Open letter claims rights to Pitcher's Castoria name
Dr Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Massachusetts asserts exclusive trade rights to the phrases Pitcher's Castoria and CAS and disputes use of signatures CHAS H FLETCHER on wrappers. He states Centaur Company controls his name and advertises the authentic Castoria used for over thirty years. Dorothy line reflects wartime sentiment about nurses and football players.
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Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Chas.h Fletcher
Pitcher
Mothers of America
Chas. H. Fletcher
Centaur Company
Chas H Pietcher
Dorothy
Santa Fe Route Train Service Announcement
Fast vestibuled train leaves Denver at 7 p.m. daily and runs to Chicago via Kansas City with Pullman palace sleepers and chair cars. Service includes direct connections to Texas points and the shortest route to California and Mexico. All dining cars operated by Fred Harvey. For rates and time cards contact J. P. Hall in Denver.
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Santa Fe
Denver
Colorado Spring
Pueblo
Chicago
Kansas City
Texas
California
Mexico
Fred Harvey
J. P. Hall
Colorado
Union Pacific Railroad Offers Modern Trains and Services
The Union Pacific Railroad markets its line as the only modern service with fast east and west travel. It touts dining cars, buffet, smoking and library cars, barber shop, baths, steam heat, and Pintsh light. Ticket office located at 41st Street. Two stray quotes appear among the ad copy.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Simm
17Th Street
Beauty advertising and a split sentence about Julia
An OCR fragment markets Cascarets as a beauty cleanser for ten cents promising a clear skin by cleansing the liver. A stray quoted exchange about Julia and her husband appears, mentioning poskiy pentax compared to other men.
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Julia
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as a constitutional remedy
A fragmented page item lists Hall's Catarrh Cure with price 75c and repeats the claim as a constitutional cure. The passage blends miscellaneous ads and anecdotal snippets including a railway ticket offer, a nerve restorer brochure, and stray jokes, all in a late 19th century newspaper voice.
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Hall
Price
Life in Havana City And the Mains Effect on Society
Havana letters describe sympathetic local women moved by the Maine disaster. Social life persisted under siege with officials ignoring frivolity while Cuban beauty andAmerican relief efforts draw attention. Many Havana elites flee to the United States as war drags on.
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Havana
Maine
Madrid
Andalusian
United States
England
America
Barcelona
Uncle Sam
New York
Atlantic
Wooden Indian Ancestors inPhiladelphia Letter
In a long Philadelphia letter a century old wooden carved figure is described found in an old business house. The three foot tall goddess of commerce once fronted the first trimming store in the Quaker City and was vividly colored. The piece illustrates how historic signs colored and placed on buildings served as local landmarks a hundred years ago.
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Philadelphia
Quaker City
London
Henry Fawcett the blind law student with iron nerve
Henry Fawcett, struck blind by a hunting accident in 1858, refused to let blindness derail his life. He abandoned law but pursued political economy with zeal, using readers for literature from Milton to Eliot, determined to keep his culture broad despite total sight loss.
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Henry Fawcett
Henry
Milton
Burke
Wordsworth
George Eliot
Imperial Family Exile Wealth Cut After Long Absence
A member of the Russian imperial family living abroad for more than a quarter of the year faces a substantial reduction in income. The rule reflects strict adherence to residence requirements affecting financial support between exiled or relocated members and the central household.
Names of Vessels Reflect American Naval Names Across Eras
A discussion notes U S Navy ship naming practices, contrasting American habits with British and Russian traditions. It details how ships are named by class and era, highlighting vessels named after places, states, and notable figures, with examples from wooden, armored, and modern ships.
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United States Navy
Uncle Sam
New York Tribune
Nelson
Anson
Rodney
Benbow
Russia
Farragut
Mobile Bay
Ericsson
Cushing
Porter
Foote
Dahlgren
Dupont
Goldsborough
Comanche
Catskill
Canonicus
Mahopac
Montauk
Wyandotte
Ajax
Manhattan
Franklin
Adams
Marion
Yantic
Alert
Nipsic
Mohicen
Omaha
Vicksburg
Annapolis
Petrel
Machias
Nashville
Helena
Concord
Bancroft
Bennington
New York
Brooklyn
Atlanta
Baltimore
Charleston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Columbia
Newark
Raleigh
San Francisco
Olympia
Maine
Kearsarge
Congress
Alabama
Constitution
Newport
Vermont
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Dale
Maryland Naval Reserve
Independence
Mare Island
Jamestown
Monongahela
New Hampshire
New York Naval Reserve
Saratoga
United States
Artificial fish nests from the New York Press
Fishermen report black bass nests failed by scarce bottom material and storms destroying eggs. Engineers create earthware nests with a gravel cement bottom to aid artificial propagation. Bass readily lay eggs in these factory-made nests aiding hatch rates.
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New York
Italian Colonists Scheme for Venezuela Colonization
An Italian named Dotti signs an agreement with the Venezuelan government to settle 1,000 Italian families per year, establish a bank for agriculturists with $3,750,000 capital, and operate a steamship line between colonies and Italy. The government offers tax rebates and privileges and pledges welcome and protection for settlers.
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Venezuel
Dotti
Venezuela
Italy
Standard Dictionary marketed for one dollar down
An ad promotes the Standard Dictionary as the world’s best reference with uniform spelling and etymological syllabication. It claims comprehensive vocabularies for crafts and sciences and offers payment terms of 1 down and 1 per month. Also includes a jesting anecdote about a man staying downtown for a balance.
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