Lovell Diamonds Endure Test Says Board of Experts
A panel of specialists tested bicycle wheels and declared the Lovell Diamond superior. The Lovell Diamond was built entirely in the John P. Lovell Arms Co. factory, with parts produced in their own plants since 1897, asserting nationwide supremacy. The company operates three Boston stores and branch outlets in New England and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell
J. P. Lovell Arms Company
Lovell Company
John P. Lovell Arms Co
John P. Lovell Arms
South Portla Od
Maine
Lowell Aompany
Boston
Bangor
Good Roads Notes Effect of Wide Tires and Road Surveys
Saugerties Post notes wide wagon tires smooth village roads, proving good road construction. A St Louis convention debated highway funding by county tax, labor use, and constitutional changes. Emphasis on locating roads correctly, with a Road Viewers' Report form covering dates, locations, sworn viewers, road points, necessity, public or private status, and precise plots.
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Saugerties
N. Y
Ainsouri Road
St. Louis
State Highway Commission
Missouri Road Improvement Association
St Louis
John Hamilton
Hamilton, Penn
Origins of the domesticated cat debated by scholars
The Boston Journal notes uncertainty about when and how the domesticated cat first joined human society. Professor Sh iont argues the origin is unclear, with some experts offering conjecture while others dispute it. Farmers are mentioned regarding practical uses of broad wagon tires, illustrating tangential topics in the excerpt.
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Boston Journal
Popular Science miscellany on animals, rivers and caves
A collage of curiosities and notes from Popular Science Monthly. It cites ostrich waltzes, the Sutlej river’s flow, Tugurt wells, climate days across regions, visibility distances, Greenland whale weight, new tools for firemen and bank safety devices, gun cleaning devices, an alcohol bouquet claim, the Sussman lamp, and Martel’s cave exploration, closing with reflections on folklore and cultural transmission.
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Popular Science Monthly
Sutlej
British India
Tugurt
Ireland
England
Kezan
Siberia
Nilsson
Paris Academy of Seances
M. Jacquemin
Sussman
Belgium
M. Martel
Lozere
France
Women Embrace Dangerous Tobogganing in Switzerland
Englishwomen in Switzerland risk death as they sled down glacier slopes at Davos and St Moritz. The sport, a high speed descent on steep tilt, draws daring participants and has claimed lives, including those of women.
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Switzerland
Davos
St. Moritz
Europe
A Quaint Custom in Hottentot Marriage Rules
A traveler describes a startling Hottentot practice where a widow must cut and gift a finger joint to her next husband at each remarriage, losing a finger joint with every subsequent union. The custom reflects extreme rites surrounding widows and marriage in this culture.
How They Are Valued in Fashionable Circles
A dog fancier surveys a canine's worth, noting he might suit rural or distant suburban markets but is not homely enough to fetch high prices among fashionable dog owners. The Chicago Post quote frames value by status and appearance rather than merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
M. A. Simmons
J. H. Zeilin & Co
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Dr. M. A. Simmons
Supreme Court
J. H. Zellin & Co
Dr. Simmons
Zellin
Mirsissippi
Zeflin
United States
Knoxville
Tenn
Perpetrati
Tr. Simmons
Dr. Yoons
Liver Medicine
CPRER
C. I. Simmons Med. CO
St. Louis, Mo
Innocent Children Sacrificed in a Grim Climate Claim
The article argues that one quarter of the human race dies before age five due to a harsh climate. It claims many adults suffer stomach and bowel ailments, suggesting Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy. It also notes long Swiss labor hours and ties malaria rheumatism and kidney trouble to health issues.
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Slaugter
Hostetter
Switzerland
Regained Health Gratifying Letters From Happy Women
A collection of women praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health after consumption fears and menstruation loss. Mrs. Woonnistnr Mills Neb reports life saved, improved weight, and renewed vigor after doctors warned she would not live. Mrs. Gro. Lracy Alton Ill adds her own testimonial.
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E. Woonnistnr
Mills, Neb
Pryxman
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Menses
Wren Woman's Fate and a Bushnell Remedy
Mrs Jacob Weaver of Bushnell Illinois credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing long standing female troubles. After five to six years of weakness and inability to work she bought a first box in March 1897 and soon felt complete relief. She endorses the pills to other women facing similar crises. The remedy is advertised as restoring vitality and blood richness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushnell
Jacob Weaver
Ill
Weaver
Williams
Pink Fili. Mrs. Weaver Is Fifty-Six Years Old, and Has Lived In Bushnell
Dr. Williams
Wisst
J. J. Weaver
A Basis of Value and Silly Exchange in Harlem Life
A collection of humorous excerpts contrasts British and American views on worth, touches on vanity and skin disease cures, and promotes seed catalogs and a catarrh remedy. Names and ad snippets appear, including Hall's Catarrh Cure and seed firm notices.
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Hall
F. J. Cuexny & Co
Toledo
F. J. Noy
West &Truvax
Ohio
aLvina
Kixman & Manyix
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Camp Country
John P
House O
Mass
Exton
Aselts Vster
Aving Town
Benjamin S. Lovell
The
Good Roads Notes
Shion
Tiwu
Rau
Popular Science
Mrs. Pinkham
Happy Women
Wren
Duke of Muddy Water
Harlem
Tetter
Kingworth
Ely
Nison
J.T. Shupa
Salter Seed Co
John Wis
Nassau St
New York
Purdy
Houston
Texas
Sis
Boston Transcript
Adolph Kyle
Jackson's
African Limbless Cotton Co
Norman
Norman Cordial Co
Charleston
S.C
Horman
A. Rodenhamer
Alotta
Wasa
Copeland Medical Institute
Kiser Bidg
Atlanta
McElree
Cordas
Alpine Cycle Co., Cin
Col. Att
Jackson
U.S
Gotton
Needayou
Alere Seed CO
la Croast
Alesoshrae
Egents
Babilkae
Actral Busta Hocks
Oxtric
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