Strange Curse Story Of Former Illinois Governor Ford
The St Louis Globe Democrat reports a Salt Lake City tale that ex governor Ford of Illinois died in poverty, his bones protruding, allegedly due to curses by Mormon prophet Joseph Smith. Ford’s career waned after leaving office. his family faced misery, his son Tom was killed after being accused of theft, and his daughter vanished. The story ties Ford’s downfall to Mormon hostility and a notorious curse.
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Salt Lake City
Ford
Iinois
Illinois
Joseph Smith
Ilinois
Smith
Springdale
Governor Ford
Peoria
Thos. Moore
Tom Moore
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Fat and medicine in Victorian advice on digestion
An 19th century advertorial review cites Dr Hughes Bennett linking consumption to butter price and pastry abundance. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as an easy fat source for rich and poor, claiming blood purification and fat nourishment. Also endorses One Minute Cough Cure for coughs and lung diseases, endorsed by W. W Mayhew.
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Hughes Bennett
London
Scots & Bowne
W. W Mayhew
Merton
Wis
Dillard & Persiger
W Williams
Sterling Ron
Dillard & Persinger
Dinner table quip recalls manners and mischief
Miss Autumnal jokes about fingers being made before forks. Miss Caustic agrees with a sly remark, hinting at playful onlookers and social wit at the table.
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Miss Autumnal
Miss Caustic
Common Sense Talk With Women on Lydia E Pinkham’s Cure
A discussion argues for using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments, claiming decades of tested reliability and millions of cures. It cites testimonials and warns against trying unknown drugs, asserting strong trust in the established remedy.
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Lyais
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
United States
Lydia E Pinkham's Compound Promised to Relieve Monthly Suffering
Testimonial driven notice touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for monthly agony backache bearing down pains and leucorrhea. Includes remarks from Miss Joi Sam Dover Michigan and Miss a Heaven Canton Ohio praising relief and health improvements after use.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Joi Sam
Dover, Mich
Two Letters Prove Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Removes Tumor
Two letters from women describe severe womb trouble with monthly bleeding and tumors. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound the tumors were expelled and health improved. one writer also reports cure from leucorrhoea after following treatment directions.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Compound Cure Recount From Mary Avoun
Two years ago Mary Avoun of Trimble Kentucky suffered severe childbirth illness with womb trouble burning stomach and back pain. After following directions and using the compound and Liver Pills she recovered enough to do housework and hopes others may benefit from the treatment.
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Prrenpd
Babe
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrsa. Maryavoun
Trimble
Pulaski Co
One of Salem's nicest homes for sale near the Boulevard
A modern, well appointed house on a large lot with mature fruit trees and shrubs is offered at a bargain near the Boulevard in Salem. Interested buyers may apply at the County Clerk's office for details and particulars.
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Salem
County Clerk's Office
The Old Hymns by Frank L Stanton
Memoir in verse on old hymns and memories of church singing. The speaker recalls familiar hymn lines and the simple worship of youth, longing for music to endure beyond earthly life and imagining a peaceful afterlife.
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Greenland
India
Tragic burn death of Nettie Kincaide at Spring Valley
Edward Kincaide and wife of Stoatsburg bury their six year old daughter Nettie who died after her dress caught fire while her mother helped with ironing. Nettie ran from the house crying out a prayer for her parents and died six hours later in her mother's arms. Neighbor Mrs Sears aided as Nettie burned, while awaiting medical help.
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Spring Valley
N. Y
Edward Kincaide
Stoatsburg
Nettie
James Sears
Kincaides
Papa
Mamma
Electric Bitters Story From Manchester Woman Heals Wife
Manchester Michigan resident George D Williams recounts how his wife, long helpless, was freed from years of disease through Electric Bitters. He describes rapid relief from nervousness sleeplessness headaches and fainting spells with two bottles. A 50 cent remedy sold by W T Younger.
