Coughs and Colds in Children and Patent Remedies
An advertisement cites recommendations for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children and adults, claiming safety and non narcotic relief from coughs, colds, and bronchial afflictions. It includes testimonials from Mre Mary R. Melendy and A J Thurpes praising Foley and Perry Davis painkillers, plus notices on milk cows and Rocky Mountain Tea.
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Chicago
Chamberlain
Mary R. Melendy
Ill
Schultz
Long term jade deposit and ship policy tale from Tokyo
The Cr ichi Cingo in 1000 yen deposit fixed for 250 years is linked to Mr Goichi Abe a coal dealer in Tokyo. A bank promises 2 208 411 179 yen in 2450 years from 1910. The depositor narrates a family saga from hardship as an iceboy and estranged father linked to a ship loss and insurance details. The passage shifts to a Century magazine digression by Miss Lillie Mamilton French about old maids and their social role.
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Cr-ichi Cingo
Goichi Abe
Minami Shimboricha Niehome
Kyobashi-ku
Tokyo
Tokio
Japan
Ikisha
Ki Ichi Abe
Soichiro Asano
Asano
Holfer
Lillie Mamilton French
Iconoclasts in Hawars erase Havana landmarks
A Baltimore American correspondent reports Havana rapid modernization will erase tourist magnets. Old city walls and Punta Fort walls, known as Lon Foss where Weyler’s reconcentrados were housed, are being removed and sold cheaply. The Fosos site is replaced by a modern driveway. Wall sections between Zuhieta and Monserrate streets are also being torn down for building lots.
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Havana
United States
Cuba
Baltimore American
Old City
Punta
Lon Foss
Gen. Weyler
Zuhieta
Monserrate Street
British to establish vast stud farms for Army horses
A Pretoria dispatch reports Britain will open large breeding facilities in South Africa starting with 4000 brood mares, to be supplied to civil authorities and later expanded to cattle and other livestock. Standerton will host a major depot with British and Australian experts to select mares and stallions, focusing on Boer mares suited to veldt conditions.
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Pretoria
Pull Mall Gazette
Manny
Standerton
Origin of chestnut slang traced to Edwin Abbey tale
A Philadelphia art patron attributes the slang chestnut to Edwin A. Abbey. In New York Abbey repeated a tale of a chestnut farmer who gave away his crop, prompting audiences to cry chestnuts, the phrase evolving into slang over time.
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Philadelphia
Edwin A. Abbey
Academy of Fine Arts
Edward VII
New York
Abbey
Tile Club
Mr. Abbey
Mosquito Research Finds Eggs Hatch Months After Laying
Dr T W Dupree reports to the Louisiana Naturalists that mosquito eggs hatch months later, especially in ponds that dry up. Oiling ponds in March and April yields little benefit as hatching occurs continuously. He found 24 mosquito varieties in Louisiana ponds, with year to year variation. The report includes other notices and advertisements from the era.
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T. W. Dupree
Louisiana
Louisiana Society of Naturalists
New York Sun
Dupree
Parrot at the Telephone—A Curious Household Tale
A Boston Transcript excerpt describes a parrot’s strong bond with Caddie, its confidant, and the family’s comic chase to discover the bird’s presence after she calls from the telephone. The piece mixes whimsy with observational humor about parrot behavior.
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Boston Transcript
Caddie
Hail
Cuddie
Antipathies of People Reported by Physician
A Philadelphia Regard piece notes odd neuroses linking aversions to birds and eggs, nosebleeds sparked by site of an apple or heliotrope, fever from raw fish, headaches from cats, faintness at blood, chills from velvet, and other documented cases. The physician calls these conditions well authenticated and says doctors enjoy discovering such quirks.
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Philadelphia
Chesne
Francis I
Diego Rodriguez
Conductor’s Honest Rakeoff In Coin Earnings Uncovered
A Sixth Avenue streetcar conductor admits to pocketing coins during lulls and sorting by date to identify rare pieces. He claims to have recovered several hundred coins with premium values from fares, cashing them out with his own funds and selling them to coin dealers.
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Sixth Avenue
New York Times
Greenhorn
One Minute cough cure praised for lung health
A reader from Madison Georgia touts One Minute cough cure as a remedy for coughs colds laryngitis bronchitis and pneumonia claiming it clears phlegm soothes mucous membranes and strengthens lungs while noting a local druggist endorsement and competing remedies at Timely Topic.
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Ayer
Wise
Madison
N. N. Schultz
Ruley
Tn, Schulty
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