Dates of Big Inventions and A Joke Exchange
A list of invention dates attributes many items to dubious inventors with years such as the air brake to Westinghouse in 1874 and the balloon to the Montgolfier brothers in 1783. The second piece, a couplet, shows Mrs Jibsqwak asking her husband to buy pond’s extract, joking about the druggist and iceman.
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Westinghouse
Bushnell
Peter Hele
Drébicher
Lippersheim
Gansfreiseh
EN Wohitney
Jansen
Senefelder
Franklin
Schwarz
Nontgolfier
Torricelli
Jibsqwak
Iceman
The Guest Challenged a Summer Hotel Bill
A guest staying for his health challenged the summer hotel bill. He objected angrily to the landlord, claiming the charges were outrageous. The landlord reminded him that his purposes differed from the guest’s.
Grain-O Touted as Healthful Coffee Substitute
An advertisement extols Grain-O as a nourishing grain based drink that can replace coffee for children. It claims Grain-O costs about 4% of coffee and tastes like quality coffee when prepared properly. Available at grocers for 15 and 25 cents.
Do Your Feet Ache and Barn Shake into Your Shoes
Do Your Feet Ache and Barn Shake into Your Shoes Allen's Foot Ease 2 powder for the feet. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and Sweating Feet. At all druggists and shoe stores 25c Sample seat FREE. Address Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy NY X Room. The undertaker is very jolly this morning. Three hundred new doctors were graduated last night Harlem Life.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Harlem Life
Chinese Policemen in Frisco Employed by Chinese Consul
Frisco reports eight Chinese policemen employed by the Chinese consul. The officers serve under the consular authority and perform policing duties within the Chinese community. Their presence underscores diplomatic oversight and local security cooperation.
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Frisco
Carter's Ink Benefit Claim Promises Low Prices
A fragmented note praises Carter's Ink as affordable for families, contrasting with the iceman described as a person of high degree. The passage appears as a clipped, imperfect OCR line highlighting value and social contrast.
Chicago Reds Arrested After Anarchist Meeting Riot
Police halted an anarchist gathering planned to celebrate King Humbert's murder in Chicago. Officers rounded up Mrs Lucy Parsons Abraham Edelstalt Clement Pfeuntzner and two others after a street riot outside West Twelfth Street Turner Hall. The plan aimed to revive Chicago anarchism with speeches by Parsons Oliver and Simonetta.
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Numbert
Chicago
West Twelfth Street
Turner Hall
Lucy Parsons
Abraham Edelstalt
Clement Pfeuntzner
King Humbert
Parsons
Horrible Stories from Pekin as Rebels Hold Legations
Reports from a messenger who fled Pekin describe chaos with 16 000 troops in the city and 8 000 at Tungtsan, streets bloodied by infighting, and ministers held as hostages. Viceroy Lin Kun Yi and Director Sheng warn allies of deadly retaliation if attacked. Nuns burned, a doctor lashed, and native Christians reportedly skinned alive.
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Pekin
Che- Foo
Shanghai
Tungtsan
Chenmen
Lin Kun Yi
Director Sheng
New Chwang
Ting
Officials Beheaded in Pekin Dispatch Story
A Shanghai dispatch cites Sheng confirming the execution of two Tsung-li-Yamen officials Hsu Ching Cheng and Yuan Chang on July 28 for aiding foreigners. They reportedly supported Boxers suppression and Prince Ching’s bid to save foreign ministers, with their deaths serving as a warning. Also noted are Florence lynching attempts, a Tennessee murder, a British flag on Niwo Savage Island, Swiss-US alliance talk, and a paper bag proposing U.S. statehood.
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Sheng
Li Ping Hang
Pekin
Shanghai
Tsung-Li-Yamen
Chinese Foreign Office
Hsu Ching Cheng
Russia
Yuan Chang
Prince Ching
America Answers Li Hung Chang on Pekin Crisis
The State Department reply dated August 1 rejects Li Hung Chang’s proposal for safe escort ministers to Tianjin in exchange for no march on Pekin. It insists on direct, free communication between ministers and their governments and assigns responsibility for ministerial safety to the Chinese government. It urges China to cooperate with the relief expedition and warns that no negotiations are wise until full communication is established.
