Free Personal Treatment Offer Promoted by Dr. Miles
Dr. Franklin Miles offers $2.50 worth of his Personal Treatment free to readers with headache dizziness sleeplessness or nervous disorders. The appeal cites 1 000 testimonials and endorsement from Rev W M Bell of Dayton. Readers are urged to write for a copyrighted question blank and request the book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Miles
LL. B
Sunday School Union
W. M. Bell
D. D
Dayton
Miles
MPs Pride Meets Real People at Dublin Show
A pompous member of parliament arriving late at a Dublin agricultural show faces a crowd and taps a burly coal porter demanding to be let through. The porter retorts that he is among the people and the MP is not above the ordinary crowd. The exchange humorously highlights class pretense versus street-level authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubin
Garn
M. P
Colorado Midland Railway Promises Grand Canyon Routes
The Colorado Midland Ry showcases Colorado’s canyons and gorges along its line passing Manitou Glenwood Springs Leadville Aspen Cripple Creek and Cripple Creek district. It offers free reclining chairs and Pullman sleepers and calls itself the best route to Salt Lake San Francisco and Pacific Coast points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Colorado Midland Ry
Rockies
Manitou
Glenwood Springs
Leadville
Aspen
Cripple Creek
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Colorado Midlandry
W. B. Bailey
Denver
Colo
Pfietersniff’s Doctor Orders Break From Horseless Carriage
A Philadelphia North America quip notes Pfietersniff’s doctor orders a pause from using his automobiling device. The joke suggests excessive use leading to automobilious conditions.
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Pfeitersniff
Philadelphia
North America
Allen's Foot-Ease sale notice in LeHoy ad
Advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease powder to treat swollen smarting burning sweating feet corns and bunions. Claims relief by shaking into shoes. States price 25 cents at druggists and shoe stores with free sample offer and mail address to Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy NY.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeHoy, N.Y
Festive Manila Battle Exhibition Draws Chicago Crowd
The Festival ushers in a grand display of Dewey’s victory with a spectacular Battle of Manila reenactment on Wabash avenue and Hubbard court. The space will glow with dazzling electrical effects attracting thousands daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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Chicago
Manila
Wabash Avenue
Hubbard Court
Dewey
Battleo- Manila Wabash Ave
S. of Auditorium
Beas Biacrusa
Chinese Sea
Manila Bay
T' Bay of Manila
Old Manila
Cavie
Cavite
Change in Baltimore and Ohio cars and locomotive marks
The Baltimore and Ohio railway removes platforms and hoods from baggage mail and express cars to boost safety and reduce weight. The practice also eliminates tramp riding spots. Also, General Manager Underwood orders removal of locomotive tender numbers for interchangeability. Chicago Great Western Ry reports week two of September 1899 earnings up by 37922.70 over last year, aiding a first half September gain of 65999.98 and July–August rise of 166635.68. Net earnings since July 1 up 71367.15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Underwood
Chicago Great Western Ry
Debt to the dead guides world rulers
A reflective note on how the living owe respect and responsibility to those who have died, suggesting the dead shape history and values guiding present power and culture.
Blairstown's John I Blair Celebrates Ninety Seventh Birthday
John I Blair of Blairstown New Jersey reaches ninety seven years while his vast wealth nears eighty eight million dollars primarily from coal iron and railroads He built his fortune starting with muskrat trapping and has endowed the Blair Presbyterian Academy and numerous churches and colleges while remaining active in estate affairs through family management.
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Monte Cristoes
John I. Blair
Blairstown
N. J
Blair
Dreyfus
Rennes
Presbyterian Academy
West
Presbyterian
Blair Presbyterian Academy
John C. Sharpe
D. D
New Jersey
American Manufacturers eye exhibit in St Petersburg 1901
A New York letter reports favor toward an 1901 St Petersburg exhibit of American products. Russia is seen as a prime growing market for American machinery and wares. Congress may fund promotion, with plans for future shows in South America and elsewhere to boost broader markets for U S goods.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
America
Republic
Congress
South America
United States
New York
Hormaguilla wood inspires Andean xylophone craft
Peruvian Quichua and Amay ra Indians fashion musical instruments from hormaguilla, a resonant wood found in Peru Ecuador and Bolivia. The xylophone-like instruments use wooden sounding boxes under each bar to vary pitch and sustain, reflecting ancient civilizations. A Peruvian party touring Mexico with such a large instrument drew notable attention from music lovers.
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Peru
Ecuador
Bolivia
Mexico
A Heavy Responsibility in Marriage Dilemma
Dialogue shows Mr Gotrox and Mr Dudley debating the seriousness of choosing a spouse. Dudley concedes marriage is a grave decision about uniting or leaving out a partner, reflecting social pressures and humor of the period.
