Their Boy Returned After Two Years Of Mysterious Absence
Frederick Gordon Rew, a Cornell student who vanished from Ithaca in 1894, returned to Buffalo, New York, after two years abroad. Detectives traced him through a French trading steamer to Ceylon and Southampton, with his memory largely intact though his path across continents remains partly unclear.
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Rederick Gordon Rew
Buffalo
N. Y
Rew
Cornell
Ithaca
Ceylon
Young Rew
Esbon B. Rew
New York
Bordeaux
France
Central America
Honduras
Jamaica
Martinique
Cuba
East Indies
Mr. Rew
Cayuga Lake
Frederick G. Rew
Young Ren
Srast
Southampton
Ceyton
Hid
City
West Shore
Texas Drought Skeptic Counterpoints Atlanta Report
W S Herndon of Tyler argues against an Atlanta doctor’s dire Texas drought portrayal. He cites local prices and a Smith county farmer’s 1896 cotton and corn yields to show strong production despite dry spells. He notes Texas likely to yield a large cotton crop with good seasons ahead.
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Tyler
Smith County
Tex
Atlanta Journal of
Texas
Atlanta
Lone Star
West
Helena
Ark
Mississippi
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Georgia
Cotton Belt
International & Great Northern
Union
W. S. Herndon
Dallas News
Congress
Wedding Superstitions From The Past
A bridal folklore column lists warnings and rituals for good luck or doom. Spiders on the wedding dress promise blessing, emerald rings spell doom, telegrams en route to church are evil, and placing stockings under the pillow at night is said to insure luck.
The Most Uncanny Spot in the Superstition Mountains
The San Francisco Call reports the Superstition Mountains in Arizona as the earths most uncanny spot. Indians named the range. legends tell of swinging rocks, dancing ghosts, witches caverns, and devils birds. Explorers may see white robed apparitions, giants in a canyon, and cliffs flashing with thunder as the earth shakes.
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Arizona
San Francisco
Red Man
Italian Antiquities Smuggled to Paris Sparks Prosecution
A London report notes a dealer offered Italian and Greek silver vases to the Louvre, failed to meet the £0 price, and was fined under the Pacca law after Italian authorities learned of the illegal export. Sig. di Prisco, a Bosco Reale landowner, allegedly excavated relics, smuggled twenty eight silver pieces abroad, and sold more to Paris. The Italian minister threatens criminal action against officials found complicit.
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Louvre Museum
Paris
Italy
London News
Education
Pacca
Sig. di Prisco
Bosco Reale
Louvre
Agassiz Study Finds Slower Temperature Rise Deep in Mine
Prof A Agassiz conducts measurements in the Calumet and Hecla mine near Lake Superior to learn how temperature increases toward the earth’s center. He uses registering thermometers placed in boreholes drilled to varying depths to observe temperature changes.
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Prof
A. Agassiz
Calumet and Hecla
Lake Superior
Singing Battalion adds pretty Salvation Army female singers
The Salvation Army expands with a Singing Battalion of women officers from various nations. Stationed in the Western division with headquarters in Chicago, the group dresses in national costumes to reach foreign audiences. In Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan and beyond, foreigners attend meetings and engage with singers in their native tongues, often sharing faith and singing religious songs.
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Salvation Army
New York
Singing Battalion
Chicago
Japan
Russia
Romania
Sweden
France
Scotland
Holland
Turkey
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Army
Great Crade
Oficer
New York Journal
The Superstition Mountains Moonlit Trail Haunts Explorers
A vivid account describes wild animals bursting from rocks and eerie sounds in the Superstition mountains at full moon. Explorers are warned to be bold yet cautious, as panthers guard a cone shaped summit castle while moonlight reveals gulches and distant echoes.
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Rhine
Lake Superior Water Shallows Fool Many Swimmers
E F Lane of Hannibal Missouri recalled wading ashore at Marquette and slipping into shallow white sand water that proved eight feet deep. He nearly drowned as the lake bottom appeared deceptive and steps off into the water left him unconscious until rescued.
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Lake Superior
E. F. Lane
Hannibal
Marquette
Washington Star
Peach Marmalade From Ripe Peaches Recipe
Delicious peach marmalade can be made from very ripe soft peaches not peeled cut in halves remove stones and use half a pound of sugar per pound of peaches. Cook with water to cover simmer mash add sugar with peach kernels paste boil until thick then jar. Apple and pear marmalade may be made similarly.
