Free Alkavis Kidney Cure Promises Free Trial To Readers
An advertisement touts Alkavis from the Church Kidney Cure Company as a universal cure for kidney and urinary disorders including Brights Disease and rheumatism. It cites multiple testimonials from ministers and professionals and offers a prepaid, free trial by mail to any reader who sends their name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gan
Tarkava-Kava Sanes
South America
Alkavis
New York Weekly World
W. B. Moore
D. C
Washington, D. C
Thomas Smith
Cobden
Milnois
John H. Watson
Sunset
Texas
R.C. Wood
Lowell
Indiana
Wood
James Young
Kent
Ohio
Church Kidney Cure Company
Fourth Avenue
New York
Bright
Woman’s love prompts a bachelor’s wary reply
A woman asserts that true love means a woman always has a man’s best interests at heart. The confirmed bachelor questions the assumption and wonders what motivates marriage if this is true.
Salzer Seed Co catalogue offer with rare samples
Don’t believe the claims until reading Salzer's farm seed catalogue. Send this notice and 10 cents in stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin for the catalogue and 12 rare farm seed samples valued at $10 to start.
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Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
W.d
Widowhood Question Stirs in German Press Parody
A Detroit press item quotes a satirical line where a widow claims she was not left, with the character Ewige Weibliche insisting a widow never gets left. The exchange highlights gendered fate and irony in a cultural or literary anecdote.
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Ewige Weibliche
Detroit
Ree Press
Despair shattered by tonic claims from old advert
An advertisement urges relief from malaria, dyspepsia, kidney trouble and nervousness with Hos tetter's Stomach Litters, claiming widespread cures. It warns against delaying treatment and includes a dated endorsement from Mrs. C Beltz in Denver. Also notes selling fish alive in Japan and touts Piso's Cure for Consumption with a testimonial.
Gainbridge High School Tale of Mystery and Celebration
In Gainbridge Empire State a prosperous townfront tale follows a bank cashier amid a planned Lake Blanker ceremony and a school celebration. Conrad and Olga Binnfield face social strain as the town suspects foul play in a bank robbery while neighbors rally around the students and their patriotic ode.
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Gainbridge
Empire State
Hudson
Mohawk
Niagara
OF &N
Tessess
Loammi Gainbridge
Gainbridge High School
Philip Blanker
George W. Blanker
Lake Washington
Gainbridge Bank
Lake Blanker
Blanker
Washington
United States
America
Lucy Archer
Conrad
Olga Binnfield
Luke
Phoebe Blanker
Phoebe
Lane
Kitty Owens
Olga
Lucy
Kitty
Phil
Philip
Phil Blanker
Ben Barron
Ben
Mr. Lane
Mother
Lake Washington Ceremony Ends With Hidden Box Reveal
A town celebration for General Gainbridge culminates in a thunderstorm as a flagpole collapses revealing a gold box from the bank vault. The teller is accused, Blanker collapses, and the box is recovered and returned to the bank. The general frees the jailed cashier and orders renewal of the flag and celebration.
World Jewish population and US growth noted in Year Book
The Year Book for Jews estimates about 11 million Jews worldwide with over half in the Russian empire. US figures are an estimate, but immigration has raised the count to well above 1,000,000, including about 650,000 from Russia and Poland in the last fifteen years. New York is a major Jewish center. The next census may provide reliable stats.
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London
Joseph Jacobs
Russian Empire
United States
Europe
New York
Ireland
Philadelphia
Household Publishing and Printing Co
Household Companion
Beat Standard
Pone Monthly
America
Housemuld
Soneshalé Publishing & Printing Co
Bleecker St
New York City
Cook Remedy, CO
Masonic Temple
Chicago
Light color controls seedling growth in Mimosa studies
Botanists revisit Juvisy experiments by Flammarion on light colors affecting seedling growth. Four Mimosa pairs were exposed to blue green red and white light in separate pots. After two months blue light severely stunted growth to one inch, white light produced four inches, green light five inches, and red light sixteen inches. Other plants showed similar trends with blue inhibiting development.
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Juvisy
Paris
Monsieur Flammarion
Why Don't You Get Up? A Traveling Guest Wakes
A traveler staying at the leading hotel in a small town is roused by a bellboy with a large envelope. Inside the envelope is a slip reading Why don't you get up. He complies and rises. The tale appears in Golden Days.
Ingress of soil air taints house air study finds
Soil air carries gases contaminating indoor air quality. The report notes loss of appetite and winter fatigue tied to inhalation of soil gas seeping into home air from the cellar. It highlights health effects including boils and pimples as linked to this infiltration.
