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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1886
Page
3
A scrambled rail travel note lists express sleepers to New York with connections via Columbus and Cleveland. It names ships, depots, and stations in Indiana Ohio and nearby states, detailing timetable fragments, train names, and appointment ports with scattered times and transfer points.
A collage of travel anecdotes and social essays covers railway service quirks and the treatment of passengers in palace cars. It describes treasury officials testing shoe heels for luck, porters concealing finds, and a decadent dining evolution, ending with reflective notes on humane care and public welfare initiatives.
The advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a proven remedy for long standing illnesses including dyspepsia and general debility. It cites testimonials from Tuomas Coo in New York and Mary Smith in Cambridgeport praising relief and recommends the product as the best proven option among similar medicines. It also notes the medicine is sold by all druggists with 100 doses for one dollar and produced by CL Hood & Co. of Lowell Massachusetts.
A fragmentary wasteland of letters questions why three bottles of B. blood remedy sell in Atlanta more than elsewhere and why Georgia buyers spend more on the preparation. The writer urges consulting druggists and citizens as witnesses, notes repeated purchases every two months, and argues merit should prevail over costly advertising.
An OCR damaged page promotes a liver remedy and a semen related treatment. It lists doctors and claims cure for ovarian and womb conditions, nervous debility, and female ailments. It pitches Pills and tonics, with references to manufacturers and mail order details.
An advertisement by WA No yes 140 Power’s Bank New York promises a cure for nervous debility and nervous complaints. It offers to mail a free recipe in German French or Ku Tish with full directions and invites readers to send name and paper reference. Also promotes Gators Aromatic Wine for weakness and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething with claims of relief and widespread use.
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