Chamberlains Cough Remedy Proves Safe in Jamaica
A Jamaica West Indies merchant cites his daughter’s severe cold with chest pains and a bad cough that improved in two days after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. He claims seven years of use in his family without failure and notes it warded off pneumonia in this case. For sale by Wagley and Smead, druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
James Prendergast
Amato Bay
Jamaica
West India Islands
Wagley & Smead
Winter trips to California via Iowa Central route touted
Winter tourists may use low round trip rates to California and Pacific coast points via the Iowa Central and Southern Route. A four day California trip from St. Paul Mason City Marshalltown Oskaloosa Hedrick Peoria and nearby points is highlighted. The Pullman Tourist Car service has been inaugurated for the season, with Iowa Central offering comforts. For details contact Iowa Central agents orGeo S Batty G P and T A Marshalltown IA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Pacific Coast
St. Paul
Mason City
Marshalltown
Oskaloosa
Hedrick
Peoria
Iowa Central
Pullman
Batty G. P. & T. A
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Talbots Endorsed by Druggist
Mr J H Weber Cascade Iowa notes the sale of Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Talbots goes to those who have used them before. He urges trying them for dullness after meals bad taste biliousness loss of appetite or constipation and promises prompt relief. Wagley & sell these remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. H. Weber
Cascade
Wagley & Smead
Distressing Kidney and Bladder Cure Promises Quick Relief
Distressing kidney and bladder disease relieved in six hours by NpW Great South American Kidney Cure. A remarkable remedy claimed to ease pain in bladder, kidneys and back for both genders and to relieve water retention almost immediately. Sold by A L Kennedy, druggist, Newton Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Kennedy
Newton
Iowa
New visiting card styles at the R and CoRD office
New card styles arrive with pricing for plain and printed options. 25 plain for 20 cents, 25 printed for 35 cents, 50 plain for 35 cents, 50 printed for 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R&cord
Red as a danger signal on railroads and faces
A short note warns that danger signs on rail lines appear on a man's nose and a woman's cheek, then claims Rocky Mountain Tea gives genuine rosy cheeks, mentioning a Big Store as the source.
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism Described in Ad
An advertisement claims a “Mystic Cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia works in 1 to 3 days. It says the remedy removes the cause and makes the disease disappear after the first dose. Price 75 cents. Sold by Arthur L. Kennedy, druggist, Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L. Kennedy
Newton
Benson's Plasters promise fast relief for pains and coughs
A vintage ad touts Benson's Porous Plaster as the cure for aches, rheumatism, and illnesses. It claims swift relief, warns against substitutes, and offers 28 cents each with prepaid postage from Seabury & Johnson, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson's
Benson
United States
Seabury & Johnson, Mfg. Chemists
N.Y
PERT PERSONALS SUMMARY JOKES AND QUIPS
A montage of witty jabs and remarks from various papers. John P Morgan mocks the Bank of England, May Irwin to play Hamlet prompts laughs, Kitchener may not report in person, Cas tro of Venezuela may face magazine rates, Rostand’s academy race is tight, and King Edward cuts chaplains as a display of sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Morgan
Bank of England
New York World
May Irwin
Hamlet
Athania Journal
Kitchener
Hiladelphia Ledger
Castro
Venezuela
Baltimore American
M. Rostand
Academy of Immortals
Denver
Edward of
England
San Francisco
Pedagogues and educational milestones across nations
The article notes 150000 children in Indian schools sixty years ago and four million now. It reports Tokyo's women only university nearing completion and to open this year. Dr. James Gow becomes Westminster head master as first layman since Elizabeth I. Professor Andrew M. Soule stays at Tennessee as head of agricultural department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Tokyo
James Gow
Westminster School
London
Andrew M. Soule
University of Tennessee
The Dominie Elected Leader and Noted Riders
Edward Hale, now instructor in homiletics at Harvard Divinity School, has been elected president of Meadville Theological School. Rev Dr J Logan Sample, famed “wild rider of the Rockies,” has traversed 13,000 miles behind ponies through the Transmississippi region and global travels. The late Archbishop of Ontario officiated Queen Victoria’s funeral at Trinity Church, New York, and his last letter opened was from King Edward expressing sympathy on his mother’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hale
Harvard Divinity School
Meadville Theological School
J. Logan Sample
Rockies
Transmississippi
Ontario
Queen Victoria
Trinity Church
New York
Edward
Delicate Scales Spark Dust Sensitivity in Gem Weighing
Some scales used to weigh diamonds are so finely adjusted that even a speck of dust or an eyelash affects their balance. This precision highlights how tiny contaminants can alter measurements in gemology.
