Imperial visit to Balmoral exposes royal travel discomforts
Eyewitness account from 1897 Tsarskoe Selo describes the imperial family enduring rain drenched arrivals at Balmoral and the strict etiquette that kept them from resting. It notes Olga at eighteen months bowing to spectators and remarks on the succession rules tied to the czar's throne.
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Hose
Isa
Balmoral
Uceses
Olga
Perial
Denmark
Prince of Wales
Rais
Tsarskoe Selo
Peterhof
Paul
Lost His Tips A Texas Rail Story Of A Porter
A Pullman porter recounts a near disaster on a shared Texas rail line where a detached sleeper sped toward them at high speed. The engineer crashed through the car as a precaution, saving passengers but the porter lost his tips, a notable reminder of old era fortunes and railway life. A separate column argues reading broadens knowledge and warns against only pleasant books.
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Great Southwest
Texas
New York
Rlor
Fire service charges levied on property owners in some European cities
In several European cities the cost of extinguishing fires is billed to the property owner for whose benefit the fire department is summoned. The system aims to make property holders financially responsible for fire response services.
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Europe
Abominable Legacy And Rheumatism Prevention
An inherited tendency to rheumatism is discussed, noting it remains in families. The article recommends early use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to counter premonitory twinges and protect against cold, exposure, and fatigue while addressing malaria, liver and kidney issues, dyspepsia, and nervous unrest.
Piso Cure for Consumption Endorsed by Seattle Reader
A Seattle reader, J. B. Palmer, endorses Piso’s Cure for Consumption in a brief 1895 letter. The note accompanies two quirky phrases and provides a box number and date for contact. The item reflects period patent medicine advertising and personal testimonials in a New York Press reprint.
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Seattle
Wash
His Idea of Drinking in City Park Venture
A quoted line from the Indianapolis Journal notes a plan to erect an artistic drinking place in a city park and asks if the Colonel would subscribe a small amount. The piece frames the proposal as nonsensical and questions whether a city license would be granted.
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Indianapolis Journal
Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets Ad
An old ad promotes Cascarets candy cathartic with money back guarantee. It claims to cure constitution and includes dramatic lines about a wife reacting to shopping price differences.
Wise Women Special from Mrs Pinkham
A promotional piece urges women to treat womb derangement with Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Mrs Pinkham’s Sanative Wash. It cites backache heat sensations and leucorrhea as signs, advises self treatment, and includes a testimonial from Mrs Granee W Suerarn of Watervliet New York praising relief after five bottles.
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Lydia E Pinkham
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Ibertain
Katherine the Great
Pullman
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