Daring Steepleclimb Ends With White Coat On Ames Flagstaff
Peter Walgreen scales the 260 foot Ames building staff in Boston to paint the flagstaff white. Crowds gather as he ascends with rope supports, completes one coat in two hours, and returns safely. He plans a second coat next day and has painted many city fagstaffs.
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Koston
Ing
Old State House
Ck Square
Tremont
Ames
Elf
Ter Walgreen
Anton
P Hill
Ple
Mother P
On Globe
Algreen
Walgreen
Peter Walgreen
Hanover Street
Craig
Brooklyn Bridge
Augusta
Roxbury
British Breach of Promise Case Draws Sharp Testimony
A British nobleman facing breach of promise charges declared he could not contradict the lady and would not deny the promise while claiming the woman overvalued his affections. The suit lapsed to a small fraction of the claim as cross examination drew sharp remarks on the case. Tea prices and capacity figures follow, noting Oolong at low cost per pound and Ceylon at higher price with large cup yields, and historic high London tea prices.
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Ceylon
London
Strange But True Facts From The Animal World
A collection of curious notes explains that male mosquitos do not bite while female frogs lack vocal cords. It mentions mummy cats with red hair and diverse parasite infections across insects. It also notes a snail can regrow a head when the old one is removed in moist conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Unusual Happenings From Early Notices
A Norwalk man George S. Crofut dies from blood poisoning said to stem from a lead pencil prick. A Glasgow marriage notice to David Lincoln and Catherine Crow notes his age and prior spouses. A railway worker, William Bruce, is killed by an iron bar on rails. A Florida man, William Manning, jailed in Jacksonville, furiously protests his being jailed and loses his shoes. A dialogue ends with a father agreeing to a match despite not affording the arrangement.
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George S. Crofut
Norwalk
Conn
Glasgow
David Lincoln
Catherine Crow
William Bruce
Ellen Station
William Manning
Florida
Jacksonville
Harness of daily toil and remedies offer relief
A passage notes the burdens of sedentary work and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Hitters for dyspepsia and fatigue, and Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative. It also mentions a Cincinnati market stall owner and a coupon offer from Geysenite Soap Co. It ends with a moral about men and alcohol.
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California Fig Syrup Co
The Very Thing for Children
Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are tiny sugar coated pellets of refined vegetable extracts. A single dose acts as a corrective regulator and gentle laxative for biliousness indigestion and bowel troubles, curing constipation sour stomach dizziness and liver stomach and bowels derangements. The text also touts Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy with a maker guaranteed success in chronic cases.
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Pierce
Dr. Sage
Inventor of Handy Sunday Newspaper Derrick Promised Christmas Reward
A quirky note promises a reward to the man who invents a portable derrick to hold a Sunday newspaper during reading, implying a practical device for busy readers and a festive prize.
Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. It claims to treat catarrh by cleansing the blood and improving overall health.
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Hall
Price
Hanson
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Tolacco
Washington
U.S. Gov’t
Aman
Cincinnati
Leve
The
Canada
Denver
Geysenite Soar Co
Isaac Newton
Gold Miner
the Road Publishing Co
Colo
Karl
Wan
U.S
Milums- WooLtson Spice Co
Huron St
OIC
Obio Nat
Wash
D.C
ASET
Chale Antares
Ely
Denver Directory
17Th St
Union Depot
L. Bates
Mgr
E. E. Burlingame
Assay Office
Beranrisuep
Lawrence St
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