Atmore Village Health Icon and Oddities Report
An odd fragmented slice mentions Atmore France as a healthy village of forty with aging residents and anecdotes about a Burlington Kentucky man Josk Jiddins. It covers a worm escaping a hole, a mole chase, a prohibition on smoking at a fair, and a baseball funding comparison. It also hints at Nostetter's Stomach Bitters and Cascarents candy cathartic ads alongside generic health claims and a remark about yachts and tacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atmore
Worl
Josk Jiddins
Burlington
Cigarel Te Oking
Tavis Hose
Peruna touted as cure for summer catarrh by exhibitor
Mary J. Kennedy of Armour & Co at the Trans Mississippi Exposition in Omaha endorses Peruna as a permanent cure for summer catarrh. She attributes indigestion to eight years of travel and stomach malaise, credits Peruna with restoring health after three months, and notes the remedy purges impurities, energizes digestion, and purifies blood. The firm offers to mail “Summer Catarrh” information free from Columbus, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. Kennedy
Armour & Co
Omaha
Neb
Miss Kennedy
Beyacj
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
The Dollar History and Related Notes
A historical overview traces the dollar’s origins from 1785 resolutions to define the unit and weight of silver, the mint’s 1792 setup, and the 1794 shift to standard silver dollars. It discusses the derivation from the thaler, the term dollar’s Shakespearean echoes, Hanseatic origins, and the etymology of sterling, with a brief segue into contemporaneous wellness and medical ad copy and a stray note on forgery risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Worldollar
Folen & Resolution
Con Prees
United Sates
Alexander Tamillon
Steel Yard
London
Prisk
Baltic
Russia
Charles V
Germany
Spain
Spanish America
Notre Dame University Promotes Catalog Free Of Charge
Notre Dame University in Notre Dame Indiana invites readers to write to the president for a free catalog and details on terms courses of study and the associated preparatory and commercial programs. The article extols the higher courses St Edward's Hall and the college’s diligent care for students. It oddly notes a Prenel government liberation claim in Madagascar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame
Ind
Notre Dame University
West
St. Edward's Hall
Madagras
Prenel
Tiny Volcanoes Near Laytonville California
Near Laytonville California a six acre area on a hillside produced about 25 small volcanic hills each with a crater. Mud and hot vapor erupted from every crater and shots of mud flew twenty five feet into the air. Crowds gathered to watch the strange natural display overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Laytonville
Cal
Automobile Fatalsin New York Spark Public Alarm
A series of serious automobile accidents in New York is reported. A doctor's assistant was killed in a head on collision with a machine while cycling, and a prominent citizen died when a car sped, failed to answer the lever, struck a curb, and threw occupants, the vehicle stopping only after bystanders blocked its path. The machine suffered no damage.
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New York
Not to Marry Shop Girls in Kewanee Matrimonial Market
A Chicago Journal special correspondent reports that Kewanee men form an organization to discourage sweatshop work among young women. Each member pledges not to marry a woman employed in factories or shops, arguing such work unfits women for household duties. Those adhering to housekeeping are more likely to appear in future marriage notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kewanee, Jr
Chicago Journal
Admiral Sampson Drink Invented by Memphis Editor
Kong Range Drinks Editor Kennedy of the Memphis Commercial Appeal invents a new hot weather beverage named the Admiral Sampson. The quirky drink is described as a long range concoction that “eats in their work” at great distance, reported by the Washington Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kong
Kennedy
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Admiral Sampson
Long Range
Washington Post
Richest Chinaman in America Chin Tan Sun
Chin Tan Sun, a San Francisco Chinese leader, is described as the richest Chinaman in America and among the wealthiest men overall. The article notes he has millions of dollars credited to his name in banks and property deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Chin Tan Sun
San Francisco
Poet Priest of Confederacy Monument to Rev Abram J Ryan
The Pickett Buchanan Chapter of Daughters of the Confederacy erected a monument in memory of Rev Father Abram J Ryan known as the poet priest of the Confederacy. The act honors his literary and religious ties to the Civil War era.
