Gambler Talk on Wakefield Scheme and Police Board Confab
In a Pine Street restaurant two gamblers discuss a convoluted Johnson Police Board imbroglio. They suspect a fixed lay out to fix penalties and evade the law, with threats of prison and large payouts. They hint at police influence, payoffs, and impending squealing as the scheme unfolds.
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Johnson
Black
Thurman
Wakefield
Bagnie
Charley
Keno
Pine Street
Faro Bank
Johnson Police Board
Pate
Tony Huebler
Illinois
Sily
Huebler
Tony
Pard
Four Courts
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Jeff City
Hayard Divinity Students Number Thirty-One
Thirty-one young men are studying divinity at Hayard, pursuing religious education and formation in preparation for ministry. The group reflects a rising interest in theological study within the institution.
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Hayard
Agriculture notes on root storage and butter testing
Practical tips on preserving roots and apples in sheds or barns, celery handling to avoid freezing, onions stored in dry lofts, and four foot deep stacks of roots. Includes butter and cheese inspection guidelines, insect control with carbolic acid and Persian powder, and buckwheat straw mineral content. Also mentions old pork barrel cleansing and a polar exploration plan at Point Barrow with a 1882–84 timeline.
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International Polar Exploration
United States
Signal Service Bureau
Point Barrow
Alaska
Beechey
Washington
Washington Observatory
Geenwich
Gottingen
Greenwich
Sun Heat Could Power 4000 Horses Daily, Says Aristrong
Sir W. Aristrong estimates that sunlight on one tropical acre, if fully used, could generate power equivalent to 4000 horses for nearly nine hours daily. He notes converting heat to electricity as the most promising path, with a practical device eagerly awaited.
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Sir W. Aristrong
Tropics
Household yeast sponge for winter bread rise
Household cook explains using dry yeast cakes for bread in winter. Prepare a small afternoon sponge with flour warm water and yeast soaked in warm water, then let it rise near the stove. In morning, knead with extra flour and the dough will be light and sweet, even with a busy morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berap Maxinery
Tobacco dealer Hively recovers after St Jacobs Oil
Theodore Hively of 109 Seneca Street, a tobacco and cigar dealer, was laid up with rheumatism and unable to walk. After trying various preparations he bought St Jacobs Oil, which he called the first thing to give him relief, and he has completely recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Theodore Hively
Seneca Street
St. Jacobs
Rice and Egg Fritters and Fresh Meat Guidance
A kitchen instruction describes making rice and egg fritters with sugar butter nutmeg and salt, forming oblong rolls and frying in lard. It advises draining, serving as vegetable or after meat course and emphasizes cooking fresh meat and bones, warning against reheating stale material to avoid greasy indigestible stock and promotes fresh food.
Uncle Ezra’s Farm Bequeathed to Cousin Ben
The clerk is told his Ohio farm goes to cousin Ben after the uncle’s death, relieving him though the estate is troubled. The old man had angrily warned him of disputes and encumbrances including two tax titles three mortgages a flawed patent five competing families and a stranger in possession. The clerk reacts with joyous relief despite the messy title.
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Old Sayerton
Ohio
Ben
George
Ezra
Remarkable Recovery After Hop Bitters Treatment
Mrs Joria G Cusnine states she suffered years of illness with failing lungs and heart and felt abandoned by doctors. She credits Hop Bitters, after two bottles, with a strong improvement and notes others were similarly helped and cured.
Heart in the Right Place? Tragic Bullet In Fatal Encounter
Fenderson laments Jones is shot through the breast while noting his generally good heart. Fogg adds that without that heart, Charley might still be alive, framing the tragedy as a consequence of a reckless moment.
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Fenderson
Jones
Charley
Million Bottles Promise Hair Regrowth Claim
An advertisement touts a million bottles of CARBOLINE and Deo dorized extract of petroleum as capable of growing new hair on a million bald heads, asserting no other preparation achieves this result.
Windows Washout in Michigan Town Provokes Editor
A small Michigan town faced a humorous crisis when a typesetter misprinted widows instead of windows. The editor lamented the church windows badly need washing and said they are a disgrace to the village.
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Michigan
Cough Syrup Ad Promotes Cures Amid Satirical Note
A 1920s style notice mocks coughs and crowds while advertising Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup at 25 cents. It quips about a girl in shoes and hose fearful of wood and stones turning to mice, and ends with a wry take on American oysters and cooking them alive.
Kidney-Wort Promises Quick, Lasting Health Remedy
Advertisement extols Kidney-Wort as the best cure for constipation and disordered liver and kidneys. It claims prompt thorough action without poisonous pills and mercurials, urging restore of natural organ function.
Posterity and the crowd’s voice in a blunt aside
A cruel speaker laments lack of posterity yet acknowledges the vast posterity of humanity. The remark contrasts personal sterility with the choked pride or discomfort found in the mass of future generations.
