Restores Strength with Dr Williams Pink Pills Claim
An ad style narrative touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for anemia and nervous disorders, citing Amelia Hall of Norwich Conn who states the pills rebuilt her health after failing tonics. It claims renewed blood supplies combat wasting fevers and breathless weakness. The piece also notes a Prof Howison argument on animal immortality based on animal intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willams
Amelia Hall
No. 5
High Street
Norwich Conn
Rhea Marie
Min
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Wagering Conductor Napped During Boston & Maine Prank
A Boston Herald item recalls a seventies incident on the Boston and Maine line where Payson Tucker the conductor was repeatedly challenged as trains passed stations. A reveler bet a quart of wine that Tucker would be caught napping, prompting a quarrel when the conductor protested the jibe after the taunt “That’s what I thought.” The column also notes a memorial effort for Henry Francis Lyte and the plan to finish the church tower in Lower Brixham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Portland
Boston & Maine
Payson Tucker
Tucker
Payson
Boston Herald
Henry Francis Lyte
Lower Brixham
Slates Used in Schools From Early European History
The text notes that slates have long been used by students and served as writing tablets since the Middle Ages. It suggests their introduction to schools in Europe occurred at an early period in regional educational history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Editor Reveals Grape Nuts Regimen Restored Health
A New Jersey editor credits a Grape Nuts diet with curing years of nervous dyspepsia and restoring vigor for work. He reports improved digestion, renewed writing energy, and ability to walk miles daily. Sponsor: Postnut Co Battle Creek Michigan. Free booklet offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Postnut Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Westeille
Pires
Night of Fire and Battle Shadows in Toulon
In a 1798 Toulon setting Margot and two boys face peril as revolutionaries press on. Margot dies in a storm scarred by shell fire while Jean clings to loyalty to Lara and his dark impulses. Soldiers recover the scene and take Jean toward Pere Huot as Bonaparte appears in a hazy reunion.
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Margot
Jean
Tatro
Monsieur Etienne
Paris
Jean Lefitte
Laro
Heaven
Hell
Lara
France
Earth
Toulon
Might
Pierre
Laret
Sbe
Marler
Jenn
M'Sieur
Muriel
Dean
M'Sleur
Art
Murfer
Pere Huot
Marat
M’sieur
St Sulpice
Murier
Martin
Pizarro
Pieatro
Bonaparte
Habit forming medicines claim safe ingredients and cures
The article questions patent medicines claiming they contain no alcohol or narcotics and praise Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a safe tonic. It cites experts and notes the product’s use for bronchial, throat, and lung ailments and chronic catarrh. It also mentions a Parsee christening ceremony in Bombay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thors
Luis Pabitelty
Drs
Grover
New York
Bartholow
Jefferson Medical College
Phla
Scudder
Cincinnati
Ellingwood
Chilcago
Hale
Chicago
Pierce
Baby’s Torturing Humor Cured by Cuticura in Two Weeks
A mother from Akron Ohio credits Colburn Soap and Ointment with curing her baby’s widespread sores in two weeks after three doctors failed. She describes severe facial damage and ear involvement, then notes quick recovery and urges other parents to use Cuticura products at 75 cents.
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Cuticura
George J. Steese
Colburn St
Akron
Ohio
Japanese Painting Exhibit in Sanframccisco
Sanframccisco unveils the first exhibition of Japanese paintings outside Japan. The show, lacking prints as art, features 150 watercolor or gum on paper works, some dating up to 1,200 years.
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Sanframccisco
Japan
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Howison
University of California At Berkeley, Cal
Taree
Russ Company
South Sea
Tte
Louisiana
Mary Devereux
Mes
Pizarre
Dunshan Petit
Bombay
India
Baby
California
Bogs
Coe, Hen
Salor
Oe Galzer
Henry VII
England
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