Shrinkage in Common Groceries and a Legal Case
A Philadelphia Call reprints noting that damp brown sugar loses about a quarter ounce per barrel when dried while refined sugars stay nearly the same. Butter reportedly shrinks about a copper cent per pound after churning. A tobacco firm overguaranteed quarter pound lots, adding an ounce fraction to each, prompting a court case in which tax was paid on the quarter pound. The firm paid the extra amount as shipped.
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Philadelphia
A Mother's Duty Promotes Lydia Pinkham Remedy
An old advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female reproductive troubles. It claims young women suffer unseen pain, urging mothers to start treatment early to save daughters. It touts the product as natural and effective with confident success.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia FE
E. Pinkham
Hoochi noo distilled liquor blamed for fatal Alaska death
The piece describes hoochinco as raw alcohol brewed by Alaska natives, especially Kake distillers, used during prohibition as a substitute for liquor. A Kake distiller in a recent incident drank too much, slept near cedar flames, gas built in the stomach, ignition occurred, and he burned to death as onlookers watched in terror.
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Alaska
Trials of a Teacher and the Arithmetic Lesson
A teacher repeats arithmetic problems to pupils including stocking counts, pigs in a pen and jackets at Christmas. The dialogue reveals one boy’s stubborn lack of math grounding and a humorous clash with Christmas generosity. The scene ends with the teacher sending the class outside to play.
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Fritz
World Famed Dogs and the St Bernard Breed History
The article discusses the St Bernard dogs and their extinct Pyrenean ancestors, noting Barry the renowned rescue dog and the decline of distinct breed lines. It explains cross breeding has produced a third mixed type with traits from smooth and rough coats. It praises the Great St Bernard Pass as a historic route used for thousands of years and deadly for many travelers.
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St. Pera
Pyrenees
Barry
Elf
Evar Saventy Pervens
Briz Fabriqus
Beth
Tally Ping
Europe
St. Bernard
Rise of Nickel in Modern Metalware and Steel
Nickel emerged as a known metal after 1715 and has since largely replaced silver in plated ware. It is non corrosive and, when added to steel at as little as five percent, transfers corrosion resistance to the alloy, improving durability.
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Scott
Keep Your Weather Eye Open Hrand Loves a Shining Mark
Ad copy warns of spurious imitations of Hostetter's Bitters the American family remedy. It touts the tonic as a cure for fever headache constipation and general ailment. Weakened text includes improper spellings and stray labels.
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St. George
Worth Trying For Cadiz Spats Seeks Low Rates
Cadiz municipality offers sewerage rates amid unclear figures and references to Rainey and Nickel Plate. The piece mentions deadlines around December 20 and hints at societal justifications for action. No clear event or outcome is stated.
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Cadiz
Rainey Tt
Nickel Plate lowers fares and ads sell varied goods
A collage of promotional blurbs shows reduced rail rates to Chicago and Michigan Wisconsin points via the Nickel Plate road, with notices for conventions and cures. The page includes testimonials for Piso's Cure, ads for paints and varnishes, and miscellaneous quotes and wry maxims from 1894 to 1905, reflecting a tabloid miscellany.
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Michigan
Wisconsin
Bad Cargo and Hidden Leakage Risk on Brick Ships
The article warns captains that bricks absorb water, causing undetected leakage in cargo holds. Water ingress can go unnoticed as bricks wick moisture quickly, risking serious consequences. It also mentions reduced rail rates to Cleveland via the Nickel Plate Road and a note on gas bills.
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Hola
Cleveland
Nickel Plate Road
Carrild
Origins of tools and structures traced through ancient ages
The article sketches early human innovation from log boats and stone celts to axes and arrows, noting the bow followed later. It discusses cave homes, Egyptian to Greek Roman influences on architecture, and primitive bridges evolving from simple footpaths to sizable works by Cassara's era.
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F. N. Cush
Paparell Vanie Pak
Cassara
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Annie Hood
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Evin
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Peaiae
Sing Sing
R. Lorz
Scott St
Covington, Ky
Penorelis
Buffalo
Union Veterans Legion of the United States
Saale Sedance
Dr. Kitna
Walter Baker & Co
Rity
St. Jacobe
Merriam Co
Spring
Sapolio
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