Hop Bitters Publicity Claims Rapid Cure for Various Ailments
Advertisers declare Hop Bitters easily proves its power by curing malaria fevers constipation torpidity of the liver and kidneys general debility nervousness and neuralgic ailments. The product is said to repair disease ravages by turning food into good blood and giving new life and vigor to the aged and infirm.
Oldest Inhabitant Vacancy Opens in Corpus Christi
Local note reports a vacancy after the oldest resident died while quoting a sexton on oddities of coins and a mock government inquiry into a biting incident. It also advertises Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and a housing lead for an enterprising elder in Corpus Christi.
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Lydia Fef. Pinkham
Western Avenue
Lynn
Mass
Corpus Christi
Weather Warnings and Kidney Cure Ad Reminder
Weather alerts are emphasized as sudden charges to daily plans and health. The notice promotes Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure as a guard against weather related health risks and unexpected costs.
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Warner
St Jacobs Oil Praised by North Side Customer
Mr. Frank Witke of North and 9th streets reports St Jacobs Oil highly praised by customers and has not failed to give satisfaction in a single case.
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Frank Witke
9Th Streets
St. Jacobs Oil
Removing Rusted Bolts by Petroleum Soaking
A method to extract rusted bolts without breaking them involves thermal petroleum treatment. Ensure the petroleum reaches all rusted areas and allow time for penetration to soften the rust before attempting removal.
Lemon Caxer And Faviorette Skewers Oven Roast
A recipe lists ingredients for a lemon cake with icing and a savory skewered dish. For cake, butter sugar flour milk eggs cream of tartar soda lemon rind and lemon juice with whipped egg white icing. Faviorette uses salt pork and calf liver skewered and roasted, basted and served hot.
Kidney-Wort Offered In Liquid And Dry Forms
Some people prefer the medicine in a dry state to verify it is purely vegetable. Others lack time to prepare it and want it ready to use. Propr ietors now offer Kidney-Wort in both liquid and dry forms sold by druggists everywhere.
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Richardson & Co
Have you Watts on the mind and a watt doctor at hand
A clipped dialogue features a clerical old gent and a woman at a shop counter as they discuss illness and remedies. A collector asks for the husband, who is said to be away fishing with a bottle of bait. The piece ends with an ad for Sellers Liver Pills and a line about foretelling events by the sun.
Baxep Cugrry Dumpiine Crust Pie Squares
Bake a pastry crust for pies cut into four inch squares. Place two pitted cherries in each, sugar lightly, seal edges, and bake on a floured pan for about thirty minutes until brown. Serve hot with a savory sauce.
Voltaic Belt Co Offers 30 Day Trial for Nervous Debility
The Voltaic Belt Co of Marshall Maryland will send their Electro-Voltaic Pelts and other Electric Appliances on trial for thirty days to anyone afflicted with nervous debility or lost vitality. They guarantee a complete restoration of vigor, with no risk since a 30 day trial is allowed. Address provided above for prompt inquiries.
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Voltaic Belt Co. Marshall
Cement for joining gutta percha belts
A recipe explains making a cement by melting two parts common black pitch to one part gutta percha. Heat the belt ends, apply the hot cement, press together under heavy pressure for several hours to join.
Diamonds Offered by Morgan and Bleadly
Messrs. Morgan and Bleadly Mutual Life Building Chestnut Street offer eight on hand to the trade a superb stock of extra quality diamonds. Prices are set as low as stones of first quality with perfect color and shape available for sale.
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Messrs. Morgan & Bleadly Mutual Life Building
Dave
Alum Solution for Flour Mill Insects Mentioned
The passage recommends using two pounds of alum in three quarts of warm water to coat bolting machines and crevices with a hot brush to deter bugs and worms in flour mills. It notes no use in taking alum now. It also mentions Lindsey's Blood Searcher as leading in curing blood diseases.
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Lindsey
Household Tips For Preserving Food And Containers
Take a new flower pot, wash it clean, wrap it in a wet cloth, and set over butter to keep it hard as ice. Milk kept in an earthen or tin can, wrapped in wet cloth, stays sweet for a long time.
Asbestos Paste Used in Joints and Pipes
Asbestos powder made into a thick paste with liquid silicate of soda is used to make joints fit taps and connect pipes. It fills cracks and dries quickly, remaining heat resistant and steam tight.
Perils of the Deep with Captain Boyton on European Rivers
In an interview Captain Boyton recalls his river journey through Spain on the Tagus and the Somone in France. He details dangerous moments including shooting rapids and a leg injury from a Straits of Megan crossing, noting his condition stays manageable when limbs move freely.
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Tagus
Spain
Boyton
Straits of Megan
Somane
France
Anteman
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