Alkavia from the Kava Kava shrub touted as cure-all
A clairvoyant advertisement proclaims Alkavis from Piper Methysticum as a universal cure for kidney and urinary disorders and uric acid related diseases. It cites numerous testimonials from ministers and professionals, claims a 1200 hospital cures in 30 days, and offers a free trial by mail through the Church Kidney Cure Company of Newark, New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganges Oe
East
India
South America
Alkavis
New York Weekly World
W. B. Moore
D.C
Washington, D. C
Thomas Smith
Cobden
Illinois
John H. Watson
Sunset
Texas
Onty
R.C. Wood
Lowell
Indiana
Wood
James Young
Kent
Ohio
Fourth, Avenue
Newark
Electric marque wedding rivals bicycle in Paris ceremony
A Paris wedding features a carriage driven by an electric motor as a rival to the London bicycle nuptials. Mme Adam, journalist, recalls a life of fame from a first husband to a senator who left her a fortune and led to La Nouvelle Revue. A Paris ethnographer cites cannibalism claims, noting some tribes eat only women to avert a meat shortage.
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London
Mme. Adam
George Sand
Paris
la Nouvelle Revue
Ethnographical Society
History Nuggets From Cribbed Fragments of the Past
A collage notes Chopin’s death in Paris on October 17 1849 Mozart’s 18th century courtship antics Constance Weber and his sharp remark about a shoe National Constitution era tensions split federalists and anti federalists on central power Nail making machines appeared in history Ezekiel Reed Bridgewater MA built a tack making machine in 1786 his son improved it in 1807 producing 60000 nails daily by 1815
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Frederic Chopin
Faris
Mozart
Constance Weber
Ezekiel Reed
Bridgewater
Mass
Siam’s king to visit Victoria on Maha Chakri voyage
The king of Siam will travel next summer aboard his 2,500-ton steam yacht Maha Chakri built in Scotland to visit Queen Victoria. John Tweed of Chelsea and formerly of Glasgow is commissioned to sculpt Cecil Rhodes’s statue for Bulawayo. Ex-Postmaster-General Wilson will be inaugurated president of Washington and Lee University on September 14. Henry Doel is the world’s oldest actor at 93 after a 65 year stage career. As a youth he was rowed to Plymouth Sound and saw Napoleon aboard the Bellerophon.
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Siam
Queen Victoria
Maha Chakri
Scotland
John Tweed
Chelsea
Glasgow
Cecil Rhodes
Bulawayo
Wilson
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Henry Doel
Plymouth Sound
Napoleon
Woman's hotel planned for New York workers
Mrs Hopkins launches a major project to house New York's thousands of professional women and art students. Architects Mary Gannon and Alice Hands design a suite of buildings including a Business Woman's hotel and an Art Students' home with Renaissance and Greek touches. Plans feature small apartments, grouped rooms, private parlors once a week, and no latch key restrictions to protect homes for working women.
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United States
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Denver
Dunlop Hopkins
Art Students’ Home
Mary Gannon
Alice Hands
New York School of Applied Design
Hopkins
New York Journal
League
Fred Vanderbilt
Boston
Philadelphia
Novel lamp shade for a literary table amusements
A description of a work table setup featuring an octagonal silk shaded lamp with portraits on each side, a silver mounted adder candle stick from India, and a Delft lamp on a sealing wax tray. The arrangement uses coral paper frills and a Delit blue color scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Frying Small Fish Like Smelts And Catfish In Oil
The piece advises frying small fish such as smelts trout whitebait perch and catfish in hot oil at 360 degrees for about five minutes with eggs breadcrumbs or cornmeal coating. It notes sauting when only one side is cooked and recommends dripping lard blends over butter for frying and oil types for safety and flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
T. Rover
Preservation of Oranges and Lemons by Salting in Italy
The article explains a method to preserve citrus fruits by salting in Italy similar to ham curing. Green fruit is culled and examined, placed in saltwater for three to eight days, then dried on shelves. Before use they are rinsed in fresh water to remove all salt, preserving their succulent aroma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Crying Babies Show Progress in Japan
The piece notes that Japanese infants now cry loudly in the Western style, contrasting with earlier times when babies were described as quiet and well behaved. It frames this change as part of rapid modernization and progress.
Cycling Skirt Design with Detached Plaits
A new cycling skirt features two straight back plaits that are separate and partially detached to drape beside the wheel. Beneath, a regular skirt forms the rear, enabling a walking skirt function as well.
Removing Headmark Stains From Wall Paper
Stains from resting heads on wallpaper can be removed by applying a soft paste of pipe clay and water. Let it sit overnight and then brush off with a stiff whisk broom.
Juvenile Generosity
Edith scolds Bobbie for hoarding an orange as he retorts with a jibe about giving her mumps in the past. The exchange appears in Yonkers Statesman as a lighthearted juvenile vignette.
