Grain-O Beverage Promises Coffee Substitute Appeal
A grocer markets Grain-O as a fat rich substitute for coffee made from pure grains. It is described as easy on the stomach and widely available in grocers with packages priced around 15 cents per unit. Children reportedly drink it without injury and many households show interest.
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al Grocers
Shall We Move For Dessert Stion Arises In Family Daily
An upbeat note on quick Jell O desserts with no baking. Instructions say heat and set to cool in two minutes. Flavors lemon orange and strawberry offered. Price listed as 10 cents at grocers. A closing line mentions J C Orr of Fort Texas with two sets of teeth in lis.
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Stion
J.C. Orr
Fort Texas
To Cure Cold in One Day Promises and Claims
An ad text touts AZATIVE BROMO QUININE TABLETS with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure a cold. It mentions iBova’S signature on each box and a two week Invigorating Tonic product linked to Dr. Eliis L Arch St Philadelphia.
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iBova
Mline
Pune
Eliis L
Hood's Sarsaparilla Blood Purifier Advertises Cure Claims
An old advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier that cures eruptions scrofula and other ailments. Testimonials claim facial blotches cleared after one bottle and a brother’s sores healed, with other family uses noted as spring tonic.
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Hood
Mies
Clarksburg
Mass
Ennis
Mount Laurel
N. J
Minxie Stear
Parishville, N.Y
Aqueer Hermit John Vanderbilt of Hexankopf
John Vanderbilt, a wealthy relative of the Commodore, lives alone on Hexankopf Mountain in California. He visits Lower Lancon yearly to buy coarse meal, cooks it in hoecakes with sassafras, and stores a year’s food supply at his secluded hut.
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John Vanderbilt
California
Hexankopf
Cal
Lancon
Tain
William Raudabach
Commodore Vanderbilt
Iron Hill
Wassergass
Lower Lancon
New Stretcher Designed for British Battlefields
Deputy Surgeon General W. S. Oliver of Halifax designs a duck built stretcher for battlefield use. Several units are being constructed to accompany the second Canadian contingent to South Africa. The stretcher measures 5 feet 10 inches long and 22 inches wide, supported by two bamboo poles 5 feet 8 inches long.
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W. S. Oliver
Halifax
South Africa
Lord Wolseley Visits Civil War Fronts in 1863
The Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post reports that Lord Wolseley then a lieutenant colonel and leading his regiment in Canada traveled to the United States in 1863. He inspected Union and Confederate troops, met Washington officials, and crossed into General Lee’s territory for a firsthand look.
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Lord Wolseley
America
Canada
Washington
Lee
Philadelphia
Foot Operated Switch Turning Mechanism Patented in Connecticut
A Connecticut man has patented a foot operated switch turning mechanism. The device uses a vertical spring controlled rod set in the car floor with a top foot plate and a wedge shaped lead at the bottom to swing in either direction.
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Connecticut
Endless Chain Stureh book offers premiums with groceries
J. C. Hubinger promotes a new method the Endless Chain Stureh book allowing a grocer purchase of a 10¢ Red Cress sturch and a 0c. Hubioger's Best starch with premiums. Buyers receive two Shakespeare panels or a Twentieth Century Girl calendar for loyalty.
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J. C. Hubinger
Hubioger
Does Her Own Retouching In Chicago Tribune Quote
A mature maiden, preparing to have her photograph taken downtown, surveys herself in the mirror and decides she prefers to do her own retouching. She retrieves the tools from a jar and prepares to work.
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Chicago Tribune
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
A historic ad claims catarrh is constitutional and to be cured internally by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo. It asserts blood and mucous surface action, offers $100 for any failure, and urges sending for testimonials.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ghis
THE
Proctes & Gamble CO
Cincinhate
Cotton Mills Struggle to Hire Sufficient Labor
Southern cotton mills report ongoing difficulty securing enough workers as labor shortages affect production plans. Management notes higher wage demands and competition from other industries contributing to the shortage.
Groves Tastheeles and Coal Trade Note in Brief
A garbled recipe and market snippet note flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry claiming at grocers for 10 cts. A line cites coal companies turning 47,663,204 tons of anthracite to U S railroads in the prior year. A brief mention of a fever remedy Groves Tastheeles mis fee and quinins appears.
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United States
Manufacture American Tea in South Carolina Pinehurst Factory
The United States hosts the only tea establishment on the continent located at Pinehurst near Summerville, S C. The article details leaf selection, stages of picking from flush to pekoe grades, rolling, withering, oxidation, firing, drying and final packing in air tight boxes.
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South Carolina
United States
Pinehurst
Summerville
S.C
Sonchong
Defective British Rifle Sights Hit 200 to 500 Yards
Reports reveal a manufacturing error in British rifle sights making shots off by 15 to 25 inches at 300 to 500 yards. Enfield works night and day on corrected patterns. Troops in England receive new sights. fielded rifles will take time to re-equip.
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South Africa
Yoomanry Corps
Enfield
England
Pussia Refused England Aid in Recent Norae Vre NY Issue
A clipped passage notes Pussia refused England aid amid a country news blip. The item mentions Norae Vre NY and SH BayeLrs as part of the referenced publication context.
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Pussia
England
Norae Vre NY A
Et SH BayeLrs
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