Price's Cream Baking Powder Advocates Pure Formula
The Pure Food bill before Congress would protect consumers by requiring labeling of adulterated foods. Proponents urge that baking powders containing ammonia or alum be branded, arguing the public prefers products like Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder which is described as free from ammonia alum lime or other adulterants and superior in quality.
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S.S.S
S.A. Whcut
Midway
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Not the Roue but the Patient Plodder Makes the Best Husband
A columnist urges a Southern girl to consider the value of a steady, self made suitor over a flashy roue. The piece argues true character comes from diligence and restraint, praising the plodder who studies, works, and remains faithful for a lasting marriage and family.
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Gotham
Monster devil fish disrupts dynamite lift at sea
A crew on a barge raised dynamite from the sea when a faulty cap failed to explode. A monster devil fish reared up thirty feet in the air, sending the small boat into a panic before rescuers cut wires and ropes to avert disaster. Witnesses describe the eerie, terrifying event and wonder how the men survived.
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Col. Goodyear
Advertising bulbs take quirky shapes to sell goods
A Chicago inventor E O Hart patents a method to shape incandescent bulbs beyond the pear form. Lamps resemble beer bottles cigar shapes soap cakes and ketchup bottles in stores as unique ad devices. A French physician warns nail biting in Paris schoolchildren and suggests hypnotic suggestion to curb the habit.
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Chicago
E. O. Hart
Aioe
Maris
The Thumb, Tail and Hands of Chico in Natural History
A detailed natural history riff on primate anatomy and human hands. It contrasts Old World monkeys with American species, noting Chico’s unusually long thumbs and fingers and imagining his piano and violin prowess.
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Chico
St. George Mivart
Paderewski
Harper'’s Weekly
Woman burglar prowls Valparaiso Ind in extensive spree
The New York Herald notes a loud talking couple in a quiet Valparaiso neighborhood indicating a female burglar active across the town. A Rio de Janeiro report lists the city population as 1,600,000 with foreigners a small fraction.
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New York Herald
Bureau of American Republics
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Valparaiso
Ind
Binding Twine Prices Ahead in Cordage Market
John Good of John Good Cordage Manufacturing says a price agreement with the National cordage is reached for binding twine sisal and manila rope at higher levels, with assent from independent interests expected. A related T M Roberts Supply House offer in Minneapolis promotes a cash price sale and a catalog by express, urging stockpiling before rates rise.
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New York
John Good
John Good Cordage Manufacturing Company
National Cordage
Mr. Good
Aboys
T. M. Roberts
M. Roberts
Nicol
T. Let Avenue
Fifth Street
Minneapolis
Express
T. M. Roberts’ Supply House
Coin collector helps tramp in same line of business
Mr. Fad, a well known enthusiastic collector of ancient coins, is halted by a tramp who insists they share the same line of work. He asks for help and cites coin collecting as common ground in a brief exchange.
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Fad
A Night of Courage and Duty at Freitenberg
Lorenz begs Magdalena to flee with him to save her and her grandmother from danger. Magdalena resists to remain with her vulnerable kin, while Franz questions Lorenz's motives and commands, the family facing a harsh winter and peril. Lorenz presses for a plan as emotions clash amid war.
Lovers in a snowbound night in Freitenberg
In a tense scene Magdalena clings to Frau Herber as Franz bars the gates and Lorenz plans a perilous betrothal. The family weighs loyalties while French troops loom, snow drifts deepen the fear, and Magdalena fears moving from the house and the fate of those she loves.
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Franz
Frau Herber
Wolfgang Thor
Ahnborn
Lorenz
Magdalena
Freitenberg
Frau Uerber
Lorenz Imhoff
Gir
Nut
Magdalenay
Northwestern States Excel in Agriculture at World Fair Exhibits
The article praises Northwestern displays at the world fair with Wisconsin leading in cost and craft. It highlights Iowa Minnesota and the Dakotas for rich grain and livestock shows, notes grand architectural and artistic grain arrangements, and cites figures on costs and notable wheat varieties. It also covers Minnesota’s exhibit aids and a South Dakota dedication ceremony with notable attendees.
