Public Library and Teacher Lend Boost to Worcester Students
Worcester launches a library driven education push where 50 000 volumes are circulated yearly. Teachers coordinate with librarians to supply six books per teacher and twelve per class, enabling students to study Greek and Roman history with guided research.
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Worcester
Nebuchadnezzar
Alexander the Great
Falke
Greece
Rome
Stuart and Revett
Athens
Parker
Mahatty
Wilkin
Kenilworth
Heidelberg
Holyrood
Windsor Castle
Longfellow
Irving
Hawthorne
Anthony Comstock
Samuel Baker
Livingstone
Vamberg
Gulliver
Shapespears
Bryant
Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets Ad
Advertisement notes immediate relief from indigestion with Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets priced 25 and 50 cents sold by Johnson and Siegfried.
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Acker
Johnson & Siegfried
Chautauqua picnic crowd and musical carnival notes
A Dunkirk letter reports a Chautauqua gathering drawing about 400 attendees from miles around for a Presbyterian picnic. Gov. Patti son spoke on moral culture, concerts featured Mrs. Hull Miss St C Tuthill and others, and the day ended with a homeward voyage amid camp meeting memories and humorous vignettes.
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Mari
Chautanqua
Dunkirk
Gov. Pattison
Gov. Cleveland
James Gordon Bennett
Javia C Hull
New York
Julia St. C. Tuthill
Chicago
Ellis
Brooklyn
T. P. Ryder
Boston
Yale Double Quartette
Northwestern
Meadville
Sabin
Chautauqua
Des Moines Merchants Benefiting From Prohibition Cash Sales
Des Moines merchants report a noticeable rise in cash sales since prohibition began. Many customers who lacked money before now pay cash for all purchases. Authorities estimate up to one million dollars paid for drinks now banned, with proceeds likely to boost local business or property improvements. Governor Sherman notes the law is generally respected in rural districts and anticipates limited enforcement trouble.
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Des Moines
State Register
Sherman
Iowa
Haste Makes Waste in Life Reform Message
Eminent students warn against excessive hurry and self destructive habits. They urge less impetuosity, more rest and sleep before midnight, and stricter health rules to prevent death by own action.
Acker's Blood Elixir Promises Blood Purity Cure
Advertises a complete blood cleansing remedy by Johnson and Siegfried. Claims to cure scrofula ulcers boils and pimples with a thorough course of the elixir. Sold by the firm in promotional text.
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Johnson & Siegfried
Scranton Alderman Endorses Dr Thomas Electric Oil
Alderman M L Blair of the fifth ward Scranton Pennsylvania states on November 9 1988 that he used Dr Thomas Electric Oil for sprains burns cuts bruises and rheumatism and was cured every time.
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M.L. Blair
Scranton
Baking Powder Auction Note in Warren
Warranted Pure baking powder sold at 35 cents per pound mixed by the Hazelfine Mixer. Johnson & Seegfried, Warren, Pa, advertise available stock and pricing for local buyers and retailers.
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J. Muse
Warren
Johnson’s Exchange
Johnson & Seegfried
Dr. Frazier's Magic Ointment Sold in Cleveland
An advertisement proclaims Dr. Frazier's Magic Ointment a universal cure for boils burns sores cuts flesh wounds sore nipples corns chapped lips hands pimples and blotches priced 50 cents and sold by Johnson and Siegfried FRAZIER MEDICINE CO Prop's Cleveland Ohio
Williams Indian Pile Ointment advertised in Cleveland ad
Piles cure claim states one box ends bleeding itching and swelling within minutes. Claims it absorbs tumors and acts as poultice. Sold by Johnson and Siegfried in Cleveland, Ohio and mailed on receipt of $1. FRAZIER MEDICINE CO. lists as proprietors.
