Pickings From The Press Highlights Miscellany
A mix of curiosities and notices: floor polish from beeswax and turpentine, Caesar era leather trunks in Rome, a fast growing forest plant in Japan, and demographics noting about 5 300 Indians in New York state including 2 700 Senecas. A burglar is caught when his hat falls and hits a policeman. Blackberries and mushrooms are not private property in England. Only two specimens of spongolite are known, from Cornwall and Tombstone. One fare excursions south via C E I RR offered Sept ath Oct 2d Nov 6th Dec 4th 1594 to multiple southern states with 20 day return. Stopovers allowed. Further details at specific offices in Chicago.
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Rome
Japan
New York
England
Cornwall
Tombstone
Ariz
Chicago & Eastern Trnins RR
Kentucky
Tennessee
Jousiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Any & Elra
Chicago City
Clark Street
Charles L. Stone
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Weather Prophet I Hits Again With Humidity Warning
A weather note claims Prophet I predicted fair and warmer with rising humidity while acknowledging a cooler spell and now reports heavy rain and pitchfork winds. The speaker notes humidity remains high despite earlier forecasts.
Tempered Men Lose Temper. Advice for Restraint
A compact proverb notes that when men lose their tempers it would be prudent if they never recovered them suggesting caution in heated moments and self control as a lasting virtue.
Noisy porch pests and cautionary walking
A terse couplet notes that lovers complain about mosquitoes on the front porch and warns that a man seeking trouble will face a short, risky journey. The lines blend domestic irritation with a proverb about courting danger.
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Relief Addressing Constipation
Purported health benefits of Syrup of Figs highlight its use as a pleasant laxative. Claims note cleansing effects on kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them. Product sold by druggists in 50c and 1 bottles and manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. with no substitutes accepted.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Everlasting Life Sermon Urges Depart for Rest Not Here
Rev. Dr. Talmage travels Australia and preaches that true rest is found not in wealth or fame but in Christ. He describes worldly pursuits as restless, urging listeners to join a spiritual crusade toward a living Jesus, and offering eternal rest with departed loved ones awaiting reunion in heaven.
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Broothlyn
N. Y
Talmage
Australia
Cape Hatteras
California
Holy Sepulchre
Christ
Jesus
Jesus Christ
David
Absalom
Abraham
Sarah
Paul Exultant
Payson
Drilled Stone Axes Show Early Drilling Feasibility
The Literary Digest notes that evidence from later stone age finds of perforated axes suggests early humans could drill stone without iron tools. A horn wood or bone drill with wet sand and a bow and string could bore holes, though such work was labor intensive and often weakened the axes.
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Vienna
Gundaker Wurmbrand
Alps
Count Wurmbrand
F. Keller
Literary Digest
Morals and Manners and Odd Historical Bits
Revenue officers report Captain Cox of the steamer Thomas Richards to Baltimore collectors for incomplete vessel name on bows. Mount Pleasant NJ resident Evan Adams died leaving 187 housekeepers in ten years, ending with one of 187th, driven to death by an axe. Toronto struggles over Sunday traction as omnibus fines roll. mayor tried to halt desecration. Prof Andrew Jackson De Voe, famed meteorologist, born May 26 1845 in Ridgefield NJ, rose to forecast storms for decades in the Ladies Birthday Almanac. Chattanooga Medicine Co secures exclusive ten year control of his predictions.
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Cox
Thomas Richards
Shaw
Revenue Marine
Baltimore
Thomas
Evan Adams
Mount Pleasant
N. J
Philadelphia
New York
Toronto
Andrew Jackson de Voe
Ridgefield
de Voe
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
South
DeVoe
Prof. DeVoe
Louisiana bamboo rise linked to spread and research
A note discusses Louisiana cultivating Japanese bamboo and its spread implications. Minnesota hosts a dairy school for women highlighting agricultural education. The name Edward is identified as Saxon meaning happy keeper. Photographs are described as taken 500 feet underwater.
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Louisiana
Minnesota
Edward
Magnificent Russian Crown Valued At Eleven Million Dollars
The Russian crown and state jewels total eleven million dollars in United States money. The crown alone is valued at six million, studded with hundreds of diamonds ranging from small to enormous. Fifty four flawless pearls surround the rim and a large brilliant ruby serves as a centerpiece. Made by Panzie the Genoese court jeweler and first used by Catherine the Great.
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United States
Panzie
Catherine the Great
Woman dispatches rattlesnake in Kentucky town
Mrs BE W McPherson wife of the town marshal faced a five foot yellow rattler in a wood pathway. She killed the snake with a nearby weapon and removed its hide with a pocket knife. She preserved the skin, stuffed with bran, for display at her home. The snake had nine rattles and a button.
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BE. W. McPherson
Random Global Facts From A Bygone Era
A collection of diverse statements cites debts paid on New Year’s Day in Japan, daily earthquakes in Japan, alleged IQ of Australian Bushmen, Henry VIII era crime, religious vaccination rituals, rat tail muscles, windborne crime in South America, lung air capacity, Malagasy noble dye rules, public spending on brass bands in Argentina, 16 million children in schools, and heart rate and blood output.
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Japan
England
Geneva
Holland
South America
Astro Information Book From Prickly Ash Bitters Company
The Prickly Ash Bitters Company of St. Louis Missouri has released a 32 page book titled Astro Information. Written in plain language, it avoids medical terms and promises many useful facts. Send your address to receive a copy titled Ass FUL Information.
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Prickly Ash Bitters Company
St. Lows
Three Home Seekers Excursions to Western Regions at Half Rates
Round trip tickets for travel to all parts of the West and Northwest via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway go on sale September 1 25 and October 9 181 good for return within twenty days. For details contact coupon ticket agents or G H Heafford General Passenger and Ticket Agent Chicago Il. If things don t come your way head them off.
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West
Nortwest
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
G H. Heafford
Chicago
Guessing the College Chum Sparks Sibling Reveal
A conversation reveals two students on campus, one called pretty by a junior not about a blue dress. The exchange shifts to identifying the speaker’s sister through descriptions of hats, flowers, and facial traits.
Prediction On a Sure Thing
A reporter asks about the strike outcome and the ex employee replies uncertainty remains. He adds that whatever happens will mean much more than the income to him and others involved.
Why She Wanted a Husband
A brief dialogue shows Little Dot expressing a wish to be old enough for a husband while Mercy and the mother discuss the fatigue of being constantly petted and the onset of disagreement when people hear bad news.
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Westran Newsforma Union
National Reform Press Association
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