Fumigation of Old Bills Stressed by Treasury Official
Assistant Treasurer Meline told the Washington Star that redeeming old currency from New Orleans is essential to protect clerks who handle it. He notes smells and disease risks are mitigated by fumigation and hygiene, citing cases of severely damaged money recovered from murder victims and the handling of burned hoards.
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Treasury Department
New Orleans
Treasury
Meline
Star
Major Meline
Washington Star
The Figure of the Horse in Human Society
An excerpt from the Boston Globe praising the horse and noting its enduring usefulness and multiple roles in human life, emphasizing the animal’s resilience against future technological shifts.
Poison and patent remedies in a torn ad piece
The fragment speaks of malaria danger and a safe antidote, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, claimed to fortify against malaria and treat digestion and other ailments. It also mentions Wheat and Corn fortunes and a finance advisory service by Henridges Co. and references to Dr. Kline remedies and a trial bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hengridg & Co
Canadian youth arrested in four murder slayings
Montreal expert reports Thomas Nully twenty one admitted to killing his sister Elizabeth Annie and their two younger siblings after a quarrel. He confessed to pursuing the three sisters with a keen bladed ax and killed each in sequence at a Rowdon area farm before being jailed in Joliet.
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Montreal
Canada
Thomas Nully
Rowdon
Nully
Joliet
Tom
Elizabeth
Annie
New England Cotton Men Seek National Labor Law
Fall River manufacturers back a committee's recommendations and may cut hours or wages. Most firms signed to follow the plan, while a few oppose a shutdown. They say national legislation is needed to control hours of labor and curb over time competition from mills in other states. Some on the committee favor starting with the treasurer's pay and extending the cut to all employees.
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New England
Fall River
Mass
Manufacturers’ Association
South
Lydia E. Pinkham
Advicg
Whalers at Point Barrow Face Ice Trap
Eight whaling vessels are beset in the ice at Point Barrow with nearly 200 sailors aboard creating widespread coastal tension. San Francisco merchants and sailors urge urgent relief, trustees plan to send telegraphic dispatch to the president requesting a relief expedition at once.
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San Francisco
Point Barrow
Georgia Wins Gould Medal for Agricultural Display
Georgia receives a gold medal from the Tennessee Centennial for its agricultural exhibit in Nashville. Exposition officials notified the governor and sent an order on a Nashville jeweler for the medal, payable at $135 to $150. Georgia may obtain a medal of equal quality by paying the price.
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Nashville
State of Georgia
Tennessee
Fraud Order Bars Wedderburn Mail Use
Washington postmaster general issues a fraud order against John Wedderburn and associated entities for alleged patent related misrepresentations. The action bars use of the mails and cites charges from patent attorneys in Washington and other cities.
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Washington
Postmaster General
John Wedderburn
John Wedderburn & Company
National Recorder
National Recorder Publishing Company
Washington City
Mrs Nack Testifies in Thorn Murder Trial
Augusta Nack, co defendant with Martin Thorn, testifies as state witness confessing to Guldensuppe murder. She describes the New York to Woodside cottage killings, Thorn's gunshot claim, dismemberment, and disposal of bundles including what was claimed as Guldensuppe's head. She says she burned her bundle and watched Thorn discard another overboard.
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Thorn
Guldensuppe
Long Island City
Augusta Nack
Martin Thorn
William Guldensuppe
Judge Weller
Plaster of Plains
New York
Constable shoots preacher near Cedar Grove church
In Columbia South Carolina State Constable W H Newbold shot Baptist preacher J H Turner in Cedar Grove as Turner rode to catch a train. Turner a county businessman and Good Roads delegate died from a jugular wound with two shots fired. Newbold fled Spartanburg with his lawyer citing accidental discharge of pistols. Governor Ellerbe lamented the incident.
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Columbia
S. C
J. H. Turner
W. H. Newbold
Mexico
Turner
Newbold
Ellerbe
Wood County slides to Republican column in state tally
A Columbus dispatch reports Wood County moves from doubtful to Republican on the next general assembly joint ballot. Democrats may not appeal, citing plain law. injunction talks against supervisors faded. If unchanged, Republicans gain a five vote majority on joint ballot.
