Louisiana salt mines and ambergris scenes reported
A Harper's Magazine extract details Louisiana salt mines near Petite Anse island with pure rock salt and pepper fields, noting the mine's two decades of operation, its blasting process, and ships exporting to northern towns. It also describes a Gloucester yard find of ambergris weighing 125 pounds and its market value, plus brief notes on stage superstition and health cautions from contemporary papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Louisiana
Bossier
Bienville Parishes
Hed River
Gulf
Petite Anse
Avery
Confederaf Oey
Ormuz
Persian Gulf
United States
Europe
South
Harding Davis
Harper's Magazine
Gloucester
Cape Able
Atlantic Ocean
Brazil
Madagascar
East Indies
China
Japan
Anais
Boston Transcript
An Episode of Poker Stories and Humorous Exchanges
A collage of scattered clippings shows a tense poker tale recounted on a train with a five-pile wager described in dramatic detail. Nearby are lighter vignettes from The New York World and Chicago Tribune with banter on fashion, manners, and playful misunderstandings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
John
Ian
And its connections A Shaw Agent Nanaimo
A Shaw identified as agent in Nanaimo is noted among the article’s connections. This brief item lists Shaw’s role and location with no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Shaw
Nanaimo
Curious Miscellany From Old News Clippings
A collage of oddities and brief notes from early journalism recounts curiosities about laws in Mexico, Pompeii relics, coffin sales in China, a Los Angeles corpse courier, and increasingly powerful weapons. It also includes humorous anecdotes from Paris, Georgia, and Maine, plus a trivia exchange on four great lakes and a long list of mineral and chemical identifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
California
Portland
Ore
Montezuma
Paris
Mme. de Stael
Canova
Columbus
Great Lakes
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Lewiston
Albion Iron Works Limited Advertisement
Albion Iron Works Limited promotes marine and land EB nges boilers fish canning and mining machinery hydraulic giants and pipe repairs with 24 hour running and dispatch in their works.
Chlorodyne praised as a premier sleep and relief remedy
An 19th century advertisement extols Dr J Collis Browne's Chlorodyne as the ultimate remedy for coughs consumption bronchitis asthma diarrhoea dysentery epilepsy neuralgia rheumatism and more. It cites Symes & Co as endorsers and notes government stamp labeling and sole manufacture by J T Davenport London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Collis Browne
Army Medical Staff
Symes & Co
Pharmaceutical Chemists Medical Hall
Simla
J. T. Davenport
Great Russell Street
Bloomsbury
London
Hindostan
Collis Browne
Pharm, Society of Great Britain
Viceroy’s
W. Page Wood
Freeman
the Times
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Louisiana Salt Mines
Philadelphia Bulletin
Tam
Globe-Democrat
Jas. G. Fairburn
Boot & Shoemaker
Hilbert
Percy Ap
Philadelphia
K. K. Guppins
Chicago Tribune
Poirts
Canadian Pacific Rail
Mexico
Pompeii
Magnesia
Merwry
Gauber
Plaster of Paris
Arizona
Detroit Free Press
Arizona Kicker
Maj Rathbone
Kellar
West
Osly
Col. Colfax
Tin
Fase Atanu
Chicago
Washington
Apache Avenue
Howling Coyote
Wish-Wash
James Gordon Bennett
Henry Watterson
Amelie Rives
Chicago Times
Nashville
Monte
Beem
Goshen
Philadelphia Record
Clara
Featherly
Vancouver
Ethel
New York Sun
W.bredememeyer, DE Dre FH
Vancouver, B. C
J. M'Vicke
Salt Lake City
Asia
United States of America
Almys
B. C
W. C Hallack
Bredemoyer
Albion Iron Works
Victoria
Discovery
Harald
Chlorodyne
Sole
Columbia - Carriage - Works
Hastings Street
Carroll
O— UN
RSE
Havin Inks
Ite
Senate
McNabb
Dominion
A. T. McNabb & Co
Garesche Green & Co., Bankers
U.S
Pranciveu
New York
Exchange
England
Ireland
Scotland
Cuauda
Burana
Wells, Farge & Co
British Columbia
Eee
Pbc A
Graham W
Pilot
Lands Investament Agency
Cuyler A. Holland
Allsop Co Mason
Ratmaw
Welling
Postal Service
Way
Wellington
Comox
Alberni and Way
G. H. Blakeway & CO
Nanaimo Pharmacy
OLD Flag Inn
Skinner Streets
B.C
B. Jenkins
T. A Adam and
R. Schilling
Lon Commercial Street
Co-operative Store
Queen Chop and Oyster House
Long Bridge
Canadian Pacific Navigation (Limited
Burrard Inlet
Moodyville
Menées
C. P
Puget Sound
Seattle
New Westminster
Ladner’s Landing
Lulu Island
Fraser River
Hope
Chilliwhack
Barclay Sound
Maude
Albernia Sound
Sardonyx
Fort Simpson
Queen Charlotte Islands
G. A. Carleton
John Irving
Nanaimo Sandifice
Hawthornthwaite & CO
Newcastle
Comox Road
Port Angeles
Harvey
Red House
Alex. Mayer & Co
Gangrat
Nanaimo, B.C
Harewood Lake
Louis Stark
Wm. Blackmore
Cordova Street
P. O
BE. B
C. C. McKenzie
C. L. Smith
Bastion Street
Glasgow and
London Fire Insur Company
City of
Namazimo
Buich
Uni Council
Gough
M. Bate
C.m.c
R. Craig
Musing, B.C
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