Substitutes for Rubber Arise From Linseed Oil Based Compounds
The article discusses attempts to replace rubber with substitutes like exilia perchoid and oxilin made from linseed oil and litharge. Although these materials vulcanize and show elasticity, they fail to match rubber in life and durability for tires. With costs at 5–6 cents per pound versus 80 cents for rubber and no ready market advantage, a true substitute seems unlikely soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Denver
Colo
St Jacobs Oil Offered As Universal Rheumatism Cure
The advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as the master remedy for rheumatism across all weather. It claims widespread efficacy regardless of cold or heat and asserts its proven usefulness with testimonials in support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondike
St. Jacobs Oi
Longest cable plan links England to Australia via multiple ports
Plans submitted to the English government outline a cable route starting at Cornwall and Gibraltar to Sierra Leone then New Guinea, St Helena, Capetown, Natal, Mauritius, Rodriguez, Keeling Islands, and finally Perth. The proposed line totals 18 648 nautical miles with the East African East and South African Australian & Asiatic and China Telegraph Companies among those involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Australia
Cornwall
Gibraltar
Sierra Leone
New Guinea
St. Helena
Capetown
Natal
Mauritius
Rodriguez
Coous
Keeling Islands
Indian Ocean
Perth
West Australia
Australian & Asiatic
China Telegraph Companies
Commissioner report notes fewer homestead entries
The General Land Office chief to the Interior secretary reports a drop of about 1,200 homestead entries from last year. The text also touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for malaria and digestion while noting Massachusetts workers built nearly 200 miles of state roads under highway commissioners.
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General Land Offic
Secretary of the Interior
Massachusetts
Allen's Foot-Kase and other varied notices
Shake into your shores Allen's Foot-Kase a remedy for foot pain bunions chilblains and sore feet with many testimonials offered by druggists and shoe stores. Also road-working update in Hancock county Ga and a uranium discovery near Black Hawk Colo with French syndicate buyers.
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Allen
Kase
le Roy
N.Y
Hancock County
Herister Counties
Black Hawk
Colo
Fibroid Tumor Cure Report From Lydia E Pinkham
Mrs B A Lowman of Westdale Mass recounts a fibroid tumor in her womb being cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after doctors failed. She describes severe flow, failed hospital treatment, and a later examination showing the tumor had passed away and the dull ache vanished.
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B. A. Lowman
Westdale
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Washington Birthplace Monument Marks Father of Country
A monument marks George Washington birthplace near Wakefield Virginia forty two miles from Fredericksburg. Congress funded the project with eleven thousand dollars in 1805 and the monument rises forty feet four inches from a fourteen by eight foot base. The shaft weighs about thirty six tons and the site includes a long Potomac wharf and planned river boat stops.
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George Washington
Congress
Marre
Washington
Wakefield
Fredericksburg
Potomac
Pope's Creek
Belidge's Creek
House Where Washington Was Horn
The article notes the nearest reach to Colonial Beach is about ten to twelve miles, from which travelers may only drive or sail to the destination.
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Washington
Colonial Beach
Fragments of a Princeton Dinner Tale About Washington
The piece recalls Chauncey M. Depew praising George Washington and recounts a dinner anecdote from the Princeton celebration. It notes Washington's quiet dignity and a staff surgeon relative sharing stories of younger officers trying to reach the commander in chief with humor.
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George Washington
Chauncey M. Depew
Lion Morris
Washington
Aston
Washington's Politeness An Anecdote From Washington
A Century article by Martha Littlefield Phillips recounts a tale in Washington's Philadelphia visit. An old countryman visits the president during breakfast and drinks coffee from a saucer, then noisily scrapes the cup bottom on the saucer edge. Washington adapts by matching the gesture to preserve decorum.
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Martha Littlefield Phillips
Washington
Nathaniel Greene
Philadelphia
Tie
Portrait of Martha Washington Through Mrs Gibson’s Lens
RS Gibson who visited Mrs Washington when she lived in Philadelphia as president’s wife shares a homelike portrait. Miss Wharton quotes Gibson describing Nellie Curtis reading, prayer, and hymn singing before bed, with Mrs Washington kneeling, blessing, and a focus on daily routines shaping her granddaughter’s character.
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James Gibson
Grandmamma
Mrs. Washington
Where Washington Took the Oath Relic Found
Workmen remodeling the old Senate chamber near Independence Hall uncover an interesting relic from early republic days as the court platform is examined during construction in Philadelphia.
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Senate
Court of Common Pleas
Independence Hall
Old platform may mark Washington inauguration site in Philadelphia
A fragmentary platform found beneath an old building is linked by local historians to the Renate chamber and the first U S House of Representatives. A tablet on the Chestnut Street wall notes that George Washington was inaugurated there in 1783 and that John Adams became the second president in 1797.