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Columbus
General Assembly
Wood County
Nash
SWORDS OF WISDOM QUOTATIONS AND MOTTOS
A compilation of aphorisms and quotes on courage virtue and self control from authors like Dryden Sterne Shakespeare Paley Johnson Hannah More and Fenelon. The collection presents varied maxims on gentility duty wisdom and inner reflection.
Mme Ronner the Cat Painter of Brussels
A portrait of Mme Henrietta Ronner of Brussels, famed animal painter known for cats. Daughter of Joseph Augustus Knip, she shifted from portraits to animals, gaining fame with The Friend of Man and a vast catalog of cat subjects. Despite age, she remains youthful in appearance and has cats brought to her studio for painting.
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Brussels
Mme
Henrietta Ronner
Rosa Bonheur
Joseph Augustus Knip
Amssterdam
Chicago
Dusseldorf
Mme. Ronner
Magnetic Surgery and Early Stamp Machine Plans
A laundress injured by a broken needle required magnetic extraction after two months, with the needle finally freed at the ninth session without pain or blood. The German Post-Office will test stromatic stamp machines at major points, dispensing stamps upon coin deposits.
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Berlin
Coal Trust Wins Court Rules Presidents Not to Appear Before Referee
Albany dispatch reports the Appellate Division of the Third Department agrees with Judge Chester in vacating an order forcing coal trust presidents to appear before a referee. The constitutional issue was not discussed except in Judge Landon’s dissent.
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Albany
N. Y
Ges
Third Department
Chester
Coal Trust
Landon
Stitch in Time Warns of Ovarian Disease and Treatment
An alarm about ovarian disease prompts early treatment with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A testimonial from Mrs. E. L. Myers of Quakake Pennsylvania describes severe pain and backache relief after using the remedy, urging women to seek expert guidance and free advice from Mrs. Pinkham.
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Lydia EB. Pinkham
Proper Serving Temperatures For Food And Drink
The article notes that food and drink should be served at appropriate temperatures for health and flavor. It lists recommended ranges: thirst quenchers 50–70F, water 55F, beer up to 60F, red wine 65F, white wine 50F, champagne not below 45F, coffee and tea 105–120F, milk at 60F for best aroma.
The Expert and His Fees in Court
The piece laments expert testimony costs, noting New York Barbieri trial figures of 7 250 paid to three experts. It argues that higher compensation exists in major cities and advocates meeting a discerning, honest critic to try Tetterine for skin diseases and eczema.
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Barbieri
New York
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted with Testimonials
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh with internal use to tackle constitutional disease. It promises $100 if cure fails and urges sending for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio, plus Pills and Piso’s Cure for Consumption as endorsed by readers including Lizzie Ferrel of Harrisburg.
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Hall
Ereby Deve Ene Foundation
Theisease
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Crysts
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Spa Window
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Hood
M. W. Silby
Hartland
N.Y
Elf O
Gravely & Miller
Danville
Mead Cycle Co
Avenue F
Ill
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Chemica
Alta
Athens Gee
Whalers
Gould
Georgia
Postofice Department
Mrs. Nack
Constable
Preacher
Ohio
Swords OF Wisdom
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Lavater
Johnson
Tillotson
Aristophanes
Hannah More
Jerrold
Fuller
Rosseau
Frederick Sheldon
W. D. Hillis
Fenelon
Court
Walter Baker’ & Co
Walter Baker & Co
Limite
Dorchester, Mass
Tetterine
J. T. Shuptrine
Gavaunale
Piso
Lizzre Ferre
Campbell
Harrisburg, Pa
Hall's Vegetable
Seattle Klondike
Alaska
StaTrie
Warm
Ousmarn
Bounzav
TILE
Klowdier
Beate
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Best
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D. M. WATKINS @ Co
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Mfg. Jewelers
Sae Oet Sono J
Chew Star
Mississippi
Crape
M. A. Simmon
Merchins
Hebron Aller
Misa
Ash
M. A
Bimmons
Malsby & Company
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Atlanta
Erie City Iron Works
Sava Locke
Alonzo
Bliss CO
Washington, DC
Louisville
Seven Coee
Vavriente
Ceepino
Snostz
Asea
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