Unclear historic ad copy hints at safety tips and tragedy
A fragmentary page note mentions Lydia E Makham medicine catalog from Lynn Massachusetts and a Philadelphia report of a young woman who died after a brick blow. The text suggests caution and metaphor about rocking a boat and avoiding foot soreness.
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Philadelphia
Poison Ivy and Its Antidotes Described
An historic account explains poison ivy Rhus toxicodendron from the sumach family, noting its active agents may enter skin pores and cause lasting lesions. It details poison sumach versus harmless sumach, mentions antidotes like soapsuds and baking soda, and cites Impatiens fulva as a natural remedy.
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Montreal
New Patent Automatic Wolf Scaring Gun Debuts
Examiners note the caution in judging inventions as a new device for protecting sheep from wolves is already in use in Western prairies. The automatic gun runs on clockwork with blank cartridges and can be timed to fire at ten minute intervals from sunset to sunrise during lambing season.
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Patent Office
Saturday Evening Post
American Legation in Seoul Showcases U S Presence
The New York Tribune notes the American legation near the Corean king's palace in Seoul occupies three acres of garden and multiple refurbished one story buildings. It explains the land system led Gen. Foote to acquire the residence and how its artful upgrades made the compound the most impressive foreign legation in Seoul.
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Seoul
United States
Japan
Siam
Tokyo
Hermit Kingdom
Foote
Httle
Corea
New York Tribune
Storks and martens in a tale of nest battles and memory
A French surgeon seeks a stork at Smyrna and substitutes hen eggs provoking a violent stork siege. Martens and a swall ow contest a nest to seize it, with one wing white feather noted. The piece ends by musing on monuments and Adams neglected memorials.
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Smyrna
England's Oldest Actress Mary Anne Keeley
England's oldest living actress is Mary Anne Keeley, now in her ninety third year. At ninety she recalls Queen Victoria inviting her to Buckingham Palace and replying that she felt no nerves, the queen treating her as a great lady and putting her at ease.
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England
Mary Anne Keeley
Queen Victoria
Buckingham Palace
Kansas City Journal
Eye as First Sign of Aging Shows in Corneal Color Loss
The eye reveals early aging as the corneal circumference fades in color. This aged indicator marks the onset of older age in a person.
A Cemetery for Dogs Opens in Paris with Elaborate Monuments
A Paris cemetery for dogs features a grand entrance wall a concierge house and an office with a marble monument showing a dog carrying a child. A relief memorial honors a St Bernard who saved a child in the snow on St Bernard Pass. The piece notes Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup and quotes Heines caustic remark about duels.
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Paris
St. Bernard Pass
St. Bernard
Best of Things and a Snob Tale
A moral reflection on making the best of events through faith and conscience. A stock broker's house visit reveals a plumber and apprentice faced with a potential theft scare as the butler and homeowner probe for valuables amid a cautious warning from the workers.
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John
Tom
It Didn't Matter and China in the Balance
A dated clipping blends medical ad copy with political inquiry. It cites a distressed husband unable to pay a bill, questions China’s fate amid foreign power divisions, and comments on health products and a physician author. It closes with a mosquito metaphor from Rev. Wood.
Hood's Sarsaparilla touted to cure dyspepsia
A Boston reader claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cured her six year struggle with dyspepsia sour stomach and headaches after two bottles. The ad urges prompt purchase to restore vigor and appetite.
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