Distant Gold Rush Survivor Praises Pink Pills
A survivor named Ava Vangunor recounts severe long lasting pain from a disease linked to the gold rush era. She details ineffective medicines before using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People in March 1807 and claims complete cure with lasting relief. Notarized testimony supports the pills as superior for blood health.
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Adath Vane
Gundy
Blutsche
Ipbrustoes
Dng
Ava Vangunor
Franklin O, Furk
Vangundy
Rubber Collars for Policemen Policy Approved
The police board allows officers to wear rubber or linen or celluloid collars in regulation style. About 125 collars reached the central station for district officers. Nearly all will try them, with orders for one or two at 25 cents each. the board did not restrict to one collar type despite its stiffness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Board
Baltimore Sun
Sweetness and Autums Reed Birds Note a Colorful Dialect
A Washington Star column quotes a girl fond of nature poetry and a colored woman recalling sweet autumn air. They describe scenes of air filled with reed birds and reflect on the difficulty of obtaining such sweetness amid life’s hardships.
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Haney
Washington Btor
Northwestern Inventors Invitees Listed by Pateasts
A roster of parents invited last week to Northwestern Inventors includes William H. Dennis of Minn, Ira M. Dotson of Sanborn, and George N. Jeune of Deerwood with mentions of devices like an acetylene lamp, pulley block, fifth wheel, time recorder, and a machine for making clothes. Also named are John Edgar of Rochester and Henry L. Mann of Minneapolis along with Lewie EB. Paddock of Duluth and the firm Merwin, Lothrop & Johnson, Patent Attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
William H. Dennis
Mséhrdlushrdimt Minn
Ira M. Dotson
Sanborn
Minn
John Edgar
Rochester
George N. Jeune
Deerwwood
Henry L. Mann
Minneapolis
Minon
Lewie EB. Paddock
Duluth
Jnn
Time
The Decoy Shillings Dinner Prank
A Midlands dinner tale describes a cloakroom mishap where no waiter is asked for deposits yet two decoy shillings vanish from a guest’s plate. The anecdote mocks public banquets and urges readers to study advertisements for bargains from reliable advertisers.
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Midlands
Warble's Laugh At Own Jokes Draws Teasing Gibe
In a playful jab the Indianapolis Journal notes Warble’s habit of laughing at his own jokes. The quip implies he has no hired laughers and mocks tyrannical employers who rely on such assistants.
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Warble
Indianapolis Journal
Decline in Value Ends Mourning with Muted Courtroom Jest
In a curt exchange, Maud claims Ethel would die over a duke's refusal to wed for wealth. Eva retorts the girl died. Maud reveals the truth: the heiress ran off with her coachman. The judge delivers a concise, dry verdict amid gossip.
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Maud
Ethel
Eva
Final Roundup Reflections On The Well Made Man
Fragmentary text discusses tobacco, life vigor, and remedies. A misread ad mentions Chicago or New York firms and a sample offer. Overall, the passage blends health product jargon with a stray cultural musing on manliness and the final round-up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Ec Torling Remedy Co
Chicago
Halls Catarrh Cure Advertised with Prices
A fragmented ad touts Halls Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 750 with related claims. It also mentions No-To-Bac for fifty cents and a tobacco habit cure, plus a disparaging note about widowers and bachelors.
Last Battles of War With Spain
A historic account details the final battles and moments of the Spanish-American War. Dewey and Merritt led a decisive Manila assault forcing surrender within twelve hours, while Manzanillo, Cuba endured a twelve hour bombardment before peace was declared. General Miles pressed toward San Juan in Puerto Rico as peace signatures were signed in Paris, marking a swift end and celebrated flags aboard ships signaling a new era for the Philippines and Cuba.
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Wen
Fodeht
Dewey
Merritt
Jude
Manila
Arma
Spain
Manzanillo
Santiago
Day
Cambon
Franco
Philippines
Halliarda
Admiral Dewey
Olympia
Charleston
Raleigh
Concord
Hugh McCulloch
Petrel
Boston
Baltimore
Callao
Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Tate
Newark
Suwanee
Osceola
Hist
Alvarado
Boon
Goodrich
United States
Miles
San Juan
Coamo
Gurayama
Coamp
Ernst
Biddle
Wilson
Stam
Pennsylvania
Siz
Ohio
Celestial photography and wartime observations described
The piece explains camera tracking with telescopes during long exposures, noting star trails on Swift comet pictures and multi-night plates for nebulae. It contrasts eye perception with photographic records and reflects on an enormous fortress built with intelligence and virtue.
