Venom, Catarrh, and Patent Medicine Claims
An advertisement extols Hostetter s Stomach Bitters as a preventive against malarial fevers and a general tonic for kidney trouble constipation rheumatism and nervousness It then promotes Hall s Catarrh Cure claiming constitutional action and a 100 reward for failure to cure and lists other products from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio with prices for Hall s Family Pills
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hostetter
Tropics
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Toboggan Maple Syrup Ad Claims Purity and Flavor
An advertisement touts Toboggan Maple Syrup as absolutely pure and rich in flavor and notes it is recommended by physicians.
Hercules Gas Engine Works Readies Big Irrigation Plant
The Hercules Gas Engine Works of San Francisco prepare for the season filling orders for large plants as irrigation gains value. They are building an 80 H P engine for Geo F Packer of Colusa to lift 6000 gallons per minute from the river and distribute it over his land, claimed as the largest gasoline pumping plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hercules Gas Engine Works
San Francisco
Cal
Hercules Works
Geo. F. Packer
Colusa
Tea Garden Drips Pure Sugar Syrup Featured
Purported sugar product Tea Garden Drips described as the sweetest and best favored table syrup. A fishmonger quips to thrifty housewives that fish is dear and scarce due to aquarium concerns.
Tea trade promise masks hidden risks and endless commitment
The phrase frames a lifetime tea trade as a risk free commitment, implying lifelong involvement with no uncertainty. It suggests a bold offer where choosing tea exchange becomes a permanent, alluring obligation rather than a simple purchase.
Utahs Big Jubilee Fifty Years Since Brigham Young Led Pioneers
The Utah celebration marks the semi centennial since Brigham Young and 1,160 pioneers reached the Great Salt Lake valley on July 24, 1847. The article recounts the founding vision, terrain, irrigation challenges, and the shift to village-centered farming that sustains self sufficient proprietors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Utah
Brigham Young
Great Salt Lake
Emigration Canyon
Wasatch
Moses
Israel
Tiberias
Dead Sea
Jordan
Palestine
Jerusalem
Utah Desert
Virginia Prodigy in a General Store Prank
A Virginian recounts teaching a 19 year old helper in a James River town store. The youth miscomputes a discount at the scrap counter, misreading an $8 suit as eligible for ten off, prompting an amused reaction to a novice clerking error and discounting practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James River
Prince George County
Utah at Fifty Years A Brief History Of A State
The article recounts Utah’s early settlement, pioneer labor under a strong leader, and the transformation of canyon waters into fertile soil to grow a potato crop. It notes Utah’s fiftieth anniversary population around 300000, Salt Lake City about 60000, Ogden about 10000, and a majority living in mining camps, stock ranges, and farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Creek
Utah
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Irrigated soil underpins prosperity amid vast farmholdings
The article notes 19 816 farms with 17 684 free of encumbrance and an average size near 27 acres, though large ranches skew the figure. It references church support, political clashes with past leaders, and Mormon votes shaping the first congressional representative C H E Allen, with apostles split between two major parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
C. H E. Allen
Conscience as the true test of conduct
The passage argues that clear thought shows the final measure of conduct is the beliefs we hold now not public approval or future action. If we follow any other voice than conscience we defy our own moral sense, breaking character.
Congressmans Horseshoes From Yale Crew Recall
Congressman Russell of Connecticut keeps a large collection of horseshoes in Washington and Killingly. Six or eight fine specimens decorate his Hamilton apartment while the rest are stored, with a few on the port waist boat used in Yale College’s victorious eight-oared crew in 1873.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Connecticut
Hamilton
Washington
Killingly
Yale College
Insects Feed a Pea Bog Flower
A quaint plant in pea bogs bears large flowers with an umbrella-like shield. Leaves hold rain water where many insects drown. Some naturalists claim the flower derives sustenance from the drowned insects.
Rulers Yet Uncrowned Counted Among Modern Sovereigns
The piece lists several reigning monarchs who have never been crowned including the German Emperor the King of Italy the King of Spain the Queen of Holland the King of Bavaria and the King of Saxony. It suggests Cupid’s taste in dress with light humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Spain
Holland
Bavaria
Saxony
Osborne buys Armagosa mine and bonds property in Cal
Carryville reports H Z Osborne former Los Angeles Express now Examiner Trinity gold fields correspondent purchased a mine for 5000 dollars and bonded a second property for 50000 dollars. The Armagosa mine north of Daggett has old tools from its reopening and chunks of ore showing free gold. Jamestown and Tanzy mines lease by Colby and Beckwith spark local excitement after a pocket yielded 31000 dollars in ten hours with more gold expected. Sonora mother lode location noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carryville
Cal
H. Z. Osborne
The
Express of
Los Angeles
Examiner
Trinity Gold Fields
Armagosa
Daggett
Jamestown
Tanzy
Colby and
Beckwith
Mother Lode
Sonora
Tape Worm Remedy Claim and Quicksilver Mine Reopen
An advertisement touts Islocum Specific Co claiming a tape worm cure that works within 17 minutes to two hours with no prior fasting and no adverse effects. It also announces plans to reopen the historic Cinnabar quicksilver mines behind Santa Barbara after twenty years of closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slocum
Rome
Islocum Specific CO
Auditorium
Spokane
Wash
Santa Barbara
Stop Women and Talk to Mrs Pinkham
An advertisement urges women to seek private medical advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. It claims women understand female illnesses better than men and that letters are answered by women only.
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El’phant
Schilling
A Schilling & Company
Addres, O. N. Owens
Bay
Erie Medical CO
Surpalora
Bardou
Brant Remedy Coo
Market Street
Will & Finck CO
Market &T
Hooker & CO
Renova Chemical Co
Broadway
New York
Drs. Mansfield & Porterfield
Market St
Peres
Hie
Union
Glerk
Virginia
Rawlins
the Mormon Tabernacle
Brigham’ Young
Great Mormon Temple
Cupid
Mrs. Pinkham
BN. Uz
Mothers of America
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
the Centaur Company
Murray Street
New York City
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co. Limited
Dorchester, Mass
American Type Founders’ Co
New High Street
California
Bay St
San Francisco, Cal
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