Curious Innovations in Science and Industry
A survey of recent advances includes water wheel power for church organ bellows in Rhode Island, a London study on coral growth rates, gas heated ovens for egg hatching in France, and a Pittsburgh paper treatment claiming leather-like toughness. A New York Exposition showcases a galvanic sewing machine drive, while French inventors push armor-grade paper and ship armor trials tested by naval officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Cortlandt Street
New York
Brooklyn Eagle
Pittsburgh
Temporary Stars and a California Healer's Bitters
The article notes the rarity and historical record of new or temporary stars with only twenty two recorded in two millennia and two in the 19th century while suggesting many may be lost or variable. It then profiles Dr Joseph Walker of California who developed Vinegar Bitters, cured himself, and launched a household remedy that quickly became profitable and widely used.
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Mantuanlin
Joseph Walker
California
United States
National Illustrated
Init
Moore
D. D
New York City
Brief Anecdotes and Advertisements from a 19th Century Page
A physician admires a woman's concise answers after she points to a dog bite. The page blasts various tonics, patent medicines, and cures, touting horse liniments, skin salves, yeast powder, purgatives, hair dyes, and cosmetics with testimonials and mock endorsements. It also notes a fashion leader in New York praising Hagans magneto soap.
Fall Health Warned By Decay and Diet Dangers
The piece links fallen leaves and damp air to stomach bowels and liver disorders in autumn. It urges bodily vigor and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the defense to digest and regulate the blood, claiming preventive use reduces diarrhea dysentery and bilious colic during seasonal epidemics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
R. BR. H. McDonald & CO
San Francisco
New York
Vecretine Public Notice Adopts Renowned Compound
To the public Vecretine is praised as a medicine with exceptional reputation. The notice asserts the compound’s efficacy and endorses its use for various ailments. It appeals to readers seeking trusted remedies and highlights its well earned acclaim.
Rival Claimants Mark Inventions Across Centuries
The piece notes that major inventions often emerge independently, naming print, ether, the steam engine, the electric telegraph, and the sewing machine. It recalls Watt versus a French precursor, Morse versus Ampere, and Thimonnier challenging Howe. Thimonnier’s widow died recently and mourners funded a monument to the sewing machine inventor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faust
Guttenburg
Watt
Morse
Ampere
Elias Howe
Thimonnier
France
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Siam
Ohe
Berlin
Boston Journal of Chemistry
Sandwich Islands
England
Argentine Republic
M. Bovussincourt
Johnson
Caswein, Hazarp & Co
Com
Wallat#s
Doory
Madame Carenton
Lyons
London
Parsons
Cristaporo
Frace
Central Park
Hagan
Beau Monde
Europe
Perry Davis
Union
British America
Buenos Aires
Brazil
Uruguay
Peru
Chile
South American
Cuba
West India Islands
Mozambique
Madagascar
Zanzibar
Australia
Calcutta
Rengooo
India
China
Africa
Asia
British India
J. N. Harris & CO
Cincinnati
Ohio
Edward A. Wilson
Penn Street
Wiliameburcb
Barkley—State Park
Vereent Reeves
Messeer
Sree
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Toledo
Michigan
de Buen
Biliardist
Ralford
Leicestershire
TS HK
Union Pacific Railroad
America
Nebraska
Platte Valley
F. Davis
Omana
Nes
L. O. Emerson and
H.R. Palmer
Cems
Strauss
Oliver Ditson & CO
Boston
Chasef. Ditson & CO
Ata
Mothe
IRS
Mrs, Winslows
Winslow
Curtis & Perkins
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Fulton St
Church St
P.O
J. F. Frubauff
Columbia, Lancaster Co
Wheriden Cutlery Co
Lew Dunham
Bleecker
T. New
Packard & CO
Cincinnat
Missouri
St. Louis
Garrisk
New England
Cutler Bros. & CO
The
Cruegists
Benjamin
St. Louis, Yo
Fureka
Morse Bros
Canton
Mass
Henry KR. Stevens
Sir
A. L. Pettingill
N. H. Til Insurance
Sears Building
Mr. Stevens
Mars
Munroe Parken
Athens St
H. R. Stevens
Phoenix
Bloomington
Dobson Haynes & CO
Whittier
Steere
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