Comfort for Women in Pullman Sleeping Cars
Pullman Car Company has built eight new sleepers for the New York to St. Louis route of the B and O. The design increases space for ladies with a large retiring room and dresser with a pier glass. Cars feature vermillion wood, marquetry inlays, moquette upholstery, arabesque ceiling, oval opalescent glass windows, wide vestibules, anti telescoping device, air pressure water system, and Pintsch gas lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pullman’s
Fadace Car Company
New York
New York-St. Louis
Pullman
France Maintains Monopolies on Matches and Tobacco
The state controls match and tobacco sales in France. In 1897 France produced about 35 million matches and imported around 50 million more. Per capita consumption is about 900 matches annually, with a profit near 4 million dollars.
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France
Grain-O Advertisement Claims Coffee Substitute
Try Grain-O, the new grain drink that replaces coffee for children and adults. It has a rich dark color like mocha or java, but is made from pure grains and gentle on the stomach. One fourth the price of coffee, 15 2 and 25 cents per package, sold by all grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Tam Between the Devil and the Deep Sea
A distressed woman pleads as a man finally shows interest, muttering three of a kind and comparing marriage to cards or dice in a tense scene from the YTree excerpt.
Lane's Family Medicine Promises Daily Bowel Action
An old advertisement promotes Lane's Family Medicine claiming it moves the bowels daily to maintain health and gently aids the liver and kidneys. It also asserts it cures a sick headache and lists a price of £5 and 50c.
Expense of Atlantic Steamers Exceeds Construction Cost
Report notes that over three years the operating expense of an Atlantic steamer surpasses its initial build cost, highlighting the high ongoing costs of transoceanic vessels.
Love as business for the idle and idle of the busy
Quote attributed to Lord Lydon noting love as a business for the idle and the idleness of the busy.
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Lord Lydon
A Father's Story of Cure for Child's Paralysis
In Appleton Wisconsin a father recounts how his son Willard Creech recovered from a paralysis like disease after his mother recommended Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. The boy recovered after six weeks of treatment and was back in school within four months. The tale credits the pills with saving the boy’s life and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Crescent
Appleton
West End
Little Willard Creech
Richard D. Creech
Fox River Valley
Mr. Creech
Second Street
Wisconsin
Canada
Dr. Williams
Mushroom Catsup Recipe for Flavorful Sauce
Clean one peck of mushrooms and layer with half a pound of salt in a stone jar. After three hours break up mushrooms, then two more days to extract juice. Measure liquor, add spices and cayenne, boil hours, strain, add brandy per pint, bottle and seal. Used mainly to flavor sauces.
Go South This Winter On L&N Through Service
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad offers improved through Pullman vestibule sleeping cars and elegant day coaches from Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis and Chicago to Mobile New Orleans Gulf Coast Thomasville Pensacola Jacksonville Tampa Palm Beach and other Florida points with perfect steamship connections to Cuba Puerto Rico Nassau and West Indies ports. Tourist and home seekers excursion tickets are available at low rates. Write C Pp Atmore General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky for details.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Chicago
Mobile
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Thomasville
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Tampa
Palm Beach
Florida
Cuba
Porto Rico
Nassau
West Indian
Atmore
Typewriter’s Cramp Quoted as Uncommon Yet Noted
The article notes typewriter’s cramp remains rare given the heavy pounding and rigid hand positions. It suggests hands should be flexible and relaxed and warns that using machines with pianist’s finesse could prevent the condition.
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Paderewski
Virginia homeseekers excursions via Big Four Route
Describes promotional trips to Virginia for land buyers by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and the Big Four Route. Promises fertile lands sold at low prices with transport, education, and industry advantages. Includes excursion rates dates and time-cards prepared by J C G Tucker at 204 Clark Street Chicago Illinois.
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Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
J. CG. Tucker
G. N. AL
Clark Street
Chicago
Witty Exchange Sparks A Tail chasing Moment
A playful dialogue centers on a kitten and a man’s mustache joke. She notes the resemblance to him while he questions the link, the banter highlighting comic misdirection and light romance.
Medicine on Credit in a Poverty Tale
A Druggist asks a boy for payment while the boy quotes his father Papper who would rather go without the medicine than trust him, highlighting hardship and distrust in a stark scene.
