Khartoum and Omdurman As Africa’s Growing Garden City
A travel sketch contrasts Khartoum’s dusty streets with vision of future greenery and orderly growth. The author notes heat, dust, and scarce sidewalks, but anticipates planned expansion and a thriving future capital. Omdurman, once a harsh Khalifa era center, shows signs of reform and modernization through trams, government notices, and improved infrastructure.
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Khartoum
Africa
Mi ‘Ricks
Omdurman
Hideo
Elty
Rome
Chemachven
Khalifa
Polles Post
Rainie Huey
Omdurmag Econ
Te Mogtiah Cardens
Market Quotations from Grain and Livestock Prices
A dense listing of prices for cattle hogs sheep veal and feed grains with items like hay wheat corn and oats. Includes figures for grain fed fair to good stock and hay fed various classes of cattle and lambs along with futures and spot prices at Kansas City and Nebraska markets.
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TNO
Moodoo
Aonea Reeders
Slackers. Com
Kanaae City Grain
Kansas City
SGI KO Collers
New York Lacks Greenwich Style Weighing Standards
The piece contrasts London’s Royal Observatory system where shopkeepers can verify weights and measures on outer walls with New York lacking similar public standards. It notes Greenwich panels test measures between raised metal marks and a pound balance for weight verification in Trafalgar Square and brass plates in Old Palace Yard, implying New York would benefit from similar accessible standards outside civic buildings.
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London
New York
Royal Observatory of Greenwich
Househalder
Thomas
Cheenwich
Trafalgar Square
Old Palace Yard
City Hall
Fragmentary Journal Note On Fever Relapse In Wealey Era
Spotted remarks from John Wealey's Journal describe two fever relapses and poor care. The author notes treatment included cold milk and fruit, with limited belief in recovery and ongoing illness.
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Tarers
John Wealey
Wealey
Weeley
Down's Kidney Pills Promised Relief for Kidney Trouble
An early ad warns of kidney danger and urge readers to use Doan's Kidney Pills. A testimonial from Sarah A. Mack of 018 Dowty St Manford Cal claims dramatic recovery from inflammatory rheumatism and dropey after taking the pills. Public notice cites dealer price and distributor Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Nature
Bright
Down
Mia
Sarah A. Mack
Dowty St
Manford
Cal
Syoh
Seed Company Ad Promotes Farm Seed Purchases
An ad from John A. Saleer Seed Co at 182 South Bly St La Crosse Wis urges farmers to buy oats barley wheat and potatoes. It touts Sow or grow seed stock and promises favorable prices and high quality from Salter's Rejuvenate White Hollanen oats and other grains.
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Lewis
Foriniere
Etiowe Mur Wy Lay Cits, Teemwethe Web Pile Cotterling
John A. Saleer Seed Co
South Bly St
la Cros, Wis
Fire Ignites Onion Storage Triggers Tears in New York Tenement
A fire in a five story tenement cellar in New York caused onion storage to ignite. Firemen reported inflamed eyes and weeping as flames spread, but the chief fireman reassured that the blaze was confined to the cellar and onions burned before residents fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
Public notices urge mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the signature and note it has been in use for over 30 years. The text includes fragmented, garbled phrases and references to familiar lines about the product and its safety for children.
Fragmentary 1920s Gossip and Nonsense Fragment
A garbled OCR passage suggests lighthearted snippets about a thin policeman a new hand and cooks in London Opinion style. It mentions a man repeating smart things for his children and references spa cleansing and Garfield Tea in a wandering, unclear context.
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Dom
Roben
London
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Help For Women
This old advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a standard cure for female ills. It promotes the herb based remedy and offers free advice from Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts for any troubling symptoms.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Richmond
Sta. T
Mia
Woodson Bransteller
America
Lydia E. Pinkhham
James T. Lawrence
Jonesboro
Texas
Lydia EF. Pinkham
A Matter of Size Cap Request
A wife asks for a cap for her husband with a mistaken size. The shopkeeper asks his exact size while the wife says the man’s foot size is 16 but implies a hat size of 18 or 20 might be needed.
Spoiln's Distemper Cure Claims Broad Animal Benefit
Spoiln's Distemper Cure advertised as effective against distemper in horses of all ages and stated to prevent all others in the same herd from contracting the disease. Also claimed to cure chicken cholera and dog distemper. The notice invites readers to purchase by mail from Medion Ca Spec Contagious Diseases Goshen Ind and asserts personal virtue in offering such help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Ind
Gentle laxative for women advertised in old notice
An old advertisement touts mild gentle laxative for women addressing habitual constipation tied to menstruation. It claims bowel health improves overall well being and notes testimonials from named individuals in Wheeler and Merrick areas.
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Alwaye
Ezmiptema Ndigowthog
Pak Tian
Ake
Ema
Dewe
de, Caldwell
Rup
Coffee futures mix in erratic trading with varied March to January quotes
Spot coffee markets quiet as futures show mixed activity with March at 10.90 and April at 10.28, May 10.86, July 10.58, August 10.10, September 10.08, with December to February around 9.73. Raw sugar market mixed with Muscovado, centrifugal refining and molasses prices noted.
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New York
Sehey Danies
Cordova
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