Dynamite on Boiler Sparks Disaster at Railroad Site
Contractor Carrigan ejects Drew after a blast threat but faces a crisis as dynamite overheats and catches fire. Engineer riskily saves workers by hauling burning sticks away, earning reinstatement and respect after averting a catastrophic explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Carrigan
Orough Horseback Ledge
Padrox Angelo Valente
Murphy
Jenson
Carrigan
Drew
Valente
Morrison Drew
Frank Hix
Yearby
Angelo
Angalo
Weston
Angel Eldent
Hix
Cartigan
Cll
Freman
Fedder
Nervous strain blamed on modern life at Waldorf lecture
Dr. John D. Quackenbos warned the Ent. Club at the Waldorf Astoria that modern stylish and business life drains nerve vitality. He cited halved nerve nourishment in foods, listed habits like gambling and fast driving as hazards, and described dramatic hallucinations cured by suggestive treatment or hypnotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Quackenbos
Waldorf Astoria
Boston
T. Lawson
Wall Street
New York
Preas
Red Howler Monkey Described in Westminster Gazette
The red howling monkey Mycetes seviculus inhabits tropical American forests and makes extraordinary noises from a single animal. It has a long prehensile tail, reddish brown fur, and a well developed thumb unlike spider monkeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mycetes Seviculus
Tropical America
Waterton
South America
Westminster Gazette
Clock Presented by John Wesley Still Ticking in New York Church
A clock once owned by John Wesley was presented to the John Street Methodist Church in New York City and remains in service at the historic church of Old John Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wesley
John Street Methodist Church
New York City
Old John Etraat
Fearful Burning Sores Cured by Cuticura in Brooklyn Child
A Brooklyn mother recounts a twelve year old boy’s misery from eczema with burning itching and rough scales. After doctors failed and a newspaper ad praised Cuticura, she used Cuticura Ointment Soap and Resolvent. The skin healed and the boy’s complexion became smooth and clear. Apr 16 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abia
Tim
Serena
Michael Stanman
Sumner Avenue
Brooklyn
London Cab Drivers Earn Over Forty Thousand Daily Aggregate
A fragmented clipping notes London cab drivers averaging more than 40 000 dollars per day. It mentions cures for colds and lists various products with questionable claims. The text references Persia's cotton production and Russia trade, plus a soothing remedy for teething and a regional development note on the Southwest versus Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
PUTNAM Motor claims brighter faster color garment without tipping
An advertisement mix mentions PUTNAM Motor claims brighter faster color without tipping. It also includes boiler tube notes and various medical cures and dental care claims from disparate sources with questionable veracity and sensational phrasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam Motor
Asant
Faceless Dyes and a Memorial in Pauntingin China
The article mixes era notes on Faceless Dyes and a memorial in Pauntingin, China, mentioning By. Hodge of Philadelphia and Dr. Tay lor among five young Presbyterian missionaries killed in 1900 by Boxers. It references a self-supporting hospital and contemporary movement campaigns, including English terminations and a general call to cure catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure and related remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauntingin
China
By. Hodge
Philadelphia
Dr. Taylor
Convicts in Tennessee Reported Profits From Coal Work
The Birmingham Age Herald notes Tennessee convicts earned 257,848 dollars in the last year. Profits come from a method not yet used in the state as convicts work on state coal lands, with production sold like any other operator. The system faces car shortages and related annoyances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Birmingham
Age Herald
Chinese Students Fare Poorly in Tokyo Civil Service Exam
The Tokyo papers condemn the weak results of Chinese students who studied in England and America in the civil service exam held in Peking. They note that those educated abroad performed markedly better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Pekin
England
America
Korea Daily News
May Be Coffee That Causes All the Trouble
An avid coffee user recounts health woes from coffee and credits quitting coffee for Postum Food Coffee with dramatic improvement. She cites heart palpitations, breath shortness, sleep problems, rheumatism relief, and overall vitality after switching to Postum. The ad promotes Postum by the Postum Co. of Battle Creek Michigan and invites readers to read The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ea Henses
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mieh
Wellvills
Ailing women seek kidney cure in Groesbeck Texas
Mrs. W. Davis of Groesbeck Texas says Dean’s Kidney Pills eased her back pain dizziness and headaches. She reports passing gravel stones after starting treatment and says her health and strength improved and the trouble did not return. Foster Milburn Co sells 50 cents a box. The St Petersburg London Mail reports ear drums made of thin leaves of silver used in Russian military hospitals for ear disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Finkham
James
Chester
Lydia E. Pinkham
James Chester
W. 35Th St
Ork
Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia I
Davis
Groesbeck
Texas
Dean
All Denters
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
St. Petersburg
London Mail
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Dreary
Edward Flizgerald
Ami Hix
Doctor Tells Entertainment Club
Wi Grove
Persia
Russia
Winslow
Southwest
Canadian Northwest
St. Vitue
Kline
R. Eline
Phils
East End
Abiedon Graphic
Ita
Hall
Teelimuniata
Cumxie’ & Co
United States
Tim Hex
State Coal Mines
Cano
Suay Wich Senony
Tap Sea
Priva
Werste Stats Ice
Webiles
Stzies
Aaruedy
Charteets
Aas
B. Pin
Calcutta
Ching
Moruya, Ltd
Ftugsio
Paxtine
R. Paxton Company
Mage
Montromery
Tranaia Co
Marcas
Thompson
Rye
Umrr
Kun
Leonard, Street
Otty
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