Scientist Saved Hartsville College President Health Recovery
A Columbus Republican report details Hartsville College president Alvin P. Barnaby recovering from illness aided by Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Barnaby describes years of hard study, health decline, and eventual improvement after trial, noting the pill regimen and availability. There is a note about Greece's gender ratio figure in the closing sentence.
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Barnaby
Hartsville College
Williams
Columbus
Ind
Hartsville
United Brethren Church
Alvin P. Barnaby
United Brethren
Kent County
Michigan
Bowman
Natural Science
Barnaby Cheermang
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Tennessee Centennial Big Four Route Information
The great southern exposition draws national interest with rail travelers seeking best routes to Nashville. The Big Four offers through service to Cincinnati from New York Boston Buffalo Cleveland and Columbus from Detroit Toledo and Sandusky to Cincinnati and from Chicago and Benton Harbor to Cincinnati and Louisville with direct Q and C and L and N connections. Full information available on request. Constantinople has been besieged twenty eight times.
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East
Cincinnati
New York
Boston
Buffalo
Cleveland
Columbus
Detroit
Toledo
Sandusky
Chicago
Benton Harbor
Louisville
The Nervous Americans Drink Grain-O Ad
An advertising piece claims Americans are overly nervous and coffee harms the nerves. It promotes Grain-O as a harmless grain based drink that soothes and strengthens the body, suitable for the whole family, with a 15 or 25 cent price from grocers.
Historical Odds and Oddities from an Empire
A compact snippet notes Russia’s estimated 180000 blind subjects within the empire. Mentions Winslow’s Sopramy Slaves for children teeth gums pain and a 2c bottle. References early musical instrument mentions BC 3875 and a scoring note on carriage ownership in Great Britain at about 15 per 1000.
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Winslow
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised as greatest comfort for feet
An 1880s style ad extols Allen's Foot-Ease powder easing painful swollen feet and tight shoes. It claims quick relief from sweating, calluses, and hot tired feet and offers mail orders for 25 cents. Mentions Emperor William of Germany with four sons in the Prussian army.
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Allen
Allen & Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Emperor William of
Germany
Eastern luxury beds for Egyptian Pasha and Indian Rajah
An English firm supplies silver plated half tested bedsteads with monogrammed corners and trinket pockets, designed in French style with decorated side arms. A four poster with dome top and pagodas was made for an Indian Rajah, featuring a punkah cooling arrangement and silk and mosquito net curtains.
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Pasha
London Mail
Washington Hall in Durham Sold For $2000
The old Washington Hall in Durham, long claimed as the ancestral seat of George Washington, has been bought by an American for two thousand dollars. The building is described as picturesque yet rheumatic and in poor condition.
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Washington Hall
Durham
George Washington
Jamie
See-Saw Ride on Tennessee Centennial Grounds
A giant elevated see-saw to be built for the Tennessee Centennial Exposition in Nashville opens May 1. A 160 foot beam will lift two carriages of twenty five each to 150 feet, with a seventy five foot tower and a sixty by sixty pavilion for dancing and refreshment. Electricity will power the lift and lighting, and safety is stressed as key. The project cites truss principles and modern iron construction amid a grand fair layout.
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Nashville
Chigo
N. Y. World
Wagner Nearly Escape From Debt During The Meistersinger Work
In Stuttgart while Wagner worked on The Meistersinger he faced heavy debt and planned to hide in a wagon. A king’s messenger arrived the night before his flight, changing his fortunes from that day. The report also notes various brief anecdotes about royals and public figures.
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Wagner
Stuttgart
Spring Fashions Emphasize English Tailor Made Gowns
New York fashion notes forecast a spring trend toward strictly English tailor made gowns with short basque coats and small sleeves. Boleros and zouaves appear widely, with Redfern fabrics in artistic colorings and checks. Navy, lime green, lavender, and blue straw hats with braids and plumes accompany crafted gowns and varied trimmings.
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New York
Indianapolis Sentinel
Redfern
Russia
Connecticut Made Postal Card Counting and Packing Machines
Two automated devices built in Connecticut count and wrap postal cards for the government. One counts up to 500000 cards in ten hours and wraps them into bundles of twenty five. The process uses drums, fins, a mucilage dip, twine, and a thumb press to seal and ready the packs for delivery.
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United States
Connecticut
Fancies for Summer in Swiss Muslin and Violet Shades
Fashion notes from the Chicago Record describe Swiss muslin as a smart summer gown fabric with accordion plaits. Shades Parma, hyacinth, clematis and wisterna violet hues captivate designers. Gowns favor separate airy outer skirts with contrasting velvet or silk bands and lace insertions spaced about four inches apart.
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Parma
Hyacinth
Clematis
Wisteria
Chicago
Vienna professor warns of 1890 comet collision
Prof. Falk of Vienna predicts that on November 13, 1890 the earth will collide with a comet. The earth will not suffer but all living beings will be suffocated by poisonous gases.
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Prof
Falk
Vienna
Clover With Wheat Does Not Cut Wheat Yield
C P Goodrich argues in Prairie Farmer that sowing clover with wheat does not reduce yield and may even improve it. He explains clover deposits nitrogen in soil from air, benefiting wheat, and notes timothy clover mixtures boost hay yield due to added nitrogen.
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C. P. Goodrich
Prairie Farmer
Timothy
Insect Life in Arizona Told by Distinguished Visitors
Prominent guests David Bruce and Dr. Richard E Kunze discuss Arizona insect life, noting a rich fauna near Tucson collected 60 000 specimens and detailing tarantula hawk hunting of tarantulas, with cautions on handling. A Denver News item cites tarantula hawk behavior and two winged species.
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J. T. Mason
David Bruce
Richard E. Kunze
New York City
Arizona
Colorado
Kunze
Southwest
Tucson
Denver News
Cold Bath Cure Tale From Civil War Reappears
A reforming tale recounts a Union soldier cured of typhoid by cold water after escaping a Confederate prison. The story credits nature's remedy and a Knoxville area farmer and nurse for aiding survival, with the rescued man later expressing gratitude and sending gifts. The piece notes a Washington Capital claim that cold baths are a scientific discovery and emphasizes self treatment fitting old wartime lore.
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Washington
Tennessee
East Tennessee
Dr Busey links daily singing to preventing consumption
Popular Science notes Dr Busey claiming school children should sing an hour daily as lung exercise and a preventive measure against consumption. It cites vocal music as gymnastic for the lungs and discusses natural gas, ape bones, and human body temperature, summarizing various scientific statements and findings.
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Busey
Lieut
Finley
Illinois
University of West Virginia
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