Celestial Photography History from Draper to Henry Draper
An article by Elizabeth Flint Wade recounts early astronomy photography. It notes Prof. Draper capturing the moon for the New York Lyceum of Natural History, and his son Henry’s move to Ireland to study the Rosse telescope. Henry built America’s first reflecting telescope and produced over fifteen hundred celestial photographs still used at Harvard.
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St. Nicholas
Mary Vela
Elizabeth Flint
Wade
Draper
New York Lyceum of Natural History
Henry
Ireland
Lord Rosse
Henry Draper
Harvard Observatory
Oregon's Oregon battleship voyage ends after 59 days at sea
The battleship Oregon completes an epic 16,000 mile voyage of 59 days through two oceans and three zones. Officers report all in good health with no accidents as she anchors back near Key West and sails into history as a remarkable naval feat celebrated by observers.
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Oregon
Bahia
Curado
Barbados
Eixteen
Barbadog
Secretary of the Navy
Jupiter
Florida
Washington
Sands Key
Key, West
Key West
Chicago Times-Herald
Real Estate, Wallace Weighs Hawaii Motives
A Cincinnati Enquirer editorial fragment contrasts views on Hawaii with missionary history, noting resistance to heathen land claims and asserting Christian possession despite native beliefs. The excerpt reflects 19th century territorial attitudes in real estate discussion.
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Real Eotate
Wallace
Hawaii
Cincinnati Enquirer
Photography in the Courts and the World’s Largest Camera
A St Nicholas article notes photography as a trustworthy court witness and cites a vast camera used to inspect document entries. The device features a massive bellows extending twenty five feet, a dark room, and a Jens lens magnifying tiny fetters to seven and a half feet with exact dimensions and no distortion.
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St. Nicholas
Homeward Hope In A Converted Yacht Letter
A Cleveland Plain Dealer reader notes a letter from Jim promising a return home. The mother remarks on his strong religious commitment as a comfort, imagining his journey aboard a converted yacht.
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Jim
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Treating a Servant Rhabbiss and Hicke-Grudger Pride in Language
The narrator mocks Rhabbiss for his boast of mastery in English while noting his poor treatment of a servant. Wicks argues that linguistic skill alone should not justify shabby conduct toward others.
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Hicke
Wicks
Terrible Etraite in the Klondike tale
A fragmentary dialogue humorously savages hardships in the Klondike. Biggs proclaims terrible conditions while Wimbleton calls them awful. A rumor mentions a wooden legged man who supposedly had to chop his leg into toothpicks.
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Klondike
Biggs
Wimbleton
Which Are You A Portrait Of Fickle Moods And Manners
A dated textbook fragment contrasts two types of women and a quiet man. It paints the coquette who trifles with love and the businesslike woman likely to excel in trade, then contrasts a giddy thrill seeker who smiles at free days with volatile moods, noting the see-saw of joy and despair.
The Growth of Socialism and Pushing Medicines
Fragmented excerpt discusses socialism growth and standing armies, then pivots to advertisements for stomach bitters, constipation remedies, and tonics. It includes scattered phrases about arguing, “cancirata” candy, and a line on a girl analyzing her complexion, reflecting an old newspaper mix of opinion and ads.
Heathen Never Give Anything Says Bible Teacher
A fragmentary quote from Harper's Bazaar reflects a Sabbath School teacher's line about the heathen, noting they never give but always receive. The text appears as a sanitized, misread snippet with incomplete names and punctuation.
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John
Harper’s Bazar
Muco-Balvent Offered For Croup and Fevers
An old advertisement extols Muco-Balvent as a universal remedy for croup coughs colds fevers catarrh sore throats and stomach complaints claiming it cures diphtheria and scarlet fever. It markets the product at one dollar and notes agents are wanted for Chicago and other areas.
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Muco-Salvant Co
Chicago, Il
Care Constipation Tales Gathartts Druggist Refunds
Fragmentary ad copy notes constipation remedy claims and a retailer promise refunds. It mentions women attracting attention by not attempting to attract it and references Druggists offering money back. The readable text is promotional with vague health claims and no verifiable endorsements.
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