Collision of Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse and Orinoco Sinks Vessels
Cherbourg reports a collision between the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse and the Orinoco on November 23. Both vessels sustained heavy damage. 19 people were killed or injured. The Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse carried 254 first class, 9 in steerage, and 697 in steerage. The Orinoco, bound for the West Indies and New York, lost its bow and sent many passengers to hospitals. Rescue boats helped pull survivors from the sea.
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Cherbourg
Orinoco
Llost Steamship Company
Seoul
South Lampton and
Cherhov
New York
O Yoco
British
Royal Mail Steambin Company
South
Hampton
TWENTY SIX DROWN AS LAKE STORM WRECKS VESSELS
Buffalo N Y Nov 22 gale on the great lakes causes heavy loss of vessels and at least twenty five lives. The Resolute Bank off Toronto with six drowned. the Sandus Ohio boat lost with eight men. the Madge sunk with fourteen aboard. Ships listed: Hurlbut on Lake Erie. C B Pilch. Afbens. Prditan. Corsart. Conemausi. Pratt. Rosalie. Pierre Maranette No 16. Paige. Taylor missing on Lake Michigan and other wrecks on Erie and Huron.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Great Lakes
Toronto
Horse
Sandus O
Eigit
Madge
Quebec
C. B. Pilch
Paige
Lake Michigan
Taylor
Starving: Sell Daughters Famine Forces Russian Peasants to Peculiar Resort
Famine in Russia drives Kazan region peasants to extreme measures as families sell daughters aged 12 to 17 into slavery for 50 to 75 dollars to Caucasian Mohammedans. Also notes Lake Baikal as the deepest lake, 9,000 square miles, containing vast water. Nottingham and Tong land spray dusty streets with chloride of calcium for dust control every three weeks.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Kazan
Caucasus
Lake Baikal
Siberia
Lake Erie
Lake Superior
Nottingham
Tongland
Missouri woman tells story of awful suffering and relief
A Columbia Missouri woman Mrs J B Johnson 608 West Rickman Street recounts two years of dropsy heart pain and disordered kidney function after an operation. She credits two boxes of Deans Kidney Pills with relief and reports no reappearance of trouble. Sold by all dealers 40 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Johnson
West Rickman Street
Columbia
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Chesebrough Meg. CO
State Street
New York City
Coffee Importers Push Postum as Better Brew
An article notes coffee importers and roasters promoting Postum Food Coffee amid debates on coffee’s health effects. It cites a chapter urging coffee as a medicine and argues that caffeine irritates tissues, causing disease, with a test claim that stopping coffee and using Postum for ten days relieves nervous and digestive ailments.
Colorful Dyes and Elixir Ads Adrift in 19th Century Page
A cluttered ad roundup touts PUTNAM FACELESS DYES at 10 cents per package and herbal remedies like Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and colic. It also markets Defiance Starch, seasonal weather notions, and a bold $100 reward claim. Various quack cures claim Catarrh cures and patent medicines flood the page alongside product pitches and misc health advice.
Name for Stetson's boat. A storied tale of the late John Stetson
The piece recounts a tale about John Stetson the theatrical manager preparing a yacht. A friend asks for a name starting with S and Stetson jokes that the name will likely be Psyche or Cinch. Also advertised is Brandreth's Pills as a long standing blood purifier and laxative, claimed safe for all ages.
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Stetson
John Stetson
John
Brendreth
Brandreth
Martha Washington
Veteran Driver James H. Johnson Serves Davis Family
James H. Johnson of Washington drove the remaining members of the Davis family at Mrs. Jefferson Davis funeral in Richmond and has for each prior Davis funeral. He previously drove for Jefferson Davis and Miss Winnie Davis and has attended every Confederate reunion since the war.
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James H. Johnson
Washington
Davis
Jefferson Davis
Richmond
Winnie Davis
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women's pains
The advertisement promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a safe remedy for painful periods irregularities and related female ailments. It cites testimonials from Nellie Holmes and Tillie Hart praising relief, urges women to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice free, and claims the product restores health and regularity.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Nellie Holmes
N. Division Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Tillie Hart
Larimore
N. D
Lydia E. Pinkaam
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Lydia HE
Lynn
Mass
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Miss Nellie Holmes
St. Paul
Min
Bears
Carters
Defiance
Mar Keys
Ottawa
Canada
E. T. Holmes
Jackson Street
Minnesota
W. W. Bennett
Life Building
Omaha
Nebraska
Haarvey OL CO
Cleveland, Oo
J. F. Stone
Lawrence,Kas
Cardus
Ladies Advisory Cent
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Gla
Mursery Co
Lodors Town
W.N. A
Des Moines
DRS. Thornton & Mihor
Kasas City
Martha Washington Comfort Shoes
FE. Mayer Boot & Shoe Co
Milwaukee, Wa
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