Skin disease cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla industry note at Everett
Salt Rheum described as eczema or tetter with patches that burn itch discharge and scale. The remedy Hood's Sarsaparilla is claimed to permanently remove humors. Also reports plan for another sash and door factory in Everett.
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Everett
MT. Shobe
Lucas Avenue
Lovie
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta, Ga
Pan American Exposition Sculpture Being Placed
The Pan American exposition earns display as the sculpture is set in position. Over 125 statuary pieces and model groups by American sculptors highlight the exhibit.
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America
Russia Vast Asiatic Lands Vast Population Gap
Russia's Asiatic possessions measure three times Great Britain's area yet contain 29 million inhabitants while Britain has about 27 million subjects. The Beat Prescription for Malaria Chills and Fever touts Tasteless Chill Tonic as a sample iron and quinine remedy with No Cure No Pay and a price of £0.
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Great Britain
Seattle plans library site purchase and maintenance fund
Seattle residents expect to spend about 200000 dollars to buy a site for a library and 50000 dollars annually to maintain it after Carnegie funded a 200000 dollar building is erected.
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Seattle
Carnegie
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Quick Comfort for Tired Feet
A vintage health ad urges relief for swollen nervous feet and discomfort from tight shoes. It touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for blisters numbness chilblains and damp or frosted feet. The ad claims 90 600 testimonials and offers a trial package free with address in Le Roy New York.
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Olmsted
le Roy
NS. Y
Portland Union Depot to Add Three-Block Train Shed
The Portland union depot plans a three block long train shed to keep travelers from stepping out into the rain, aiming to shelter arrivals and departures. The project highlights a focus on passenger comfort and station modernization.
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Portland
Country Doctor Advocates Petroleum Swab for Diphtheria
A Rouen physician reports a simple remedy for diphtheria using throat swabs of common petroleum. The claim emphasizes a local treatment that relies on readily available substances. Further verification is needed.
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Rouen
France
Cure for deafness by constitutional remedies
A 19th century advertisement explains deafness as caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining. It claims most cases are from catarrh and promises $100 for any deafness due to catarrh not cured by Mall's Catarrh Cure. It promotes the product and circulars from F J Cheney & Co and Hall's Family Pills.
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Iren
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Drageiiie
Hall
Walla Walla Enjoys Extended Fine Sleighing Season
For the first time in about eleven years Walla Walla experienced an extended season of fine sleighing during and after the holidays.
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Walla Walla
Great pipe organ built for Pan American Exposition
The temple of music at the Pan American Exposition will feature a custom built pipe organ costing $15,000.
Legislature faces exhibit fund for Pan-American Exposition
One appropriation question before the winter legislature is the creation of a fund to support an exhibit at the Pan-American Exposition scheduled for next summer in Buffalo. The measure seeks state backing for participation in the international event.
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Lace Caused Famous Quarrel Between Empress Josephine and Napoleon
In Paris a square of old point de Venise lace tied to Josephine’s fortune sparked quarrels with Napoleon. She cut the lace herself and he slapped her rouged cheeks. The scraps sold for 2000 dollars, with further bundles selling for 1000. The tale links Josephine’s lace fixation to her downfall.
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Fried Oysters Lesson in a Washington Restaurant
A California delegate at a WCTU convention orders fried oysters in a Washington restaurant and receives a massive platter. Senator Spooner intervenes buying the dish but declines to eat it, citing indigestion. The comic scene ends with the delegate scandalized and leaving. Later, a separate spoof shows a suitor using a Kodak proposal to taunt a merchant prince, hoping for profit or a bet on the outcome.
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Poetry and whimsy mingle in a night wind vignette
A Detroit Journal piece quotes a Night Wind and Owl dialogue about rhyme with the moon and nature's poetry. The item cites a Baltimore American quip about college yells and glee songs. It notes growing popularity of electric fountains in English amusements and adds social musings on clothing and happiness.
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Vieg
Subtly harmful dirt eating habit of Grenadine coolies
A historical report describes dirt eating among Grenadine Island laborers, noting their frugal vegetarian diet of rice peas curry and ghee. It links dirt ingestion to severe health decline including swelling fatigue breathlessness and skin changes, and warns of dirt transfer via unwashed hands.
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Heated poker used to subdue wild beasts in menageries
A Washington Star report recalls methods to control lions and tigers with a red hot iron poker in cages and during road travel. The practice includes restraint by a strong box and cautions about effects on animals and caretakers. A humorous night story closes the piece from Louisville.
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Dhess
Royal Jester Quip Echoes Henry Ving Reference
A court jester jokes about the king recalling Henry Ving as the monarch hurries to ride. The banter includes a quip about the bluff king and a reference to learning a trade like other royal male heirs, suggesting a compositor line.
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Katianapolis
Royal House
Germany
Change of Agents at Salem Oregon
W. W. Skinner who for nearly 80 years has held the S. P. agent post at Salem Oregon is about to leave. The vacancy will trigger readjustment of agents across the state through the system of selection and promotion in use.