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George D. Williams
Manchester
Mich
Wade
W. T. Younger
Dyspepsia Cure Restores Beardsley Man’s Appetite
WH Shipman of Beardsley Minnesota testifies under oath that twenty five years of dyspepsia plagued him. Doctors and dieting offered little relief. After using feodol Dyspepsia Cure he now eats freely without discomfort and feels like a new man. Dil lard Persinger.
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Shipman
Beardsley
Minn
Dillard & Persinger
Remedial Solutions Sought After Emporia Tragedy
The piece contemplates mob violence and calls for a practical remedy after the Emporia tragedy. It notes broad agreement that lynch law is terrible but laments the lack of concrete proposals. The writer asks who can solve the grim problem.
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Emporia
Electropoise Endorsements From Clergymen and Noted Figures
An organized company markets Electropoise with wide endorsements from clergy and prominent individuals nationwide. A Chicago paper cites three years of experience confirming its claims, offering a booklet of cured letters. Also promoted is One Minute Cough Cure for coughs and throat issues, praised for rapid relief.
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Nunally
Inter Ocean
Chicago
Electropoise CO
Fourth Avenue
Louisville, Ky
Wife and Tosband Discuss Bargain Wraps
A wife claims a place offers a $12 wrap for $7.98 and instructs Tosband to search for the same deal tomorrow. The exchange is a lighthearted barter about finding discounted items.
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Tosband
Mrs Geo Long Saved by Dr Kings New Discovery
Mrs Geo Long of New Straitsville Ohio avoided tragedy and saved two lives with Dr Kings New Discovery after a long cough. She reports one bottle cured her and it cured Mr Long of a pneumonia attack. The remedy claims to heal throat chest and lung troubles with a guarantee and free samples at W T Youngers drug store.
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Geo. Long
New Straitsville
Ohio
Dr. King
Mr Long
Kai
W. T. Younger
Premonition Proves True in Winchester Death
Hugh K. Lewis a Kernstown farmer died after a several days illness following attendance at J O Brotherton funeral. He predicted his death, had a detailed tombstone made, and died on returning home at age 52 leaving a widow and six children.
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Winchester
Hugh K. Lewis
Kernstown
J. O. Brotherton
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
James Lewis
Temperance composition from Georgia student
A rural Georgia schoolgirl submits a temperance piece that contrasts whiskey with better conduct. The draft describes whiskey costing 10 cents a drink, a father who drinks, and a mother who, after a late night, punishes him by washing his head in soap suds and locking him in the barn, with the father vowing to swear off the habit.
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Georgia
Prothonotary Endorses Dyspepsia Cure Kodol
J Carson of Washington Pennsylvania endorses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as an excellent remedy for stomach trouble, claiming it digests food and cannot fail to cure. Dillard Persinger notes Sam Jones praises the Bible, joking about Jonah and a whale during a Knoxville lecture last week.
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J. Carson
Prothonotary
Washington
Dillard & Persinger
Sam Jones
Knoxville
Jonah
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims cure for constitutional disease
An old advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only constitutional remedy for catarrh, with testimonials and a money-back offer. It also criticizes communities that rely on outside capital, urging self-help and urging residents to move from stagnant towns to pursue opportunity.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Pastime offers gifts with subscriptions to Louisville paper
Bold ads urge 50e worth of gifts including watches bicycles sewing machines and more to lure new subscribers. Readers paid 10 cents per issue or 6 month term to receive presents and a copy of Pastime, a high class illustrated family game with travel stories art humor and literature.
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THE
Pastime CO
Louisville, Ky
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Promoted by Local Advertiser
Otto Korb Grand Chancellor of Boonsville Indiana endorses DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as soothing for delicate skin and stubborn ulcers with certain good results. Cries piles and skin diseases. Do not buy imitation. Dillard Persinger. A man with a hoe holds a better position than a woman with a rake.
