Relic Coins Found at Philadelphia Smelter Site
Ordinary citizens and officials uncover foreign and domestic coins dating to 1793 during demolition of the old United States mint house on Seventh Street in Philadelphia. The finds include test coins with holes filled by different metals, and notes reference Hall’s Catarrh Cure and promotional claims from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mint
Street
Philadelphia
Onto
City of Toledo
Lucas Court
Frasx J. Coenzy
F. J.camney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Pee Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
All Druggiata
Wake Hall
Delicate Shade of Meaning and a Starch Advertisement
A quip from Dr Haig-Brown explains general meaning in a certificate of character. A Peterhouse master replies, then a starch advertisement touts Defiance Starch with safer formula and greater strength and smoothness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haig-Brown
Charterhouse
Porter
Peterhouse
Man claims revival after five months in hospital
Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota states after five months in a hospital he was discharged as incurable and told he had six months to live. He describes heart trouble smothering spells and periods of unconsciousness then credits Dean's Kidney Pills with addressing the ailment and improving his health. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi P. Brockway
Second Ave
Anoka
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
New Tablecloth Design Sells a Busy Shopper
A shopper seeks novelty in tablecloths but finds nothing to suit until a discarded piece becomes a hit with a new center design. The ad then cites Defiance Starch as a solution for better stiffness with less paste, improving appearance and wear.
Not to Be Wasted And Other Snippets From A Busy Era
A collage of short notices and humorous vignettes touches on mosquito control debates and a New Jersey home, laundering starch advice praising Defiance Starch, exchange proposals for Browning poems and Byron works, Lusitania era shipping nostalgia, a bishop’s quip about church attendance, a St Peter’s anniversary note, and a Cigars ad from Lewis Single Binder.
Women Workers in Mines Across Regions and Impacts
The article reviews women's labor in mines and wood loading from Britain to Africa and Belgium. It notes Underground bans in Britain, varied acceptance in German Southwest Africa and West Africa, and regional pay around 27 to 28 cents per day in Germany, with women used for carrying wood and stones under piece or day work.
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England
Great Britain
German
Africa
West Africa
Belgium
Germany
Ruskin bookplate proof linked to Ida engravings by Ruskin
Publisher notes among Ruskin relics a bookplate engraved by W Roffe for Ruskin but never used after he altered his mind. There is no copy in the British Museum print room. The piece ties to Ida in the Story of Ida and to Kate Greenaway drawings. A statistician cites writing distances for daily and professional writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ffir
Ruskin
Allen
National
British Museum
W. Roffe
Geese Fall Ill After Eating Pulp At Mill
Martin Beck, a Conewago Hills farmer, reports three geese went limp and appeared dead after consuming pulp from a cider mill. They revived indoors and since then avoid the cider mill, trying to deter other geese from it.
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Martin Beck
Conewago Hills
Philadelphia
Premier diamond mine unearthed as world’s most valuable find
The Premier mine is described as the largest and most valuable diamond mine ever found in South Africa and potentially one of the most valuable mines globally. Projections suggest when fully operational it could yield about $9.65 million in annual profit, with a lifespan exceeding five decades.
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South Africa
Trade balance in Porto Rico under civil administration
Review of Reviews notes that over fifty years prior to American civil rule, Puerto Rico had only four years with a trade surplus totaling just over $2.009 million and a deficit exceeding $75 million. The first two civil administration years produced about $750,000 annual deficit, while the last five years show a $7.25 million surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
Chicago horticulturist grows cactus dahlia feat
A Chicago horticulturist produces a cactus dahlia reversing Cather Burbank's dethronement of a cactus. The note hints at future fig harvests of thistles as mentioned by the Boston Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cather Burbank
Boston Herald
Inexpensive Kidney Remedy and Skin Preparations Promoted
A Chicago Tribune note presents a home made kidney tonic claiming to relieve most kidney and bladder troubles before Brights disease. It includes Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla with dosing after meals and at night. Also described is a Baltimore skin wash using Rose water Bay Rum and Eppotone that supposedly smooths complexions without powder.
