Scarlet Fever Settled in the Back Through Pills
A Newark woman recalls scarlet fever at fourteen left her with chronic back pain for eighteen years. After failed hospital operations and ongoing suffering, she reports strong relief from Dr Williams Pink Pills enabling recovery and renewed health. The pills claim to restore blood and nerves and aid female and general health. They cost 50 cents a box or six for 2.50, available from druggists or Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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Eena
Evening News
Newark
N. J
Annie Dale
Bruce Street
St. Michael's Hospital
High Street
Central Avenue
Dr. Williams
Dr Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady, N. Y
Giant Australian earthworms Reach Four to Six Feet
The giant Megascolides Australis of Australia measures four to six feet long and one to one and three quarters inches in diameter. It resembles a common angleworm in color and body form and is hard to remove from its burrow. Grasping its exposed body may cause the worm to hold tight and break, leaving the rest still buried.
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Australia
Australis
Various Pills and Patter In Early Advertisements
A collage of early 20th century ad copy and brief anecdotes including Syrup of Figs praised as a family laxative, a miner named James Shelton struck by lightning and surviving, a quip about distinguishing poetry from verse, an offer for investment literature, and a joke about taking powders with improvised dosing notes.
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James Shelton
Halsey
Louisville Courier-Journal
Slug Suffering Patient Talks With District Visitor
A distressed woman describes her ailments to a district visitor and expresses puzzlement as she notes slugs entering the scene and her concern over remedies. The passage reflects a perplexing medical exchange and unusual detail.
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Ioside
Vanderbilt Heiress and Marlborough Heir Linked in Engagement
The engagement of Consuela Vanderbilt to Charles Spencer-Churchill the ninth Duke of Marlborough draws front page notice. Both families trace storied lineages blending American wealth with British aristocracy as their youth enter public life, with Consuela noted for charm and education and the Duke for early political promise and sport.
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New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John Churchill
France
England
Duke of Marlborough
America
Jerome Bonaparte
Elizabeth Patterson
Baltimore
New York Central
Miss Consuela Vanderbilt
William K. Vanderbilt
William H. Vanderbilt
Eton
Cambridge
China
Beaconsfield
Silisbury
Ireland
Miss Vanderbilt
Charles-Richard John Spencer-Churchill
Earl of
Sunderland
Spencer
Churchill
John Spencer
Baron Spencer
Earl of Sunderland
Anne Churchill
Marquis of Blandford
Charles
Sutherlands
Marquis of
Blandford
Earl of Marlborough
Baron Churchill
Lord Churchill of
Bynmouth
Nellenburg
Holy Roman Empire
Mindelheim
Almanach de Gotha
Duchess of Marlborough
Sarah Jennings
Anne
Mountain Sinks in Algeria Amid Strange Geological Claims
An isolated Algerian peak once 1 409 feet tall is said to be sinking to about 800 feet. The report links instability to regional soil crusts and mentions Fezzara lake near the site. Also notes on cures, teething remedies and varied medical ads mixed with weather lore.
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Naibo
Fezzara
Kennedy’s Medical Discovery Promises Quick Cures
An advertisement touts a remedy found in common weeds claimed to cure diseases from scrofula to pimples. It cites over eleven hundred trials with two failures and claims two hundred certificates within twenty miles of Boston. It asks readers to send a postal card for a benefit and promises a perfect cure with the right dose.
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Boston
Regular Army of Invalids and Miscellaneous Ads
An OCR readout presents health claims for Hostetters Stomach Bitters and various ad copy. It mentions malaria and dyspepsia relief, a new calendar offer from Youths Companion, a claiming note on signatures, and a testimonial about Whooping Cough remedy. Additional lines discuss fashion with big poke bonnets and observations on English false hair usage.
Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve advertised with refund
An old advertising card touts Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve as warranted to cure or money refunded, urging readers to ask the druggist. It notes a price of 15 cents and claims lightning causes injury to preference trees covered with lichens and moss. Also promotes Cee’s Cough Katsam as the oldest and best for breaking up a cold quickly.
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Hanson
Cee
Germs life and Scott's Emulsion for lung strength
Doctors warn germs are everywhere in air water food clothes and money. Consumption destroys lung tissue but Scott's Emulsion aims to boost lung strength to fight germs. The remedy promises slow but steady gains with fat-food drops aiding re vigor. 58 cents and 1.00 dollars Scott and Bowne New York.
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Scott
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Sen i
Bpeen Jae
Granand
Comsces
Ughes & Company
Rialto Bidg
Chicao, al
Grogan
Bowless
Grogen
Indianapolis Journal
Vanderbilt
Bleheim
Queen Anne
Soni
Marlborough
John
Cornelius
John Chuchill
Duke of York
Paris
Copencee Vanpeas
Duke OF
Marl Bor Cue
U.S. Gov't Report
Man Winslow
Vesse
Parker
of the Age
Kennedy
Donald Kennedy
Roxbury, Mass
Tae
Columbus Ave
M. P. Drever
Shroop Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Fulier
Raed
de Kalb Fence Co
DE Kalb, Ill
House of
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co., Limited
Dorchester
Mass
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