Reforms in China and San Francisco’s Chinese Advocates
Leung Kai Tin, pupil of Kang Yu Wei, and other reformers escape as Imperial factionists slaughter six loyalists. In San Francisco, Chinese progressives rally for royal reform and the dream of restoring Kwang Hsu’s throne while public debate and lectures draw attention to China’s modernizing efforts.
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San Francisco
Leung Kai Tin
Kwang Hau
China
Kwang Hsu
Kang Yu Wei
Leung Chi Tso
Nang Yu Wei
Kwang Yu Wei
Ellie Gation
Leung Kal ‘Lin
Tle
United States
Flies and Their Eyes Pose a Curious Study
Ainslee's Magazine notes that houseflies bear 4000 compound eyes on each side and simple eyes on top. It recalls experiments showing flies react to nearby objects and light, though the vast eyes seem hardly protective, with strength in movement over vision.
A Matter of Principle and a Senator's Duty
The Washington Star notes Senator Sorghum declines to claim personal advantage in a campaign. He argues he would be culpable if he did not act, asserting a man’s investment obligates him to see the outcome. A wry line follows: no one is so bold as to avoid a dentist.
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London
Fly Brothers
Warren St
N.Y
Ely
Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Abraham
Melchisedee
London Chronicle
Sorghum
Washington Star
Thad
Benria Cfrr
Second
Clayton Sts
Chester Pa
Grain-O for children replaces coffee in drinks
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a delicious nourishing grain drink for kids. It claims Grain-O substitutes coffee, is closer in taste to coffee, costs about four times as much, and is sold by grocers nationwide.
Curiosities and Quotations in 1900s Press Snippets
The clipping mixes quips and ads including a cold cure guarantee from Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and E W Grove signatures, light jokes about wealth and gentility, and blithe lines on pancakes and singing in choirs. It reflects period humor and consumer notes.
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E. W. Grove
Lane's Family Medicine Promises Daily Digestive Health
An advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine as essential for health, claiming daily bowel movement support and gentle action on liver and kidneys. It mentions cures for headaches and lists prices 25 and 50 cents. Also notes New Jersey Ocean Grove address and a Feb 7 date.
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Lane
Atlantic Vessels Cross Atlantic Monthly Statistics
The notice claims 1,000 vessels cross the Atlantic every month. It also advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with a 75 cent price. A quirky line mentions a grocer gifting, and a woman taking time to decide and to style her hair, ending with an ad urging Job Printers to choose Eagle Linen for letter heads and envelopes.
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Nee Eagle Linen
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
Letters from women across Ohio and Pennsylvania praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles including leucorrhea falling womb kidney and liver issues. Testimonials claim improved appetite sleep mood and energy after use with gratitude to the remedy and its inventor.
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Mr. Povaman
Lydia E. Pinkham
Manchester
Ind
E. Pinkham
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