Bank proposal and town meeting mix with local notes
The item lists a joint town meeting of assessors and board of relief to abate poll taxes, outlines a bank incorporation proposal with officers and directors, and notes local events from tax collection to a parade and theatrical seating, mentioning names and places in New Hampshire. A police report mentions John G. Brown’s arrest for selling a stolen watch, and a condensed dispatch covers varied regional items and a Gladstone anecdote from London.
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Assessors End Board of Relief
Town Hall
I Board of Relief
Frical Industries Proposes Electric Road System in Paris
Frical Industries plans an electric road from the base to the cemetery using its own generated power. GenProminent local business men back the project granted by authorities. Niagara power in use. demand for continuous supply via electric generation and telephonic circuit between lit yston and nearby towns.
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Paris
Niagara
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promised For Skin Ailments
Advertises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a universal skin remedy curing eruptions ulcers boils felons corns warts cuts burns and more. Claims relief from pain and aches with a 25 cent box price and guarantee, sold by G Leslie Dexter & Co druggists.
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Bucklen
Arnica
G. Leslie Dexter & Co
Oakville Happenings and Holiday Events Near Town
Last night at All Saintts Parish Rooms Mrs Nobles led entertainment with Santa Claus Mr Hungerford and Rev Skagen present The Bon Ton Social club plans a masquerade at Fraternity hall January 6 with 25 cent admission Waterbury and Willimantic wrestle for 200 a side at City hall tonight Ice cutting has begun and W E Russell reports good quality ice Local news mentions decorations illness and social visits plus plans to host musicians brought by Prof Wells R Hosmer expected soon He will entertain the H P C tonight.
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Church of All Saintts
Mrs Nobles
William Hungerford
Santa Claus
E. M. Skagen
New York
Boston
Edith Smith
Charles Judd
W. E. Russell
Hanky Panky Club
John J. Kelly
Albert Adams
Victor Paterson
Simoonsville
Bon Ton Social Club
Fraternity Hall
Davis Street
Uncle Sam
Sailor Boy
Flower Girl
Liberty
Satan
Cam
Morningside Omnibus
Waterbury
John Atwood
Wells R. Hosmer
Springfield
Mass
Brooklyn
N. Y
Kemp's Balsam Ad Promises Quick Cold Relief
And night and night tomorrow and each day and night this week you can buy Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs. Acknowledged as the most successful remedy for coughs croup bronchitis asthma and consumption. Get a bottle today and keep it in the house to check your cold at once. Price 25 cents and 50 cents. Sample bottle free.
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Kemp
A Lullaby Poem From the Chicago Timeworn Page
A fragmentary verse passage evokes lullaby imagery with river flow and peaceful imagery. The script mentions homes, babies, and a figure named Will T. Hale in Chicago. The text is garbled and mixes dialect with archaic spellings.
Comparing Article Quality and Pricing Strategies in Early Advertising
The text argues that better articles command no higher price yet attract greater aggregate profits through superior public perception. It emphasizes showcasing superiority to win trials, noting Cham berlain's Cough Remedy as a trusted long standing choice that remains popular despite fashionable competitors.
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Chamberlain
Apothecarie
H. Arrran
Water town dottings and town notes on milk, ice, and reopening
The ad journed Golden Cross meeting elects six month officers. Center school will reopen Tuesday January 3 instead of January 2. Foresters appoint doctors as court physicians and a theater party sees Modjeska. Ice cutting begins with lakeside work by Mattoon Mack Vokali and others. milk dealers report excellent quality while the town clock remains out of repair.
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The
Golden Cross Society
Pythian Hall
Watertown
Lake Winnemang
Charles B. Mattoon
Mack
Vokali
Martin Doolittle
Charles Main
A. M. Bassett
Working
Southington
Democrat
F. J. Werring
Scovill
Modjeska
Foresters
A. D. Variel
Waveland
John Wise
Nurses in India rules scare up strict Calcutta plague ward
Read like a note from an era of imperial care the piece contrasts Philadelphia nurse duties with Calcutta Nursing Sisters rules under the head nurse or lady doctor. It lists curfews visits cards telegraph notes and meal permissions with strict oversight.
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India
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Press
Calcutta
Golden Medical Discovery Claims Remarkable Cure
A testimonial from J M Farr of Cameron Georgia praises a tonic called Golden Medical Discovery for curing a yearlong cough after trying many remedies. The ad copy asserts rapid improvement within hours and includes miscellaneous literary quips and cartoons excerpts to punctuate the page.
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J. M. Farr
Cameron, Screven
Farmer’s Endorsement Promotes Dean’s Kidney Pills
John Castle of Seymour praises Dean’s Kidney Pills after backache and kidney discomfort. He learned of the remedy from Ansonia readers, tried it, and found it relieved pain, toned his system, and caused no bowel reaction. Local drugstore touts customer endorsements. Dean’s Kidney Pills sold at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co ships nationwide.
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Waterbury
Seymour
John Castle
Mr Castle
Dean
Doan
Bridgeport
Conn
H. W. Lake
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Dean’s
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