Calamity on the Grand Trunk Railway in Toronto
A deadly Grand Trunk collision near Parkdale injured and killed many bolt works workers aboard a suburban train. Conductor Geo Barber was arrested for running without orders as twenty seven killed and numerous wounded were reported. An inquest began with a viewing of the bodies.
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Grand Trunk Railway
Toronto
Ont
Union Station
Bolt Works
Parkdale
Geo. Barber
G. Agates
W. Kleefer
C. Spohn
A. Lynch
P. Mulligan
A. White Harrington
J. McDonald
J. Rowlett
W. Herriss
C. Robinson
Cunnington
W. Fitzgerald
R. Carruthers
H.C. Kennan
Michael Kelly
W. Rogers
Fred Burnton
C. McDonald
Jno. Lynch
Jas. Kelly
Banks
Hugh Cunningham
EF. Robinson
Bailey
Pat Norton
John Carrigan
A Military Man Made Happy
General G C Kniffin writes from Washington stating his wife was cured of a painful ailment by St Jacobs Oil and would gladly pay 100 dollars for a bottle if cheaper options failed. The note reflects 19th century patent medicine promotion and personal testimonial.
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D. C
G. C. Kniffin
St. Jacobs Oil
Cholera Death Toll in Alexandria Reported by Officials
The national board of health cites Cairo figures of 48 000 to 50 000 cholera deaths with higher unofficial estimates. Judge Farnam notes daily deaths and recoveries, while consular reports warn of unreliable counts and possible 66 000 to 70 000 deaths. Rural areas show severe losses with many villages nearly depopulated. A sales pitch for Piso's Cure ends the note.
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Wasumerox
Naonal Board of Health
State Department
Alexandria
Farnam
International Tribunate
Cairo
United States
Sanitary
Agricultural College Lectures Offer Broad Farmer Education
A February lecture series at the agricultural college will cover cattle and swine breeds breeding stock care farm machinery health and nutrition dairy and horticulture topics plus pruning digestive anatomy and pest control. Leading farmers will lecture, college facilities aid study, and boarding is available at a modest rate with help arranging cheap city housing.
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The
Agricultural College
College Farm
R. Thompson
Agrice College
Lincoln
Neb
Comprehensive Cook Book Promoted by Great Rock Island Route
A 128 page Cook Book with new recipes from top caterers abroad is offered postpaid for ten cents in stamps. The ad urges quick ordering as demand is high. Five men refuse nail works work in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, leaving 200 workers unemployed.
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Great Rock Island
John
Chicago
Harrisburg
Fragmentary 19th Century Ads and Notices
A patchwork of medical ads and notices mentions a range of tonics cures tonics and patent medicines including Allen's Iron Tonic and Carter's Little Liver Pills. It notes Jarvin Ellis bequeathing 50000 to Harvard and a German assent to Japanese courts. Also references horse ailments spavin and curb and a New York stock exchange sale.
Grand Union Hotel and Travel Promos in Various Cities
A jumble of hotel ads and notices tout Grand Union Hotel in New York near Grand Central, Metropolis, with rooms from one dollar daily, plus transportation by horse cars and elevated rail. Other items include hotels in Omaha and Paris Constantinople train links, patent cures, and various product endorsements. The overall page blends travel pitches with medical and commercial blurbs.
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New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
GM Elecant
Jamilies
City
Metropolitan Hotel
Omaha
West
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Mary Anderson
Lonon
Mayor Downs
Mt. Pleasant Academy
Sing Sing
N. Y
Ely
W. A. Downs
Price Co
Queen Victoria
Whcutevilie
Elijah Wilken
San Francisco
Ochotsk Sea
Frazier Medicine Co
Cleveland
Yonkers
Beecher
George Francis
Metropolitan
Jaques
Uncle Sam
Eilert
DR. Winchell
Hough
Javes
Boutles
Army
Jarvin Ellis
Harvard College
J. P. Allen
St. Paul
Minn
Carter
Chicsto
Hale
Pike
Richard King
Nueces County
Texas
Weisman
Hazard & Coo
Proprietors
New York
Druguiite
New York Stock Exchange
Florida
Shixn WY
Wells
Los Angeles
Cal
Philadelphia Chronicle
J. H. Allen
First Ave
Nebraska
E. C. Taylor
Junction City
Kansas
Winlock, Lewis Co
W. T
Michigan
Isbor
Lake Superior
Caicago & Northwestern Railway
Niagara Falls
Wm. Schelpeper
Nichols
Iowa
Rochester Post
Isaac Thompson
Lowell
St. Andrews
Messrs. Kennedy&_Co
Pittsburg
Portland Transcript
Paris
Constantinople
Nlenores
Estey
Bilene
Poland-China
Army and Navy
Army and Navy Liniment Co
Wabash Ave
Chiexzco
Richardson & Co
Wholeeale Draigists
Sc. Louis
Western Agents
P.O
T. A. Slocum
Pearl Bt
Sery County
P. A. Hox G.g
St. Louis, Mo
Asents
W.C. Payne
Marshelltown
P. W.W. Ziegler &O
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Valentine Bros
Janesville, Wis
Reiieves
Charles A. Vogeler Co
Seonesecests A. Vogelier
Malitioore, Md. TC
Catarrhifly’s Cream
ELY Brothers
Owego
Rte
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Meric
Twombly Hultting Wachine Gn
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Hoxton
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Hall
Chicago Scale CO
Sheridan
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Mass
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