Bear of Santa Paula weighs over five hundred pounds
Santa Paula correspondent recounts the 1885 tale of a colossal bear killed near the Ojai valley. John Maxon, famed hunter, shot the bear after it attempted to raid a pig corral. A decade later, his son Jack tracked a likely descendant, leading to a dramatic capture by Henry Rogers. The massive animal weighed over 500 pounds, with a skin length near eight feet.
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Santa Paula
San Francisco Chronicle
John Maxon
Ojai Valley
Ventura County
Maxon
Mr. Maxon
Venura
Bear Hhat
Ijai Valley
Jack Maxon
Jack
Sam Rawlins
Santa Barbara Mountains
State University Museum
Maxon Bear
Henry Rogers
California
Rogers
Export of American Bicycles Lifts Global Trade
The New York Journal notes a booming export trade in American bicycles to foreign countries. September exports valued at 302832 with about 6000 wheels shipped. nine months total 3155657 for 60000 wheels. Britain leads with 106714 in September and 1020971 for nine months. Other markets include British North America, Australia, France, Mexico, Cuba, Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico, West Indies, Bermuda, Argentina, Brazil, China, Africa, and India. The article emphasizes American-made bikes are preferred for build, lightness, speed, and overall quality.
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New York Journal
Great Britain
British North America
Australia
France
Mexico
Cuba
Santo Domingo
Puerto Rico
West Indian Islands
Bermuda
Brazil
China
Africa
Kite cables spark new telegraph and telephone link
Bayonne resident William A. Eddy demonstrated a system to run telegraphic and telephonic communication aloft by wires stretched on kites. He sent Morse code messages and, using a attached telephone, carried on a conversation.
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William A. Eddy
Baycane
New Jersey
Eddy
Woman Discovers $65 Inside Envelope While Sorting Rags
In Otsego Michigan a woman sorting rags found a dirty envelope containing $65 in US currency. The discovery was made during routine cleaning and the money appeared genuine, though no further details about ownership or restoration were provided.
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Otsego
Mich
Debts Paid, Cards Exchanged, and Feasts in Old New York
The piece notes three duties seen in New York society: settling debts, issuing visiting cards on red paper with family naming conventions different from Western practice, and preparing for entertaining guests. Refreshments include rock candy, dried shrimp, seeds, fruits, cakes, tea, and Chinese cordial, while guests view ornate mounted dishes and symbolic foods.
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New York Mail and Express
Wong
Moy
Smith
Brown
James John
William Charles
Thomas George
New York City
May
Lees
Widow’s Privilege and the End of Clergy Benefit
The piece explains benefit of clergy in historic England, noting how literacy could spare a reading man from punishment, while bigamy ended the privilege. It describes how a widowed man who remarries loses clergy protection and becomes liable to civil penalties for crimes like murder or theft.
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Lippincott’s
England
Bulgarian Ex-Premier Stefan Stambuloff Assassinated
In July 1895 Stefan Stambuloff former Bulgarian prime minister was killed in Sofia by three assailants who halted his carriage and stabbed him. A military tribunal in Sofia tried three men, convicting two and sentencing them to three years. Madame Stambuloff charged in court that the real culprits were members of the present government.
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Stefan Stambuloff
Bulgaria
Sofia
Stambuloff
Madame Stambuloff
Hat fashion banter in Detroit Journal dialogue
In the Detroit Journal dialogue, a character declares never, while another complains about women wearing hats. The exchange highlights humorous social commentary on fashion and propriety.
No Use for It. Free Library Plans Spark Debate
In a brief quoted exchange from the New York Tribune, Jimmy dismisses a free library plan while Tommy notes his mother's restrictions on borrowing Indian stories, reflecting cultural tensions over reading choices.
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Jimmy
Tommy
New York Tribune
Sail guides more than the sail itself in ship talk
A green passenger asks if the sail alone guides a ship. The mate replies that there are rudders as well, a line from the Indianapolis Journal reflecting nautical wisdom with a touch of slang.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wonderful Water Supply Near Los Angeles
A San Fernando Valley water source is described as marvelous with 7,000,000 gallons daily from alfalfa ground seepage. A. G. Booth and J. Dalzell Brown note a gravel aquifer 57 to 65 feet deep under blue clay, with a six by four foot ditch conveying water seven miles toward Los Angeles. Plans aim to supply domestic use in West Los Angeles and the Santa Monica soldiers home, though much water currently goes to waste.
