Reward Offered for Nesting Wild Pigeon Immortally Noted
A standing $400 cash reward, plus $100 more in Illinois, funds a search for nesting wild passenger pigeons with undisturbed nests. The article recalls historical sightings by Roosevelt and Burroughs, the confusion with mourning doves, and the ongoing scientific verification process amid the species' suspected extinction.
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Biological Survey
Washington
United States
Mexico
South America
Ruthven Deane
American Ornithologists’ Union
Ilnois Audubon Society For the Protection
Clark University
State of
Illinois
Deane
Whitman
University of Chicago
Michigan
Illinois Audubon Society
The
Union
Adirondack Mountains
New York
Tincoln Park
Dietary Purity Debate Sparks Dinner Talk on Currants
Dr Harvey W Wiley warns in Washington that chasing pure foods can overdo limits after a dinner quip about currants. A college graduate vendor excuses mislabeled Corinths offering Greek grapes amid talk of purity societies and consumer vigilance.
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Harvey W. Wiley
Washington
Grace and Jack Discuss Sleighing Plans
Grace compliments the sleighing weather and asks Jack if he wants to try it. Jack responds with enthusiasm and wonders if Grace’s father would lend his horse for a ride.
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Grace
Jack
Allen's Foot-Bath Antiseptic Powder Ad
Advertisement for Allen's Foot-Bath antiseptic powder to shake into shoes for corns bunions ingrowing nails swelling sweating feet blistered and calloused spots. Priced 250. Sold everywhere. Address Rample FRE Alien 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Rample Fre
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Cause and Effect. Bill’s Iffy Tobacco Tale
In this short dialogue a man questions Bill’s current state and health. The boy’s romantic interest suspects tobacco use. Bill speeds around a corner, collides with the girl, and must decide whether to rush ahead or spit out a chew. He talks with her for five minutes.
All Snakes Are Killers Never Eat Plants
All snakes are killers, large or small, since they slay creatures for food. They do not eat vegetables or dead animals, a trait that has led to their shunned and dreaded status among many people. Garfield Tea is recommended to ease constipation, indigestion, headaches, and bilious conditions, to be taken at night.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Lake Shore
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
United States
Virginia
Pine Knot
John Burroughs
Burroughs
Mr. Burroughs
New York State
Lower
Hudson
American Ornithologists’ Union
Albert Hazen Wright
John James Audubon
Mr. Wright
Audubon
America
le Jeune
Cayuga Lake
St. Lawrence
Missouri
Oklahoma
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Fragmented quotation and ad from an old paper page
A garbled read combines a Samuel Johnson quip about words and a Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertisement noting 25 cents a bottle. The OCR mixes literary aside with an old product claim and a line about exaggeration.
Potion promises a cure in one day with laxative tablets
An ad copy urges quick relief with Laxative Bromine Tablets promising refunds if not effective. It touts a signature on every box and includes prop statements from Franklin and Bacon. Garfield Tea and Meshtbegiving Herbs are pitched as natural remedies alongside general life wisdom.
Citizens Gather as Leaders Address Unseen Home Absence
Fragmentary remarks show citizens lining up to greet leaders and hear comments about personal availability and public responsibility. The incomplete OCR hints at a scene of outreach and accountability without clear names or places.
Words of Comfort from a Stricken Tenant
A man in poor health jokes with a friend about sleeping outdoors while a landlord-keeping tenant tries to cheer him. The exchange hints at hardship and humor in tough living conditions.
Unfortunate Allusion Reflects Domestic Struggles
A curiously phrased exchange highlights gender norms as a husband claims his wife does the housework with little resources while the wife says she handles tasks with “flour” meaning scarce materials, illustrating marital strain and unequal expectations.
Where Surgery Falls Short
A New York Sun quote by Simeon Ford ponders surgery's limits as he notes it fixes organs and removes diseased parts but questions whether medicine can alter facial features or age with the same success. The humorist smiles at the idea as dinner guests listen.
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Simeon Ford
New York
New York Sun
Cold Remedy Claims Quick Relief and Free Advice
An advertisement touts a cold remedy that relieves sore throat and lung symptoms almost immediately, stops nasal discharge, and eases pains from colds. It claims to cure grip and stubborn coughs and to prevent pneumonia, with free medical advice offered by Prof. Munyon at 53rd and Jefferson Avenues, Philadelphia.
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Munyon
53Rd and
Jefferson Bts
Piila
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Garth
Samuel Johnson
Chesterfield
Franklin
Bacon
Piper
California
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