Trolley Cars and Pills Review of Dr Williams Pink Pills
Mrs Anna Burns of Newark recounts severe spinal and limb pain after two months illness. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, bought at 50 cents a box, with relief and regained health after using a few boxes. The account promotes the pills as a cure for nerve and blood ailments and fatigue.
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Evening News
Newark
N. J
Anna Burns
Plane Street
N J
Market Street
Williams
Pix
Dr. Williams
Dinner Hour Delays Defy Time in Household Tales
A humorous column records a philosopher’s remark that dinner never arrives early. A married man and an uncle test the claim, noting meals are regularly late or on time at 6, with a gas-stove exaggeration ending in a fire department fiasco.
Hall's Catarrh Cure payment offer sworn in Toledo 1886
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notarized December 6, 1886 in Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills 2 cents.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
J. Cheney & CO
Wild-Eyed Stranger Seeks Dynamite Bombs at Fair
A tense exchange unfolds as a suspicious stranger asks for dynamite bombs from a dealer. The dealer denies a charge and hints at connections to others who still discuss the Chicago fair.
Robert Downing the Rising Stage Star in Early Career
The article honors Robert Downing born October 28, 1857 in Washington D C who began on the stage at 19 under John T Ford in stock companies. It praises his disciplined study and predicts a bright future comparable to Barrett and McCullough, highlighting his Lear Gladiator and Antony performances and urging American historical plays to bolster national pride.
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Robert Downing
Washington, D. C
John T. Ford
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Washington
Tom Keene
Henrietta Vaders
Downing
Barrett
McCullough
Lawrence Barrett
John McCullough
Lorillard Spencer
Marc Antony
Shakespeare
Hanford
Moses in Bronze and Other Figures for the New Congressional Library
The committee overseeing the Washington Congress library with the National Sculpture society has commissioned statues busts and decorations from prominent artists. Nine monumental busts and sixteen bronze statues will adorn the building, commemorating renowned world figures. Jonathan Scott Hartley modeled clay studies for three heroic busts in the Rotunda facade representing Irving Emerson and Hawthorne with granite carvings and exact likenesses.
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Congressional Library
Washington
National Sculpture Society
Moses
C. H. Niehaus
Jonathan Scott Hartley
Irving
Emerson
Hawthrone
King of Portugal Carlos I Visits England at Sandringham
The king of Portugal Dom Carlos I, born Lisbon 1863 and son of Louis I, visits England as a guest of the prince of Wales at Sandringham. He married Amelie of Orleans Bourbon in 1886 and has two children. He ascended the throne in 1889 at 26 and in 1892 the royal family gave up a fifth of their income to aid the people. An assassination attempt occurred in 1893 in Lisbon but failed.
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Carlos E
Portugal
Dom Carlos I
England
Prince of Wales
Sandringham
Lisbon
Louis I
Carlos
Amelie
Orleans- Bourbon
Comte de Paris
Dom Carlos
A Slight Difference
A brief dialogue notes a rare instance of women cashiers fleeing with employer funds and a counterpoint that when it happens the employer is also affected. The Catholic Mirror captioned exchange implies moral implications and practical consequences in small business theft.
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Alphonse
Henri
Catholic Mirror
Oldest Christian Fan Said to Belong to Lombard Queen
A sixth century relic fan once owned by Queen Theodelinda is preserved at Monza Castle near Milan. The gilded two leaf fan bears a Latin prayer, pearl and ruby ornament, and a solid gold handle. Locals and visitors touch the fan on a yearly day, hoping for a swift happy marriage.
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Theodelinda
Lombardy
Monza
Milan
The Modern Mother Endorses Syrup of Figs for Children
The text promotes Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co as the gentler, more acceptable laxative for children, claiming superior ease and improvements compared to other remedies.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Hypophosphites vs cod liver oil in early consumption treatment
The text argues that hypophosphites alone can prevent and cure consumption when taken early, boosting appetite digestion and nervous tone. However it notes they lack the special medicinal qualities and fat found in cod liver oil, though both are valuable.
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