Paralyzed Grandfather’s Cure Sparks The Pink Pills Tale
An interview with Boxtau auctioneer Frank T. Ware from Boston describes his paralysis onset after a sudden attack, followed by exhaustion and partial recovery. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for restoring strength, links family cases to paralysis, and notes lasting health improvements after decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boldier
Ile Puther
Muth
Frank 'T. Ware
Washington Steer
Ware
Wiieb Uy
Tually
Pacalyyia
Dr. Willams
Wetivere
Beatan
Dr. Wiltaere’ Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Convicts Tender Birds in Atfeltcan Sule Prison
Prisoners in Atfeltcan Sule are allowed to keep and care for birds with 800 songsters housed in the institution. Convicts are paid from bird sales and can even raise birds for profit, though money is kept separate from prison accounts to prevent misconduct.
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Convictu
Hirde
Atfeltcan Sule
Thant
Iumuter
Dource
Convice Handlen
Tuk
New Women in Politics Highlight Local Power Shifts
The piece surveys women in public roles, noting Grace Klug and Ava Peavey among others, detailing their offices and recent appointments. It contrasts traditional expectations with new leadership, and mentions Mrs Cleveland’s public presence and fashion as a social barometer of female influence.
First Woman Appointed Deputy Sheriff in America
Helen Stewart of Maine County is noted as the first woman to hold the deputy sheriff post, with Miss Baxtelle Regis as state superintendent of education and a discussion on women’s rights and public service. The piece highlights conversations on sociable topics and refined female influence in civic roles.
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Pat Rhee
Kubkas
Prdilly
Grace Klug
Dicklusay
Olumida
Legistatre
Sue
Public Inseetion
Ava. Peavey
hHey Piepeetlon
Bs Aise
Wou
Wou, Mre
Ataheimmer
Honrid
Mre
Martha A. Shtte
North
Dokon
Edna Mates
Vivadeag
Pally
Baxtelle
Stewart
Ofiteom County
Ler Fostimnd
Hat County
Eho Gered
Amerie
Plashell’s Last Farewell and a Life Saved in Telegraph Echoes
A New Orleans telegraph operator dying of consumption sends a farewell message to Memphis via Franklin Tennessee. Taylor Adam relays the words, and Taylor Brown dies in the chair. another tale recalls a Jackson Mississippi incident where a governor’s reprieve reached a jailer just in time, saving a man unjustly imprisoned. The piece riffs on smoking, dental heroes, and a Parisian preacher, ending with Prime Minister Salisbury’s holiday retreat near Meppe France.
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Mfe
New Orleans
Franklin
Tenn
Memphis
Taylor Adam
Adama
Taylor Brown
Clay
Brown
Messige
Ble
Rmalled Eolme
Jackson
Miss
Wilkinson
Woodville
Hal's Catarrh Cure and Other Local Notes
An OCR fragment notes Hal's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. It mentions a woman appointed assistant treasurer of Mangor, Maine, and a cough medicine labeled as a cure for consumption. Also referenced are F. M. Assort of Buffalo and Rickard Neddicks of Pittsburgh celebrating a 140th birthday.
Phosphorescent Bacteria Linked to Meat Light Phenomenon
Historical note traces reports of meat luminescence from ancient times to modern days. It explains that bacteria in phosphorescent water or meat produce light, with oxygen required for active colonies but not for growth in some conditions, and that darkness does not prevent growth, leaving the exact light mechanism to be resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy
Wotan
Lerthine
Cole Shu
Wowen
Somedy
Mens
Luglens
Phidelphia Thays
Clevelantia Clothen
Cleveland
Kungard
Kay
Mes. Cleveland
Ulack
Arlatat
Willig
Padua
Orleans
Nuesch
Quyigh
The Fever of Water Hydraulic Motor Demonstration
A hydraulic motor jet of six inches diameter is described as capable of removing earth masses with a 375 foot fall. It could instant kill a person at 200 feet and carve bark from trees in seconds. The text asserts the jet erodes cliffs into hollows and collapses earth into sluices, forming caves and waste.
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California Fig Byrup
Walter Scott
Janops
Taullelag
Wleveland
Mit
Belroont
Theoart Hnens
Or Paulr
Chagtony
Mrs. Cleveland
Ming
Betner Lytton
Atrella
Ladies Lane Avenue
London
U.S
Coure
Whitechapel
Independence Belge
Sallapury
Mieppe
France
Hal
Mangor
F. M. Assort
Reneca St. Buftols
Rickard Neddicks
Pittsburg
Wrinstone
Callaree
Walter Baker A
Europe
America
Walter Baer & To, Ta
Dorchester
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo, N. Y
Davis
Bex
Missouri
Joun AL Purdy
Alfasourt Taucan Lire Bi Buck Company
Neosho
New
Beecham
B.F. Alfen Co
Cane St
New York
Dennis Bernhard
Jefferson
Brooklyn
N.Y
ISK
Bernhard
Rense
Ians
Hans Oh
New York- Se
EWIS
Wul Praca
Ibis
PERNA
Balt M.O. CO. Geol
Philadelphia
Satsuma
N. K. Fairbank Company
Chicago
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