Storks as Harbingers of Luck in Arab Homes
The Arabs hold a superstition that a stork nesting on a house brings a year of happiness. Occupants believe their odds of good fortune are improved when a stork chooses their rooftop.
Temperature Gradient In Rock From Deep Measurements
Observations in the Calumet and Hecla mine record rock temperatures rising with depth. At 4,580 feet the temperature reached 79 degrees Fahrenheit, with a 20 degree rise over a 4,475 foot interval. Comparisons show varying gradients from St Gothard and Lord Kelvin, implying crust estimates from twenty to eighty miles.
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St. Gothard Tunnel
Lord Kelvin
St. Gothard
Agassiz
Lake Superior
Calumet and
Hecla
Popular Science Monthly
Scraps of notes from old reports and rumors
A collage of brief items notes freezing water power, strong receptacles, Paulding County Georgia gold fields, Burnham in Pasadena, Kansas wheat land rent at 2.10 per acre, rumors of Dr Jameson's libation marriage to a peeress, and a quip about a play audience.
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Paulding County
Georgia
Burnham
Pasadena
Cal
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
London
Jameson
Deception Alleged in Stock Sale Case
Spencer says Skinleigh sues Luckton for stock obtained under false pretenses. Ferguson asks how it happened, noting Skinleigh sold it believing Luckton to be absolutely worthless.
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Spencer
Skinleigh
Luckton
Ferguson
That Joyful Feeling From Syrup of Pigs Advertisement
The passage extols the exhilaration of renewed health and strength after using Syrup of Pigs, contrasting it with older medicines and cheap substitutes. It implies modern, well informed readers should choose this product over outdated remedies.
Improved Hoops and Dairy Freezers From Southern Firm
An article notes rustless galvanized wire hoops welded by electricity for wooden pails and ice cream freezers. Hoops are sunk in grooves of white cedar to prevent slipping. An advertisement features Dr Kay's Renovator claimed to cure hemorrhoids with customer testimonial from Mrs H Sheppard of Omaha Nebraska. Sold by druggists at 25 cents and a dollar.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
ES. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Patient Diagnosed With Gastritis After Gas Meter Prank
A doctor tells a patient he has gastritis, the patient admits self-inflicted illness from fooling with a cellar gas meter. The excerpt reflects a humorous exchange reported by Texas Sifter.
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Texas Sifter
Teething syrup and health goods advertised in 19th century notice
An assortment of ads includes Mire Winslow soothing syrup for teething and pain relief, Dr Kay’s Lung Balm for coughs, Cascarets liver and bowel regulator, and a 5 000 year private secretary stipend for the Duke of Westminster. Also mentions a moth damage insurance firm and Morida orange market return with 100 000 boxes.
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Duke of Westminster
Grosvenor House
Morida
Farm Opportunity in Northern Wisconsin Rail Corridor
Get a farm while prices are low in Northern Wisconsin along the Lake Superior division of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railway where a sure crop can be raised and sold to lumber towns. Low prices, long time. Address C E Rollins 161 La Salle Street Chicago.
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Wisconsin
Lake Superior
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
C. E. Rollins
la Salle Street
Chicago
What’s de Use of Life in da Slangy Lament
A brisk lament questions the point of risking life, blowing smoke, and spitting out juice in a racy dialect. The speaker asks repeatedly what’s the use, ending with an exasperated expletive.
No To Bac Ad Claims Cure and Strength Gains
An old advertisement touts No To Bac as a cure for tobacco use and a source of renewed vigor, claiming over 400,000 customers and free booklet samples. It mentions Sterling Remedy Co of Chicago or New York and a drill detail about Idaho Falls.
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Sterling Rémedy Ca
Chicago
New York
Montreal
Can
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Frederick Rew
Globe
Ghosta
Deviln
Panthers
Gadzooks
New York Tribune
Ile
Winslow
Hully Gea
Idaho
Falla
Woman’s
Ayer
Joan A. Gentle
Fort Fairfield
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
W.N.Y. Chicago
Columbias
Pope Mfg. CO
Hartford, Conn
Walter Baker & CO
Barren Dorchester
Mass
Walter Baker & Cos
Dorchester
LA Belle Chocolatiere
John W. Morris
Washington, D
Bureau
Claigus
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