Thurston Endorses Peruna in 1901 Letter
Ex Senator John M. Thurston of Omaha praises Peruna as a cure for catarrh in a letter to The Peruna Medicine Co. He credits Peruna with soothing an irritating cough from campaign exertion and asserts it is a permanent systemic cure, endorsed by leading statesmen and history-makers.
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John M. Thurston
Omaha
Nebraska
President McKinley
St. Louis
Philadelphia
McKinley Charman
St. Louis Exposition
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Washington, D. C
Jno
M. Thurston
Hartman
Wartman Sanitarium
Peruna
Verona
Uncle Sam's Railroad near Sandy Hook described as federal line
The United States runs a six mile steam railroad near New York at Sandy Hook Fort Hancock and Highland Beach. Aimed mainly to transport ordnance and supplies to proving grounds the line carries limited passenger traffic and a military conductor and traffic manager. The article notes the train bears inscriptions and is connected to the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
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The
United States
New York
Sandy Hook Peninsula
Fort Hancock
Wighland Beach
Express Gazette
Bighland Bead
Central Railroad
New Jersey
Sandy Nook Proving Grounds
Ordnance Department
Sandy Hook
Sandy Unck Proving Grounds
Uncle Sam
Burbank
Curious travelers meet in Chicago club tale
A Chicago traveler recounts visiting a growing southern town with a new public stenographer in a principal hotel. He describes the stenographer as a pretty young lady who attracts many of the town's young men during his observations of local amenities and social life.
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Chicago
Neus
Ocean
Foxes to Protect Sheep Report Sparks Bird Life Debate
Wardens under the American Ornithologists Union note a sport hunter threatens birds. On Cane Island four women own a sheep flock and keep foxes, leading to lamb and hen losses. Bird supporters await spring to counter the predation and defend the aviary population.
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Charles Hols
Nash Island
New York Mail and Express
Cane Island
Ravages of Rabbits In Many Areas of the Country
A Kentucky station bulletin notes serious rabbit damage to fruit trees in deep snows and scarce food regions. It describes two fence types to deter rabbits and outlines simple traps using rough boards to capture them.
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H. Garman
Kentucky
Proverbs and Maxims from Detroit Tribune Fragments
A collection of maxims and sayings attributed to a Detroit Tribune fragment, reflecting about fate and society. The aphorisms caution about folly and danger, with wry notes on friendship, wealth, and human folly.
Rabbit Proof Fence Trap Described in Detail
An 1890s Cincinnati Commercial Tribune piece explains a springless rabbit trap. A hexagonal cage with a projecting top, uprights, notches and twin rods forms a door that drops when a rabbit enters, trapping the animal as a rabbit pushes a stick. Bait such as apple or cabbage is placed at the far end from the door.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Big British Estates and Global Oddities Tighten the Nineteenth Century Frame
The survey notes Britain’s largest estates averaging 193 009 acres each, Ireland’s church portfolio with 12 bishops and 620 clergy, and large scale fragrance oils in Bulgaria Saxony and Spain. It mentions Vienna’s waiter school, Rome’s antiquities dealers forming a price trust, New Zealand stamp inscriptions, and caravan raiding in Tripoli. It records a Russian French Dutch battle at Bergen in 1799 with a memorial unveiled recently.
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Britain
Church of Ireland
Bulgaria
Miltitz
Saxony
Chinchilla
Spain
Vienna
Rome
New Zealand
Tripoli
Damerghon
Bergen
Noord Holland
Alkmaar
Loch Finlas Towed Into New York After Collision
The Loch Finlas a 2600 ton sailing ship with damaged masts steering gear and destroyed logdeck was towed to Erie Basin New York after an incident at sea. The ship’s voyage and subsequent port docking are described in the report.
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Loch Finlas
Erie Basin
New York
Latin American Notes Snapshot of Global Facts
Colombia has 4 million people, twice Germany’s size. Brazil yields 16 pounds daily from rubber trees. Venezuelan natives wore pearls at conquest. fishing remains strong. Over 400 boats in use. New Guinea faces a fresh bout of whooping cough spreading rapidly. An American syndicate buys McKenzie concession to pipe water from Almoloya springs, 40 miles SW of Mexico City. Project includes 16 miles of canal, six miles of steel pipe, and power installation.
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Colombia
Germany
India
Brazil
Venezuela
New Guinea
McKenzie
City of
Mexico
Almoloya Springs
Harvesting Sunflower Seed Readiness Guide
Prof Thomas Shaw of the Minnesota Experiment Station explains how to tell when sunflower seeds are ready to harvest. Ripening seeds harden and loosen slightly on the head with a small contraction creating space between kernels. Harvest promptly at this stage to prevent shedding as the heads turn downward before full maturity.
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Ward
Thomas Shaw
Minnesota Experiment Station
The Original Judge Lynch and His Reputation
A reflection on Charles Lynch of Virginia and the misuse of his name as a byword for savagery. The article argues Lynch was a brave pioneer, judge, soldier, and statesman, whose records show an upright, useful leader during early American crises despite modern tarnishing labels.
