Adulteration Alarm in Baking Powder Brands
Consumers alarmed by adulterants in powders prompt scrutiny of brands advertised as Absolutely Pure Several brands use Alum or Ammonia or both A simple test with hot water reveals ammonia odor indicating adulteration Pure powders should not smell of ammonia and do not paste with starch alum or terra alba when boiled The New York World notes the practice and calls for stricter quality checks
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Peole
New York World
United Histes
Oda
Great
Universihes
Pee
New York
Chicago
GAN Franciboo
How to Make and Arrange the Ideal Book Case
Advice on selecting materials and design for book cases shaped to fit rooms. Emphasizes half height, sturdy end pieces, rounded or leather front shelves, proper shelving to prevent damage, and avoiding clutter. Recommends dedicated spaces for atlases, magazines, and daily perusal volumes with a silk curtain to protect from dust.
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Goml Housekeeping
Bags in Many Forms How to Fit Corners in the House With One
The piece surveys numerous bag styles for every room and use from dusting bags to laundry and silver bags. It notes linen or cretonne materials with washable options, decorative patterns, and practical features like drawstring closures and lining. It also mentions related notes about a biographer and a wealthy Californian, plus a Chinese minister’s cap ornament.
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South Kensington
N. Y. Tribune
When Polly Goes By Agar the Garret Dream
A garret poet recalls Polly passing his landlady sweeps the stairs and brightens his day. He yearns as Polly goes by and wonders why life brightens when she appears, the spell of her presence filling the lonely room with magic.
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Theo
Polly
Molly Coes
Tools of Asia Show Knife Sharpening Device in Street Contest
An Asian workshop demonstrates a street knife sharpening device built from a grindstone on an axle with a rope looped around it. A worker in front of the stall pulls the rope to drive the stone, while another rotates the knife for sharpening. The scene underscores ingenuity amid competition and the broader struggle for progress.
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Amasia
Sheed
Edison
Asian Cor
New York Tribune
Gardien Ben Giroux and son at Grand Opera house
A Chicago Herald item recounts Ben Giroux at the Grand Opera house with his young son who misuses a dime for a toy opera slot. The boy, unhappy after losing his penny, explains he wants a white penny and plans to buy bananas, prompting his mother’s amused questions.
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Ben Giroux
Gardiene de la
Ben
Hin
Sam
Chicago Herald
Question of Patronage At Dinner Party
A British legation attache at a Washington dinner party is teased by a lively hostess who questions his patronage of English customs. She asks about London opera and then remarks he does not patronize the asparagus, prompting a humorous exchange.
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Shoe
England
Great Britain
Leving
Wever
London
Gilbert and Sulliven
Aod
Washington Star
Indian population myth debunked in Boston Advertiser snippet
The Boston Advertiser argues against claims that Indians are vanishing or declining. It asserts Native peoples are increasing or stable in the Dakota reservations and New Mexico and Arizona pueblos, with education and prosperity when agents and contractors do not starve them.
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Aceon
Dakota
New Mexico
Arizona
Bostow
Pheasant Ingenuity and Italian Emigration Notes
A Montreal Star item describes a pheasant using a weight mechanism to reach corn, then returns with a partner to share the success. It also reports on circus misnaming a giraffe joke and notes about Italian women in bricklaying and carrier work, wages, and emigration rates, with Germany and Persia figures mentioned.
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Montreal Star
Italy
Castle Garden
Germany
Lirelaud
Actor Haworth Rescues Runaway Horse in Columbus
Hartford Times reports Joseph Haworth, famed romantic actor, saved a startled carriage with a lady and child aboard in Columbus Ohio. He acted without hesitation leaping for the bridle and stopping the one horse turnout, earning cheers as the carriage remained undamaged.
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Joseph Haworth
Columbus
Haworth
Neil
High Street
Chicago Herald
Prominent Business Woman Praises Sierra Kidney and Liver Cure
A letter from Mrs. M. Mallony of San Francisco extols Sierra Kidney and Liver Cure as a wonder remedy after dizziness and back pain. She praises its effects and says she will keep it at home and recommend it to friends. The note closes with a testimonial about benevolence and a separate line about Tansill's Punch.
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Sierra
Mra. M. Mallony
McCabe
Mission St
San Francisco
New Autographs and Calendars Offer Free Music Feature
A new book titled Aovelties and Knowledge showcases autographs receipts and humor with monthly calendars. Published by The Charles A. Vogeler Company Baltimore it offers Free Music upon purchase and lists St Jacobs Oil Calendar for 154 00. Also promotes Dobbins Electric Soap as a washday helper.
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St. Jacobs Oil
Charles A. Vogeler Company
Baltimore
Remedies for Female Complaints and Cough Relief Advertised
An old newspaper fragment promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female ailments and mentions Dr. Pierce's Pellets. It also advertises Brown's Bronchial Tracheas for cough relief, claiming rapid soothing effects.
Mexican Soldiers Tricks Reported by Janvier in Harper's
Mr. Janvier describes Mexican recruits as convicts drafted into the army with high desertion. He recalls a 1884 Monterrey incident where deserters hid by placing caps on muskets, fooling officers. Soldiers carry all gear on their backs while pay is transported in silver.
