Precious stones in the Americas and a future find
Irving T. Nussell notes U S resources exceed in many fields but precious stones lag. He cites emeralds rubies and sapphires in North Carolina pearls in Arkansas streams and semiprecious stones like turquoise in California. He predicts a major gem discovery may occur in unseen regions.
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Americas
Irving T. Nussell
United States
North Carolina
Arkansas
California
Washington Post
Old Soldier's Story From Sonome Michigan
An elderly veteran recalls years of Civil War era hardship and illness. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for relief after long suffering, noting improved health and reduced pain after initial skeptical results. The account attributes his gains to the pills and missives from a local doctor.
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Sonome
Mich
June W
Luther Burke
Louisiana
Amd
Verdd
Ancient Egyptian Herbarium at Cairo Museum Reveals Oldest Plant Remnants
The Egyptologist museum in Cairo houses the world’s oldest herbarium, a small, ancient collection of dried plant parts from wreaths and garlands in coffins with mummies. Many specimens are well preserved and can be handled after warm-water treatment, with color retention noted, highlighting their age as the key significance.
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Egyptologist Museum
Cairo
Kind Hearted Dog Comforted By Kind Laborer
A small fox terrier left outside a Boston store trembles with fear until a large laborer comforts it with gentle words and a pat. The dog relaxes, wagging its tail and sitting up bravely, trusting people to keep it safe.
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Boston
Grun
Postum Health Cure Credits Diet Change Over European Trip
A man recounts dyspepsia relief after giving up coffee and greasy foods in 1899. After unsuccessful medical treatment in Kenosha and Chicago, he found improvement by using Postum Cereal Coffee, as promoted by the Postum Co. Battle Creek. He notes taste shift toward bitter coffee and cites The Road to Wellville as a resource.
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Europe
Kenosha
Chicago
Postum Cereal Co
Sam
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Higher Education Quips and Social Jokes Across College Life
A collage of humorous lines from newspapers highlights campus culture with jokes about daughters sent to cooking and gymnasium colleges, wedding gift quibbles, reformer’s pretenses, and fading ambitions. Notable quips touch on fashion, marriages, and vanity in social scenes.
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Silas
Cyrus
Yeas
Mabel
Mally
Molly
Wide Awake Sermon and Odd Dialogues in Fractured Text
Sequences of odd dialogues and quips from various papers mock social scenes. Snatches reference a “royal jest” and eccentric characters plus light jokes about manners, marriages, and daily life. The text mixes humor with clipped remarks and stray asides from multiple sources.
Kidney Health Claim Cited by Judge Felter in San Bernardino
Judge A J Felter of San Bernardino California praises Dean's Kidney Pills claiming 18 years of kidney trouble including back ache and diabetes symptoms improved after use. Free trial offered nationwide from Fosters Milburn Co Buffalo New York with a 50 cent box price.
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California
A. J. Felter
San Bernardino
Cal
Dean
Judge Belter
United States
Fosters Milburn Co
Buffalo, Ncy
Domestic Dificulty at Cleveland Main Dealer
A fragmentary exchange at a Cleveland main dealer references a new girl and a joke about keeping her until dessert arrives, with a quip she may quit after the third course. The damaged text preserves local color without clear names or dates.
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Cleveland
How to Keep House From Pain
In this domestic sketch the author extols St Jacobs Oil as the remedy for aches and pains. It claims quick relief for rheumatism neuralgia lumbago sciatica and general injuries, urging households to keep a bottle for constant use and preventive care.
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St. Jacobs
Truth Worth Knowing Exchanged Cure for Wonders
A letter from R. H. Seidel of St. Louis dated April 15 1901 praises an unnamed cure and notes a aphorism about irreversible actions. The item also mentions the Rheinish Westphalian coal syndicate producing over 64 500 000 tons annually.
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R. H. Seidel
Olive Street
St. Louis
Tickets on sale for Nickel Plate Road with round trip fare
Tickets go on sale June 16 to 20 at a single fare of 25 cents for round trip. Return valid June 20. See agent or address C A Aterlin T P A Fort Wayne Indiana. The Kaiser still persists in murdering the violin.
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Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Aaterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
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Chicago Tribune
Watkins
Cam
Mitch
Boston Transcript
Bragg
Caton & Co
Childelphia Tress
Susie
Barnes
Charley
R Barnes
New Yorker
Bangs—Henderson
Bangs
Jones
Brown
Willie
Detroit Free Press
Philadelphia Ledger
Brushleigh
de Auber
Sanson Pounder
Napper
Yassir
CY Ay
New York
Chicago, Ill
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Benuine
Rosebud
South Dakota
Chicago & North- Western Railway
Bonesteel
Bears
Castoria
Walace CO
Toledo
Olle
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