Quiet-Looking Man and the One Dollar Fare
A western camp debates a gun test over a one dollar fare to Black Hill. Bill Thompson bets on shooting the soft-spoken man, who proves the hard way that threats meet precise response as six bullets shatter bravado. The agent clarifies the fare remains one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
Bill Thompson
Bob Williams
Bill
Black Hill
William
Pill
Koys
M. Quad
Washington Star
Peace on Earth Promises Relief From Various Ailments
An old ad copy extols Howtetter's Stomach Hitters as a remedy for rheumatic conditions kidney trouble dyspepsia debility liver complaints and constipation urging persistence. It cites a rise in apoplexy deaths in New York over 30 years and promotes Piso's Cure for Consumption with testimonials from England. Also includes a Portland Oregon ad offering free employment services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howtetter
Toledo Advert announces Catarrh Cure offer
An old advertisement touts Mall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for cures not achieved. It lists local endorsers F. J. Chesky and others and claims the product cleanses blood and mucus while promising testimonials, pricing, and distribution through Toledo wholesalers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mall
F. J. Chesky
Toledo
F. J. Chower
Weer & Trex
Brugette
Watotse
Kixnaye & Manvin
Up-to-Date Farming Tales from a Small Iowa Farm
A farmer shares methods for oats and corn, pasture drainage, and grain feeding. He notes hay and straw marketing, potato selling via carload shipping, and the value of clover, turnips, squashes, and grain rations. Sheep, dairying, and willow uses are discussed with practical tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colmap
Ierave
Darling
Paris
World’s Fair Final Reports to Congress Preview
Washington Oct 19 President Palmer and the final report committee discuss a complete history of the exposition. The board of awards will produce about twenty five volumes, the director general ten, the president and secretary two, with the ladies’ board balance still unsettled. Publication awaits Congress action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Palmer
World’s Fair Commission
Congress
Board of Awards
Ladies’ Board
National Commission
Korbel Winery Fire Damages California Facility
A blaze at Korbel's winery near Guernville destroyed a large press and released about 150000 gallons of new wine as the second and third floors burned and the roof collapsed. Water pumped from nearby supplies helped douse the flames, while 100000 gallons of old wine in the cellar were saved. Estimated loss is around 40000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Rosa
Cal
Korbel's
Korbel
Guernville
Cummings Sentenced in Extortion Case in Chicago
J H Cummings once a San Francisco newspaperman received ten days in county jail after conspiring with Henry Tillenburg to extort Mrs Julia Barrati by threatening to reveal letters. Tillenburg fled on bail. Cummings confessed and served sentence. Wheat growers and sealer news follow in Tacoma and Victoria reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. H. Cummings
San Francisco
Julia Adler
Henry Tillenburg
Miss Adler
R. Barrati
Tillenburg
Cummings
Freshly Fired Tea Works Highlighted by Schilling’s Best
The notice touts fresh firing of tea at Schilling's Best and claims theirs is the only tea firing operation in the United States. It emphasizes freshness from roast to sale and mentions ASP og & Comm tes Pieocne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fi Syrup Co
Sfra
Geet Health
United States
Schilling
Veterans Life and a Civil War Survivor in Albany
John B. Scace, Albany contractor and builder mover, recalls his Civil War service with the Forty-ninth and Sixty-first Massachusetts regiments including Port Hudson and Sailor's Creek. He later suffered a severe back injury and sciatic rheumatism until Pink Pills relief earned him renewed strength and a return to work. The piece notes his public life, craftsmanship, and advocacy for the medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
NS. Y
John B. Scace
N. Y
No. 15
Bradford Street
Lvent
Scace
Berkshire Lodge
No. 52
LO. C. F
Forty-ninth
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
W. F. Bartlett
Port Hudson
Donaldsonville
Plain Store
Sixty-first Regiment
Hatcher's Row
Petersburg
Sailor's Creek
Albany Electric Power House
Mr. Scace
Dr. Williams
Hippo Hide Thickness Noted in Parts
The article notes that hippos have hides reaching two inches in thickness in certain areas and mentions tobacco use as a factor among those suffering from cholera.
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Peace ON
Earth
New York City
Lohall
Mulligan
Plumetead
Kent
England
Letey
Third Street
Portland
Oregon
Oster Willow
Iowa
Tacoma
Wash
Lawrence
Inland Empire
Sprague
Lelub
Walla Walla
Idaho
Sealer
San Jose
Victoria
B. C
Topeka
Coles
Behring Sea
Unimak Pass
Brazi
Rio de Janeiro
Cerigoa
Brazil
Chile
Uruguay
Argentina
Lamont
Hatcher's Creek
John HB
Space
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
Lree
Duke of
Weillington
Ong
Dadilly
Wellington
Mazeppa
Vaturino
Kleff
Durham
Smokinz Tobarse Ug
Blackwell
Bull Durham
Bos Samplea
Bosanko
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
Dorchester, Mass
Market Street
San
American Type Founders’ Co, Second
Stark Ste
Portland. Or
Chicago Board of Trade
Business Dowsing
Hopkins & Co
Portland Oregon
Spokane Wash
Altaya Tome
Tentiaes
Gasser
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