Goatskins and Sheep Skins in Spain Export Trade
The article details Spanish goat and sheep skins from Murcia, Catalonia, La Mancha, and Extremadura, noting Merino wool prestige, skin quality, tanning, and export routes. It explains glove skin grading, tanneries in Europe, and the main U S market, with methods of skin removal, drying, and storage for export including naphthalene moth protection.
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Spain
Murcia
Catalonia
la Mancha
New Castile
Extremadura
Estremadura
Europe
Millau
St. Julien
France
Yeovil
England
Germany
Sa Mancha
United States
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Badajoz
Annonay
Grenoble
New York Press
End of the Slave Trade Marked by Gordon's Hanged Pirate Fate
Lee on Bedloe's Island recalls Nathaniel Gordon the slave ship master executed on Feb. 21 1862 for piracy after bringing 890 to 897 enslaved people to New York. The event symbolized a turning point despite ongoing slaving efforts and later treaties to curb the trade.
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Bedloe’s Island
New York Harbor
Bartholdi
Liberty
Gordon
John R. Spears
Scribner’s
Erie
Nathaniel Gordon
New York
Navy Yard
Great Britain
United States
Cuba
Valhalla in myth and memorial halls across Europe
The text explains Valhalla in Scandinavian myth as a place of immortality for fallen heroes and as a term for memorial halls. It notes Westminster Abbey as a modern use of the concept and describes the Temple of Fame near Ratisbon built by Ludwig I in 1830 with a Greek Doric exterior, grand interior, and over a hundred German busts.
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London Times
Westminster Abbey
Ratisbon
Bavaria
Ludwig I
Germany
Paris Shops Offer Full Refunds on Unused Goods
Paris emporiums allow full price refunds on unneeded purchases including silk lengths, furniture, gloves, and ribbons, encouraging buyers to shop on approval. Exhibitions may feature temporary sale lines, while cafes are rare but reading rooms are common for visitors to browse papers and meet friends.
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Paris
All Delicate Situations Are More or Less Indelicate
A concise aphorism notes that all delicate matters carry complexity and social sensitivity. It suggests that handling such topics requires tact and restraint in speech and action. The reflection emphasizes the ubiquity of nuance in interpersonal judgment.
Odd Sun Dial Among the Montagnias Indians
A crude sun-dial used by Montagnias men to mark hunting progress. They erect a stick in the snow and draw its shadow. Women compare the new shadow line with the old to gauge how far ahead the hunters are and whether to hurry or rest for supper.
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Montagnias Indians
Mr Ayers Alive After Near Death From Kidney Disease
A. E. Ayers of Minneapolis credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with saving his life after Bright's Disease and Diabetes left doctors predicting death. He describes buying pills, lasting about forty boxes, and urges others to try the remedy, noting widespread local belief in his recovery. He signs from Bath New York Soldiers and Sailors Home.
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Minneapolis
Minn
A. E. Ayers
Bright
Bath
N. Y
Ayers
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
Sirs
Dodd
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home
Auctioneer Seeks Favorable Look in Jestful Exchange
In a Detroit Free Press snippet Twynn says she dislikes Muggins face while Triplet notes his unpleasing countenance. The remark shifts to a quip that an auctioneer would like such a forbidding look, highlighting a playful exchange about appearances.
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Twynn
Triplett
Detroit Free Press
You Can Get Allen's Foot-Ease Free Sample
Advertisement offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder from Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York. It claims to cure sweating damp swollen and aching feet and to ease new or tight shoes. Also touted as a remedy for chilblains and frostbites with price listed as 25 cents at druggists and shoe stores.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Pankers Hampansas HandeKoons Hair Plot Promoted
A lively claim describes an original plot for hair growth and an herbal remedy said to cure corns, touting Panker's Hampansas and HandeKoons as key ingredients. The fragment presents a sensational health patent style typical of early 20th century ads.
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Panker
Hampansas HandeKoons
Potatoes equal fourteen pounds of turnips in nutriment
Two pounds of potatoes contain as much nutriment as fourteen pounds of turnips. This comparison highlights the relative nutrient density between potatoes and turnips.
Fits Permanently Cured With Kiine Great Nerve Restorer
Advertises a permanent cure for nervousness after 61 days use of Mr Kiine's Great Nerve Restorer. Offers a free trial bottle valued at 82.00 and a treatise. Signed by R H Krine at 031 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA.
The Average Man's Second Thoughts
A compact reflection on wiser judgments appearing after initial impulse. The saying suggests restraint and reconsideration often lead to clearer insight.
Is Adelaide Absent-Minded Hat Trimmed With Ribbons
A remark on Adelaide's appearance notes her hat trimmed with ribbons and feathers from a rum mage sale. The quip appears in a Miscellaneous Effect column in the Indianapolis Journal.
