The Rack Stationery Department Ad
A historic note lists The Rack Stationery Department offerings including Pine Paper in tablet form with envelopes, priced 5 to 10 cents per item, fine paper, box papers, writing cards, and envelopes. Also advertised are glycerine soap, toilet soaps, Notion Department items, moslin underwear, ladies and mens umbrellas, window shades, and various fabric patterns with low prices.
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Notion Department
Notion
le Up
Nison
Minnows saved and tales of a famed freak show
Florence Alabama May 11 stock at the Surprise Store damaged by a flood of water from an upper floor while minnows kept alive in a sink. The water flooded the building and a sizable deficit is anticipated. The piece then recounts a dime museum interview with Frank M. Drew about famous freaks including Millie Christine the two headed nightingale Lucy Zarate the Mexican midget and others.
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Florence
Ala
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Frank M. Drew
Dime Museum
Millie Christine
Nightingale
Mille
Millie
Lucy Zarate
Barnum
Zip
Isaac Sprague
Isaac
Laura’ Wolford
Hatte Bowen
Laura
Hattie
Home Missions Poem Quotation by Lonefellow
A brief poem excerpt from Lonefellow contrasts two kinds of generosity in love meaning, valuing the giver who acts from earnest will over the taker who gives to receive affection. The lines celebrate selfless sacrifice and gentle devotion.
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Lonefellow
Immigration as it affects the South study and poetry blend
A detailed examination outlines how southern immigration may reshape demographics, noting efforts to attract migrants, potential North and West impacts, and the role of the Woman's Home Missions Society. It pairs this analysis with a Christian Observer poem urging timely kindness and praise to the living.
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South
United States
Bureaus of Immigration
General Commissioner of Immigration
Woman's Home Missions Society
Sidetracked By Rate Bill and Food Bill Query
The Chicago Journal questions the focus on a rate bill while asking what happened to the much discussed food bill. It highlights public concern over legislative priorities and the need for clarity on domestic policy measures.
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Chicaxo Journal
Counterblast for Tobacco
London Lancet argues tobacco smoke contains toxic elements and may possess germicidal properties. It notes tar oils antiseptic claims, nicotine uncertain, pyridine and carbon monoxide present, and that simple experiments suggest various effects.
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London Lancet
Circus and hair shows and tobacco disinfectant thoughts
The article describes circus acts with Circassian hair effects and exotic performers like a camel girl and a versatile Siberian exile. It also notes tobacco smoke releasing formaldehyde, claiming antiseptic properties and varying amounts by tobacco type, with discussion of disinfection in the nose and mouth.
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Ivanovitch
Tyanovitch
Barnum
Trip
Bill Deris
Cleveland
Museum
Columbus Buggies Offer Finest Buggy Built Right
Ad copy hype for Columbus buggies from Satterfield & Dodson's promises top quality materials and style with best construction. The readable text is garbled with stray phrases and misspellings but centers on a high end buggy sales pitch and local dealer.
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Satterpield & Dod Son's
Indian Magicians and Coyotes in Colonels Cody Tale
Colonel Buffalo Bill Cody recalls Western Indians as master magicians with improvised stagecraft on the prairie. He cites a Sioux medicine man who produced rattlesnakes from thin air, a Crow trick with a buckskin tag and a pack of surprises, and a Cheyenne performance that ends with a dramatic but staged assault on a girl under a blanket, revealed as fake.
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Buffalo Bill Cody
Big Horn Basin
Cody
Wilds
Wyoming
UN al
Turkish Foreign Minister warned to accept British terms
In Constantinople on May 11 Tewfik Pasha met with the British ambassador who rejected Turkish proposals on the Tabah question. He was told only absolute compliance with British demands would avert drastic action and that time was short. Cairo reports say officials doubtless expect a settlement on the Tabah boundary dispute between Egypt and Turkey.
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Constantinople
Tewfk Pashe
O'Conner
Great Brittain
Sinah Penninsula
Tewfik Pasha
Council of Ministers
Cairo
Egypt
Tabah
Turkey
E Detchon’s Anti-Diuretic Aid Bedding Incontinence
An advertisement for E Detchon’s Anti Diuretic remedy claims to stop bedwetting in children and adults. It promotes relief within hours and offers a $100 value offer. The product is sold by W P Woldridge druggist in Columbia Tennessee with an October 27 date.
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South America
W. P. Weldridge
Vst
Columbia
Tenn
E. Detchon
W. P. Woldridge
Columbia, Tenn
Runs as Smoothly as Ol The Vindication Special
The Pennsylvania Railroad runs on time with its vindication special reacting to Commissioner Garfield’s report on freight rebates, underscoring promptness and policy stance.
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New York Commercial
Pennsylvania Railroad
Garfield
Merely Hunting Some New Jokes Chicago Tribune Style
A vivid Chicago Tribune fragment recounts H H Rodgers speaking loudly as a brief excites an attorney. Old Medicine halts blows, uncovers a blanketed area and a wet mystery. A speedy figure approaches and reveals a girl seen earlier, a Namet mystery out of reach.
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Chicago Tribune
H.H. Rodgers
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Canada
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Kentucky
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Christian Observer
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Red Men
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Old Medicine
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