Town in Bohemia orders dog killings after hydrophobia death
A Bohemian town, Pisek, declared dogless after a child dies of hydrophobia. Authorities ordered every dog in the town killed to prevent further rabies. The piece cites a Chicago Tribune remark on St Jacobs Oil and rheumatism as unrelated ad copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs Oil
Pisek
Bohemia
Chicago Tribune
St. Jacobs
Chamber OF Commerce
Portland
Oreuon
Hood's Sarsaparilla Advertises Health Claims
An 19th century style testimonial endorses Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for blood troubles and rheumatism. The ad links natural health to sunshine and pure blood, claiming success for Susie Brows, Mrs McMann, and others with ailments like dyspepsia catarrh and stomach inflammation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Susie E. Brows
Astor Hill
Lynn
Mass
Asia
Ian
W. Lith Ave
Denver
Hood’s S S
The message includes various snippets like patent medicine pitches and social quips. It mentions Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a tonic and Hall’s Catarrh Cure with endorsements from doctors and druggists. The text comments on manners and a mistaken foreigner, plus a German scientist note about sugar.
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Quick Foot Comfort
Foot powder claims to cure painful swollen feet and bunions and ease tight shoes. Advertises over 10 000 testimonials and a trial package by mail. Also notes Miss Helen Gould has read law and could pass the New York bar exam if she chose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen G
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Helen Gould
New York
Filipinos on Monmouthshire Arrive in Portland
The Monmouthshire brings a Filipino crew known as Manila men who work well and speak English and Spanish. They follow news of the war with Aguinaldo and anticipate varied outcomes while the Alaska prepares to sail May 1 for Golovin Bay and Kotzebue Sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouthshire
Portland
Manila
United States
Aguinaldo
Kennedy
St. Michaela
Alaska
Cail
San Francisco
Golovin Bay
Port Clarence
Kotzebue Sound
Rivera
Scarce California meat and hay price uptick amid shifting supplies
The droughts push meat and hay costs up with leef and pork prices rising. Southern California relies on Oregon and Washington shipments, while hay shortages push prices to 24 dollars per ton. The report notes recovered body of Ed Colson from the Skykomish area near Everett and a lawsuit by Moran Bros. of Seattle against North American Transportation & Trading Co. over 7649 dollars for Yukon river steamer construction.
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California
Ganges
Oregon
Kansas
Washington
Ed Colson
Sultan River
M. F. Wake
Skykomish
Ay Porte
Elwell Creek
Everett
Moran Broa
Seattle
North American Transportation & Trading Company
Woman Rifle Champion of Oregon Demonstrates Skill
A Washington county woman is touted as Oregon’s champion female rifle shot after she confronted trespassing men near Iales Creek. Mary Hesler, 18, retrieved a rifle from the scene and shot a dog at close to 176 yards as it charged. Pendleton hosts a drunkenness roundup with twenty Indiana laborers jailed as the town celebrated harvest rents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Oregon
John Heseler
Iales Creek
Mies Mary
Dawnghter
Le Koi Mine Eyes 300 Tons Daily Output in Rose Land
Activity at the Le Koi mine in Rose land British Columbia aims for a daily shipment of 300 tons. At 600 feet ore values run from 10.50 to 25.10 dollars per ton, at 700 feet from 14 to 17, with 900 feet soon opened and shallower levels cut. A daily 300 ton output at an average 17 dollars could yield about 3000 dollars profit daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Koi
Roseland
B. C
Spaulding Bros Buy Four Heavy Log Loads From Jolson
Spaulding Bros purchased four large logs from Mrs Jolson of Independence for Oregon City paper mill contracts. Weighing 1450 1420 1990 and 1518 pounds the 1518 weight horse four years old. Purchasers plan to use them in the logging camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spaulding Bros
Oregon City Paper Milla
Mra. Jolson
Independence
Purchsers
Portland Market Trade Prices and Goods Listings
Portland market reports list wheat, flour, barley, millstuff, hay, butter, cheese, poultry, potatoes, vegetables, onions, hops, wool, mutton, hogs, beef, veal, and Seattle values. Prices are given per bushel, ton, sack, dozen, or pound with regional figures for Oregon and Seattle markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Walla Walla
Valley
Graham
Oregon
Seattle
California
Puget Sound
Washington
Brenda
Market price list for produce and goods
The document lists various regional prices for farm and grocery items. Included are grades of wool, milled products, sacks of butter, dairy products, hops, citrus fruits, hay, potatoes, alfalfa, straw, tropical fruits, and dates with unit prices and per ton or per pound rates for Oregon Nevada California markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Oregon
Ido
Fancy Ranch
Ihe
Valencia
California
Oregon Burbanks
River Burbanks
Salinas Burbanks
Endorsements for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Mrs A W Suits of Biddeford Maine and others report relief from female ailments after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials describe disappearance of back pain weakness and fatigue, improved appetite, energy and ability to work after several bottles and related products.
