Strange geographic curios and coin wear facts from old notes
The article lists world locations and natural formations such as The Devil's and The Devil's Slide, a deep well near Tivoli, Corea's Cold Wind cave, and Sn Salvador called Swinging Mat. It notes Mosquitoes global reach, a burning spring in Kentucky, and earthquakes in San Salvador. It also discusses gold coin abrasion losses in circulation and standard weights in twenty dollar pieces.
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Japan
Yellowie Park
River Axe
England
Wokoy
Scrapa
Tivoli
Italy
Corea
Patagonia
Iceland
Lincoln County
San Salvador
Bridegroom's Banter At Dinner Table
A humorous exchange at a wedding meal features a blissful groom asking for “din for two” and a waiter replying with playful French phrases. The groom, eager yet indecisive, asks for both table d hote and a la carte with extra gravy, highlighting the lighthearted humor of the scene.
Syrup of Figs Promises Comfort and Health Benefits
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative improving health by cleansing the system, aiding kidneys and bowels, and relieving colds headaches and fevers. It emphasizes taste acceptance and claims no objectionable substances, sold in 50¢ and $1 bottles by druggists, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Modern dairy cow reshaped by man for money, says Wisconsin speaker
H C Adams of Wisconsin argues the dairy cow is highly artificial and driven by money rather than nature. He cites feed, breed, and management as key to butter yields, praising the farmer as a steady citizen and the nation’s political anchor amid looming socialist and anarchist threats.
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H.C. Adams
Wisconsin
Abraham
Henry
New Jersey
Dairy Milk Handling and Hydrophobia in Farm Animals
A Farm Journal note urges immediate milk strain and rest to improve cream quality and describes old and new methods. It includes a farm health report of hydrophobia in a Nordness colt, bitten by a worker, and observed madness before death. The piece ends with insights into the eastern buyer’s demand for top quality horses and the price expectations.
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Farm Journal
Eric Anderson
Nordness
Whitbeck
Decorah
Man cured by Pink Pills for Pale People claims remarkable recovery
A Tennessee man recounts a decade of illness starting in 1884 with severe digestive failure and paralysis. After a dramatic turn, he credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring strength, gaining weight, and ending nightly heart palpitations. He endorses the remedy and notes its manufacture in Schenectady New York with 50 cent boxes.
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Tennessee
Nashville, Tenn
Banner
John W. Thomas, Jr
Theta
Tenn
Maury County
Mr. Thomas
New Mexico
California
Joe Foster
Carters’ Creek
Dr. Williams
Schenectady
N. Y
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Reflections on character and self discipline in daily life
A compact collection of maxims on virtue, self reflection, useful living, and inner integrity. It urges reflection before action, warns against vanity, and links temperance, morality, and social conduct to lasting happiness and social esteem.
Papa Bloodblood Removes Barrier to Suitor Visit
Miss Bloodblood tells her father he must not object to Mr. Trivett calling, noting that the ban is removed. The reason is not wealth but lack of work, as lending more money only increases others' desire to borrow.
Othello Scene: Desdemona Smothered With Pillow
A Moor confronts Desdemona accusing her of sin. Desdemona calmly defends herself before Othello kills her with a pillow in a stark, accusatory moment.
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Venice
Desdemona
Child asks about senators at the Capitol scene
A brief vignette from Texas sittings shows a parent explaining to a child that the men outside the Capitol are United States senators and that one more senator is inside delivering a speech.
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Washington
Capitol
United States
Texas Sistings
Oh the cold and wet threaten a child in Arkansas Traveler
A mother urges her son to endure a wash to stay clean while he resists, preferring warmth and dirt over coldness and cleanliness in a brief Arkansas Traveler exchange.
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Arkansas Traveler
Relative rail draw compared to road surfaces for horse
The horse draws most on metal rails and least on sand, with defined multiples for asphalt pavement Belgian blocks cobblestone earth road and sand. It draws one and two thirds times as much on metal rails as on asphalt, three and a third times as much on Belgian blocks, five times as much on cobblestone, twenty times as much on earth road and forty times as much on sand.