Deep Mines Depths Reach 12 000 Feet in Rand Mines
Some Rand mines in the Transvaal operate at depths up to 12 000 feet. The report notes extreme underground conditions and the technical challenges of deep mining in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rand
Transvaal
Three Dig Streams The Mississippi River and world water flow
The Mississippi is the longest river but ranks third by discharge into the sea. The Amazon discharges about 1,000,000 cubic feet per second, the La Plata about 850,000, while the Mississippi runs at roughly 500,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Amazon
la Plata
Prisoners in Morocco Pay Police for Arrests in Style
A historic report notes that Moroccan law requires prisoners to compensate policemen for the arrest and escort to jail, a process described as conducted in an elegant, ceremonial fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
Where the Far Comes From Fur Sources in the Empire
The Russian empire stands as a major fur supplier with Siberian hunters annually destroying millions of animals. Estimates cite 5,000,000 ermines 16,000,000 marmots and 25,000,000 squirrels taken. The figure reflects the vast scale of wildlife harvests driving the fur trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russian Empire
Half Fare For Women In St Petersburg Cabs
Cabs in St Petersburg offer women a half fare compared with men. The policy reduces travel costs for female riders, reflecting a gender based fare scheme in local taxi service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Accidents Sparked Notable Discoveries Through History
A compact note profiles how many landmark inventions arose by accident, citing examples like vulcanization of rubber and early calico printing, illustrating serendipity in scientific progress and human ingenuity.
Raleighs Head In Red Bag Carried To Wife Kept Till Death
A historical note describes Sir Walter Raleigh's head placed in a red bag carried to his wife who had it embalmed and kept it throughout her life. Favored friends like Bishop Goodman could see and kiss it. His son Carew Raleigh preserved it similarly, and it is believed to rest now in West Horsley Church, Surrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Walter Raleigh
Bishop Goodman
Carew Raleigh
West Horsley
Surrey
Matches and men of war rules on board
It states that carrying matches on a man of war is against the rules aboard, reflecting strict discipline and safety measures in naval practice.
The Best Light for the Eye Says Oculists
Oculists claim kerosene lamps provide the best artificial light. They say oil radiance reduces flicker and glare versus gas and electric lights, making it easier on the eye.
The Casting Lead at Sea Weighs 7 to 14 Pounds
An ordinary sea casting lead weighs seven to fourteen pounds and carries a hole at its bottom filled with tallow to draw up samples of the seabed for study.
Yacht Race Invitation Sparks Atlantic Cup Talk
Chicago Tribune notes the invitation to future yacht races and calls on breakers of masts to join in. Yachtsmen remain cheerful optimists, with Sir Thomas Lipton and W Butler Duncan asserting their boats are improved after accidents. The idea of an ocean cup across the Atlantic stirs renewed interest and merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Sir Thomas Lipton
W. Butler Duncan
Newark World
Philadelphia Inquirer
Great Magazine Bargains and Review of Reviews Sale
Bargain list highlights new and classic magazines including Success Current Literature The Household Designer North American Review New England Magazine and New Leslie monthly bundles. Offers show deep discounts with prices like four fifty worth two fifty six six fifty for three hundred and more. Cash with orders to The Lecorp Newton la.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Leslie’s Monthly
North American Review
New
New England
Lecorp
Newton
Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Ad
A promotional health notice urges sufferers with sore lungs and coughs not to exile themselves but use Dr Kings New Discovery at home. It proclaims the medicine cures coughs colds and lung diseases with the first dose bringing relief and many cures from persistent use. Trial bottles are offered free at Westbrook and Geise’s with prices 50 cents and 1.00, each bottle guaranteed.