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A. W. Suits
Bummer Bt
Biddeford
Lydia E Pinkham
Meissa Portis
Lexington
Ind
Motta E. Herret
Powell Station
Tenn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Turned Down in Courtship Refusal Peers Through Class Tension
A priggish scene from the Detroit Free Press shows a young man seeking a daughter’s hand while the plutocratic parent dismisses him. The dialogue mocks social class and wealth as the suitor laments his limited prospects and inability to express himself, while the parent deems walking a sufficient journey to claim virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Syrup of Figs Promises Safe Laxative Health Aid
The California Fig Syrup Co markets Syrup of Figs as a world renowned remedy praised by physicians and chemists for its mild, effective relief of constipation and related ailments. The ad defends against imitations and touts the product as a true, original laxative with healthful benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Pie Syavur Co
CatiforNia Fie Syaor Co
California Fig Syrup Co
United States
Oceanic Tops Great Eastern by length in new liner
The Oceanic, just launched at Belfast, measures 704 feet, surpassing the Great Eastern by 24 feet. A health ad promises Latative Bromo Quinine tablets cure a cold in one day with money back if unsuccessful. A German study claims a man weighing 140 pounds can be built from whites and yolks of 1,200 hens' eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Propa
Toledo
F.J. Cheney
Belfast
Weaving by photography in Vienna museum scene
Herr Jan Szczepanik presented a photo woven silk piece to Emperor Franz Joseph at the Vienna Technical Art Museum. The Gobe lin silk from Henry Rauchinger's picture spans about two square meters with 200 million crossings and 120 silk threads per centimeter. The work, allegorical in homage to the emperor, was completed in five hours, astonishing observers with its plasticity. The emperor accepted the gift and praised the inventor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna Technical Art Museum
Jan Sczepansik
Francia Joseph
Henry Rauchinger
Herr Szczepanik
London Chronicle
Sage aphorisms from the Chicago Democrat
A collection of satirical quips on human behavior and luck from the Chicago Democrat. The piece mocks duplicity, misfortune, ambition, vice, and prudence through a series of punchy maxims about honesty, wealth, and timing.
Kipling’s Good Luck and Other Notable Snippets
An old advert style note cites Kipling’s next work bringing a high price after illness. It promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a universal cure for digestion constipation biliousness and nervousness. Several brief items reference a dismissed pulpit minister in Pulaski Pennsylvania a war bound Lenore youth and Miss Kingsley’s planned study of West African criminal law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kipling
Hostetter
Paul woman dies leaving tax funds via will
A Paul woman who died recently left by will enough money to pay taxes on certain personal property which she had not returned to the assessor. The notice implies estate provisions and tax implications for the remaining assets.
