Wonders From the Orsert dit World Fair Preview
Dr Cyrus Adler sails for a year to rally Eastern governments for Chicago exposition and to build authentic street scenes from Cairo Damascus and Jerusalem. The plan includes real shops and crafts from Hebron Damascus Syria Egypt and more to convey an Oriental journey for visitors. The piece also notes New England fishing losses with eighty six Gloucester seamen lost and eleven among those dead in ice.
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Turkey
Egypt
Syria
Persia
Cyrus Adler
Washington
Orient
Chicago
Cairo
Damascus
Bagdad
Bayreuth
Jeruslem
Alexandria
Constantinople
Jerusalem
Hebron
New England
Gloucester
Mass
All on Account of Eliza and a Perjurer in Ohio
A Pittsburgh Dispatch note recounts a westward misadventure in which a household blamed a mice plague on faulty traps. The cook had set every trap yet the cheese lures kept mice away, exposing a comical error and the household’s mistaken detective work. William Offett, jailed in Columbus in 1888 for assault, seeks release after the accuser wife admits her prior testimony was false.
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Pittsburgh
Eastend
Eliza
William Offett
Columbus (Ohio
Offet
Life Amid Beautiful Surroundings
Homes across the country show rapid strides in beautifying interiors and exteriors with affordable materials and inspired design. Taste and planning drive uplift, proving that elegance comes with thoughtful choices rather than high expenditure.
Fine Playing Cards Promotion by Rock Island & Pacific
A nostalgic ad urges readers to send ten cents for a new deck of playing cards through John Sebastian at CHICAGO, Rock Island & Pacific Railway, promising the smoothest, “sickest” cards for High-Five and other games. It notes Americans reportedly consume 200 million bottles of pickles annually.
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John Sebastian
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific Railway
United States
Sardine Weirs and Eastport Factory Methods
An account details Eastport Maine sardine production with dozens of crude weirs trapping young herring at high tide, boats using seines to seize fish at low tide, and factories running around the clock to process docksides catch. It notes lavishly on baiting methods in Concarneau and argues for the Deadly efficiency of tides over bait. It also touches health topics praising Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for kidney and digestive maladies.
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Quoddy Bay
Eastport
France
Concarneau
Bright
A Huge Pet on a Tiny Pacific Island
A white planter on a small South Pacific island keeps a 70 foot sperm whale as a pet. The whale, once small, now inhabits the coral harbor, returns for feeding when signaled, and performs tricks for visitors while islanders celebrate with concerts and dances. The account is vouched by a Pittsburg Dispatch correspondent.
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South Pacific
The
Pittsburg Dispatch
Bryant & Stratton Chicago Business College Ad
Educate your sons and daughters by sending them to Bryant and Stratton Chicago Business College Shorthand Institute and English Training School at Washington Street and Wabash Avenue Chicago Illinois. This is the Great Business University of America connected with Bryant and Stratton. Send 10 cents for a 112 page illustrated catalogue.
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Bryant & Stratton Chicago Business College
Washington Street
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Business University of America
Bryant & Stratton
The Cowboy Attire in Utopia and Curious Observations
A Galveston News style note reflects on a visiting statesman and a cowboy in a Southern town. The cowboy’s leggings jacket spurs and wide hat suit his cattle work, offering protection and practicality. Interleaved fragments discuss global journal ratios, Irish and English businessmen, and a small clock in a satchel case.
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Utopia
States
Galveston News
Indians as Judges at Standing Rock Court
At Standing Rock agency the Court of Indian Offenses holds bi weekly sessions over two days where Indians accused are tried. In the past year eighty three cases were heard with impartial decisions. punishments included rifles, shotguns, revolvers, fines, hard labor, and confinement. Three judges John Grass Chief Gall and Standing Soldier are full blooded Indians respected by their people. Dr Footes Health Monthly warns readers against fashionable shoulder capes, urging practical attire to avoid health risks.
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Standing Rock
8. D
John Grass
Gall
Yanktonnais
Clergyman Notes Endless Factories In Brockton Train Ride
On a Boston to Yarmouthport trip a clergyman sees a long row of Brockton factories and quizzes if the line ends. A passenger says the last factory is near, another insists there is another. The third voices that it is the last factory where lasts are made.
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Boston
Yarmouthport
Brockton
Cape Cod
Catarrh Cure Claims and Odd Almanac Snippets
A noisy mix of patent medicine pitches and trivial notices. Claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh with internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, offering a reward for failures. Includes assorted adlike lines on soap, perfume, scarves, cough remedies, and housekeeping proverbs.
Never Neglect a Cold Dr. Flint Forum Policy
Dr. Austin Flint argues infection control could prevent consumption in those genetically predisposed and claims modern discoveries show consumption is not incurable. The ad promotes Kemp's Balsam as a preventive and curative aid, touting savings and druggist availability with price points and sample bottle offers.
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Austin Flint
Kemp
Sudden Death Statement After Platform Collapse
A public speaker recounted that while addressing a large outdoor gathering the platform partly gave way, causing him to fall several feet and break his neck. He added the death of the deceased and that his brother had been hanged, linking the tragedy to the platform accident.
Quack Remedies and Mars Misconceptions
A quirky page notes that quarrels at home breed biliousness and suggests Dr White's Dandelion as a safeguard. It also mentions Mars’ parallel lines thought to be bridges, a pale ailing child needing Dr Bulls Worm Destroyer, and cures like Buils Worm Destroyer and Piso’s Cure for Consumption.
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Mars
Medical Potions Marketed by Buffalo Firm Get Cold Feet
A Buffalo store reports annual stock checks reveal very few bottles returned for Dr. Pierce therapies. The Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription are said to have benefited many, with a strong guarantee and mass sales claimed over years. Consumers are urged to try risk free, questioning why anyone would miss out.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Joszteve
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Washington, D
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N.Y
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Business Education
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Prica
ISO
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Warren, Pa
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Footes
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Charney & CO
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HiAccnte S. Normscert
Ekettery & Optical Co
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U.S. Pension Bureau
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Globe
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James Tanner
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Vocal & Physical Culture School
Monroe St. Chigaga
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Ridge Avenue
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Chicago Scale CO
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Philede
Chesebrough Mfg. Co
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