Lake Geneva a Wisconsin resort gem with Yerkes Observatory
In Walworth County Wisconsin Lake Geneva is praised as a scenic resort with hills and dales, clear waters, and varied watercraft. The Yerkes Observatory dominates a bluff, a grand 40 inch telescope in a German lens, and electrical dome machinery. The area hosts notable residences, a World’s Fair relics display, and a strong 1893 Chicago benevolent presence. land values rise as rail lines spur a building boom and healthy climate aid truck farming.
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Lake Geneva
Walworth County
Wisconsin
Williams Bay
Yerkes Observatory
Germany
Chicaro University
United States
Healy
Lyon & Healy
Leiter T
Fairbank
Otto
Willams Bay
Wm. Dixon
Dixon
Toulon
Walworth
John
Thec M & S. P
Chicago
Janesville
Harvard Junction
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W. H. Jorpan
Cure for Cholera infantum Never Known to Fail
An Ohio neighbor credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing an infant suffering from cholera infantum after doctors had given up. The narrator used the remedy per directions and the child recovered in two days, now vigorous and healthy. The testimonial is from Mrs Cortie Baker of Bookwalter.
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Chamberlain
Cortie Baker
Bookwalter
Ohio
Wm. Robinson & Co
Womano Beautiful advises on natural beauty and health
Mme Qui Vive, famed for inspiring women with beauty woes, runs a Womano Beautiful column in Tac CoicaGo RECORD-HER ALD. She offers natural beauty guidance and cheerful epigrams, banning factory frizzes and rouge, with tips on breathing, diet, bathing, and becoming a wholesome woman.
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Mme. Qui Vive
Tac CoicaGo Record-Herald
Winterset Banker Recounts Remedy Easing Worker’s Diarrhea
Whedon of the First National Bank of Winterset Iowa relates his carpenter’s illness and recovery after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The carpenter bought a bottle from the local druggist and returned to work after one dose. Sold by Wm Robinson & Co.
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W. 8. Whedon
First National Bank of
Winterset
Iowa
Chamberlain
Gale
Wm. Robinson & Co
A Poor Millionaire Lately Starved in London
An 19th century brief notes a wealthy man starved in London due to digestion problems. Early use of Dr King's New Life Pills is claimed to have saved him, described as stomach strength and appetite aid. Sold by Wm. Robinson & Co, druggists, price 25e with money back if not satisfied.
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Neh
Kan
Thaois
Nebraska
London
Dr. King
Pilla
Wm. Robinson & Co
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Claim
An advertisement asserts that dieting cannot cure dyspepsia and promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure from Wm. Robinson & Co. as a remedy that includes natural digestants to digest all foods, nourish the body, replace tissues, and improve health, blood, and appetite.
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Wm. Robinson & Co
Paris Dentist Proposes Ragtime Anesthesia Innovation
A New York Press excerpt reports a Paris physician proposing using ragtime music via earphones to calm patients under anesthesia during dental work. The concept, meant to ease fear and pain, suggests extending musical soothing to other surgical procedures as patients awaken from anesthesia.
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Paris
Faris
Academy of Medicine
New York Press
Glasses for Automobilie Drivers
Glasses made for automobile drivers are now added to eyewear. Specially designed for speed, they protect eyes while country driving at forty to fifty miles per hour. Large shell shaped lenses give a wide field of vision and a mask shields the forehead and sides.
Insane Inmates Not Presumed Dangerous Workers
California Supreme Court in Atkinson v Clark holds inmates of lunatic asylums are not inherently dangerous or unskilled. A superintendent may assign some inmates to tearing down a brick wall if he acts with care and skill in selection. an injury to a regular worker prompts review of supervision and safety.
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Supreme Court of California
Atkinson
Garden's Growth in Hawaii The Your Round
Incredible reports from Gov Dole describe Hawaii’s soil as highly productive with most vegetables and fruits thriving year round. Farmer notes wild peppermint cucumber and tomato crops, strawberries year round, raspberries six months, pineapples bearing at four months, and perennials like Lima beans and lettuce. Wheat and grains yield single annual crops.
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Hawaii
Agricultural Department
Gov Dole
The Grand Medicine Man Ojibway Ceremony
Open Court describes the Grand Medicine rite of the Ojibways spanning several days. It covers incantations, medicines and poisons, and codes of bravery. Candidates fast, dream a animal, then hunt and adorn the skin, forging a bond with the spirit.
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Grand Medicine
Modern Paintings Draw Strong Investment Interest in Paris Sale
The Abbe Gauguin’s collection, built over fifteen years for 20,000 francs, sold in Paris last month at Hotel Dronot for 127,400 francs, testing the market value of modern paintings as investments.
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Abbe Gauguin
Paris
Dronot
Osroegies First Library Gift Opens Scottish Heritage
Andrew Carnegie gave Dunfermline Scotland its first public library, noting the town’s historic start with a trio of weavers, including his father. He said it was a fitting beginning as the little place’s first public library.
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Osroegies
Andrew Carnegie
Dunfermline
Scotland
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