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Paul
Alabastine era card and recipe note
A Cincinnati Enquirer quotation promotes an Alabastine Era card and urges readers to request the card from the Alabastine Co in Rapids Michigan. It also includes a vintage recipe mixing pepper, allspice, salt, horseradish, and ballota with mushroom or walnut catsup to flavor melted butter for gravies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabastine CO
Rapids
Michigan
Cincinnati Enquirer
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McMann
Stamford
Americana
Indianapolis Journal
Paina
Detroit
Weer & Tava
WalDine, Kinson & Manvin
O. Hall
al Seaceies
Family Pillare
Atchison Globe
Sailora
Lusen
Kotzebue
Moses
Anderson
Quolville
Bright
Nespelin
Montana
Nez Percea
Joseph
Yukon
Great Beef Trust
Dawson
States
Agriculture
Professor Georgeson
Agricultural Department
H. Robison
H. D. Neilson
Sitka
Kodiak
Kenai
Georgeson
Newell
Columbia Iron Works
Astoria, Or
Claude B. Hawthorn
A. Welch
George L. Colwell
Ilwaco
Ilwaco Railway & Navigation Company
Chinook
Indiana
Pendleton
Horace
Pacific Coast Trade
San Francisco Market
Paris
France
J. L. Northcott
Windsor
Ont
Canada
Virginia Key
Francis Scott Key
Chicago
Mrs. Winslow
Mexico
Brooklyn
Bush Street
Chas
Montgomery
Mise Mabel Campbell
Dallas
Texas
Mount Popocatepet
Burma Bet Bend
Dearborn SL
Usu
Chicago Democrat
Pulaski, Penn
Lenore
Jesse Moore
Miss Kingsley
Folka
de Bie
Mec
Posible
Kelish
Albany
Tatum & Bowen
First Street
Fremont Street
Dewitt
Thurlow Block
Cal
Moore
the National Inventors’ Association
Incorporated
Bosaneg
Philada
T. H. White
Dave
Torat Io
Arceler
Rey Wee
Jong Man
Busines
Hosane
Druggista
Peart
P.M. WU
Sailee
Ft.Worth
Omaha
Keansas City
Louis
Spokane
Watts Walla
Spo
Lyer Kane
Minnes
Pe Flyer
Fle
Pawt
Mouth
Milwaukee
East Bom
Ocean
Columbia River
Astoria and
Way
Willamette River
Sundey
Oregon City
Newberg
Salem & Way
Willamette
Yam
Hill Rivers
Lawings
Portland Ae Corvall
Lis & Way
Ings
Biperta Snake Hiver
Lewiston
Dally Riparia
Oliver & Colcord
W. H. Hurlburt
Portland, Or
Via
Fifth and I Sts
Overland Express
Salem
Roseburg
Asland
Sacramento
Ogden
Mojave
Los Angeles
el Paso
New Orleans
East Ovebury
Vic Woodburn
Mount Angel
Silverton
West Shein
Brownsville
Springfield
Natron
Corvallis
I. m
Potland
Europe
Japan
China
Honolulu
Au Stralia
J. B. Kirkland
Third Street
Foote
Ets
Uoricago
Atlanta
Hygiene
John Poole
Porttaxp
Oncor
London
Orthern Pacific RY
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone National Park
Kalama
Kelso
Castle Rock
Winlock
Chehalis
Centralia
South Bend
Montesano
Aberdeen
Ocosta
Olympia
Tacoma
Victoria
Pt. Townsend
Kee Roslyn
Norah Fakin
Sprague
Cheney
Pullman
Garfield
Farmington
Moscow
Uniontown
Genesee
Rossland
Train
Nelau
Kalso
Missoula
Butte
Anaconda
Helena
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Council Bluffs
St. Low's
Philadelphia
Boston
Fall Points
Hiladelph
York
Winamene
A. D. Charlton
Morrison
E. H. Woodward
Newberg, Or
Cascaret
Cascarets
Germantown Ave
Gomi
Serer
Lore EL. Wa
Antone
Yoonidertiak
Mune & Co
Scientific American
Ant Scientife
Iwan &Co
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