Bone Room Decor Draws Curiosity at New York College
A Flower Homeopathic Hospital and Medical College bone room in Manhattan showcases hundreds of human bones as a practical aid in anatomy. Nurse William Flater describes the display as educational, with skulls, vertebrae, and bones arranged to illustrate the circulatory and nervous systems while warning it may shock first-time visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flower Homeopathic, Hospital and Medical College
Sixty-Third Street
Dastern. Boulevard
New York
Neilson
Northway Meyer
Ibs Alter
Nate
William Fister
Flater
Meyer
Durability of Railrond Ties and Bird Question
A report from the Liege Limburg railway tests metal ties against oak sleepers over twenty years. Oak ties last about thirteen years, while early metal ties average eighteen. The article notes design changes to metal ties to increase strength. Also discussed is a plea by the Society for the Protection of Birds to protest bird hunters in France and Italy impacting migrations. A piece on fashion contrasts masculine gloves with tailored, heavy dogskin designs, emphasizing oversized, square shapes and a single wrist button.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Benson
International Railway Congress
Scientific American
Liege-Limburg
Belgium
Italy
France
Society For the Protection of Birds
England
Gathering Wool from Dead Sheep in Oregon Range Markets
Indians in Oregon harvest wool every spring from sheep that perish in winter on the ranges. The practice yields large quantities of fiber, collected to supply regional markets as communities adapt to harsh seasonal conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Fragmented notes and city growth from late era notices
A messy collage notes a Warrensburg Mo flour mill selling as Kansas product, a grand Virginia sandstone portico with Maryland marble extensions, hunger among English women students, and Wichita boomtown shifts. It cites New York and Chicago real estate values, Roman aristocracy, Reading railroad ad space wars, and Philadelphia fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrensburg
Kansas City
Karrala
Kansas
Speculator Seeks Sheep Disease Route to Australia
A speculator who profited from a sheep disease medicine sent his son to Australia to exploit a market with vast flocks. The son reported abundant sheep but warned that without a sample of the disease microbes the venture cannot proceed, suggesting he return home.
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Australia
Mohammed and the Mountain
A Life magazine quote shows Prince of Wales vowing not to visit the United States while an imperialist narrator argues that continued expansion will pull him in. The exchange underscores tensions over British policy and American reactions during the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohammed
Prince of Wales
United States
Mr. Tady
Awful Threat in Credit Confession
A threatening exchange between Jones and Smith centers on unpaid debts. Jones demands payment and threatens to reveal to creditors if not. Smith resists and says payment will come later. Brook lyn Life reports the confrontation as a cautionary tale of debt pressure.
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Jones
Smith
Brooklyn Life
In His Line The Conductor I Don’t Believe I Gots Your Fare
Article fragment notes a humorous exchange aboard a transit scene with a conductor and a passenger. The piece reflects slang and a dialogue style. no clear events, dates, or identifiable parties are present for a fuller summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Patents List From Northwestern Inventors
A list of patent claims and inventors is presented including John A Abdorgon Austin Minn bag holder Samuel Degoe Willow City ND hay rack Fred Kok Mankato Minn purifier and roller mill feeding machine Charles W Mal lory Flandreaot wire stitching machines William Pepperting Aitkle Minn steam engine Joseph Torker Brockway Minn clock winding indicator Holging Washburn Minneapolis bolt design Morwin Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys note a broad quote about constancy and love in the world with a historical aside on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road's Queen City Hotel dining car service and efforts to restore its reputation under D N Shattuck
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Northwestern
John’ A. Abdorgon
Austin
Minn
Samuel Degoe
Willow City
Fred
Kok
Mankato
Mint
Charlea
Mallory
Flandreat
William Pepperting
Aitkle
Joseph ‘Torker
Brockway
Holging
Washburn
Minneapolis
Bolt
Morwin, Lothrop & Johnson
Blonger Praus
J. Paul
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road
Queen City
Cumberland
D.n. Shattuck
Pinkham’s Compound touted as cure for severe casts
A fragment promotes Pinkham's Compound as a powerful cure for severe casts, urging sufferers to try it. Mentions Boris Jackson and Pearl, La, with implications of strong belief in the medicine’s effectiveness and a prompt call to action for victims of severe ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkham
Fragmentary School Board Exchange Echoes Unclear Question
The text records a fragmented dialogue involving an inspector and a maiden asking about the future of China. The scene includes phrases about Ukoly and Ching, a pause for the father, and an implication of disruption by circumstantial force, with Glass dismissed immediately.
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China
Gays Ching
Glass
Puneh
Ball Bearings on the Farm
The article predicts that harvesting machinery makers will adopt ball bearings where feasible. It notes Deering Harvester Company of Chicago equipped all their machines with ball and roller bearings in 1891, sparking other manufacturers to experiment with roller bearings. It states ball bearings cost more but consumer demand will drive widespread adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deering Harvester Company
Chicago
Deering Company
Deering Works
Do Your Feet Ache and Borat Shake Into Your Shoes
An Indianapolis Journal reader tone ad fragment urges readers to try Allen's late Ease powder for feet and shoes. The ad promises relief for aching feet, corns, bunions, and sweating, and invites readers to buy from druggists and shoe stores with sample offers and a prompt to read advertisements for bargains.
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Allen
LeRoy
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Flower Hospital
NeHeon
St, Michaels
Alaska
Hove
National Capitol
Massachusetts
Branc
Virginia
Maryland
Thig
America College
Wichita
Recorder
Bania
Rome
New York Sun
Hwaiting
Reading
Philadephia
Norristown
Philadelphia Record
Addison
Jerroid
Lucy Tucker
Versailiva
Ind
Frank Tucegrn
Butucker
Frank Tucker
Huon Jouxsox
Justice of the Peace
Tha Steputiican
Vernaitles
Indy
Dr. Willlans
Dr. Willams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Lydia BE
Boris Jackson
Pearl, la
Linu
Indanapolis Journal
Hue
Deering
Deering Harvester CO
Ghidedund
W. A. Bourke
Mer
Shell Lake Lumber CO
Shell Lake, Wis
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