Banana Color Switch Drives Red Bananas to Scarcity
A historical note explains the shift from red to yellow bananas driven by profitability and easier cultivation. Yellow bananas dominate markets and pricing, while red bananas remain rare and expensive, with limited production and selective demand. Shipping moved from sailing vessels to fast steamers, improving distribution nationwide.
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Serena
Cost Rica
Teonduras
Colombia
Jamaic
Cubay
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
New Orleans
Atlantic
Bamanislave
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Coast
Indian scouting methods noted by Cooper in Boer war remarks
Cooper says American commanders imitate Indian marching tactics to avoid Boer traps. He describes a precise signaling system used by Tidbits and scouts to warn advancing troops, with a single alert followed by rear riders and a rapid maneuver to retreat. The Washington Post account records his vivid explanation.
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Pany Offeer
Acnindive Cooper
Washington Post
Afcicca
Mr. Cooper
Tin
Fle
Gus Uethou
Scout
Ipg
Chatman Cooper Chen
Wong UU
Sun's Milk for Babies Petition Presented in France
A petition to the French Chamber of Deputies requests testing the quality of a novel infant nourishment called Sun's Milk. A woman in the Seine department submits the idea, claiming Donkey's Milk as superior for nourishment though advocating domestic use. Seven doctors have endorsed the innovation.
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Chamber of Deputies
Tneistere
Savage Italy and odd beads from Rugano Island
An eclectic fragment discusses Italian savagery and extravagant head ornaments from Rugano Island near Sumatra. It describes a bell shaped black wool cap with a grotesque figure and mother of pearl eyes, noting its time worn artistry.
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Italy
Athenijt
Washington's Laughter and Washington's Quiet Demeanor
The piece recalls George Washington's habitual reserve and rare laughter amid the 1783 Princeton episode. It notes Dunlap, at 17, painting Washington's portrait, the general's polite dignity, and Adams’s quip on his kept tips. It also lists varied places named Washington across the US and related monuments.
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Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Congress
Washington
William Dunlap
National Academy of Design
Tle
van Horne
Rocky LN
Dunlap
Mia
Way
Uorne
John Adams
Stuart
Peters
Peter
Washington counties and towns mirror national spread
The piece catalogs how each state counts Washington named places from 46 towns in one state to 40 in another, noting New York 21 and Pennsylvania 23. It references an allegorical painting and the Washington Monument as a tall national symbol.
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Washington Arch
Kane
Washington College
Washington Heights
New York
Washington Gulch
Washington Harbor
Washington Creek
Washington Hollow
Washington Tanke
Washington Mills
Washington Place
Washington Prairie
Washington Delintation
Washington's Crossing
Washington Corner
Washington Tour Corners
University of Washington
Washington University
Washington
Alingion
Union
California
Ong
Michigan
Missouri
New Jersey
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wile
Rappahannock
Washington Crossing the Delaware
Thomas Sully
Boston Museum
Washington Monument
First Monument to Washington Faces Ruin Again
Boonsboro Maryland faces a revival effort to restore the first monument erected in honor of George Washington. Built in 1827 atop South Mountain by local volunteers, it later fell to ruins by 1872 and again by 1883, when it was rebuilt and fortified, now decaying and prompting a restoration push spearheaded by the Historical Union.
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George Washington
Boonsboro
South Mountain
Historical Union
le. W. Grove
Passing of Washington and his final days detailed in widow's hour
The account recalls George Washington's death as described by Williamine in The Last Years of Washington's Life. Washington spoke of dying hard and not fearing death as he directed papers and debts. Mrs Washington remained by him as he died peacefully with his countenance changed and breathes ceased, widow's quiet farewells. Stations in Argentina and Truligas noted as part of Argentina's quartered inhabitants.
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Lington
William Ine
Maj. Lear
Ely's Cream Balm Promoted For Nasal Relief
An ills advertises Ely's Cream Balm and Ely's Liquid Cream Balm for nasal passages. It claims quick relief from nasal catarrh and mentions trial sizes and mail orders. A cartoon-like joke about a cow and cream follows in Yonkers Statesman.
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Ely’s
Pop
John
Yonkers Statesman
Catarrh Cure Ad and Notary Notice From Toledo
An 1836 Toledo advertisement pledges Cherney and Co senior partner Frank J. Cheney to pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Halts Catarrh Cure. Notarized by A. W. Gleason, with Cheney and Co selling the remedy. Also contains a humorous dialogue about cake at a Winter bloom gathering.