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State Department
Washington
United States
Berlin
London
Paris
Rome
St. Petersburg
Tokio
Department of State
Li-Hung- Chang
Tien-Tsin
Pekin
Secretary of State
Con- Ker
Tien-Tsln
Goodnow
Shandal
Earl II
Earl Li
China
Shah of Persia travels Europe and survives assassination attempt
The Shah Muzaffar-ed-Din of Persia, aged 47 and second son of Nasr-ed-Din, toured Europe visiting courts then Paris where an assassination attempt occurred at the exposition. He arrived in Erivan May 24 and reached St. Petersburg, Warsaw, and received grand welcomes along the way. Mexico weighs a standard time system while cholera fears prompt harsh public health notes. A correspondent reports a family member with plague may be quarantined at home with a pitcher of water to die.
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Oriental
Paris
Persia
Muzaffir-ed-Din
Nas -Din
EuropeNhas
Muzafair-ed-Din
Zil-es-Sultan
Ispahan
Suc
Nasr-ed-Din
Erivan
Russia
Tiflis
St. Petersburg
Warsaw
India
Multifigure interviews on alaskan gold, mississippi traffic and eads jetties
San Francisco lawyer R T Heintzelman predicts Alaska gold output at least 25 million with potential to exceed. New Orleans lawyer L T Marigold notes rising river freight and West Indian Island trade boosting New Orleans as a port of entry. Florence's Ansley defends negro labor as essential in the South. Estell McHenry cites the Eads jetties as a major government project enabling large ocean vessels to reach New Orleans with a 26 foot channel now available.
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R. T. Heintzelman
San Francisco
Alaska
L. T. Marigold
New Orleans
West Indian Islands
Cuba
Porto Rico
St. Louis
Chicago
William F. Ansley
Florence
Ala
Washington
South
Estell McHenry
Eads
Mississippi
Running Away Under Fire Sparks Patriotism Debate
A colonel questions Sam about desertion during a skirmish. Sam admits he would have fled if he knew death was coming, valuing life over country. The exchange probes whether patriotism equates to personal risk and loyalty to the government.
How the Chinese Unite Words
The passage explains how Chinese names are formed by combining two words into one or keeping them separate. It notes examples like Pe Kin meaning Northern capital and Tien Tsin meaning heavenly place, the largest city in northwest China. Marco Polo rendered it Citta Celeate.
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Newtown
Hartford
Deerfield
Tien
Tsin
China
Marco Polo
Citta Celeate
New York
Best for the Bowels Cascarets Candy Cathartic
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a natural bowel remedy for any ailment from headaches to cancer. It promises easy movements and claims genuine tablets with C. C. C. on metal boxes cost ten cents to start restoring health, warning against imitations.
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C. C.C
Decidedly Unusual Disappearance Questioned
The Detroit Journal ponders a mysterious disappearance asking if it has unusual features. It notes the subject did not vanish as completely as if the earth swallowed him, prompting curiosity about the case.
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Detroit Journal
Grain-O new food drink replaces coffee
Try Grain O ask your grocer for a Recture of Grain O the new food drink that replaces coffee. Children may drink it without injury and adults like it. Grain O has a rich seal brown color like mocha yet is made from pure grains and agrees with delicate stomachs. Priced at 15c and 25c per package sold by all grocers.
Strange tale of Zeke after bear encounter
A Philadelphia Record snippet recalls a grim incident where old Zeke faced a grizzly with only a knife. The Native observer comments the tale ends with Zeke alive to tell only that he did not fare well, leaving a wary note on the bear encounter.
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Zeke
Philadelphia Record
Piso's Cure for Consumption Advise and Odd Claims
An early 1900 testimonial mentions Piso's Cure for Consumption as a fallible medicine for coughs and colds from Ocean Grove New Jersey dated February 17 1900. A quirky note claims that bagpipe playing near a cow shed increases milk yield.
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N.W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Hail'e Catarrk Cure and Mrs Winslow Teething Remedy
An old advertisement claims internal relief from Hail e Catarrk Cure priced at 75 cents and praises Mrs Winslow teething remedy for soothing teeth gums and wind colic with a claimed cure allaying pain and inflammation. The text also reflects playful social musings on fashion and certainty.
Vegetakhid Ceompoune Cure for Women’s Ailments Noted
Fragmentary OCR notes promote Vegetakhid Ceompoune as a remedy for women’s health issues. It claims relief from nervous tension and backache related to menstruation, with unspecified general health benefits.
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Alexander Donelson
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Tennessee
Soldiers
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Niew Or
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Switzerland
American Union
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Li-Hung-Chang
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Choy Li-nve-cHaNe
the Shah OF Persia
Mexico
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