Poultry paper offer from Lincoln, Nebraska
A promotional note asks readers to send 1.10 dollars to receive the Record and the Poultry News from Lincoln Nebraska for one year. The appeal highlights a cheap subscription option aimed at poultry enthusiasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Record
Poultry News
Lincoln, Neb
Dr King's New Life Pills Cure Constipation and Headache
Purporting to gently stimulate liver and bowels, these pills claim to expel poisonous matter and cleanse the system with no harm. Sold for 25 cents at Westbrook and Geis’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr King
Westbrook & Geies
Reverend Yingling Recommends Chamberlain Remedy in Cumberland
The Bedford Street M. E. Church pastor Rev. J. M. Yingling praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, saying he has used it and knows others who have found it reliable. Available at Wagley & Smead, druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Yingling
Bedford St. M. E
Cumberland, Md
Chamberlain
Wagley & Smead
For Rent Signs For Sale At This Office
Local office offers for sale at ten cents each for rent signs while supplies last. Buy now to display vacancy notices on properties. Limited quantities available, first come first served.
Notable figures and legends mingle in varied life stories
Ex Senator Gorman is mistaken for a diplomat or priest in Washington. Senator Stewart recalls brick‑laying on a deacon’s Ohio farm. David Rankin pledges 10 000 acres of corn with 250 workers and 600 horses. Newell Knight offers to serve Evanston as chief of police without pay. Gatling’s seeds evolve to a horseless plow and farming use. Diaz’s frugal diet contrasts with banquet life. Don A Senderson starts in San Pedro at 2 a day. Tom I Johnson, Kentucky born, honors the South. Johnson’s daughter introduced in Louisville. Micajah Howes leads a long choir career in Whateley church at 70. Sir Walter Hillier serves as acting first secretary in Peking. Chinese scholar with Bangkok roots and Hong Kong birth. Sarasate’s violin career spans 40 years with travel and parable about wedlock to the instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Rankin
Newell C. Knight
Evanston
Tis
Gatling
Plis
Diaz
Mexico
Don A. Senderson
San Pedro
Cal
Tom I. Johnson
Cleveland
South
Walter Hillier
Peking
Far East
Bangkok
Walter
Hongkong
Sarasate
Paris
Painters and Writers in Regency Era Notices
Sir Edwin Arnold is said to be totally blind now yet he continues his literary work. James MacNeill Whistler has been elected a Dresden Academy of Arts member. A Poe book sale of 1300 dollars recalls his mother-in-law’s note about the lack of tea money. Mrs. Gertrude Massey of London gains by painting pet animal miniatures. Queen Alexandra’s spaniels and King Edward’s bulldog figure among her noted sitters. Martha Hale of Boston, daughter of the late Ilion Hale, presents her painting The Puritan Girl to Phillips Exeter Academy, a kinwoman of Captain Nathan Hale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Arnold
James MacNeill Whistler
Dresden Academy of Arts
Gertrude Massey
London
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Adventists in Detroit plan parochial schools
The Adventists in Detroit will establish parochial schools. Rev Edward Cronenwett of Butler Pa was elected president of Capitol University in Columbus Ohio. David D Thompson of Cincinnati named editor of The Northwestern Christian Advocate in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Edward Cronenwett
Butler
Capitol University
Columbus
O. David D. Thompson
Cincinnati
Northwestern Christian Advocate
Chicago
Methodist
Ellicott
Gloucester
Richard Lewis
Llandaff
Temple
Canterbury
New York Society Wife Marry Count Who Was A Horse Doctor
A New York society girl wed a man who claimed to be a French count and who later proved to be a horse doctor. The tale contrasts with aims of foreign matrimonials, noting the risk that such alliances may not be ideal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago Record-Herald
Memphis
Blue Blooded Bunch convents on ingrate husbands
The pamphlet suggests the Duchess of Marlborough the Countess Castellane and the Duchess of Manchester hold a convention to pass resolutions on the ingratitude of indigent husbands. It imagines the Marlboroughs Manchesters and Castellanos acting together rather than separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duchess of Marlborough
Countess Castellane
Duchess of Manchester
Atlanta Journal
Teething Statehood and Global Navy Shifts
