International Boat Race Draws Harvard and Oxford Crew Test
The article details the planned race date not fixed but under discussion for August 23 24 or 25. It describes Harvard crew training on the Thames, their stroke, and critiques by English experts, noting their American style and potential with coaching. Oxford crew arrives August 10 at Putney as spectators debate betting and public interest grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
London
London Club
Putney
Hammersmith Bridges
Mortlake
Dasthouse
Henry Kelly
Oxford
Cambridge
Thames
Thamea
America
King of the chiffoniers of Paria dies to weak unknowns
A quirky Paris note says the king of the chiffoniers, known as ere Epingle, died peacefully while his 1,200 followers mourned. Papers found under his bolster read To be burnt after my death. He regulated local disputes, dispensed free medicines, lent books, and taught reading at night. A side item notes billiard champion Joan Hoberts is bankrupt in London, blaming failed trips to America and debts of 1.4291. A Foundling Chapel observer reports No Corrers Taxes at Sunday service when a penny was offered and returned with No Soppers were taken.
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Rachel
le Des Gings
Joan Hoberts
London
America
Foundling Chapel
Ian
Melbourne healer touts own cure for imagined ills
An advertisement by Louis L Smith of Melbourne claims vast expertise in treating illnesses he asserts are ignored by general practitioners. He promises rapid, definitive results, offers home consultation by letter or in person, and bills his methods as superior to standard medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LL. Smith
Murnings
Physiological Museum
Polytechnic
Melbourne
Holloway’s Pills and Ointment Caution Warns Public
A dated Melbourne caution signed by Thomas Holloway urges Australasian readers not to buy Holloway’s Pills and Ointment unless stamped with the English Government Seal. The notice warns of U.S. import imitations, counterfeit labels, and English prices, listing contact in Melbourne and London for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loway
London
United States
Messra
French Medicines by Grimauld Co Promote Royal French Remedies
French medicines by Grimauld and Co chemists to H R U Napoleon Paris claim to be based on chemistry and proven therapeutic principles. They distinguish these from secret nostrums and warn only rigorously examined preparations approved by the Academy of Medicine may be sold, with efficacy proven in hospitals or top medical schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimauld & Co
H.R.U
Prines Napoleon
Paris
France
Academy of Medicine
Proprietary Medicines Promote Health and Digestion
An advertisement guarantees efficacy of Mess Grisnsult Co. medicines. Doctor Leera proclaims Liquid Phosphate of Iron for chlorosis stomach pains digestion and debility. Dr Buelin 11 Buissoon lauded for digestive aids and women’s constitution. Vazenave’s Pills claim twenty years at Saint Louis Paris hospital for skin disease cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leera
Bueln
Buisson
Paris
Imperial Academy of ‘Medicine
Vazenave
Ater
Hospital of Saint-Louis
Caxenave
Ian
Irvous Headaches and Diarrhea Cured by Brazilian Guarana
An 19th century style merchant cure touts a Brazilian plant Guarana as a remedy for nervous headaches neuralgia and dysentery. It claims preventive and curative effects for cholera diarrhea and digestive ailments, promotes a substitute for cod liver oil, and notes benefits for skin humors and child health.
Grimaults Syrup and Pepsine Elixir Advertised Remedies
An ornate Victorian style ad touts Grimaults Syrup of Hipophosphite Lime as a universal lung remedy, promising rapid relief of coughs and night sweats, with a warning about authentic signatures. It also promotes Grimaults Elixir of Pepsine as a superior digestive aid, claims France production, and references associated tonics, asthma cigarettes, and vegetal extracts with general hospital use in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bea
Sio
Grimault
France
Waiale and Retwil Chemists and Booksellers Ad
Advertisement lists multiple vendors and products including medicines, patent remedies, and general goods. Mentions Birks, Waiale, Retwil, and various trade terms, with pricing fragment noted as 26 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. N
W. H. Birks
Waiale
Retwil
A S
Eadina
Wallahuu
Moonta
Every One His Own Physician Pill Case in Australia
An advertisement extols Holloway's Pills as a universal remedy praised by settlers, migrants, and colonists in Australia for debility, stomach disorders, headaches, heart issues, and female health. It claims long use over thirty years, warns of regulatory cures for tingling limbs and drowsiness, and promotes their purifying properties for all ages, especially women, across various conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
Halloway
Pills Restore Energy From Lived Tomach Ailments
A dated medical note promises relief for stomach liver and bowel disorders caused by light living climate or overindulgence. The pills are claimed to rectify the vil bring back energy strength and cheerfulness to the body once marked by luscidity gloom and dejection.
Purifying Pills Offer Relief From Disturbed Functions
The passage extols a patent medicine claiming to relieve despondency and low spirits caused by disordered digestion. It asserts the pills dispel headache dizziness nausea and weakness of appetite, and that a course purifies and removes the morbid condition without inconveniencing the user.
Holloway's Pills advertised for numerous ailments in London notice
An advertisement from Professor Holloway of 44 Strand London promotes Holloway's Pills and associated remedies for a wide range of illnesses from ague and asthma to indigestion and neuralgia. It lists prices, dosages, and directions, claiming cures and universal applicability across the British Empire.
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Holloway
Professor Holloway
Strand
Temple Ber
London
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Pati
N.B
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House of Theas
Norsona
Aathia
Rivard
Grimault & Co
Rue
Richelieu
Man
Allersgue Street
Lando
Faulding
Advlaide
Ford & Co
Hearvugy
Ottowans
Eamvne
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