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Adelaide
Indianapolis Journal
The Twentieth Century and a Note on Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters
The piece proclaims the dawn of the twentieth century as an age of invention and discovery. It highlights Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a celebrated remedy for ailments from a weak stomach and lists dyspepsia indigestion flatulency constipation and biliousness among its cited uses.
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Hostetter
Jersey cow impounded for prowling in Memphis street
Pound Officer Tait captured a Jersey cow that escaped its owner and wandered the streets. The owner G W Davis asked Chief Richards to impose a light fine, noting it was the cow’s first offense. The pound master was instructed to release the cow on her own recognizance.
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Pound
Tait
Magnate cites Shakespeare claim as parallel to wealth
A Chicago literary friend and a magnate discuss genius and money. The magnate asserts he has earned millions and compares himself to Shakespeare, joking that even the playwright’s authorship is questioned, mirroring the doubt about his own earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Shakespeare
Washington Star
Cure a Cold in One Day Tonic Refunded if It Fails
An advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. It notes all druggists refund the money if the remedy fails and features Z. W. Grove's signature on the box. Price listed as 25 cents.
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Z. W. Grove
How He Borrowed Sympathetic Visitor to Prisoner
An exchange shows a sympathetic visitor asking what brings the prisoner there. The prisoner answers he borrowed money and, facetiously, notes he had to knock the lender down several times before lending it. The line is attributed to the Chicago Journal.
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Chicago Journal
Dye in Thirty Minutes with Putnam Face Less Dyes
A short note proclaims that dyeing with Putnam Face Less Dyes requires only thirty minutes. It highlights brevity and ease for users seeking quick results.
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Putnam
Fragmented Talk Sparks Pint-Sized Quips in Towson
The Baltimore American quotes conversations between Miss Towson and Miss Waverly over Mr Yorkrode and his talk. A humorous aside notes indigestion is a bad companion and recommends Adams Tutti Frutti chewing gum after meals.
A Society Ornament
A lighthearted quip features Marie and Louise noting young Noodletop’s constant staring and yawning when asked to spend the evening. The exchange captures social chatter common in urban society sections.
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Marie
Noodletop
Louise
Indianapolis Journal
Piso's Cure Endorsed By Vanburen Resident
An endorsement from Ws. OQ of Vanburen Indiana lauds Piso's Cure as the best medicine for throat and lung troubles. The letter is dated February 10, 1900.
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Ws. OQ
Vanburen
Ind
Do You Think There’s Money in Orphanbacks Music
A clipped exchange on Orphanbacks music notes uncertainty about profit with a wry line about brass in the work. Judy weighs in with a teasing aside on potential earnings and the industry’s brass imagery.
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Judy
Pertly's Stage Career Length and Griggs's Marital Count
A terse note asks how long Miss Pertly has been on the stage and references Griggs with two or three marriages. Details are sparse, but the item frames entertainment and social life topics. The piece lacks precise dates or names beyond Miss Pertly and Griggs.
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Briggs
Miss Pertly
Griggs
The Change of Life and Its Symptoms
A vintage testimonial on the menopause period describing hot flashes and fainting spells as signs of nervous trouble. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy and cites a Mrs Jexyie ae from Germantown who claims cure and improved well being.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Jexyie Ae
Keyrer St
Germantown, A
Peruna touted by Sisters of the Good Shepherd and officials
In a Columbus letter dated July 10 1900 the Sisters of the Good Shepherd praise Peruna as a safeguard for inmates guarding against climate and disease. Congressman Meekison of Napoleon Ohio reports benefit from catarrh relief after using Peruna. Dr Hartman credited as the founder of Peruna urges readers to request a free book.
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Sisters of the Good Shepherd
Peruna
Columbus
Peruna Medicine Co
Hartman
Meekison
Napoleon
Ohio
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company
Dinner timing sparks mirth in domestic exchange
A witty exchange from the Chicago Journal portrays Mrs. Benedict noting men growl when dinner is late and women growl when it is ready but a man does not come home. The quip frames household tensions as a humorous contrast between sexes.
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised remedy for feet
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder claiming relief for swollen burning feet corns bunions frost bites and chilblains. It notes 25c price at druggists and shoe stores with a free sample and provides Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy NY contact.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Elderly Spouse Grumbles Over Troubling Dog Fleas
A note from Life quotes a jokey exchange about a dog causing fleas for Harriet and her husband Harry. The line playfuly contrasts grumbling with relief that fleas are on them, not on vulnerable Binkle.
