Favorite Prescription Promoted As Guaranteed Female Remedy
An advertisement warns against dealers pushing bigger profits and claims Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is the only guaranteed remedy for female ailments. It is described as a safe inviting restorative tonic that strengthens and regulates, purportedly helping with periodical symptoms, bearing-down sensations, ulcers, and inflammation. The note urges readers to mention the paper when responding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Wien
Highland
Itt
Natale Zimmerswan
Lincoln's Tomb Faces Decay Then State May Take Charge
Lincoln's Tomb at Springfield, Illinois, built of brick under a granite veneer, lacks proper foundation and completion with missing statuary. It is decaying while an admittance fee funds upkeep by a custodian. bills have been before the legislature, and state ownership may soon secure proper maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Trl
Lincoln
Illinois
Dignity Questioned Over Tomb Display Admission Fee
A state faces a clash over exploiting the tomb of its illustrious citizen for public viewing at a quarter per head. The speaker warns it is unbecoming of a great state and signals imminent action to address the issue.
Curious Pipes and Ancient Chinese Whispers
Curious pipes from Africa New Guinea and Peru are described with details on materials and origins. The text notes vessels from the Stanley expedition, bamboo and shell pipes, a clay English pipe used as labor payment in New Guinea, and Peruvian guano deposits linked to Eleventh century pottery. It also mentions a child asking for a dark breakfast and ends with a note on the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, highlighting its vast holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Africa
Albert Nyanza
Stanley
Areweni
Ituri
Equator
Fort Bode
Sturi Siiver
T. Heazle Parke
Equatorial Africa
New Guinea
Savo
Solomon Islands
Peru
Dentists Advice On Cleaning Teeth And Care
A dentist argues brushing alone may not clean teeth and urges using a small oval brush with fine bristles to reach all spaces. Emphasizes cleaning inside surfaces, warm water rinses, palm oil soap gargles, and pilk thread checks, warning against dangerous toothpicks and hot or cold drinks. Composition fillings win for cost and less drilling, good work lasting one to two years, preserving facial appearance and nerve.
The Meanest Man on Earth and His Stenographer Scams
A notorious tale reveals a man sheltered by a downtown building who sought a stenographer at $3 weekly for lunches and transit, promising $15 then $1,200 yearly later. After a year of trials with two applicants, both unused by him, the agency failed and new rules would force him to pay a month in advance and sign that he hired a stenographer, not an accountant or janitor.
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Ie Ia
New York
Ones
Aliss No
Rheumatism cure claim from stomach bitters ad
An 19th century style advertisement claims a contaminating element in blood from indigestion causes rheumatism and that Hoa tetter's Stomach Bitters cures the disease. It touts the medicine as a universal remedy for malaria fevers constipation dyspepsia kidney and bladder ailments and warns readers to get the genuine product.
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Phyalecians
Hoatetter
Nui
Uadfikuvica Cu
Air Wy Eth
N.X
Katrick O
Mines of Mercury in Almadon Spain Details Processing
The mercury mines at Almadon Spain show quality and quantity gains with distance into the rock. Ore is smelted in vast furnaces and distilled through jars forming a long tube system. Drops condense in reservoirs and collect in iron barrels, emitting a strong irritating odor from jars and barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almadon
Spain
Deafness Cure Promised by Constitutional Remedy
An undated notice claims local ear treatments fail to reach the diseased portion of the ear. It asserts deafness stems from a inflamed Eustachian tube and catarrh, promising to cure by constitutional remedies. The firm offers a $100 refund for any deafness caused by catarrh not cured, inviting readers to request circulars from F J Cheney & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Tree F. J Cheney & CO
Toledo
U S Government Baking Powder Tests Report Royal Superior
U S Government analysis shows Royal Baking Powder as absolutely pure with the strongest leavening power among tested powders. Other brands measured lower leavening strengths and contained lime and sulphuric acid. Royal stands out as superior in the report from the Chemical Division, Agricultural Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Chemical Division, Ag
London Spring Flowers From Scilly Isles Bloom Early
The Scilly islands supply almost all of London’s early spring flowers and narcissus farming is the main industry. This year narcissus exports reached record levels with up to 27 tons shipped to London in a day and 55 tons in a week, totaling over 40 tons for the season. Flowers travel 328 miles to London by steamer from St. Mary’s after quick sailboat transfers from countless islets. The islets remain a sea of blossoms through spring and summer, forming fragrant bouquets afloat in the Atlantic.
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London
Scilly Islands
Great Britain
Bermuda
Isles
Island
St. Mary’s
St. Mary's
A Clever Scheme Exposes Vanishing Ink Fraud
Public warns of a sharpers scam using a double fountain pen with one end filled with sympathetic ink that fades in days. A victim signs with the fading ink while the sharper signs with the visible ink, leaving a signed document that appears valid but dissolves, enabling blackmail.
Lighted Atlantic Route Proposed To Aid Ocean Liner Safety
The Compagnie Transatlantique advocates a lighting system across the Atlantic from Ireland to Newfoundland. Ten powerful floating lights would be placed 200 miles apart and linked by electric cables to illuminate the sea, potentially increasing safety for ships between Europe and America.
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Atlantic
Europe
America
Compagnie Transatlantique
Ireland
Newfoundland
Philadelphia Record
Fish eggs in the millions from multiple species
The article notes flounder produce about 7,000,000 eyes annually while other species range from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000. Turbot is credited with laying 11,000,000 to 12,000,000 eggs per breeding season, illustrating why the fish crop is never short.
World at a Glance through Exposition and Claims
The writeup touts the World’s Columbian Exposition as illustrating progress in mechanical arts and medical advances. It mentions syrup of figs, Dr Thompson’s eye water, and Kee nnam’s Pines as popular remedies, plus notes on rivers, canons, and the St Lawrence bridge.
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Scott & Bowne
N.V
Alidrnecista Lention
A. J. Towe
Bradfield
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Ely
Gatarrh
ELY Bros
Warren Bt
Lincoln's Tomb
Lincoln Monument
Gov. Russell
Eustis
Bibliotheque National
Paris
Louis XIV
Pittsburg Dispatch
Hood
Britain
B. F. Johson & Co
Richmond, Sa
Canon
The
Colorado
Tsuac Thompson
St. Lawrence River
Edom
Texas
John F.jones
Bell Telephone
W. W. Dudley & CO
Solicitors of Patents
Pacific Bidg
Fst.nw
Washington, D.C
Dention
Dealera
J.F. Smith & CO
Plese
Piper
Lkees
Frram RA
National Portratt Society
Wth Street
N Y
Banks
Express Cos
Brooklyn
IISS
Tawa
Nebraska
South
Covak & Co
Washington St
Chicago
Penn Musual Life
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Pecialty Publ’ng Co
Halsted St. Chicago
W. BF. Snyder
M.D
MecVicker’s Theater
Chirayszo
H.F Johnson & CO
Richmond
L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Garter
Potter Drug Co
Park Ave
Chicaco
Til
Garfield
Anall
Soc
Hazeltine
Warren Pa
Lizzie May Davis
Heverbill, Mass
Boston
Haverhill
Shiloh
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