Record of the Past and Patent Medicine Ads
A collage of ad blurbs and anecdotes tout Doan's Kidney Pills and other nostrums. It cites a Goshen Indiana man praising a permanent kidney cure and notes a free trial offer, price details, and scattered quips about starch, fishing, and social bits from the era.
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Dean
Samuel J. Taylor
South Third St
Goshen
Ind
Jacob C. Mann
Doan
Taylor
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Eczema Relief Odorless Ointment Promises Safe Use
An ad touts Doan ointment as a gentle cure for eczema and skin issues suitable for delicate skin at drug stores for 60 cents. It mentions Brazil sourced items and a mail order option from Adolph Ureies at 119 Alamanca.
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Orfiss
Rice Wood Zoo
Adolph Ureies
Alamanca
Duo Auwalo
Lez
Odd Aphorisms From A Paris Waiter And Others
A French waiter claims 199 in 10 000 army or naval men become helpless lunatics while mechanics show over 100 000. The transfer system not used by British street railways. One armed men play a lone hand in life. some lose their tackle. A girl often realizes her better fortune after marriage.
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Great Britain
Span iards Form Fund for Castelar Monument in Madrid
A committee of prominent Spaniards is organizing a subscription drive to raise funds for a monument in Madrid honoring the late Emilio Castelar. The campaign has already reached 100,000 pesetas.
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Madrid
Emelio Castelar
Defiance Starch touted as better value for buyers
The ad claims Defiance Starch outperforms competitors and offers 16 oz per package for the same price as 12 oz brands. It suggests customers will fear to miss the deal while stock lasts.
Tears we shed for others are usually of the fresh water brand
A brief note discusses tears shed for others reflecting on the idea of emotion tied to a familiar label. It comments on the commonality of such tears and ties them to the concept of a well known water brand.
Electric rat traps spark Amsterdam forward shock design
A report notes Amsterdam uses electric rat traps with a wire to feed power. The bait rest is the conductor and a touch delivers a shock ending the rat. Also mentions naval apprentices at Newport facing alleged abuse and Professor John S. Sewall's work on a Perry expedition history.
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Toledo
Newport
Amsterdam
Rat
Commodore Perry
Japan
Johns. Sewall
Bangor Theological Seminary
Sewall
Bees Dead After Attack by Four Dogs in Rockdale
Samuel D. Keyser reports four fine blooded pups upset several lives of bees in Rockdale. Bees pounced on the animals and stung them fatally. all died within an hour.
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Samuel D. Keyser
Rockdale
Instant Relief from Rheumatism and Neuralgia Claim
Mr T Shepherd of Whitburn Sunderland Ohio reports his wife endured severe rheumatism and neuralgia until using one bottle of St Jacobs Oil. He claims instant relief and permanent cure, praising the product's half century record. St Jacobs Oil sells in 25 and 50 cent sizes via druggists. The phrases Acts like Magic and Conquers Pain have long described the remedy.
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T. Shepherd
Whitburn
Sunderland
Ohio
St. Jacobs Oil
St. Jacobs
Royal Society Rules Bar Women From Fellowship
The Royal Society of England announces a policy denying women eligibility for Fellow of the Royal Society. The decision restricts women from attaining the highly regarded scientific fellowship, drawing immediate debate among scholars and advocates for gender parity.
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The
Royal Society of England
Royal Society
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Teething Cure
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming it softens gums reduces discomfort and relieves wind colic with a bottle priced at 25 cents.
Great Men and Their Selfless Contemplation
The saying remarks that the greatest men focus least on their own greatness, choosing humility over vanity and public praise. It implies true measure lies in deeds rather than self banners.
Defiance Stared and Mace Through a Different Process
Fragmentary note claims Defiance Stared is superior due to an entirely different process and compares it to Mace, touting better performance. It mentions a low price of 10 cents.
Defiance Starch Gains Market Lead Over Competitors
Hundreds of dealers insist the extra quantity and superior quality of Defiance Starch are replacing all other brands. Some say they cannot sell any other starch.
Speaking Countenance Shines When Mouth Is Shut
A concise remark notes that a calm, closed mouth often conveys stronger expression than active speech. It emphasizes restraint in facial communication and the power of silent poise.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Other Notable Claims
An assortment of patent medicine pitches and promotional blurbs appear, including Hall’s Catarrh Cure with price 75, CMF cold laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets at 25, Defiance Starch promises value and refund, and various boasts about paper mills and detective services by McCane’s Detective Agency in Houston Texas.
Charleston Resident Miles Ashton at Atlantic City Summer
Charles Frank Roverbrook Ashton Miles, a prominent Charleston resident in D C, is spending his summer vacation at Atlantic City.
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Joseph Howard Wilson Jackson Milton Amos Ralph Remington
Charles Frank Roverbrook Ashton Miles
Charleston, D. C
Atlantic City
Montgomery Claims To Be The Most American City
Montgomery, Alabama asserts it is the most American city with all residents except 2 percent born in the United States.
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Montgomery
Ala
Cats and Corn Corners Mystic Ponders Failing to Profit
A humorous note questions why fortune readers charging nothing for glimpses of the future do not apply their talents to cats and corn corners, suggesting underutilized gifts in a whimsical line.
London Merchant Receives Flea Order from Crack Regiment
A London merchant reports receiving from a crack regiment an order for a pack of fleas to place in the bed of an unpopular subaltern. The incident highlights wartime mischief and the use of small-scale harassment within military ranks.
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London
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Libby
Libby, McNeill
Chicago
House of Commons
Chicago Record-Herald
Monnti
Mountain
Agen Townsend, G.ps
Arsions
Indiana
H. C
St. Louis
Cincinnati
New York
Nashville
Smith
John E. Dedman
Memphis
Tenn
Iceland
Thomas
Monarch
Arch &J
Philadelphia
R. H. Kane
Phet
Enpsigy
Veabul
Defiance Starch CO
Omaha, Neb
Nathan Beck Lord
Washington, D
Lanny Iba CO
Ec Kaltman S&s
Laouston
LT Exas
America
R. E. Barnard
Houston
Mio
Austen Chamberlain
Earl of Salborne
Walter Long
Brazil
WIEN
Burdock Broad Bitters
God
Devil
Hall
McCane's Detective Agency
Texas
Winchester
Wincurseer Repeating Arns CO
New Haven
Conn
St.Louis College
San Antonio, Tex
San Antonio
Tamina
Ths College
West Eni
lVasslay
John Wolf
Liniment
Montgomery Ward & Co
Eethin
Pasy
C. J. Moffett
M. D
Tuskears
C.J. Morvett
Trethina
W. McLver
Tuskegee ( Ala
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