Silas Humble in Strongville Stage Show and Liver Regulator
Silas Humble visits Strongville with a panorama of the Holy Land and a side show. He defends his moral character to the mayor while touting admission for ten cents and a Liver Regulator sale. A hotel owner objects to his preference for cleaner tables during the show.
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The
Holy Land
Strongville
America
Thar
City of
Jerusalem
Strongsville
Sayin
Keertbot
Critiérs
Kansas
The Lilliput band and the moral tale of drink
A narrator recounts Silas Tumble’s traveling show and the temptation of alcohol as a societal toxin. It contrasts comic deception with a serious warning about intemperance, its effects on families, and calls for measures to curb drinking. The text cites Dr. Haywood Smith and Berlin statistics on drink related crime and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haywood Smith
Temperance Record
Fire ignition of wood and steam pipe heat effects
A. G. Stevenson reports findings at the Federated Institute of Mining Engineers about wood ignition requiring 400 to 600 degrees Fahrenheit to char quickly. He notes steam pipe contact can ignite wood over time and that exposed wooden leggings heat up and charge, while lower charcoal production temperatures increase absorption and combustibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Stevenson
Federated Institute of Mining Engineers
Beware of Mercury Ointments for Data rre Warning
Alert on mercury in certain remedies and the risk of smell loss and system damage. Mentions Hall's Catarrh Core by F J Chaney Co Toledo and cautions buyers to ensure authenticity and avoid nonprescription use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F J, Chaney & Co
Toledo
Mada
Alcohol and Women Professedly Increasing Drunkenness
A charity meeting at the Royal United Service Institution examined rising female drunkenness among all classes. Data show reforms for female inebriates, high admission to retreats, and a trend of women forming the majority of intoxicated cases amid societal change and stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charity Organization Society
Royal United Service Institution
Manchester
Wanted Good Homes for Children
Persons desiring to take children and provide good comfortable homes and a common school education are invited to call on or address The Allen County Orphans' Home, Fort Wayne, Ind. References are required from all applicants.
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Allen County
Fort Wayne
Ind
Arsenic in Beer Linked to Nervous Palsy in England
A report from Manchester and surrounding districts notes widespread cases of alcoholic paralysis among beer drinkers. Tests found arsenic in beer glucose from sulfuric acid. many brewers unknowingly used it. Parliament forms a royal commission. experts warn alcohol and beer can cause neurites and rheumatic nerve disease. beer’s dangers provoke public alarm.
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Manchester
Nughind
Liverpool
London
England
D. Crothers
Hellers Testimony and Greek Streetcar Milestone
Albert Heller of 1114 Farnham St Omaha endorses Krauge's Headache Capsules at 25 cents via Dreier & Bro corner Calhoun and Columbia. Also noted is the completion of Patras Greece first electric street railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Heller
Farnham St
Omaha
Krauge
Dreier & Bro
Calhoun and
Columbia Streets
Greece
Patras
Celery Nerve Compound Promoted By Local Drug Firm
Dreier & Bro. offer Lichty's Celery Nerve Compound as a remedy for female complaints and diseases arising from an impure blood state. The ad notes sale at the corner of Calhoun and Columbia streets and mentions Southern California has 2,500 acres in beets.
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Dreier & Bro
Calhoun and
Columbia Streets
Southern
California
Multicolor Grocery Ad Lists Teas Coffees Sugars and More
A dense price list from a 19th or early 20th century grocer featuring teas coffees sugars spices canned fish oils wines carpets and general goods. It highlights assorted California fruits dried fruits jams and confections with varied prices per pound gallon and kit, plus household items like linseed oil and machine oils.
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California
Axminster
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Silas Humble
Thera
Lilliput
Ang
Maume
Tias Toledo
Capshus
Silas Tumble
Cloneral
Talliputs
Paul
Felix G. Prynne
Germany
Berlin
London Chronicle
Alcohol and Women
Heywood Smith
Axsenia
Heller
White Fruithouse
New Orleans
Long
Japan
China
Hyson
Oolong
Ceylon
Rio
Java
Kelley Island
Gorman Buemmel
Gorman Kuemmel
Cuba
Winnatha
Flor de Anna
Ash
Boston Fish
East Georgia Bank
J. Ti
Navy
J. W. Woodcock
Portland
M. A. Birdsall
Watkins
N.Y
Dr. Miles
Hearst
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart, Ind
Panksylvania Staion
Pennsylvania
Central Toe
Deily
Pally
Wort
Chicago
Plymouth
Briago
Youngat
Pittab
Wanefeld
Tima
Canton
Pittsburg
Telpereiea
Telpereisa
Grestline
Pew Tima
Grestitos
Falparaiso
Chicane
Grand Rapids & Indianary
Hurth
Grand Rapide
North
Grand Rapids
Richmond
EOUTH
Cincinnati
Trsing
N. Y
Penn
Carrie
Perm
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Loganspe
Wayni Ne
Ude
Tay Tf
van Buren Street
Pasonger Brauun
Cay Sonches
Expres
Hustern Bypress
Watke
Nat Elanora Lovpress
Jen Preys
Cleveland
Erie
New York
Boston
C. A. Antet Ft
P. Bu It
Wayne
Sbxpress
Sun
Express
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