Alaskan Scenery of Glacier Bay and Great Peaks
The piece extols Alaska from Puget Sound north to Glacier Bay highlighting Muir Glacier as grandest, with Lituya Peak Mount Crillon and Mount Fairweather listed among towering summits. It notes the immense ice, dynamic calving, and the native Tlingit observers who regard Mount St. Elias as a weather prophet.
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Globe
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Mount Fairweather
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Tidewater
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Izaak Walton
Matterhorn
Alaska News
Cost of British Army Clothing Across the World
The British government spends about $6 plus £50,000 annually on army clothing. Countries hosting troops reimburse part of the cost, with India covering both its own troops and uniforms sent there. Returns come from sale of castoffs and scraps, totaling around $1.5 million, reducing annual clothing costs to under $5 million.
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India
England
Pimlico
London
France
Germany
New York Journal
Elephant tricks Paris crowd with hidden water shower
The Jardin des Plantes elephant teased visitors by hiding underwater except the trunk, triggering a sudden splash that soaked spectators. As the water rose from the trunk, onlookers fled in alarm while the elephant beamed at the ensuing commotion, delighting in the ruckus.
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Jardin Des Plantes
Paris
Elephants’ Park
Pittsburg Dispatch
Bicycle lubrication cautions from the New York Post
The New York Post warns cyclists to avoid wet oil on chains and to dry surfaces after lubrication. Too much oil attracts dust, clogs bearings, and dulls appearance, increasing cleaning effort. Gear maintenance favors dry bearings over dusty, overoiled ones to prevent screeching and wear.
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New York Post
Gown Trimmings and Fashion Notes from the New York Sun
The collar bands on the new gowns are a point of decoration with edge frills standing up around the neck. Descriptions include knife plaited silk ribbon lace or chiffon, van ayke lace points, velvet collars with ribbon fan backs, and bias folds edged with ribbon. Cardinal Hohenlohe’s death noted as the 115th cardinal since Leo XIII. A child’s life saved by One Minute Cough Cure after doctor delay. J. H. Bacher & Co.
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New York Sun
J. H. Bacher & Co
A Boer’s Worth of Ammunition in Africa
An author recounts a Boer’s thrift in 1881 and the lesson on necessity. He carried cartridges while a Boer used a single rifle and still secured two spring buck, illustrating prudent use of limited resources.
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South Africa
Egypt
Africa
Tour of All Mexico escorted by American Tourist Association
A broad tour through Mexico offers more miles and days than ever with sleeping dining and baggage cars through the trip. Tickets include all expenses and hotel stays. inquire at Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul ticket offices for details. The queen has abstained from alcohol for years due to leg pain. One Minute Cough Cure touted for cold and lung troubles and loved by children. J H Bacher Co. The president’s one year salary in gold weighs about 200 pounds. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve advertised for sores ulcers and piles. Bath England claims three canaries hatched from one egg. G C headache capsules praised by Julia Camp. A cartoon exchange on bicycle meets and a surgeon remark. An Armenian massacre eye-witness account notes 4000 to 6000 killed in 36 hours in Constantinople.
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Reau Campbell
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Mexico
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Dr Hand Colic Cure and Teething Lotion Ad
A vintage druggist advertisement promotes Dr Hand’s Colic Cure for 25 cents to relieve infant colic and teething pain with Dr Hand’s Teeth ing Lotion, urging mothers to buy for quiet sleep. Also notes One Minute Cough Cure for lung danger reduction with brand J H Bacher & Co.
Dr Hand's Teething Lotion Praised By Springfield Parent
A Springfield reader reports success using Dr Hand's Teething Lotion for her child. The note claims relief from teething pain and swelling with an external, harmless application. The letter also notes satisfaction with Dr Hand's other remedies for children and cites a local seller at 546 Lagonda Avenue. Dr Hand's Remedies for children are sold by druggists for 25 cents.
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Springfield
New 1897 Scribner's Magazine Highlights Travel and Notable Works
Scribner's unveils novelty in 1897 with London seen by Charles Dana Gibson and Richard Harding Davis's Soldiers of Fortune. Also planned are The Conduct of Great Businesses series, Undergraduates Life in American Colleges, Japan and China since the war, The Unquiet Sex by Helen Watterson Moody, Howells Story of a Play, four George W Cable stories, and travel pieces by Ipping and Harptin Davis with rich illustrations.
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Maria
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George W. Cable
Lewis Morris Ippings
Richard Harpine Davis
Scribner's Magazine Promotion Highlights 1897 Appeal
An illustrated booklet on 1897 topics is advertised with postage paid on request. Scribner's Magazine costs $3.00 per year or 25 cents per issue, inviting readers to subscribe and receive material by mail.
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Scribner's Magazine
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