Valuable Gems and What They Are Made Of
A Philadelphia Press summary notes hazards in jewel buying, explains misidentifications like white sapphires sold as diamonds, and details hardness order from diamond to topaz. It describes famous stones, star sapphires and rubies, oriental minerals, and the makeup of topaz including composition and variants, with historical anecdotes.
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Braganza
Crown of
Portugal
Henry V
Agincourt
Cupid
Isler
Diana
Pistracci
Brazil
Philadelphia Press
Watchman Answers Liquor Question. Suspended for Three Months
A long time DOJ watchman opened a telegram to the attorney general and replied that a crime committed while intoxicated should not be charged. The incident drew swift criticism, led to an inquiry, and the man was suspended for three months yet continued to collect pay on each payday.
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Department of Justice
John Jones
Euch
Department
Kate Field
Washington
Odd Terra del Fuego Barrel Post Office
A famed post office in Terra del Fuego clings to a rock above the Magellan Straits. Ships rounding Cape Horn drop letters into a barrel attached to the rock, where a sailor retrieves mail to forward, no postmaster or bags needed. The barrel is resealed until the next vessel arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terra del Fuego
South America
Straits of Magellan
Cape Horn
New York Times
Impregnating Wood With Calcium Bisulphate and Lime
The article notes a wood preservation method using calcium bisulphate and caustic lime to fill pores, making the wood integral. It also briefly mentions a historical figure's campaigns in Italy, wintering at Capua, marriage during the period, and a collapse of his army's fighting value. The strange fragment ends with a decapitated snail and a cryptic phrase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Capua
Fly Catchers in a Farmhouse Mystery
A hunter staying at a remote farmhouse witnesses a dusk fly catching display as bats dart about the kitchen. The hostess explains the swooping insects, leaving the guest in awe at the scene and the littered wings by morning. The tale shifts to a fortune hunter courting a rich farmer’s daughter despite her father's resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston Journal
Iren
Jack
Remarkable claims for Cholera Remedy cited by Texas agent
Mr Ira P Wetmore of San Angelo cites long use of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy with perfect success for his family. He praises it as a perfect cure for a baby with colic or dysentery and keeps a bottle at home or while traveling. The notice lists several dealers and quotes the Philadelphia Inquirer on domestic economics and expense patterns among the wealthy, including costly milk and clothing for children, followed by a snippet from the Autocrat of the Breakfast Table reflecting domestic economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira P. Wetmore
San Angelo
Texas
Chamberlain
Daugherty Brothers
Indiana
M.G. Miller
Blairsville
W. I. Moore
Homer City
R. N. Parks
Marion Center
Philadelphia Inquirer
New York Recorder
Minnesota City Renamed From Pig's Eye by St Paul Chapel
A historical note cites a chapel honoring St Paul as triggering the Minnesota city’s new name. The settlement once known as Pig's Eye, a nickname for a one eyed French man with a drinking shanty, received its modern identity via church influence. Nearby geographic lore mentions Perd’ Oreille Lake in Idaho named for its ear shaped outline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Paul
Minnesota
Pig’s Eye
Perd’ Oreille Lake
Idaho
Patent remedy claims for skin eruptions and piles
A historical antidote advertisement touts Brst BALE and Mystic Cure claims for rheumatism, skin eruptions, and piles with guarantees of satisfaction or money back. It lists vendors Tom E Hildebrand and Wm I Moore in Homer City and Blairsville, plus Hetsick Bros. in Indians, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom E. Hildebrand
Wm. I. Moore
Homer City
Milt G. Miller
Blairsville
Hetsick Bro’s, Druggiste
Chamberlain
J. W. Young
West Liberty
W. Va
Daugherty Bros
Indiana
M.G. Miller
W. I. Moore
R. N. Parks
Marion Center
Bad Beginning and Varied Courtship Tales from Abroad
A city curate recalls his first wedding with a comic register mishap over ages. Anecdotes recount disguises for beer in saloons, a nursemaid’s can of milk, and a father of the groom humorously praising unlikely family ties. Statistical notes compare widow to widower ratios in several countries. A medical testimonial extols Chamberlain’s Pain Balm for rheumatism with local sellers listed.
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London
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Samuel R. Hammers
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W. M. Wachob
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Fred Wetzell
Cherryhill
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James Getty
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Armstrong
Joseph McGaughey
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W. R. Reed
Campbell
John Marshall Buffington
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Moorhead
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Alexander Ray
John Laney
Milton Johnston
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Pine
James Flanagan
Emanuel Stiles
Rayne
George Lotz
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Henry No Ge Anson
J. A. Klingensmith
West Wheatfield
Samuel Fulcomer
Easteld
Samuel Dick
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Blacklick
George Coleman
Barrell
James E. Hill
Robert Donaldson
Samuel Mardis
R. E. McClure
J. H. Diven
M. D. Maher
W. A. Grant
Brushvalley
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Irwin Gardner
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Market Street
Pittsburg, PA
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