Hall's Catarrh Cure Company oath in Toledo
Oath by Frank J. Cheney senior partner of I F J Cheney Co of Toledo promising one hundred dollars for each cure of catarrh. Notary A W Gleason attests on December 6 1886. Company advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally with claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for 75 cents.
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State OF Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
IF. J. Cheney & Co
Ease Hall
A. D
Hall
J. CHENEY_& CO
Popham
Thos
Phila
Boston Police Board tests street instruments in annual recital
In Boston last week the police board oversaw a try-out of hand organs and street pianos with owners of thirty instruments participating. Licenses for the year will be issued this month but hurdy gurdies failing to meet requirements will not receive permits. The recital in a hired hall lasted over two hours with ragtime music, two professional tuners present to help police detect discordant instruments.
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Boston
Board of Police Commissioners
Casca rets Candy Cathartic health claim ad
Bold advertising copy touts Cas Carets as a cure for every ailment by cleansing the bowels. It promises painless natural movements and a health comeback for 10 cents, warning to beware of imitations.
Virginia Dispensary Experiment in Franklin
Virginia adopts the dispensary system for liquor sales with Franklin chosen for the trial. The state receives one fourth of profits while the town keeps the remaining share. Licenses allow sale in original packages and prohibit on premises consumption.
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Virginia
Franklin
Commonwealth
Christmas Tidings in Town as Washington Star Reports
The calendar’s soft passage into December brings swift changes in mood and schedules. Citizens greet chores with cheer and merchants echo the season’s goodwill as the town tunes to festive tidings reported by the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Farewell to Football in Spinning Wheel Verse
A reflective poem laments the end of the football season on the gridiron with crowds, chaos, injuries, and triumphs fading as heroes descend to ordinary life. The piece contrasts past cheers with quiet, returning crowds, noting scarred players and the toll of the sport on fans and communities.
Laughing through hotel mixups and a deadly canyon riddle
A comic hotel misadventure ends with a shouted insult from a male guest after a late return to a locked room. The column then notes a riddle about spelling words and an unspecified man found shot dead near the Ophir road, with coroner Doc Simmons set to investigate.
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Clarion
Trumpet of Freedom
Shangai Pete
Bill
Ophir Road
Doc Simmons
Indianapolis Press
Ontario clergyman collects fee with a twist
A Toronto Mail and Empire anecdote reports a groom offering 50 cents extra to a clergyman after a wedding. The clergyman says the law sets $2 but leaves it to generosity. The groom gives 50 cents, totaling 2.50, and the clergyman pockets the half dollar without remark.
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Toronto Mail and Empire
Ontario
Re view of Reviews at Mt Holyoke Dining Hall
A Mt Holyoke college student comments on the meal table noting the sequence of hash for supper and meat balls for breakfast. Her remark references a "Review of Reviews" seen at the morning table, reflecting a light, humorous cue in the Boston Journal fragment.
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The
Boston Journal
Mt. Holyoke College
Letters and Laughs Span Classic Newspaper Clips
A collage of old jokes and gossipy anecdotes appears from the Macon Telegraph to the Philadelphia Press. Bits dramatize postal quips, political barbs, budding romances, humorous exchanges, and a note on Billy Bowlegs among Florida Seminoles.
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Billy Bowlegs
Child in Jacksonville Gains First Ride in Horseless Carriage
Reporters meet a young boy named Billy in Jacksonville who experiences his first ride in an automobile. The child claims it beats a horse and expresses reluctance to go hunting. A lady asks for a fearsome looking dog that never bites, and a dealer muses about an iron dog.
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Jacksonville
Billy
Child of Nature
Rev Up ToDate Proves Texts Misreadable, Puck Satirizes
A quip portrays Rev Up ToDate as capable of bending Bible verses to prove contrary meanings. The joke, cited by Puck, mocks modern biblical interpretation and print culture.
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Up Todate
Puck
SIGNIFICANCE OF OUR FLAG IN AMERICAN LIFE
Analysis of the flag as a national symbol linking past present and future. It notes the flag as a sacred sign of nationality, binding Americans from Alaska to Florida, and from Campobello to the Golden Gate, representing unity under a free government. It cites imagery of historic struggle and present growth, urging daily display.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Frederick Maurice
Kingdom of
England
Alaska
Florida
Campobello Island
Golden Gate
Lebanon
Saturday Evening Post
Insects in Metal Artistry Captivates New York
A reported fad in New York features copper caterpillars silver centipedes and nickel gnats created by a French innovator M Paul Despotte. Using damped specimens in electrolytic baths the artist deposits metal shells then cleans and seals them creating delicate animal and leaf forms. An uptown girl also reproduces her black leaded hand as a metallic art piece.
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New York
Paris
M. Paul Despotte
Our Chance in Trade War Signals Crisis for Britain
New York Sun correspondence argues that American and German competition endangers British industry as coal exports mask a decline in manufactured exports. The piece notes rising U S and German exports while Britain sees only coal growth and a $5 million drop in manufactured goods last month.
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United States
Great Britain
England
Germany
New York Sun
Northwest Rich in Iron Deposits
Engineering Magazine notes British Columbia holds vast iron resources that await commercial development. Growth of Pacific trade and maritime needs, plus allied factory demand for iron, could propel the province to become a major iron-producing region tied to coal and lumber in its export economy.
