Living Death Described by Bronx Falls Resident
A citizen of Bronx Falls, South Dakota, Andrew Johnson, claims a kidney illness nearly killed him until he used Down's Kid Pilla. He reports gradual relief, regained appetite, weight, and health after the remedy, sold by Foster Milburn rafi cante. The narrative also notes a correspondent's assertion about Chinese cavalry horses being superior and self-taught in horse handling.
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Bronx Falls
South Dakota
Andrew Johnson
Slows Falls
Dean
Down
Pilla
Foster Milburn
Butaln
N.Y
Akserta
Europe
America
Observations on James Lick's Hiring Practice and a Nursery Ad
A fragment recounts the eccentric James Lick, founder of the San Francisco observatory, who demanded new hires plant a tree upside down to prove obedience. It also includes a vintage advertisement praising a long familiar children's remedy and bottle branding.
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James Lick
San Francisco
Lick
Saved Baby Lyon's Life With Cuticura Remedies
A mother from 1826 Appleton Ave Plan recounts her infant's battle with a severe skin complaint named Infantile Moxema. After months of suffering the child improved in days and was fully recovered in about ninety days following the Cuticura Treatments. Mrs Muchelle Lyon credits the remedies with saving her baby's life and expresses deep gratitude.
Health of the rich tied to the poor’s well being
A reflective remark by Joby Gorat asserts that the wealthy must recognize their own health depends on the poor. By understanding this interdependence, they would adopt a broader, more ethical view of society and policy.
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Alch
Brockton
Mese
W. L. Douglas
Lasint
Dougles
L. Douglas
In a Pinch Use ALLEN'S FOOT EASE Powder
An old time advertisement claims ALLEN S FOOT EASE cures painful feet and sweating feet. It promises great comfort and rapid relief, noting it is sold by druggists for 25 with a free trial package from A B Olmsted.
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Allen
Mountains Had Not Moved Joke About Rocks and Mountains
A story recalls Judge William Rogers while chairing Methven Massachusetts school committee. He questioned middle grade pupils about Rocky Mountain geography. A boy named Rock answered correctly yet did not get promoted. The next year the judge asked again, and Rock replied the mountains were in the same place they were before.
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William Rogers
Ih Methven
Mass
Rock
Rocky Mountains
Rook
Fragmented wartime lines in a Mobile Herald missive
A damaged note from the Mobile Herald uses broken phrases about protection and restraint in America. It mentions a ten day period, a jetty, a stepladder, a door, and fingers, with commentary on English usage and imagined victimhood. The piece reads like a wartime screed with scattered strong language and unclear context.
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America
Mobile Herald
Oldest American Copper Mine in New Jersey History
The Schuyler mine near Arlington New Jersey opened about 190 years ago and became a focal point of colonial industry. Benjamin Franklin advised steam pumping but English law blocked smelting and coinage projects. Figures such as Josiah Hornblower George Washington and Nicholas Roosevelt later joined efforts to operate a smelter and rolling mill with the mine remaining intermittently productive until 1793.
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America
Schuyler
Arlington
N. J
Benjamin Franklin
Brisolp
Holland
Gov. Hunter
New York
New Jersey
England
Colony
East Greenwich
Franklin
Josiah Hornblower
Congress
George Washington
Hornblower
Nicholas J. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
New Jersey Copper Mining Association
New York Sun
Microbe laments reform battles and reformers at heart
A Chicago American excerpt casts a talking microbe lamenting reform zeal and the mixed results of progressive efforts. It questions real gains for the poor, libraries, parks, hazing laws, and fights against trusts, graft, and vice while urging humane aims over vengeance in social change.
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Lee
Chicago
Instructive Hazing Recipe From Old New York Press
A sensational reprint details an archaic hazing letter urging inhumane acts toward a girl in a seminary. The piece mocks cruelty, with references to tying, misdirection, clothing pranks, and gas hazards, then dismisses providing torture formulas, labeling the note sure to provoke scandal.
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College Malden
Inventor Upset Agent With Quick Improve Upon Idea
A young city inventor sold an initial patent for 1000 dollars to a major firm after negotiations over a 5000 dollar price. While the deal closed, he devised an improvement that would render the original appliance worth only about thirty cents in comparison, and continued refining the plans.
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Oti Fnally
The Neer Do Well Me Nyive and Kinds Ne
An OCR fragment recounts a character who never amounts to much, with a packed cast of names and a wry tone about The Fox and the dogs in the street. The piece reflects on failed ambitions, social scorn, and a church that cannot hold the friends and memories gathered.
Ex mayor Crumbo backs Peruna in letters
Ex mayor Crumbo of New Albany writes from 511 E Oak St endorsing Peruna as a cure for catarrh headaches indigestion and general sickness. He cites dozens of satisfied men and says if needed he will rely on Peruna again, noting his current good health.
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Crumbo
New
Albans
Oak Street
Peruna
Pérana
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Cutiura
Wee Iene Ao
Care
Crage
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Dore
Rlalng i
Ed. Crumbo
L. DoucLas
Manila
Pt House
Inavilla
Hete
Vaniile
Plymouth Rocks
Rhods Island
Vogeler Seed CO
Salt Lake City
Ballard
The
Doctor
Merchants’ Protective Association
Francis G. Luke
Spouou
Saitenst'Syouansets Walden-Judson Drug Co
Salt Lake
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