Advert for Hatch's Universal Cough Syrup and Dr Davis pills
An herbal patent medicine column touts Hatch's Universal Cough Syrup as a cure for colds coughs and lung ailments. It also promotes Dr A H Davis Family Pills claiming kidney liver and skin benefits and urges purchases from local druggists with “no cure no pay” assurances and mail orders. The piece cites testimonials and historical origins including a 1884 claim and mentions sales by multiple dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Davis
Hatch
Dr. A. IL
Davis Family
Troy
A. J. Daivis
Richard &. Stewart
Hately
Luent
Johnson & Siegfried
False Medicine Claim Under Oath in 1880 Pennsylvania
A Pittsburgh era clipping reports il V Goethtus of Titusville swore before Notary J T Horpen that rheumatism left him after one dose of Wilsons Lightning Remedy and one bottle, asserting belief in the claims of the proprietor. The document dates to November 1380, detailing a sworn deponing in Crattonn County, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Pennsylvania
Crattonn
Il. V. Goethtus
Titusville
Novemer
J. Tf. Horpen
T.P. Wilson
J.D. B. Crank
Justice of Peace
Dor Koch
Buffalox
Jacob Mell
Ohio
N.Y
C. MR. Mall
Graysle TL
Thomas
BE. H. Perkins
Creek Centre
Universal Cough Syrup and Home Relief Adverts
A fragment from a 19th century ad column promotes Home Heliet nostril remedy and Home Relief for burns offering quick pain relief. It touts Hatch's Universal Cough Syrup as a leading medicine with four years on the market and lists Dexter New York and Fair Haven New York as sale points with multiple druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reprixson & Merpedt
Fair Haven
N.Y
Hateh
J.T
F. H. Wooo
Dexter
A. W. Merck
Usury laws and trade control across centuries
The excerpt argues that centuries of measures to fix prices wages and restrict trade, such as usury limits and market controls, caused widespread misery and scarcity. It contends that attempts to regulate supply provoke adverse effects, while modern critics repeat old errors of intervention and envy driven price manipulation. It notes repeated appeals to market control persist among socialists and reformers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis XV
England
France
Arthur Young
Edward III
Council of the Democratic Federation
Curious Medieval Locks and Keys Across Ages
The article surveys how church and cathedral locks in the Middle Ages were ornate works of metal, featuring guardian angel designs and Apostle locks. It notes Elizabethan era innovations by Mark Sunlist and Marquis of Worcester, and mentions Willenhall and Walsall as modern centers producing small silver pads and alarmed locks for trade and exotic markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Mark Sunlist
Marquis of
Worcester
Charles I
Willenhall
Staffordshire
India
Africa
Walsall
Fragmentary note on character and joy in life
A reflective passage contrasts gravest figures with strength and earnestness. It asserts that true depth is not always tied to severity, noting there is a mirth born of frivolity that reveals shallowness, while genuine joyousness signals a full, resourceful life.
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Brown
Panphet
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Steson
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Saletan
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Gratm
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Velice
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Sade
Eorner
Reyings
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Statisax
Rms Thams
Johnson & Siesty
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Ives
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Seu
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Jaugenre
Pepo
Hy and
Igen
Uin
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Rapan
Washineton
Alleaisines
Allende
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Weckataon
Leola
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Absolnte
Gta
Warser &Co
Maine
Adowns’ Elixir
N. H. Downs’ Vegetame Salsamig Elixir
Eliair
Sareea
Woo
Third St
Y Y Meth. Disiharch
Warn, PA
Heal Islate Agency
Dinshgor & Cable
Raanxnd— Ealers
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Iso
Colorado
Sirots
Aden
Watters, Desma
Beech St
Dunkirk
Turing
Orden
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Trumak
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