Patents Listed For Week Ending April 25 1899 Missouri Area
A wide list of patent filings is shown for the week ending April 25 1899, naming inventors from Missouri Kansas and Nebraska. Notable names include John Hackett Albert Horden Leander P Hamilton and Henry A Knaust among others with varied claims such as a washing machine window shade exhibitor and cabinet a combined trunk and wardrobe and a compound locomotive. The notice invites readers to mail for prices and a free catalogue mentioning the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John €. Hackett
St. Louis
al. I. Herron
St Louis
Gee
W Holt
Hillard
Josep Juqus
Henry A. Knaust
Alois Kohont
V. Rows
Henry Paul
Baker's
Erage Reinfeld
Mansar Jacob S Hurton
Melvern
P. Hamilton
Hy Mourning
Altamont
Mayor Quincys crematory plan for paupers in Boston
Boston Mayor Quincy proposes a city crematory to handle pauper, criminal, and indigent burials, replacing Potter's Field. Estimate cites $1 per cremation and $3 to dig a grave. predicts Potter's Field usage will end this year amid rising burials. General notice from Underwood of B and O urges courteous treatment of patrons by all station staff, stressing politeness as a railroad asset and standard for advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Quincy
Tolley
Underwood
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Good Law North Dakota licenses marriage applicants
North Dakota passes a statute creating a board of physicians to examine applicants for marriage licenses. Licenses must be refused to those with ailments likely to manifest in offspring, notably insanity and tuberculosis, with ipsomania highlighted. The measure aims to set a national health example for the sake of the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Tacked One Thing Great Patent Corn Husking Device
A speaker extols a new two horse drawn corn husking machine that can harvest tight ears in a day and ease farmer labor while a critic questions its social effects and romance potential. The exchange highlights pride in invention and skepticism about practical uses.
Recruits Literacy in English Army Report
A London report notes that only about 41 in 1,000 new English army recruits are well educated while 18 are utterly literate. The data indicate 15 percent rejected for physical disability, a slight improvement over former years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bow
London
Remarkable Journey From Alaska to Seattle by Blind Miner
Shubert Nichols, a blind miner, finished a 1 605 mile trek from the Koyukuk river region north of the Yukon to Seattle. He and companion W T Phillips endured extreme cold and heavy travel over mountains and ice with four dogs, reaching Dawson and Skagway after about 100 days of snowbound travel without major incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
New York Journal
Shubert Nichols
Middle Fork
Koyokuk River
Yukon
Yukon River
Tvo
Skag Way
Peavy
Koyokuk
Jim River
Davidson
Agan
Fish Creek
Tevel
Bonanza Creek
Bonanza
Old Man Mountains
Ievel
Old Woman Mountains
Old Woman's Valley
Old Man
Old Man Creek
Yukon Range
Porcupine River
Dawson
Queer Honeymoons from a Cincinnati Enquirer
A Cincinnati Enquirer piece notes unusual honeymoons: a couple witnessed a Brookville hanging. another pair climbed Mount Blanc then Chamounix, with a warm embrace and vow. It cites four Mammoth Cave honeymoons in Kentucky and recalls a Hungarian cave near Doba?chau with ice formations where a couple spent their first week after marriage sixteen years ago.
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Cincinnat
Enquirer
Brookville
Robert McLaughlin
Mount Blanc
Chamounix
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Dobachau
Thie Cave
Kolesey
The Sweet Young Thing and the Crabb ed Bachelor Recalled
A humorous quip compares tossing rice at weddings to traditions about brides and grooms. The old custom is hinted as stemming from playful beliefs about the groom’s pudding-like nature, reflecting lighthearted social satire of marriage rites.
A Matter of Taste Moth overheard callers remark
A fragmentary piece captures chatter about a room’s decor with a wry aside on tasteless upholstery. The dialogue hints at irony and domestic humor without clear context or names.
Pootey versus Facts Mabel Poem Excerpt
A fragment from a verse dialogue between Pootey and Mabel debating affection. The exchange hints at affection versus social wit in a playful rhythmic scene.
