In a Hazy Toll of Notices From The Nation
The clipping surveys varied items from immigration and labor debates in Japan to wage cuts in the Wisconsin legislature. It notes a child’s brief jail sentence for stealing literature in England, Japan’s consul questioning labor impact in America, rising use of typewriters in New York, and a Stratford Shakespeare trust bill. It also comments on Minnesota farmers seeking wives and cotton prices shaping Louisiana planting choices, plus a bizarre embalmed-body sample carried by a salesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Sun
New York
Far West
Minnesota
Grant
Canada
German Army extravagance ban snarls Berlin entertainments
London Truth reports a purge of wealthy officers over extravagance in the German Army. The Emperor’s Berlin regiments cannot host distinguished foreigners, sparking resignations and leaving visitors from Russia Austria and Italy commenting on Prussian officer poverty in mortifying fashion.
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London
Berlin
Religious reading and moral precepts collection
A long, mixed-text feature blends devotional verses, sermon excerpts, and moral reflections. It includes poetry about purity and grace, anecdotes about a Cape May teacher, discussions on not bearing every grievance, and various quotes urging trust in God and thoughtful living.
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Macduff
Christ
Spurgeon
Cumberland
Temperance in Germany and a Nation's Reforms
Coverage surveys Germany's temperance push under William II with a bill to revoke saloon licenses and punish both drinkers and saloon keepers. It also traces global temperance history, Indian intoxicants, and medical links between alcohol and kidney disease, plus notes on temperance movements and public figures.
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Germany
William
Bundesrat
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Offer Gentler Relief
An old fashioned laxative is described as harsh and destructive to the body. Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are promoted as milder gentler and thorough. One sugar coated granule acts as a laxative three to four as cathartic for headaches constipation indigestion bilious attacks and liver stomach bowels disorders.
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Dr. Pierce
California
Francisco
Cal
Woman with large bustle pockets $2,000 jewelry confiscated
A stylish Frenchwoman disembarked from La Bretagne and, escorted by her husband, attracted Custom House inspectors. Mare Alemantine Brochon claimed to stay with friends on West Fourteenth Street. Her bustle contained 82 gold rings, 23 gold and silver earrings, 8 breast pins, 4 bracelets, 22 pairs of spectacles, 16 watch charms, and 25 yards of silk. The collection valued at $2,000 was confiscated.
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Brochon
Mme. Brechon
Explorer Stories and Paris Spy Network Echoes
Airin de Brazza’s African travels are recounted with how he charmed natives, used a theodolite as leverage, and shared meals before departing. Paris spies loom large, with a detective corps in every hotel staff role. A Wisconsin woman, wife of a Brazilian War Department secretary, is noted as South America’s sole newspaper woman.
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Sys
Bressed
Africa
de Brazza
Stecklemann
Ewilu
Congo
Goldthwaite
Geographical Magazine
Paris
Wisconsin
Dobbin’s Electric Soap Ad Sparks Mustache Sale Tale
Odd historical note shows a Shreveport man selling his large moustache for $2 as a promotion linked to Dobbins Electric Soap. The fragment hints at early advertising humor and imitation concerns, urging shoppers to ask grocers for the genuine article.
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Shreveport
Deafness Cure Promises and Home Remedies
A chatty medical advertisement asserts deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It claims constitutional remedies work, offers a $100 reward for uncured catarrh deafness via Hall's Catarrh Cure, and promotes various tonics and croups cures with prices and seller details. It also touts Dr White's Dandelion as a prosperity aid.
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Hall
J. Chanzy & Co
Toledo
Plating Venture Brings Early Profit and Hope
A new plate business starter reports completing the first week with clear earnings of 24.5 dollars. The Plater was purchased from Lake Electric Co. in Englew Tli for 3 dollars, and the owner believes many could profit similarly by plating tableware and jewelry to earn light, hearth, and money.
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Italy
France
Frank K. Stockton
St. Nicholas
Lake Electric Co
Englew Tli
Floraplexion Promised Cure Claims in Patent Blend
An advertisement touts Floraplexion as a remedy for dyspepsia indigestion and liver kidney disorders along with nervous debility and consumption. It asserts immediate relief and authority from a doctor and urges readers to obtain a free book and bottle by contacting Franklin Hart at 45 Warree Street New York.
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Fanklin Hart
Warree Street
New York
Scott
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International Medical Congress
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the Voice
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Toronto
Laura Bridgman
South Africa
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Vienna
Robert Coles
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Jonge
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Johnson & Co
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Ladies' Home Journal
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Conn
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Chattanooga
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Dobbins
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