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Edith
Bobbie
Yonkers Statesman
Marriage as leverage in reform plans teased in dialogue
In witty dialogue comic tone, Mazie jokes about marrying Mr. Clubby to reform his faults, while Daisy resists losing her grip on him, implying a sly negotiation over control and marriage.
A Way Widows Have and Arctic Overshoes Gag
A dialog contrasts widow stereotypes with a humorous view of arctic exploration. The exchange notes widows prioritize Number One while another quips about Number Two. The snippet ends with Fogg beginning a search for overshoes.
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Fogg
Bostow
Trade Stagnation Amid Weather and Flood Impacts
Dredstreet notes broad stagnation in business with staple lines only fairly active. Flooding in the Mississippi and Missouri valleys and impassable roads hurt trade. cotton acreage may shrink due to planting delays. Wheat and iron prices slip while steel demand softens. wool and woolens rise modestly on tariff prospects. Dun & Co reports 4,000 January-March failures, but overall improvements and a brighter outlook ahead.
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New York
Dredstreet
Mississippi
Missouri River
Central Western
Bradstreet
Chicago
St. Louis
Omiaha
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Portland
Ore
R. G. Dun & Co
Ior
Postal Congress prep and global murder case reports
Washington prepares for the International Postal Congress opening May 5 in the old Corcoran Gallery with delegates from major nations though the United States may face rate reductions. In Jacksonville a confession clears the Hastings murder case, Draper admitting to details of the April 1 killing.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Corcoran
Seventeenth Street
Pennesylvania Avenue
International Postal Congress
Corea
Orange Free
United States
McKinley
Congress
White House
Opium and Whisky Treatments Promised in 1896 Letters
A quoted editor's letter from March 23, 1896 touts Dr. B M Woolley's antidote for liquor addiction as a complete cure after years of drinking. Other letters claim opium cessation with the antidote and praise for Hall's Catarrh Cure and other remedies, with testimonials and endorsements across multiple regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield, Ann
Standard
B. M. Woolley
Atlanta
Shinnston
W. Va
GO. J. Riblet, SR
Allen's Foot-Hage and Foot-Lace Advertisement
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Hage powder for painful feet swelling and sting relief and Allen's Foot-Lace to ease tight shoes. It markets comfort, sweat relief, callouses and tired feet with a 25 cent price and a trial package, from Allen 8. Olmstead Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmstead
le Roy
N. Y
Railway pamphlet offers South and North Dakota letters
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway publishes pamphlets with personal experiences from South and North Dakota. The letters are described as very interesting and well illustrated. One copy available for two-cent postage. apply to Geo. Th. Heafford, General Passenger Agent, 410 Old Colony Building, Chicago. We have often wondered why one can never find a thing until one quits hunting for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
North Dakota
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Geo. TH. Heafford
Old Colony Building
Chicago
Washington Democrat
Merry Tramps at McVicker's Theater Chicago
Readable fragments describe McVickers Theater in Chicago presenting The Liliputians in a new spectacle Merry Tramps with matinees Wednesday Saturday and Sunday nights until further notice. The rest lists various testimonial style ad lines and health claims for products like Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer Piso's Cure St Jacobs Oil Cascarete candy cathartic and similar quack remedies.
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McVicker’s Theater
Chicago
The
Liliputians
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Chicago Journal
Mrs. Rover
Iiitter
Mazie
Clubby
Daisy
Postal Congress
Guild
Jacksonville
T.1
Charles J. Hastings
C. J. Draper
Draper
Ilastings
J. P. Kirby
Topeka
Irian
Speaker Street
Kansas
Henry Wilson
American Book Company
Titus
Dlewelling
Lim
National Hotel
Dingus
Lynn County
Doyle
Republic County
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Advertiser
Ozark
Cal County
Powers
Buenos Ayres
Disaater
Ram
FJ. Cheney & Co
Toledo
J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Locke
Mariiers
Frits
Dr. Kline
Hotte
Dr. Line
Arch St
Hila
Frank Mobbs
St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Oil
Vail
Atchison Globe
Jeremy Taylor
St. Jacobs Oi
Minnesota
Western
Bi Creamery VM
Java
Omaha
DAY OF Hope Sued
Noah
Pan Epr Raten
Waverley
Indiana Bicycle Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Hartshorns Sitenai
Udo
Hartshorn
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
McCormick
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co, Ltd
Dorchester
JANDY
Aen Rae Teel
Rome
Ido
Ad. Sterling Remedy CO
Montreal
Can
Surrey
Burrey
Elkhart
MPA, CO
W. I
Pratt
Bec'y
Wiggies Columbias
Pope San
Weeks Scale Works
HAL
Stook Ceats
Buffalo, N.Y
A. W. McCormick & Bons
Cinemonil
Washington, D.C
Philip T. ‘Dodge
Duder
I. A. Orben
Atlante
B.M. Oolley
M.D
Yucatan
Kigar Tate
Bway
N. Ye
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