Remarkable New System Claims Cure For Chronic Disease
An advertisement touts a Dr Gable Neuropathic Treatment promising immediate relief and cure for chronic diseases including rheumatism blood disorders and nervous system ills. It claims universal applicability despite caveats about needing personal examination and notes free consultation during a Chicago Marshall visit.
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Weasa
Gable
Marshall
DR. Gable
Ingleside Ave
Chicago
Llnois
The Acre Yield of Corn Analyzes Past Growth Trends
An examination of USDA figures from 1866 to 1915 shows corn yields per acre have risen little while overall production climbed due to more land under cultivation. The piece argues increased acreage, not per acre efficiency, drives total corn output and critiques land values and farming methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Colleges and Extension Descents
Agricultural Press
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Vr. Bowman
Thessalonica through ages a crossroads of empires
A fragmented historical account of Thessalonica now Saloniki tracing its rulers from 432 BC to 1430 AD. It notes Macedonian and Roman control, Cicero and Pompey connections, medieval sieges by Saracens Normans and Turks, and its role as a religious center with shifting architecture and a growing Christian church founded by Paul and Silas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saloniki
Thessalonica
Therme
Pydna
Cicero
Pompey
Augustus
Sextus Pompeius
Jeus
Adriatic
Black Sea
Constantinople
Thessaloniia
Macedonia
Greece
Allyricum
Iits
Bulgaria
Simo “Clty
St. ‘Paul
Silas
Othy
Trom
Corinth
Nia
Mustache the Hero Dog at Austerlitz
The New York Sun recounts Mustache the dog’s service in Napoleon’s Italian campaign and his pivotal role at the Battle of Austerlitz where he seized the tattered regimental banner and carried it to the unit. Napoleon awarded him the highest decoration for valor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amtertitz
Mustache
Napoleon
Austerlitz
Curious London and Brussels Street Names
Curious street names are described with examples from Bermondsey and Brussels. The piece highlights odd labels like Pickle Herring street and the Street of the Uncracked Silver Cocoanut, noting their length and eccentricity amid city slums and historic lanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermondsey
Gray's Lon
East End
Brussels
Whitehall
London
An Artist's Struggles in Early Career
Professor von Herkomer endured poverty and doubt in his youth. He sold his first painting for 2 guineas and earned a few pounds weekly designing wood cuts for a comic paper. After failed acting auditions, he designed carpets and later found work with a weekly illustrated journal London Globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Professor von Herkomer
London Globa
Ownership of Deserts and Public Land Shifts
The national government nearly owns all deserts while Texas holds public lands. The piece predicts eventual transfer of desert areas to private owners by allotment based on productivity, noting water as the key to land value and subsistence, with large acreages needed in deserts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Outing a Not Guilty. Marcus Pickiney Arrest History
A fragmentary old item describes Marcus Pickiney facing charges after a 200 pound Scotch incident at Newburyport. Witnesses recall him as shiftless and prone to drinking and beating his wife, with the defense recounting his job history and a hotel clerk noting aspects of gentlemen guests. A Manila bridge incident follows, detailing a Filipino spitting episode and a sentry’s swift, decisive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Pickiney
Newburyport
Batavetto
Brenthes
Éould
Scotnty
Hialo
Sabin
Manila
Pasig River
Pasig
Floating island in Derwent Water intrigues readers
An excerpt discusses a little known buoyant island near Lodore Falls in Derwent Water England. Its position shifts with gas volume influencing rising or sinking, occasionally resting underwater for years. Nearby Esthwaite Inke hosts a less stable nodless isle, described with sepia tone and curious anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derwentwater
England
Lodore Falls
Roosevelt Not A Candidate For President In Primaries
The letter from Oyster Bay to Secretary of State Vaughn at Lansing Michigan states Col. Roosevelt will not have his name on primary ballots as a candidate. Vaughn informed Roosevelt that supporters had filed sufficient names to appear on ballots for both the Republican and Progressive parties. The colonel maintains he is not a candidate in any sense at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Inc
Progressive Party
Oyster Bay
Vaughn
Lansing
Mich
Col. Roosevelt
Tales
Restored Restary Battle Echoes In June New Orleans Note
Fragmented OCR shows a garbled June reference to the Battle of New Orleans and a mention of a state formally returning to some position. The text also lists health notes about croup in a year old child and a mix of names and phrases. Overall this reads as a damaged clipping with scattered personal notes and product mentions.
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Eile
Tima
Knice
Mather
Seaia
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Eading
Miyeherigg
Ha As
Ano the
Keifer’- Drugecosthe
Rexalu
Foley” & Co
Foley
Croup
Nest
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Club
Uday
Jhas
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Hiewmack
Seo
Fiat Biker
Casteel’s
HK Kd
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