Sarsa parilla cure and crop outlook in late 19th century
The report notes a heavy last year short in the English hay crop eased by importations totaling 263,050 tons, with the United States supplying 101,152 tons. London received about 3000 tons from Australia on a single vessel. North Carolina faces likely fruit crop failure. Advertisements for Mall's Catarrh Cure claim a reward for cures, while trade and financial strains in the German government are also mentioned.
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United States
Syrup of Figs Promotes Health and Comfort
An old advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure laxative benefiting the kidneys liver and bowels. It claims quick relief from constipation, colds headaches and fevers, praising its pleasant taste and absence of objections. The California Fig Syrup Co sells it nationwide through druggists in 50 cent and one dollar bottles.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Aghrad
The Hun Miner: A Study In Ferocity And Endurance
The New York Mail and Express portrays the Huw miner as an undersized yet immensely strong fighter who endures hunger and sleep deprivation for feuds. It asserts miners from the Han group display fierceness in combat, while also claiming women share the same primitive endurance and cruelty, with deadly consequences for a miner named Milty.
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Hun
Milty
New York Mail
Bevelstenk and Aliases Guide to Antwerp Cafes
A travel club member shares notes on Antwerp Exposition cafes reporting English and American spellings on menus. He lists multiple variants of beef steak from signs and menus to illustrate linguistic variety in French Flemish eateries. The piece also hints at California competition and a cryptic reference to Cetra Geor.
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Travelers’ Club
Antwerp
Beanfsteake
Boots Made in Athens In Socrates Era
Boots reaching nearly to the knee were crafted in ancient Athens during Socrates time. A notable shoemaker, Simon, was the fashionable boot and shoe maker of that era.
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Athens
Socrates
Simon
A Kentucky Miracle Told by Judge John M Rice
Judge John M Rice of Louisa Kentucky recounts a six year battle with rheumatic disease and liver failure. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring his health after doctors gave up and details the pills’ promised benefits and availability through local druggists.
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Kentucky
John M. Rice
Mattiss M
Corington
Louisa
Lagerence County
Kenturky
Eooty
Franksfort
Wastington
Kentucky Post
Rlee
Thal
John
Hot Springs
Ark
Wakeshaw
Wis
Dr. Williams
Hughes
Yau
Williams
Addlive
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Heaviest Youth Alive Melvin Grabbh A Wythe County Oddity
Wythe County residents marvel at Melvin Grabbh a fifteen year old boy whose weight has soared from ten pounds at age four to roughly five hundred forty pounds now. He works a plow and attends public school near Walter's Bridge Wytheville promising future records in weight while staying active and intelligent.
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Wythe County
Commonwealth
Melvin Grabbh
Bridsee
Wytheville
Richmont
Va Ines
A Stranze Musical Instrument Transforms Train Carage Marvel
A Swedish electrician and musician unveils a unique instrument inside a train car. The device mixes bells strings and a lagpipe with a xyloplane and electric controls, operable from a distance, promising novel sound from a portable setup.
Rise of San Francisco Forts and Missions Shape Bay City
A historical sketch traces San Francisco’s origins from Spanish mission Dolores and Presidio fort at the bay, through Yerba Buena trading posts, to the 1849 gold boom. It notes initial settlements, early leaders, and the rapid growth that followed the 1840s discovery, with population swelling to about 36,000 after the gold rush.
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San Francisco
Presidio
General Howe
New York
Washington
New Jersey
San Francisco Bay
Sir Francis Drake Limaself
East
San Francisco Harbor
Drake's Bay
Point Reyes
Golden Gate
Great Bay
California
Portola
Juan Crespi
Franciscan
Orier
Bay of
Mission Dolores
Twin Peaks
Long Peninsula
Bay of San Anecisco
Santa Clara
San Jose
Sonoma
Richardson
Yerba Buena Cove
Jacob Leese
Old Galbraith
Yerba Buena
Goat Island
Mission
Yerbs Buena
Sierra Foothills
St. Nicholas
Notorious Provost Marshal William Cunningham
William Cunningham, son of a trumpeter, born in Dublin barracks, traveled from New York to Boston and then served as provost marshal for the royal army in Philadelphia and New York. He starved prisoners, oversaw executions including Nathan Hale, fled to England after the war, and was hanged in London on August 19, 1791.
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William Cunningham
Dublin
New York
Boston
Gace
Royal Army
Philadelphia
Nathan Hale
England
Wales
London
Trenton
N. J
America
Century’s Coal Output Shifts Noted in Early 20th Century
A New York Dispatch summary notes that by 41 the century marked 36 percent of world coal, with the United States at 33 percent. US output grows at about 10 percent annually, while Britain lags. Coal costs rise in Britain and fall in the United States. Britain exports 31 percent of coal, US less than 1 percent. The report also mentions a rose colored lily from Europe via Africa, with leaves four times as wide as the flower resembles a white calla lily.
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United States
Great Britaan
Great Britain
England
New York Dispatch
Europe
Africa
Remarkable Pontamerian tree acts as a barometer
The Barometir Tree leaves show a white under surface when rain nears. Observers claim this vegetable barometer is highly reliable, with leaves turning to display the pale underside before precipitation.
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St. Lows Republic
Rainbow in the Sky Over Danhan and Night Shower
A rainbow appeared over Danhan as a light shower fell and the moon shone in the east. A bright arcing bow lingered briefly against a dark cloud before fading. The report notes rumors of secret marriages in Bisrese.
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Danhan, N
Chreagrea Herald
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Endorsed By Women Across Regions
Letters from Manitoba Alabama and Indiana praise Dr. Pierce s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery for womb healing back pain and general restoration. Testimonies describe long suffering ending in regained health after seven months of treatment with multiple bottles and pills. The ad extols the medicines as vegetable safe and effective for nervous ailments morning sickness and indigestion.
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Fromanto & Brine
North America
Roracada
R V. Plewe
The
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Allen Sherrard
Kirtney
J. T. Smith
Oakfuskee
Cleburne Co
Ala
Dr. Pierce
W. O. Gunekel
South Seventh Street
Terre Haute
Pierce
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Hood
Shiloh
Are
North Carolina
Ft. Cheney & Co
Titeto
Mall
Deusgists
Trane
Venes- Bela
Huw
Bevelstenk
W.L. Douglas
Papas
Lovell Diamond Cycles
Lovell
Pric
Gue
Onitt
Leing
John P.lovell Arms CO
Boston, Mass
Sciatica Ite
Alabama
Rise OF
Pacific Coast
U.S. Gov
Royal
Barometir
Lana Rainbow
Bisrese
Betther
Eureka Springs
Ariced
Ares
Drezgusts Brace
ELD Regulator CO
Azzasta
McElrees
Cardus
Lauter
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