Swanson's Drops Promises Cure for Rheumatic Ailments
Swanson's 8 Drops, touted as sun of the sick room, claims to save money and health by curing acute and chronic rheumatism sciatic neuralgia asthma la grippe and catarrh. The large bottle costs 1.00 with prepaid charges and a 25c sample. 10c postage for a free bottle sample. Agents sought. address No 164 Lake street Chicago Illinois.
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Swanson
Swanson’s
Rheumatic Cure Company
Lake Street
Chicago
Dewey’s Namesakes Drive Admiral to Adopt Wholesale Gifts
An anecdote recalls Admiral Dewey amid letters and baby photos in the Olympia cabin. An officer urges him to skip gifts for many namesakes to avoid costs, but Dewey insists on sending something. He decides to buy wholesale at home to ease expenses and shipping.
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Dewey
Olympia
George Deweys
Maine
California
New York
New York Commercial Advertiser
Dr Miles Personal Treatment Promises $40000 Gift
A renowned physician offers to give away $40000 of a new heart and nerve treatment, claiming strong evidence and endorsements from prominent individuals. Hon M Buck of Faribault Minnesota credits Dr Miles with a cure after six physicians failed, prompting readers to request $2.50 worth of treatment by writing to The Dr Franklin Miles Association in Chicago.
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M. Buck
Faribault, Minn
Miles
Chicago
Franklin Miles
Iridescent Bubbles Mark Gas Leak Near Franklin Pa
A Philadelphia exchange notes a sluggish stream near Franklin Pennsylvania where hundreds of gas bubbles rise in the surface water. A gas line and an oil line run beneath the stream and a small leak in each line creates a film of oil that inflates bubbles which carry twigs and leaves aloft.
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Philadelphia
Franklin
Tourist Car service to Los Angeles with courier feature
Friday night departures from Chicago Union Station go to Los Angeles via Omaha and Colorado Springs with sleeping cars and a courteous courier. Berth rate to California is 6 dollars. folder available from ticket agents. Also a humorous ad note and a Chicago drug cure offer appear in the text.
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Los Angeles
Southern California
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago
Omaha
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
California
Geo. H. Heafford
Ill
Mindful Fighter Sees Victory In Thought
A man believes his inner battles end in triumph, as mental discipline shapes his confidence and resolve.
THE FRONTIER MULE A VIEW OF THE SKINNER AND HIS ALLIES
A humorous but pointed sketch on frontier mules and the drivers who abuse them. The piece describes prolonged fatigue harsh treatment and neglect of mules in hard crossings. It notes their gaunt appearance and the "off-wheeler" as a constant target of whips and protests, ending with a claim that the mule’s song is original and unimitable.
Miss Elsie French Acknowledged Heiress Of Vanderbilt Wealth
Miss Elsie French, fiancée of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, is an 18 year old woman with a near 5 million dollar independent fortune. She comes from an excellent family and is seen as a suitable match for the Vanderbilt heir. The late Cornelius advised his son to wait until after he.
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Elsie French
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Vanderbilts
Cornelius
Alfred
Miss French
Yale
Vanderbilt
Elizabeth French
Francis Eaton
Grenadier Guards
Desert Mules and Mountain Tales From Old West Dispatches
A literary sketch chronicles mule trains on the Western frontier. It describes the mule skinner’s role, the dangers of off wheeler positions, and the brutal whip work of team driving on arid trails. A separate note highlights Alfred Vanderbilt’s engagement and Amri Stone’s odd egg eating bet in rural settings.
Oyster catch in Chesapeake to be record low this winter
Oyster packers and dredgers in Baltimore expect the Chesapeake Bay winter harvest to be the smallest in history. Unprotected oyster beds have caused a steady decline in yearly catches over the years.
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Baltimore
Correct Sitting Posture Warns of Dyspepsia in Schools
A 19th century health note urges proper sitting posture to prevent stomach disorders. It contrasts French and German instruction with American neglect, arguing chair height and desk alignment affect digestion and chest posture, detailing precise measurements for seating and desk height.
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France
Germany
Irrigation Among the Incas Along the Rimac Corridor
Lima letter in the Chicago Record notes Inca irrigation showcases vast engineering skill. Their acequias carried water for a millennium, still seen along the Orbya Railroad route as ditches cling to hills, pass through tunnels, and feed maize, wheat, and potatoes.
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Andes
Rimac
Orbya
Lima
Chicago
Don't Cross on Your Life Signal Warns at Crossings
A new electric crossing signal for railroads announces train approach automatically. The first bell and display appear when the train is a mile and a half away, signaling a three minute window. A second alert at half a mile reads Dont cross on peril of your life, Train approaching.
Writer With Weary Eyen
A Glasgow newspaper man with tired eyes devised a method to aid writing by placing colored paper strips near the inkstand. Each ink dip prompted his gaze to the colored strips, a simple device that reportedly improved his writing effort and reduced eye strain.
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Glasgow
Alagisa
Canadian Press trip praises CPR hospitality and progress
A telegram from W S Dingman president of the Canadian Press Association to D McNicoll assistant general manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway lauds the CPR for unremitting courtesy and hospitality. It notes the continent spanning journey impressed excursionists with development along cities and rural areas and calls the line a triumph of Canadian skill and enterprise.
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D. McNicoll
Canadian Pacific Railway
W. 8. Dingman
Canadian Press Association
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
America
W. S. Dingman
Rats in the Basin Courting Water in City Office
A man using a marble basin in an office building restroom spots a small rat peeking from a gap beneath the basin. The rodent climbs the edge and dips paws into the water, lapping them as it drinks, signaling a surprising shared use of city water.
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Chicago Daily News
Catarrh cure claimed by Hall’s remedy pitch
An article promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment that cures catarrh in all stages. It offers one hundred dollars for any case that fails and urges sending for testimonials. The piece also advertises other products and includes miscellaneous quotations and testimonials.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Thought Less Women Readily Endured Ailments Comment
A letter from Mrs A Tolle of Canton Ohio praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier after relief from falling womb pain backache and monthly suffering. She recounts years of ill health and a hospital treatment and says the medicine restored her health and she recommends it to others. Additional lines reference Mrs Wm V and Philadelphia commentaries.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Tolle
Hilton St
Philadelphia
Wm. V
Mrs. Pinkham
Public Tellers Earn Wages in Japan and Transit Rail Adjustments
Publicity notes on workers in Japan earning a good living amount to six hundred tellers. Advertisements tout a cold remedy, with a disclaimer about no cure. Financials show Great Western Maple Leaf Route weekly and monthly gains, plus B&O Rail Road curvature changes and material excavation.
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Japan
Great Western
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