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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1897

Page

6

Woman illness trusted to Dr Pierce in 1800s ad

A Sunday era piece urges women with fatigue stomach pain and nervous symptoms to seek care from Dr. R V Pierce in Buffalo New York. It promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets, citing testimonials from Mrs C C Clark and pledging widespread success.

R. V. Pierce Tuvalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute Buffalo N. Y Pierce C. C. Clark New Rome Lloyd Co Ur. Pierce

Fragmented Quotes Stir Mixed Reactions Across Cities

A scattered compilation of brief snippets from multiple papers mocks trends in politics culture medicine and memory. References include Philadelphia Times Nashville Sun New Orleans Picayune Memphis mayoral hopes and a critique of memorials in Washington with satirical asides on Bobs Yeal and Vassar culture.

Memphis New York Nashville Sun

Birthday Anniversary of Minnie Weiss Celebrated at North Street

Miss Minnie Weiss marked her sixteenth birthday with a Pleasant serenade by admiring gentlemen friends Tuesday night at her parents home on North Street. They enjoyed several selections before she offered a generous treat to her guests.

Minnie Weiss Parente North Street Allen

Mergenthaler Dying in Desert Home Near Deming

Otto Mergenthaler inventor of the linotype lies fading in a desert house near Deming New Mexico. He battles consumption but remains cheerful and hopeful for another invention within a year. He recounts his early struggles in America from an impoverished arrival to a relentless pursuit of the linotype, the challenges from critics, and his eventual success with newspapers.

Otto Mergenthaler Ony Nortal Tres Haemonas Mourtins Sister Republic Florida Mountains Atlvent Duesin Aed Orth Old Country America Washington Baltimore Stok Health Monumental Freon

Asthma Cure Promoted by Munyon in Patent Remedy Memos

An advertisement extols Munyon s Asthma Cure and Asthma Herbs as a permanent cure for asthma, with claims of rapid relief within three minutes and a money back guarantee. It cites Professor Munyon and provides a customer testimonial from Daniel W. Flok of Koshermatown Pa, offering a one dollar box from druggists.

Munyon Daniel W. Flok Church Street Koshermatown Jane Abinsee Mungan Paradelphia Gat Medica Eavicn

Party of Indies Brings Tragedy on Dallas Road

In Dallas on Nov 3 a pecan gathering party headed home after a day out in White Mock when a frightened team of horses charged down a lane. A ten year old boy was unhurt. Mrs Levy was killed instantly and Mrs Well badly injured. The buggy was demolished and the body of the deceased was laid across planks for transport home. Mrs Well received care and went home for treatment.

Dallas Texas Phadeh Ads Levy Well Alva Levy Bngey Iith Bud Sheiysa New York Aams Vesaccope Company New York City Methodist Church Frvat Methodist Church Juey Bill Billows K. Shields Shiela Burke Washington Congress Makins J. J. Blackburn Almerat Wells Tudadey Iudge J. G. Afuse Sterling Annie J. Anderson Centerville Teun R. Bringham Oak Clif College G. — Wakefield They Conncil Ile Niagra Falls Marie Coreill Helen Smith London Fier Haat Joe Hale Paul Iawrence Dunbar Dodd, Mend & Co Ohio Kipling Sowa St. Nicholas Chicago Ourz Imu Eugene Lynn

Sour Milk Biscuit From 1890s Home Journal

Instructions for sour milk biscuits detail mixing shortening with flour, salt, and sour milk, adding water and milk as needed, rolling out, cutting into biscuits, and baking twenty minutes in a hot oven, as printed in the Ladies' Home Journal.

Big Coe Tadies

Homesick in London by Miss Kilian Bell

Chicago author Miss Kilian Bell writes in the December Notes Home Journal about homesickness during her first trip to Europe. She contrasts foreign travel with staying in America and notes the value of understanding home through distant shores.

London Kilian Bell Chicago Europe Jas Ted America

Home Pain and Suffering Across Swiss Nerves

The writer departs into a vivid, distorted reflection on neuralgia and chronic pain describing relentless bodily ache from head to heart. They compare the Swiss word for home pain to a universal ache that erodes appetite, sleep, reading, and speech, ending in a self-driven urge to cry.

Bright Christmas counsel from an old hand to young readers

A Christmas essay urges young girls to brighten elderly lives through simple thoughtful gifts and personal attention. The author, Howard W Bok, emphasizes respect for elders and suggests small, cheerful acts that bring hope and renewal, noting the mutual gains of intergenerational contact during the holiday season.

Howard W.bok Indy Cole

Chestnut Stuffing For The Turkey

Chestnut stuffing is preferred for roasted turkey says Mrs. FP Trever in the Christmas Ladies Home Journal. She warns plain stuffing draws juices and dries meat, recommending chestnuts or substitutes like sweet potatoes or fried, with boiled and peeled chestnuts for ten pounds of turkey. Mix with butter salt and pepper then stuff the bird.

Trever

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