Growth Peak in Northern Regions For Animals and Plants
The report notes that the edible trog attains its finest development in northern Canada, contrary to tropical assumptions. It argues that both plants and animals reach peak form at the farthest northern edge of their habitat, citing examples like the terrapin and late-ripening fruits to illustrate the northern limit concept.
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Florida
Louisiana
Canada
Chesapeake
Washington Post
Hall's Catarrh Cure Price 75¢
A short ad notes Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally with a price of 75 cents. A separate anecdote recounts a marriage story where a groom promises to pay the minister later and returns after a year demanding five dollars as compensation.
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Hall
Passing of the Mixed Drink and Shifting Trends
In 1920s era notes, John Collins and various cocktails fade from popularity while straight drinks and highballs rise. The piece notes changing tastes and the notion that low prices do not guarantee nutritional value, citing a comparison of flour and cabbage as protein and energy sources.
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John Collins
Streight
Allen's Foot-Ease for aching feet in new shoes
Do your feet ache and burn Shakento your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for the feet. It makes hot or new shoes feel easy. Cures swollen feet corns and bunions. At all druggists and shoe stores. Sample sent free Allen Olmsted LeRoy NY.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N.Y
Three-year-old asks for new breakfast dish surprise
A three year old named Tommy was given scrambled eggs for the first time. He did not recognize it and the next day startled his mother by demanding more of a dish he called doodle doo hash.
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Tommy
Demise of Will Van Benthuysen Recalls His Career
Obituary recounts Will Van Benthuysen born December 1 1855 in Drakeville Davis County Iowa. He rose from Bloomfield printer apprentice to Chicago Tribune telegraph editor and New York World editorial manager, earning esteem through kindness and courtesy before passing away in New York City last week.
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Wil van Berthureen
New York World
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Davis County
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Lis Ettil
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Hutch
van Benthuysen
Bloomfield
Horoughy
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Bloomfield Commonwealth
Observer
Carbondale
van Benthuyeen
Leavenworth
Kar
Col. D. St. Anthony
Lavensworth Times
Col. Anthony
Hhis
Josnph Medill
Chicago Tribune
Tribune
Chicago
Telegraph
The
New York
World
Death of Major J B Pond noted as gangrene death
Major James Burton Pond, a well known lecture manager, died at his Jersey City home from gangrene after amputation of his right foot. Born June 11 1838 in Oubs Allegheny County, he moved with family to Illinois then Wisconsin and published the Markesan Journal in 1860s. He served as mayor of Think Whe county cavalry in the Civil War and later ran the Lyceum Lecture Bureau.
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James Burton
Pond
Jersey City
N. J
Major Pond
Oubs
Alegheny County
Ilinois
Tmz
Wisconsin
Wis
Seal Bad B Paod
Think Whe County Cavalry
Baxter Springs
Quantreil
Leth
Lyceum
Alaskan Boundary Commissioner Faces Illness in London
Justice Armour of the Canadian supreme court, a boundary commissioner for Alaska, lies seriously ill in London. Born in Ontario in 1830, he rose through law and shaped many early British government decisions while contributing to cross-border affairs.
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London
Justicé Armour
Eupremeé Court
Fie Con
England
Justice Armor
PGE SD
Canada
United States
Ontario
Justice Armour
Herbert Spencer Near Death From Ailing Health
Herbert Spencer the eminent philosopher lies near death at his Briston home shocking friends with rapid decline after weeks of weakness. The Synthetic Philosophy founder has been active in intellectual life since age 27 and faced notable debates with Frederic Harrison and Prof. Weismann. he never married.
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Herbert Spencer
Brishton
Mr. Spencer
Herbert Spencer Spencer
Lier
Frederie Harrison
Weismann
Freiburg
Fie
A Long Way After Sheridan by John Kendrick Bangs
John Kendrick Bangs, writing an operetta based on Sheridan, meets a friend who teases the plot as a mix of the School for Scandal and the Battle of Worcester. He explains the title refers to Sheridan around twenty years past.
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Sheridan
John Kendrick Bangs
Sternten
Lady Tenzle
Wir- Chester
Wirchester
Berane
New President Barclay Named Liberia Leader
Acciur larclay, the newly elected president of Liberia, is of pure African descent born in Jameson. His parents emigrated to the African republic as a child. He has held several government posts there including postmaster general and secretary of the treasury. In December his inauguration will make Barclay Liberia’s thirteenth leader since independence in 1847.
