Advertising and mail order threats to local shops
A discussion on advertising the mail order business argues that local grocers must respond with aggressive campaigns to protect sales. It notes laws on selling across state lines, urges frequent mailings and price promotions, and contrasts local business strength with distant catalogs. It also touches on land speculation and historic bargains as broader economic context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bane
Toca
Brenig Mall
Edward Wre
Rewer
Jemper
Romarimest
Mers
Ceantry
Probaly
Elty
Ony
Dusi
Forecasting Big Floods and Fashion Notes in 1897
Warnings along the Mississippi in early 1897 predicted floods with exact dates and heights, later proven accurate as vast areas flooded and insured property losses were minimized by forewarned owners. The text shifts to fashion, detailing summer lingerie blouses, green tones, and new street and evening wear trends, followed by a historical note on early chauffeurs circa 1795.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
J. E. Watking
Weather Bureau
Washington
Cairo
New Orleans
Present Day Styles in Negligee Costumes for Summer
The article surveys matinee fashion with affordable options from handmade lingerie to simple self-made pieces. It notes fabrics like filmy Swiss, empire styles, loose sacks, short sleeves, and lace details, plus accessories from Turkish slippers to silken footwear for a relaxed yet polished lounging wardrobe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ube Segiss
Comort
Alice Roosevelt
Egainet
Towered
Cimney
Oreandieg
Armstrong
Japan
China
Mixx Os
Fhoroughly Professional. Di 0m sy at she te protee os pasar
The readable fragment suggests a stray line with incomplete phrasing and no clear event, person, or organization. No substantial details emerge to summarize into a concrete news item.
Wellman Plans Airship Pole Bid From Spitzbergen
Explorer Walter Wellman announces a three expedition to reach the North Pole by air from Spitzbergen starting August first. The dirigible balloon built by Louis Goddard features triple rubber layers and a 16 meter diameter, 60 meter length, with 6 to 1 safety factor and 1,190 grammes per cubic meter lifting power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wellman
Arctic
North Pole
Spritzbergen
Louis Goddard
Pari
Phoroalla
Ant All Tuppien
Selentite Amortca
New York Motor Club
Wellman
Spitzbergen
Rything
Immunity From Pneumonia Through Health and Sanitation
Analysis suggests immunity to pneumonia comes from healthy living and clean conditions. Proper ventilation, personal cleanliness, and sanitation reduce exposure to infectious agents and support body resistance. Dr. Anders relates climate factors to pneumonia mortality, noting indirect effects via buoyed infection and ventilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anders
Adda
Brlaat
Misunderstood Drug Law in Transvaal Sparks Debate
The Transvaal enacts a pharmacy measure amid misapprehensions among American patent medicine firms. It requires poison labeling on medicines, compiler transparency for formulas, and chemists to sign and display their details on labels. Smuggling, notably opium, persists despite the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transvaal
Colonial Council
Johannesburg
Fish Roe in France Markets Named by Consul General
The report notes a ready market in France for fish roe from cod hake and pollack as a by product of the New England coast fishery. It details sardine needs in France and the role of roe from Norway and the U S in sustaining French catches with price trends noted. The article also mentions pulp production from the Frean rush and a vivid description of royal etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
France
Mason
Atlantic
Lorient
Gironde
Lew Bable Wolonne
Fabermen
Aimilar
Norway
Dutia
Newfoundland
United States
Ocean Deepes and Life Beneath the Waves
The sea houses varied alate life in coral gardens and sunken beds. Some creatures inhabit pure waters or deep holes while others lack eyes. Depths reach 30,000 feet with an average 12,000 feet. Tides at Fundy rise to 70 feet. Books explain ocean life accessibly for the general public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fundy
Apring Tite
Literary Figures and Notable Authors in Early Life Highlights
Readable fragments reveal Andrew Lang to Israel Zangwill charity reading exchange and a 100 pound gift for a project. Thomas Hardy's youth lessons in Latin French from a governess. Lafcadio Hearn in New Orleans describes a ruined creole house with a chaotic menagerie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percivil Gibbon
Fauthier
Fand iv
M. P
Andrew Lang
Israel Zangwill
Lang
Langwill
London
Thomas Hardy
Dryden
Bilas Perry
the Atlantic
George Ticknor
Henry Wadeworth Longfellow
James Russell Lowell
Lafcadio Hearn
New Orleans
Mating Birds and Moral Advice From Spokane Chronicle
A fragment cites observations on bird mating plumage and behavior with a note on the colorful wedding dress of the fre-weaver. It adds a moral about success, work, and helping others, concluding that a truly successful person leaves the world better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Spokane
Wash
Chronicle
Transformation Results When Coffee Drinking Is Abandoned
An advertising claim argues quitting coffee is as hard as quitting whisky or tobacco but better with Postum Food Coffee. It says after ten days to two weeks the body changes as the nervous poison from coffee is removed and nourishment replaces it. The text promotes easy testing by swapping coffee for Postum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ius
Also Mentioned on This Page
Astonistyne Lane
Vaues
Ukes
Panama Canal
Isthmian Canal
San Francisco
Nicaragua
Canada
Richie
James I
New Scotia
Lord Stirling
Colony
William IV
Manhattan Island
Trinity Church
Pennsylvania
America
Wilim Pion
Charles 1
Penn
Fone
Hudson Bay
Canaland Federation
Liverpool
Charles
J. Pratt
England
Joot
Chautieare
DERY
ITO
Explorer
Jayson
Cassell
Kimes
Dee
Abe
Isiases
Ocean Deptes
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!