Varied 1900s notices mix health ads and odd curiosities
A collage of brief items includes Lydia Pinkham cures for girls with painful periods, Marine Eye Salve advertisements, Allen's Foot-Base testimonials, and Mrs Winslow Child Teething Syrup. Also noted are a Saxon-Byzantine coin find, a six year postcard voyage, a petrified man in Butte, and local museum transfer plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia
Pinkham
Txpn
Mass
Allen
W. J. Walker
Camden
N. J
Arctic Circle
Dog Involved in Louisville and Nashville Wreck
Five construction officers for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad were injured when a motor car, carrying them toward Edwardsville Illinois, was derailed by a dog near Cahokia Creek. The vehicle sped along tracks for over 200 feet before plunging into the creek. The report notes the Chinese newspaper printing method for ease of disposal.
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Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Edwardsville, I
Cahokia Creek
Tom Engine 7 Cat Mystery Echoes Through Firehouse
A tale from Engine 7 recalls Tom the gray cat beloved by the crew four years, with the station grieving his disappearance. Fireman Jack secretly relocates twenty six felines to a closet, and Chief Riggs discovers a comical cat caper when attempting to confront the missing Tom.
Cat Returns to Owner After Lost Pet Mixup
A chaotic scene ends with Tom the cat returning to his owner after a humorous mixup. A street voice calls to the captive cat as townsfolk react with laughter and relief. The Humane Society welcomes a new member as the tale closes with renewed hope.
In Case of Fire Attics and Closets as Hazards
The article warns attics and closets store flammable materials and heat from sun can ignite items such as varnished furniture dry rags and matches. It covers spontaneous combustion in sawdust and furnace ashes, and advises on quick actions to extinguish small fires, safe evacuation, and how to signal for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Housekeeping
Pearls of Thought Fragmented Wit and Proverbs
A collection of aphorisms and quips on manners, marriage, wisdom, and human nature. The pieces mix humor with moral statements about kindness, self respect, and relationships, including sharp lines about women, money, and social norms.
New York Wholesale Prices For Dairy Poultry And Vegetables
Wholesale dairy poultry fruits and vegetables listed with per unit prices across New York markets. Entries include milk creamery butter cheese tomatoes cucumbers apples strawberries pears and winter wheat notes. various weights and packaging shown.
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New York
Pacific Coast
Lima
Hennery
Fen Davis
Cherrick
Duluth
Reeves
The Automobile Boom Amid Hard Times Across the Nation
An analysis from Memphis notes rising car ownership and dealer backlogs as prosperity appears despite high living costs. Reports cover pickle acreage, cheese prices, Nome gold clean up, rug demand, frost damage in New York, cotton mills, potato prices, oats, and cotton acreage changes across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Oil to philanthropy: the Rockefeller fortune’s origin
A profile of John D. Rockefeller tracing a humbly paid start in Cleveland, the growth of a vast distribution network for Standard Oil, and the shift toward a comprehensive philanthropy anchored by fifty years of practice. It emphasizes budgeted giving at home, organizational leadership, and a global distribution model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller Foundation
Cleveland
Rockefeller
Standard Orl Company
United States
Europe
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Fort Gay Doctor
Dr R Frasher of Fort Gay West Virginia endorses Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder diseases. He has prescribed them in many cases and uses the medicine personally with satisfaction. Available from all dealers at 50 cents a bottle Poster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Frasher
M. D
Fort Gay
W. Va
Doan
Boan
Dean
Dean’s
Poster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Infant held at department store prompts awkward quip
A humorous exchange on a department store tour ends with a husband noting a baby in his arms and remarking that they should not attempt to check this infant. The story captures a stray, light moment from a Chicago News account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbs
Nubby
Chicago News
Otto Meyer Versatile German Athlete Mentioned as Public Servant
London Globe reports Otto Meyer a German athlete alternating cyclist sprinter and wrestler who also serves as a public executioner. The note claims he has performed eight public services and will treat a next patient among long distance runners linked to a Cologne resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Meyer
Cologne
London Globe
Sugar Trust officials convicted of customs fraud in New York trial
Charles Relke, Ernst Gerbracht and Heike were found guilty on multiple counts for conspiring to underweigh raw sugar to dodge customs dues at the Williamsburg refinery. Bendernagel faced a hung jury. Sentences could reach two to twelve years plus substantial fines, with age and health cited as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Chiaries Relke
The
Sugar Trust
Ernst W Gerbracht
Wiliamsburg
United States Circuit Court
James F. Bendernagel
Williamaburi
Heike
Gerbracht
O. Havemeyer
Martin
Bendernagel
Hetke
Oliver Spitzer
Helke
Jeonardy
Ucike
Atlanta
John B. Stanchfield
Ife
Sivety
American Vice-Consul Arrested in Colombia
Carthagena Judge orders William B. Mac Master the American Vice-Consul in Carthagena arrested on an old charge of shooting a Colombian citizen. The move is linked to enmity over his actions against two Colombians who stabbed him in August last year. Mac Master, born in Colombia, was appointed from New York City. he was attacked and stabbed in the streets of Carthagena by Mario Lara Cordoba and Abelardo Barrera last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
Colombia
Carthagena
Wiliam B. MacMaster
MacMaster
New York City
Mario Lara Cordoba
Abelardo Barrera
Andy Hall
Alinats
Danny Mabur
Low Roseberry
Nell Tow
Joeries
Waek" Tolnison
Tsa
Maryland Nafond Guard
Annapolis
Carneth Varsity
Charles River
Prohibition Bill Sparks Debate In Louisiana Lower House
A Louisiana legislator filed notice of a measure to curb bridge playing among mothers, claiming it protects children and supports husbands. The article also notes various 1900s sporting results and public notices referencing national figures and events.
