Electric light from vacuum gear touted as new glow
D McFarland Moore of Newark claims a revolutionary, heat free light using a vacuum tube and a tiny vibrator device. The portable glass tube outputs daylightlike glow via induced currents, with patent battles won after a Washington demonstration. Also reports of gold finds near Indian Lake and other brief items from New York World and local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. McFarland Moore
Newark
N. J
Hoe
Moore
Patent Office
Columbia College
Magee
Princeton
Demotte
Cambridge
Pittsburg Post- Dispatch
Tempted Youth Sermon on Resisting Temptation
Rev Alexander MacLeod II offers a sermon on resisting temptation using the Temptation of Christ in the wilderness as a model. He contrasts hunger and pride trials with trust in God, recounts three parables of temptation in work life, and ends urging readers to choose Christ in business and home for a righteous journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander MacLeod, II
New York
bin Rather
Oll
Christ
Ma. C. L. Jonnom
N.Y
Coe
Ma.c. M. Guy
Missisippi
Henay T. Bonpert
Fearful Ride of a Tolled White Cat at Leedom Mills
A Brist ol Pa white cat, longtime employee pet, crawled into the engine room and slept in a flywheel. The wheel started at 10 a.m. and stopped at 6 p.m. after a 200 mile ride. The cat seemed dazed briefly but recovered, unharmed, after the long spin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leedom Carpet Mills
Bristol
No Bond Issue Contemplated
Treasury says no bond issue is planned while gold balance stays above 76,000,000 and likely not even if it falls to that level unless Congress acts to protect national credit. Also includes endorsements of Royal Ruby port and medical testimonials for Minute Cough Cure and Rheumatic Cure claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Congress
Washington Star
Wm. Hogan
House Defeats Measure as Senate Moves to Bond Issue
Washington February 15 The debate centers on a monetary conference with silver nations as Reed followers show cautious openness to white metal. Illinois delegation votes nearly against silver amendments while Downing struggles for seated status. Congress considers Rock Island Muscatine & Southwestern bridge and pensions for Confederate prisoners. Mississippi river improvements dominate talks as river traffic looms large, with Mississippi proposals facing Senate scrutiny and rail bridge plans advancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waastington
House
Senate Amnd
Dingley
Towne
Minnesot
Downing
Rinaker
VanHorn
Kansas City
Rivers Od Harbors
Tle
Winans
Wisconsin
Rock Island
St. Louis
Vielsburg
Senate
Mardi Gras Celebrations Set To Reach New Scale In Mobile
Mardi Gras at Mobile and New Orleans will be grander this year with parades balls and merrymaking beginning on Monday and Ash Wednesday. Railroads offer one fare round trip with liberal limits from northern eastern and western lines to Moblie and New Orleans with tickets available through Mobile & Ohio and agents in St Louis Cairo and Mobile. Also promotion for Bicyclist's Encyclopedia by James Slocum offering repair guidance and dealer inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Tooslay
Mobile
New Orleans
Mobile and Ghia Railroad
Jimita
Moblie
Mobile & Ohio
St. Louis
Cairo
BB. Voney
Pass
Alu
Pitchoria Castoria and local store ad boasts relief
A storefront notice touts Castoria for children and claims quick relief from coughs colds and croup. It extols one minute cough cure for immediate relief and promotes the store as the best source for remedies and medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stennes Croup
Faoean
Lanark Tales of a Jolly Couple and a Hat Prank
In Lanark a cheerful couple quietly aid the needy while a husband’s fashion sense is upended by a hat sent from Chicago. A wife’s sly purchase and a friend Yeager’s box reveal a humorous ruse about marital secrets and shared mischief in small town life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark
Laneark
Paul Revere
Joseph Yeager
Main Street
Nin
Cireuustaners
John
Mr. Yeager
Chicago
Sweet Potato Whisky and Early Inventions Stir Local Curiosity
The article recounts a quirky tale of J. W. Crow displaying a bottle of crude white sweet potato whisky as a novelty in the region. A German distiller, Haneturg, plans to distill from potatoes, sending several bushels to Mike Brown for a half gallon sample. The piece notes efforts to distill for commercial uses and mentions potential as a valuable local product. It also references broader science advances and a German arms critique, including Roentgen photography, color gelatin, Zeppelin airships, and a Brand rifle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Crow
Mr. Haneturg
Mike Brown
Routhern koll—Angust
Germany
Roentgen
Book sales agents lure with gold and prizes in Burlington notices
An 1900s Burlington advertisement offers 200 cash in gold for selling 200 copies of Gems of Religious Thought by Talmage and other titles. Prizes include 4 100 bicycle, and a gold watch for top sellers plus monthly readers sheets. Also promotes Castoria and De Witt's Witch Hazel Balm with customer endorsements.
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Woodward Company
Baltimore
Talmage
Jesus
AnNa Jon Son
A.G. Karey
Hexny
McDowann
Gema of
Lin Mediated Y Award Company
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John Donahoe
Newark Electrician
West
Putnam County
N. Y
Indian Lake
Garrison
Westchester County
Donahoe
Speaker Fish
John M. Toncey
Hudson River Railroad
Samuel Sloan
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Louis F. Goodsell
Highland Falls
Garrison's
Goodsell
Albany
The
Hudson
Garrison Slope
New York World
Milicent W. Shinn
Overland Monthly
Middle West
North Atlantic States
Miss Shinn
Dr. Swift
Toto
Bent
London
Fred Webber
Holland
Mass
W. P. Holden
West Brimfield
Hogan
DeWitt
Wa. Hogan
Simon S. Hartman
Tunnelton
West Va
Chamberlain
Waa Jeans
God
Judea
Earth
Thia
Rick
Min
Anil
Scientific American
Adulterated Wine
J. W. Pierce
Republic
Sean
Wat. Hogan
D. Wiley
Black Creek
Groff
E. E. Tutt
Washington
James Slocum
Molly
Mich
Pitcher’s Castoria
Ty Deng
Nepa
Burlington
W.d. C. Kenyon
FP & 7
Apent
the Burlington
St Vanl
Minn
Castoria
Abe
Mis
de Witt
Kenyon
St Paul
Minu
U.S
C.A. Snow &Co
Ae Rank Leslie
Frank Leslie
Opular Monthly
America
Lanark Gazette
Frank Lesties
Gazette
Fatite
Jatin Woll
Godersigard
Willy W Ty
Guaid
Carroll County
Howe
Mount Carroll
Petrugry
Amos Wolf
Kacoulor
Samuel Pitcher
G. C. Oxonon
Lowell, Mam
H. A. Ancamm
M. D
Atl
Oxford &T
Brooklyn
Dr. J
Kixcueton
Conway, Ark
Aturw C. Surra
Children's Department
Usrren Hosrrian and Distrwsany
Boston
Burry
Rochester
Mons
WM. Beans
Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage
Lana
R. Hi. Woo
Inter Ocean
Ares
Souris Denavena
Ener Ace
Alleghany Mountains
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