Steamer Line Planned for San Francisco to San Pedro
A small steamship service is organized to operate between San Francisco and San Pedro carrying both freight and passengers.
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San Francisco
San Pedro
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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1898
Page
3
Warped Wit and Quips Across City Pages
A collage of humorous exchanges and brief vignettes from multiple papers. Jests about war stories marriage pride reading habits and social chatter feature quick quips from Puck Harper's Bazar Cincinnati Enquirer and others.
The English Broom in Sterling and Salem
The English broom, a golden yellow nonnative plant, grows only in Sterling and Salem Massachusetts. Alba Pierce plans to display it at the horticultural exhibition while noting its famed literary associations and the Plantagenet connection to the broom’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Sterling
Salem
Alba Pierce
Horticultural Society
Royal House of Plantagenet
Plantagenet
d’Anjou
Worcester
Mass
Shall We Keep the Philippines
Opinion splits on keeping the Philippines but consensus holds health as vital. The ad promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as preventive and curative for malaria and stomach disorders. A doctor is cited claiming impotence is a disease. The message notes people in streetcars are generally well seated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Hostetter
Widley
Louis
To Cure a Cold In One Day
Claim the cold will be cured in one day by Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Advertises a 26 cent price and money back guarantee if the cure fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sele
Arnold
M.H. Ober
Geary Street
San Francisco
Cal
Had Lived a Slow Life.
A Black man, age 75 born in Boston, sought aid at a Beverly residence and shared his remarkable age. The item notes a request for assistance and food in a brief, transcribed exchange. Also contains a travel lodging ad for San Francisco’s Brooklyn Hotel with rates and directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Mass
Boston
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises $100 Reward Cure Claim
A vintage advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh and offers $100 if it fails to cure. It promotes constitutional treatment, internal dosing, and testimonials, with sales through F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio. Also marketed are Hall's Family Pills and Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with trial bottles and testimonials from users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
C. I . Hood&Co
Lowell Mass
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Horse Racing as a Cure for Socialism in Germany
In Militer Wochenblatt Herr Von Ploetz argues horse racing can unite classes and counter socialism. He claims England’s social peace stems from racing and that betting is rising in Germany without reducing socialist influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Militar Wochenblatt
Herr von Ploetz
England
Herr Ploetz
Germany
Baptismal Confusion Aboard A Man of War
A sailor seeks baptism for his baby but the infant is born feet first. The minister corrects the order and the sailor then has the child turned end for end until it is christened head first aboard the ship. The nautical crew chimes in with "Aye aye, sir" as the ritual proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer
Fliegende Blatter
Chicago News
H’m
Cincinnati Enquirer
Wiggles
Man Weatherspoon
Somerville Journal
Mr. Mann
Mrs. Mann
St Jacob's Oil Promises Quick Rheumatism Cure
Ad claims autumn and winter worsen rheumatism but St. Jacob's Oil cures quickly and effectively, urging sufferers to buy now to relieve pain promptly.
Frigate Birds Reach Atlantic Birds and Whiskey Ad
Sailors claim frigate birds travel from Africa to America by daybreak and roost same night though facts remain unconfirmed. The piece touts Jesse Moore Whiskey as a staple, notes G W Marsh’s Philadelphia return could affect politics, and cites Senator Penrose accusing Wanamaker of bank knowledge with Marsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Philadelphia
G. W. Marsh
Keystone National Bank
John Wanamaker
Penrose
Marsh
Wanamaker
I Do My Own Work
A testimonial from a woman describe relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She details prior heavy flooding and weakness, credits the medicine with restoring strength, and urges others to seek sympathetic advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wit and wagers from Aldrich Morse to Scott brothers
A collage of anecdotes highlights clever wordplay by Thomas Bailey Aldrich in a reply to Professor Edward Morse about deciphering his illegible handwriting and the enduring charm of Morse’s letters. Also recounted is a tale of William and John Scott, later Lords Stowell and Elton, tipping a waitress and recovering two guineas pinned under a fender during a celebratory dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Edward S. Morse
Aldrich
Mr. Morse
Morse
William
John Scott
Lord Stowell
Lord Elton
John Russell
William Scott
John
Betty
Prudent Brothers
Air Oxygen in Water Enables Fish to Breathe Under Ice
The article explains that fish obtain dissolved oxygen from air in water, with oxygen solubility three volumes per 100 at room temperature and four at freezing. Icebound rivers restrict oxygen, but holes and cracks allow air to dissolve, sustaining fish beneath ice during long frosts.
Just Like a Girl Contrast in a Childs View
A young boy spends a summer watching a baby, using a bassinet as a cradle and a moving story paper for amusement. When the infant cries his sister asks why he doesn’t help, and the boy replies that talking won’t help because girls always know why babies cry.
Strange Indian Blanket War Ends In Destruction Of All
A returned missionary from southeastern Alaska recalls a tribal custom where two Indians in a feud tear up their own blankets to dishonor each other. The loser must tear up more blankets, and if the contest lasts too long both destroy all their blankets. The one destroying more blankets is deemed the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Relief for Lama Back
A historical ad copy claims St Jacob's Oil can cure a lama's back pain promptly, asserting the remedy works regardless of how long neglected and urging prompt use for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lama
St. Jacob’s
Great powers debate Philippine cession and arbitration
The Novosti notes the United States aims to claim the Philippine Islands and that major powers may object like Spain. It suggests that several nations have a direct stake in the status quo and proposes arbitration in an extreme scenario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Novosti
St. Petersburg
United States
Philippine Islands
Spain
A Versailles Girl’s Grave Illness and a Prompt Cure
The Tucker family of Versailles Indiana details their daughter Lucy, aged fifteen, once a frail skeleton with impure blood and nervous prostration. After doctors failed, a physician prescribed Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. The next day showed improvement and marked change in her condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Versailles
Ind
Tuckers
Lucy
Frank Tucker
Hugh Johnson
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