Incurable Disease Cured by Pink Pills, Chelsea Man Claims
George Hutchinson of Chelsea Vermont describes his descent from a bedbound state to recovery from locomotor ataxia after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He recounts long hospital treatment and eventual return to work, supported by local residents and a physician's account of the pills’ purported benefits.
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Argusax& Patriot
Montpelier
George Hutchinson
Chelsea
The
Argus and Patriot
Hutchinson
Massachusetts
Vermont
Bredford
Mary Pristoner Hospital
Burlington
Owever
Atchinson
Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
Complexion Diet Advice from Old Housekeeper Column
Deldee Croft suggests a complexion improving regimen focusing on fruits like apples and oranges, spring salads, dandelion and nasturtium leaves, and a liquid tea aid. She warns against hot fats and excess tea or coffee, and prescribes a three hour boil for a bark based tonic with cherry bark dandelion rhubarb juice currants and clover blossoms.
Lovell Arms Co Promotes Century of Honesty and Skill
A historic profile highlights John P. Lovell Arms Co as a trusted sports gear authority for over fifty years. Founder John P. Lovell, 74, remains hands on with sons Col. Benjamin B. Lovell, Thos. P. Lovell, and H. L. Lovell steering a thriving business. The firm touts the Lovell Diamond bicycle as best in the world, backed by strong national and foreign demand.
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John P. Lovell
Lovell
Benjamin 8. Lovell
Massachusetts
John C. Robinson
Ee A. Alger
Palmer
Thos. P. Lovell
H.L. Lovell
Lovell Diamond
Polly Ward Flagman brings danger and rescue on the line
Polly Ward the girl under the elm watches Quinn the engineer race No 5 the Lim ited toward Rock Creek. A plot to wreck the train is foiled when Polly lights a lantern rescued by engineer Joe Quinn. The couple marry later with gifts from railroad brothers, earning Polly the title Flagman and honorary membership in railway unions.
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Olly Ward
Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen
Joe Quinn
Polly
No. 5
John Ward
Round House
Quinn
Bill
Hank
Rock Creek
Express
Joe
C. B. and Q
Shady Street
Tim
Murphy
Iron Horse
Howly Moses
Jos
Joseph Quinn
Polly Ward
San Francisco
Adams Express Co
C. B. & Q. Railway Co
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Polly Quinn
B. of
L. E
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Washington Star
Japanese Gardens in Harper's Magazine Description
The article contrasts the year round restraint of tea house and temple gardens with spring blooms, detailing the Japanese landscape gardener’s art. It explains trimming to fit species, the rock and pond composition, and the distinction between decorative gardens and flower gardens with iris, peony, and chrysanthemum cultivated by specialists.
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Tosa
Japan
Harper’s Magazine
Umbrella Man and A Nation of Ads in One Page
A collage of old time quips and ads from a Detroit Free Press page, featuring a street scene dialogue about rain umbrellas, remarks on hardship and success, and a string of medicinal, travel, and literary notices. It includes endorsements for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root, Syrup of Figs, Central Railroad and Ocean Steamship Company, and a reprint notice for Georgia Scenes by Judge Longstreet.
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Georgia
Royal Do You Know Him The Man Who Argues Everything
A 19th century vignette lists traits of a difficult man including quarrelsome talkative behavior bruising animals and selfish vanity. It then recounts Jay Cooke telling a story from 1866 about an old man with 3000 in gold seeking bond legitimacy and humorously insisting on denominations including Old School Presbyterian and Baptist to please his wife.
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Polly
Joe
Jez
Tim
Jay Cooke
Mr. Cooke
Presbyterian
Baptist
Washington Star
Preparations to Market Seasonal Fruit at Home and Abroad
Advice on marketing fruit stresses selling locally to save transport and commissions, using neat packaging, sorting by quality, and avoiding distant markets when home sales suffice. The excerpt cites home sales as preferred and highlights price and efficiency gains from proper sorting and presentation. A contrasting comic exchange about poetry appears at the end from the Washington Star.
Good Lemonade From Lemons Rumored Cure For Summer Slumps
A Scientific American recipe advises a quart of lemonade made from three lemon juices with the rind of one sliced thin. Add two ounces of powdered sugar, pour boiling water over, cover, and chill. The article claims this method yields superior taste and healthful refreshment.
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Scientific American
A Wonderful Pigmy Engine by D A Buck
Waterbury Connecticut resident D A Buck built a tiny steam engine with engine boiler governor and pumps fitting in a space of a quarter inch diameter and under seven sixteenths of an inch high The device contains 148 parts held by 52 screws with a cylinder diameter of one twenty sixth inch and a total weight of three grains excluding the base plate.
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D. A. Buck
Waterbury
Conn
St. Louis Republic
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Central R. R
King
Sam Shires
J. L Oxford
Atlanta
Karl
Seaboard Air I Inc
Norfolk
Old Point Comfort
Washington
Augusta
Portsmouth
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Parilla
OUR
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Mamond
Estamneo
Washington Sts
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Call
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Royal
U.S. Gov't Report
Marketing Fruits
America
World's
Earn Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo
N.Y
Ramon's Amon
Brownille CO
New York City
Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W. L. Douglas
Mallary Bros. & CO
Maconsaa
B. F. Johnson & CO
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Richmond
Rome
Brant
Ashiness
J.G. Varmison
Decatur
Tulane University of Louisiana
Erene Charity
Thack
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E. Chaille, M. D
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New Orleans
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GEO. R. Halm
West Sth
Mitetual Benefit Association
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Ecole
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