Whale in Harness Drives to San Francisco by Aleut Care
Colonel F W Black cites a remarkable tale from Sand Point about Bulshoy a captive 23 foot long four year old whale trained to pull a bidarka to San Francisco. Whiley an Island storekeeper and an Aleut servant fed and domesticated the pup for weeks before harnessing it on Sep 20 1895. The whale resisted at first then learned to follow, later traveling with the pair toward Unga and Karluk Island before leaving the cove for open water and a voyage under Tow.
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F. W. Black
Customs Department
Sand Point
Popatt Teland
Shunagia
Alaskan
Plang
San Francisco
Buletoy
Whiley
Thrir
Esteba
Bulshey
Bulshoy
Bulehoy
Uélonging
Unga
Popntff
Karluk Island
Portland Oregonian
Boarding House Bath Tub Recitation Turns Comic Tale
The Chisago Rec ord describes a boarding house bath tub saga with morning splashes and restless tenants. A noon lull gives way to evening chaos, as water fights, thundering feet, and splashes erupt, ending in a quiet night and a weary business man summarizing the scene. A Brooklyn tale about a fashion glimpse is cited from the New York Recorder.
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Chisago
Priday
Brooklyn
New York Recorder
Woman's Story Promotes Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
A testimonial from Mrs. B. A. Parmam of Waynesboro Pennsylvania extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the only effective treatment for female illnesses. After six years of Internal weaknesses and failure with four physicians, she reports complete relief and calls it a labor of women.
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Thein
Lydia
Pinkhaw
Pinkham
B. A. Parmam
Waynesboro
The Careful Messenger and Refined Sassiety in Waycross
A fragmentary humorous piece contrasts a market shopping list with a bustling Ariz street scene. A narratorial note from the Washington Star quotes a Waycross landlord boasting about his refined society and his daughter, amid a midpage disruption and gossip about a “dude” visitor and a street crowd.
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Waycross
Ariz
Lo & Guest
Nast
Fum
Maggie
Washington Star
New Use for Glass in Indiana Tombstones
A glass company in Indiana has begun producing glass tombstones in various shapes. Glass tombstones claim superior durability to marble or granite due to weather resistance. The slate can imitate granite marble in size and appearance, with labeling and sand blast finishing to create distinct effects.
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Indiana
A Trying Position In Health Dilemmas
Detroit Free Press recounts Old Mrs M facing a paradoxical health dilemma as she jokes that choosing one son-in-law over another from the homeypath and allypath groups would anger both families, leaving her unsure whether to recover or die.
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Harriet
Kate
Detroit Free Press
Shoe request sparks family dispute in New York home
A shopper asks for shoes for a young boy while a shopman questions if the child is French or not. Mrs Gallahan defends the boy as her own son born and bred in New York, leading to a tense scene in a local shop.
Sir George Verdon Named Victoria's Permanent Representative
Sir George Verdon is named permanent representative of the colony of Victoria in England, reflecting official appointment to handle colonial affairs and relations with the British government.
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George Verdon
Victoria
England
Fragmented 19th Century Notices From Wilgin sport and Indiana
A garbled clump of 785 era items mentions a cure named Thelleve Piscls Cure as a sole remedy, ex-Senator Henry B. Payne funeral in Cleveland with a sizable estate, and scattered phrases about health, weather, and a Red Men council planning to meet in Philadelphia. The text also notes a district four miles from West Baden and French Lick Springs with a case of malignant diphtheria and various garbled product names.
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West Baden
French Lick Springs
Ind
Sal's Caturrh Care Tus consuitational eare
Sal offers caturrh care in a consul tation oriented setting. The note highlights priced services and local availability.
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Sal
Remarkable Case of Health Restored by Pink Pills
The Star reports Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People cured Mrs Mary Noren wife of a Valparaiso farmer after years of fatigue and ailments. She describes relief from rheumatic pains digestive issues and faintness after using the remedy which claims to restore blood health and nerves. Sold by physicians and druggists at 50 cents a box or six for $2.00 from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady New York.
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Mary Norep
Valparaiso
Ind
Williams
Mary Noren
John Noret
Valpar
Noren
Erettly
Yanian
Fran
Fred
Uy lovenauToratv
Addrassing Dr
How to Keep Flies From Cattle and Horses
The Scien tic American advises a fly repellent for cattle and horses using coal tar and carbolic acid mixed with coal oil and grease in equal parts. Apply with a cloth to hair horns feet and legs to drive flies away. In dry weather lard or grease can replace part of the mixture. Dissolve carbolic acid crystals in water as needed.
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Mio
New Catalog From Smyth Company Promises Rich Deals
The Smyth Company announces a new catalog of 403 pages dated September 1, inviting customers to request a free copy. The catalog promises fully illustrated pages and wholesale prices for furniture and related wares. The firm notes thirty years in business and urges readers to act quickly for the catalog at 150 to 168 West Madison Street, Chicago. A fire at McGuire Manufacturing in Chicago caused $50,000 in loss. the firm makes car and railroad supplies. A Brooklyn man dies after a parare strike injury.
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John M. Smeyter Company
Civlion
United States
Smvyth
Wiedoo M. Siayth Co
Madison Struat
Chicuza
McGuire Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Glenn's Sulpinir Soup touted to cure sickly skin
Maj. Gen. James D. Morgan, a division commander under Sherman, died at Quincy Ny after a claim that Glenn's Sulpinir Soup transformed a sickly, pimple covered akin into radiant health, reflecting a sensational health tonics press item of the era.
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Glenn
James D. Morgan
Sherman
Quincy
Bank President Arrested After Chicago Savings Bank Failure
George L. Magitl, president of Avenue Savings Bank in Chicago, was arrested yesterday following the bank's recent failure. The article parodies medical jargon and mentions maniacal patients seeking odd remedies while noting Magitl's arrest in connection with the collapse.
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George L. Magitl
The
Avenue Savings Bank
Chicago
California Fig Syrup Company advert promotes safe use
The ad claims pleasant effect and safety of Syrup of Figs for ladies under conditions and instructs readers to look for the company name near the bottom of the package. It also notes the International Christie Prindeaver Convention will meet July 7 12 1697 in San Francisco.
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Californaia
San Francisca
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