Real Estate Bargains In Grasswell Area Additions
Real estate ads list two houses on each lot in Gramalll Addition with front on two streets, priced at $2,000 each with easy payment. One lot on Oak and Terra Cotta streets in Hast Clarkeburg, a prime residence site with 602218 ft. Seven room house and lot in Industrial Additionalzy at 101 B0x158 in good repair. Small farm near Graswell with 8 acres, farm house, water, and orchard starting to bear, plus bargains in Grassell and Fair Ground additions.
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Streuta
Clarkeburg
Atzo
Graswell
Church Repair Services Bring Reopening in Adamston
Owing to renocation work at the Adamston church, preaching services will be held next Sunday March 2. The classes meeting and Sabbath school will be in the schoolhouse on Cheping Street. Announcement of the reopening service will be given later.
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Adamston
Olaes
Cheping
Adamaton
Sweet Melody Flour Primering Ad For Bizette Hardware Co
An advertisement promises a ready to apply Mizan Pile Remedy in a tuber style tub with a while within content, claiming instant relief from bleeding itching or pain. The Bizette Hardware Company is named as the seller. A money refund option is stated.
Cough Cure and Dr Shoop Promoted for Safety
Dr Shoop campaigns for safer cough remedies amid Pure Food and Drug Law support. For nearly two decades his Cough Cure bears warnings against opium and narcotics, aiding mothers in choosing safer relief as products are sold by dealers in local shops.
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Shoop
Dr. Shoop
Doug
Digestive Aid KODOL Promises Quick Relief After Meals
A vintage ad touts Mite KODOL as an after meals aid that aids digestion and promises efficient relief. It claims KODOL nearly imitates digestive juices and digests what you eat, branding it as a gold standard relief plan sold by druggists.
Sweet Melody Flour and Bee Laxative Cough Syrup Ad
An early 20th century style advertisement promotes Sweet Melody Flour as relief and offers Bee s Laxative Cough Syrup containing honey and tar with no opiates. It claims extensive cald but is vague about ingredients, promises a money back guarantee and coupon, and lists F G Bland as the seller.
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F. G. Bland
Gheenlawn Cemetery Advertises Perpetual Care
A brief notice promotes Gheenlawn Cemetery near the city offering perpetual care for all lots. It lists contact options at 80 W Main St and the cemetery itself or by phone at 217 home.
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Gheenlawn
Main St
Money Back Offer On Manson Tube
Your money refunded if after using three fourths of a tube of Manson you are dissatisfied. Return the balance of the tube to your agent and your money will be cheerfully returned. Take advantage of this offer. Regards, Bland.
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Manson
DeWitt's Corbolized Witch Hasal Salvo Promises Relief
Advertisement touts DeWitt's Corbolized Witch Hasal Salvo for piles with bold claims. Warns against imitations and urges purchase from druggists, noting free trials and a “Two mys treatment” offer. Mentions King’s Dyapopela Tableta for impaired breath and stimulation of food, with sales by Frank G Bland and hotel service at Hotel Waldo daily.
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DeWitt
Frank G Bland
Dado's Lite Liver Pills Elixir Claim Cleans System
An advertisement extols Dado's Lite Liver Pills as thorough cleaner for the system and beneficial for liver health. It asserts brighter complexions and happier thoughts, claiming the product is held by Frank 7 Bland.
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Dado
Frank
Change of Administration in England Affects Forty Six
A commentator notes that in England only about forty six people directly lose or gain political control with a government shift. Most public servants from messengers to ambassadors remain unaffected as patronage shifts are limited to senior ministers and a few state functionaries. The majority’s power in the House of Commons is to surrender policy to the premier, while ministers control spending and legislation.
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England
Maurice Low
Appleton
House of Commons
Party III
Letters by Messenger and a Shelley Anecdote
A discussion of a postal law prohibiting regular delivery of stamped letters through private routes. The piece notes the post office monopoly on letter transport and mentions Cir 1196 and 1147. It closes with a Shelley anecdote about misheard Irish slang and a crowd reacting to his quip.
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Lawa
United States Post Office
New York Tribune
As Clean of a Whistle From Rustic Craft to Phrase Origin
A garbled excerpt traces the origin of the saying As clean as a whistle through a rustic whistle making process. It references London Answers and Joseph Bonaparte, then shifts to a dialog about Wilfred Wedderly and Singletop with a comic exchange on ash receivers for cigars. The passage ends with fragmented quotes from Terrell Transcript and Chicago News.
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Clenuies
London
Chicago News
Captain John Smith Adrift in Thrilling Early Life Tale
The London Outlook recounts Captain John Smith of Wiloughby Lincolnshire as a bold adventurer of Elizabethan times. At twenty six he joined an expedition to North America and forged a career in France the Low Countries and against the Turks. His exploits include escaping a pirate after being thrown overboard and earning renown for battles with Turkish champions. He later served Austria and earned the title tyliree Tarka'beade for defeats in single combat. He was captured by Turks and escaped, with a reputation for turning dire situations to advantage.
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Joho Mot
Wiloughby
Lincolnshire
North America
Foord
Eliabeth
Phioon
France
Low Countries
Vienna
Hell
Tyliree Tarka'beade
Siglemond Rathor
Trauryt Vabla
Alwass
London
Precocious John Davy and the Bay of Blasay
A brief note on John Davy born 1765, a child prodigy who improvised music from a young age. At six he sought patrons and copied melodies from neighbors, forming an octave and later composing works that influenced his later career. He died in 1824, buried at St. Martin's churchyard.
