Peruna and Hartman praised by Sisters of Charity
Letters from Catholic Sisters and Congressman Meekison extol Peruna for relief from throat catarrh and chronic head disease. The piece notes Dr. Hartman’s role, offers gratis advice, and cites a 1904 Parma Almanac anecdote on diet and gravy from Senator Pettus.
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Hartman
Columbus
Oto
Stri
Sisters of Charity
Peruna Medicine Co
Umbus
Ohio
Meekison
Napoleon
Calumbus, C
David Meekison
United States
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Parma Almanac
Curious German Decree Bans Public Seances By Healers
A German law forbids magnetic healers and other occult practitioners from holding public seances, with heavy fines and magistrates ordered to prosecute any hypnotism or occult arts publicly. Also included is a humorous note on schoolroom comments about Indians, bees, and dust sweeping methods from Milwaukee Sentinel readers.
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Germany
Milwaukee Sentinel
Drld
Ontario deer hunts claim twenty seven deaths in fifteen days
A historical report notes a deadly period of deer shooting in Ontario with twenty seven fatalities and twice as many wounded over fifteen days, including two arsons misidentified amid rapid shootings by high power magazines. It also mentions Americans negotiating to buy Sulgrave Hall in England to transfer it to the United States.
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Ontario
Sulgrave
Washington
Helmdon
England
America
Hall
Illfated Malthe survivors brought to Key West hospital
Commander Wainwright recalls Bur lyers evacuated by the Bache to Key West quarantine hospital after the disaster. A wounded jacky, queried about the explosion, says he heard a nurse cry to sit up and take this as he lay in his hammock, amid the frightful event.
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Wainwright
Bache
Key West
Jackies
Philadelphia Post
Rubber Forests Could Double Amazon Production Soon
French explorer estimates about 56 thousand square miles of rubber forests along the Amazon and ten tributaries remain to be exploited. If these tracts prove rich, annual rubber output could more than double, unlocking vast new resources.
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Amazon
Review of Trade Signals Promise of Better Conditions
R G Dun and Co weekly review notes large volumes of inventories and repairs in manufacturing, with idleness higher than recent years. Holiday goods show activity, while railway traffic recovers with December earnings up 6 percent. Wage reductions ease except in coal mining. several plants plan resumption. Steel, iron markets stabilize with no further price cuts while new orders may rise mid January 1904. Shoe shops quiet. eastern wholesalers cautious. cotton goods output cut as raw materials rise. 284 U S failures this week, 22 in Canada. Brush battery patents expired March 1902, impacting lead plate designs and active material applications.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Iron and Steel Industry
Beason
United States
Canada
A Game for Boys
A playful indoor game where two boys sit on each other’s toes and grip the upper arms, rocking to move across the floor. Several couples join in, racing to reach the opposite side, though it can soil clothes and suits.
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Bee
Heating pipeline tale from a distant age
An 8 inch pipe line built by Standard Oil extends 28 miles from Bakersfield region to San Francisco Bay. The line carries 20,000 barrels a day and requires heating every 227 miles due to thickness. It is asbestos-covered and reflects a bygone era of industrial hype and questionable claims.
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Bakerefield
San Francisco Bay
Standard Oil Co
Ring with King Alexander’s finger found in Belgrade garden
In Belgrade a ring set with a large diamond was unearthed with a decomposed finger, believed to be King Alexander. The ring, already worn by the late monarch, suggests the bodies were mutilated after assassination, contradicting Servian denials. Queen Natalie plans to use proceeds from the finds to fund a charitable institution in memory of her son at Belgrade-New York Tribune.
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Belgrade
Alexander
Rng
Draga
Natalie
New York Tribune
Miles per Minute and Historic Rail Speeds
The article notes a 106.8 mph run on the Zos- Ren road in Germany but argues it is not the record. It cites earlier feats including a 100 mph saddleback rail by Captain J. W. Meigs, the Empire State Express at 112.5 mph, and Florida’s Plant system showing 120 mph on five miles in 2 minutes 20 seconds. It also mentions Red Howe from the Atchison Globe and comments on whisky-making in a state.
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Dias
Pavna Wuissirtz
Seneca St
Buffalo
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bright
Oran Strone
Dalton
Mass
Germany
J. W. Meigs
Hoston
Empire State Express
Florida
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Mar
Review OF Trade
Brush
Engineering and Mining Journal
Pittsburg
Boutter—Etuin Creamery
Chacee
New York
Penneylvania DE Bees
Staecen
Union Stock Yards
Primo Heavy
Fitstarman
Tina
Ririnibottia
Trantisetrad Dryru
Arad St
Phil
Tapan
China
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Etteresafti
Redwing
Minn
Mra
Winston
Childran
Walla
Louvre
Paris
Senate
Senator Kearns
Idaho
Piro
J. W. O'Brien
Third Avenues
Minneapolis
Fort Scott
Kansas
London
Dublin
Gadinburgh
King's
Ayer
A. C. Baxter
Braidwood
Ill
Ayers
J.C, Ayer CO
Lowell, Maus
G. Elias & Bro
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Ataloeuss Fae Agegte
Weisslitz
German Womans Club of
Sidney
Red” Howe
Atchison
Globe
Congress
Tarliness
Union
Tts
Chesebrough Mfg
State Street
New York City
Updeuedsse Thompson's
Eye
Boston
R. Paxton Co
Boston, Wass
H. Greens
Jane Ce B. Alara
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