Cathedral of St John the Divine Project Advances
The Episcopal Church moves toward completion of the Cathedral of St John the Divine with architect firms Heins and Lafarge leading design. A $900,000 cash site purchase supports a 520 foot long nave 100 foot transepts and 425 foot tower plans with a projected 200,000 yearly yield toward erection costs. Construction hoped to start next summer under Bishop Potter’s administration.
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St. John the Divine
Heins & Lafarge
Potter
Episcopal Church
Fragmented 19th Century Medical Ad Copy Ends
An OCR fragment advertises various medical products and remedies with claims of cures and health benefits. It mentions arsenals of salves and tonics, dates to mail orders, and references to patients and symptoms, all presented in a period newspaper ad style.
P P P Promises Cure for Impotence and Debility
An advertisement claims P P P restores strength and vitality by purifying the blood. It touts new life and energy infused through the product’s cleansing properties, describing it as the greatest blood purifier of the age.
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Ely's Cream Balm Endorsements
A testimonial endorses Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy for blood impurities and related diseases. Another note praises Ely's Cream Balm for curing influenza and catarrh within a day, restoring voice so the writer could sing a heavy Grand Opera role.
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Ely
Wa. H. Hamilton
O. D. Hess Grand Opera Co
Ballada Gentlemen Endorses Home Fertilizer For Soil
A Misspelt early American letter from Tellahassee Florida dated July 7 1589 praises Ballada Gentlemen and Meyers Boykin Carmer Co for a car load of Home Fertilizer. The author claims it is among the best fertilizers in the market especially suited to Middle Florida soil. It allegedly promotes early maturity higher yields and long term soil improvement. The writer says they plan to use car loads again next season and signs T J Beris.
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Tellahassee
Fla
Meyers Boykin, Carmer & Co
T.J
Beris
Moor’s Molla
Boykin, Carmer « Co
J.J. Keeter
North Carolina Governor Proclaims 200 Reward for Murder
Governor Thomas M Holt offers a 200 reward for the arrest and delivery to Wake County Sheriff of the person or persons who murdered Simon Atkins on November 11 in Wake County. The proclamation urges officers and citizens to aid in bringing the criminals to justice, dated January 7, 1892 in Raleigh.
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Simon Atkins
Wake
Thomas M Holt
North Carolina
Wake County
Court House
Raleigh
Antildo
Thos. M Holt
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