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Cry OF
Toledo
Frank J
Markes
Caeney & Co
Grain-O and Grain-G advertised as coffee substitutes
Pitch promotes Grain-O as a safe coffee substitute for all ages and states it costs 14, 16, and 25 cents per package. Ad urges readers to ask grocers for Grain-O and Grain-G.
Lane's Family Medicine and Quack Clinic Ad
An assortment of dubious medical claims promotes Lane's Family Medicine and Dr. Kline's tonics. It promises bowel, liver, and kidney benefits, cold cures, and vitality boosters with small print prices and refund notes, plus a Philadelphia institute address and dated promotional tone.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Endorsed Over Substitutes
A testimonial warns against substitutes and urges Hood's Sarsaparilla for blood diseases. Nurse J. D. Torrey of 46 W Main Street Fredonia New York recounts scrofula sores resolving after using Hood's Sarsaparilla and lauds its health benefits.
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Hood
Observations on Comfouplace Thingy in Atchison Globe
A humorous essay critiques modern manners and gender roles as it ponders thrift, romance, and ambition. It contrasts old fashioned sentiment with contemporary foibles, noting women’s spendthrift labels and men’s idle pretenses, urging proactive effort over waiting.
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Atchison Globe
Ane Janan
Inventions And Patents Highlighted In Miscellaneous Column
A New Jersey designer unveils a pocketbook with continuous end pockets and a circular opening for lifting a coil. Other notes describe improvements in incandescent mantles, tamper resistant fire box cages, spring broom handles, sash balance pulleys, cotton basket supports, cloth cutting devices, and higher education shifts. The digest also recalls Lady Blessington’s publishers dispute, a Spanish English cemetery dog notice, and bilingual tombyard signage.
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Tennessee
New York
Noa
Stalin
I Isett
Women Not Whipped in Delaware
Delaware has not whipped a woman in nearly dirty years. The state law passed in 1850 exempting women from corporal punishment remains in effect.
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Delaware
Peruna Cited By Family For Catarrh Cure
A Nice Old Quaker Lady praises Peruna for curing twenty years of systemic catarrh after using nearly six bottles. John Evans of South Wabash Indiana endorses the remedy and notes prior relief from a grippe. The ad claims Peruna reaches chronic catarrh systemically and offers free health books from Dr. Hartman’s Peruna Medicine Company.
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Polly J. Evans
John Evans
South Wabash
Ind
Dr. Hartman
Peruna Medicine Company
Columbus
Ohio
No matter how worthless a man is
A fragment from a period column notes that even a man regarded as worthless can still find a spouse, reflecting social attitudes of the era toward marriage and charitably overlooked flaws in a prospective partner.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad Claims Merit
An old advertisement extols Cascarets as a candy cathartic and cure for constipation. It asserts reliability, lists benefits such as improved digestion and blood purity, and urges readers to buy from druggists or request a free sample. Addresses Chicago Montreal New York appear as distribution points.
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Ster Remedy Co
Chigago
Montreal
Can
New York
Urermualnerm
Satzeranya Ag
Sreit
Sid
Canoda
Land of Plenty
Department of Interior
Ottawa
Canada
F. Pedley
Ottays
Uec
Col
Brouthton
Monadnock
Chicago
Barthuloman
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Rave
Scouting
Pacific Ocean
Ifosteller
Chicago Times-Herald
George W
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Argentina
Sean J
A. W. Gleason Notary Public
Viagame
Cheney & CQ
Wee
Maude
Tom
Clara
Lane
A. J. Tower
Boston
Mass
Homespun
Aman
Tyrennige
Oman
Eerek-Oorett
Northwest
Atelisen
Tings
Trey
Vatloads
Ria de Dauedyo
Peruana
Peruna
Polly Evans
PEUTZ
Palzer
Timothy
Rou
Balzer
Casohn
Mrs. Nitte
Puck
Caugh
Lambite. Co
Otte
Aarti
Storekrep
Pires
Green's Suns
Uor S
Atlanta, Ga
Gnou
W. L. Douglas
Douglas Shoe CO
Wrockton, Mass
Salzer
Foe
Speltz
la Ld
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