Dr King’s New Discovery Cures Coughs and Colds
Temptation is the doorway to a wretched interior as Mrs. Phoee Thomas of Junction City UL was told she had consumption but recovered after using Dr King’s New Discovery. Thos Maeyers of San Francisco also found relief in two weeks after one bottle. Trial bottles sold at Jacob & Junkermann’s drug store in regular sizes priced 50c and 1.00.
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Phoee Thomas
Junction City
Dr. King
Frey
Jacob & Junkermann
The Negro Voice Notes Race Music and Social Tax Jests
The piece surveys African American vocal traits and rhythm, contrasts singing with instrumental aims, and muses on why notable black instrumentalists are scarce. It cites D B H Carr praising Chamberlain Pain Balm for rheumatism, and humorously discusses bachelor taxation and an old maids home proposal amid social satire.
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United States
Menna
Rhythm Stone
Og Wallaschek
Glory Surpassing Solomon’s Lord Mayor Robes at Guildhall
London Telegraph notes the Guildhall as the ancient heart of city governance with lord mayor robes in crimson or purple velvet for state occasions. Aldermen wear scarlet gowns, sheriffs wear ornate robes and chains, common councilors don mazarine gowns. The mayor bears a gold chain, two on reelection, and a suite of ceremonial arms including a silver gilt mace, four awards such as the Pearl, and four swords marking sovereignty, fast days, royal deaths, and central court display.
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London
England
London Telegraph
Guildhall
Ness
Central Criminal Court
A Race of Toothless Men and Civilizational Dread
A New York Tribune view warns that future generations may lack teeth, citing British statistics on dental decay among London schoolchildren and army recruits. The piece links tooth neglect to civilization progress, notes a toothbrush drill in schools, and oddly suggests repealing the Geary law to invite Chinese immigration as a remedy.
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Europtolemus
Cyprus
Pliny
New York Tribune
London
VCT
Medical Department
Army
United States
Plucky young eels overcome river obstructions
A historic note extols young eels as they ascend the Thames despite floodgates and barriers. It discusses mortality rates, the formation of eel layers that aid ascent, and the culinary use of young eels. It also recalls old beliefs about eel birth and a bizarre recipe claiming to spawn eels by sun exposure.
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Thames
Rod and Caiun
Mayhen
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