Fishermen encounter 18-foot devilfish in Panuco River
A party of English anglers on the Panuco River reports a rare sighting of three large stingray devilfish near Tampico. Captain A Paget and companions battled to restrain the creatures as two nearly matched 18 foot rays tow their boats seaward. The monster tore free after a dramatic leap, leaving the men shaken but unharmed.
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Mexican
Panuco River
South Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
A. Paget
Molyneaux
Charles Cost
Major Ramsden
Robert Duff
Juliet Duff
Tarpon
Tampico Cor
Mexican Herald
Rece Nein Gt
Post Toasties Take on Toasty Crisp Identity
Post Toasties are fully cooked wafers toasted to a crisp golden brown. The ad copy markets a balanced breakfast cereal with a toasted texture and a bold, crunchy finish.
Farmers' Advice on Stock Health and Squash Culture
A collection of rural tips covers animal care from feeding carrots to calves, avoiding weak horses, and housing poults. crop guidance includes soil drags, drainage, breeding stock culls, hydrocyanic risk in plants, and spraying for pests. squash cultivation notes advise bed prep, hill spacing, thinning, and chicken help against squash bugs.
Good Roads Debate Shapes Minnesota Auto Club Talk
G A Will of Minneapolis says Minnesota loses 10 million annually to bad roads at a Minnesota State Automobile Association meeting. He urges a central organization for highway improvements and permanent maintenance plans while noting a good roads bill before the legislature. Signs and cross state routes are highlighted as necessary steps to better traveling conditions. local efforts including graveling bees show progress in farming districts.
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G. A. Will
Minneapolis
Will
Minnesota State Automobile Association
Davyebport
Iowa City
Iowa
New York
Schenectady
Golden Age of the Missouri River Steamboats Recalled
Kansas City Star notes the rise and fall of steamboat fortunes on the Missouri River tied to Montana gold. It recalls profits from vessels like Pater Balen and Octavia, the surge in arrivals in 1866 67, and the perilous mackinaw trips when vessels sailed with gold dust and civilians faced hostile terrain and era's dangers.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Pater Balen
W. J. Lewin
Tacony
St. John
Montana
Missouri
Leven
Fort Benton
Hiram Martin Chittenden
Missouri River
Yellowstone
Chittenden
Voyage of J B Hubbell steamboat down the Missouri
An account describes Hubbell and Hawley and Hubbell’s steamboat leaving Mort Benton for Fort Benton around Sept. 15. About thirty men rowed a 80 by 12 foot boat guarded by sentries against Indian attack. They reached Sioux City on Nov. 22 with ice on a river running full.
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J. B. Hubbell
Hawley & Hubbell
Sioux City
December Turquoise Beliefs and a Railroad Damages Tale
A December birthstone piece extols turquoise as a beauty linked to Venus the goddess of love and good fortune, noting its two types, Mishapur mines, and color shifts with weather and aura. It cites ancient virtues, protection from harm, and luck in love, with a witty Irwin anecdote on a railroad damages claim.
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Goelin
Venus
Avery
Bocce de Boot
Mishapur
Persia
Nisnni-Novgorod
Will Irwin
Success Magazine
Recipe for Plant Protection Warns Against Infected Nations
An English writer cites a German gardener's method to prevent plant diseases. Mix two pounds vitriol and four pounds lime in twenty seven gallons water until clear. Add two pounds sugar, stir again. Syringe plants weekly, early, quickly and evenly to protect health.
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Germany
A Harrowing Appeal In A Curious 19th Century Quip
A fragment from a Baltimore American piece questions whether a patient died during an operation, noting a paradoxical line about a perfect success in other aspects. The text also mentions a young woman engaged three times, with a wry remark about a stopped-top bureau drawer.
Fragmented Dysnoptie Oriter Tale At College
A garbled OCR passage presents Miss Cary Thomas of Key Mawr College amid a confused scene with a rambling exchange about language duties and a purchasing moment. The text references a Ramion Duval and a Bon Murehe department store advertisement, with a waitress translating a cryptic order.
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Cary Thomas
Key Mawr College
Fens
Bangorian
Ramion Duval Te Paria
Bir
Bon Murehe
Rene
Beth
Purmanent Confirmation After Five Years With Kidney Complaint
A five year testimonial endorses a renal treatment product. The notice cites relief from back and kidney pains and credits Don's Kidney Pills for improved health. Distributed by Faster Milburn Co. Buffalo. The ad mentions current New York City telephone directories and a Nebreska reference.
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Mider
A. Pikerul
St. Mitel
Don
Milburn Co
Buffalo
Adverts and Remedies From a Distant Newspaper Page
A collage of early 20th century ads touts Allen’s Foot-Wose as a premier foot antiseptic powder with imitators warned against. Other listings promote eye salve, teething syrup, Murine eye remedy, and foreign trade notes, with regional stores and claims of universal utility.
Rockland Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham for Cure
A Rockland Maine resident writes that after suffering backache and general misery she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports three bottles cured her and urges others to try the remedy. Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts invites sick women to write for free advice and testimonies pour in praising the product.
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Rockland
Maine
Lydia TE. Pinkham
Mrs. Winn
Youna
Columbia Avenue
Lydia B. Pinkban
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Ings
Cure for Eczema From Cuticura Remedies
After a year of severe itching rough skin on the arms legs and scalp and no relief from various cures a patient reports relief and eventual cure after two or three applications of Cuticura Ointment with Cuticura Soap and Ponds Balm at Skin Hospital. Henry Searle Little Rock Ark Oct 10 1907 Lotter Ding & Chew Corp sole props Cylleura Remedies Boston.
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Berema
Naeller Ryeon
Chen
Henry Searle
Little Tock
Ark
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Munygon
Get & M
Munyon
Jelferson
Philadelphia
Oldatt
Eiapy
Fagilieley
Thay Fray
Fosdick
Tribune
Castoria Bor
Aiea
Devilfish
Chronte
Grecers
Poutier
Tevery
Nebraska
Iida
Gregory
Carantillan
Purmanent
New York City
Fenple
Onhagen
Allen
Dittit
Muggista
Howard Bros
Bullata
N. J
Irst Presbyterian Church
Seattle
Japan
Murine
Noew Seon Geverigionae
Uote
Peny Sidan
Haarlem
Bleecker Bt
Toy Holland Medicine Co
Scranton
Topaee Ae Co
Pereriton
Bled
Capauton
Tero
Lydia EB. Pinkham
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