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New York
Bright
Chicago
Baltimore
Chicago Tribune
Maryland
A. D
No Studio Needed Clergyman Adopts Setter in Adirondacks
A New York clergyman on vacation in the Adirondack streams adopts a setter dog that trails him from camp to camp. A native guide claims the dog is his property, sparking a joke about legal theft in the woods. The driver later recalls the incident, noting it as the clergyman’s first accusation of stealing a dog.
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New York
Adirondacks
Stretching Rings in New York Jewelry Ad
A Third Avenue jeweler in New York advertises wedding rings stretched to any size at no extra cost. He explains his business hinges on human frailty noting brides balk and grooms end up unhappy. He claims rings have been stretched up to five times for a single customer and jokes about using rubber rings.
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Third Avenue
New York City
Old Soakers Patient Finds Coffee Breaks Health Decline
A Huntsville Alabama woman describes 40 years of coffee use with 20 years of stomach illness. After futile medical treatment she stopped coffee and switched to Postum with great health improvement, better sleep, and restored appetite. She endorses Postum and cites The Road to Wellville.
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Huntsville
Ala
Wellville
Fragmented Reflections on Life and Loss by Carpenter
A reflective meditation contrasts brief loves and friendships with life’s fragility. It sketches alternating bright and dark phases, from gleaming Thursdays to somber Fridays, noting joys, disappointments, ambitions, and defeats that fade into sorrowful memory.
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Matthew Hale Carpenter
Cure After Eight Years of Skin Ailment with Cuticura Remedies
Fritz Hirschlaff of 24 Columbus Ave New York reports eight years of rough sore skin between limbs and toes and underarms. After spending three hundred dollars on various doctors remedies, he used Cuticura Remedies for seven days and is cured. He returned to work and cites March 29 and April 6 1906 as dates on the notice.
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Fritz Hirschlaff
Columbus Ave
New York
N. Y
Infamous slander misquote and liver trouble joke
A comic exchange about a doctor treating a landlord for liver trouble and the landlord dying of stomach trouble is cited as a warped translation. The passage then touts Defiance Starch for extra value, and a Felixstowe dog case notes a witness valuing the dog at 125 dollars while another calls it worthless, with the judge awarding 62.50 as a fair average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fregende Blaetter
Felixstowe
England
Unusual Township Opportunity Promises $100 Monthly
Bright men and women urged to act as local representatives for a Washington DC firm. Earn $100 a month by handling simple tasks in the township. Write H W Cole 1149 15th St Washington DC. It’s easier to run up 2 bills than to run down and settle.
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H. W. Cole
15Th St
Washington, D. C
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Frank J. Cheney
A. W. Gleason
Carters
Stardars Gil Company . Incorporated
Charles M. Schwab
U. 8, Steel CO
John W. Daniel
Virginia
W. R. Wharton
Skidoo
California
P. O. Box
W. H. Sills
Goldfield, Nevada
Pacific Coast Borax Co
Pt Ae Osco WE
Wolcott Building
Wolcott
Herschell-Spillman CO
General Amusement Outfitters
Dept. M
TN Paka Arty
Ben Cary
Ben
Cary
Skeeters
Signs of
the Times
Browning
Byron
Bowling Green
Australia
New Zealand
St. Peter's Church
Chester
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Pena
Ill
S Jacobs Oil
ST. Jacobs
Trade of
Dorothy
Dotty
Wisdom of
Solomon
Iso Tsadhansh Abbbi Hatrianuazeuant
Bears
Castoria
Sloan
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
USA
Revillon Freres, Inc
Revillon
Weite
West 34Th Street
W. L.douglas
W. T
Dougtes
W. T. Douglas
Brockton
W. L. Douglas
W.l.douglas
Mase
Miss Adelaide Nichols
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Adelaide Nichols
West 22Nd Street
Lydia E
T. R. Paxton CO
Nc Icais
Nevada
Manhattan Oriental
Staravilla
Cala
Mayflower
Albert H. Beach CO
Los Angeles
Cal
Los Angeles-Neveda Mining Stock, Exchange
Matec x. Coleman
Fatent
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