways in Our Town
The Columbia Herald notes social progress in dining manners such as using a fork for ice cream, salad at the table, coffee in the library, finger bowls at home, and even soup in a teacup. Families adopt these refinements without guests, signaling evolving etiquette.
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Columbia Herald
Great Western offers half rate homeseeker tickets
The Chicago Great Western railway announces very low rates every Tuesday for homeseekers to Minnesota North Dakota and Canadian Northwest with tickets about half price to other territory. Apply through any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A St Paul Minnesota and state number including party size and travel date.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Minnesota
North Dakota
Canadian Northwest
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
St. Paul
Minn
Twain and the Billiardist Tale From Virginia City
A fragment recounts Mark Twain telling a joke about a disguised reporter in Virginia City who opens a billiard parlor and invites him to a game before it begins. The brief vignette hints at Twain’s humorous habit of wordplay and tall tales.
Relic of the Constitution Found Near New Castle
A valuable relic of the historic frigate Constitution is recovered from the river bed off New Castle Delaware by a clam dredger crew. The artifact is a china water urn presented to the ship by the city of Philadelphia in 1797, long forgotten until now.
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Delaware
New Castle
Del
Philadelphia
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