The piece surveys mixed political and social quips from several papers. It notes Hawaii statehood debates, a 5,000 ton U.S. navy edge over Germany, a Lawton yacht captain's 40 man crew, and critiques on knighthood and ads in Chicago. It also mentions Maine deer hunters, Prohibition enforcement, and Austria’s concern over U.S. trade gains, with sharp, period-voice commentary throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
New York Mail and Express
United States Navy
Germany
Minneapolis Tribune
Hart
Lawton
Independence
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wing Edward
Buffalo Courier
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Maine
Washington Post
Austria
Uncle Sam
Yankees
The Great Alfred Opera Heads New Bostonians Show
The Bostonians stage a new opera about Alfred the Great. London has surpassed 500 performances of A Message From Mars. In Glasgow Savage Africa ran three months with five elephants employed. Bronson Howard rests near the Sphinx in Egypt. James A. Herne may return to the stage next season. Italy renames the Milan Conservatory the Verdi Conservatory. Sandow performs in a London hall but fails to awe as before. Sol Smith Russell’s health prevents a spring tour. Four London companies plan U.S. visits next season. On stage in Woman Against Woman a kitchen range replaces a restaurant meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bostonians
Alfred the Great
London
Africa
Glasgow
Bronson Howard
Egypt
the Sphinx
James A. Ilerne
Italy
Milan
Verdi Conservatory
Sandow
Sol Smith Russell
America
Kendal
Patrick Campbell
George Alexander
Noted philanthropy and educational moves across states
The widow of Frederick H. Alms of Cincinnati offers $100 000 to the University of Cincinnati for a new college of music. Kansas teachers association invites Justice Brewer Booker T. Washington President Canfield the Rev Dr Hillis and James Whitcomb Riley to speak. Ex Congressman J B Gilfillan of Minneapolis gives $50 000 to the University of Minnesota with interest for aiding worthy youths. Fassett A Colston resigns as Indiana state deputy superintendent to attend college aiming for a degree and a run for state superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick H. Alms
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
College of Music
Justice Brewer
Booker T. Washington
Canfield
Hillis
James Whitcomb Riley
Kansas State Teachers’ Association
J. B. Gilfillan
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Fassett A. Colston
Indiana
A Cure for Lumbago Promises Relief from Pain Balm
Amherst Virginia resident W C Williamson reports over a year of lumbago suffering ending in complete relief after using Chamberlains Pain Balm. The product is sold by Wagley and Smead druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C. Williamson
Amherst
Chamberlain
Wagley & Smead
Mystery Cure Advertisement Claims Cure for Reumatism
T. F. Anthony, former postmaster of Premise City Iowa, reports buying a bottle of Myst'c Cure for reumatism and says two doses did more good than any medicine. The product is sold by Arthur L. Kennedy, druggist in Newton, in an early 20th century style testimonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F
Anthony
Premise City
Iowa
Arthur L. Kennedy
Newton
Mardi Gras Carnivals In New Orleans Mobile Pensacola
Mardi Gras Carnivals will be held in New Orleans Mobile and Pensacola from February 4 to 10 with one fare round trips offered by Louisville & Nashville R A. Tickets on sale February 4 to 10 and valid to February 28. An illustrated booklet on Mardi Gras history is available by mail from U S Stone Gen Pass Agt Louis ville & Nashville R A Louisville Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Mobile
Pensacola
Louisville & Nashville R. A
U. S. Stone
Louisville
Kentucky
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Monroe Drug Co
Unionville, Ma
Pert Personals
the Dominie
Raleigh
Palmer
St. Glen Falls
N. Y
L. D. Palmer
Dr. Miles
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart, Ind
Great Magazine Bargains
Cosmopolitan
E. W. Grove
W. R. Cooper
Corsq
Gorman Enars
Washington
Stewart
Ohio
Pettus
Capitol
Marlboroughs
Manchesters
Castellanos
Spete Twiee
Tong
Standard Oil CO
Eureka Harress
Bill OF the Play
Meredith & Son
Neel's
Beth
Greer E
the Sunday Sun
H.p.uncaphier
West Ma
Copvricers &c
Munn & Co
Scientific American
All Newsaceaser
Munn &0
Gilice
Washington, D
Chichester
Ladien
St Fi Chichester
Chichester Chemical CO
Madison Square
Phila
Man
Wi. J. Yarham
Near Southwest Corner Square
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