Wrinkles and cures, waters and trains headline 19th century notes
A mix of health advice praising St Jacobs for neuralgia relief and skin benefits, a tale of a English millionaire funding a private water conduit at $400000 cost despite only three months residence, promotion of Nye Mate Muad passenger service with fast routes and dining car, and a Swiss february referendum rejecting a state bank to issue notes by a 260600 to 200000 vote.
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St. Jacobs
Rowan
England
A Dangerous Lethargs Review and Remedy
A fragmentary item discusses dangerous lethargy and kidney-related ailments. It mentions Light's disease and diabetes in a garbled fashion, and references KorQua organs, Rheumatism, and Mustetter's Stomach Bittery as a remedy to activate kidneys and prevent disease. The readability is limited but centers on a medicine claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mustetter
Curiosity Satiated and a Coffee Alternative Ad
A dialogue on manners aboard a Moon duster reveals a nervous American stereotype. An in-journey passenger touts Grain O as a coffee substitute, claiming it nourishes nerves without harm and can be shared by the whole family, with claims about its grain base and sleep benefits. The piece ends noting the vast telegraph line length and wire mileage.
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Itm
Drunk for Twenty Years Ends With Wife’s Help and Cure
A correspondent recalls a twenty year drinking habit and how his wife’s "Anu Jag" remedy transformed him. An offer from Renova Chemien Co promises the drug with directions in plain wrapper for one dollar, mailed from New York.
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Renova Chemien' Co
Broadway
New York
Heating Freight Cars to Protect Perishable Goods
A report on warming freight cars to prevent damage during severe Central European winters. Heaters in stock cars maintain warmth for vegetables fruits beer wine and liquors, with inspectors checking temperatures and venting to regulate heat. The system, though costly, is viewed as a successful measure for safer transit of perishables.
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Te Ferther
Meena
Coblentz
Wiesbaden
Berlite
MET
Murepe
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Repeats Price Note
Fragmentary ad copy mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally priced at 75 cents. Also garbled lines reference a Philadelphia matinee fan, a decade old social trend, and Nickel Plate Road Sunday outings for groups of five or more up to 100 miles round trip for $1.00.
Neighborhood News From Across The State
A roundup of local and statewide incidents reports injuries in a Gallipolis car row and a slew of deaths injuries and crimes. Isaac Price dies after appendicitis surgery. Pastors urge end to Sunday funerals except in mandatory cases. Farmers mourn extensive corn losses from a chinch bug outbreak. A boy fatally injured by a wagon wheel in Columbus. Several suicides and near suicides across towns. Accidents, arrests, and oddities fill the wire as communities address sorrow and safety.
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Tema
Will
Wesley Pieres
Harry Grove
Gallipolis
Isaae Price
Spencervile
Union
Twe Fins
Iosa County
Louis Miller
Columbus
Alonzo Lawson
Otwoy
Dwight Evans
Piqua
Plum City
Ingway
Cherry Valley Iron Works
Leetonia
Grafton Iron Works
Benjamin Woolume Contractor
Ptera
Freestone
Scidio County
Upper
Sandusky
Mia
Elizabeth Smith
Grand Rayids
Mich
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Ll Irich Byler
Pnchelor
Sugar Creek Township
Wooster
Ryler
Waithiam Kane
Newark
Ation
Anehaon Nelson
Anewhet
Pope
Nelson
Stonewalter
Trent Gay
Asa Wo Jones
Yards
Delaware
Adam Knabel
West Lierty
Edward Botkins
Parker
Goldsberry
Numler
James Plor
College Corners
Blair
Nettle M Lieb
Miss Lieb
Rosa Abertson
Poles Court
Frank Kish
Onto Steel Company
Youngstown
Kish
George W Willams
Bollarke
Jath
Robert Mason
Steubenville
United States
Richards
Williams
Scientist saved President Barnaby at Uarteville College
Prof Alvin Barnaby of Uartaville College Ind survived a serious illness aided by Dr Williams Mylreavor Tite. The college, long known for its United Brethren Church ties, sits in Tlartaville Ind and was founded when few colleges existed. Barnaby spoke about health decline from indigestion and his recovery after patient study.
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Barnaby
Uarteville College
Williams
Mylreavor Tite
Reptileiwan
Columbus
Ind
Uartavilly College
Tlartaville
Taned Brethren Church
Dovn
Alvin
Tom Twodh
Cell Ae
Fmall
Kent County
Michigan
Doctor’s remedy aids in case in Tustin
A patient describes illness with chest pains and fainting spells, seeking medical guidance. After trying various physicians and remedies including a mineral bath and tonics, relief comes following a recommended home therapy and a course of medicine. The narrative notes improved strength and a positive response to treatment, with a caution about recurring ailments and the need for continued care. The piece mentions Dr Williams and a public notice about出售 medicines and mail orders from Williams Medicine Co.
Literacy woes and a shoe dusting remedy in one page
The article notes Spain’s public education failures with only about a quarter of adults literate and scant instruction for 41 percent of school age children, while teachers earn under 153 a year. It then promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder for foot comfort and relief from corns and hot, tired feet, including mail order details and a free trial offer. It also mentions fashion hats, Churchill as a skater, and travel ads for summer home seekers along Lake Erie.
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Allen
Mall
Olmsted
Roy N
Nickel Plate Road Summer Travel Offer and Local Notices
On Sundays two or more can travel up to a hundred miles round trip for $1.00 on the Nickel Plate Road. A list of country homes along the South Shore of Lake Erie offers summer boarders, mail two-cent stamps to B. F. Morner, General Passenger Agent, Nickel Plate Road, Cleveland Ohio.
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Lake Erie
Sam
B.F Horner
Generel
Nickel Mate Remd
Cleveland
Nickel Plate Road
Jake Erie
B.F Morner
Nickel Tlate Road
Ohio
Tennessee Centennial Exposition Offers Very Low Rates
The Tennessee Centennial Exposition marks the hundredth anniversary of statehood with extensive grounds, buildings, and attractions. Located on the Louisville and Nashville line, it promises exceptionally low fares for travelers and urges readers to visit for a comprehensive display of utilities and displays, with direct access for visitors en route.
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Tennessee
Thea Union
Louisville & Nashville
Lotak
Louisvilldé
Aulaller
Grain O Nutritive Drink and Nickel Plate Travel Ad
An eclectic old ad promotes Grain-O as a healthy cereal drink for all ages, praising its coffee-like color and stomach-friendly benefits. It also touts the Nickel Plate Road for travel to New York City or Boston, highlighting deluxe day coaches, uniformed porters, dining cars, and comfortable accommodations on trips from Chicago to eastern destinations.
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New York City
Boston
Java
Massenger
Nickel Plate Road
Funda Pelub
New York
Cleves ‘Wand
Batalo
New Look
Ant Fnaton
Why Mrs Pinkham Outshines Family Doctors for Women
A satirical look at female illness and the claimed success of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The piece argues women detail symptoms to doctors poorly, urging readers to seek Pinkham's advice from her Tyne Massachusetts laboratory. It cites testimonials and asserts vast female cures.
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Ouro Famale
Shy
Lydia Po Minkham Atlyon Muss
Amigelo Herses
Om Yard
Hirth
Amenea Union
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Nebraska
General Passonenr
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Washington D.C
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Philadelphia
Nickel Pale
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Samuel Pitcher
Zyannis
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LDS
Mothers of America
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
Amy
Latechio News
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Hakrnady
Eles College
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Lyman
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Nickel Piste Read
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