European Pillow Rental on Trains Sparks Customer Charge
In Europe some rail companies rent pillows to passengers at 20 cents per pillow for the trip. The practice adds a small comfort fee to travel.
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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1904
Page
3
Deafness Cure by Catarrh Treatment Offered
Claiming deafness stems from catarrh and blocked Eustachian tub e, an offer promises one hundred dollars for a cure it cannot achieve. Advertisement from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure and urges readers to buy to treat mucous inflammation and constipation relief.
Death rates rise for British barmaids and lead workers
It is found that the death rate among British barmaids is twice as high as the average and higher than that of lead workers. New York City has sixty two theaters.
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New York City
How Great Scholar Wooed Dr Samuel Johnson Story
A Birmingham Mrs Porter married to Dr Samuel Johnson despite his forbidding look and scars from scrofula. Her daughter recalls his lean frame and stiff hair while he charmed her with conversation. Porter refused after learning of an uncle's hanging but Johnson pressed, joking about uncles who deserved it.
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Samuel Johnson
Porter
Birmingham
Johnson
Hang
Remarkable Cure Linked to Dodd's Kidney Pills
In Manhattan Kansas on March 14 a Riley County family recounts how three year old daughter of Jonas Brubaker contracted whooping cough then pneumonia followed by malaria and Bright's Disease. After three and a half boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills the child recovered fully, doctor had given up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kane
Riley Co
Dodd
Bright
10000 Plants for 16 from Salter Seed Co Offer
A historic seed promotion from John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin offers a plant and seed catalog with 4000 cabbage 2000 carrots 2000 celery 2000 lettuce 1000 onions 1000 radishes 1000 flowers and a 160 postpaid total. Send 20 cents to receive Berliner cauliflower and a catalog. The Misericordia charity in Florence is noted for hospital work and public respect.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Win
CW. N. U
Neglected cough warned by Dr J Hammond and Cherokee Remedy
Dr J Hammond of Eclectic Medical College warns no cough is too small and endorses Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein as a preventive and curative, sold by druggists in 25c 50c and 1.00 bottles. The York cathedral east window stands 75 feet high and 32 feet wide as Britain’s largest church window. Bureau of Engraving and Printing presses run day and night on new national bank notes.
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J Hammond
The
Eclectic Medical College
Taylor
Britain
York
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
New National Bank
Central Railroad Colonist Tickets to California Offer
Steam line advertises colonist tickets to California for 25 dollars on sale March 1 to April 30 with sleeper service and routes north south east and west. For information contact local agent or M L Robbins G P A or Wm Doherty A G P A Houston Texas.
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California
Tates
M. L. Robbins
Wm. Doherty
Houston
Texas
Weath plant of Java perfumes air with overpowering scent
A strange plant described as the Weath plazt of Java is said to emit a fragrance so strong that prolonged inhalation could overpower a full grown man. The text notes its insectlike nature and its persistent aroma.
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Java
Defiance Cold Water Boanc Advertised At Bargain Price
An advertisement touts Defiance Cold Water Boanc as superior with 16 ounce quantity for 10 cents while other brands offer 12 ounces. It notes 200 million dollars in English money invested in submarine cables and explains Japan’s name derives from the Portuguese reading of ni-hon meaning land of the rising sun.
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Defiance
Japan
Ni-Hon
The
Land of
Endorsements Pour In For Peruna from Confederate and Union Generals
A flood of letters from brigadiers and generals across the Union and Confederacy praise Peruna as a tonic and catarrh remedy. Notables including James Longstreet and M. C. Butler attest to relief from coughs colds and stomach trouble. Dr Hartman invites inquiries for further guidance.
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Amy
Perina
General Abbott
Washington, D. C
Tranc. Abbott
General Longstreet
James Longstreet
Gainesville
General Noske
Chas
PF. Noske
St. N. W
Duffield
Cairo
General Butler
South Carolina
M. C. Butler
Sebring
W. H. Sebring
4Th St
Jacksonville
Fla
General Lumax
L. L. Lumax
19Th St
Payne
Eugene B. Payne
N. W
Washington, D.C
O’ Beirne
James R. O Beirne
Brosaway
Urell
Peruna
M. Emmet Urell
12Th St. N. W
We Village We Near Paris Without a Vowel
A curious claim notes the village named We near Paris contains no vowel letters in its name. The statement highlights a rare geographic naming anomaly and draws attention to language quirks in place names.
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Paris
Insist on Getting It at Grocers’ Defiance Starch Stack
Some grocers refuse Defiance Starch 16 oz for resale citing a rule about return customers. The passage notes the sales friction with a limited stock of 12 oz and 16 oz brands. It also states U S exports of sole leather average about 500000 monthly.
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Defiance
Teething Syrup And Miscellany From A Bygone Ad Page
An odd seamlined collection of 1900 era ads and aphorisms. Includes Mre Winslow teething syrup for 25c per bottle and a Putnam Dyeing product claim. Also features maxims on friendship, beefsteak, engraving collecting, and a note on Japanese beliefs about trees and timber.
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Tien Tt Scheie, Ogemaw
Ae Be
Massey, Crockett Co
Dare
Wit
America
Spienaus
Boston
B. Paxton CO
Pope Bldg
Mass
Nebraska Clothing CO
Kangas City, MO
Slopa
Christian Endeavor Hotel
Pyarranes Ferlow
Anakents
Endeavos Sel Oo
Chemical
G. Louis
Pendoram
Catal Engravings
Boyer 406
Ville, Pa
Miracuione
the Misericordia
Florence
King
Confederate Army
I &m
Floyd King
General Smalls
Beaufort, S. C
Robert Smalls
Yarnell
Petuns
W. G. Yarnell
Lincoln Street
N. E
General McBride
U. S. As
J. D. McBride
Pennsylvania Ave
Erwin
John B. Erwin
Wington, D.C. Ash
Schell
I. M. Schell
Bigelow
J. G. Bigelow
Kirby
D. T. Kirby
Powell
Hecker
W. H. Powell
General Talley
Vol
U.S. A
Cooper Talley
D St
Gen. Chase
Asa't Adj
A. R
B. FF. Chase
Harrison St
Anacostia
D. G
Yoder
Ohio
O'Connor
U. V. Legions
Dennis O'Conner
WS End St
Wright
Perona
Marcus Wright
Corcoran St
Hawley
A. PF. Hawley
Cook
Sypher
Washington
D.C
Middleton
Hancockment
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
United States
Mre
Winslow
Keaton Cone
Philadhiladelpale
Putnam
Piso
J. W. O'linren
Ava
Mina
Stewart
Chicago
Ghent
Ontario
Atlanta
W. L. Doug
L. Douglas
Achiev
Douglas
Shooaby Mall
W.l.douglas
Brock Tom
George &. Scott
Bethel, N. Mex
Mramy
Avrot Bane I
Ontario Stree
St. Jacobs
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