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Liberia
Acciur
Larclay
Jameson
African Republic
Barclay
Fragmented OCR Text Reflects Illiterate, Confused Cry for Help
A garbled passage describes pain and illness with stray terms like Dean's Pita and various misspelled phrases. The fragment hints at medical distress, possibly a personal account, but lacks clear names, dates, or a coherent narrative to identify a specific event or subject. The text betrays heavy distortion and incomplete context.
Laundry Manager Sings To Extract Payment On Greenwich Ave
A clever laundry manager on Greenwich Avenue used a singing routine to pressure a poor customer into paying an old balance. Her tactic involved training her staff to chant a small ditty when the young man appeared, culminating in him finally shelling out $3 after the chorus persisted. Admiral Worden’s widow, widow of the famed sailor, has died. The obituary notes Worden commanded the Monitor against the Merrimac.
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Greenwich Avenue
Lee
New York Times
John L. Worden
Admiral Worden
Monitor
The
Merrimac
The Fad For Autographs
A feminine autograph craze spreads through the tribe as diverse collectors seek signatures from dramatic stars matinee idols and golf champions. A diplomat’s daughter amasses autographs from crowned heads including African kings the Czar of Russia and the Sultan of Sulu among living sovereigns.
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Ron
Book Club
Sothers
Ambasaadors
Czar of
Rusels
Sulu
A Question of Plurale in Fish Plurals
The passage argues about irregular plural forms in English for fish and related terms. It notes that many plurals use unchanged singulars like herrings while others accept plurals like whiting. It questions whether words such as mackerel, coda, silmony, or trout form plural with s and discusses turbots, sturgeons, and carps.
Postum Cereal Coffee Rebuilds Health in Millville Family
A Millville family credits Postum Cereal Coffee with freeing a nervous, weak stomach. The mother says eight years of digestive trouble eased after swapping coffee for Postum, regaining strength to do all housework. She praises the product to relatives and notes sending it to others.
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Millville
Masa
Powtum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Leo
Mall
Scratch Match In Sweden Aimed At Safer Firelight
For a year Sweden banned phosphorus match ties prompting engineers Landin and Jernander to invent two mates named repatrckan or scratch match. It will strike a wet surface and is said to be less poisonous than a safety match.
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Sweden
Landin and
Jernander
Cheap Passenger Rates Via Santa Fe Route
Cheap passenger rates to Boston Baltimore Minneapolis Detroit Atlanta and other points offered via the Santa Fe Route. For details contact C. F. Warren general agent A T & S F Ry 401 Dooly Block Salt Lake City Utah.
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Boston
Baltimore
Minneapolis
Detroit
Atlanta
C. F. Warren
Kentucky and Florida Exchange Grim Views in Atlanta Reporter
The Atlanta Journal quotes a column warning that continued killings among Florida citizens could drive northern tourists away. The piece notes rising alarm in the south while northern tourist sentiment remains undeclared.
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Kentucky
Prida
Florida
Atlanta Journal
Bees Work at Night and Teething Remedies
A fragmented note discusses Mrs Winslow's Soothing remedy for teething and wind colic, versus bees working at night to avoid sunlight. It claims sunlight causes honey sugar to granulate and solidify, making the mass unusable for bees.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
A garbled 19th century advertisement praises Mother Gray a nurse at a New York Children’s Home. It claims the powder cures fever bad stomach teething disorders and worm issues. Sold by all druggists and promises relief for infants and young children.
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Mother Gray
New York
All Drag
Ole LaRiop
Black Aurora Borealis Observed by English Observer
An English observer reported the aurora borealis appearing in the early afternoon as a black arch with black streamers against a blue sky. The tono shone brightly, with bright white clouds driven rapidly across the scene.
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Euros
Cathcorn Soap and Remedies Advertise Women Wellness
An advertisement extols Cathcorn Soap Ointment and Resolvent as essential antiseptic treatments for female health. It claims quick relief, safety, and economy while promoting skin care, scalp cleansing, and cosmetic benefits for women including aging, hysteria, and nervous symptoms.
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