Mall Fare to Virginia and Carolina promotion
An old public notice advertises May 5 round trip excursion tickets from the West and Northwest via the Big Four Route and Chesapeake & Ohio to Virginia and North Carolina. It touts southern settlement benefits, calls for free pamphlets and time folders, and lists contact in Chicago. It mentions unrelated items about Riley, Ohio travelers to St. Louis, a testimonial liability, and a 1816 convention notice, plus a Somersworth parish gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Carolina
Chesapeake & Ohio
North Carolina
South
UU. L. Truitt
Clark St
Chicago
Ilinois
St. Louis
S. Crang
GP. & TA
Hair growth science promises full baldness cure
A vegetable compound claims to regrow hair on bald heads and reverse dandruff and hair loss. It is described as a permanent cure for scalp diseases including eczema and gray hair restoration, with guarantees and nationwide drugstore availability at one dollar per bottle or by mail order from Eknouwlton Danderine Co in Gullitte, Oklahoma.
Odds and Ends from a Busy News Snapshot
A roundup of disparate items notes a $40,000 tab for wire service of a Johannesburg dynamite explosion, Portugal’s king’s crown valued at $5,000,000, and various trivia about favorite flowers of public figures. Also mentions the new Czar’s May 6 coronation in Moscow, a safety remedy Bromid Sops, public notices on homeseekers’ excursions, and a Jefferson quote warning against spending before earning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
Africa
Portugal
Harrison
McKinley
Allison
Reed
Morton
Moscow
Europe
Beacon Williams Causes Storekeeper to Near Bankruptcy
In front of a grocery near the railroad depot run by a colored man, customers noticed weights on scales were filled with lead to cheat customers. Deacon Williams inspired the idea to peg the weights and the man confessed the scam had helped him buy groceries. after weighing, he expected to close the shop as debt mounted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dar
Deakun Williams
Greenville
Deakon Williams
Detroit Free Press
The Poster Craze and Civic Service Wry Observations
Two brief clippings note trends and humor. A St Louis Republic item suggests turning posters into art by mounting them on a Japanese screen for decorative effect. A Somerville Journal quip mocks the ceremonial trappings of civil service and policing through a child’s irreverent line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
Morern Infidelity and Christian Morality Weigh In
Rev. F. W. Jacobs argues that infidelity borrows from Christianity for justice mercy and truth and claims morality derives from the Bible. He asserts that even infidels worship Ingersoll and imitate his weaknesses, leading to doubt and ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morern
Ingersoll
Rev
F. W. Jacobs
Magnetized Tack Hammer Invention Described
An inventor proposes a magnetized tack hammer that lifts a tack by the head and permits a gentle tap to fix the nail. It would hold the nail securely as the hammer remains in contact with the nail or hammer during use.
Towels marked in wills with fragile china and glass
A fragment outlines a method for marking towels with designs on glass and china, using crasped poons and atom water to render outlines. The text notes that even a maid could mistake the towels for usable items, implying a caution about misidentification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atom Wateh
Woglieh Cigmot
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Riley
Kansas City Star
Ohio
Springfield
Tre Piso Co
Warren
John Bull
Daniel G. Rollins
Congregational Society of
Somersworth
N. H
Danderine
Odds and
Lient
Walter Scott
Solomon HF. Solberger
Bloomsdall
Lioyd Osbourne
Robert Louis Stevenson
Honolute
Catherine Durham
The
California Fig Syrup Company
Spain
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
H. A. Chertier
Marquette Building
T. B. Cockerly
Locust Street
Des Moines
Thomas Jefferson
Porchere
Brown Cuesican Co
Baltimore
Dinnie
Beacon Williams
Billy
Somerville Journal
Ritcher
Isle of Wight
Prince Henry of
Batterberg
NAMA
Drugeists
F. J. Cheney & CO
Proprs
Toledo
Johnson
Sarsaparilla
Ayer
Jacobs
Lering
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Racycle
Namie
Addire
Masenio
Mont
Temple
Ill
Mian Cycle
MEG. GO
Middletown
Cestsenin Sook Remedy CO
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