Various Oddities and Notes From Late 19th Century News
A collage of brief items: a carrier stuck in Philadelphia’s pneumatic tube system, Tongue of American Wheelmen membership at 73 050 with 4 490 growth in a year, Bismark’s tobacco struggle, a bear killed near Minden City Michigan, rising bear numbers in Sanilac county since 1881, Chico Enterprise notes a naval orange tree with eight oranges and varied diameters, British authors spending to advertise and selling copies, New York’s municipal taxes for 1807, Marion Georgia’s ghost town status, Twiggs County capital fading, a monster golden eagle shown at John Carven’s ranch, the world’s largest farm in southwestern Louisiana with vast extents and fencing cost, a Minaus Pennsylvania wolf chase failure, Montreux Switzerland tramway powered by a small stream, and a caveat on druggists selling cough medicines with Bell’s Pine-ar-Honey promotion questioned.
Dr Deanes Dyspepsia Pills Promoted for Wide Range of Symptoms
An 19th century advertisement claims Dr Deane s Dyspepsia Pills cure sour stomach loss of appetite flatulence heartburn jaundice constipation and other digestive issues. The note offers free trial pills and lists price as 50 cents per box with Kingston N Y while warning about coated tongue yellow eyes offensive breath and liver spots.
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Deane
Scribners Magazine 1897 Preview Highlights
Scribner's Magazine unveils a red letter 1897 with London seen by Charles Dana Gibson and Soldiers of Fortune by Richard Harding Davis. It outlines features on university life at Yale Princeton and Harvard and Wapan and China since the war with Meg Helen Watterson Moody on The Unquiet Sex. George W Cable fiction four short stories and travel pieces by Lewis Morris Tadings and Davis. A packed illustrated booklet offers details and ordering.
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London
Charles Dana Gibson
Gibson
Scribner’s Magazine
Berox
Davis
Henry B. Howland
Yale
James Alexander
Trinceton
Rovert Grant
Edward S. Martin
Harvard
Wapan
China
Helen Watterson Moody
Maris
W. D. Howells
Mr. Howells
George W. Cable
Lewis Morris Tadings
Richard Harding Davis
Scribner's Magazine
Charles Scribner's Sons
New York
Notice to Creditors of Johnson City Bank
Court in Johnson City Tennessee orders four weekly notices to creditors of First National Bank of Johnson City to appear and show cause why the receiver's compromise with J M Bues and the Minneapolis Improvement Co and Thos L Rosser should not be approved. Judgment sum $6273.04 from May 1804. December 22 1806. W F Youxs C M W Hover B O M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Johnson City
Tennessee
Chancery Court
John Cox
J. M. Bues
LWO
Minneapolis Improvement Company
Thos L. Rosser
Comet
Said County
Court House
W. F Youxs
W. Hover
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DR. Handy
McFarland & Co
Amy
Philadelphia
Tongue of American Wheelmen
Bismark
Minden City
Mich
Sanilac County
Chico
Cal
Naval
Marion
Old Twiggs
Georgia
John Carven
Sanger
Louisiana
Minaus
Penn
Montreaux
Switzerland
Vevay
Chillion
CABOT
Cularcaster
Biel
Creosctn
Uy H
Layle
A Wly © Tin
Jack Frost
Samuel Carot
Kilby Street
Boston
Mass
Geo. R. Brown
The
HOTEL
Piedmont
Johnson City, Tenn
Y. B. Bowers
Heart of
Citu
the Palace Livery Stable
W. C. Snapp
Corner Road
King Streets
Montevista Cemetery Company
J. E. Brading
Memphis
Sr Appeal
Tenn
Unter
Atooron
Washington
Adaroad Munn 4 CO
Broadway
Hotel Hamilton
Bristol
P. Hamilton
Electric Bella
Pete Otter
Bradfield
NEW York World
Bize
Conan Coyle
Jerome K. Jerome
Branley Weyman
Mary E. Wilkins
Anthony Hope
Bette Harte
Brander Matthews
Bic
Dre Deane
Omer
Blood Balm CO
Atlanta, Ga
Gere
Awan
New York Mail and Express
Fonesboro Banking and Trust Company
First Mortgage
Tate
Barussi
Magnetic Building and Loan Associaton
Zennesser
Asbury Paine Manufacturing Company
Ceiver
Eae Eee
Ree Biepee
Enti
Anerene GA
T, and
United States
Ne Tee Colummns
America
Ceomfort
Amenes
Woman's
the Co
Kodak
Renee Ieee
Eastman Kodak CO
Bull
Prisoswinning
Plymouth
Henan
Knickerbocker Special
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Southwestern Limited
Cincinnati
Columbus
White City
Chicago
McCormick
Med
Martin
Mgr
G. P
T. A
Hata
Tennessee & Western
N.C. Rafi
Todo
Elizabeth von Vailey Potwe
Hampton
Puta
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