Nebraska notes items from courts to local business changes
Reports include Dr L W Studley fined for cutting trees in Beatrice and deputy sheriff James Moore resigning to pursue a US deputy marshal post. A three eyed calf appears near Norfolk, Kamrath Kalmer buy Horst stock for Madison hardware, and Horst buys Malong’s abstracter business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Studley
Beatrice
James T. Moore
United States
Kamrath & Kalmer
John Horst
Madison
Horst
Richard Malong
Quirky Proverbs and abewildering Father Letter
A collage of wry maxims and odd anecdotes, including a grocer praised as the most honest man, a father hiding his sons during an imagined quake, and a punchline about sending down the earthquake in a playful letter.
Lost 72 Pounds and Cured Kidney Trouble
Dr Melvin M Page of Erie Pa cites dramatic weight loss and kidney illness in 1893 1896 cure after using Deans Kidney Pills noting abscess form and full recovery. Advertisement mentions 50 cents a box and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Also a testimonial for Piso Cure used for consumption from Mrs BE Borden Washington DC May 25 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin M. Page
Page Optical Co
Erie
New York
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
BE. Borden
P Street
Washington, D. C
Not a Cynic but a Conceited Man
Fragmentary text describes a person nicknamed mresTyack or TALS as cynical yet conceited. The garbled lines imply a critical view of character with unclear details about context or actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
mresTyack
Tals Igits
Coughing Relief Offered by Doctor Promotes Anti-Gelpine
An advertisement complains of disruption during services and touts Anti-Gelpine as a guaranteed cure. It notes the product is sold everywhere for 25 cents and lists F. W. Dimer, M. D., of Springfield, Missouri as the manufacturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Diemer
M. D
Springfield
F.W. Diemer,d
Winter Comfort Reminders and Odd Historical Notes
A collection of practical tips for cold weather wear and home warmth, including over-shoes and a knit shawl. It also surveys curiosities from locomotives to Niagara’s retreating falls, fashion trends in London, and etiquette for polite exchanges.
Coffee Harm and Postum Hope Across The Water
A Western State reader recounts coffee's harmful effects on nerves heart and asthma. After switching to Postum Food Coffee per her husband’s suggestion she notes full recovery and renewed health. The testimonial from Postum Company credits the product with eliminating the illnesses and promoting wellbeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Postum Co
Bat‘tle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Investigation Underway Into Meade Fire
Authorities probe the Meade blaze seeking cause and extent. Firefighters battled the flames as residents report smoke and possible structural damage. Officials say an official statement will follow with findings and safety guidance.
Meade Troop Ship Fire Kills Three Injures Fifty Eight
In San Francisco the transport Meade at the Folsom street dock suffered a fierce fire. Three men died and fifty eight were injured from suffocation and burns as firemen and sailors battled the blaze for hours. A board of inquiry investigates possible causes amid rumors of a plot and spontaneous combustion of gun oil and cotton. Captain Wilson was rescued after being injured in a hatchway while crew members bore him to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
United States
Meade
Folsom Street
Thomas
Manila
C. A. Devol
Transport Service
Dun
Quartermaster Department
A. E. Williams
Second Infantry
Campbell
Fourth Infantry
Orient
at-Arms
Morris
Wilson
George Wilson
Pink Pills touted as life saving blood tonic cure
The article promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a powerful blood purifier and strength builder. It cites a Detroit woman's testimonial of rapid improvement after six boxes and notes the pills contain no stimulant. It adds a 1830 iron steamship fact and a Paris tuberculosis society claim about bakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
International Tuberculosis Society
Paris
George Petit
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised by Toledo Firms
One hundred dollar reward offer for any catarrh cure that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot treat. F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo cited as trustworthy. Walding Kinnan & Marvin endorse their firm. Cure taken internally, aims at blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials available. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Cake Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
al Druggiste
Athens to see new elevated railroad project begin
Reports note an elevated railway planned for Athens Greece with timelines and construction details. Other historical facts include watches first made in 1476 and the first lucifer match in 1829, plus a German microphone device to detect shoal fish via telephone, and a 600 pound barrel of rice weight reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greece
Crop boom in Canadian West spurs agricultural prosperity
The article notes a seven year surge in crop returns across the Western provinces, with Alberta and Saskatchewan rising from the former Northwest Territories. Wheat oats and barley sowings and yields climb from 1898 to 1904, peaking in 1904 with total cereals reaching 25 million bushels. Alberta Red winter wheat proves viable as rail lines expand, signaling a bright future for settlers and farmers aided by government agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Territories
Alberta
Saskatchewan
West
Tunnel Cave-In Claims Several Workers Near Otisville
A blast in the Erie railroad tunnel near Otisville New York caused a cave-in burying several workers. Three men were killed and two injured, with many laborers, mainly Black and Italian, employed in the one mile long tunnel through the hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otisville
N. Y
Explosion at Ball Knob No. 2 Mine in West Virginia
A blast at Red Jacket Coal and Coke near Delorme in Mingo County West Virginia killed one miner and seriously injured three others. Rescue crews pulled victims from the shaft as workers remained at the scene and identities were not yet released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Va
Red Jacket Coal and Coke Company
Delorme
Mingo County
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Tumor Cure
Historic advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for tumors and wandering pains in women. Letters from readers claim tumor relief without surgery, noting improved periods and disappearance of tumors after treatment. Mrs. Pinkham invites inquiries for advice from women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia KE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fannie D. Fox
Bradford
Lydia Pinkham
Brads
England States
L. Erinkham
Tennet
Xyation
Pinkham
Sam
Luella Adamnade
Seattle
Wash
Lydia E. Dpinhta
Lyne
Fragments of Advice and Advertisements from a Historic Page
A mosaic of aphorisms, product pitches, and scattered notes offers sayings on virtue and work, cheap cures, marriage customs in West Africa, and distant references to naval honors. The piece mixes quotations, dubious cures, and moral maxims with stray lines about telescopes and duties.
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Nubnaskh
Nebraska
Norfolk
Seth Keily
Tekamah
Jahnke
Rushville
Wickstrom & Farce
Oakland
A. F. Wickstrom
Ki. Farce
Indianola Reporter
Byfield
J. L. Sims
The
Danbury News
FE. S. Lyfield
Phillips
Indianola
Samuel J. Barrow
Denver
Cincinnati
Pacific Hotel
Barrow
Fremont Herald
Masonic Building
Fifth Street
Farmers’ and Merchant’s Bank
Albion
Evans
Maud Harding Heath
Madison Public Schools
Dorchester
Heath
Marrie
Panama Canal
Misa Grace Ruminins
William Brown
Keith County
South Platte River
S. W. Thornton
Kearney
Antoine Firmin
Dodge
Frenont
Pthe
Pctro
West Africa
Army Department
Eixty
Stephen Bowers
Palouse
California
Ely
Cruzgists
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
Vaxtine
Freachs
R. Paxton Co
Boston
Mass
N.N.U
York, Nebr
Otetion
England
George Stephenson
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Kembles
E. L. Miller
Niagara
Charles Lyell
London
Rockefeller
New York City
Lassak
Canada
Lydia E. Pink
Frannie Fox
Diss Leella Adems
Allcock
Aman
Rixey
United States Navy
Santa Maria
Tomorr
Mull
Mull's Grape Tonic CO
Third Ave
Rock Island, Il
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