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Thomas Walker Page
Atlantic
Styx
Duns Scotus
Lynch
Charles Lynch
Bedford County
Virginia
Virginia House of Burgesses
Constitutional Convention
Sunday School Tale Ends With Verse From Scripture
A Carthage New Jersey Sunday school teacher told her class of a cruel boy who cuts cats tails. A girl answered with Whatsoever God has joined together let no man put asunder. Detroit Free Press reports a moral lesson from the incident.
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Carthage
Detroit Free Press
Peruna Almanacs for Astrology Ahead of Demand
Druggists report Peruna almanacs with astrology content ready for sale. Expert astrologist provides the zodiac signs characteristics and a near complete horoscope. Each month lists lucky and unlucky days, promising a rush as readers seek guidance. Demand expected to be high. ask your druggist early.
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Peruna
Quotable Commercial Traveler Teases Self-Important Men
A Chicago reader quotes a traveling salesman who mocks men who praise great figures by casual nicknames. He notes such talk signals self-importance, imagining how these men would shorten names like Moses and Joshua if they lived in ancient Egypt. The remark appears in a Chicago-based column.
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Teddy
Fuller
Mel’ Fuller
Senator Cullom
Shelly
Egypt
Mose
Josh
Chicago
Ocean
Cascarets Candy Cathartin For Natural Bowel Relief
A health claim ad promises cures for various ailments by adjusting the bowels. It touts Cascarets Candy Cathartin as natural and easy to use with ten cent starter cost and metal box packaging. It warns to beware of imitations and notes each tablet bears C. eC. mark.
Spelling Confusion Sparks Amusing Berth Gaffe
In a light exchange Mrs Bombazine O admits occasional slips from carelessness while Mrs Blunt recalls a humorous misstep asking for a berth in a sleeping car. The Boston Transcript notes the playful moment in a newspaper style.
Missionary Preference Dialogue Captured in Interviewing Text
A brief exchange features the Head of the Foreign Missionary Bureau asking where a missionary would prefer to locate. The young candidate responds that, if possible, the natives should be vegetarians. The quotation is attributed to Brocklyn Eagle.
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Foreign Missionary Bureau
Brocklyn Eagle
Life work of many rests on raising and scarce new experts
A terse observation from Puck notes that most people spend life in striving to improve and that relatively few fresh experts emerge, highlighting a irony in talent development.
Inauguration Coverage and Ticket Sales Note Columbus Event
Account of Governor Nash's inauguration in Columbus Ohio on January 1 outlines ticket sale from all points in Ohio at low rates. Tickets on sale January 12 with good return options. Source hints at debate over hotel accommodations and mentions Washington Democrat inquiries in February.
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Nash
Columbus
Ohio
Old La Concepcion chapel spared in Mexico City plan
The La Concepcion chapel, an early Spaniard built church in Mexico City, will be preserved with a protective railing and a surrounding park. A new Jardin Berriozabel garden is proposed nearby, replacing the cart piazza setting.
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Mexico
la Concepcion
Chicago Chronicle
Cuathtemoc
Cortes
North America
Jardin
Berriozabel
Bees as Military Messengers Considered for War Use
The text proposes employing honey bees as military messengers instead of homing pigeons. It notes microphotography could attach small messages to a bee, allowing substantial information to be carried. Bees, like pigeons, have strong honing instincts, but bees might be harder to intercept.
Liner's Boiler and Condenser Tubes Span Miles
The boiler tubes on a liner would reach nearly ten miles in a straight line and condenser tubes more than 25 miles. The ship's main structure contains no fewer than 40,000 separate steel pieces.
Fossilized Tropical Fruit Found in Spitzbergen Coal
Petrified tropical fruits discovered in coal on Spitzbergen, the Arctic island group between Greenland and Nova Zembia. The find suggests ancient tropical life in polar regions and broad fossil range.
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Spitzbergen
Arctic Ocean
Greenland
Nova Zembia
Martians as a signaled race say Indianapolis professor
Prof Samuel A Harker of the University of Indianapolis endorses the Ball Serviss view that Mars harbors intelligent Martians with great engineering skill but no feasible way to communicate with them He disagrees with Tesla's ether signal theory citing insufficient energy to reach Mars and notes Earth has not altered its surface like Mars.
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Samuel A. Harker
University of Indianapolis
Robert Ball
Garrett Serviss
Mars
Harker
Cincinnati Enquirer
Prof. Harker
Earth
Tesla
New Seasickness Remedy Proposed by Prof Heinz
Professor Heinz of the University of Erlangen claims a simple anti seasickness method. Draw long breaths at frequent intervals to oxygenate the blood and dull brain sensitivity. He has tested himself and cured sea sick individuals, noting the antidote costs nothing and can be tried by anyone.
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Heinz
University of Erlangen
Germany's cautious people and vast insured population
A fragment notes Germany, describing a cautious people and that 17,000,000 individuals are insured in the empire. This odd text hints at social insurance coverage within the empire.
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Germany
Empire
The Force of Halo Habit in English Field Example
An amusing habit story from England describes a man who collapses at the sound of a guard shout. It notes a long-standing practice of feigning collapse to test obedience by quickly halting upon hearing the word Halt.
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Halo
Englan
Surplus of Women in Manitoba Province Homes Hard to Fill
The article notes a shortage of women among Manitoba colonists, with claims that few women exist and available homes are scarce due to the lack of wives. It highlights a curious regional demographic imbalance provoking concern over settlement viability.
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Manitoba
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