Race of Dwarfs from Andaman Islands Reaches Museums
A large ethnology collection from the Andaman islands has arrived at the National Museum via a Philadelphia Times correspondent. It depicts the dwarfed inhabitants, their fire-making, clothes, adornments, and customs, with notes on their primitive state, cannibalism myths debunked, and the impact of mission settlements on their decline and health.
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Andaman Islands
National Museum
Washington
Philadelphia Times
Bay of Bengal
Enrico Gigioli
Florence
Andamans
Andamanese
How to Make Shoes Waterproof with A Fat Mixture
A Boston Evening Transcript note says rubber overshoes help in wet weather, but a traditional method proves leather boots can be waterproofed by melting equal parts castor oil, kerosene, and lard. Rub the warm mix over boots, repeat five times, then reapply every three to four months for softness and pliability.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Rubber trees thrive along Florida coasts say experts
The Florida Citizen notes rubber trees are native and profuse on both coasts south of a westward line from New Stuyrni. Large trees grow on the east coast with two monarch specimens near Rock and Wilt Lanehart’s property. Natives know vast rubber trees, suggesting potential for state use as a natural product to diversify beyond oranges. coastal keys could host plantations as cultivation advances.
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Ruie Ebow
Florkla
New Stuyrni
de. Witt- Qeid
Rock
Wilt Lanehart
Worth
Keys
Florida
Keck of Gibraltar and Hostetter's Beets Remedy
A fragmented discussion praises Hostetter's Stomach Beets as a universal antidote curing malaria like poisoning in air or water and aiding fevers. It mentions nerve and kidney issues, appetite and sleep improvement, and quicker convalescence, followed by a note on proposed laws in Parliament requiring employers to give domestic servants a character on dismissal, with France and Germany cited.
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John Barns
France
Germany
Cook Remedy CO
Cook Medy Co
Masonic Temple
Chicago
Ill
Stockmen Saddles by Hermann H Heiser Denver Firm Ad
Ad for Stockmen saddles manufactured by Hermann H Heiser a reliable Denver firm since 1828 at Blake Street promises unsurpassed quality and dependable service. It urges parties in need of saddles to mail for catalogs and notes a humorous claim about Fitzhugh Lee and a mint julep tied to Cleveland era imagery.
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Hermann H. Heiser
Blake Street
Denver
Colo
Fitzhugh Lee
Cubs
Cleveland
Hall's Catarrh Care and Cure Claims
An old pamphlet style advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Care taken internally and a “Great cure Restorer” by Dr Kitne. It offers free trial bottles by mail and promises dramatic, unspecified cures. The copy uses archaic spelling and unreliable medical claims with fishing forbidden and generic testimonials.
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Kitne
Frey
Posed Health Ads Mentioning Remedies and Names
The fragment references old remedies for teething in infants and a physician or remedy salesman. It lists names such as Mrs. Lucy Allace of Marquette Kansas and mentions a dated 1895. The text includes casual remarks about a cornetist and a reticent young man, suggesting a mixed clippings page with advertisements and personal notes.
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the Keck of
Gibraltar
Hall's
Preacher
Lucy Allace
Marquette, Kans
Duff
Ayer
Denver Directory
Denver Tent and Awning CO
Procter
Lawrence ST
Cripple Creek
Boise
Pabiares Beato Ts
Beare
Nock & Garside
Ning End
Second Techinery Co
Lawrence
Ist
Sucht Music Co
Beas
East
Jenry Miler
Curtis Street
Denver Music Odker Champa Street
Wazee Street
E. E. Burlingame
Colorado
Mall of Express
Bosanko
Ing.abeorbs
ST. Jacobs
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker &C., Limited
Dorchester, Mass
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