Snake Bite Habit and Thorne’s Theoretical Notes
A fragment from a periodical discusses Thorne and Professor Frazer's work on snake bite reactions, claiming a near measurable certainty that venom effects could become a luxury of life. It references immune response concepts, experiments with animals, and debates on timing and danger surrounding antivenom and snake bite treatment.
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Thorne
Mraser
Necisan
Frazer
Thad
Sas
Gael
Lahare
Gagette
Cure all headaches and river salmon instincts in one tale
The excerpt blends tales of headache cures with notes on salmon biology. It discusses old remedies sold by apothecaries, mentions Mystic Coetu and other products, then shifts to river fish behavior. It explains how mother salmon dig nests in gravel, lay about 900 eggs per pound, and how eggs fertilize and are buried as redds. It cites Buckland on salmon returning to native rivers and notes various fishing practices and measurements.
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Dar
Ut Bonar Bridge
Frank Buckland
Asher
Au Gallon
Joursual
Dr. Sali
P.O
Columbus
Box 760
German Doctor Otto’s Remedy Promises Cures for Lung Ailments
An 1896 ad touts Coneasapt as a universal cure for asthma bronchitis croup coughs colds pneumonia and other throat and lung diseases. It claims sample bottles are free via agents including Daugherty Bros Mateer Rankin Elderton HK Leringer and Beringer with larger sizes offered at 25 and 0 CeULS. A separate quote references Dr Jan Wailans and the Duchess of Newcastle in a sidelight about a voyage to the moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto
Daugherty Bros
Indiana
Mateer & Rankin
Elderton
Leringer
Beringer
Jan Wailans
Charles
Duchess of Newcastle
Pittsburg
Summer Love and Ruin in the Oak's Heart
A lyrical meditation contrasts a venerable oak with spring sweetness and a daughter’s beauty. The speaker imagines summer abundance, honeyed scents, and memories of love, urging divine charity over orthodox restraint as life’s ruin and renewal mingle.
Made for Two and the Wheelbound Chase
Jack Hinkston confronts Cissie on a country road after discovering her new bicycle pursuit. He recalls their uneasy past, mocks her for fashion and skill, and she resists his interference while tending a punctured tire. The scene shifts to a tense exchange about capability, dignity, and independence on a rural lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hinkston
Jack
Cissie
Cissie and Jack in a Bicycle Lane Confrontation
Luke Sharp portrays a street scene in which Cissie, in a gymnasium style bicycle costume, frets over a broken tire while Jack pretends patience. After a tense exchange he repairs the tire in moments and hints at a two person bicycle for ease. Cissie contemplates burning the costume but grants forgiveness as romance begins to bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciss
Cissie
Jack
Luke Sharp
Detroit
Free Presa
Great Medicine Given Away in Indiana Advertisement
Daugherty Brothers with Mateer and Rankin Elderton and Beringer offer a free trial of Bacon's Celery King herbal remedy. Targeted at women with nervous disorders and constipation, promising relief from headaches backaches and other ailments. Describes quick relief for biliousness indigestion eruptions and blood diseases. Prices listed for large sizes at 25 and 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daugherty Bros
Indiana
Mateer & Rankin
Elderton
B. Beringer
Beringer
Dore's Clever Charade Clears Crowd at Verona
A Philadelphia Press item describes Gustave Doré using performance to calm a dense Verona street crowd while a friend photographed a portal scene. Doré shed his coat and acted beggar to evoke pity, drawing the throng away as the image was captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave Dore
Verona
Dore
Philadelphia Press
Pennsylvania Railroad Schedule May 15 1896
Train times to Saltsburg Paulton Allegheny Junction Freeport Springdale and Allegheny City weekdays and Sundays listed with morning afternoon and evening departures. Additional Butler Branch, Altoona and Indiana via Blairsville instructions noted. For detailed information write to Thomas E Watt, Western District, Pittsburg.
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Saltsburg
Paulton
Allegheny Junction
Freeport
Springdale
Allegheny City
Butler
Ruairsville
Pittsburg
J.R. Wood
General Pass
Agt
Catarrh Cure Claims By Dr Salm in Pa
Madisonburg and Shanksville residents report relief after Dr Salm treated catarrh and ear trouble. BEN LIMBERT of Centre County says his 13 year old son improved over six months and Emma Brant of Somerset County notes relief from fearful head noises and restored hearing after treatment. June 12, 1896.
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Salis
J. D. Leister
Swales
Sutin
Salm
Emma Brant
Shanksville
Somerset Co
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EE Wildebrand’s
M.G. Miller's
Blairsville
Nak
Cestle
Hamadread
Hur
Pennsylvania Railroad
Indi
Ana
Ans
HiNo
Lve
A.m
A. m
P.m
Reed
Homer
Graceton
Rugeh
Black i
Smith
Aes
Stationa Indi
Tudi
Alia
Ace
Lye
Cokeville
Blairille Lie
Blacklie
Rugh
Two Lick
F B.blif
Sarge
Frank Douglass
PENNA
Bobbin
Bor
F. J. Johnson
Guilford Putt’s Restaurant
Philadelphia and
Ninth Streets
Dr. Salm
Dr. Sata
Edith V. Guthrie
Kittanning, Armstrong Co
F. L
Warnor
Huntingdon Co
Kittanning
Reynolds House
Ee Coa Hotel
Indiana Tanning Company
Indiana Tanning CO
Indiana, PA
Co. S
APPLE
Optician
American House
Hood
James Gibson
Green Township
Scott L. Roberts
Duluth
Minn
Progress
Greenville Flouring Mills
G. E. Frantz
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