Longest Cabin AU Reports 2700 Mile Submarine Cable
Longest submarine cable reportedly stretches 2700 miles, presenting a record length for the undersea link. The claim cites engineering notes from the project and industry observers.
Longtime Acasto postmaster William Folker dies
The sudden death of William Folker at his Acasto home in Clark County Missouri ends a landmark career. Folker, noted as a quiet man with a storied past, served as postmaster from Franklin Pierce’s 1853 appointment until his death, reputedly the longest-serving postmaster in Missouri.
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Kahboka
Cor
St. Louis
Globe- Democrat
William Folker
Acasta
Clark County
Mr. Folker
Acasto
Missouri
Franklin Pierce
William Parker
United States
Vandalism in Bere Lin Thiergarten and Ute Reservation Opening
Raisers vandalize the Bere Lin Thiergarten cutting two thousand trees to curb damp ground and imagined crime. President proclaims opening of the Ute Indian Reservation in southern Colorado for settlement at noon May 4, 1885, covering 600000 acres of arable land. Also notes war durations by nation and year counts.
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Berelin Thiergarten
Kalaer
Berjin Psopte
United States
Colorado
K. Hooper
Denver
Cole
No Four Feet Ache and Marat Shake Into your shoes
Ad reads Allen's Foot-Ease powder for foot comfort, promising relief from new shoes and various foot ailments. Includes a free sample offer and ordering details. The ad mentions address and stores and misprinted product notes.
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Allen
Drugelste
LeRoy
Olmsted
LeRoy, N.Y
Georgiana Dean and Peruna Ad Testimony in 1899
A fragment from a Chicago era file highlighting Georgiana Dean, nurse and missionary, endorsing Peruna in a 1899 letter from Columbus. It also contains notes on the Wabash Fast Mail service from Kansas City to New York and a Dr Hartman health book offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgiana Dean
Liberia
M. 8
Chicago
Frances E. Willard National Temperance Hospital of
Mfg. Co
Columbus
New York
Kansas City Union Depot
New York City
Jacksonville
Springfeld
Lil
Detroit
Mich
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Wabash
Northwest Corner
Ninth and
del Aware
Henry N. Garland
Western
Kansas City
Ghorgiana
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Cohumbug
Knife error prompts correction from Minneapolis supplier
The T. M. Roberts Supply House explains a misprint in a recent issue where knife numbers were reversed. The Cattle knife is 778 H and the Congress knife 78 B, affecting a sensational offer of 37 seed packets plus a knife for 77 or 87 cents, with various testimonial quips and unrelated ad chatter mixed in.
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T. M. Roberts
Minneapolis
Minn
Congress
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Nenkaska
Charles H. Boettcher
Linsolay
Edward I. Johnson
Omaha
Austin Krauss
Wymore
Henry G Lessenring
Wayne
Percy Vurviance
Lincoln
Emma ¢. Steen
James A. Yarton
Moe
Prics Ligtand
Philadelphia
Arkansas
Kansas
Indian Territory
Bryan Snyder
G. P. A. Prisco
Fersonx
Pootey
Mabel
Binnie
Jack
Hihel
Turkey
Spain
Russia
Taly
England
Austria
Holland
Germany
Sweden
Portugal
Denmark
Frances Willard Hospital
Milge
Er Law Ltd
Ara BB
Afl
Winsiows Nooeain
Grove
Pivo
J. Nichols
Princeton
Ind
Mall
McLue Barner
St. James
Lydia E. Pinkham
Columbia, Hartford
Vedette
Vedattes
Columbia Mead and Fork
Pope Mfg. CO
Hartford
Conn
Antany
Columbia Dealer
Stanly
Supolio
Rane E J Renner Aiawurrsee Say Ine Nano
Berene Arta
Jeeses
M. Roberts
Mina
Dragginta
O'Farrell
Penalon
New York Avenue
Washington, D.C
Des Moines
Carter's
Carter’s Ink CO
Masa
R. H. Williams
Waite
Thi Fajiers
WAN
Alasbeatine Coy
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