Giant Oregon fungus added to free city museum
A remarkably large bracket-like fungus from the Trask river area arrived at the free city museum. Weighing about 250 pounds and measuring four feet six inches long, three feet wide, and eighteen inches deep, it required eight men to move. AW Collins found it and L L Hawkins arranged for its transfer at no cost via the railroad, crowning a notable local acquisition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free City Museum
AW. J. Collins
Tillawmook
Trask River
L. L. Hawkins
North Yamhill
Oregonian
Cures Asthma Do You Know What It Is To Have It
The piece recalls the brutal struggle of asthma patients, describing the hard effort for air and spasmodic breathing, and the nights spent in distress to convey the depth of suffering.
Fate of the Pictures in a Nome Journey
Marius Dahlgreen the artist travels from Port Clarence toward Nome with a boat missing white lead. To caulk the seams the party uses Dahlgreen paints in a creative fix. Despite missing material and 28 days of severe storms, the improvised boat survives the voyage as told by Argonaut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marius Dahlgreen
Nome
Dahlgreen
Port Clarence
Sensational patent medicine ads spoofing medical cures
A cluttered, era-typical advertisement page touts numerous quack cures including Cascaners Candy Cathartic Goose Grease Liniment and Grove’s Tonic. It features dubious claims, fake testimonials, and a Hall’s Catarrh Cure pledge tied to Toledo based F J Cheney & Co with a notary backdrop. The piece mimics mock medical warnings and price points while lampooning sensational health promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City OF
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Chenny & Co
Hall
A. W. Gleason
F. J. Cnenry & Co
Th. Hall
Green not restful says Berlin professor revives color myth
A German professor argues green does not soothe the eye and worsens nervous stress. He claims green objects force different optic nerves to tire, recommending dimming all light with smoked or gray glasses rather than relying on any green remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Change of Life Promoted by Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Mrs Jennie of 5010 Keyser Street Germantown recounts severe hot flashes and fainting spells during menopause. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with strengthening her nervous system and enabling a triumphant transition, noting she was entirely cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs
Jennie Once
Keyser St
Germantown
Items of Interest: Endurance of Gen Fukushima in China
An officer described Gen Fukushima's stamina to Frederick Palmer, noting his heart pumps blood half as far as a taller, thinner man, a metaphor likening supply to watering a two and a four story building. The piece also recounts Lieut J Evans of the 1st Royal in South Africa and Pieters Hill. He was wounded, recovered, and plans to rejoin his regiment.
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Fukushima
China
Frederick Palmer
South Africa
Lieut. J. Evans
1St Royal
Pieter’s Hill
Lieut. Evans
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Oregon
England
Great Britain
Birmingham
W. S. Burnett
W. H. Goodhal
Milwaukee
Wis
The
New York Tribune
St. Louis
Ayer
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Mass
Tientic
Chestnut Street
E. W. Grove
Boston
Kansas City Journal
Smith County
Carter
Maude
Grove
Piso
J. W. O'Brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
Senators
Congress
Jennie Noble
Bull
Doug
Nassau St
New York
Elec Rae
Ternat
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Chicago
HE. H. Green
Che B
Atlanta, Ga
Hicks
axpoDe
Uzer Seed
Lombard Tron Works & Supply CO
Augusta
Georgia
Struthers & Wells
V. C. Badham
Main Street
Columbia
Machinery and Mill Supply Inc
W. H. Gibbes & Co, Machinery & Mill Supplies
Columbia, S. C
M. A. Malone
S. C
P.O
Oliver
J. E. Crayton
Anderson
Askisis
Hunyadi Janos
Andr
Paulton St
N.Y
Winchester
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