Leggo rapid automatic telegraph system explained
A New York Evening Post report describes Leggo’s rapid automatic telegraph idea from inventor Leggo and partner Matthew Taylor. It details an ink writing drum, a zinc surface, and a stylus system feeding a paper tape. A harmonic variant uses six vibrating styluses to increase speed and reduce relays across distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theewly
Postal Telegraph
Com- 7
Leggo
Leczo
Pid Telegraph Company
Evening Post
Keggo
Matthew Taylor
Arief
Legge
Rapid Telegraph Company
Albany
Jolicker
Dowd
New York
Liale Tolask
San Francisco
Buffalo
Chicago
Ow York
Tffalo
Omaha
Isco
Gray
N. Y. Evening Post
Shying in the Country and Urban Patronage
A reflective essay argues rural life vs city culture, noting how metropolitan tastes shape country living, the appeal of outdoor life for true romantics, and the role of small town societies in providing libraries, lectures, and social amusements. It contrasts countryside independence with urban access to culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Ruthan
Jennie M. Burr
Christian Union
New York
Detroit Free Press
New London
Wells' Health Restorative Ad Promises Cure
An advertisement touts impotence and nervous debility cures with Wells' Health. It claims a $1 price at druggists cited as Depot-Riihards & Lohrbeck in Moline. A fire in Oswego New York destroyed ten to twelve tenements and spread to nearby lumber yards, burning 8 to 10 million feet of lumber with damage estimated at $400000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riihards & Lohrbeck
Oswego N. Y
Electric Belts Offered For Cure By Wacker Company
A Chicago firm advertises free examination and trial of electric belt devices claimed to cure nervous debility and other diseases. The belts, invented by Dr A Joy of the University of Michigan, are said to be the only scientifically based cures. The notice also mentions the composer of The Watch on the Rhine receiving a $1,000 yearly pension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wacker & Co
Michigan Avenue
Fashion Atrvet
Chicago
A. Joy
University of Michigan
Adenti
Blooming citizens rise through Hop Bitters aid
The column extols Hop Bitters as life changing, noting strong men women and children saved from sickness and suffering. It frames the beverage as glorious and invaluable and urges readers to view further details in another column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Presb
Patent medicine notes high demand and broad claims
The item claims universal satisfaction from the tonic praised as Bilectric Bitters. Drugists report lively demand and occasional shortages. It asserts benefits against stomach, liver, and kidney complaints, diabetes and gravel, with pricing noted per bottle.
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Review
Mach
Sean
Paradise
Thore
Francis Bacon
Francis
Patent Office
Andrews
Johnny
Charley
New Haven
Pat
Thruth
Mickey Farrell
Sanford
Mr Campbell
Rome
Jate
Pennsylvania
Silas M. Bailey
Gdod
Uetin D
Fulton
D. D
Asin
Pond’s Extract CO
W. 14Th St
IrRupg Wang
Izog
Moliné
Rock Island County
G. W.heck
Earnest Fahner
Moline
Emerson‘schofer
Ill
Dr. Johnson
West
N.Y
Philip Keene
E. Henry St
Pat d
Dr. Dye
Federagon Co
Molane
Illinois
Moline Plow CO
ILI
Moline Plow Company, Moline, Sll
WM. Clendenin
Western Cottage Organ
Western Cottage Organ CO
Mendota
Ici
Waoaw - M. Hubbard
Miinois
Asthma Catarry
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