Law's Romance Reveals Bell Hubbard Trust Contract
A Washington letter reports Professor Alexander Graham Bell and Mrs. Mabel Bell sue Gertrude Hubbard and others over a 1877 contract that created a trust for Mrs Bell from the Bell Hubbard marriage. The suit seeks $59,798 and trustee substitution for a $250,000 Hubbard trust.
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Washington
Alexjoes Graham Bell
Mabel G. Bell
Gertrude M. Hubbard
Charles J. Bell
Elasie May Bell
Marion Hubbard Bell
American Security and Trust Company
Mr. Bell
Miss Hubbard
Mr. Hubbard
Mrs. Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
Hubbard
C. J. Bell
A. G. Bell
Cramp in the Legs Troubles Many Persons
The article notes many men and women suffer sudden cramps in one or both legs causing distress. It outlines general causes and hints at possible remedies or relief methods, reflecting common health concerns of the period.
South African street cars drawn by oxen
Describes Cape Town street cars using oxen-drawn wagons on low wheels running on a narrow track. Native drivers sit at the window as economy and leisure meet in a quaint transit system. The wood cars, durable yet jolting on uneven tracks, operate for profit annually.
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South Africa
Cape Town
Rain from a Cloudless Sky Explained
Describes serein rain in France Mauritius and Algeria with sky clear conditions. Notes theories: invisible upper-vapor condensation, warm and cold air currents, or ice particles melting at altitude. Cites Sir J C Ross observation in the South Atlantic and a Genoese naturalist account of six minute shower.
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France
Serein
Mauritius
J. C. Ross
South Atlantic
Constantine
Algeria
England
Gifts and Givers of Gifts
The piece argues kindness in giving matters more than the gift’s value. It cites a German proverb about a kind gesture being more noble than wealth and warns that demeaning the recipient can ruin charity. It stresses warmth, sympathy, and humane regard as true gifts.
Stage of Society Curio and Health Ad Patter
A fragment describes Mrs Topnotch in the Daughters of the American Revolution and Colonial Dame circles alongside a ribbing about bonnet alignment. It then shifts to praise for modern masculine vigor and college youth, ending with a jingle for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters claiming relief from dyspepsia and biliousness.
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Mer
Colorado mining world seeks six months trial sub
Colorado is the banner gold producing state with 1897 output over twenty million dollars and projections to exceed thirty million this year. New strikes are daily, reminiscent of the 1849 rush. Send twenty five cents for a six months trial of Mining World, an eight page illustrated weekly from Denver Colorado. Regular subscription is one dollar a year.
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Colorado
Mining World
Address “World
P. O. Box
Denver
Armen
Swanson Rheumatic Care Co
Chicago
George Yeager
Portland
Ind
Sam
Sharon
Earth
Tieses
Geo. I. Rowell
Stratard
Vermont
Swanson Rheumatic Cure CO
Dearborn St
Ill
How to Keep Healthy Article Seeks Inner Vitality
The piece argues health comes from inside rather than medicines or strict diets. It disparages gym visits and fashionable health fads, claiming true well being arises from vitality and pure air, clean water, and a healthy environment.
Open Letter Promotes Pitcher's Castoria Trademark
A historical open letter asserts exclusive use rights for the term CASTOR and PITCHER'S CASTORIA. Dr Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Massachusetts is named as originator of PITCHER'S CASTORIA with the CHAS H FLETCHER signature on wrappers and The Centaur Company as authorizing entity. It promotes long standing mother use and warns against unauthorized use.
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Cuntis
Pitcher
Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Chas H. Fletcher
Mothers of America
Chas. H. Fletcher
Centaur Company
Hopeful Words to Childless Women in Need
A plea to women facing infertility cites warning signs of womb decline and endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. Personal letters praise the remedy for overcoming years of infertility and producing a child, with instructions to write to Mrs. Pinkham for advice.
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May B. Wilson
Sassafras St
Millville
N. J
Lydia E. Pinkham
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