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Mr. Gotrox
Dudley
Puck
Baltimore Forms Six Auto Manufacturing Firms
Six companies have been formed in Baltimore to manufacture automobiles and two of them are already in operation.
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Baltimore
New Route Over the Sierra Among California Railways
A summer journey into California’s Sierra Nevadas highlights the California Nevada and Oregon and Feather Valleys railways. The narrative praises Becktwith Pass access, Reno to Oroville routes, and the hopeful economic future via improved rail links and natural resources.
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Pacific Coast
United States
California
Callifornia
Sierra Nevadas
Southern Pacific Railway Co
Central Pacific
Huntington
McCormack
Vanderbilts
Reno
Mountain District
Golden State
E. Gest
F. R. Lewis
Oregon
Nevada and Oregon
Renois
Long
Plumas Junction
Sierra Valleys Railway
Sierra Nevada Mountain Divide
Beckwith Pass
Feather Valley
Mountain Range
Trans-Continental Railways
Feather River
Sacramento Valley
Oroville
San Francisco
E. C. Bowen
Beckwith
Clairsville
Plumas County
Flomas Junction
Albert Smith
Smith
Geo. T. Holman
Colorado
Montana
God
Our Budget of Fun Jokes and Rare Tidbits
A humorous collection titled Our Budget of Fun features original and selected quips and scraps from the Tide of Humor. It offers witty sayings and light sketches such as a quip about dying for country and a stock market joke, reflecting early 20th century humor and social attitudes.
Humorous Vignettes and Oddities from Early Newspapers
A collage of light humor and curiosities from various papers. A boarder muses on occult studies while a landlady prompts hash, a photographer teased as melodramatic, and a farmer jokes about wheat becoming indigestion. Light sketches showcase quirky city life.
Lightning Express Shrinks Nation as 100 Hour NYC Seattle Run
Letter to the editor notes New York City postmark August 28 at 7 p m Seattle postmark September 1 at 11 p m shows a 100 hour crossing. Reporter recalls era of six days and five days trips shrinking to a rapid Flyer's Seattle arrival at 10 30 p m September 1. The piece ends with a reflective quote from Rev Dr A V Raymond on fire and blood signaling human failure.
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Chas, T. Batelle
Seattle
the Times
New York City
New York
Great Northern
A. V. Raymond
Remedies and cures flood the market with boasts of quick fixes
A jumble of patent medicine claims lists many tonics and tonics for colds headaches and nerve disorders. Promotions tout refunds for failed cures and claim universal success with dramatic results. The ad blitz cites doctors customers and places while urging readers to try remedies like Laxative Bromo Quinine and Yi-Ki cures.
Swedish Essence of Life Praised in Dropsy Cure Letter
A Aug 26 1898 letter from Inn Bravey credits Zaegel's Swedish Essence of Life with curing long term dropsy for the writer and curing her son. She reports years of illness, doctors failed, then the remedy produced steady improvement and full recovery. She notes demand and requests more medicine by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bravey
Inn
Zaegel
Chicago
Roofside School Board Director Interrogation
A rural chatty item notes a man asked about his role as a school board director. He confirms, and a local teacher reportedly called him down on the roof, prompting light society commentary. The quip appears as a playful exchange in a Cleveland period piece.
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Cleveland Pisin
At the Tea Table. Somerville Journal
A humorous snippet shows a wife offering chocolate cake to her young husband who questions his own blame, illustrating a playful domestic scene from the period.
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Somerville Journal
Non Territorial Expansion Farm Opportunity in Wisconsin
Advertises buying farms on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line in Marinette County Wisconsin with cheap long terms. Highlights productive crops markets climate water and cheap land. Directs inquiries to C E Rollins land agent 161 LaSalle St Chicago HI. Notes a joking line about a hen pecked husband as a punchline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Marinette County
Wisconsin
C. E. Rollins
la Salle
Chicago
Allen's Foot Base Insole Powder Ad In LeRoy Penny Press
Do your feet ache and are shoes tight Allen's Foot Base powder relieves pressure on hot swollen feet. Cures corns bunions and sweating feet. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Free sample offer from Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
An Event to Remember
A brief Detroit Free Press excerpt recalls Aunt Martha fainting during life’s remarkable moments and a mother carrying her up three flights of stairs, highlighting a personal anecdote from a past event.
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Martha
Detroit Free Press
Women Avoid Operations Praise for Lydia Pinkham Remedy
A Sheridanville reader recounts years of female and kidney issues and a large tumor. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, she reports the tumor shed pieces and her condition improved, doctors amazed by the turnaround. She urges others not to delay seeking help.
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Saran J. Graham
Sheridanville
Lydia EB. Pinkham
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