Hindoo Temples of Madura and Trichinopoly Described
A Boston Traveler correspondent contrasts northern Hindoo temples with the grand Dravidian sites at Madura Trichinopoly and the Shivanagam island festival. He notes massive statues doors police escorts crowds and cites Monier Williams on seven enclosing walls and the high cost of construction along with priceless jeweled idol adornments.
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India
Boston Traveler
Madura
Tanjore
Congeeteram
Chillambram
Trichinopoly
Madras Presidency
Tuticorin
Shivangam
Monier Williams
The Arabs as Knight Warriors and Their Weaponry
A historical description of Bedouin ideals and courage. It notes the honor of dying in battle vs dying in bed, the shift to rifles, and details of weapons like the kanut spear, javelins, daggers, shields, and the long curved sword.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fatis—carrion
Allah
Guivar
Sleep and Diet for Restful Nights in Victorian Advice
The piece warns against insomnia linked to indigestion and urges light, easily digested evening meals. It stresses moderate portions, outdoor exercise, and mental relaxation before bed, favoring gentle activities and occasional reading while avoiding overly exciting stimuli.
Sincerity as the Path to Heaven and Human Duty
The statement frames sincerity as the route to heaven and as a core duty for individuals to ponder and practice in daily life. It emphasizes inner truth guiding both salvation and conduct.
Hop Bitters advertised as a cure for multiple ailments
An 1870s advertisement touts Hop Bitters as a universal remedy relieving fatigue irregularities and periodical pain. It cites testimonials from women and a nursing mother claiming health improvements and even recovery from nervous weakness and dyspepsia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Braprorp
Faxsiz Gereewx
Europe
R. M.ausurr
N. Y
Rochester
N.Y
Daughters Wives and Mothers Medicine Promotion
An old advertisement touts Dr archist’s Catholicon as a female remedy for ovarian troubles inflammation ulceration and other reproductive and systemic weaknesses. It promises relief for fits and nervous debility and offers pamphlets and free treatises by mail from Utica New York and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archist
Catholicon
J. B. Marchisi
Utica
N. Y
A. W Morck
Queen Victoria health fears spark Kidney Cure claim
English court circles fear the queen’s illness may be kidney related. An 1883 testimonial from Mrs Jane Fuller of Fredonia New York endorses Dr Fenner’s Kidney and Back Ache Cure, claiming rapid relief from kidney heart and female weakness and returning her to work. Dealers worldwide sell the medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Janes Fuller
I Know the Cause Gilmore's Aromatic Wine Claim
An undated notice hypes Gilmore's Aromatic Wine as a cure claiming women using it will have flawless skin. The advertisement asserts women will gain a pearly white complexion and perfect skin, with sales attributed to A. OW orck in Warren, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore
A. OW Orck
Warren, Pa
Telephonic Facts From Gilmore’s Magnetic Elixir
Telephonic notes claim Gilmore’s Magnetic Elixir is quicker in action than other devices and that a new device by W Morcbell or Price improves efficiency. The text reads as a quirky advertising fragment about speed and technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore
Price
Guy
Local remedy promises quick relief for piles
Gustave Dore’s death is noted as a popular designer. Merck’s drug store in Warren, Pa. still advertises Gilmore’s Pile Specific. The five minute relief claim stands with a money back guarantee, at fifty cents a box sold by A. W Morck in Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave Dore
Gambetta
Gilmore
Merck
Warren
A. W Morck
A. Hertzel
Water Street
Pittsburgh
Surprise Cure Sells Fast at Local Store
A shopper reports quick relief from neuralgia after using a single box of Gilmore's Neuralgic Cure costing 50 cents. The item was purchased at A. W. Morek's in Warren, Ps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore
A. W. Morek
Warren, Ps
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