Glue That Saved a Sailor From Savage Attack
Captain McCabe recounts a voyage near the New Hebrides in which 20 cases of glue used as a weapon saved his schooner the Mattie W. by freezing a group of South Sea natives to the deck. He fled to Charlotte with the glue gone and a thousand dollars from a planter who freed the crew.
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South Sea Islands
Aaid
McCabe
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Mattle
Milecello
New Hebrides
Manley Bay
South Sea
Charlotte
Gilbert Islands
Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss Rose Moore
W. 26Th St
N.Y
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Names and Nuances in Early 20th Century News
A brief notice recounts a telephone exchange trainee who came from a department store and, despite charm and ability, failed etiquette tests during a call. It then explains how several flowers got their names, citing fuchsias from Leonard Fuchs, dahlias from Andrew Dahl, camellia from Kamel, magnolias from Prof Magnol De Montpelier, and the anemone’s windy tremor. The piece ends with Lavare, latin for wash, and lavenders named from hand washing with perfumed water.
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Fuchsias
Leonard Fuchs
Andrew Dahl
Peru
Kamel
Rance
Japan
Magnol de Montpelier
Oweon
Bprance
America
Asia
Gauge for Mourning in Letters Analysis
Jowitt notes his mourning paper usage while Gruett questions why he writes with such material. Hewit asks how the grieving page influences expression and form. The dialogue suggests literary reflection on tone and audience in correspondence.
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Hewit
Gruett
Jowitt
Mathemalaw
Defiance Starch and Arizona Copper Lead 1906 Notes
In 1906 New York savings banks reached 1.465 billion dollars, up 59 million from the prior year. Arizona reported the largest copper production increase among copper states, output 284,228,202 pounds, up from 239,845,000 pounds in 1905. Also features advertisements for Defiance Starch, Allen's Foot-Ease, and a Mrs Partington anecdote with a quiz on starch safety for fine fabrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
New York
Arizona
Ghent Council Considers Policewomen Initiative
The Ghent communal council debates adding women to the police force without uniforms. The plan targets widows or spinsters aged 40 to 60, proposing to recruit a dozen women to trial the experiment.
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Ghent
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments and Hall's Cure
Mercury in catarrh ointments can destroy smell and disrupt the system through mucous membranes. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo claims mercury free ingredients and internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills and Austrian carpet factory turning paper into carpet material.
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F. J. Cheasy & Co
Tolado, C
Hall
Toledo
Hic
F. J. Cheney & Co
Druggiats
Mafferndorf
Inoleur
Cure for Eczema Recalled by Cuticura Remedy
Walter W. Paglusch of Chicago reports a year of severe itching and eczema, kept awake at night. After using Cuticura Soap, Cuticura, and Cuticura Resolvent Pills for a total of $1.25, he was completely cured. Dated October 8 and 16, 1906, at 207 N Robey St.
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Walter W. Paglusch
N. Robey St
Chicago
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South Sea Island
Capt. McCabe
Goeths
Garfield
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Rose
Jaques Mfg. Co
Cicero
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids
Mich
New York City
wimeeTeenath
Kansas City
IEW
Canadian West
Western Canada
The
Cominion
Ottawa
Canada
Crawford
Ninth Street
Missouri
NAVY
United States
Navy Recruiting Station
Ste Petcher
Milo Nl
Stevens & Co
Washington, D.C
Detroit
Adi
Cardus
Jon Moorhead
Archibald, I. T
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