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British Columbia
United States
Pacific
Orient
Buffalo Half-Bloods Declining as Prairie Monarchs
Ranch owners of half-blood buffaloes conclude these mixed animals offer little advantage. Meat and hides lack beef qualities, and the variety is fading, with pure-blood buffaloes now rare in museums and preserves, while many ranchers see buffaloes as nonessential to civilization.
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Virgin
Prairies
Chicago
Open Letter Claims Kidney Cure by Dodd's Pills
A Lincoln citizen A C Bonsor writes from 2115 O Street praising Dodd's Kidney Pills after ten years of kidney pain. He says the pills cured him completely, allowing peaceful sleep and no remaining aches. The letter promotes the product as unexcelled and available at 50 cents a box from all dealers.
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Lincoln, Neb
O Street
City
B. & M. Wall Paper House
A. C. Bonsor
O. E. Meyers
Bonsor
Lincoln
Mr. Bonsor
Dodd
Neb
Regents govern six German states amid ruler insanity
Six German states are now governed by regents due to the insanity of their rulers. Bavaria and Lippe Detmold are under regents, Reuss Younger Line is led by the prince's son, Brunswick is held by Prussia, and Mecklenburg Schwerin and Saxe Coburg Gotha remain under regency as they come of age.
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Kingdom of
Bavaria
Principality of
Lippe Detmold
Reuss
Duchy of
Brunswick
Prussia
House of Hanover
Mecklenburg- Schwerins
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
New York Sun
Grain-O foods drink for all ages and stomachs
Try Grain O a new food drink that replaces coffee and is safe for children and adults alike. It tastes like rich mocha and java but is made from pure grains and is easy on the stomach. Packages cost 15 and 25 cents sold by all grocers.
Prudent Gas Stove Use In Sleeping Rooms
It is imprudent to keep an oil or gas stove burning in a sleeping room as they consume oxygen and vitiate the air.
Cure Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in a day with a money back guarantee by E. W. Grove. A testimonial from Mrs. Robbins cites Piso's Cure for Consumption as life saving. It also notes a family weight total in Randolph County West Virginia and mentions lamp dealers Wickess and Lampe in New York.
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Annne
E. W. Grove
Voc
Randolph County
West Virginia
The Frenchman's Aunt
The article notes about 20 million dollars loaned in France and Algeria by pawnshops in a year and 4.5 million articles pawned, averaging 4.40 dollars per item. Paris leads with 1.88 million articles pawned and over 11 million dollars loaned, followed by Lyons with 503,873 articles and 1.66 million dollars.
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France
Algeria
Paris
Lyons
Bordeaux
Marseilles
Lille
Toulouse
Oran
Rouen
Havre
Algiers
Cough Remedy Ad Promises Quick Cure
An advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a universal cough remedy claiming it stops coughing at once. It offers a free sample bottle and sells 25 and 50 cent bottles with urgent language to visit a druggist immediately.
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Kemp
Manager Declares Ball Etiquette Aboard Club
A passerby recalls a scene where a boy explains he does not join the other children in play because he serves as the manager of the club. The remark reflects a hierarchy and pride in a youth setting.
Lane's Family Medicine Promises Daily Bowel Relief
A historical notice promotes Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movement support for health. It states gentle action on the liver and kidneys and claims cure for a sick headache with prices of 25 and 50 cents.
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Lane
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A. W. Gleason
Notary Public
Wisconsin
Iowa
W. E. Lefever
Fond-du-Lac
Wis
Emma Hancock
15Th St
Dubuque
N. D
11Th St
Fort Dodge
Elmer Davis
J. F. Monk
Hulsizer
13Th St
South
John King
Independence
J. R. Mann
Morrow
John Morrow & CO
Springfield
Salvation Oil
Johnny
Spinning Wheel
Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph
Times
Philadelphia Press
Brooklyn
New York Weekly
Charles Sumner
Washington
Provost Parados
Sumner
Lowell
Philadelphia Post
Primus
Secundus
Henry
Baltimore American
London Express
Cecil
Ethel
Philadelphia
Press
London
Macon Telegraph
Blackstone
Eleanor
Rosalie
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Mississippi
Charles B. Hanford
Congress
New York Telegram
John Allen
Collier’s Weekly
Harriet
Harry
Binkie
Ife
British Museum
Newton
J. C. Hare
Arriet
Appy
Kidd
Harvard Lampoon
Tess
Flossie
Mamma
Insects
Northwest
Buffalo
Bryan
Japan
Tokyo
Thos. Robbins
Maple Street
Norwich, N. Y
Mr. Wickess
Mr. Lampe
Christmans
West Water St
Milwaukee
Nebraska
America
Cream City Business College
Italy
Bologna- Sur R
M. S. Meyer
New Mexico
Southern Pacific
Fisher
U.S
A. J. Hilbert Co
Miln
German Empire
John Peters
Vliet St
Segall
Milwaukee, Wis
Mexico
Peruna
Mr. Isaac Brock
Isaac Brock
McLennan County
Texas
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Ely
LY Bros
Warren St
N.Y
Gillen’s
Oshkosh
Express
High St
Butte & Boston Cap
W. W. Catlix
Nassau St
Washington BR C
Cleveland
Detroit
Hack & Alten
Clinton Street
Conse Thompson
Skye
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