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Renate
George Washington
Chestnut Street
House of Representatives
United States of America
George Woeshington
John Adams
United States
Philadelphia Ledger
Origin of Dueling as Legal Battle Through History
The article traces dueling origins from Lombard 650 to English usage under William I, noting ordeals by water and fire, public trials, and private accusations. It describes trials where combat could vindicate innocence, with leather targets, staves, and lethal outcomes. It recalls court of chivalry duels, and the first recorded single combat before William I, 1600, where Geoffrey Baynard defeated William, Earl of Eu, who was blinded and mutilated.
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England
Wiliam
Abrahann Thornton
May Ashford
William I
Geoffrey Baynard
William
Earl of EU
Washington Ancestors Linked to Durham Hall Sold at Auction
The 17th century Washington Hall in Durham County England, built by William James Bishop of Durham, with adjoining grounds selling for $2 025. Once home to George Washington ancestors the stone building features mullioned windows projecting porches and a large chimney. The Washington family held the manor for five centuries.
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Washington Hall
Durham County
England
George Washington
William James
Durham
Washington
William de Wessington
Washington's resolve during a birthday no school
A fragment recalls George Washington as true and steadfast, noting his calm when plans faltered and a playful line about a birthday when school was canceled, reflecting a nostalgic, didactic tone.
Immortal Father of His Country Inspires Youth
A narrator recalls a tale of George W and a noble fatherly example. A dialogue reveals a boy and his pop discussing truth, memory, and patriotism as the Immortal Father of His Country is invoked for guidance. A later scene mentions cherry trees replaced by apple trees and a description of a jeweled crown with gems and weights.
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Littl Son
The Egg Man of Dawson and His Klondike Run
Charles West left Portland with 1,743 dozen eggs packed in cans and frozen for the Klondike. He carried 2,025 pounds of eggs over the Chilkoot and Yukon trails, recovering cash from a thief and selling eggs for up to $3 a dozen at Big Salmon. His venture yielded about $6,321 in total, amid cold danger and high frostbitten resolve.
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Dawson
Chilkoot
Yukon River
Klondike
Portland
Charles West
Mr. West
Vest
West
Mr. Vest
Major Walsh
Peanut Butter Promises Pure Quality for Vegetarians
A nut based spread is praised for surpassing dairy butter in purity and suitability for gravies and shortening. Producers anticipate strong demand. A New Zealand premier cites a homing pigeon that reportedly flew from Victoria to New Zealand in three days, covering about 1000 miles at roughly 15 miles per hour without rest.
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New Zealand
Victoria
Railway station at Sinai site linked to Moses tablets
A proposed railway from the Red Sea to Mount Sinai will place a station at the spot believed to be where Moses received the two tablets of the law. The claim ties the project to biblical geography and historic religious significance.
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Red Sea
Mount Sinai
Moses
the Law
Pitcher’s Castoria trade mark claim asserted by Dr Samuel Pitcher
The letter asserts exclusive rights to the word Castoria and the Pitcher’s Castoria name, with Dr Samuel Pitcher claiming origin and the Fletcher signature on wrappers. It notes use in American homes for over thirty years and warns that only The Centaur Company holds authority.
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Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Chas. H. Fletcher
Mothers of America
Centaur Company
M.D
All Eastern Syrup and Tea Garden Dring Advertisements
All Eastern Syrup is described as light in color and heavy in body and made from glugose. Tea Garden Dring is sugar cane based and pure. Available in cans from the Padiric Coast Syrup Co with the maker's name lithographed on each can. A testimonial from Mrs. Mulligan of Plumstead England dates Nov 8 1895. A note mentions Moroccan etiquette about asking a man about his wife.
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Padiric Coast Syrup Co
Morocco
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P.O. Box T47
Lydia HB. Pinkham
Geoge Washington
Bridge Cree
Westmoreland Count
Mount Vernon
Wallington's
Monumint
Dareon
Chicago Post
Washington Irving
Wessingtons
Gheorge
Bobby
George W
George
Alaska
Eldorado Creek
Wrangel
Skagway
Boulder Creek
Tacoma
Corona
Charopaign Coounty, Il
James Jackson
St. Michaels
Stickeen River Journal
Stickeen River
Swinehart
Alaska Mining Journal
Dawson City
Rhode Island Locomotive Works
Providence
Schilling
Bombay
India
Yersin
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Halls Family
Germany
Piso
SygurtFug
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
McVicker's Theatre
Chicago
Sandens Electric Bel
Dr. Sanden
Freep
Sanden Electric Belt CO
West Washington St
Portland, Or
Uy Salzer
Ic. No. PC
Chicago Board of Trade
Downin Hopkins & Co
Oregon
Seattle
Wash
Buell Lamberson
Moore
Stewart & Holmes Drug Co
Department of the Interior
U 8
Anny
Rudolph Kraft
P.O. Box
Portland Or
ML Bay Fuuwler
Cox 27
Southington
Conn
Hercules Gas Engine Works
Bay St
San Francisco, Cal
Hercules
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