London shopkeepers preyed on by bankrupt young lady
Miss Halliday a 25 year old jobless woman with no visible means of subsistence has passed her bankruptcy examination showing liabilities of 10000 dollars and no assets. The report underscores how easily shopkeepers in London can be lured by frail appearance and plausible claims.
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London
Halliday
Did you win the case before Squire Ford
In a village scene a man boasts after playing 30 checkers games, claiming he won 27. His wife asks if he won, and the village lawyer, exhausted, realizes he forgot about the case before Squire Ford. The exchange blends local color with a legal misfortune and a decisive moment.
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Cyrus
Squire Ford
Man's afternoon tea shows his regard in love query
A conversation reveals suspicion of a suitor's deep affection as one mentions taking the speaker to the opera and an upcoming afternoon tea, implying romantic intent and strong feelings. Other lines reinforce doubts about his genuine sentiment and social outings.
Insomnia Remedies and Sleep Aids Spotlighted
A historic advertisement collage extols sleep aids and tonics for insomnia, including Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and various patent medicines. It references Niagara Falls images, scenic portfolios, and rail line brochures, while touting claims of cures for chills, fever, liver issues, and coughs. The piece also notes snoring, debt lessons, and a quip about a ghost of a chance.
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Hostetter
Gossip Fragments Highlight Royals and World Events
Madame Albini started music at age four. The last pure-blooded Troquois Indian Terrafassinake has died in Canada. The Hamilton tomb in Great Britain costs £180,000. Pawnee Bill will present the Wild West show at the Antwerp exposition under King Leopold’s contract. Dwight L Moody, though wealthy, gives away his earnings to his summer school. A Haverhill shoemaker received Princess May’s order for a No 4 shoe.
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Madame Albini
Terrafassinake
Canada
Great Britain
Duke of Hamilton
Hamilton Palace
Gordon W. Lillie
Pawnee Bill
Antwerp Exposition
Leopold
Dwight L. Moody
Haverhill
Mass
May
Duchess of York
England
If preaching aimed at the heart could dawn the new age
A reflective quip about preaching to the heart rather than the head and the potential for a brighter era. The author notes that a woman’s hands may be pale yet can handle a hotter plate and suggests that skill or effort can stir action, much like conjuring wind dispels dust.
A Stamp That's Seldom Seen in Post Office News
A rarely seen postage stamp used for second class matter remains in post office hands. Prepaid postage on periodicals is canceled by the receiving clerk and the stamps are sent to the department as vouchers.
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Uncle Sam
Excursion Tickets Sold by Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offers excursion tickets for May Sth and May 20 1804 from Chicago to St Paul Minneapolis Omaha Sioux City Kansas City and beyond at about one dollar round trip. Tickets good for return passage within thirty days from sale but not for going passage on the sale dates. Apply coupon agents in the United States or Canada or Geo H Hertford Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Sioux City
Kansas City
United States
Canada
Geo. H. Hertford
Reverend Prosser Portrait Highlighted In Local Notice
The portrait centers on Reverend Charles Prosser of Mount Carmel, a beloved local minister in Northumberland County. The notice extols his long service and recounts a patient testimony praising Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets for alleviating dyspepsia and liver ailments, claiming renewed health and strength.
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Chas. Prosser
Mount Carmel
Northumberland Co
Prosser
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
J. F. Hudson
Whitcherville, Sebastian Co
Ark
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Express
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Wootson Spice Co
Huron St
Toledo
Ohio
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
P. B. Groat
S.S
Pacific
Patrice O'Farrell
Washington, D
John W. Thomas
The
Senate
Niagara
Michigan Central
Niagara Falls
Frank J. Bradman
Actvig
Monadnock Block
Gro. H.ee General Pass
E. D. Loomis
Detroit
Mich
Hall
Hanson
Shiloh
Golden Medical
Deven
Main Street
Buffalo
DcGoBbe
Oiks
U.S
14Th St
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