State's road reform experiment at Dannemora proposed
The Kannemora experiment overseen by a civil engineer tests scientific road making for New York. It aims to prove that modern methods yield sturdy roads at no greater cost, encouraging farmers to push for improved highways across the state despite fears of expense. Governor Flower cites potential macadam benefits and counties’ current road spend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kannemora
Clinton Prison
New York
Dannemora
Boards of Supervisors
Niagara Board
Niagara
Lockport Journal
the Journal
Flower
New York Tribune
European food costs vs United States in Harper's Weekly
Harper's Weekly cites British consular reports showing European capitals offer cheaper beef sugar flour and coffee than New York. Prices reported include Prague beef 14 cents, Vienna 16, Rome 17, Paris 24 32 cents per pound. sugar 74 to 15 cents in Rome and Florence. flour 2.2 to 5 cents per pound. coffee 34 to 60 cents. Paris prices often higher.
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Europe
United States
Prague
Vienna
Rome
Paris
New York
Florence
Buda Pesth
Berlin
Harper’s Weekly
Democrats Hold All Branches as Policy Debate Rises
The Atlantic Constitution criticizes the new Democratic control of all government branches and questions policy direction. It ponders currency and tariff choices while noting Republican criticism of Democratic governance and internal party dispute.
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Cleveland
Times
Republican
Halls Catarrh Cure advertised with reward offer
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars for a catarrh cure that fails the product Halls Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co of Toledo endorses the remedy and local wholesale druggists West & Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin attest to the firm’s reliability. The internal medicine is priced at 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheeney
West & Truax
Walding Kinnan & Marvin
Ifall
Castoria and cures fill a crowded old ad page
A collage of claims for Castoria, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and Chamberlain's remedies, plus local notices on bank failures, cures, and an irrigation project. Names include L. M. Bosworth and J. Hertzler, with Philadelphia and Berks County as locations.
Electric Bitters Promoted for Liver and Kidney Relief
Advert says Electric Bitters aid liver stomach and kidneys and relieve Sick Headache. Claims a single trial convinces, with large bottles priced 50c at L. M. Bosworth's Drug Store. Also promotes Park's Sure Cure for liver related headaches and backaches at $1.00, sold by Bosworth.
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L. M. Bosworth
Park’s Sure Cure Offered For Liver and Kidney Relief
A local notice touts Park’s Sure Cure as a remedy for biliousness indigestion and constipation with a money back guarantee. Sold by L. M. Bosworth for $1.00. Also mentions revived talk of the German emperor’s visit to the Columbian Exposition.
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Park
Parks
L. M. Bosworth
Emperor of
Germany
DeWitts and other patent medicines headline era ads
A collage of testimonials and promotions tout DeWitt s Witch Hazel Salve for piles burns and skin diseases plus DeWitt s Little Early Risers for liver and bowel relief. Mentions Bosworth druggist and several notices on readers medicines from Hood s Sarsaparilla to Castoria with various endorsements and consumer letters.
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DeWitt
L. M. Bosworth
Dow
Dover
N. H
Gunner
Hood
Hood & Co
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
de Witt
Li. M. Bosworth
London
Tree Day at Wellesley College Thrilling Campus Pageantry
Students filled the greensward with class seats and banners, showcasing costumes from specials to seniors as the throne of the princess was claimed by the senior president. In Michigan, Democratic efforts to overturn a new women’s suffrage law stoke fears over English literacy requirements for registration. Milkman J B Kenny recalls a seven-year-old cow dying from a nail found in the heart, a rare case of heart failure.
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Wellesley College
Robin Hlood
Nausicaa
Michigan
Board of Registry
Wolverine
N. Y
J. B. Kenny
Mr. Kenny
A. J. Collinge
Manchester Press
Hill
Obio Chemical Co
B. M. Jaylord
Leslie, Mich
Ferry
Orio Chemical CO
Mathew Johnson
P. O
Pittsburgh
Onto Chemical Co
Helen Morrison
Cincinnati
Ohio
O16 Chemical CO
Legay
Ohio Chemical CO
Lima
French egg embryo experiment described with clock incubator
A French scientist reports on an egg embryo developing inside a clock-work incubator. The sequence details organ formation hour by hour, culminating in a full fledged chick after 351 hours. The second section notes regional wool and turnip quality differences due to environment and early observations in the western counties.
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Homestead
Youngest US bank president Annie Mouore of Texas
Annie Mouore of Mt. Pleasant Texas is described as the youngest bank president in the United States. The passage also touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a remedy for sick headache biliousness and constipation with pharmacist Ch M Bosworth and Annie C Heager of New York noted in related remarks. It mentions Works Tea and a pantry lady testimony and a Chicago to Memphis through sleeping car service with schedules and agent addresses.
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DeWitt
L. M. Bosworth
Miss Braddon
United States
Annie Mouore
Mt. Pleasant
Texas
Ch. M. Bosworth
New York
Chicago
Memphis
Ilinois Central Railroad
J. F. Merry
L. Pass. Agt
Manchester
Iowa
A. H. Hanson
L. Pass
Best Salve for Skin Ailments Sold by Bosworth Druggist
A medical advertisement promises a universal salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers and many skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. It is offered by L M Bosworth Druggist dated June 2. The clipping notes there are about two hundred women lawyers practicing in the United States.
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DeWitt
L. M. Bosworth
Elizabeth Mallett
London
United States
Cosmopolitan
de Maupassant
Mark Twain
George Ebers
Valdez
Spielhagen
Francois Coppee
Flammarion
Paul Heyse
The
Laurens
Toussaint
Vierge
Rochegrosse
Schwabe
William Dean Howells
Guillonnet
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Shepp
Maromoth Illustrated
Cicn
Thomas L. Martin
Centerville
Aphssi
Rose Adams
Wooster
P . Madison
Lyons
Ad. GiLosk Biewe Pus.rsAine Co
Chestnut St. Phila
Dearborn St
St. Louis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Mason City
Peoria
Marshalltown
Town
Sun
St Louis
Kansa City
Alex
Ven
City
E. McNr
A. F. Banks
Ass’t
T. P. Bawry
Aphaoustine
Simon
M. Bosworth
Ames
VIOLA
G. C. Bittner & CO
Toido, O
Bor Sale
M. Ricord
M. C
Masonic Temple
Krause
Che
Norman Lichty
Des Moines
Scientific American Agency For
Munn & CO
Brossway
America
Scientific American
Broadway
Wacimat
Toa
Alon E
Usos
the Intelligencer
K. Wilson, Publishers
David M. Jordan
Edmeston, N. Y
Sarsaparilla
D. M. Jordan
Otsego Co
Chamberlain
J. E. Hare
Trenton
Tex
Pitcher’s Castoria
Mohammed
John Hertzler
Bethel, Berks Co
L. M. Gosworth
Oxford
Beaver
McAllisterville Juniatta Co
California
la Grippe
L. M. Bosworth’s
Spokane
Strength and Health
Missouri
Jessie Bartlett Davis
Bostonians
Bosworth
Boston Browning Society
Ella Gailard
Maryland
DeWitt’s Little
Minnesota
Redwood Falls
Minn
C. Miller
Millston
Wis. P.S
Treasury
Castorta
Castoria
Shaw
Canada Station
the Magazine of the Future
Opera
Jacin Nts
Scotland
Child’s Medicine
Annie C. Heager
Bucklien
Arnica
H. Hallett & CO
Box
Portland
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