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S. P
Salem
Oregon
Jute Bales Arrive at Walla Walla Penitentiary for Convict Manufacture
One thousand bales of jute from Calcutta will arrive at the Walla Walla penitentiary in a few days. They will be manufactured into sacks by convict labor at a delivered cost of 16.65 dollars to the state.
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Calcutta
Walla Walla
Lawmakers Debate Abolition of the Whipping Post
The text notes lawmakers wrangling over abolishing the whipping post and suggests a contrast between lawbreakers and the benefactor role of a successful pursuer. It then advertises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for stomach, digestion, and liver issues and claims usefulness against influenza.
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Sutley River in India Described as World’s Fastest
Descriptions place the Sutley in India as the fastest flowing river with a dramatic drop of 12,000 feet over 140 miles in a cited section.
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India
What souvenirs did that tear producing drama distribute
Pocket handkerchiefs were distributed as souvenirs to accompany the tear producing drama. The item noted a practical memento tied to the performance. The distribution highlighted a sentimental token linked to the event.
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To Cure a Cold in One Day Claim Ad
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising a one day cure for a cold. The copy notes a money back guarantee if it fails and includes EF. W. Grove’s signature on each box and a price of five cents.
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Northern Pacific to Extend Rail Line to Long Beach
The Northern Pacific plans to extend its route from Hoquiam Washington to Long Beach this coming summer signaling regional railway expansion.
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Wash
Long Beach
Garfield Tea Promises Clear Complexion After Use
The advertisement touts Garfield Tea as beneficial for the system with a few days of use, claiming the complexion clears and the blood is purified. It features a humorous exchange about writing methods and ends with promotional language for the health product.
Government Regulates Prussian Medicine Prices Annually
The Prussian government sets price controls on medicines each year with a new official price list published. This move aims to stabilize costs for consumers and guide pharmacy pricing nationwide.
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Odd Fellows Set April 26 Anniversary Celebration in Portland
Plans call for members from Oregon and Washington to gather in Portland on April 26 to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the Odd Fellows fraternal order.
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Washington
Portland
Novel Upside-Down House Featured at Pan-American Exposition
A described feature at the Pan-American exposition midway will present a house and its contents upside down, offering visitors a novel visual experience and a striking display of perspective.
Portland Death Rate in 1900 Sees 909 Deaths
A 1900 Portland report notes 909 deaths with 63 attributed to Chinese residents, highlighting racialized mortality figures in the city.
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Portland
Pink Pills Claim Cure for St Vitus Dance
A Minnesota Iowa newspaper notes Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People helped Minnie Fiedler of Mt Pleasant Iowa recover from St Vitus Dance after two boxes, with eight years of continued health since. The ad promotes the medicine as a blood and nerve restorer for both sexes and lists pricing and mail order details.
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Mewat Plewant
Iowa
Minnie Fiedler
Mt. Plesant
Williama
Dr. Walliams
Dr. Willims Medicine Company
Schnectady
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Berlin's Unter den Linden Ranked Broadest Street
Berlin boasts Unter den Linden as the broadest street among great cities at 216 feet wide. The Ringstrasse in Vienna is 188 feet, Paris Grand Boulevard 122 feet, and Andrasse Strasse in Budapest 155 feet wide, with Garfield Tea marketed as a versatile herbal remedy for stomach, liver, kidney, and bowel ailments.
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Vienna
Paris
Assay Reports High Rock Value at Ninety-Nine Property
Assay reports from the Ninety-Nine mining property on Slate creek Washington show an average of 400 dollars per ton. The missive is signed by Joan F. Boren of Trinity Springs Indiana dated February 15 1900 asserting the high ore value and referencing a cough remedy claim.
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Piso
Joan F. Boren
Trinity Springs
Ind
Cooperative Mining and Development Association formed in Seattle
A new mining company, the Co operative Mining and Development Association, has been formed in Seattle with capital stock of 2 000 000 dollars divided into 2 000 000 shares.
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Co-operative Mining and Development Association
Seattle
Generanteed Cure for Chronic Constipation Claim
An old advertisement proclaims Cascarets Candy Cathartic guarantees to cure any case of chronic constipation or refund the money. The copy cites a druggist location and promises effectiveness with a money-back guarantee.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic advert reveals iron and quinine
An advertisement argues the tonic contains iron and quinine with plainly printed formula. The Great Northern Railway Company under President Hill purchases 275,000 acres of coal land from Crow's Nest Coal Company near Crow's Nest Pass in British Columbia for about 5 million dollars.
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Great Northern Railway Company
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Crow's Nest
Portland Barbers Push Law to Make Sunday Shaving a Misdemeanor
Barbers in Portland lobby the Oregon legislature to declare Sunday shaving a misdemeanor, arguing it would regulate a practice they deem inappropriate for a Sabbath day, while supporters say it could curb unlicensed services.
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Teething remedy praised for children by Mrs Winslow
Advertisement notes Mothers can rely on Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as the best remedy to ease teething discomfort in children. The copy emphasizes safety for little ones during the teething period.
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