Kemp's Balsam and Sarsaparilla Ad Trade Preview
A jumble of late 19th century ads extols Kemp's Balsam for teething coughs and lungs with refund guarantees, Kemp's Sarsaparilla for blood cleansing, Sozodont teeth whitening, Electric Bitters praised for youth renewal, and Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery claimed to cure consumption, all backed by Barber Bros. and various testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barber Bros
Uss Tree
Buckner
Iemp’s
Sarsaparilla
Atore
Phoasbe Chesley
Peterson
Clay Co
Iowa
Wis
Electric Bitters
Pierce
Pieren
Terrible landslips in Europe's mountain districts
The London Standard report surveys devastating landslides in Swiss regions. It details the Rossberg and Elm catastrophes, describing how rock and earth from Mont Como and the Tschingel Alp buried villages, killed hundreds, and left vast debris enough to build twoZurichs. It notes warnings ignored and the scale of material involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Bec Rouge
Tarentaise
Miror
Rossberg
Rigi
Goldan
Tiber
San Stefano
Monte Como
Plars
Pluro
Bln
Tschingel Alp
Plurs
Goldau
Zurich
Debrig
Elm
London Standard
Remedies and political jottings from a disjointed era
A garbled OCR page mixes patent medicines and political satire. It touts a South American remedy for youthful indiscretions and dyspepsia, mentions General Longstreet on a northern farm, and mocks lawyers. It also notes Green's Augusta Flower and a California financier’s windfall in a Wheat deal, while commenting on urban intemperance.
Arctic mining in the extreme north described
The article notes important mining operations within the Arctic Circle, with Cryolite shipped from Greenland to Philadelphia for candles and Alten near the North Cape in Finmark hosting extensive copper mines. It describes underground work, winter warmth, continuous activity, and seasonal lighting, mentioning historical mining near the White Sea and the potential for exploration and settlement in Arctic regions. It also briefly cites Atchison, Kansas, and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a vitality tonic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic Circle
Greenland
Philadelphia
Alten
North Cape
Finmark
White Sea
How Pilots Are Made Through Rigorous Apprenticeship
A defectily formatted excerpt explains pilot training in detail. Apprentices start as “end” or “boy” and endure a three year term before licensing. Boat-keepers, pilots, and assistants face dangerous duties, inspections, and yearly license renewals, with progression hinging on merit, fitness, and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Ok
Commissioners’ Office
Board of Pilot Commissioners
Edgar L. Wakeman
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Awful Spit Incident and Humorous Anecdotes
A fragment from a Detroit Free Press humor section recounts a street scene on Crawford Street where a woman complains of tobacco spit on a stoop. A policeman jokes about ink juice as bystanders react to the odd mess. Other short bits describe a shy suitor at dinner and a Miss Murphy romance, plus a note about Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Barber Bro. selling it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford Street
Detroit Free Press
Whittier
ST. Charles Street
St-Louis
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Journal
Lawrence, Kas
Kirks White
Crown Mtg CO
Vine St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Eidemiijer Tee Company
Zook’s
N. Parinton
General Spalding
Holman
Holman Adjustable Carriage, Co
Wabash Ave
Chicago
Kunapolia
Agrohn Jones
Foster
Tatler
August Olson
C. Poster
Civil Ser View Reform Association
Mans WissLow
Boeddler
Lawrence
League of American Wheelmen
AMD
Lisaltide
Satseay
Perro
Malatio
Erppatus Onex
Philadelplia
Tome
United States
Tutt’s
South America
New York
Gladstonian
Kemp
Ohce
General Longstreet
Genewia
Adwirstiva Dors
Reform Department
Mackay
California
Arctic Industries
Atchison, Kan
Hood
Meetens Peas
Fone Saat Neiesag
Misson Murphy
Harry Benton
Harry
Murphy
F. Ledger
Blobson
Dumpsey
Washington
Bucklen
Arnica
Barber Broe
Idawly
C. Baews Rk
Ruffalo
Hubbard
North Chiling
Mass
C. J. Hood
Lowell
Jong Prady
Eddrese da
G. Mot
Jerry Glathart
Selly Carls
Carty Derry
Glathart
Selle m Nambers
Ioc
Kesgon
Reason
Jerry
Ubree
Seltie
Massachusetis Streer
Massachusetta Street
Rattan Goods
National Bank
Bill Heads
Ie Journal
Lawrence Journal
Merrell
Aga Uietine
A. G. Matpifews
Ownesville
Mon
Pruggisia Ant Vealers
Merrell Drug CO
Sole Proprieta
Hammond
Remington & Caligraph
Wm. T. Carpenter
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