Enchanted Carpet Tale in Brooklyn Farmhouse
Peter Pancake, a diligent but job hungry cleaner, visits a grand Persian style home of a magician. There he is fed and housed with exotic servants, then tasked to beat an enchanted carpet for three days amid dust storms before discovering the carpet’s magic and wealth. The carpet vanishes with Peter’s reward, while the magician lays out a grim fate for lazy workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Brooklyn
Peter Pancake
Sumer House
Ridles
Solomon
Sheba
Veter
Roaklyn
Fulton
Atlantic Avenues
New York
Coney Island Beach
Sandy Hook
Sam
Darkies
Eien Pater
Bert
Biie
Brooklyn Union
Curious Bulgarian Matrimonial Customs and Historic Cathedral
The excerpt notes Bulgaria's lax divorce culture where marriages end amicably and new spouses join quietly. It also mentions Bulgarian women's conjugal fidelity and a description of the Strasburg Cathedral chapel, stating its dimensions and three centuries of use.
Parents and Children in the Domestic Gospel of Duty
A moral essay warns against overindulgent parenting and praises work, duty, and self reliance. It contrasts spoiled, selfish children with a virtuous household where mothers teach responsibility and daughters contribute through service, leading to lifelong happiness and community good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gils
New York Commercial Advertiser
Growth of Veterinary Hospitals Marks Progress in Animal Care
Sport ing World notes rapid advancement in veterinary science over 25 years. The American Veterinary Hospital on West 54th Street leads as a public institution with a free dispensary and roughly 4,500 horses treated annually, up from 710 a decade earlier. About 1 percent mortality amid 2,500 yearly cases, many requiring surgical care and anesthesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Veterinary Hospital
Fifty Fourth Street
American Veterinary College
Irish Gull Joke On Ocean Steamer
An Irishman on a passenger deck of an ocean steamer near the coast points to circling gulls saying they are Irish gulls. An American beside him retorts that they would not follow an English ship if they were Irish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Atlantic Rich in Health Claims From Local Adverts
A long reader notes Athlophoros cures rheumatism with multiple testimonials from Atlantic residents including J E Gillespie and W C McLain. The piece also mentions veterinary surgery in Yorkshire saving a cow, Ayer's Pills, Hall's Hair Renewer, Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Charles Crocker’s art collecting aims.
Do Not Be Alarmed by Early Symptoms of Consumption
A 19th century-style health column extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for consumption in initial stages and claims it cleanses blood and heals lung ulcers. Various testimonials tout Ely’s Cream Balm for catarrh and headaches, while other notes mention a Texas death by cake and Caliserta Vigor for dyspepsia and skin ailments.
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Pierce
Ed L. Crosly
Nashville
Tenn
Hops & Walt Bitters CO
Demon
Mica
Dye
Olvaic Bely Ci
Marshall, Ichiram Bil
Grand Union Hotel Promises Comfort and Central Access
A historical notice extols the Grand Union Hotel opposite Grand Central Depot featuring 613 rooms, a one million dollar fit-up, daily rates from $1, and amenities including elevators and connections to horse cars and elevated rail. It claims better living costs than other first class city hotels, with guidance for visitors to save on baggage and carriage hire when passing through New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Free bottles offer for Warner’s White Wine of Tar Syrup
Sell the product through a wholesale druggist and receive two free bottles. The advertisement invites readers to name the druggist who places the order and promises a map of the Holy Land with the medicine. Address Dr. C. D. Warner in Chicago Illinois. All druggists carry the remedy.
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Atlantic
Iowa
J. E. Gillespie
Chicago
W. C. McLain
Smith & Bonesteel
W. B. Jordan
Warner
Holy Land
C. D. Warner
Ill
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Harper's
Yorkshire
England
Foote
Ayer
Bureau of Education
United States
Hall
Charles Crocker
San Francsco
William S. Vanderbilt
JosEerm Arcer
P. M
Ely
D. T. Higginson
Lake Street
Texas
Walken
Fitz Joan Portter
R. H
Prince of Wales
Ely Bros
Owego
N. Y
Birmingham
Africa
Dr. Sage
London
Wells
C. P. Griffin
Stuart
Albert A. Larvon
Kirkman, In
Allen
Lyon
E. W. Peirman
Dayton
Ind
South
Walter A. Taylor
Atlanta
Ge As Merrill & Co
Iepage
N ‘Eroto Rybo
LEION
Russia
Oxuxyr Co
Gloucester
America
D. H. Barnaby
WM. Hall
Catarra
Perry Davis
Taylor
Allen's
J. N. Harris & CO. (Limited
Prop
Oxnctinati, Ohio
Isaac Thompson
John L. Thompson, Sons & Co
Troy
L. McDonald Drug Co
Washington St
N.Y
Dieterichs
Cleveland
Dwood
Fourth Street
Sioux City
Wood
AP. Lacey
Washington, D.C
St. Runa
Loomis & Nyman
Tiffin
OHIG
Moody
Caciasad d
Ward & CO
Louisiana
R. R
W.min
E.meb
J. A. Bunt
Western Sportsman
HH. HM
Green & Sons
Ghanen
Dane Th. Om
Ulthe
Lesa Th
Pontoffice
Sin Freee
James A
Gale
France
James A. Perry
Riverview Stock Farm
Wilmington
Sioux City Sanitarium
Amboroneny
Illustrated Medical Journal
Circulara
Sanitarium
Gironzpress
P Onddeen
T. A. Blouum
Penni St
Devel
Aluaayy
Kasie1u
Ed Ws
Iya Leake
Ariigy Ner Wee Tst
Bon.u
Owers
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