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H. Clark
Chauncey, Ga
DoeWitt
Dillard & Persinger
Otto Korb
K P
Boonsville
Ind
DeWitt
Hobos Roundup After Norfolk and Western Freight Train
An incoming freight train last night brought about twenty five professional tramps who left their dongola coach in Berkeley. They dispersed through town seeking food since the train did not stop for lunch. The mayor ordered police to round up the group but only a few were captured. By 5 AM the next morning they were asking for breakfast at doors. The Florida season is nearly over and the hobos head north for summer.
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Norfolk and Western Railroad
Dongola
Berkeley
Florida
Salve cures long running leg sore in ten days
LaGrange man P A Danfort credits Dr Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with fully curing a six month running sore in ten days. The ad touts the salve for ulcers wounds burns boils pain and piles and notes it is available from druggist W T Younger for one dollar. A puzzle follows about placing grains on a chessboard counting grains grown by a hypothetical mathe matician calculates 9 223 371 886 053 bushels for sixty four squares.
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P. A. Danfort
LaGrange
United States
Don’t Write Women for Medical Advice
Analyzing deceptive female framed medical ads, the piece warns readers not to consult non physicians posing as doctors. It cites Dr. R. V. Pierce and the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo, describing his success with women’s diseases and promising private, confidential replies to letters.
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R. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Merceas
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo, N. V
Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription referenced in court discussion
The Massachusetts Supreme Court case told of damages for a fatal injury with Ben Butler and Senator Hoar involved. A courtroom exchange quoted Job on life versus wealth, and a joke about an alarm clock and hay fever amid domestic chatter.
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Ben Butler
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Senator Hoar
Job
Hoar
When a church loses mission it stagnates and serves no one
A terse Exchange sentiment notes that a church with no purpose beyond self care loses value to God and community. It frames self concern as a barrier to meaningful work and public usefulness. The quote cautions against complacent ministry.
Is Baby Too Thin and Malnutrition Advice From the Past
The passage questions baby thinness and suggests issues with nourishment rather than medicine. It argues children naturally grow when fed properly and proposes checking past digestion problems, advising simple, common sense steps and a small daily dosage to aid nature.
Scott's Emulsion Promises Quick Digestive Help for Babies
An advertisement claims giving Scott's Emulsion to infants three to four times daily improves digestion from day one. It also suggests nursing mothers should take the emulsion if the baby fails to thrive, asserting benefits for both mother and child backed by twenty five years of proof. Distributed by Scott & Bowne in New York.
Best Man by Her Own Choice in Kentucky Romance
In Paris Kentucky Albert Talbott marries Miss Lucy Biggstaff after hero the elder brother yields love to Albert. Martin Talbott escorts bride and acts as best man. The tale ends with Albert and Lucy wed after an arranged swap and a destroyed license. Ee Cumming's Blood Cure advertised as a spring health tonic.
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Paris
Albert R. Talbott
Lucy Biggstaff
Bath County
Martin Talbott
Owinsville
Talbott
Albert Talbott
Martin
Miss Biggstaff
Albert
Lucy Biggstail
Fitzsimmons and McCoy to Meet on July Fourth in 25 Rounds
New York report states Bob Fitzsimmons and Kid McCoy agreed today to a July 4 bout of 25 rounds at catch weights. Each posted $2,500 forfeit with double that amount to be added when articles are signed with the chosen club. Bids are to be received by April 6 for the hosting club.
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New York
Bob Fitzsimmons
Kid'’ McCoy
Moscow Map Makes Johnnie Late In Class
Mrs Chaffle questions delays as Johnnie explains he was kept after school for not locating Moscow on the Europe map. The remark about Moscow being burned in 1812 adds historical context to the dispute about the teacher’s handling of the pupil.
Secret orders to parade at Free Street May Mardi Gras
Almost every secret order is represented in Richmond and will be represented in the Mardi Gras parade at the Free Street Fair in May. They will use one with the other to present the most striking spectacle. The uninitiated witnessing the pageant will see various types of goats.
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Richmond
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