British Dock Observatory Janitor and the Clark Card
A Mersey river tidal gun marks time for ships at Bidston observatory while a traveler from America fails to gain entry. The janitor initially refuses, but returns with a Clark family card and invites alvan G. Clark to view the observatory, illustrating the power of a famous name to pierce barriers.
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Bideten
England
Cambridge
Mass
Mersey
Bidston Ridge
Cheshire
Mersey Docks
Alvan G. Clark
Boston Herald
Girls Who Hypnotize at Luncheon Exhibit Mesmer Power
Two English sisters, daughters of a clergyman, are described as skilled in mind reading and mesmerism. They demonstrate their powers during a luncheon, locating a hidden hairpin and switching between dreamlike and alert states. They offer trance experiences for compensation and perform hypnotic influence on each other.
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Mesmer
Demoreat’s
Gloves and gowns color the social costs of White House life
Mrs Cleveland avoids right hand glove use at receptions to spare handshakes and pain while Mrs Harrison faced painful rheumatism making hand contact hard. The piece notes growing acceptance of women in Boston clubs and New York venues, with several clubs admitting women. It also mentions a quirky woman collecting wishbones and others studying silver and brocades as fashionable pursuits.
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Presi
White House
Kate Field
Washington
University Club of Boston
Boston
New York
London
Aeing
Columbus
Obie
Gladstones plan to resume politics unfounded at present
Chester correspondent reports that Gladstone may return to political concerns if eye surgery succeeds, but current evidence says withdrawal from public life is final. At Windsor Castle three large furniture vans brought Gladstone’s belongings from Downing Street, with extensive alterations underway and a hoped permanent residence after Whitsuntide.
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Chester
Mr. Gladstone
Castle
Downing Street
Mrs. Gladstone
Whitsuntide
London Standard
Worth Knowing Aunt Fanny’s Health Restorer Offer
Daugherty Bros promote a free package of Aunt Fanny’s Health Restorer claimed to cure dyspepsia liver and kidney derangements, nervous exhaustion and sleeplessness as a nerve tonic. The ad touts it as a great specific for the age’s prevailing maladies and invites readers to obtain a free sample.
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Fanny
Daugherty Bros
Thackeray Return and Moon Myths in Brief
The piece recalls Thackeray’s return from America as relatives await at home with mixed emotion and humor. It then shifts to various moon lore from Pratorius, Dante, Iceland and Frankish legends, noting beliefs about Adam, Eve, Judas, Cain, and the creation. The closing line mentions Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure.
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Pratorius
Isaac
Dante
Cain
Iceland
Adam
Eve
Fiieburgers
Judas Iscariot
Luna
Christ
New York World
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Gladstone
Chamberlain
Ed. Shumpik
Minneapolis
Minn
Indiana
M.G. Miller
Blairsville
W. I. Moore
Homer City
R. N. Parks
Marion Center
Thackeray
America
Annie Ritchie
Longman’s Magazine
Man In the Moon
Hood
Hood’s
Panama Oil
St. Elizabeth
Eureka
Jamaica
Eureka Horse & Cattle
J. R
Cumpf
L. D. Edwards
Idaho
Dr. Miles
China
Japan
Bovard, Rose & Co
Fifth Ave
Pittsburg, Pa
The
Atlantic Refining Company
Pittsburgh Department
Pittsburgh, Pa
Callenge Comparisin
Standard Oil Company
Vicinity
J. F. Barnes
Indiana, PA
R. M. Crawford
Water Street
Frank Garman
Propr
Bruce Simith
Clawson House
Farquhar
Worl
A. B. Farquaar .O., Ltd
York
Moritz Sak
Peon’a
Kittanning
Reynolds
Apollo—Chambers House
Draper
Sapiz I. Rosa
Henry T. Ross
Leechburg
Armstrong County
Dr. Sate
Salm
Hyndman, Pa
Dr. Satin
Dr. Salm
Somerset
Elisaseth Mueller
South St. Johnstown
Pas
Sabu
Marr M. Wilmore, Ps
Lake
Wihant
York Chemical Works
York, PA
Cran Me
Orate Geacripti Peur Phiet
Schenectady, N.Y. Svilie
Atte Rite - Wap
Harrwon & Co
Cicra
Vitalis
Chicago
Daugherty Brothers
Daucerts
Insurance Agency
John L. Paul
Philadelphia Street
J. T. Boucher
Havana
Deepa Wrstee
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