How Men Smoke and Its Clues to Character at Hand
A cigar dealer relates twenty years of observing patrons and links cigar habits to personality. Quiet men choose mild tobacco, while nervous men seek strong blends. the way a man handles a cigar reveals traits from ease and generosity to calculation and volatility. The tale shifts to a sad-faced man recounting his failed poetry effort and publication rebuffs, ending with reflection on turning to ordinary life as the stage coach moves on.
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John Smith
Maine
Daniel Webster
Gratis
M.A. RB
Century
Rockland Courier
Odd Tales and Curious Vignettes From The Times
A London Field reader reports a duck that daily catches four to six sparrows and shakes them like a dog with a rat. A French lion tamer disputes his virago wife, fleeing into a cage of hon housings. An American tourist shows a Chinese girl once famous in San Francisco quarters. An old paralyzed man peers at diamonds in Philadelphia stores and uses his tongue to steal one. The Rochester Baron questions bullion value of the trade dollar versus standard dollar and urges practical national finance sense.
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London
America
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Jane
Washington
Queen Victoria Health Rumors Prompt Patent Cure Ad
Court circles in England fear for the queen’s health with kidney disease suspected. An advertisement touts Dr Fenner’s Kidney and Back-Ache Cure claiming swift relief from kidney disease heart disease and female weakness based on a testimonial from Mrs James Forier of Fredonia New York dated March 8 1883. Dealers worldwide reportedly carry the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
James Forier
How A Woman's Life Was Saved From Disease
A woman in Western Pennsylvania and New York suffered severe illness after failed treatments and rapid weight loss. Baxter's Mandrake Bitters and Dr Hartman's life study are cited as cures. The ad lists many tonics and salves and notes Warren Pa as a sale location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
New York
Peruna
Dr. Hartman
You Bet No Person Need Suffer With Pain Relief
Advertisement for Gilmore's Neuralgia Cure promising guaranteed relief or money back. Priced at fifty cents per box and sold at A. W. Morck's in Warren, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore
A. W. Morck
Warren
Gilmore's Aromatic Wine and Pile Specific Ad in Warren Pa
An unruly local advertorial piece notes health officer advice to use Gilmore's Aromatic Wine for pa and mentions Gilmore's Pile Specific fixing piles. It promotes 50 cent boxes sold by A W Merck in Warren Pa with no cure no pay. Also touts Gilmore's magnetic Elixir for coughs, Cow-Boy Condition Powder at 25 cents, and Communion Wine free of alcohol for church use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Druggists
Elys’ Cream Balm CO
Owegs
N.Y
Gilmore
A. W. Merck’s
Warren, Pa
A. W. Morck
W. Merck
A. W. Morck’s
Warren
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Queen Victoria
Taz
Chas. E. Piper
Pittsfield
N. H
Wakefield
R. 1
Baxter
N. H. Downs
Henry & Johnson
Johnson & Siegfried
Ream Bis
Pece
Bad Boy
Walker St
tIn
H. A. Jamieson & CO
Crowning Glory Cook Store
Magee, Diamond and
Monroe Ranges
Denmark
Boynton
Nelson
Greenland
ADIEY
Bvenry
Call
Gee
Post Office
Nelson Greenland
A. Davis & CO
Warren,Pa
NASA
A. A. Davis & CO
George P. Orr & CO
Warren and
Gleinity
Alony
Bea
Bloch
T. WH. Nevin & CO
Pittsburgh, Pa
L. G. Noyes
SRE
Button
First National Bank
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