Life at Sea Highlights Lifesaving Flaws and Remedies
An analysis of recent maritime disasters shows modern ships still rely on weak water tight compartments and flawed davits. Calls grow for safer lifeboats and better rigging, urging adoption of reinforced life-saving gear to prevent total loss of crew and passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Har Cless
Dedas
Comef
Argonaut
Jamaica
Prince Oscar
Oscar
Ted
Orl
Francis
Mrs Sage Champions Bloomers For Everyday Wear
Mrs Rafael Sege praises bloomers in the Boston Herald as practical for outdoor life and daily tasks. She argues long skirts hinder reaching rails on streetcars and winding clocks, urging women to embrace functional dress for all occasions and bicycle use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rafael Sege
Boston Herald
Newfoundland dog serves as eyewitness in Chicago court
In Chicago a Newfoundland dog in the possession of a man charged with theft accompanied the owner into court. When the dog saw the real owner the animal bolted and caused a commotion, leading the justice to rule in favor of the plaintiff.
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Chicago
Dog
Piaintitt
Man Punished for Claiming Another’s Seat Baggage
A railroad car scene shows a man claiming bags that supposedly belong to a passenger who had gone to the smoking car. The owner returns, a dispute ensues, the conductor takes charge, and the bore of the hoax is exposed as laughter rises among travelers. The offender loses his seat and his baggage, facing public ridicule and eventual repayment.
Peruvian Central Railroad to Reach Amazon Waterway
The Ferro Carril Central del Peru is highlighted as the famed railway in construction from Callao docks rising to 15,005 feet near Mont Mane, then descending to 3489 feet over thirty miles. The line includes fifty seven tunnels and four switchbacks with extensive rock spur work, begun in 187? and resumed later, aiming to reach navigable Amazon waters 815 miles from the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferro Carril Central del Peru
Callao
Amazon
Ist
Chiesa
Jewel fraud involving Mrs A and false ruby solitaires
The Boston Gazette reports Mrs A Suspects a jewel firm over a pair of ruby solitaires passed for reset. A clerk claimed the stones were fake though purchased as real. Accusations flare between Mrs A and the firm as detectives search for the jewels and a former butler linked to the case.
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Mra A
Fim
Mr. A
Boston Gazette
Mrs Dugan Encounters Five Foot Black Snake
Mrs Sam Dugan, wife of a Ohio farmer, awoke to icy feet and later found a five foot black snake coiled in the bed springs. Her husband confronted the serpent with a club and killed it after a fierce struggle, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Sam Dugan
Georsetown
Ohio
Husba
Mr. Dugan
Smelt Fry Swindlers and Patent Medicine Scams
A warning piece exposes frauds selling counterfeit versions of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and other tonics. It cautions readers to buy only genuine remedies, notes misleading rattlesnake skin claims, and urges honest dealers. The notice also promotes bonds and warrants sales by Morris & Whitehead with Denver and Portland offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hostetter
Tmant
Desmand
Morris & Whitehead
Cooper Building
Denver
Colorado
Chamber of Com. Ridg
Portland
Humble Patents and Odd Ad Snippets From a Page
A collage of brief ads and notes includes claims for Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Dr Kline’s, with testimonials and prices. Also mentions a Massachusetts minister’s wife in a blue dress, Hindercorpa Corn Cure, Parker’s Ginger Tea, and a pawnbroker’s life. Various lines promise cures, fortunes, and small rewards in brisk, diaristic style.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Massachusetts
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MRS. Sage and Bloomers
Klinots
Arkansas
Hanson
Hindercorpa
Kline
Kise
Arch St
Phta
Pise
Louisa Lindman
Bethany
Juv
Western Newspaper Union
Pierce
Qowery
J. Tower
Boston
Mass
Webster’s International Res
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
Jerriam Co., Publishers
Springfield
Masa
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