London debt case orders long term payment plan
Osceola court directs debtor to pay the loan at one penny per month with full repayment by end of the 203rd year after an exhaustive inquiry into the merits of the case. Rev H Olin Cady, connected to Methodist missions in West China, has been granted a pension by the Missionary Society board. Cleaning brass pans with vinegar and salt is advised before polishing. England debates cowcatchers on motor cars, a notion welcomed beyond automobile circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
H. Olin Cady
Evanston, Jr
West
China
Board of Managers of
the Missionary Society
England
O. ©. Barber
Akron
Madeleine
Paris
Naples
Mount Vesuvius
Victor Emmanuel
Terra del Gree
San Guia
2Ppi
Ottajano
Terzigno
Sarno
Castellammare
Cpe
Algo
Cleaning carpet tips and home remedies in 19th century notes
A mix of household advice and notices covering carpet cleaning with corn meal salt and soap solutions, plus various tips on cleaning, laundry, and domestic techniques. Also includes brief mentions of church figures, theater purchases, an architecturally noted church, and general home remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor R. Parker
Woman Doctor Credits Postum for Neuralgic Headache Relief
A patient recalls a 1904 recommendation to switch to Postum Coffee Substitute after long neuralgic headaches and weight loss. She reports rapid weight gain, headache relief within weeks, and regained confidence to go out alone, attributing her recovery to Postum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Reid
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Nebraska Notes Heavy Local News Roundup
A land sale near Sidney tied cash price to per acre values while Burlington yard work hints depot plans at Beatrice. Various incidents include voter arrest at Tekamah, goose sales, a West Point accident, heating contract in Albion, Elks banquet, Beatrice fire losses, vagrancy fines in Oakland, funeral in Fremont, factory gate work at Howard, diphtheria in Kalamazoo precinct, poisoning near Lynch, theft arrests at Arapahoe, lightning injuries in Columbus, illness in Beatrice, and Seward ordinance restricting outside merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Peterson
South Omaha
Fremont
Odd Fellows
Ridge Cemetery
J. S. Rice & Co
Howard
Nebraska
Cottell
Columbus
Polk County
St. Mary’s Hospital
Zipper
Cotzell
X. D
Allen's Foot-Ease Free Sample Offer and Versatile Claims
The ad promotes a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder claiming it cures tired sweaty hot and swollen feet and eases tight shoes. It also markets for corns and bunions and lists druggists and stores as vendors with a 25 cent price in some parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Exercise to Develop Slender Waist and Tall Figure
A practice for growing children involves raising arms to touch a high upright ring. Deep breathing expands the chest while arm lifting tones the sides shoulders and waist and stretches the body. Progress by a little higher ring to require tiptoe work that strengthens legs knees and ankles.
Precarious Condition Women Suffer Daily Miseries
Mrs Laura Sullivan of Marquette Michigan testifies to back ache bearing down pain and swelling relief after using Deans Kidney Pills. She reports relief after half a box and full cure with continued use. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. An old kettle with bottom cut out used as a cover for irons heated on gas or gasoline stoves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Sullivan
Bluff and
Third Sts
Marquette Mich
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Social notes and aphorisms from a bygone era
A collection of quips on marriage gender roles and society from a historic newspaper column. It comments on female fashion and refinement, social popularity, funerals, library gifts, and moral reform figures like Rev Charles Stelzle. It notes leisure attitudes and labor church coalitions with a playful tone.
Dowie speaks amid crisis as followers back him
John Alexander Dowie in Chicago issues a peaceful, confident statement through his followers as crisis over his affairs continues and external support pours in. In New York Nathan Isaacs jumps from the center span of the Williamsburg Bridge into the East River, survives after a 135 foot fall with torn clothes and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Dowie
New York
Nathan Isaacs
Riverton Street
New Williamsburg Bridge
East River
Woman’s health fears ease with Lydia Pinkham remedy
A newspaper feature urges women to heed bearing down feeling and other female symptoms to avoid surgery. It praises Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a proven remedy, citing letters from readers in Chicago and Indiana who credit it with averting operations and stabilizing conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinktam
Ruby
Chicago
Ind
Alice Berryhily
Chattanooga
Tenn
Pinkham
Lydia FE
Doy
Lynn Yuound
Immigrant Brush-Tanning Practice Report
A brief note describes dipping brushes into scalding vg weekly to harden them and extend their use. The text lacks clear context or sources but indicates a maintenance ritual for tool longevity.
Also Mentioned on This Page
G Douglas
Osceola
Dodds
W.H. Ott
Hth Ave
New York City
Jan MacLaren
Liverpool
Stanford University
Elliot
Harvard
Julius Goebel
3. Vickery
Methodist Church
New South Wales
Lyceum
Pitt Street
Sydney
Sydney Central Methodist Mission
W.L
UCLAS
L. Dougas
Vesuvian
A. J. Tower CO
Boston
U.S
A. Tower Cabadian Co., Ltd
Terente, Cas
Mons
Mars
Brockton
Alass
W.L. Douglas
L Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Breckton
Mass
Carters
Iver Pills
Adam
State of Ono
City of Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Frm
A. W. Gleason
Hall
FF. J. Cheney & Co
Sidney
Burlington
Beatrice
Walter Ashby
Tekamah
North Divide
Chas. Korb, Jr
West Point
A. Dussell & Son of
Albion
Beatrice Lodge of Elks
Frank Lingle
Smith
Oakland
Broder Boyson
Kalamazoo
Madison
Emma
Tetzlof
E. J. Cole
Lynch
van Harden
Jay Pearsall
Harry Thompson
John Sedlacek
Louis Sedlacek
R. F. Beckham
Arapahoe
Harry Johnson
Fred Stewart
M. McDonald
Elwood
British East Africa
Yom Kippur
Nairobi
Protectorate
City Council of
Oakland Avenue
Lane
Asc
Anc Soc
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
United States
Canada
Ottawa
W. V. Bennett
New
Yveltie Building
Omaha
Neb
Vaxtine
R. Paxton Co
Mother Gray
Children’s Home
Charles Stelzle
Presbyterian Church
Stelzle
Vocarel
Ruby Mushrush
UH GR
York
S, Roebuck & CO
CHICA
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