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Bay of Blasay
John Day
Bay of Blecay
Auanein
John Davy
Tauale
Elurgh
Lonitoy Davy
St. Mudlo's
Jane
Flowerpots and soil moisture missteps in plant care
A reader warns against overwatering pots and improper drainage, noting that moisture retention harms root growth and soil adhesion to pot walls. The piece describes how wet conditions delay drying, causes roots to rot, and suggests avoiding excess water flow between soil and pot edges.
Digestible Food and Digestibility of Cheese versus Beef
A 19th century discussion notes cheese’s digestibility exceeds beef’s despite beef being easier on the stomach. It urges caution when comparing foods by chemical values and cites medical and literary authorities. A physician admonishes late eating while a student recalls a bill comment about plain food.
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Manmuna
Teg
Paradox in Baltimore American Text Fragment
A garbled newspaper fragment references a debutante and a paradoxical line. The legible bits mention Baltimore and a handwriting of a dramatic action, with unclear names or dates. The passage is fragmentary and lacks coherent events or identities.
Ancient Finance Before Money Circulated Worldwide
Ancient peoples such as Assyria Persia Hebrews and Etruria thrived without money. They bartered commodities in kind while gold and silver were weighed only by value. Trade moved by ships from Ophir to Tyre and Tarshish, using bullion as reckoning rather than cash. New York press in origin.
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Monay
Assyria
Ancient
Persia
Maccebanus
Etruria
Remy
Hoth
Arabia
Anmyria
Judaen
Rey Fireece
Rome
Avia Minor
Tyre
Ophir
Indiam Isle
Ceylon
Gaul
New York
Seat of Many Ills In Eye Strain Linked to Melancholia
A New York girl's sixteen year old daughter, taken for incipient melancholia, showed eye strain causing limb and facial issues. Doctors later linked eye strain to broader conditions, noting nerves, melancholia, and facial contortions may stem from weak eyes. The article discusses multiple cases and cautions against overlooking eye strain as a root cause.
Names and dialect terms in Cantonese tea lore noted
The Portland Ore Journal discusses dialect terms like Pakoe for tea made from young leaves, Hoochong meaning small Sind, and Kongo as toil in Amoy prep. It notes terms for flourishing spring and a place name Rolen, reflecting linguistic notes on local tea culture.
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Canton
Monne
Amoy
Portland
Ore
Cleaning and lore of bronze and age quotes mix
An odd blend of bronze cleaning instructions and moral aphorisms appears. It includes methods using water and ash and hot dipping, then comments on aging, virtue, and a humorous exchange about attire and folly. The piece shifts from practical tips to reflective maxims and social jests.
Doan's Kidney Pills Tells Clarksburg Tale
A Clarksburg resident explains kidney trouble and back pain ending after using Doan's Kidney Pills obtained from Wells Haymaker Drug Store. The advertisement cites Mrs. S NudleClankey of 744 Mulberry Street as user and FosterMilburn Co. of Buffalo as sole US agents. The copy urges readers to remember the Doan's name and buy the product.
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Tony
Clarksburg
Lells
Mre
S. NudleClankey
Mul‘berry Street
Dean
Wells & Haymaker's Drug Store
Ramedy
Price
Conte
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan'r
Preventics Cold Cure Tablets Sale Ad From Era
An old advertisement promotes Preventics candy tablets as a foolproof cold remedy. It claims prevention of colds and grippe, possibly pneumonia or bronchitis, and urges purchase from dealers with prices in cents. The quirky copy warns of chilly symptoms and suggests candy for relief.
DaWitt's Little Barly Risers and Dr Shoop Ointment
Wild claims promise relief for piles with DaWitt's Little Barly Risers and Dr Shoop's Magic Ointment. The advertisement touts quick fixes for painful or protruding piles and urges readers to try the products from druggists and dealers.
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Barly River
Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup Ad Slogan Parody
An ad copy parodies a laxative cough syrup slogan, noting Willie Winnie and Wintry winds with whimsy. The line mocks sales language and claims “Use Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup” as the best remedy, suggesting broad drugstore availability.
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Willie
Winnie
Wille
Kennedy
All Druggtota
Dr Shoop's Croup Cure Promises Fast Relief
A vintage ad claims a syrup called Dr. Shoop's Croup Cure stops croup in about 20 minutes without vomiting or distress. It markets itself as a safe, pleasant-tasting remedy for croup, stating it does not claim to cure other ailments.
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Uyrup
Bhoop
Sweet Melody Flowr Pinoules Beverage From Pine Forests
A non alcoholic remedy named Sweet Melody Flowr Pinoules claims to use pine forest resin and has a long traditional use for throat and kidney issues. The ad touts a thirty day Mediomne course priced at 41.00 with a satisfaction guarantee and a coupon from Prank G Bland.
Health Coffee and Health Gaffes Ad Promotes Safe Drink
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop Health Coffee as a parched grain beverage with nuts that imitates real coffee flavor. It urges those with stomach heart or kidney concerns to try Health Gaffes as a wholesome nourishing safe alternative for all ages, sold by dealers.
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Dr. Shoop
Alec’s Laxative Cough Syrup Promoted For Children
An old advertisement touts Alec’s Laxative Cough Syrup containing Honey and Tar as suitable for children with no opiates, claiming compliance with the Pure Food and Drug Law of June 30, 1805. It promises cough and cold relief by gentle bowel movement and notes sale by O Bland. It also mentions gas fitting and a brand of flour in nearby copy.
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Alec
O. Bland
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