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Papper
Florida Inquiry Prompts Travel Details From H W Sparks
The notice asks if the reader plans a trip to Florida and seeks rates maps routes and full information. It directs inquiries to H W Sparks at 204 Clark Street Chicago for details.
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Florida
H. W. Sparks
Clark Street
Chicago
Cholly’s Romantic Stirring Sparks Tender Worry
Freddy asks why Cholly looks sad while Teddy notes a girl he loves does not share his feelings. The exchange hints at unrequited affection and emotional tension between the characters.
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Freddy
Cholly
Teddy
Theatrical Topics Miss Annie Russell and Critic Clement Scott
London critic Clement Scott lauds Miss Annie Russell as she prepares to star in Catharine with a strong company including Le Moyne Holland de Wolfe and Barrymore. The piece traces her Esmeralda lineage, stage craft, and triumphs in New York and London plus notes on Grace Hayer Cyrano and remarks on rehearsal methods and audience judgments.
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Annie Russell
Charles Irohman
Clement Scott
London Telegraph
Gilbert
America
France
Joseph Holland
Mr. Bugle
Esmeralda
Miss Russell
New York
Sol Smith Russell
Tommy
Lord Fauntleroy
Elsie Leslie
Tommy Russell
J. V. Presbrey
Maxyking for s Victim Admiral Sampson Grinds Teeth
A cryptic line references Admiral Sampson and a scornful remark about patience. The fragment evokes a historical figure and a biting attributor, suggesting a satirical or dramatic aside within a larger piece.
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Maxyking
Admiral Sampson
Coat Headache Capsules advertised in Mason City
An old advertisement promotes Coat s Headache Capsules claiming cure or money back. It assures the product contains nothing harmful and offers free samples, with prices 10 and 25 cents at all druggists. The note includes a Beecher quote about heaven in the soul.
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Coat
Mason City
US 10
Cure A Cold In One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine Ads
Public notices and testimonials reference cold remedies and tonics. Claims include a one day cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and Piso's Cure for Consumption. Various locations and names appear in endorsements and box ads.
When They Are Worth Picking
A dialogue fragment portrays a man from the East asking if gold field migrants are profitable customers while Skaguay Sam, owner of the North Star fare parlors, responds that the real target is the felons going in rather than the travelers seeking gold.
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Skaguay Sam
North Star
Relief Stories Endorse Lydia Pinkham Remedies
Letters from Mrs. Joan Wu of Englishtown New Jersey and Mrs. Josrhra Perterson Warren Pennsylvania describe long lasting womb trouble backache bladder inflammation and heart symptoms. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash they report significant relief and cures cases emphasize improved mobility breathing and overall strength.
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Joan Wu
Englishtown
N. J
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Josrhra Perterson
East St
Warren
PinnuaAm
Lydia I. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
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Ytree
Lane
J. C. Ayer
Lowell, Mass
St. Jacobs Oil
London
Grace Trayer
Miss Hayer
Hillary Bell
Mansfield
Coquelin
Bet
Chaucer
Strattforde
Bowe
Cyrano
Sirrano
Paris
Bergerac
Stuart Robson
Joe Jefferson
Joe
Jefferson
Miss Blossom
St. James’ Theater
Ikkendal
George Alexander Promises
Meade Adan
Juliet
Charles Proadman
Grace Hayer
Fleaven
Beecher
D. C. Albright
Mufflinburg, Pa
Coc
Chilson
Gus Warrington
Lime Creek
Seth Arnold
Barton, Boyd
Wis
Dr. Sennett
Bloomington
Irony
Gravity
Weiss
Vale
J. Mulhall
England
Swanson Rheumatic Cure CO
Dearborn St
Clocipo
Wan
Martinstown
D. T. Carver
D. T. Carver, Winslow, Stevenson Co
Swanson Riteumatic Cure CO
Mayself
Irene
Mir Edwards
Carver
Mather
Arbor Express
Deater Farone
Ave
Prue
Buckwied
Buckingham
Hath & Co
Nashua
N. H
Jay Good
BU Ach Kat Trap Co
Carton
Ciucago
Br. Kay
Foo & Eh
Sivoa Tadiek
Bok
I. Gukes
Iting Chemleak Co
Tor
Dr. Kay
U.S
John W. Morris
Washington, D
WU. 'S. Pension Bureau
Vlaius
Atty
Collanerd Co
Thompson’s
W.N. VU
Kansas
Raneus
Topeka & Santa Fe
Chicuxco
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