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Confederacy
Pickett Buchanan
Daughters of the Confederacy
Abram J. Ryan
The
Young Man Heads Millions in Steel Firm Rise
B. F. Jones Jr. of Pittsburg has been named head of the Jones & Laughlin steel manufacturing interests, capitalized at 20 million dollars, at the age of 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Jones, Jr
Pittsburg
Jones & Laughlin Steel Manufacturing
Colorado Versus Switzerland A Mountain Comparison
A historical article compares Colorado and Switzerland highlighting higher peaks in Colorado, multiple 14,000-foot summits, rail and wagon routes, and scenic canyons. It notes Leadville, Mosquito Pass, Pike's Peak cog rail, and major canyons, arguing Colorado offers grander elevations and travel options than Europe. It ends with a quip about travel health and a joke exchange.
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Switzerland
Europe
Alps
Mont Blanc
Matterhorn
Colorado
Stelvio
Fremont Pass
Marshal Pass
Tennessee Pass
St. Gothard
Mosquito Pass
Vitznaw
Rigi Kulm
Manitou
Pike's Peak
Via Mala
Schgo Pass
Urnerlach
Calo- Tado
Arkansas
Royal Gorge
Gunnison
Rio de Las Animas
Grand River
Walla
Burlington
Chicago
St. Louis
McBride
Darley
Fragmented 19th Century Public Notice Montage
A garbled OCR style page fragment cites varied items from quack remedies to social aphorisms, including Morley’s Wonderful Night, Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup, and Cole Dandruff Cure. It references random facts about birds destroyed for decorative use, a centipede bite incident in Bluffton, and assorted advertising lines and moral maxims.
Hazardous diving deaths and remedies promoted in old ads
A cluttered 30 year span notes 9 673 dives lost in mines and reports that employer carelessness drives accidents. It lists medical cures and retail nostrums, bleaching formulas, and liver remedies, plus travel notes to Marquette and a promotional line about the eagle as a patriotic symbol. The piece blends safety concerns, patent medicine pitches, and travel ads in a single page fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pome Sylvie Antimheite Wenl
Unclear Health Tale Mixed With Obscure Historical Jargon
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a medical article by a Bertin physician about dangers linked to Whit are considered and significant Wrens. It references a surgeon Themn of Rough Riders, an Appemothis surgery, and unusual patient observations about ballets white Mey, with cryptic quotes and names like SALAAM brilia Dack and Misamivonse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santor Themn
Rough Riders
OVARIAN TROUBLES WITH PINKHAM’S VEGETABLE COMPOUND
Two readers praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for ovarian and abdominal illness relief. Laura from Arlington Iowa says five weeks in bed with abdominal swelling improved after one bottle, avoiding operation. Another reader, Anson Unvan of Otisville Michigan, credits six bottles for recovery from falling of the womb and ovarian inflammation.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkhasi
Lydia B. Pinkham
Mars
Laura
Arlington, Iowa
Tyman
PanicitAsr
Otisville
Mich
W.N. U
Des Moines
Iso
Gee
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England
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Saunders
Bluffton
Nex
Morley
Wight
Hight
Winslow
USA
Mike
Adamus
Hunan
Prussia
Hall
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Maple City
MaRn
Min- Hesely
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Boye
Trinity Springa
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Pris of Liberty
Acman
Marquette
Superior
Milwiuket & St. Paul
Lake Superior
Copper Country
HW. Hentford
General Weger Apent
Gray Hale
Parxin'y Tarn Salaam
Brilia Dack
Cully
Core
Ib Jools
Sterling Remedy Company
Peters
Expreus
C. C
Beret Mandel Vislin
Inter
Muuts Tis Roberts Supaly
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RTE
Winchester
Tipishenter
U. MC
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