Prodding Memory and Useful Books in a San Francisco Post
A fragment from the San Francisco Post discusses monomaniacs and memory, recounting John Beckwith who tears a self-written letter, plus a Rambler note on encyclopedia use. It covers a mechanical engineers account of transmitting steam over 4,800 feet from a colliery to a water works with a complex trough and boiler sheet receiver.
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San Francisco Post
John Beckwith
Oakland
the Rambler
Pir
Society of Mechanical Engineers
Nere
Election Bet Sparks Wife Advice On Foolish Wagers
A wife comments on her husband's recent election bet, urging him to avoid such wagers in the future. She humorously suggests that if he loses he should endure a three month banishment from displaying folly, noting it would be as hard as any other challenge and would spare his relatives’ feelings.
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Puck
New Yorkers Sit Hours Waiting for Broadway Cable Reboot
The Philadelphia Ledger notes residents in New York City have grown used to spending two or three hours in Broadway cable cars as the cable system delays resumed service.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Broadway
Last Man on Earth Ponders Relief Through Bitters
A fragmentary ad style piece praises Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a cure for indigestion and multiple ailments, touts its tonic and alterative properties, and includes jumbled quotes and product claims. It mentions a novel by Stubbs and references education of bowels with Cascarets and other assorted remarks about medicine and manners.
Talk With Mrs Pinkuam on Uterine Health and Lydia E Pinkham
A promotional piece arguing women have a weak uterine system and the need for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cites excessive menstruation as a sign of weakness and features a Bethlehem Pa testimonial praising the remedy's cure of flooding and kidney pain.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Epwin Ennie
Church St
Bethlehem
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Iowa
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James Williams
Arents
Swanson Rhueumatic Cure CO
Ill
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co. Limited
Dorchester, Mass
Fecokee Ae Want
Cote Manilla
Fey Manilla Rooting Company
Camden, N. J
Treey P.O
New York
Mofyman
Leabelis
NEW Discovery
Tives Ay Sake” Ssons
Atlanta, Ga
John W
Morris, Nashington
Nathan Pension Bickford
Washington, D
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Rochester
Omaha
Neb
Neas Sdeye
Anteed Minevare
Wate Contagion
tEvans Cnemica Co Cincinnat
Draggista
Express
Alaska
Rusteneo
JONES
Casa
Front Street
Portland
Ore
Southern Homeseekers
Merry
A. G
Manchester
Kellond
Louisville
K. Hatch
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Cincinnati
Illinois Central Railroads
National Correspondeece Institute
National
Mack Building
TSA
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