Ohio party jokes about smallest mayor candidate
In Raleigh a lively Ohio delegation jokes about Colonel Joseph Leffel as a tiny mayoral candidate. Major George Anderson notes Leffel’s tiny stature, fame, and fortune from poultry and dogs, while recounting lineage and four children. The piece notes Leffel’s past city council service and humorous claims of height.
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Ohio
Raleigh
George Anderson
Springield
Joseph Leffel
Tim Thumb
Colonel Leffel
Washington Tins
The Bugle's Call Across Sea and Shore
Lieutenant John M. Ellicott U S N notes the bugle's reach from the commander to distant ears on land and aboard ships. It signals duties, directs movements in battle, and inspires officers and men from cock to stern and masthead to muster for victory.
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John M. Ellicott
U.S. N
St. Nicholas
Italy's six cartridge magazine rifle debut
A new Italian magazine rifle is described to hold six cartridges and be loaded and fired in 15 seconds. The bullet carries brain silver exterior with a lead case, designed to penetrate three foot of wilt at a close range. Bore measures 0.236 inches and the trajectory is very flat, enabling firing to 2,200 yards with a folding sight extended for long range.
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Italy
Antoc
Sunflower Tea Featured as Old Time Rheumatism Remedy
An old Philadelphia Inquirer recipe touts sunflower tea as a remedy for rheumatism. The method involves steeping black sunflower seeds in a gallon of water, straining, and drinking daily, a practice once common in earlier eras.
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Liladelphia Inquirer
Electric Bitters and related remedies touted for multiple ailments
An promoting text claims Headache Meeting Hitters cure headaches and habitual sick headaches while Electric Bitters cure habitual constipation and restore intestinal tune. It also advertises Thomas' Eclectric oil for sprains burns and rapid relief and Dr. Fowler's Extract for diarrhea and bowel troubles, with prices and local sellers listed.
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Aoremaby
Laos
T. EF. Dfildebrand’s
Indiana
Mouse’s
Homer City
M. G. Miller's
Blaissville
Thomas
Fowler
Ward Stayberry
The Drunkard's Peril
An English evangelist recounts a near fatal drunken mishap involving a man who attempted to cross a hedge to save a longer walk. A passing train narrowly missed him, waking him to prayer and leading to years of church attendance and dedication to God.
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Mr. Hughes
Christian Herald
Doctor denounces alcohol use in practice
Dr. G. H Steger states he uses no alcohol in his medical practice, arguing other drugs achieve the same effects without harm. He says alcohol overstimulates the heart and damages tissues, calling widespread physician reliance on it a superstition and noting he is not a total abstainer, but prioritizes patient welfare. The New York Voice quotes his critique of doctors who intoxicate patients.
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G. H Steger
New York Voice
Beer sales in New York total millions of gallons
Between 1895 and 1996 New York sold 4,805,167 barrels of beer ale and porter totaling about 30 960 177 gallons at a wholesale value of 5 50 per barrel costing sellers 25 418 50 and consumers paid around 105 416 20 for drinkers spent more than the fortune of the richest living American per the New York Journal
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Nw York
New York City
New York Journal
UK drink expenditure doubles missionary income in year
Dr Dawson Burns cites the rise in drink spending at 0,076,984 with total expenditure reaching £142,414,512. The figure underscores widespread poverty as the constant cry of the poor grows louder.
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United Kingdom
Dawson Burns
Corn for the Silo Varieties and Growing Methods
The article reviews best corn varieties and cultivation methods for silage. It discusses row spacing from 3 to 4 feet, stalk spacing in rows, and shifting from broadcasting to drilled planting. Multiple regional varieties are cited, with emphasis on soil quality and nutrient needs including potash and phosphoric acid for robust ensilage corn.
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Fedeer Earn
Sheeptooth
Sanford
Chester County
Vermont
York State
Brock
Boston
Sibley
Thoron
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed By Beaver Falls User
A Beaver Falls resident, Mr. B. C. Dilworth of 901 Seventh Avenue, testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his back pain after years of strain and cold damp severity. The ad cites Backache relief and urges purchase from local dealers with Foster Milburn Co. as sole U.S. agents for 30 cents.
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Urie
Bright
Dean
C. Dilworth
Beaver Falls
Seventh Avenue
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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