Jamaica Banana Trade Sparks American Enterprise in Port Antonio
In a Kingston Jamaica letter, T P Porter details American driven Jamaica fruit exports. Jamaica’s banana and orange trade grew from two schooners to a 14-ship weekly fleet, centered at Port Antonio, supplying eastern markets via New York Boston and Philadelphia. The Boston Fruit Company expanded plantations and rail links, boosting Jamaican prosperity and American influence while raising questions about modernization and tariffs.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Mississippi
Cuba
Central America
America
Moore
Education Department
United States
L. D. Baker
Boston
New York
Boston Fruit Company
Port Antonio
Philadelphia
Seilf
Leaven
T. P. Porter
Tripping the Myriad Minded
A Chicago Journal note discusses Shakespeare’s idea of bearing known ills versus seeking new ones. It cites divorce as a modern example, asking if people should marry again after separation.
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Shakespeare
Chicago Journal
Prehistoric Canal Beds in Salt River Valley
A western correspondent describes a steam digging scow excavating an ancient irrigating canal in Arizona’s Salt River valley. The buried network shows a once thriving civilization with canals and towns along the river, possibly built by Aztecs, Toltecs, or older peoples, whose builders remain debated by archaeologists.
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Arizona
Salt River Valley
Salt River
Valley of
Mexico
St Louis college advertises for cats to catch rats
A St Louis medical college, beset by a rat plague, posted a 25 cent per cat ad in a morning paper. Cats arrived in large numbers, including seven from a small boy and a tabby pair worn by an old maid, who fled when told the college would cut up specimens for vivisection. The crowd provided six acceptable rats as mouser candidates, though the janitor explained the demand was met.
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St. Louis
Recovery of Fannie Adams From a Dreadful Malady in Umatilla
In Umatilla Florida a tale of restoration follows years of paralysis and convulsions for Fannie Adams nine in February 1897. After her family used Williams Pink Pills for Pale People the girl improved with first doses and by February 3 had no seizures and begun walking unsupported. The doctor confirms he knew of other local cases benefiting from the remedy.
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Lake Region
Eustis
Fla
Lake
Umatilla
Fannie Adams
A. J. Adams
Tennessee
Florida
Bil
Adene
See
Little Fannie
Ts. Adams
Lttle Fannie
Adams
Steenth
Shelton
Wiliams
Williams
Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Italian Monarch a Vegetarian
King Humbert of Italy is described as a strict vegetarian who eats vegetables antepastos and fruit. Doctors ban coffee, allowing only Bordeaux and water. He prefers bread potatoes and oranges and stated peaches as his favorite edible when asked by Emperor William who then sent $500 of fine samples from Thommery, near Fontainebleau.
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Humbert
Italy
William
Thommery
Fontainebleau
Grain-O Introduced As Coffee Substitute For All Ages
A new preparation named Grain-O is placed in all stores as a coffee substitute. It uses seven grains and claims to suit even delicate stomachs and children. It costs 15, 25, or 50 cents per pack, and is distinguished by the name Grain-O.
Matter of Fashion Practice in Boston Rows
A fragment from a Boston Tray page depicts a patient and doctor dialogue about a husband’s paralysis and nervous prostration. The terse exchange hints at a social mock seriousness surrounding medical concern and salon chatter in a fashion themed column.
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Boston
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Quick Foot Comfort
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful feet and corns. It claims relief from swelling, heat, and aching feet, promising ease for tight pipes and tired feet, with a free trial and distribution through druggists, shoe stores, and Olmsted, LeRoy, N.Y.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
N.Y
Not Surprising For How Time Flies And Star Tobacco
Fragmentary text references Star plug tobacco and time passing. Mentions slogans, fear, and an implied public perception. No clear event or person details available.
Tems Cold in One Day Take Five Bromo Quinine Tablets
An old ad style claim promises rapid relief from cold symptoms with Bromo Quinine tablets priced at 25c. It emphasizes stomach comfort and universal success. Mentions Jacobs Oil and a fashionable dress as part of the broad testimonial tone from Washington sources.
California Sleeper Tours From Chicago On Midland Route
Weekly Saturday departures from Chicago Union Station to California via Lincoln Denver Salt Lake City and Reno with sleeping cars. Personal conductors attend to passengers and children. Berth rate is 6.00 for two from Chicago to California. Address Midland Route Eastern Manager at Chicago for folders.
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California
Colorado
Utah
Chicago Union
Botnet
Chicago
Eastern
Midland
Adams Street
Til
Geo. H. Heafford
Old Colony Building
Excursion tickets to American fat stock shows Chicago Nov 2 13
Excerpted notices list excursion tickets to the American Fat Stock Horse Poultry and Dairy Shows in Chicago from November 2 through 13 using the North Western Line with reduced fares on select days. Tickets available via Chicago North Western agents.
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Chicago
Chicago & North-Western Ba Y
Open Letter Praises Lydia E Pinkham Remedies
A Columbus Ohio woman testifies that Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash cured chronic leucorrhea irregular periods and nervous sickness after doctors failed. She credits the remedies as a Godsend and urges other suffering women to try them, signing as Miss May Sacunes.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss May Sacunes
Rich St
Columbus, O
Painter Refuses Charge Over Faulty Coat Work
A man argued under scaffolding as a painter delivered a flawed coat touch up. The dissatisfied patron accused the result of being uneven and shouted protests, but the painter declared no charge would be made for the imperfect work.
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Perhape
Chicago Post
Air Line To St Louis West 53 Miles Shorter Than Louisville
The Air Line to St Louis and the West covers 53 miles less than the Louisville route, offering the quickest travel time with Pullman Sleepers Parlor and Dining Cars. For details contact J P Maffett Knoxville and R A Campbell St Louis. A fly makes a nice companion after a mosquito experience per Atchison Globe.
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St. Louis
Louisville
J. P. Maffett
Knoxville
Tenn
R. A. Campbell
Atchison Globe
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Housewife
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Cleveland
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Pike
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