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Harriet
Harry
Binkle
Gladiator Gold Mining Company Explained by Crabtree
C H Crabtree of Des Moines Iowa offers to explain all about the Gladiator Gold-Mining Company on request. The invitation promises detailed information and insights into the venture and its implications for investors and readers.
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C.H. Crabtree
Des Moines
Iowa
The
Gladiator Gold-Mining Company
Not Wholly a Misfortune
A dialogic exchange reflects relief that Henry’s death prevented a flawed patent from being perfected and exhausted his widow’s financial worries. The widow asserts the fortitude of her stance amid sympathy and a somber acknowledgment of loss.
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Henry
Boston Transcript
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
A list of first names and hometowns accompanies issued patents for draft-evener end-bearing knotter computing machine band saw leather punching and gasoline engine related to Northwestern inventors such as Mike Feierer Michael J Foley Andrew E Gagnon Hans J Hanson Gustave A Olson Kay Sling Edwin E Thomas John Webster Clarence O White with patent attorneys Lothrop Johnson.
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Northwestern
Mike Feierer
Sleepy Eye
Minn
Michael J. Foley
Andrew E. Gagnon
Minneapolis
Hans J. Hanson
Hansonville
Gustave A. Olson
Lerdal
Edwin E. Thomas
John Webster
Triumph
Clarence O. White
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press Bidg
St. Paul
Nurse Gone After Childs Desperate Plan
A boy and girl lament nurse’s meanness and seek help from father then God. If all fails they contemplate the devil, and the aunt overhears. After investigation the nurse is dismissed.
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Sturdliny
Chicago Tribune
Norway has lower death rate than England among Europe
The statement notes that among European countries only Norway records a death rate lower than England. It presents a comparative health statistic without broader context or data source.
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European
England
Norway
Untamed Speech Reveals Honest Thought
A proverb noting that careless talk exposes true beliefs when a man speaks without thinking. The line underscores how impulsive remarks often reveal inner opinions more clearly than measured speech.
Maple Leaves for Werves at Arrival Spectacle
Halifax Herald reports returning Canadians from South Africa will be crowned with maple leaf wreaths on arrival. About 600 senior girls in public schools to sew wreaths and be on the wharf to crown soldiers as they step from the troopship in a grand spectacle.
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South Africa
Halifax Herald
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials
An 19th century advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for cases of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It presents endorsements of J J Cheney and associates including West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin as wholesalers and states the product is taken internally and works on blood and mucous surfaces.
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Hall
FR. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
FL J. Cheney
West & Truax
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Ohio
Penalty for Bigamy Joke At Canvass
A Chambers Journal anecdote recalls Sir Charles Russell during a South Hackney contest when a constituent asked the penalty for bigamy. He quipped two mothers in law, highlighting the famed lawyer's sharp wit in a political canvass.
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Charlie” Russell
South Hackney
Charles
Chambers’ Journal
A Mistake in Diet and Iron Spikes
A humorous Detroit Free Press item notes a parrot asking about distress and an ostrich downplaying indigestion. The exchange pivots on a misjudged material in railroad spikes. The wit hinges on mistaken ironwork versus steel and the ostrich’s casual remark.
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Res
Detroit Free Press
Inference and Checks Compared, a Critical View
A pundit laments that an average man can infer ideas more easily than he can write a check, highlighting the gap between practical finance and everyday reasoning. The remark underscores frustration with financial literacy and civic responsibility in society.
Minnesota Court Rules for Lake Shore Property Owners in Ice Case
The Minnesota Supreme Court, in a majority decision, rules that the People’s Ice Company of St. Paul cannot cut ice on White Bear Lake for sale. Property owners along the shore allege ice cutting lowers the lake level and harms their holdings. Two justices dissent, contending the lake is public property and open to ice cutting. The dispute involves a substantial investment by the ice company and extensive litigation.
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Minnesota
Supreme Court
People’s Ice Company of
St. Paul
White Bear Lake
Emblem Schooner Sunk In Hampton Roads Collision
In Portsmouth on December 23 a small schooner named Emblem commanded by Captain George B. Marshall was cut down by a large ocean steamship whose name is not known. The crew reached the deck in time to seize the dory being towed astern and navigated to Old Point Comfort for safety.
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Portsmouth
George B. Marshall
Hampton Roads
Old Point Comfort
Starved Couple Margaret and Charles Klein Found Dead
In Chicago on December 23 Margaret Klein aged eighty six and her son Charles Klein aged fifty five were found dead in a small dwelling. Police believe starvation caused their deaths.
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Chicago
Margaret Klein
Charles Klein
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Man Stealer
Lee
MR. Ayers
Mra
Sisters OF Good Shepherd
City
David Meekison
Dr. Hartman
Grain Commission
Duluth
Oniaveny
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