Telephones show America far ahead of Europe in world total
The piece notes seven million of nine million telephones are in America with 2,000,000 in Europe and 500,000 elsewhere. It cites the National Telephone Journal of London on Europe’s lag, highlighting France Austria Hungary and other nations with far fewer stations than major American cities and urges Western Europe to match Britain and Germany in telephonic development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Europe
National Telephone Journal of London
América
France
Austia
Tugiy
Belgium
Holland
Iuly
Austria
Hungary
Chicago
Lyons
Marseilles
Inea
Antwerp
Prague
Peorola
St. Joseph
Dayton
Norfolk
Vienna
San Francisco
Great Britain
Germany
Scandinavia
Emigrant Cache Unearthed From 1854 Oregon Trail
Berkeley correspondence reports Mr and Mrs Sill of this city uncovered remains of an emigrant camp from the 1854 Missouri to Rogue River journey. An oak barrel held food knives scissors whisky nails and trip gear. Canyon 49 owned by J T Cummings of Woodland aided the search. The barrel was buried to speed travel through hostile territory after oxen were shot and the party pressed on on foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Rogue River Valley
Ore
Nevada
J. Sill
Canyon
J. T. Cummings
Wootland
Cummings
Redmen
Berkeley
San Francisco
Miss Barrymore’s Fan Sends Tiny Violets in Boston
A youthful admirer, a bootblack youth, sent violets to Miss Ethel Barrymore during her Boston engagement. She pinned them to her belt. the next day a note claimed the admirer would be in the top gallery, and she acknowledged him with a nod. Also mentions a Toronto anthem anecdote from Saturday Evening Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Barrymore
Boston
Miss Barrymore
Misa Barrymore
Saved From Awful Peril and Cures Promised by Remedies
A Philadelphia era advertisement column touts Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung trouble, Minder Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children, and Weeks’ Break-Up Cold Tablets. It claims cures for croup and la grippe, asserts age and illness testimonials, and markets Ely’s Dream Balm for nasal catarrh with endorsements and a mail order offer.
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Lewis Chamblin
Manchester
Ohio
A. R.no. 3
C. P. Barber & Sun
Gray
O. P. Barber & Son
Ely
Ely Bros
Warren Styvet
Osteopath Ella Still Offers Treatments and Remedies
Osteopath Ella Still advertises Tuesday and Friday visits from 817 Tennessee Street. The notice promotes DeWitt’s Little Early Risers liver pills and DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve, claiming safety and effectiveness for piles and general skin issues. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is praised for healing a corned leg and other injuries, with a local seller listed at 25 cents.
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DeWitt
J. P. Sossman
Cornelius
Bucklen
C. P. Barber & Son
Music, Girda and Snakes
A fragment from North American Review discusses exceptional musical talent in serpents and birds. It contrasts Quaker stance on futepayers with alleged devilish forms used to seduce, noting divergent condemnations and non condemnation of certain birds while a minister warns of a place’s horrors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indore
Epiphanius
North American Review
Cheering Her Up in Islington’s Health Legacy
The Islington area once valued by medical men as a health retreat is recalled through Dr Abernethy’s tale of patients seeking rejuvenation in its invigorating air. A visitor notes broken staircase banisters, remarking on the town’s enduring rough treatment as men bring the heavy goods down, reflecting its storied, rough-hewn past.
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Islington
Fortorn
Abernethy
Lundion
St. V. Pierce
N.Y
Ife
Pherce
Fully Explained Da yrityseth Mes Pon
A compact item from a historical page notes a terse explanation connected to a company or entity. The readable fragments point to a policy or procedural description with limited context. No clear names, dates, or places emerge to anchor specifics.
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N. K. Fairbank Company
New Orleans
Atlanta
New York
Wyeth
Wyeth Chemical Company
Cortlanat St
New York, N. Y
Oo. P. Barber & Sons
Thiz Country
Toronto
Scott
Alult
Saturday Evening Post
Tor
Hell
H. A. Sibley
Industrial and Orphan's Home
Marcon
Callus
Maine
Chichester
Helen
Toleys
Bright
INEID
ED Cay SF
F. Barber & Som
Rei
Sheery Slow
Tien Tal
Ghio
Rome
Thia
Pasall Grocere
A. J. Dicker
W. A. Dusaire
Edmondson & Co
S. R. Holloway
Aunter Bron
Bussickar & Wahren
Urock
H. Punaicker
Eilix Cash Grocery
W. A. Guenther
Johns Beal
Edsoonds & Co
E. A
Wm. Lacoss
Helerholler
Wim
Mesenbeimer
Park Gi
Schell
J. A. Epsulding
Stafford
Wwite
Wasted ‘Windmill Grocery
Misloe
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