Amusements and notices from the era
JELL O THE NEW DESERT at the family. Four flavors Lemon plum strawberry At your wabers 10 ots. World Fair exhibits funding details and political notes refer to outlays for Missouri and Illinois displays. Various ads mention Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and a bologna sausage telegraph anecdote from Lancaster Missouri. Mention of Rocky Mountain Tea and a note on the Populist movement in Missouri with Democratic tensions.
Hypnotism Could Cure Drunkenness Yale Professor Says
New Haven April 15 Prof George T Ladd of Yale lectured on hypnotism to students noting that hypnotic influence may alter character but generally does not override moral instincts He cited difficulty in prompting real harm under hypnosis and described how imagined pain or flame affects behavior with personal anecdotes from his own kneecap pain story
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New Haven, Conn
George T. Ladd
Yale
Ladd
Civil War Veteran Praises King’s New Life Pills
M. M. Austin of Winchester Indiana writes his ailing wife was cured by King’s New Life Pills. He claims the medicine worked wonders for her health and urges others to try it. Noah Martin’s Drug Store advertised the remedy.
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M. M. Austin
Winchester
Ind
D ‘King
Noah Martin
Canary Birds In German Harz Mountains Offer Insight
The Ladies' Home Journal commissions Ids Shaper Hoxie to travel to the Harz Mountains and visit St. Andreasburg, “The Singing Village of Germany,” where about 60,000 canaries are raised yearly. She will study rising and training methods and stay with a leading breeder to gather material for the article.
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The
Ladies’ Home Journal
Ids Shaper
Hoxie
Harz
St. Andressburg
Germany
Maydole’s Hammer and Benson’s Plasters Ad
A vintage ad extols Maydole’s hammer as the best ever made and Benson’s Plasters as superior remedies. It claims top quality, universal druggist trust, fifty five awards, and prepaid postage in the United States for 25 cents per plaster. Seabury Johnson Mfg Chemists, New York.
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Maydole
Magidale
Benson
Maydale
United States
Seabury & Johnson, Mfg
N.Y
Beware of a Cough and Its Dangers
A persistent cough signals illnesses like consumption or bronchitis. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised for curing coughs and related diseases, with a money back guarantee if not beneficial. Sold by Noah Martin, druggist.
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Noah Martin
Stitches in Heart and Stomach Surgeries Defy Survival
A St. Louis man survived a heart repair after a stabbing only to die soon after. Earlier a New York patient recovered from an entire stomach removal but also died. The columnist notes the fragility of life after major operations.
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St. Louisan
New York
Celery Nerve Compound Promises Vitality Boost
An ailment described as unavoidable in this season leaves people rundown with tired nerves and poor appetite. The advertisement claims Lichty's Celery Nerve Compound purifies blood and reenergizes the body, with sales through C. A. Hays.
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Lichty
C. A. Hays
The Home Gold Cure for Drunkenness
An advertisement promotes the Home Gold Cure claiming to cure drunkenness at home without loss of time. It alleges the remedy neutralizes poison, satisfies cravings, and is tasteless enough for tea or coffee. Sold for one dollar with full directions, shipments worldwide from Philadelphia address.
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Epwin B. Gines & Company
Market Street
Philadelphia
Burlington Route trains to the West and Northwest
The Burlington Route offers No. 41 the Bu atincTron-NorRTHERN Pacific Express from Hannibal and Quincy at noon to Kansas City St Joseph and the Northwest to Puget Sound and Portland with connections from Northern Missouri and Southern Iowa. No. 5 the Nebraska-Cotorapo Express runs one night to Denver from Eastern Missouri and Southeastern Iowa with best connections to No. 1 via Burlington. Early Morning No. 8 from Hannibal Quincy to Laclede connects with No. 2 for Northern Missouri and No. 55 to Iowa and Minnesota. No. 15 from Hannibal speeds across Missouri to Kansas City St Joseph Nebraska Denver Scenic Colorado Pacific Coast. Eastbound trains to Chicago via Quincy or Burlington with rapid connections. Through tourist sleepers run from St. Louis each Wednesday, from St. Joseph Thursday noon, from Burlington Monday night and Thursday morning via Denver Scenic Colorado Salt Lake City. Contact nearest ticket agent or signatories W. C. Maxwell L. W. Wakely Goen's Passenger Agent Keokuk St Louis Howard Extrarg.
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Hannibal
Quincy
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Puget Sound
Portland
Missouri
Lows
Lincoln
Nebraska
Denver
Iowa
Burlington
Laclede
Minnesota
Colorado
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Quincey
Fort St.St. Louis
Californiia
St. Louis
Scanic Colorado
Salt Lake City
W.C. Maxwst
L. W. Wakbely
Goen's
Keokuk
St Louis
Howarp Extrarg
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Ad
Try the new remedy for costiveness. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. Every box guaranteed. Price 25 cents. For sale by Noah Martin, Druggist.
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Chamberlain
Noah Martin
Navy enlistment in Kansas City thrills two weeks of service
Two hundred twenty two young men were enlisted for the U S Navy in Kansas City during a two week period. Advertisements tout Rocky Mountain Tea for children's health at 85c and 35c with druggists' promotion. Reports note Pan-American Exposition opening at Buffalo and planned Paris display. Concerns arise over Missouri river’s current shifting, threatening St Joseph and Kansas bank erosion affecting farmland.
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U. S. Navy
Kansas City
Buffalo
Paris
Missouri River
St. Joseph
Kansas
Krause's Headache Capsules Promote Pain Prevention
Ad claims Krause's Headache Capsules prevent pain even if skull is cracked and are harmless with a 25¢ price from A Hays and a druggist. Separate note reports a bid up to $70,000 for a seat on the New York stock exchange, potentially setting a new high if accepted, a rise from the prior $65,000.
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Krause
A. Hays
New York Stock Exchange
Gata City
Headache or Stomach Trouble Relief Adverts
L. H. Howard endorses Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a cure for headaches and stomach troubles. The ad promises quick, pleasant relief and a lasting absence of symptoms with a simple, agreeable dose.
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Dr. Caldwell
L. H. Howard
Invention Idea: Self-Propelling Lawn Mower
A humorous note proposes a self propelled mower that lets a man sit on the stoop and smoke while the machine cuts the grass. The writer calls it a promising field for invention, noting the difficulty for a heavy man to push a light mower and the potential for discomfort and profanity.
Rheumatism Cure Ad Claims Blood Poison Origin
An 18 year history posits rheumatism stems from a poisoned blood condition and can be treated by Herbine which acts on the liver kidneys and other purifying organs to cleanse the system of the offending stenus. Price 50 cents. Noah Martin.
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Noah Martin
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