Chicago Firm Leads World in Musical Instrument Making
Lyon & Healy, near Union Park, produce over 100000 instruments yearly and employ about three hundred skilled mechanics. Their brass band supplies span the United States from Bangor to Tia Juana and Whatcom to De Funiak Springs, making Chicago a global center for music and American craftsmanship. Their warerooms at 53 Monroe Street display the largest stock of instruments, with free catalogues available.
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Chicago
America
Lyon & Healy
Union Park
United States
Bangor
Tia Juana
Whatcom
de Funiak
Monroe Street
Eye of Berlin Center Woman Permanently Lost After Ant Sting
Mrs. Mary Helsol of Berlin Center Ohio was berry picking when a large black ant pricked her eye. Poison from the insect caused swelling and pain. A family physician and an oculist treated her but could not save sight. The upper eyelid membrane and outer layer were ruined leaving permanent blindness.
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Mary Helsol
Berlin Center
Ohio
The Only One Ever Printed Word Hunt Ad
A 3 inch display advertisement from The Dr. Harter Medicine Co invites readers to find the unique word in each issue. Each weekly item supposedly features a single word not repeated, tied to a “Crescent” mark on products and publications. Respond with the word to receive samples and lithographs.
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Dr. Harter Medicine Co
Costly Cigars for Foreign Potentates Reported
A Florida firm makes cigars for foreign potentates costing eight hundred dollars per thousand. The sun causes a tall monument to lean away as its rays expand the shaded side. A registered medical cure claims all fits end after the first day with Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. a 2.00 trial bottle is offered.
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Florida
Doctor’s Pellets Promised Cure For Many Ailments
A humorous tale ends with praise for Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets a small sugar coated laxative claimed to cure Sick Headache Bilious Headache Constipation Indigestion and liver stomach and bowel disturbances. The pills are vegetable gentle and require one pellet for mild relief and a guaranteed satisfaction or 23 cents refunded.
A Boat with a History At Krakatau Isle Lighthouse Tale
Tourists visiting Batavia may see Telokbetong where Krakatau eruption remnants lie. A lone lighthouse keeper survived the 1883 disaster as a 100 foot wave wrecked villages, destroyed plantations, and killed about forty nine thousand people. A small steamboat carried a party to the island but disappeared with only two bodies found. the fated vessel stands as a relic of the eruption.
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Batavia
Philadelphia Record
Sunda Strait
Krakatau
Bay of Lampong
Sumatra
Telokh-Betong
Krakatan
Lampong
Telokh-Heteng
Preventing contagion through calm faith and cleanliness
The excerpt emphasizes that a calm mind fixed on God’s mercy and truth is the best preventive of contagion. It also advocates personal and household cleanliness, lime and whitewashing walls, ample water for floors, and good ventilation in cottages.
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Saturday Evening Post
Wire braided cushions promise health and durability in seats
A London Illustrated News writer promotes braided wire pillows and cushions imported from the United States. He argues they stay cool, resist dust and germs, and could replace stuffed cushions in theaters, churches, and railway carriages, offering comfort and long life.
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London Illustrated News
Red Tape Praised By Veteran Lawyer In Court Tale
An old lawyer tells a rising student that red tape is vital in legal work. He recalls a judge who demanded a perfectly formed report and warned of revisions, then approves a showy wrapper with extensive red tape as the correct court standard.
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Commonwealth
Exiled Polish Writer and Censorship in Russia
The Globe-Democrat notes Dr. Alexandre Maarkopf’s warnings on forbidden Kennan writings and Russian travel bans. It cites how exposure to Siberian prison horrors increased secrecy and police scrutiny of travelers, with officials wary of political challenges.
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Alexandre Maarkopf
George Kennan
Siberia
Russia
Javery
Shim
Globe-Democrat
Architecture of the Exposition Agricultural Building by McKim Mead & White
The Exposition Agricultural Building spans about nine and a half acres bounded by two palaces and a minor court. McKim Mead & White convert the area into a hollow square with two central naves and two story aisles to light the galleries, providing about five added acres of floor space and emphasizing practical exposition over decorative effect.
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Livestock Department
Messrs. McKim, Mead & White
New York
What Hunger Is Caused And The Gum Industry Growth
Hunger stems from the body's need for fuel, with hunger pain arising from gastric changes during fasting. Chewing or ingesting nonfood substances can relieve hunger temporarily. The text also explains gum chicle production, from sapodilla sap to shipment, noting differing attitudes to gum chewing in England and Australia and a rising gum demand.
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India
England
Australia
Dyspepsia Foe of Appetite and Digestion
The article extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia and its allied ills. It claims relief from heartburn distention, biliousness, irregular bowels, insomnia, and nervousness, and asserts benefits for malarial, rheumatic, and kidney troubles, lack of strength, and appetite.
Norwegian mysost cheese causes mix up in Germany
A Norwegian doctor sent delicacies to a friend in Germany including mysost, a brown goat milk cheese. The recipient praised salmon but noted difficulty with lather from the soap, revealing the misidentified item was actually cheese.
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Julius Nicholyson
Germany
A Medieval Fashion and the Dwarf as Court Fodder
The middle ages saw households with a dwarf for luxury and spectacle. Dwarfs were expected to look ugly and endure the gifts and kicks of guests. At royal courts the dwarf acted as jester or the butt of others' wit.
Bugler of Balaklava Still Living in String of Professions
The Balaklava bugler Landfried, who sounded the fatal charge, remains alive and active as bandmaster of the First Sussex Volunteer Artillery KE. An Ohio reader touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a permanent remedy. A Swiss house shows a spider wired bell. Various ads promote cough remedies and pills.
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Balaklava
Landfried
First
Sussex Volunteer Artillery
German Syrup Claims Quick Cold Cure by Rancher
A Colorado rancher James A Lee of Jefferson says German Syrup ends colds and hacking coughs in 24 hours. He has used it five years and asserts a few doses cure at any stage.
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Colorado Mountains
James A. Lee
Jefferson, Col
Hot Weather Tips and a Patent Remedy
Midsummer heat brings danger as people sit in draughts and drink ice water. The text warns of cholera morbus and pneumonia and promotes Aero's German Couch and Kidney Cure as a harmless, effective remedy to take in small frequent doses for quick relief. It claims no poison and superiority over other products.
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Heaval
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Europe
Macaulay Gladstone
Blaine
New York World
KE. A. Rood
Toledo
Hall
Druggusta
Switzerland
Have
PrEn
Beecham
Olive Carl
Hood
Olive
J. A. Carl
Reynoldaville
Sviuriking
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Couisville
N.Y
Cific Journal
Hermless
Park Place, N
Perry Davis
Hemordia
Fulton St
Barlow's
the Family Waah
Invico
Keyas
Sylvain Remedy Co., Peorir, DI
Rose Bla
Cresec Pamphice
St. Louis
Paleteete
Manaurrre
ConservaTory
Lyon & Wealy
Munroe Street
Penn Mutual Life
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Ripans Chemical CO
Spruce St
Garfield
Ensio
Alice
Matis
Oregon
C.W.F Snyder
McVicker’s Theatre
GNU
Piso
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