Diverse Oddities From Disease To Bridges And Birds
The report sketches extremes from Lovelock Nevada fuel shortages and extreme heat to long bridge spans in Europe and the U S. It notes Italy’s grasshopper cages as a superstition tied to prosperity and describes woodcocks carrying their young to safe feeding grounds with nests in dry woods and moisture needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovelocks
Nevada
Danube
Czernavoda
Galveston Bay Bridge
Texas
Firth of Forth Bridge
Queenspring
Scotland
Brooklyn Bridge
Niagara Bridge
Rhine Bridge
Bonn
Dusseldorf
Italy
Cure for Rheumatism Promised by Local User
A North Carolina resident claims recovery from rheumatism after using 8.8.S. 8S. and notes previous expensive failed treatment. The letter cites a neighbor with a cut rheumatism improving after three weeks and endorses the medicine for rheumatic sufferers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vlah
N.C
C. Lassiter
Escape of Mrs Chao Nan From Philadelphia Chinatown Shoe Fashion
A photograph shows a shoe claimed as Mrs Chao Nan’s three and seven eighths inches long with silk upper. The article notes her six year imprisonment and dangerous escape via a wooden tool to reach New York, then China aided by wealthy women. It mixes sensational anecdote with stray quotes and commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chao Nan
Philadelphia
Chinatown
Chu Nan
New York
China
Mrs Beatty Inherits Wealth After Fathers Death
Mrs David Beatty daughter of Marshall Field becomes one of the world's richest women upon her father's passing. The article notes her first marriage to Arthur Tree of Chicago, subsequent separation, and later marriage to Captain Beatty. It references contemporary adverts and literary quips, reflecting the era's social chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Beatty
Marshall Field
Arthur Tree
Lambert Tree
Chicago
England
Tree
Capt. Beatty
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and 19th Century Odds and Ends
An antique advertisement reel includes Hall's Catarrh Cure offer promising payment for untreatable catarrh, with testimonials and other patent remedies. It weaves in jokes and brief product pitches such as Dr Kline nerve cure, Allen's Foot Ease, Laxative Quinine cold remedy, and assorted quips, reflecting varied 19th century ad culture in Toledo.
Fragmented quip about a judge and theater crowd
A humorous exchange notes a new star’s acting raising a crowd from eight hundred to ten people. The Cleveland Leader quotes a back-and-forth about being in court and life at hard labor, ending with a judge marriage gag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Thompson
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Ad from PAZO OINTMENT
Itching bleeding and protruding piles promised to be cured in 6 to 14 days by PAZO ointment. Druggists offer refund if it fails. Promotion emphasizes a 50 cent price and a guaranteed result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KF. W. Grove
Cascarets Ad Claims Mass Consumer Trust and Safety
An advertisement asserts Cascarets are trusted by millions in the United States, detailing vast daily usage and long-term popularity. It warns of imitators and touts the product as a vegetable, harmless digestive aid made by the Sterling Remedy Company, offering a gold plated bonbon box for ten cent stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NSSS
SSS
NS Bose Ram
Chas. H. Fletcher
Ntaur Company
Murray Street
New York City
California Fig Syrup Co
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walla Walla
Wash
Atlas
Corliss
Norfolk, Va
Anderson
8. C
Augusta
Montgomery
Des Moines
Tow
Shreveport
Ft. Smith, Ark
New Bern
Jacksonville
Fis
Athens, Ga
Atlas E
Minneapolis, Minn
Omaha
Neb
New Orleans
Greensboro
N. C
Memphis
Ncine Works
Indianapolis
Moler Barber College
Occidental Ave
Seattle
Wis
Tmlus
S.S.S
J.L. Agnew
Mt. Vernon
E. Greenbrier St
Nell
Belle—Lve
Tim
Catholic Standard and Times
Mrs
David Beatty
Barker
Henry James
Puck
Mrs. Winslow
State OF Ono
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cnexny
I. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Frank J. Cueney
A. D
A. W. Gleason
F. J. Cheney & CO
Dr.Kline
R. H. Kline, Ltd
Arch St
Dave
Philadelphia Ledger
Allen
Bree
Allen S. Olmstead
LeRoy, N. Y
St-Louis
Ower
Pak
Hlouse
V. W. Voorhees
America
Mankina
Cascarets
Cascaret
Starr-Boyd
St. Helens
St.Helens
St. Helen Cubator Co
Koch V. T. CO
Box X
Winona
Minn
American Real Estate & Guaranty Ce
Lincoln County
Yambill County
St. Jonna
Wall St
Western Distributing Company
Pian Os
American Portable House CO
N. U
R. L. Beattie
Flyer Bock
Piso
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