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Baton Rouge
Deroren
Inidge
Tam
Derouen
Village lands rent by golf club 4 percent share
The Royal West Norfolk Golf Club agreed to pay Brencaster villagers four percent of gross income with a $250 yearly minimum. This year the village pool totals $336, the largest distribution yet. Each householder with at least one year’s residence receives a share, with 6d per claimant and a small balance carried forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal West Norfolk Golf Club
Brencaster
Westminster Gazette
Saved Old Lady's Halo
A reader recalls eczema on the head and feet cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The paragraph credits hair regrowth and healed feet after months of use, praising the products and noting a 1909 testimonial from Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunham
Choice of Gifts Inspires Humorous Pensioner Tale
A London Worlds item recounts a charitable Englishwoman who knows her pensioners well. A bright eight year old sent a Christmas inquiry asking for a cape or shawl for a front room, hoping the gift would fit like a flower seller’s, while mentioning Robbie Burns and Mary in her plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbie Burns
Gentle Mary
London
Berlin passes birth thrift pass for newborns
Schoenberg leads ordinance requiring the municipal savings bank to issue a pass book to every newborn showing a one mark deposit. The city presents the fund as child and parent thrift encouragement, not compensation to parents.
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Schoenberg
Greater
Berlin
Savings Bank
Motor Buses Used as Hen Coops In Hastings England
Fragmentary clipping notes electric streetcar era buses withdrawn from Hastings to Battle were repurposed as hen coops on a farm yard. The piece mixes quips about coffee and anonymous letters promoting Postum, reflecting period miscellany tone.
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Hastings
England
London
Battle
Crown Jewels Repair At Tower Of London Delays Public View
Reports note the Wakefield Tower holding the Crown jewels is under repair and the regalia are removed for security. Authorities guard the location as weeks pass before the jewels can be viewed again. A London item mentions Cranmer’s evolving role and a morbid joke about coroners. A science piece mocks romance with a plethysmograph test for heart reaction to names.
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Gothland
Copenhagen
London Evening Standard
Charles Dudley Warner
Wakefield Tower
Tower of London
Up-to-date freight cars dump coke in two minutes
Fifty-ton loads of coke can be dumped from modern freight cars in under two minutes despite cold and persistent Alaska mosquitoes. The note highlights rapid unloading capabilities and harsh local conditions.
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Alaska
Mending a Crane's Broken Leg and European Car Transport
A crane with a slender leg was saved by gum-dipped bandages applied by an English expert, leaving the limb deformed but functional after removal. A New York to Europe car shipment costs about 200 dollars including shipping and crating, with crating still deemed a necessary safeguard. A travel magazine notes tea and coffee can have toxic qualities removed without harming flavor.
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Europe
New York
Travel Magazine
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Lydia E. Pinksham
Hudson
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Grange Stricklir
Lydia J. Pinkham
Finbe Medicine Company
Lynn
Daisy Fly Killer
Omarsens
Earold Bomebb
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Selkirk
Savas
Galashiels
Africa
India
Yellowstone River
Main Street
Butte
Dog
Car
Creek
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
BattlesCreek, Mich
Tim
Tottera
SE. Kiser
House of Englas
Riciea
Tom
Engine 7
Riggs
Beman
Jack
J-1
Moses
Boman
Bis
Sonny
Tack
Humane Society
Alonzo
South
Memphis
Tenn
Genels
Nome District
Tanokd
Idflarad
Jersey
Daniel J. Lewly
Waelket Quad
Fonds
Cotton Securities Company
Tee
Standard
Oscorsot Hut
Palace
Corbethy
Crabwell Hall
Mollington
Cheshire
Cheshire Golf Club
Wit Gerbracht
Wours
W. B. MacMaster
Lonksitna
Vadican
Staty
Vennesss
Wilebita
Kan
Rome
America
Porter Chauton
Lake Como
N. HO Castle
San Francisco
Cab
Chase August Sheet Lawser Tate
Wallers-Astoria
Soda ‘Tagk
David Katy
Aviurs Park
Wsouda
Chiytes Tene Edwards
Atlanta Journal
Death Valley
Sam
Postum
Boston
Paris
Munyon
Munyon's
Homohopathig Home Remedy CO
Jefferson Sts
Philadelphia
Frocens
Crescent
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Jesyels
Pennsylvania
Magistrate , Monopolist Co
Cranmer
Squire Cranmer
New Albany
Libby
Mery
Pier
Annes Dew
York
Euestion Sen
New Endant
Lake
Ivo
Rural Dept
North Station
Burt
Opa
Isis
Byma
Abid Paxton Toilet CO
Mage
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Rigeh Asrette
Keelles
Frans Dri Th Gheer Lokg Moe
Gee
EEE Patents Siccisaen Ass
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