Peruna touted as cure and tonic in 1900s ad claim
An advertisement quotes Mark H Dunnell praising Peruna as a remedy for catarrh and a general health tonic. It urges readers to send their cases to Dr Hartman of the Hartman Sanitarium for free advice. The impersonal tone imitates a testimonial from a national congressman.
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Dunnett National
Mark H. Donnell
Washington, D. C
Mark H.dunnell
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Indignant Benches and Kneeling Knight Parade
A Philadelphia observer recalls a stooping citizen at Edinburgh during a royal visit as the king awards a knightly accolade. The man knelt away from the chair and, commanded to move closer, crept forward on his knees with the royal bouquet nearby.
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Edinburgh
Sea Spectacles and the New Hydroscone Invention
An Italian inventor Signor Pisos reputedly unveils a hydroscone allowing divers to reach great depths. The claim suggests unprecedented penetration of the sea by human ascent with this device.
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Signor Pisos
Largest Elephant Hide Arrives In Germany
The hide of an elephant measuring ten feet high has arrived in Germany, described as larger than any previously known. Messages to buyers in Boston Baltimore Minneapolis Detroit and Atlanta invite inquiries through Warren, General Agent, A T & 8, 41 Dooly Block, Balt Lake City Utah.
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Germany
Boston
Baltimore
Minneapolis
Detroit
Atlanta
Warren
F. Ry
Dooly Block
Balt Lake City
Utah
The Shooting Season Opens for Camera Men
The piece hints at an open season of limited duration when camera men may take pejorative snapshots of Mr. Morgan without rebuke, framing a period where photography is allowed freely under vague sanction.
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Mr. Morgan
Parisian Dressmakers and Kings of Couture Wealth
The Paris fashion trade shows vast revenue from £50 000 to £360 000 in trade with four or more working accounts. Some balances are tiny while others are enormous. Many women receive over 60 percent off from regular prices due to their status in the arts world, including famous actresses and singers.
Mystery Prospector Reveals Hammed Lucy Mine Claim
John Willis Giaime recounts guiding a prospector to Rich Ming in Montana and with help from a RoR to locate a mine named Hammed Lucy. The tale centers on Willie’s return from the Blue Mountains and the claim that the mine yields $23 to the answer, drawing bankers and workers to the site in Bed. The eccentric figure, once deemed mad, asserts the wealth of the claim.
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John Willis
Rich Ming
John Wittis
Peospeetir
Huttie
Mont
Ag Rich
Weetaima
Willie Owe
Boen
Lucy
Old John Willis Haunted by Ghost of Lucy in Bine Mountains
A fragmentary tale presents Old John Willis claiming Lucy, a woman he has known for over twenty five years, accompanies him in the spirit world and shares his fortune. He believes gold has been found in the Bine mountains and a rush to new fields has begun.
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John Willis
Rame
Lucy
Bine
Dogs and their duties at the docks and Isle of Wight
A fox terrier belonging to a customs official at Hook of Holland assists in inspecting luggage with the boat arriving from Ghent and catches cargo ropes for mooring at Laudies' Field on the Isle of Wight, providing amusing local color about canine helpers.
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Ghent
Beisioes
Isle of Wight
Portsmouth
Veil Clasp and Friction Losses Across Railways
Dr Haarman at the international chemical congress in Berlin estimated annual aloe losses from railway friction totaling 247000 tons. German railways alone lose about 10000 tons yearly. He noted iron seepers are cheaper in wooden OLE based on European experience.
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Berlin
More Honor For Lincoln A Colored Woman Describes The Great Emancipator
In Lincoln Park Secretary Cortelyou meets two colored women, one from the country, who explains to a Washington relative that Lincoln is the emancipator. Also notes on a Pennsylvania jury, Lipton and Morgan ship arrival, and Black Hills South Dakota mine output of $5,362,392 with ore value $4.44 per ton.
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Cortelyou
Lincoln Park
Capitol Hill
Lincoln
Chile
Ebony Guide
Evening Post
Pennsylvania
Smithsonian Institution
South Dakota
Black Hille
Backache and Kidney Womb Remedies Promoted by Lydia Pinkham
A testimonial from Miss Hare Leman of New York City praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for backache and kidney and womb troubles. The ad urges women to write to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts for guidance and healing.
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Bullman
E. Pinkham
Mies Hare Leman
142Nd St
Wales Ave
New York City
Sigan i Fame Destise
Lydia E. Pinkham
New Cleansing Material Sparks Linen Care Reform
A purported new cleansing method uses boiled potatoes to clean linen silk or cotton without soap. The item sharpens household debate on practical cleanliness practices and domestic innovations of the era.
Peculiar Injury From Hiccups Sidelines Plymout h Man
Thomas McDonald of Plymouth Peon suffered a severe injury during a long hiccough attack. Paroxysms became violent causing two ribs to fracture and enwrap.
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Hiccoughs
Woman Registers as Henry Blood’s Wife in Chicago Hotel
A young woman at a Chicago hotel used the same name as Mrs. Henry Blood of New York in the hotel register. The incident was noted in a local report highlighting an identity mis entry.
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Chicago
Henry Blood
New York
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