Patents Issued This Week To Northwestern Inventors
List of patents granted to Minnesota residents including William L Callison Heron Lake for a grain car Henry Hammer Mountain Lake for a bridle Eliza A Livens Mora for a corset steel protector William P Shattuck Minneapolis for a computing and listing machine George F Simmonds Litchfield for a milk heater and aerator James C HL Vaught Phillipsburg Med for a jelly brace Leroy S Buffington Minneapolis for a vehicle truck design Merwin Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys 911 912 Pioneer Press Bidg St Paul
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Northwestern
William L. Callison
Heron Lake
Minn
Henry Hammer
Mountain Lake
Eliza A. Livens
Mora
William P. Shattuck
Minneapolis
George F. Simmonds
Litchfield
James C.hl Vaught
Phillipsburg Med
Jelly Brace
Leroy
Buffington
Filipino General Defends Frugal War Effort
In a heated exchange reported by the Washington Star, a Filipino general sharply denies allegations of luxurious living while troops suffer, insisting he is abstemious and careful about expenses and the strain of leadership during retreat risks.
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Doe
Washington Star
Hall's Catarrh Cure testimonial and oath notice
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason witnesses this December 6, 1880s Toledo Ohio. The remedy claims internal use and blood mucous action with testimonials offered. Products Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills sold by J Cheney Co. in Toledo.
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City OF Toledo
Lucas Country
Frank J. Cheney
Markes
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Sear
A. W. Gleason
J. Cheney & CO
Oledo
Znc
Alchemist Promises Gold From Cough Medicine Label
A Detroit Journal excerpt depicts an alchemist declaring a breakthrough as his entourage fears madness. He insists the alembic ingredients will become gold once labeled cough medicine and sold.
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Detroit Journal
Free Gifts to Agents Seek 100000 Sellers Nationwide
An offer targets men women boys and girls across the United States to sell Lekko Scouring Soap Lekkoene and other toilet soaps. The ad promises big profits easy work and a prize with every cake and lists C H Marshall & Co Department 10 Chicago references and factory addresses.
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United States
C. H. Marshall & Co
Chicago
May St
We don't hear you sing nowadays Miss Madeline
A New York World item notes Miss Madeline has stopped singing due to a physician's strict order. The exchange hints at a neighborly inquiry about the doctor's residence and status.
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Madeline
New York World
Advertisers Promise Reliable Goods in This Publication
Readers are urged to study the advertisements for excellent bargains. The notice asserts advertisers are reliable and deliver what they advertise, encouraging households to engage with the sale items and services offered.
Ring off to a broken engagement prompt
In Somerville Journal style a telephone girl hesitates then urges to end an engagement. Hicks asks what to say and Wicks suggests breaking it off with a resigned cheer. The item captures a light domestic exchange from a playful column.
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Hicks
Wicks
Somerville Journal
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Foot Comfort Cure
A vintage advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as the sole remedy for swollen smarting burning and sweating feet corns and bunions. It urges customers to shake the powder into shoes and buy at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with samples mailed from LeRoy New York to Fred Allen Olmsted.
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Allen
Fred
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Wy Vous
Andy Cathartic
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
New York
And She Did Benham
A clipped editorial-tone excerpt notes family hierarchy and medical caution, referencing Mrs Benham and a doctor, with asides about advertising value and a piano lamp dimming before a piano player. Rindlaub, a medical specialist, and Rev Sheldon appear in fragmented captions from periodical snippets.
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Benham
The Cruel Chinese Foot Binding Practice Exposed
An informed critique outlines the brutal foot binding custom in China. It describes the bandaging process, the extreme pain, potential amputations, and how foot size dictates marriage prospects and dowry, citing the New York Tribune on Foochow practices.
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Celestial Empire
China
America
The
New York Tribune
Foochow
Blackened faces in naval night operations stated
A historical naval order requires all hands on certain English warships to darken their faces during maneuvers or night attacks to prevent light reflections. Torpedo and gunboat crews carry pigment for instant use, with no rank exempt, including shore defenses and harbor operations.
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England
Concrete Fire At Power Station Provokes Unusual Blast
A mass of concrete in a boiler room ignited, caused by seven parts boiler ash in the mix and a missing brick lining. The concrete block eight feet thick disintegrated and firefighters pulled down boiler brickwork to remove it. The London Electrical Review notes the odd cause and jokes about stoking with concrete amid coal scarcity.
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Electrical Review of London
Edinburgh Professor Denounces Morning Dram Curse
A Morning Dram, labeled by an Edinburgh professor as the country’s curse, is criticized as a harmful daily habit and social scourge affecting the nation’s well being.
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Edinburgh
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J. H. Rindlaub
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Rev. Sheldon
Indianapolis Sun
Japan
J.C. Hart & CO
Grand Forks
N. Dak
M. M. Creef
Bex FE
Atlanta
Thompson
PISO
Queer Order
Jackies
Ayers
Ayer
Jane M. Brown
Bentonsport
Iowa
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