John Law's Mississippi Bubble and France's Rise and Ruin
The piece recounts John Law as a financier and gambler who created the Mississippi company, a national debt scheme that drew in France’s public. Citizens borrowed or improvised funds to invest, but the bubble burst, ruining thousands and leaving Law a fugitive, dying years later in Venice.
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France
John Law
Louis XV
Philip
Duke of
Orleans
Law
Edinburgh
England
Continent
Paris
Duke of Orleans
Mississippi Company
Cape of Good Hope
Africa
Persia
India
China
Japan
Strait of Magellan
Venice
Only a Fire Hero
The crowd cheered as a burned hero raised a round box shouting Pellows Buckien Arnca Salve. He claimed it beats all for burns and also treats boils ulcers sores pimples eczema sprains bruises and piles. It reduces inflammation and pain and costs 26 cents at druggists.
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Buckien
Alaskan Pioneers Explain Effects Of Extreme Cold
An Alaskan pioneer notes when air drops to 6 to 8 degrees below zero breathing through the mouth can freeze the lungs. He cites 60 degrees below as deadly for exposed skin and warns that the lungs suffer most from cold air. Horses use breathing bags and head coverings. humans wear a purky to guard the face. The Canadian north west mounted police manage horse care to prevent cold damage.
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Sweden
Seattle
North West Mounted Police
Washington Herald
Porto Rico Reports on Dr King’s New Discovery
A Porto Rico reader praises Dr King’s New Discovery for curing coughs colds and chest troubles. He notes his brother and over twenty others improved after use. The essay urges wider sale in drug stores with trial bottles free and guaranteed by druggists.
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Porto Rico
Ramon T. Marehan
Harcetonets
Tate the Republican. it will ive roll the local news.
Tate the Republican article hints at forthcoming local news items. Details are unclear due to fragmented text.
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Tate
Smart Autumn Coats For Home Sewing the Double-Great ed Model
Autumn coats appear in great numbers with long lengths showing front back differences. Beetle back styles in three quarter models feature in finer coatings and two tone plaids. sleeves often not wrist length. A home sewing model in green and black Scotch check includes double-breasted design and adaptable collar. Prices range from twenty to fifty dollars for ready made. home sewing demands skilled finish and extra pressing. Mary Dean.
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Mary Dean
How Cats See In Low Light And The Pupil Reflection
A short explanation discusses cat vision in dim light. It compares eye pupil changes to camera lenses, noting cats widen pupils to round shapes for hunting or when pursued. It mentions the reflective glow seen in the cat’s eyes when light hits the back of the eye.
Brims of Fall and Winter Hat Styles Described
The New Haven Journal Courier notes fall and winter hat brims are twisted in many ways. One side grows wide and high, often obscuring the crown and trimming details.
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New Haven Journal Courier
Language of Middle Ages Shapes Modern Sport Terms
A historical note outlines how medieval animal groupings like a pride of lions and a herd of harts influenced current sports language. It lists numerous terms such as a bevy of roes and a sounder of wild swine, and notes humans borrowed these descriptive phrases for various roles and propensities.
Care of Persian Girls Described by Traveler
A traveler notes strict beauty standards for Persian girls with a cypress waist, full-moon face, gazelle eyes, and arched brows. It states black hair and eyes, red lips and cheeks, white skin and teeth, and long limbs, with art used to supply deficits and henna staining on hands.
Pearl Harbor Approaches to Be Ready By Fall
The Pearl Harbor approaches are to be completed by midsummer or early fall, giving the United States a Pacific defense on par with Britain's Gibraltar. The project, costing about 10 million dollars, includes dredging to allow the largest dreadnoughts to pass and a large drydock 720 by 110 by 55 feet. Hidden forts and smokeless powder guns will protect the harbor, with a coral reef channel cut to ensure deep water and a permanent, dredge-free inlet.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Pacific
Great Britain
Gibraltar
Honolulu
Philippine Islands
Pew
Christian Science Monitor
Castoria Adclaims Comfort for Tiny Toes in Shoes
The ad touts Fletcher's Castoria and Allen's Foot-Ease as aids for children and sensitive feet. It promotes slipping Allen's into patent feather shoes to ease breaking in new footwear. Versioned with location Le Roy New York and a free sample offer.
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Allen
Addrees
le Roy
N.Y
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promote Digestive Health
A historical ad claims the pills aid digestion and regulate the stomach kidneys and bowels. It promotes a quick, safe cure with pleasant taste, selling for 25 cents at druggists.
The Trade Dollar History and Redemption Figures
A historical overview explains trade dollars, slightly larger than standard dollars, issued from 1873 to boost foreign commerce. Most were exported to Asia, with nearly 36 million minted, 8 million redeemed, and only about 284 thousand left by 1887 after a six month exchange window.
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Congress
China
Japan
Philippines
Europe
United States
Treasury
Battle of Armageddon sermon by Pastor Russell in Brooklyn
Brooklyn audience hears Pastor Russell discuss Armageddon from Revelation numbers 16 and 9, arguing Armageddon links to the truth versus error and the Dragon Beast and False Prophet symbolize civil power, papacy, and Protestantism as the image of the beast, with warnings against coercive authority and calls for individual Bible study.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Russell
Megiddo
Mount of Destruction
Clerey
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Virginia
North Carolina
Liggett & Myers Duke
ST. Louis. MO
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