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Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley
Los Angele
San Francisco Chronicle
A. G. Booth
J. Dalzell Brown
Te Arid
Old Fernando Mission
Sierra
Mr. Booth
Santa Monica
United States
Fifty Percent Fewer Horses Spur Shoeing Reform
The article notes a halving of horse numbers over years and describes New York state legislative action requiring horse shoers to pass an official exam for proper shoeing to prevent hoof injury. It compares global practices with straw, sheep horns, antlers, camel skin socks, cowhide shoes, and a German paper horseshoe as historical potions.
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New York State
Japan
Iceland
Oxus
Soudan
Australia
Our Foreign Trade Sets New December Records
The December report of the bureau of statistics shows exports surpassing imports by almost 60 million dollars for the month and over 325 million for the year. The calendar year total exceeded one billion dollars, the largest on record, producing the largest trade balance in our favor ever known.
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Bureau of Statistics
Asbestos Shoes Touch Massachusetts Foundry Workers
A Massachusetts firm plans to manufacture asbestos shoes for workers in foundries and smelting works. The new footwear costs less and is reportedly more comfortable than leather shoes.
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Massachusetts
97 Wheel First Manufacturer Improves 96 Model
Truth states the 97 wheel first model brings notable improvements over the 96. The second manufacturer also claims enhancements, asserting the 96 model appears outdated by comparison and outdated compared to newer design.
Notes Of The Day From A Broad Range Of Topics
The Mississippi at Itasca is 10 feet wide and 18 inches deep while Newfoundland’s shores reflect ice and stone carried south by bergs. Hamburg imports more English coal than German coal receives. Italy seeks English music study to boost its own schools. Eastern Washington farmers fear a harsh winter to reduce 100000 wild horses.
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Lake Itasca
Newfoundland
Hamburg
Italy
England
Washington
The Most Difficult. Quericus What musicians say
The New York Journal records a quip where a musician is asked for the most difficult thing to compose and replies the baby. The exchange captures a humorous contrast between art and newborns in a brief, period voice.
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Quericus
New York Journal
Gifts for Women and Men Gift Ideas
A detailed list of gift suggestions for women including silver thimbles cups and saucers spoons and a silver mounted leather belt. Items for a tea table washstand and bureau plus accessories for personal care and grooming. For men to a girl who is only an acquaintance candy or flowers.
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Dresden
Delft
Diverse Facts From Late 19th Century News Scene
A collage of items notes 100 iron mines in Lake Superior districts and long life in England versus Africa. It cites a five year sentence for a bicycle thief, Cholock cascade at Yosemite as the world’s tallest, and Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. Penn Yan’s name origin, British Foot Guards height rule, ocean thermometer challenges, Australia’s rail expansion, and a Paris museum auction. It mentions Jose Echegaray’s age and works, Cernuschi’s Paris house opened, French tobacco use, and New Haven history society plans.
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Lake Superior
England
Africa
Cholock Cascade
Yosemite
Cal
Penn Yan
N. Y
Great Britain
Australia
Regineer
Jose Echegaray
Spain
Cernuschi
Avenue Velasquez
Paris
France
New Haven
Conn
Herald'e College College
London
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
A list of patent recipients includes John O Anderson lead separator and concentrator Lawrence VD Gernhart fish holder Marshall B Lloyd bicycle pump Howard W Myers bicycle locker Nils Nilson steam trap Jorgen Simons food cos Joseph T Thompson spark arrester Henry F Walton egg tester Geo Wilson connection for cranks with T D Merwin patent lawyer located in St Paul Minnesota
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Northwestern
John O. Anderson
Lawrence VD. Gernhart
Fairmount
Minn
Marshall B. Lloyd
Minneapolis
Henry F. Walton
Flandreanu
Geo. Wilson
Madeira
T. D. Merwin
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Quotations on Life and Cooking Gaps
A brief exchange mocks life as a fraud while contrasting hot plates with cold tatter cakes. The dialogue humorously notes predictable contradictions between baking comfort and plate temperature.
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Curezich
Druggista
I. W. NU
Binnfield
Berlin
General Gainbridge
Mr. Blanker
Lake
Mr. Binnfield
Frank Leslie
Bear OF
Sruin
Bicycle Exportations
Detroit Journal
Pratents
Ayer
JOH. T. Millikan & CO
St. Louis, Mo
Moscow
Margate
Tod. W. Carpenter
Bolivar, Polk Co
Missouri
Cee
Sarah
Jennie Chambers
Ridgway
Bobby
Kaiser Wilhelm Lottuc
Salver
Cook Remedy CO
L. Deane
Deane & Weaver
McUill
Jore
Trompson
Beck
B. M. Woolley
Atlanta, GA
Walter Baker & Co
Mateo Welch
Natursl Davor
Tesla! S
Walter
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