Typical Japanese Street Scene in Ginza
A vivid portrait of Ginza as a bustling metropolis street with red sidewalks tramways busy shops and a diverse crowd. The description lists mothers with babies hawkers coolies priests officers flower vendors bullockmen and street life scenes reflecting Tokyo’s lively urban culture.
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Ginza
Japa
le Tremble
Japan
Edwin Arnold
Serib
Unhappy Housing Costs and the Tariff Debate Echoes
The piece argues high winter prices for eggs and potatoes show how tariffs affect consumers. It notes poor potato crops in 1889 and 1888, blaming weather more than tariffs, with agricultural reports citing unfavorable conditions and low yields per acre. It also recounts a vivid portrait of Jay Gould and his son in a train car, detailing observers’ reactions and respect from brokers as the wealth and aristocracy pass through.
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Agricultural Department
New England
New Jersey
N, Y. Tribune
Mr. Gould
George
Second Street
Jay Gould
First Maine Charge at Petersburg Aims Then Falls
Washington historical note recalls the June 18 1864 First Maine heavy artillery assault at Colquitt’s salient Petersburg. Nearly 600 killed and wounded out of about 800 900 men in three battalions led by Maj Low and Col Chaplin. The doomed rush inspired a local poem comparing it to Balaklava.
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First Maine
Petersburg
Maine
Hancock
Grant
Wilderness
the Wilderness
Spottsylvania
Cold Harbor
Colquitt
Beauregard
Mott
Birney
Green Woods
Penobscot
First
Fred C. Low
MacAllister
McAllister
Maite
Dource
F. A. Cummings
Army of Northern Virginia
Low
W. A. Nasson
Nasson
Maj. Low
Chaplin
Col. Chaplin
Wisconsin
Balaklava
Monument to Gen Spinner Earned By Department Girls
Washington dispatch notes women in government service plan a monument to Gen Spinner who opened government jobs to women. The piece highlights women in treasury, pension, patent, census, and other offices earning equal pay, with limited promotions for chief roles, and portrays a living, diverse workforce including prominent widows and daughters of public figures.
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Washington
Gen. Spinner
United States
Sam
Spinner
Treasury
Department
Pension Office
Patent Office
Census Office
War and Navy
Capitol
Union
Miss Seavey
Tennessee
van Vranken
New York
Internal Revenue Division
Bureau
Ada Tanner
Tanner
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Government Printing Office
Uncle Sam
Third Auditor's
Department of Justice
Randelette
Marine Corps
Navy
Nicholson
Gen. Pickett
Gettysburg
Alice Meikleham
Thomas Jefferson
Post Office Department
Flora Fassett Hodge
Fassett
Electoral Commission
Senate
H. N. Ralston
Stephen A. Douglas
Mary Livingston
Postoffice Department
Robert Leroy Livingston
Congress
John Livingston
Rutgers College
Cough Cure Promises Quick Cure for Colds and Coughs
Public notice touts Dr. Cube's Cough Cure as rapidly curing coughs colds and consumption. Encourages readers to ask their druggist for the remedy with a free trial bottle offer.
Dr Cubes Cough Cure Promoted as Safe Cough Remedy
An advertisement touts Dr Cubes Cough Cure as unsurpassed for coughs colds and consumption. It claims to be the only specific remedy for whooping cough approved by physicians nurses and druggists and free of opium or chloroform. Relief is promised after one trial at 50 cents a bottle.
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Cubes
Sure Cure for Piles From Dr Bosanko
Advertisement for Dr Bosanko's Pile Remedy, claiming to cure itching moist piles including blind bleeding and protruding forms. Remedy absorbs tumors relieves itching and offers a permanent cure, 50 cents, available at druggists or by mail from De Troan 320 Arch St Philadelphia PA, via J F Fever.
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Bosanko
Arch St
Philadelpi
J. F. Fever
Dr Gunn’s Liver Pills Promised Cure for Various Ailments
A historical ad describes liver pills claimed to cure low mood foul tongue bad breath dry skin blotches yellow eyes and other symptoms. It asserts quick relief and warding off sickness with Dr Gunn’s improved Liver Pills sold for 25 cents a box by J. F. Fezer.
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Dr. Gunn
J. F. Fezer
Ely's Cream Balm Satisfies Catarrh Sufferers in New England
Catarrh relief praised by multiple Worcester and Springfield druggists. Testimonials from G. K. Mellor and Bush & Co. vouch for the balm’s effectiveness. Endorsements cite real merit and satisfactory results across Massachusetts towns including Springfield and Worcester.
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Ely
G. K. Mellor
Worcester
Mass
Bush & Co
C. P. Alden
Pomaeus
Springfield
Singe A. Hill
Eastbound travel luxury and seed advice from 1891
An era travel pitch extols Wabash line comforts with reclining chairs dining cars and Pullmans on through trains. It also quotes Sir Phillip Miller on fresh seed every year and promotes D M Ferry & Co seed offerings with a free Seed Annual for 1891.
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Wabash
Roek Mountain
C. M. Hampson
Denver
Colo
Phillip Miller
England
D M. Ferry & Co
Detroit
Michigan
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Teething Children
Advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a universal remedy for teething pain and infant ailments. It claims to relieve crying feverish discomfort and cure dysentery diarrhea wind colic and inflammation while boosting energy. The syrup is described as pleasant in taste and available from druggists worldwide at 25 cents a bottle.
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Winslow N
United States
Burlington Railroad Enters Denver Eight Years Ago
Eight years of steady growth mark the Great Burlington Railroad in Denver as 1891 opens. Three daily trains to Chicago and two to St Louis offer through service with modern improvements. Passengers can enjoy solid vestibulated trains with dining cars Pullman sleeping cars and chair cars across routes via Lincoln Omaha St Joseph and Kansas City. Colorado Headquarters 1700 Larimer Street Denver.
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Great
Burlington Railroad
Denver
The
Times
East
Chicago
St. Louis
Lincoln
Omaha
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Colorado
Larimer Street
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