Canary Islanders Face Hunger Amid Drought and Locusts
The New York Journal reports famine in the Canary Islands where April harvests failed due to drought and grasshoppers. Water and food are scarce, especially on Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, with wells dry and prices high. many families rely on aid from Spain. A Birmingham Ledger item unrelated follows about a Birmingham incident involving soldiers, a kitten, and a shooting scare on Second Avenue.
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Canary Islands
Man
Saya
New York Journal
Fuerteventure Lanzarote
Africa
Botanic Blood Balm Promises Cures For Many Ailments
An advertisement claims Botanic Blood Balm cures cancers and blood poison and other ailments with a free trial offer from Blood Balm Co. of Atlanta Georgia. It promises blood purification and body rebuilding after 30 years of testing, with $1 bottles and 8000 testimonials.
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Earth
Blood Balm& Co
Atlanta
Parlor Observation and Cate Dining Cars Maine Memphis to Atlanta
Parlor observation and Cate Dining cars operate between Memphis Tennessee and Atlanta Georgia leaving Memphis at 815 p m and arriving in Atlanta 1015 p m via Birmingham and Southern Railway train No 36 Returning Atlanta to Memphis departs 6 am arriving 805 pm via Southern Railway No 35 then Birmingham and KC M B to Memphis The service adds to existing Pullman sleeping cars between Atlanta and Memphis with an observation smoking room offered at moderate cost The through cars quote appears in a 5 31 tf notice.
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Memphis
Tenn
Atlanta
Birmingham and Southern Railway
Southern Railway
Birmingham
Model Laundry Offers Comfortable Collar and Cuff Finishing
The Model Laundry at 12th and No ble advertises ironing of saw edge collars and cuffs to enhance comfort, highlighting specialty finishing services for garments.
Cure All Claims Boost to Ease Ailments
An odd, garbled ad fragment markets Cure Gold in head and Kermott’s Chocolatee Laxative Quinine as remedies. It mentions easing collin berd and similar complaints, phrased as a quick, persuasive sell in a historical newspaper format.
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Kermott
Collin Berd
Minister's Troubles Ended by Electric Bitters
Hartwell Georgia minister Rev J T W Vernon reports a long leg sore cured by Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The ad claims Electric Bitters purify blood and cure eruptions boils eczema tetter salt rheum with guaranteed satisfaction or refund. Elam Drug Co. offers large bottles for 50 cents.
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J. ‘T. W. Vernon
Hartwell
Elam Drug Co
Fall Samples From a Merchant Tailor
A tailor announces a large line of fall samples featuring suits coats vests and pants. Customers are invited to visit, with a hint that they may find something to like from Junius Levy, merchant tailor.
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Junius Levy
Merchant Tailor
Foley's Honey on Tar heals lunch and stops the cough
A brief ad notes Foley's Honey on Tar claimed to treat lunch ailments and coughs. The text also touts Model Laundry at 12th and Noble streets as the only city laundry employing strictly white labor.
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Foley
Noble Streets
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