Early steam harvester lineage and 19th century rail dining note
The article traces 1800s harvesting machine innovations from Randall and Hussey through Deering and McCormick, noting patents, reels, and bindings. It mentions Marsh harvesters, roller bearings, and industry shifts. A second item praises a Queen and Crescent dining car cafe service, recommending broader advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall
Hussey
Europe
Ogie
McCormick
Deering Company
Deering
Deering and
Wood
McCormick Company
Osborne
Ball Bearing Eyeglasses Promise Safer Glasses
A London oculist has fitted spectacles with ball bearings at the mounting to cushion glass from metal contact, reducing fracture risk and improving durability of eyeglasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rat’s Clever Escape From Factory Life In Old London Tale
A fragment from a London tale describes a rat born in a bustling shop, facing scarcity and penury. The creature survives by scavenging scraps while a factory’s constant machinery hums nearby. A bottle of oil unsecured near the gear sparks a turning moment that shapes its precarious livelihood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law
Partridge & Co
London
Rat Uses Tail as Spoon In Oil Feast
A rat cleverly uses its long tail as a spoon to soak up oil from a bottle and feed itself. The creature grows fat and becomes a local leader among rats, then stays near workers. a safety-minded man watches but spares the thief. The tale sits among current condensations and notes science quirks and public affairs.
Multiple International News Items From Brief Notices
Cholera cases on board the Nu Bia at Plymouth confined to troops. Queen Victoria donates £500 to India famine relief via Lord Mayor of London. Montserrat floods cause 75 livres loss and road/bridge destruction. Newfoundland revenue up $100,000 in six months vs last year. Hungary terminates customs pact with Austria. London prison lighting eyed with electric power and tread wheel motive device. Italian general medical council seeks ban on foreign doctors in Italy. Tasmania bush fire devastates Montagu county and Perigana, £15,000 damage. hundreds homeless. Krupp donates £10,000 to workers pension fund, £25,000 more to widows and orphans fund. Count Muravieff urged to invite President Laure to St Petersburg. Gustaff Wolff, German consul in Tacoma, marries Christiana Smith of Chicago. Friends of Dumas fils plan quarterly dinners in Paris to honor memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India Famine Relief Fund
London
Montserrat
Newfoundland
Hungary
Austria
Italian General Medical Council
Italy
Montagu
Tasmania
Perigana
Friedrich Krupp
Count Muravieff
Laure
St. Petersburg
Gustaff Wolff
Tacoma
Wash
Mise Christiana Smith
Chicago
East
Reverent remark over Beecher bust in quiet hall
The passage recalls Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe pausing before a marble bust of her brother Henry Ward Beecher in a friend's house. A softly shaded light glows as she murmurs that Henry was not a saint, echoing a reflective, intimate moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry
Asthma cure claims and other notices from Brattleboro
A 19th century clippings bundle includes testimonials for Asthmalene from Brattleboro Vermont and Rochester New York, free sample offers, and a Mercury warning about catarrh remedies. It also notes Edwin E Soule, Maine Central Railroad bridge builder, and his cat riding a dining car truck sixty miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin E. Soule
Maine Central Railroad
Beecher Falls
Fabyans
Coughing Leads to Consumption
An old advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a quick cure for coughing claiming it prevents consumption. It urges readers to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle and notes sales in 25 and 50 cent sizes with a warning to act promptly.
Dentists Willi Deny This Imperfect Teeth Hint
Quote claims imperfect teeth mark civilization while perfect teeth denote savagery, framed as a provocative stereotype about dental norms and cultural status.
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Willi
Lane's Family Medicine Promises Daily Bowels Health
An old product claim touts Lane's Family Medicine as necessary for health by moving bowels daily, claiming gentle action on the liver and kidneys. It lists prices at 25 and 50 cents and includes a note about Cressick headache. The Philadelphia Bulletin notes a remark about blackguards in baseball audiences versus players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Cressick
No-to-Bac for Fifty Cents in 19th Century Ads
An 1890s style advertisement montage touts No-to-Bac cure at 50 cents to remove tobacco desire, claims 400,000 cured, and promotes guaranteed cures by druggists. also brief mentions of sugar consumption data, Glenn's Sulphur Soap praise, Hall's Hair Renewer, Piso's Cure for Consumption and a Chicago address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radway
Radway &,Co
Elm Street
New York
Msuhood
Ocean Depths and Areas From Murray Challenger Data
Murray challenger expedition reports greatest Atlantic depth 27 366 feet and Pacific 30 000 feet, Indian 18 582 feet, Southern 25 200 feet, Arctic 9 000 feet. Ocean areas: Atlantic 24 536 000 square miles, Pacific 50 090 000, Indian 17 084 000, Arctic 4 781 000, Southern 80 592 000. Highest mountain believed Deodhunga in the Himalayas at 29 002 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Challenger
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Deodhunga
Himalayas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cincinati
Ohio
W. C. Rinearson
Cincinnati
Queen and Crescent
H. Molane
Ralzir
LA Crosse
Cutler
van Ba
W. H. Smith & CO
L.stechers
France
British Museum
Ana
Hawan
War
Hie
Lamont
Russell A- Alger
Michigan
McKinley
Alger
Canton
Russell A. Alger
Lafayette ‘Township
Medina County
William the Conqueror
Richfield, O
Akron
Grand Rapids
Mich
Annette H. Henry
Second Michigan Cavalry
Booneville
Miss
Sixth
Michigan Cavalry
Fifth Michigan Cavalry
Custer
Lincoln
Detroit
Begole
Gen. Alger
Mustor
C. Mart 3
Merriam
Death Valley
Desert
Washington
D. C
Monon
Wahington
Dearborn
Ayer
Plymouth
Alexander Dumas
Fils
Paris
Brattleboro
Taft Bros
Rochester
Tom
W. A. Neal
N. Y
Muskerry
Repistapla Pisatelansso
Lamage
Hall
I. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Oho
F. J. Cheney & Co
Philadelphia Bulletin
United States
Glenn
J. R. Madison
42D Ave
Winslow
J. Mulhall
Waukegan
JUBT
Hood
Cataeer Tart Bros
Elm St
Rochester, N
St. Jacobs Oil
Ross
Cascareta
Mca
Ad. Sterling Benedy CO
Montreal
Can
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
St. Louis
Pan Ioewns
Patrick O'Farrell
Washingto
Daan
Aed Wentégien
Mare
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