Cruelty of the check rein sparks street crusade
A Scandinavian gentleman, Mr Petersen, lectures drivers and coachmen in Chicago streets using an oil painting of a horse and man to argue that the check rein harms horses. He recalls a public demo at McVicker's theatre and aims to loosen reins for better horse welfare.
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Cow Petersen
Mr. Petersen
The
Humane Society
Swan
People's Church
McVicker's
Genteman
Chicago Tribune
Making Fine Grade Candies Reveals Sugar Cream Process
The article explains identical cream making for wholesale and retail candy, boiling confectioners sugar into a waxy syrup, slab cooling, and hand processing. It notes 100 pounds of syrup cooled on a slab, two workers turning it with a spade, and packing into wet cloths to prevent hardening. It contrasts American mass production with Eastern nougat and Turkish paste, and dismisses French bonbons as too blended for American tastes.
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America
United States
State Street
Chicngo Herald
Victims and criminals clash over justice in World Interview
Col Nobowta and Tagersoll discuss punishment and poverty in a New York World interview. They argue that honest labor should be protected and that those who steal from workers deserve punishment, framing criminals as possible victims but defending the right to reap what one sows.
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Col
Nobowta
Tagersoll
New York World
Bearskin hats threaten London foot guards display gear
The London Foot Guards fear abolishing their bearskin hats used by three brigades as supply dwindles. Each hat now costs about $38, and while largely decorative and only fit for cold climates, soldiers prize their imposing appearance.
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London Foot Guards
Philadelphia Times
Early California gold pieces and coinage myths
The text recounts among the first California gold coins valued at $50, octagonal and minted not by the government but by a Peru pill dealer. Faces wore the merchant’s device, wear eroded details, and transactions used gold dust and weights. It notes difficulties distinguishing dust from alloy and mentions a New York Star citation.
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California
Peru
Elay
Atones
Eimiler
Prestica Mulford
New Yorks
Novel surgical repair offers life saving heart access
A case reported to the Paris Academy of Medicine describes restoring most of a man's breast bone and several ribs to halt a bony disease. The procedure not only saved the patient but also allowed physiologists to study the living heart and great artery directly.
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Paris Academy of Medicine
Arkansaw
How Mrs Shaw Whistles A Vocal Chord Explanation
The vocal chords act as vibrating reeds with the mouth as resonator forming a perfect musical apparatus. The Home Journal notes that this instrument can be made to last when its sounds are produced by self adjusting lips.
Absolute Cure Abietine Ointment Sold At City Drug Store
An advertisement promotes Abietine ointment as an absolute cure for old cures burns wounds chapped hands and all skin eruptions. It claims to positively cure all kinds of piles and notes 25 cents per two ounce tin, 30 cents by mail through N. M. White City Drug Store.
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N. M. White
City Drug Store
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WIS Humane Hobby
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Detroit Free Press
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Union
Globi
Democrit
Globe-Demovcrat
Norway
Syfurshits
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Sax
R. OC. Halliday
W. J. Lewis Beer
Ealer
Montana St
Dillon
Biontnana
G. W. Dart Hardware CO
Montana St., Dillon, Mont
Dillon Jewelry and GO
Mna
L. Kupfer
Prop'r
Wdmocatler
Howard
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Rockford
Aso
L.C. Fyhrie & CO
Montana
California Powder Works
Edward Marlow
Helena Street
Dillon, Montana
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