Current Items From a Dated News Texture
A collage of curiosities and anecdotes from a bygone era recounts wild claims and curiosities. It notes a Florida coast sealed bottle about City of Boston, a Nebraska metal find, a prairie chicken movement, odd trials, romance, and a long list of farm and household tips including cake recipes and mowing safety.
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Florida
Boston
New York
Tus
Detroit Prep Press
Milwaukee Sentinel
St. Paul
Europe
America
Maryland
Reno
Elliott
Mercy
E. R. Johnson
New Bedford
Colorado
Philadelphia
Denver Tribune
Waitx W. Reeder
Green River
Mr. Sr
Louisville
Falmouth
Bootblack
Worcester
Masa
Gilzette
Joel ‘H. Mansfield
San Frans
Cal
Mary Hein
Manefield
Rector struck by unknown blow at Grace Church
The Rev Frank M Hall officiated at Grace Church after a back yard accident left him unconscious and missing a front tooth. A likely explanation from the Toledo Commercial suggests he was struck by a spent rifle ball from an unseen sportsman, leaving him with nerve exposure and pain until treatment.
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Grace Church
Frank M ‘Hall
Waite
Toledo
Care of Team Horses under Massachusetts Society rules
Care guidelines for work horses include feeding potatoes or carrots once or twice weekly, keeping the animal clean warm and comfortable with ample bedding, and always leaving rock salt in the manger. Harness care should keep the collar smooth and well fitted to avoid irritation. do not use a martingale and use check-reins only to a natural head position.
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Live Stock Journal
Timothy
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Invented receipts attack Sage and Pierce remedies
A Berlin based periodical published fake receipts claiming to reveal formulas for Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy and Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The author, a proprietor, swore under oath the receipts are false and warned readers about catch-penny frauds, naming Frank M. Reed of New York and other bogus circulators while defending the medicines as safe and effective.
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Berlin
Prussia
Dr. Sage
Dr. Pierce
Frank M. Reed
Eighth Street
New York
Br. Sage
Chicago
PaMaAdipla
Advertising and medicine merits shape fortune and fame
The piece cites the dangers of overreliance on advertising for medicines, arguing only products with extraordinary merit succeed long term. It quotes Dr. R. V. Pierce and Toledo Blade praise, then touts Walker’s California Vinegar Bitters and Won’t’s Chill Tonic as proven cures. It endorses stock tips and generic consumer goods signaling broad 19th century commerce.
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The
Toledo Blade
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Phyettign
K. V. Pierce
Piercer
Wonn's Dispensary
Fraud Divorce Suit in Boston Shocks Younger Men
A Boston divorce suit alleges fraud in age, with a 37 year old bride and a 22 year old groom, sparking alarm about hastily chosen marriages. The piece satirizes cosmetic claims and advertises Mustang Liniment while warning of counterfeit products and a chemist signature. It notes numerous everyday injuries and promotes health nostrums amid sensational prose.
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Rice
Boston
Magnolia Balin
Hagan
Lyon
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New England
Dr. Sages
California
Golden State
Dr. Walker
United States
Walker
Winort
Wheeiock, Finnay & Co
New Orleans
Drvcarsts
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Alex. Frothingham & Co
Elmwood
Northwestern
Pat
G. W. Westbrook
Wheeler & CO
Bank Street
Cleveland
Outo
W. W. Hallock
General Western
Jackson ST
Stmp
I. C. Newton
Troy
N. IL
H. C. Newton
N.il
ALL AM Boys
Johnson, Clark. & CO
Neloaing Atanto
T. Popham & CO
Porrapxcrnia
Peekn
Adventures of
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Esrit Garson
Himede
Far West
Agenta
M. A. Parker & CO
Clark Street
Livingstone
Africa
Ales
Iowa
Arkansas
Dakota
W. Giles
Louis
Beck
J.C. Beck
Cincinnati
John Worth & GO
St. Louis
BOI
Pausa & Co
South 6Th Gt
Phila
AMS & CO
Pearl Street
Ziegler & M'Curdy
ENS Mauricard
Chenlar
Rongar Wella
Vescy Bt
P.O
F. Tallant
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Iow
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Aessys
Empire City
York
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Washington
Pleton Wilson
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New Mills
U.S
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Lyman Trynbolg
Doolittle
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Palin Myers
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Rochester, Beaver Co
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Griswold Street
Detroit
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Broadway
N.Y
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