Sea Otter Hunting Along Washington Coast Described
The piece explains sea otter hunting from Damon's Point to Point Greenville, detailing tripod derrick setups, crow’s nests, tide- driven ranges, and the skill required. It notes scarcity, prices with skins around 5 feet by 12 inches and overcoats selling high in Russia and China, plus a local rule limiting to one derrick per half mile.
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Pacific Coast
Washington
Damon's Point
Gray's Harbor
Point Greenville
Russia
China
Portland
Jewelry smuggling arrest aboard Normandie ship
A passenger named Michael M Coloma was arrested by Customs Inspectors Brown and Donahue after the Normandie docked. He faced a U S Commissioner Shields on charges of attempting to smuggle nearly a peck of jewelry hidden in boots coat lining and a waist belt. Coloma claimed transit to California and bond shipment for his jewelry.
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Normandie
Custom House
Brown
Donahue
United States
Shield
Shields
Michael M. Coloma
Guatemala
California
Coloma
Tly
Leddycut
O. Lew
Colowa Je
Europe
N.Y. Star
The Pearl Beads and the Poison-Free Mystery Story
A vintage tale explains how a French pearl maker created pure white beads without poison using fish scales. The story links a duchess and a young "Ur sula" to a necklace that ends with a moral about invention driven by a daughter's plea.
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Louis Quatorze
Duchess of Fife
Louis XIV
France
Flanders
Martin Jacquin
Ursula
Too Much Sympathy Examines Public Feeling and Duty
A reflective piece argues that a highly sympathetic age shifts public mood toward the most ignorant and needy. It warns that sympathy favors those who feel most keenly while lacking foresight, urging a fixed standard of right and steadfast support for the right, not vacillating emotion.
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Oman
Needlework in the gallery at the Fairfield Journal residence
Ladies in the gallery pass time threading needles and tying knots during the hour. They pause to view evidence and confide in neighbors about newcomers, while the weaver’s click adds to a homelike, solemn atmosphere inside the residence.
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Fairfield Jour
Farwell as a witness twist of a Chicago tale
A Chicago man recalls Senator Farwell testimony during a Dolph committee session. Farwell exposes a broker’s double commission claim by noting a $500 check and asserting Illinois law forbids both parties from receiving commissions. The matter ends without further action and the suit remains unpaid.
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Alhels
Twists &Awyea
Chicago
Dolph “Smelling
Senator Farwell
Farwell
Washington Street
Hhis
Mr. Farwell
Linois
Washington Cor. N.Y. Tribune
Ripening Bananas and Street Food Fashion in Boston
Bananas arriving in Boston are green and ripened by gas heated rooms in winter. Traders classify fruit into four grades with golden veils as the top tier. Gas heat controls ripening, then natural methods resume in milder months.
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Boston
Jamaica
Frun
Boston Globe
Great Sierra Kidney and Liver Cure Promotion Letter
A San Francisco message praises the Great Sierra Kidney and Liver Cure as the best selling remedy in stock and notes rising sales from repeated calls. The writer defends respectful language and criticizes improper remarks about a servant, stressing decorum.
Potent Stomach Bitters Promised For Digestive Ailments
Advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a long tested cure for stomach disorders and digestive issues. It claims the tonic restores gastric tone, purifies digestive tubes, expels bile, and promotes regularity, with urged use for malaria kidney nervousness rheumatism and neuralgia.
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Eldrick Sprite
Hostetter
Self praise and testimonials in old patent medicine puffery
A fragmented column mocks self praise used to sell patent medicines. It cites ALLcock's Porous Plaas and Conn and Buxton Sweips as cures with testimonials, warns against imitations, and notes Brown's Bronchial Traches as throat remedy. A stray joke about a suspicious character closes the piece.
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Allcock
Allcocks
Conn
Buxton Sveips
Sure cure for blind bleeding and itching piles
An advertisement claims Dr Kirk's German Pile Ointment cures long standing piles. It touts absorption of tumors relief from itching and use as a poultice. Sold by druggists for $1 per box with mail delivery and warranty. Wholesale agents listed as J J Mack & Co San Francisco.
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Kirk
J. J. Mack & Co
San Francisco
Truths for readers on scarlet fever and Histogenetic Medicine
Letter from A H Pratt of Sacramento praising Dr J Eugene Jordan s Histogenetic Medicine for scarlet fever in his seven year old daughter and noting rapid recovery after daily doses. He claims six dollars paid and calls the doctor s office free consultation at Yesler residence Seattle. He urges readers to trust the Histogenetic label and warns against other devices as frauds.
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J. Eugene Jordan
Moter
A. H. Pratt
Sacramento, Cal
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Relief From Dyspepsia
Advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a natural tonic for loss of appetite indigestion and sick headaches. It claims the remedy gently tones the stomach aids digestion and restores appetite making meals more enjoyable especially for women in delicate health.
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Hood
Dartmouth College
Paine
Deafness Cures Cited From California Cases
A San Francisco and Bay Area list details numerous cures from catarrhal deafness to paralysis and womb disorders. Patients including Mrs H F Bailey Fresno and Berkeley telegraph operator report rapid relief or permanent recovery after treatment. A jewelers firm and editor Geree Thistleton endorse cures for deafness and ear pain.
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H. F. Bailey
Benicia
Cal
K. Desworte
Fresno
E. F. McKinley
Polk Street
San Francisco
J. H. Zweifel
Hayes Street
Charlies Hoogers
Grove Street
William Heinz
Dale Place
Golden Gate Avenue
Hyde and
Leavenworth Streets
Geree Thistleton
Patriotic American
San Francsco
Medical consultation ads from Portland and Taroma extend dubious cures
Drs Darrin offer daily visits at the Washington building Portland corner Fourth and Washington streets and at the Baron Catlin building Taroma Washington. Hours 10 to 5 evenings 7 to 8 Sundays 10 to 12. Claims of curing chronic diseases blood taints and female irregularities with guaranteed secrecy and free examinations. Also notices on free treatment for the poor and home cures for distant patients.
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Darrin
Washington Building
Fourth
Washington Streets
Portland
Baron Catlin
Taroma
Wash
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