Scott's Tale of Fight for Pole Aboard Terra Nova
Lieutenant Pennell reports Capt. Robert F. Scott's account of the Terra Nova expedition to McMurdo Sound and Cape Evans. The narrative covers depot laying, ponies lost to blizzards, Crean and Oates rescuing companions, and a long march toward the Antarctic pole with five men advancing while others return.
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Akaroa
New Zealand
Pennell
New York Times
Robert F. Scott
Scott
McMurdo Sound
Cape Evans
South Cape
Barrier
Hut Point
Corner Camp
White Island
Bowers
Crean
Wilson
Oates
Than
Powers
Mount Erebus
Meares
Sound
Pole
Mount Darwin
Evans
R. N
Inneskilling Dragoons
Royal Indian Marine
Optimism a Natural Trait in Prospecting Marks Twain Quote
An old prospector defends optimistic claims of a mining venture while a syndicate representative questions permanence. The exchange cites Niagara Falls as a power source and Arizona as a dumping ground, with a grizzled miner arguing the ledge cannot be worked in a mile long year’s time.
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Mark Twain
Cure for Pimples Triumphs with Cuticura Trio
Miss Nellie Lonergan of New York City reports a six month facial eruption causing distress and embarrassment. She praises Cuticura Soap and Ointment after one box and soap cleared blotches, urging others to try samples mailed from Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Lonérgan
Ninth Ave
New York City
Dept
Women to Wear Mantillas in Church at St. Francis
Toledo reports that women at St. Francis De Sales Cathedral will adopt mantillas in church, replacing hats. Rev. Dr. O Connor urged the Altar Society to endorse the Spanish lace headdress, criticizing modern hats as a monstrosity.
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St. Francis de Sales Cathedral
O’connor
Altar Society
Dr. O'Connor
Society
Toledo
Cleveland
Telegraph Office Scene Sparks Mortal Wit
A cadaverous man asks the telegraph operator to trust him for a telegram to his wife with payment tomorrow. The operator replies the office is overwhelmed with overtime and unable to extend credit. Harpers Weekly notes the humorous exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Weekly
Castoria Safe Remedy Ad Sparks Political Quip
An old advertisement for Castoria urges careful bottle inspection for infants. A satirical line follows about a large idle fund, with Senator Sorghum remarking that a dollar sign cannot be placed in front to be used as a campaign fund.
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Fletcher
Senator Sorghum
Murine Eye Remedies Ad Promote Blindness? No
An OCR fragment promotes Murine eye care products claiming quick relief for red weak watery eyes and granulated lids. It references doctors oculists and pharmacies selling at 25 cents per bottle and aseptic tubes, with unrelated ad slogans and quotes interspersed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pracce
Marine Eye
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Lynch Law and Bank Suspense Echoes
A colloquial comment on financial distress and jailhouse style justice features a speaker claiming bankruptcy while joking about suspending a banker, reflecting frontier era bravado and improvised law enforcement tone.
Putty-Head Hard to Penetrate
The quotation compares a putty-headed man to a hard mud fort. It notes that multiple blows only create separate dents and that lasting impressions come from long exposure to the sun, shaping a head like granite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon Bonaparte
Egypt
Desert
Allen's Foot-Nase Promotes Easier Dancing Shoes
If you are delicate about shoe size you can wear a size smaller by shaking Allen's Foot-Nase antiseptic powder into them. It gives instant relief to corns and bunions and is handy for dancing parties and breaking in new shoes. Free sample address in Levi, New York.
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Allen
Lamle
Olmsted
Levy, N. Y
B. Chesebrough Manufacturing Company
State Street
Consolidated
New York
Paxton Toilet Co offers free Paxtine Antiseptic trial
Boston based Paxton Toilet Co promises a large free trial box of Paxtine Antiseptic to any woman who requests it. The ad touts its cleansing and germicidal properties. Other items include Horsie’s Croup Remedy and Garfield Tea as natural remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Nervous Despondent Women in Pinkham Ad Reports
Platea Pennsylvania and Walcott North Dakota readers praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from nervousness backache and crying spells. Testimonials claim improved mood and energy after use. Confidential letters answered by a woman at Lynn Massachusetts company.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Platea, Pa
Lyja E. Pinkham
Mary Hallstead
Walcott
N. Dakota
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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Gerrard
The
New York Times Company
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Gran
Forde
Underwood & Underwood, Sy
South Pole
Benham
Mme.Vanite
Pele Mele
Winslow
Mrs. Sigourney
Stone
Putnam
Shana
Lynch Law
Eastman
Lotta
Horsie
Abe
AlloDruggists
BE. W. Grove
Absorbine
Absorbine,jr
Breventoff
Absorbine, JR
Young
P. D
Temple
Springfeld
Tass
Great New West
Viita
Rediver Valley Townalte & Davelon
Shamrock
Tex
Keene
Oakland
Maryland
Siscow, Walst Land Co
Cumberland
Western Canada
Canadian West
Prince Albert
Julius 3
Woodward
Bec. Board of Trapt
Knak
W.L. Douglas
W.L. Bocslas
W.l.douglas
W.L. Douglas, Wockton
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