Curious Facts On Ancient Writing Materials Across Civilizations
The article surveys rare writing surfaces from antiquity, noting palimpsests where erased texts preserved works by famed authors. It describes parchment origins in Arabs using bone and skin tablets, silk papers with gold ink, cedar oil preservation, and lavish manuscripts in Persia and among Caliphates, with Baghdad and Cordova libraries cited.
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Gentleman's Magazine
China
Ezekiel
Jerusalem
Elephantine
Nile
Isles
Mohammed
Bagdad
Andalusia
Cordova
Bokhara
What’s in a Name in a Nineteenth Century Patent Medicine
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr Guygott’s Celery and Calissya and Dr Guysott’s Buchu as a cure all for weakness nervous debility and blood impurities. It presents a misleading resemblance to other names and urges use according to bottle directions.
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Guygott
Guysott
Guysett
M Drake
The Goose and the Hare Folktale
A Hare fleeing dogs seeks aid from a Goose but is rebuffed as the Goose refuses to help. Days later the Hare encounters the Goose again while she flees a pursuer, and the tale ends with a moral about selfish aid and consequences.
Getting On Nicely In Detroit Boarding House
A blurred Free Press extract depicts a newly married couple moving into a Detroit boarding house. They struggle with a stove pipe and lack food, prompting humorous exchanges with the landlady about their progress and daily needs.
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Detroit
Free Press
Cure Claimed for Rheumatism by St Jacobs Oil
Mr Barton of Redway and Barton cites a report from the Cincinnati Enquirer about his boy’s rheumatism being cured after using two bottles of St Jacobs Oil, stating they treated him extensively with no prior relief.
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Mr. Barton
Redway & Barton
Cincinnati Enquirer
Doctors favor self medication over prescriptions
Many physicians carry drugs instead of writing prescriptions amid rising drug prices. Patients dislike high medicine bills that exceed physician charges. A Springfield editor notes personal use of St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism. Nearby notes describe extreme northern agriculture and fashion.
Henrys Carbolic Salve and Kidney-Wort Promoted
An ad touts Henrys Carbolic Salve as a universal remedy for skin ailments and promises money back if not satisfied. It notes Kidney-Wort as a liver and kidney remedy now sold in liquid form. Also mentions a Mechi statue in Tiptree churchyard and a burglary at a Nasaville house.
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Haddy
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Health Claims
An advertising item touts Dr Fierce Mock remedy Golden Medical Discovery as a pectoral alterative curing throat and lung diseases and cleansing the blood while noting seaside Caswell Hazard & Co and Pure Cod Liver oil as preferred products. It mentions Des Moines millinery and Gladstone's upcoming fifty-year Parliament milestone with an odd mix of claims and asides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fierce
The Conductor Reports Cure For Hoarseness
A November 29 1879 fragment shows Conductor O W Warrem of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway recounting relief from hoarseness after using White Wine of Tar Syrup from a Dr Warner agent. The note mentions rapid improvement within twenty four hours and partial cold relief. A San Francisco residence of Leland Stancorp is offered for sale at 1 000 000.
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Winona
Leland Stancorp
San Francisco
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Crude OCR snippets describe legal notices and advertisements from 19th century papers. Mentions about a Pittsburg lawyer, cheese industry in Montréal and Ontario, medical cures, cosmetics, and fashion goods. Contains fragmented product ads and personal notices with no coherent single event.
Soldiers Charged With Desertion
Soldiers charged with desertion may have the charge removed after proper applications and collection of pay and bounty due at muster-out. Address Stoppard & Co. Claim Attorneys at 413 Street N. W. Washington D. C.
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S i Stoppard & Co
Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
Catzronsan cites vine yard value versus wheat and name changes
An unclear note discusses acre values for vineyards versus wheat and mentions a California man with seventeen different John Smiths in the street 300, each changing their name.
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John Smiths
Health tonic hailed as lung cure sparks local interest
A reader from Somergild, Massachusetts recounts a dramatic recovery from a lung hole and consumption after using Dr. Williams Hall’s Balsam for the Lungs. He credits two bottles with restoring health, ending illness and enabling work, urging others to try the remedy. The note also mentions a New York boom rumor and a Michigan college horticulture appointment.
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J. Coughl
Somergilld
Mass
Ne City Hospital
Anne
Wm. Hall
Original Dr. Pierce Pills Prominent In Health Ads
A fragment notes Original Dr Pierce pellets as sugar coated cures for bilious head ache stomach and other ailments sold by druggists. It also mentions fashion trends with oval brooches replacing slender lace pins and kidney related items in a decorative context.
Local Money Making on Small Investments
A fragmented report outlines profits from small investments tied to a firm at Market Street with a large warehouse near the river. Offices at Nos. 141 and adjacent streets offer information on the market and business operations in a cautious, profit driven tone.
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Comerham
Orjmedium
Noss
Market Street
Tanse
Our
Ofiesl
Fundy Company
Wahino
Bund W
Flemming & Merriam
General Commission
LaSalle St
Chicago
Market notes and odd yam opinions from Georgia and Nebraska
The item mocks sugar Georgia yams and favors New Jersey substitutes, urging Georgia farmers to ship small yam lots to northern families as samples. A Nebraska man quips about oysters in the shell, calling the pits the shest part of them.
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Georgia
New Jersey
Atlanta Constitution
Nebraska
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Caer
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Republican
J. H. Mabpitt
St. Jacobs
Bogton Herald
Kengis
Norrbotten
Polar Circle
Muoniovara
Circle
Henry
Perect
Tiptree Church-Yard
England
Mr. Mechi
Agricul
Nasavire Cle
Des Moines
Caswell, Hazard &Co
New York
Gladstone
Ohio
Fersonsi
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Freier
Gilliland
People’s Advocatd
Pittsburg
Montréal
Ontario
Montreal
York
Caswell, Hazard & Co
Townsixy
Green
Greke
Usz Redding
Russia
Catzronsan
Low
Dealers
Ins
Jared
Aerrenter
Gréenville
Agricultural College
Beal
Plusaas
ARLEY
Camory
Fort Wayne
Prouy R
Barney
Eigas
Toledo
Osena Ae Napolis
Boh
Rene
Liberty
Common
Lal
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Wolls, Richardson & CO
Basibestan
EDS Econ
Stomwoh Bitters
Eming Nat Hysicians
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Hoatetter’s
Mac
Baltimore
Beariel Se Darsinoise
Giroulara Eggleston Truss Co
Devil's Lake
Tirtle Mountain
Mouse River
North Dakota
Grand Forks Land District
H. C. Davis
General Passenger
Paul
Minn
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Manitoba
Aroney
Vrei Ee
Richardson & CO
Burlington, Vt
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SON & Tureen Ace
Foutz
David
Fout
Mane Demorest
Illustrated Monthly
W. Jennings Demorest
East 14Th Street
Perhull
Aioe
A.P. Lacey
Washington,d.c
Novelties Notions
Buck You Eye Novelty House
Cincinnati
Medi Care Co
Pearl Street, New York
National Publis Cage
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Mr Mutual'co-Operative
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Hinsdale
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