Searched for $30,000,000 Peruvian treasure on Cocos Island
Reports from Port Townsend and Pittsburg detail the brigantine Lakeland under Captain Fred Blakeley bound for Cocos Island with backing from a subscription group seeking a rumored $30 million Peruvian treasure. No word since departure. Victorians await news. Also items include drownings in Pittsburgh and London insurance on J P Morgan, plus other briefs from Syracuse, Paducah, Havana, and Christania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cocos Island
Port Townsend
Wash
Aug
Fred Blakeley
Astoria
Straits
Lakeland
Giant's Causeway described with basalt pillars and lore
The article surveys the Giant's Causeway at Antrim near Port Rush, detailing thousands of polygonal basalt columns with natural ball and socket joints. It notes variations in shape, the three main causeways, and the dramatic 40,000-strong army-like array facing the tide, accompanied by assorted anecdotes and curiosities from diverse sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Antrim
Port Rush
Ireland
Uruns
Sugar’s role in height and weight rise in Britons and Americans
A celebrated physician asserts that the rise in stature and body weight among Britons and Americans over the last fifty years stems mainly from higher sugar consumption. The note adds a caution about business foes and the lasting impact of advertising on commerce.
The Human Stomach Overworked by Daily Meals
A medical note explains the stomach works about five hours per meal and that three meals daily total fifteen hours of work in a day. Eating between meals denies rest, risking dyspepsia and premature wear. A brief Transvaal war reprise follows from Rome via Giornale D Italia, noting son of former Secretary Reitz predicting resumption of war in the Transvaal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
The
Giornale D'Italia
Reitz
Ransvaal
Naples
Transvaal
Ailing Youth and Tired Thousands Shun Energy
A speaker notes widespread exhaustion from April to September, blaming overwork and sluggish liver. The ad promotes Victor Liver Syrup as a cure for liver and blood diseases and related ailments including dyspepsia, headache, constipation, rheumatism, malaria, jaundice, and female troubles, claiming a century of effectiveness.
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Victor
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Paducah
Minsis Central
Maggie Koerner
Dewey Lindsay
James Warnick
Alten Hart
Jim Johnson
Cuba
Havana
Senate
Christamia
Norway
Karmoo
Miss Skylight
Fred
Bertha
Elsie
Mamma
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Philadelphia
Luguette
America
Germany
Mr Nicefellow
Iord
Philadephia Press
Iowa
DE Mott's Chemical CO
Cleveland
Ohio
A. L. Pearee Frederices
Rickie
Cee
Isabella Gas Works
Patrick OB
Jake
Central Hardware Company
South Market Street
Frederick, Md
Markey's Shoe
Markey's
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Victor Remedies Co
Mary C. Stizel
Lanark
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George A. Gilbert
North Market St. Frederick
Alig
Frederick
Buffalo
Chas. N. Haver
WM. S. Miller & CO
C. Thomas Kemp
Newline
Carty
Jardinier
Carty’s Furniture Store
E. Patrick St
Frad’k, Ma
JAS. E. Walker & CO
Walker’s
Madras
James E. Walker
Hredet
Baltimore
Adams Express Office
Fraderick
N. S. M. Dizon
W. H. B. Etchison
Furnisher
South Market Tenet
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