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W.T. Brown
Monroe
Texas
C.S. Clark
Wakeman
J. W. Wilson
Harecreek
C. A. Hall
Bashaw, Wis
D. Langell
Applecreek
Johnson & Siegfried
Frazier Medicine CO
Prop's
Cleveland
Ohio
Woman Wants Paper for Mr Cleveland Letter
Dialogue shows a wife demanding the newspaper to read Mr Cleveland's acceptance letter for national political affairs. The husband suspects no interest, while the wife dismisses the paper as full of tariff ads and scandal.
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George
To Build Up a Town Teach and Urge Local Prosperity
A Titusville Herald motto urges residents to promote growth by supporting local merchants and services. It emphasizes courtesy to strangers, advertising in newspapers, electing good officials, and paying taxes promptly to fund permanent improvements. Remember improvements are investments paid by the community.
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Titusville Herald
Election sentiment and health remedy praise mix in Garfield era note
Readers praise Acker's English Remedy as lifesaving for consumption and coughs while Garfield supporters in the Ulica Herald stress Blaine as Garfield's trusted counselor. The piece links public health remedy endorsements to political sentiment in a forthcoming election.
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Yue Garfield
James G. Blaine
Garfield
Ulica Herald
Col. Geo. A Cobham Post in Crookston G A R
A Crookston Minnesota G A R post bears the name Col George A Cobham after the 111th Pennsylvania Colonel. An advertisement touts Acker’s celebrated English Remedy guaranteed to cure a cold or cough and lists Johnson and Siegfried as the sellers.
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Crookston, Minn
Acker
Johnson & Siegfried
Acker's Blood Elixir Promoted as Impure Blood Cure
Eruptions, sores, pimples, rheumatism are framed as signs of impure blood and Acker's Blood Elixir is advertised as the remedy. The copy stresses cleansing the blood to heal the listed ailments and restore health.
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Acker
Johnson & Siegfried
The Fair Sex in Fashion and Literature at Home and Abroad
A society note surveys women’s roles in fashion and literary circles worldwide. It contrasts domestic life with international trends, exploring taste, apparel, and the evolving influence of women in culture and society.
Betting Among Women Warns The Nation On Gambing Tends
The editorial notes the growing urge for betting among women in New York and beyond. It cites the Hour and Boston Advertiser on bets at races and the shift to quicker ticket cashing by messengers. It warns of home and financial fallout, urging protection against female gambling and related speculation temptations.
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New York
Owl
Boston
Brighton Beach
Sheepshead Bay
Do blue stockings wear the longest in Philadelphia Ledger view
The Philadelphia Ledger argues that blue stocking women show long years and varied lives, citing Mrs. Somerville Miss Martineau Miss Maria Mitchell Mrs. Child Catherine Beecher Miss Peabody and Lucretia Mott as examples. It notes capable women exist in professional and business roles as well as domestic ones.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Somerville
Martineau
Maria Mitchell
Child
Catherine Beecher
Peabody
Lucretia Mott
Nantucket
Buying the Baby's Clothes At The Linen Counter
A young wife and her mother discuss purchasing a baby’s trousseau at a linen counter. The wife wants an expensive robe costing 18 dollars, but the budget is tight and practical concerns prevail. The scene highlights maternal longing and financial restraint in anticipation of a newborn.
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Albany Express
Trousseau
Mamma
Did it With a Chip From Charlestown Prison
A Boston Globe story recalls a Charlestown state prison convict who slipped out using a wooden chip to unlock his cell. After donning an instructor’s overalls and an overcoat, he fled the yard, avoided capture, and later moved on to Halifax where he started a legitimate business.
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Charlestown
Halifax
Loston Globe
Postmaster Must Recall Mail At Original Office
A notice clarifies that only the postmaster at the office of mailing may recall or intercept a letter not the sender. The privilege was recently granted to the office, previously held only by the Postmaster General. Senders must request recall from the mailing office.
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N. O. Tim Democrat
Corcoran Reflects on Wealth and Charity
Washington phil anthropist W. W. Corcoran voiced a belief that true wealth lies in what one donates, declaring that the money given away is the only portion that remains genuinely his.
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W. W. Corcoran
Washington
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