Hypnotism class ends with forged check and murder
A Chicago medical lecture reveals a hypnotized man who forges a $20,000 check after being driven to crime by Dr Graeme Hammond. The subject, under hypnosis, pretends to ride a chair as a horse and stabs a man, then recalls nothing of the episode when returned to full awareness.
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Hammond
Graeme Hammond
Dr. Hammond
Stevenson
Markheim
Heal
Col. Ingersoll
Chauncey Depew
England
Ingersoll
Depew
Talmage
New York
Kemp's Balsam advertised as a universal cure
An advertisement extols Kemp's Balsam as a perfect cough and lung remedy with thousands of bottles given away yearly. It promises quick relief after the first dose and urges immediate purchase, noting free trial bottles and a large size for $1. The text also mentions Dr Isaac Thompson's Eye Water and a garbled line referencing Jay Gould.
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Kemp's Balsam
Man claims route to North Pole via land sled from Boothia
Alphonse Leduc, a half blood who traveled with Lord Lonsdale into the Arctic, arrived in Chicago from Manitoba. He says with funds and materials he could reach the North Pole by land using a sled line of 300 men for supplies north and news south. Headquarters would be Boothia Peninsula, twelve days by courier from Winnipeg telegraph. He plans to seek newspaper backing.
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Alphonse Leduc
Lord Lonsdale
Arctic
Chicago
Manitoba
Leduc
North Pole
Boothia
Winnipeg
New York Dispatch
Vision of Charme Passes On The Arm Of Manager
In a fragmentary report a theatrical manager guides a woman described as an actress known as Vision of Charme. The crowd questions her identity while a terse dialogue hints at her role and status in the production.
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Charme
Imitation Hard To Achieve In Popular Remedies
The article argues that successful imitation of Werters Safe Cure and Warner’s Log Cabin remedies is nearly impossible due to unique manufacturing methods and skilled personnel. It asserts expensive labs, high quality materials, and controlled processes protect the genuine products from counterfeiters.
Honest Doctor Recommends Golden Medical Discovery
An honest doctor treats a patient with Bilious Dyspepsia and Torpid Liver by advising Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The remedy purports to purify blood, cleanse kidneys and excretory organs, aid digestion, and build strength, with a guarantee of benefit or a refund.
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Dr. Pierce
Golden Medica
Golden Medical
WorLp
Dispensary Medical Association
Doctor and professor discuss breeding methods with lancet
A brief exchange shows a young doctor questioning breeding practices from decades past and a professor replying that the lancet changed them, implying medical advances.
Positive Epilepsy Remedy Promised By H G Root
A letter to the editor declares a free sample and a treatise will be sent to any epileptic sufferer who provides a postal and express address. The writer, H G Root M C, 183 Pearl Street New York, asserts a cure for the disease and urges action. An accompanying quip questions the hatchet in the hand of the undisciplined youth.
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H.G. Root
M. C
Pearl St
New York
Catarrh cured by clergy's dramatic remedy
A clergyman suffering years from catarrh found a recipe that cured him and saved him from death after trying all known remedies. Readers may obtain the recipe free by sending a stamped self addressed envelope to Prof. J. A. Lawrence in New York. Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is advertised at 50 cents. The piece ends with a wry pun about the tax collector.
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J. A. Lawrence
Warren &J
Lecter
Desler
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
W. L
Soid by alldruggeia and six for five dollars
Prepared only by C I Hood and Co Apothecaries Low and Mac.
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Alldruggeia
C I Hood & Co
Mac
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Jingo
Dubuque
Washington
Isaac Thompson
Jay ‘Gould
Storm
Si Brand
Krkrani
Hood
Howl
Tuorp
St Albans
Dion.” Jr
E. Sanin
Fast Broad Top
ESS
WITHO
Congress
Dolglay
Amr
Fener
A “A
W. L. Bouclas
Brockton, Mass
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