Strange Tales From the Alaskan Porcupine Survey Party
J E Turner leads a Porcupine River surveying group detailing two years of Arctic life near Alaska. He describes plateaus of fir and spruce, large mastodon fossils, and abundant reindeer herds. He notes liquor cravings among Inuit and Esquiman groups, dances and songs, and the hardships of winter travel, mosquitos, dogs, and delays at St Michaels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Turner
Porcupine River
Arctic Ocean
Varner
Davidson Reach
Davidson Ranch
Mr. Turner
Yukon
Fort Yukon
Black River
Alaskan
Jesus Christ
Esquiman
Cho Vilink
Anita Hbra
Talfin
Jove Ingiestedt
Exquiman
Alaska
Porcupine
Amusing tales and honey mine capers headline page
Juicy vignettes recount a snowbound tale with Bilkins and friends and a sharper look at Temescal honey mine antics. A Philadelphia laudanum crisis alarm, a Jay Gould iron road check of 2 million, and a Pullman robbery near Winnemucca punctuate a bustling late era column.
William and Wife Reunite After Long Island Train Stop
A Canarsie couple waited at Long Island City depot as a Sunday evening train from Canarsie arrived. The wife, anxious to meet her husband William, described the tense scene and their emotional reunion amid the crowded station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
Depos
Beeokiva
Canarsie
William
Feamsa
Controversial Claims Quelled by Cal Syrup Company Notice
An old ad style item notes disputes over claims about a syrup product with gentle kidney and bowel effects. It mentions Corea paper money, a cat with a polecat, and Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy, and reports a large whisky sale in Lexington, Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temesenl
San Bernardino County
San Jacinto
Lin
Col. Robinson
Aaron
Sa Francisco
Cal. Fie Syrup Company
Chegoe
Graait Western
Portland
Oregon
Pacific Northwest
United States
Specteo Natural Resources
Mississippi River
Fortland
Tawood Real Estate Company
Yaoq
Gils Company
Offier Paris
Meran Meal Estate Coy Heal Eststeles Aist
Seac& L
Castoria and Cannibalism Ads Across the Ages
A collage notes Castoria usage through childhood, a fading note on cannibalism, a word-finding ad gimmick, and scattered claims about school attendance and cures. It mentions a Belfast cat eating corn, Pills Cure for Consumption, and Canada crop damage from insects totaling 238 million.
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for Female Weakness
An advertisement argues marriage is sometimes seen as a failure and urges women to maintain health to stay lively. It promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a proven remedy for female weakness, claiming it rebuilds enfeebled and broken down women and offers money-back if unsatisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Albert
Robert
Mamma
Bilkins
Sam
Chicago
Dr. Pierce
August Flower Remedy Ad Claims Deep Blue Mood and Distress
An advertisement for August Flower the Remedy features repetitive lines asking how he feels and answers with lingering blue mood, dull headache, hiccups after meals, and decay of vital power. It lists G. G. Green as sole manufacturer in Woodbury New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tie
G. G. Green
Woodbury
New Jersey
U.S. A
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rampart House
St. Michaels
San Francisco Chronicle
Philadelphia
Jay Gould
Thomas Allen
Iron Mountain Railroad
Allen
Gould
Alen
Gowid
Sacramento
Winnhemucca
Nev
Corea
James Clark
New Arcorfield, O
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Lexington, Ky
Raby
Castoria
Miss
Dr. Harter Medicine Co
Broxr
Br. King
Arch Sc
Belfast
Canada
ASTOR
St. Vitus
Pastor Hoenig
Fort Warne
Ind
Foy
Ergenic Med. CO
Siper
Gfor Sa
Barcea
Donald Senredy
Roxbury, Mass
Kennedy
U. S
Forderss
Ava
St. Jacobs O
R. B. Adams
Pen Wee
Jacobs
Paris
W. Baker & Cos Breakfast
Gocea
Leerey
Louis Oe A & Go, At
SSMS
Siena
Ciry Peinvinae Co
Nis
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