Silas Humble Panoramas in Strongville Mischief and Morals
Silas Humble recounts a stop in Strongville with his panorama of the Holy Land and a vegetable Liver Regulator show. He persuades the mayor and townsfolk with humor and moral focus, avoiding profanity while spurring audience intrigue through a lectures and a living wonders menagerie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Holy Land
Strongville
America
Strongsville
Kansas
Tickiail
Silas Fiumble
The Modern Gulliver and the Lilliputs of Drink
A narrative cautions about alcohol misuse citing Gulliver and a list of harms. It contrasts intemperance against medical cautions and notes social costs among men and women including crime, neglect, imprisonment, poverty, and rising insanity linked to drinking. It cites statistics from German prisons and naval records, and closes with a proverb about health and temptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heywood Smith
Wood Ignition Requires High Temperatures
A. L. Stevenson reports that wood ignites only after very high heat, noting 400 to 600 degrees Fahrenheit to char wood quickly. Steam pipes contact raises ignition risk over time, as prolonged exposure at heat causes charging of wood on engine surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Stevenson
Federated Institute of Mining
Beware of Mercury Containing Catarrh Ointments
An old warning warns against mercury in catarrh ointments and urges prescription use only. Hall's Catarrh Care from F J Cheney & Co Toledo is advertised as mercury free and ingested internally. Testimonials offered, price ten cents per bottle, Hall's Family Pills praised as best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F J. Chaney & Co
Toledo
F.J Cheney and Co
Draggiste Price
Tso
Per Bott Hall
Familie Pilsare
Alcohol and Women A Victorian Concern In Erring Times
A Charity Organization Society session at the Royal United Service Institution last month warned alcohol abuse rising among women. The discussion cited reformatories with space for women and men, and recent female conviction numbers, linking independence, stress, marital issues, and pain as drives to drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charity Organization Society
Royal United Service Institution
Manchester
WANTED GOOD HOMES FOR CHILDREN IN FORT WAYNE
Persons seeking to foster or adopt children are invited to contact The Allen County Orphans' Home in Fort Wayne Indiana. Call or write for information on providing homes and a common school education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen County
Fort Wayne
Ind
Arsenic in Beer Report Shocks Manchester Area
A long report from Manchester England reveals arsenic in beer linked to widespread alcoholic paralysis. The study notes hundreds of cases across Manchester and nearby districts with ties to glucose from sulphuric acid containing arsenic, urging reforms in brewers and greater scrutiny of beer as a disease source.
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Manchester
England
Liverpool
London
D. Crothers
Union
Hellers Testimony on Krause Headache Capsules
Albert Heller of 1114 Farnham St Omaha testifies that Krause's Headache Capsules bested other remedies for his headaches. He notes others report similar relief and mentions a 25 cent price. Dreier & Bro sells them at Calioun and Columbia. The first electric street railway in Greece opens in Patras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Heller
Farnham St
Omaha
Krause
Dreier & Bro
Calioun and
Columbia Streets
Greece
Patras
Celery Nerve Compound Featured In Health Claim
A medical advertisement touts Lichty’s Celery Nerve Compound as an invaluable remedy for female complaints and diseases arising from an impure state of the blood. It is advertised as sold by Dreier & Bro at the corner of Calhoun and Columbia streets. The notice also notes Southern California has 2,500 acres in beets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreier & Bro
Calhoun and
Columbia Streets
Southern
California
Local Grocery Ad Lists Tea Coffee Sugars and Fresh Produce
A period advertisement details diverse goods from White Fruit House including sugars teas coffees spices and canned fish. It lists rice and dried fruits California produce and a wide range of carpets oils and wines with prices and promotions for Rio coffee and various teas.
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California
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Silas Humble
Thar
Vic
City of
Jerusalem
Maume
Agin
Mayor and the Bottle
Lilliput
Lilliputs
Felix G. Pryme
Germany
Berlin
London Chronicle
Alcohol and Women
Heller
White Fruit House
New Orleans
Japan
China
Hyson
Ceylon
Java
Rio
Georgia Bank
Kelley Island
Sweet Cuba
Shanane
Flor de Anna Cigars
Artistic Cigara
Tan Cigars
Brussels
J. T
Pravom
J. W. Wosebreck
Eit
Portland
M. A. Birdsall
Watkins
N.Y
Miles
Leart
Hearst
Dr. Miles
Eld
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart, Ind
Pennsyvans Biatlon
Pennsylvania
Gentral Tims
Tals
Sxvses Furtey
Danrya
Faiparaina
Chisago
Plymouth
Chicago
Meicaly
Ence
Dew Turk
Waah'tn
Foungat'n
Pittab’g
Kaneheld End Vima
Sarten
Pittsburg
Velparaiae
Velparsiso
Steatlieve
Pigmenta
Cima and
Crestiine
York
Wazsh
Rapids
Indiana
Grand Rapids
North
Richmond
Cincinnati
Grd
Inthanapolis Servicih
WAYNE
Ars
Pord
Pema
Pei
Hc, Thompson, Tiss, & Ticksi Agen
Ven Burco Street
Liston
ST. Watne
Cleerband
Erin
Buffalo
New York
Boston
C. A. Aster Fu
T. Pla
Ft. Wayne
Sun
Dukday
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