Reward offer and company ad from Toledo druggists
A broad reward notice from Cheney & Co promises over one hundred dollars for a cure for a case inferring a disease. The ad attests to J. Cheney’s integrity and years in business with West & Triad Wholesale Druggists and Kinonas & Marvin Wholesale Druggists Toledo Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as an internal remedy with price five cents per bottle and testimonials offered.
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Caer Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
J. Gheney
West & Triax
Watorsa
Kionas
Websterte International Dictionary
G. & C. Merriman Co
Springfield
Mass
People Who Look at America See Nation Behind in Chicago Show
A group remarks that Americans seem slightly behind their country while praising the splendid showing at Chicago, highlighting admiration for foreign observers and the competitive performances.
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America
Chicago
Australians At World’s Fair Display Rich New South Wales Exhibit
A World’s Fair feature highlights New South Wales, Australia, with large art prints of Sydney life, vast trees, and bizarre wildlife including the platypus. The Broken Hill mine racks up silver output surpassing many rivals, while observers note a blend of English roots and American manners among Australians visiting the fair.
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Australia
Chicago
Asia
New South Wales
New South
Marcus Clarke
Sidney
Blue Mountains
Emu
Jackass
California
Victorian
Turkey
Orient
Broken Hill
Comstock Lode
Potosi
Comstock
Perha
Froude
South Island
New Zealand
Australia and Chicago ties praised in Australian exhibit
A newspaper notice extols the strong ties between Chicago and Australia praising mutual confidence in a shared future. It highlights a long Australian epic by William Charles Wentworth and notes New South Wales will lead a large exhibit with other colonies represented, calling Australia Uncle Sam's younger brother and deserving pride.
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Chicago
Sidney
Australia
William Charles Wentworth
New South Wales
Sam
A Queer Nest Discovered by a Connecticut Missionary
City Missionary George W. Swan from Norwich disguises as a knight of the turnpike to investigate a tramps den in Watertown Massachusetts. He ascertains the cave entrance and notes begging schemes, arresting a young man and reporting local attitudes toward Norwich charity.
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Connecticut
Norwich
Conn
City
George W. Swan
Swan
Feeding experiments and vine care in farm notes
The article cites Professor Stewart on feeding with raw and cooked corn meal and meal, results in pounds of pork per bushel, and notes on vine care to prevent damp walls. It covers cattle care, dairy heifers, pasture management, and farm economy, plus household housekeeping cautions and waste reduction tips.
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Stewart
Lottwe
Journal of Agriculture
Solemn Snake Story Ends With Boy Rescued
A Norwegian boy is swallowed by a 32 foot boa in a circus cage. Henry Ringling tackles the serpent, uses a chain and wagon jack to pry the jaws apart, freeing the child amid alarm and crowd gasps. The boy weeps, then runs to his father in the snowbound scene.
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Henry Ringling
New York
Ringling
The Chisholm Trail A Historic Cattle Road Tale
The Chisholm Trail, named for John Chisholm of Paris Texas, stretched 600 miles as a wide earth path. It carried empire-scale cattle, left sand banks and bone fragments along its borders, and faded under fences and farms as civilization advanced.
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Scribner's
Court Dismisses Assault Case After Wife Testimony
In a Detroit Free Press style report a husband accused of assaulting his wife is challenged by the judge who notes the wife’s strength. She asserts his violence and he admits aggression but she reveals she fought back, leading the judge to dismiss the case. The column then shifts to other fragments on dew formation and life insurance statistics.
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Detroit Free Press
Henry
United States
Canary Birds Trade Spreads From Germany to New York
For over a century canary breeding has thrived in Germany with 250000 birds raised annually. German dealers began shipping in 1850, reaching the United States as the largest market with about 100000 birds yearly. Attendants accompany shipments to ensure care and also transport American birds back to Europe on return voyages.
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Canaries
Germany
New York
South America
Australia
United States
Europe
Quack Patent Remedies and Health Home Spun Advice
A stream of patent medicine claims touts tonics like Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and Brown’s Iron Bitters as cures and strengtheners. Advertisements praise female tonics, syrups, and child remedies, intertwining moralizing maxims with product pitches and testimonials from agents and doctors.
Oregon Wool Clip Estimated At Seven Pounds Per Fleece
Oregon wool is projected to bring in about 17 million pounds for sale in the next three months. The state’s sheep population is expected to rise by roughly 90 percent this year, boosting the wool crop.
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Oregon
Patent cure claims and tonic ads flood local page
An OCR fragment lists various patent medicines with guarantees and limited cures, including Preston's Hed-Ake, Shiloh's Consumption Care, and Brown's Iron Bitters. The text promotes cures for headaches and incipient conditions, touts guarantees, and references postal replies for samples, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century commerce notice pattern. It ends with broad assertions on domestic luxury and well being.
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