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Jackson Park
Egypt
Old Nile
India
Red River Valley
Minnesota
Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Northwestern
J. M. Coburn
J. M. Gilfillan
Agricultural Hall
South Dakota
N. Dak
North Dakota
Ceres
Supt. Stephens
Minneapolis
Krlau
Bohemia
Whitney
Shonkin
Montana
Great Northern
Saskatchewan
Selkirk
Fort Garry
Northwestern States
Stebbins
Greenleaf
Clarke
St. Paul
Gov. Sheldon
Buffalo Bill
Maj. Burke
T. D. Newhouse
Huron
W. B. Sterling
Ond Regiment of
Supt. Brown
Gov
Sheldon
Ralph McKenzie
The Powerful U S Janitor and the Post Office Test
A Chicago Times excerpt describes a scene at a post office where a Black man in plantation clothes believes the speaker is the postmaster. The janitor reveals he doubles as the U S janitor of the post office and explains he has the front key, while the shoals worker ducking hats and roles contends with status and respect. The article shifts to agricultural exhibits in North Dakota and to England’s Cavalry Curates, noting Rococo displays and a church experiment with mounted clergy.
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North Dakota
Dickey
Linda
S&s Possoffis
U. S
London Telegraph
Europe at War Readiness Without End
The Spectator laments Europe’s disarmament impasse as nations hoard wealth and energy for security, while daily progress in science and living standards continues. Despite congresses and diplomacy, rulers and peoples alike endure in plate armor, awaiting an unseen end.
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Europe
England
Luxurious Brides Book Covers In Silk Moire And Silver
Special books for gifts surge in demand this season with ornate coverings. Velvet satin maire brocade and silver thread decorate covers, including prayer books for brides with marriage services. Rich moire and white satin options feature embroidery, initials, and silver dates.
Buttermilk as Sunstroke Preventive Cited by Editor
An Iowa anecdote cites buttermilk preventing sunstroke during a heat wave. Des Moines saw twenty plus cases in one day among laborers, prompting the Iowa State Register editor C. F. Clarkson to urge lacteal aid. A traveler notes cooling buttermilk kept him vigorous in 108 degree heat.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Register
C. F. Clarkson
St. Louis Republic
Whymper Introduces Mountain Aneroid For Travel
Edward Whymper unveils a new form of mountain aneroid designed for climbers and aviators. It stays in a near normal internal pressure inside a sealed case until an observation is needed, then opens to the outside and resets with a small force pump.
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Edward Whymper
Finns traced to Siberia and Poland by 1900 years ago
Edinburgh scholar John Abercromby notes Finn ancestors practiced extensive magic. He places their origins in Siberia and dates the first historical Finn reference to about 1,900 years ago in Poland.
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John Abercromby
Edinburgh
Scotland
Siberia
Poland
Dr Shoop Restorative Nerve Pills Ad
Iture Dyspepsia and Constipation. Dr. Shoop's Restorative Nerve Pills sent free with Medical Book to prove merit for 2ete. Druggists, 25c. Dr. Shoop, Box W., Racine, Wis.
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Shoop
Box W
Racine
Wis
Germany makes paper stockings
The pamphlet extols a fig syrup remedy to cleanse the system gently, resolve bilious and habitual constipation, awaken kidneys and liver, dispel headaches fevers and other afflictions while noting the United States endured sixteen foreign or domestic wars.
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United States
Knickerbocker Shoulder Brace Ad and Whisky Advice
An advertisement promotes the Knickerbocker Shoulder brace and suspender set with mail order pricing and chest measurement requests from Easton, Pennsylvania. It also cautions about pseudonymous whiskies and touts Uncle Sam's Monogram Whiskey bottled by a Northwest firm, plus a health pitch for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy and tonic for overwork and ailment.
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Northwest
Richmond firm touts high weekly earnings for agents
An agent for B. F. Johnson & Co of Richmond, Virginia reports earning $440.53 in a single week and notes many more agents traveling for the firm with similar or greater success. The message urges readers to write for employment. A tangential remark states frog pies were invented by Italians in the fourteenth century.
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B. F. Johnson & Co
Richmond
Teething Remedy Mentioned Amid Historic Secession Note
The piece cites a teething remedy for children and then references the eleven Southern states in the Fifty third Congress with 111 senators and representatives. It notes all who could bear arms served except two who were college lads in a neutral state.
Pumpkinshire and a Boston wedding joke
A quip about Beantown’s older nickname Pumpkinshire appears in a 1788 dictionary, noting a joke about Jack Dashing’s upcoming marriage and a wedding invitation. The exchange hints at social banter of the era and the playful use of place nicknames.
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Boston
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