Articles of Great Value Left by Travelers in Swiss Hotels
Special to the Star from Lucerne Switzerland reports that Swiss hotels lose articles worth about 25000 dollars each season with railways profiting from unclaimed items. Tales include an English traveler who forgot both hotel name and location, bank notes left at a Zurich hotel, a jewel casket returned to an American woman, and a German family leaving an eighth child behind in Lausanne.
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Switzerland
Lucerne
Zurich
Geneva
Lausanne
This Date in History Highlights Key Events by Year
A chronological list covers 1565 Fort Caroline massacre, 1643 New England war against Niantick, 1787 Charles Carroll born, 1792 French victory at Valmy, 1797 Constitution launched, 1800 Henry Foote born, 1814 Fort Erie siege, 1839 Fergus O Connor arrested, 1850 abolition move in DC, 1854 Alma Battle, 1857 Delhi captured, 1862 Timby turret patent, 1881 Arthur oath, 1898 Porto Rico evacuation, 1904 Russia protests treaty.
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New England
Niantick
Boy Uses Chamberlain's Remedy For Severe Bowel Ills
Maggie Hickox of Midland Michigan recalls her two year old son’s severe bowel illness cured by Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The ad asserts reliability even for cholera infantum and urges following printed directions for a certain cure. Sold by J L Wikle.
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Chamberlain
Maggie Hickox
Midland
Mich
J. L. Wikle
Railway map at Victoria station sparks local pride
A painted railway map of the Lancaster and Yorkshire railway line hangs on the tiled entrance of London’s Victoria station. The artist faced taunts from locals who claimed Rochdale’s name outshines nearby towns, promising trouble if perceived bias continued.
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Lancaster and Yorkshire
Victoria
London
Rochdale
Bell Life Span Measured by Strikes in Weighted Tests
The Korea Daily News notes that bells have finite life spans measured by blows. A 900 pound bell with 178 ft-pounds per strike broke after 11,000 hits, a 4,000 pound bell after 14,000 hits at 350 ft-pounds, and a 1,000 pound steel composition bell broke after 24 blows at 150 ft-pounds, though makers said it was designed for lighter strikes.
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Korea Daily News
Dr Kings New Life Pills Endorse Digestive Health
An advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a remedy for constipation and related stomach, liver, and bowel discomfort. It claims painless regulation of those organs and promotes purchase at West End Drug Co. and Elum, Ordway & Houser.
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Dr. King
West End Drug Co
Elum, Ordway & Houser
Fine Foliage Plants At One Half Value
Surplus fern varieties offered at half price with ten kinds available in all sizes. Large plants discounted to make room for smaller sizes, shipping about 10 percent extra. Free shipping on orders of five dollars or more. Contact F. J. Ulbricht to order or inquire by phone.
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F. J. Ulbricht
The Honest Office Boy
A Baltimore lawyer tests a new office boy by leaving a $20 note under the inkstand. The note vanishes and a silver quarter appears. The boy explains that a man arrived with a wine and cigar bill the lawyer owed and settled it, producing a receipt for 819.75.
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Baltimore
Biliousness remedy marketed in pocket size boxes
A compact 5 cent laxative promotes full bowel action promptly and painlessly. It claims quick relief from biliousness bad breath sallow complexion dull headaches and coated tongue. Sold by J. L. Wikle with physician endorsement and a formula on every box.
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J. L. Wikle
Matrimonial Agencies and Advertisements
A historical note traces marriage ads to a Paris agency in Williaume’s era and cites M Henri d'Almeras as noting the early universal service that supplied apartments, domestics, wives and husbands as a precursor to modern announcements.
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M. Henri d’Almeras
la Revue Lebdomadaire
Williaume
Paris
Journal de St. Petersbourg
Nations and instruments in a musical metaphor
St Louis Jobe Democrat quotes a musician comparing nations to flowers and their instruments, noting Scotland with the bagpipe, France the horn, Spain the guitar, Italy the mandolin, Wales and Ireland with the harp, Germany the cornet, and America the banjo. The tone is sweeping and humorous.
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France
Land of
Spain
Italy
Wales
Ireland
Germany
America
St. Louie Jobe-Democrat
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Promotes Nature's Plan
Advert shows Chamberlains Cough Remedy claiming to aid nature during a cold. It relieves coughs, eases lungs, aids expectoration, opens secretions and supports recovery. Cites thousands of testimonials and notes pneumonia protection claims. Priced 25 cents, large 50 cents, sold by J. L. Wikle.
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Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Do You Think For Yourself Do You Think For Yourself
An advert promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a trusted treatment for weak nervous women. It claims medical endorsement for its ingredients and offers a free booklet by mail from Dr. K. V. Pierce in Buffalo New York.
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Dr. Pierce
de. Pierce
de. Merce
Kt. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
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