Dr Williams Pink Pills Advertised as Blood Tonic
An advertisement promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a blood tonic to treat anaemia and related ailments. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. Morgan Bowen of Minneapolis describing recovery after using the pills and urges readers to request a free booklet on diseases of the blood. Pills sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady, N Y.
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Morgan Bowen
Fillmore Street
N. BE
Minneapolis
Minn
Winona
Dr. Williams
Disappointing Scandal Not Truly A Scandal
A brief line notes that some women feel more disappointment when a supposed scandal turns out to be unfounded or not proceeding as expected, reflecting social attitudes of the era.
Paxton Eye Remedies and Other Health Tips
An odd assembly of old advertisements touts Paxtine antiseptic for tired eyes at 25c a box and Garfield Tea as a laxative. It also notes a capital offense for starting a proper name with a lowercase letter and references Marine Eye Remedy for relief.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Masterpiece in Pearl by 17-Year-Old Nicola Alfana
A southern California artisan, 17 year old Nicola Alfana from Bethlehem, Palestine, completes a mother-of-pearl reproduction of The Last Supper using 60 pearls. Disciples carved from individual pearls surround Jesus, with a tomb and Marys, angels, and a panel scene above. Valued at 20 000 dollars, the piece will tour the Panama Pacific exposition after eight hours daily since age 13.
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California
Nicola
Alfana
Bethlehem
Palestine
Jesus
How to Tell Age of Fish
For years there was no reliable method to date fish age. Researchers found annual rings in bones scales and otoliths similar to tree rings. Wallace and colleagues linked age with growth rate in plaice showing some individuals reach twenty five to twenty nine years, with sex affecting growth rates.
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Reibisch
Heineke
Wallace
Largest man in the world shrinks to 685 pounds
Waycross Georgia resident W T Brinson once weighed 600 pounds and after dieting and training now weighs 685 pounds in the latest photograph.
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W. T. Brinson
Waycross
Strength of Indian Beetle Described by Annie Drake
Annie Drake reports from Seram pore Bengal about a native servant carrying a longhorn beetle by its feelers for about 40 yards with a stone weighing six and three quarter ounces placed on its body The beetle measured two and a quarter inches long with three inch antennae and weighed one quarter ounce while the stone was three and a quarter by two and a half inches and seven inches in circumference
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Annie Drake
Serampore
Bengal
Forest on Ice in Siberia When Ground Refuses to Melt
A Siberian forest region between the Urals and the Okhotsk is described as “on ice” with permafrost extending down to 300 feet. A well dug nearby found the ground still frozen at that depth, highlighting extreme cold and enduring ice.
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Siberia
Ural
Okhotok Sex
Great Engineering Feat Opens Hudson River Tunnel
The illustration shows Mayor Gaynor pressing the electric firing key to complete a major Catskill aqueduct tunnel act. He stood 1,106 feet below the Hudson river bed to perform the opening.
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Gaynor
New York
Hudson River
Catskill Aqueduct
Panama Canal
Wives of Savages Described in South American Tribes
A traveler recounts savage customs in South America where women are barred from public amusements and serve men with roasted game and drinks. Some men take multiple wives, justifying with roles such as garden work or making intoxicating beverages.
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South America
Girl Married Three Times at Seventeen in Shelbyville
Mary Luther Smith wife of Cary Smith of Shelbyville Indiana has already been married three times. She wed Andrew Luther twice with his help of her mother Mrs Charles Hoover before she turned fourteen. They later learned the minister who performed the ceremonies was not licensed.
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Mary Luther Smith
Cary Smith
Shelbyville
Ind
Andrew Luther
Luther
Charles Hoover
Giant eel spotted at Wimbledon common pond
On a recent Sunday morning passers by were astonished to see a large eel weighing five to six pounds move over the sluice gates of Queensmere the year round bathing pond at Wimbledon common England, a rare sight for locals.
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Queensmere
Wimbledon ‘Common
England
New Zealand to Replace Wooden Poles with Ferro Concrete
Wooden telegraph poles will be replaced by ferro concrete poles in New Zealand. The concrete poles will be more durable and uniform in design, offering a neater appearance than the rough, disfiguring wooden poles now in streets and avenues.
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New Zealand
Sailor’s Acrobatic Pact Mentioned in Sacred Heart Review
A clipped exchange from the Sacred Heart Review notes a sailor named Bobby who is described as an acrobat and a motherly question about his actions. The dialogue implies a playful scandal surrounding the sailor’s habit and behavior aboard.
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Bobby
Heart Review
Allen's Foot Ease and Garfield Tea Ad Blurb
A vintage advertisement extols Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder with free samples and a mail address in New York. It compares wisdom teeth to birth defects and promotes Garfield Tea as a purifier. The tone is promotional and direct with multiple health product pitches.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Noy
N. Y
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