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Thomas A. Janvier
Harper's
Mr. Janvier
Monterey
Ofhcers
New Home Remedy Promises Cure for Catarrh and Hay Fever
An issue of Scientific American notes a new home treatment claimed to cure catarrh hay fever and catarrhal deafness with one remedy. The pamphlet by A H Dixon & Son offers free information from Toronto Canada. The piece also includes praise from Sir Edwin Arnold on American vitality and infrastructure.
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A. H. Dixon & Son
Io West King St
Toronto
Canada
Scientile Anmerican
Sir Edwin Arnold
Sam
America
New York
English Gentleman Ponders Driving Left vs Right
A St. Louis Republic item quotes an Englishman in America criticizing the left side driving rule. He argues the right side blocks view and hinders steering while his American companion dismisses the question, joking about those who study the issue for a living.
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America
Fish Tobaccoil
Kings Highway
St. Louis Republic
Ostrich Race in Africa Becomes Vivid Exhibition
A visitor tested tame ostriches in Africa by feeding them Ng s and staging a race with a keeper. The birds sprinted twelve to fourteen feet per stride, ran neck and neck for part of the distance, then one pulled ahead and gently finished for the prize of figs.
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Africa
New York Journal
Man as a Wonderful Animal in a Child’s View
A brief extract from a New Jersey pupil’s composition on Man notes the body parts and humorously describes ears for catching cold and earache the nose for sniffles and a body split half way up with walking on the split ends, reflecting playful misinterpretation.
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New Jersey
Lippincott's Magazine
Promoting Dr. McLane Liver Pills and Olographic Cards
An 1880s style ad lists genuine Dr. McLane's Liver Pills at 25 cents with a 4 cent stamp mail order offer for a list of eleopgraphic cards. It then contrasts this with a sermon on health and endorses Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a universal tonic to bolster digestion and cure various ailments.
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Dr. C McLane
Fleming Bros
Pittsburgh
Remedy Claims Cure for Kidney Stones and Piles
A patient describes sharp lower bowels pain and urinary gravel, consulting several doctors before relief from Dr. David Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy. Advert shows cure claims for kidney liver blood disorders, and mentions Dr Livingston’s antidote for drunkenness with address in Portland Oregon.
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Albany
David Kennedy
Rondout
N. Y
C.W. Brown
Petersburgh
Kennepy
Sure Cure for Piles and Itching Private Parts
Sure cure for blind bleeding and itching piles claims one box cures ten years of suffering. Kirk's German Pile Ointment absorbs tumors relieves itching and acts as a poultice. Suitable only for piles and itching of private parts. Sold by druggists and mailed at $1 per box by J J Mack & Co San Francisco.
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William
Coffinbury
Cleveland
Wilee
Williamson's Manufacturing Co
Ohie
L. Blumauer & Co
Portland, Or
Kirk
Dr. Kirk
J. J. Mack & Co
San Francisco
Tay Geneva for breakfast.
A reflective note urges belief in oneself, asserting that without self belief no man or woman can be trusted to have faith in others.
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Agenta
Fortune From Piano Playing Sparks Family Tragedy
A humorous note on Minnie turning a piano skill into wealth is linked to a relative’s death and inheritance. The item also recalls a schoolboy joke about ships and gender, and comments on journalists avoiding personal publicity in Boston.
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David Bennett HN
E. J. Baldwin
California
Washington
Raisinghe Tad
Tshoull Anicker
Mrs. Cashton
Mra Smith
Emile
Hartford Times
Amoker
Tansill
Plarce
Striches
Figa
Pilot Knob
St. Jacob
Henry PP. Travers
Drvogists Ann [Ealens
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Swift
Layna E. Dewan
Danton
Scott's
Scott
All Drugpista
D.m.ferry&co
Mile Ten
D.M. Ferry4&co
Detroit, Mich
Nea. 2
Kimus
Dias Chile
Hacky
Sean
Jia
North Carolina
Ihaiul
Steinwa Kerasion
PEASE
EMAC
Gabler
Noerish
Ries
Matthias Gray CO
Post Street
Diligatet
Brana Chemical Oe
Cinsinnati
Ohio
Ingratlam
M. P
Amsterdam
BR. Dyche & CO
Drugglata
CL Leed & Co
Lowell, Mam
Tope
NEW York Art CO
First St
Portland, Ore
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
HC Company
Tore
Tay Geneva
Weit
Harper's Bazar
Minnie
Epook
Mireum
Boston
Waddery Kerjoices
Carrie
Gregorian
Darrin
Wappegy
Sherman Street
Portland
Prineville
Oregon
Henson McCoy
Dufur
Wasco County
Drs. Darrin
Washington Building
Fourth Streets
Boents
Smith
Frent St
Perry Davis
Chighestcr
Alertelia
Mellet
Leid Fey
Lester
Petore Math
Medbos
Filan Dee
S. Greenwood
Kanawha
Hunt
Greenwood
N. Crittenton
Falten St. N
Dow
Thompsux, Son CO
Petabitehet
N.U
Just
Parker
Colt
Verna
Winchester
CU. M. C
the Market
HE Son
First Street
Brito
Sheriff Theevre
Payor
Carr ‘Treasu Marelu Street
Counc
Willian
Eva Vine
V.m Day
Eve Lo Alben
V. W
Baturda
Idian
J. A
Arno
Furn
Hhoe & Seoun
Atr Bot
Elie
Blacks
A. HH
Lamb Center
Flouriam Creek
Postoff Stree
Narer Mill
James
Frank J
Minin Wheet
G. Land Shoe & 4
Edwars
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