Alaskan situation and Alaska gold rush routes opening
Special correspondence reports early Alaska rush overcrowding Dyea and Skagway with 20 000 encamped awaiting passes. Freight totals rise to 60 000 tons by April and transit capacity remains about 600 tons daily across two passes. Copper River and Cook s Inlet routes grow as alternatives with government outfitting an expedition and new steamers possible.
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Alaska
Dyea
Skagway
Chilkoot
White Passes
Lake Lindemann
Jane
Doge
Klondike
Dyen
Copper River
Cook's Inlet
Tanana
Birch Creek
Chilkoot Pass
Dyes
Pacific coast market prices and trade notes
Market items list prices for wheat, oats, barley, hay, and dairy products across Portland and San Francisco regions. Includes wheat varieties from Walla Walla and valley cites, eggs, butter, cheese, poultry, potatoes, onions, hops, wool, mohair, and meats with per unit or per ton figures. Also reports on Jackson and Portland market observations and general commodity movements.
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Fortland
Walla Walla
Valley
California
Oregon
Wool—Valley
Yakimas
Washington
Olympia
Dakota
Puget Sound
San Francisco
Nevada
Southern Coast
Stop Women and Confidence in Mrs Pinkham’s Help
The text invites women to consult Mrs. Mia Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for private health concerns. It emphasizes that letters are read by women only and that speaking with a female adviser fosters trust. It claims widespread relief from her guidance based on her extensive experience.
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Mia
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Mrs. Pinkham
America
Nothley
Goodrich on dairy calf feeding and winter poultry care
Indiana Farmer reports Mr. Goodrich urging early calf education for dairy quality with muscle forming foods, skim milk, and balanced rations. winter poultry guidance prescribes clover hay, bran rich mash, warm water, sanitary henhouses, and careful rooster management.
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Indiana State Dairy Association
Goodrich
Wisconsin Bulletin
Woll
Mr. Goodrich
Indiana
Winter spraying urged for fruit trees by convention
At the annual Fruit Growers Association meeting Professor Fletcher and Prof Taft urged winter spraying of fruit trees to reach hidden spores on limbs and twigs. Best results come when spraying occurs in winter or early spring after leaves fall. A calf selection method based on cheek palps is described, and Michigan studies find meadow hay yields enable four times more cattle on same land than pasture.
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Uberty
North Carolina Experiment Station
Germantown
Fruit Growers’ Association
Fletcher
Taft
Michigan
Ald
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
Plowing and Beet Cultivation Tips For Farmers
Practical notes on cultivating with a cultivator two inches deep to loosen soil and prevent weed growth, and cautions that deep plowing can harm roots. Sugar beets as stock food may be profitable if used with good livestock, plus notes on potato disease prevention, preserving flowers with paraffin, pig growth economics, and potash needs of sandy soils with leached and unleached ashes.
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Massachusetts
New York
Carrousel for Bicycles and Public Notices
A description of a rotating bicycle carousel with a permanent guide rail and locking projections for upright cycling. Advertisements promote St Jacobs Oil for neuralgia relief, Hostetter's stomach bitters for kidney and digestive issues, hypnotism claims, and Allen's Foot-Ease for foot comfort with widespread testimonials.
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Allen
le Roy
N.Y
Whistling Scarce Among Icelanders Due to Religious Beliefs
Icelanders largely shun whistling as a religious violation and a breach of divine law, a practice nearly unseen in daily life. The belief shapes behavior and cultural norms, keeping whistles rare despite exposure to other Nordic traditions.
Papal Property Victory Clears Way for Paris House
After a lengthy legal battle in Paris, Leo XIII is confirmed owner of the Hotel du Plessis-Beliere on Place de la Concorde, a estate bequeathed to the Vatican by the late Marquise de Plessis-Beliere. Heirs challenged the legacy amid questions on church property ownership in France.
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Tribunal of
Limoges
Leo XIII
Paris
Hotel du Plessie-Beliere
Place de la Concorde
Vatican
Marquise de Plessis-Beliere
France
Trade mark claim for CASTORIA and PITCHERS CASTORIA
Court action asserts exclusive use of the word CASTORIA and the term PITCHERS CASTORIA as trademarks. An elderly testimonial notes Piso’s Cure for Consumption providing a dramatic cure, attributed to Amos Kelner of Cherry Valley Illinois dated November 23, 1896.
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Piso
Amos Kelner
Cherry Valley, IL
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Schilling
Fort Wrangel
Stickwen River
Telegraph Creek
Teslin Lake
Stickeen River
Lake Teslin
Stickeen
Hootalinqua
Yukon
Pacific Coast Trade
Seattle
Chicago Tribune
Madame Balkmeteff
Mra. Beale
John R. McLean
Miss Beale
Lafayette Square
Weldron
Florence Hudson
Baltimore
Smithsonian Institute
Hallett Phillips
Potomac Valley
Red Sea
Mount Sinai
Moses
Law
Agricultural News
New England Homestead
Farm Journal
Melita
L. P. Davis & CO. Dept. E
Chicago
Ill
St. Jacobs
Mason Themical CO
P. O
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Pope
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Pitcher's Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Mothers of America
Centaur Company
Samuel Pitcher, M.D
Sanden
Sanden Electric Belt CO
Washington St
Portland
Islys
Ferry
D. M. Ferry & CO
Detroit, Mich
Queen Victoria
Salter
Catalogasione Ico
No. F.C . Salter Seed CO
LA Corse
Chicago Board of Trade
Downing, Hopkins & Co
Chicago Board of Trade Brokers
Wash
Moore
Stewart & Holmes Drug Co
Taber & Whitman CO
Washington, D. C
ML. Bo, Fowler
Flow
Southington
Conn
Hercules Gas Engine Works
Bay St
San Francisco, Cal
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