Puerto Rico in a Nutshell from Cleveland Treas
An OCR fragment lists Puerto Rico facts with errors on size population and traits, noting San Juan as capital with 20 000 inhabitants and west harbor, and describes climate horses and cockfighting. It also cites charitable gifts to U S colleges and libraries totaling over 19 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
United States
San Juan
Jersey
San van
West Harbor
West Indies
Cleveland Treas
Queerly Named Inns and Whimsical English Public Houses
An American reader sees a collection of quaint inn and pub names in England, from Willom Tuts and Kate in Queen to the Bear and Ragged Staff. The list links to legends, poets, and famous figures, offering a humorous glimpse into mid class English tastes and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Inna
Hungland
Willom
Kate
Prince Regent
Polycrates
Walter Scott
Hhin
Ivank Walton
Feneral
Mr. Pickwick
Guy
Earl of
Warwlel
Dickens and the Children in Education Thought
Dickens is praised as a major English educator through literature, stressing childhood training, national education control, and humane treatment. The piece likens him to Froebel and notes his pioneering stance on teaching quality and teacher training. It also mentions meteorology notes and lists highly decorated European figures in a separate column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickens
Charles Dickens
James Turlughes
Troebel
Ife
Froebel
England
He Attends to Business With St Jacobs Old Cure
A brisk note says he goes straight to work to cure neuralgia using St Jacobs Old. The line claims it saves time and money and ends misery quickly, concluding with a positive verdict that he’s all right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Oil
Had a Wasp for a Pot Pet Taming a Pyrenees Wasp by Lubbock
A historic note recalls Sir John Lubbock taming a wasp caught in the Pyrenees. He trained it to take meals on his head, and the insect soon expected feeding in that unusual way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lubbock
Pyrenees
Not Married Yet and a Mountain Man Courtship
In a rural scene a girl on a porch talks with a mountain man while her father recalls a promised marriage. The father rejects a rushed wedding, citing cost and lack of appreciation, as the couple remains on the verge of a union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Washington Star
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Relief for Women's Pain
A testimonial style notice touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as remedy for menstrual pain and feelings of despair. It cites two women from New York and Boston praising relief from back ache headaches and weakness, and urges all women to seek free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkham
Lizzi Corrman
Wayland
N. Y
Bocce
Mes. Pink
Louisburg Square
Boston
Mass
Alabastine wall coating promotes durability and ease
A historic ad touts Alabastine as a durable wall coating that differs from traditional kalsomines. It is sold as dry powder in five and four pound sizes, mixes with cold water, and can be applied to brick, plaster, wood, or canvas. It sets like cement, can be recoated, and offers a long lasting finish without glue-based decay. Watch for inflated four pound packs sold to dealers at high margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen G. Olmsted
le Roy
Kealkuk
Chicago
Osborn
Barte
R. M. Kellocg
United States
America
R. M. Kellogg
Three Rivers
Michigan
Churches And Schoolhouses Wall Materials Questioned
A damaged OCR fragment mentions churches, schools, halls and wall materials. It notes the interior walls and durability, referencing Alabastine or similar plasters, with unclear statements about use and wear. The text is fragmented and difficult to interpret.
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Sos, Dy
Balzer
Thlon Luthar
East Troy
Ttm
J. Bralder
Althleott
Wis
Darley
Lovejoy
Red Wing
Minn
Sulzer
Beardhoss Marie Anus Jneruils
Screeln
CNL
Gregory
Grosore
Frea
Dake Jett
Girogary & Son
Marblehead
United ‘States
Tahoe
Ayer
PY Adress
Ayet
Lowell
Mua
Buckingham
R.P. Dal '& Co
A.J. Tower
Mississippi Valley
Europe
Count August of
Zutenberg
Prince Bismarck
Count Vor Moltke
General von Trahnke
Count August ofMulenberg
Prince Albrecht
Prussia
Toronto
SN. D. North
New York
Greater
Hall
I. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Olio
J. Cheney & CO
Ohio
Drugelsts
J. J. Gregory & Son
Ireland
Lterbert
Pico
George W. Lotz
Taabacher
Kel Okkel Irod
Yen Doorkiche
ICK & CO. (Inc
Chicaco
Ill
Mr. Pacer
Mamiec
Janauschek
Lenelli
Rinaus Cheileat Co
Aber
Bulzer
Alby
Lone
Nord
John Agb
Alzem Seed
Liamnaar
Nei
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