Let Me Paint Your Metal Roof Albany Ad 1897
Albany Georgia finds contractor Harvey English offering a 10 year guarantee on painting a 100 square foot roof with material and labor. The notice cites city officials endorsing the guarantee and confirms satisfaction with his previous tin roof painting job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Harvey English
Dougherty Co
J. T. Hester
Sam W. Smith
S. W. Gunnison
R. P. Hall
W. T. Jones
W. E. Wooten
B. F. Bimberry
John Mock
C. B. James
Southern Express Company
N. F. Tift
J. C. Tabor
L. E. Welch
A. W. Muse
Y. G. Rust
J. D. Weston
S. R. Weston
Albany, Ga
Georgia Cotton Oil Co
Albany Mill
F. Whire
JOHN D. @OPE
Joseph S. Davis
First Nut'l Bank
Albany Water Works
CW Tift
Naval Chaplaincy Duties At Sea And In Hospitals
The chaplain serves at the sick bay during battles and peace, with grave duties at naval hospitals and in shipboard burials. At sea the flag is flown at half mast, and a three volley salute and taps mark the grave. At hospitals, escorts and guards accompany the funeral cortege to the grave, with the chaplain leading the procession in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donahoe
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Praised by John C Dunn
John C Dunn of Wheeling West Virginia claims DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is the finest preparation for piles and asserts it also cures eczema and all skin diseases according to Dr W A Wrietz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
John C. Dunn
Wheeling
W. Va
W. A. Wrietz
Robert A. Lapham
West Side Square
Springfield
Porter D. &C. Cone
Bole Propa
Boston
Bwayne
Mall
Swaran& Sox
Phiadelphia
Swayne
Woote
da Wares & Son
Philadelphia
Alaska's vast expanse compared to other regions and nations
The text cites Alaska covering 579 600 square miles and equaling one fifth of the rest of the United States. It compares Alaska’s area to the combined lands of several states and to major European countries, and notes its geographic span from 51 to 71 degrees latitude and 130 to 188 degrees longitude. It includes excerpts from Overland Monthly, the Chicago Tribune, and St. Louis Post-Dispatch with brief anecdotes and questions about grand constructions and futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
New York
Peninsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Virginia
West Virginia
Great Britain and Ireland
France
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Opinion Note on Fiction Morality and Brainteaser Ads
The piece quotes Oscar Wilde and Frederic M. Bird critique of fiction and conscience, noting that some writers abandon their conscience. It then includes a recruitment ad seeking trustworthy tea agents in Illinois with a salary offer and request for a self addressed stamped envelope to Herbert E. Hess in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Wilde
Artemus Ward
Tiue
Homer
Frederic M. Bird
Lippincott’s
Herbert E. Hess
Dept. M
Chicago
Woman Credits Vegetable Compound For Health Turnaround
Mrs Ella Wgarvy reports four years of womb trouble backache and nervous exhaustion eased after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She vows she is now a "new woman" with Liver Pills aiding constipation and headaches, while Sanative Wash aids local use. Correspondence invited from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn MA. All druggists sell Pinkham remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eric McGarry
Neebe Road Station
Cincinnati
How Wild Animals Die
A World article explores death among wild animals from natural causes to hunter gunfire. It notes sparse remains in many regions, with bones seen at salt licks and in arctic snow, while polar animals often vanish from view. It concludes by musing on where such remains go, as in NY World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Nordenskjold
Spitzbergen
France
Switzerland
New York World
The Gateway of the Orient El Kartara Scene
AForum essay recalls Fromentin on El-Kantara as a vivid bridge between worlds. Camel trains tread toward the Sahara while Moslem prayers rise for safe passage. Atlas peaks loom over a torrent carving through craggy rock, shielding the sands and the warm heart of the southern Sahara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
Fromentin
El-Kantara
El-Kartara
Sahara
Sudan
Atlas Mountains
Forum
Try Allen's Foot-Ease for tired swollen feet
A powder to shake into the shoes cools hot nervous feet. It eases smarting and tight shoes, relieves swollen sweating feet blisters and callous spots, and eases bunions. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25c trial package free. Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Women criminals in Austria kept in convents not prision
In Austria women convicted of crime are sent to convents rather than ordinary prisons. Neudorf convent houses female offenders from Vienna under nun supervision. Inmates perform domestic work and crafts with wages paid partly weekly and partly saved until release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Neudorf
Vienna
Mollie and Officer Discusses Marriage in Kitchen Exchange
A terse exchange centers on Mollie and a policeman cited as a potential spouse. The man insists the officer is her intended, while a bystander jokes about waiting for his appetite to fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie
Yanken Statesman
Birthday honor smoker for Spiffin tale
The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph notes plans for a birthday smoker honoring Mr. Frankstown Spiffin. Spiffin declines cigars due to dislike of tobacco smell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankstown
Spiffin
Critical time in the Battle of Santiago cited
A report from July 23 from Santiago de Cuba describes severe illness among the pack train crew during the battle. The author credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving lives and enabling continued supply of ammunition and rations to the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago de Cuba
P. E. Burner
Chamberlain
Tampa
Chamberlain Medicine Co
Des Moines
Iowa
John. H. Blackburn
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Thomas
Surrey
Buffalo Spring & Gear Co
Buffalo
Gordon Institute
Barnesville
Georgia
Candler
Jerem Pound
A.W. Muse
Cardus
Ladies’ Advisory Department
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Addison
Cary
Miss
Ilinois State Sanitarium
Illinois
Illinois State Sanitarium
Evanston, Ill
NAVAL
Iis
Mattle
Chicago Tribune
The
Fair Dealer In Futures
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Castoria
Ella Wgarvy
Tutt
Battle OF
Santiago
G. Pope Huguley, M.D
John M. Anderson
Barnesville, Ga
New South Savings
Drs Hendl
E. C. Rifle
New South Savings Bank
Thomaston Street
WM. J. Cox
Chambers
Blalock
C. H. Perdue
Chambers’ Drug Store
Main Street
A. Pierce Kemp, M. D
W. B. Smith, F. D
W. B. Smith
Greenwood Sanitarium
J. Ty Chambers
Lena R. Waltrorp
U. R. Next
Geo. W. Jordn
St. Germain
Mme
Paris
Canada
King Harvardco
Washington St
W. A. Wricut
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