Calthus advertised as a French sexual remedy
An ad promotes Calthus discovered by Prof Jules Laborde claiming to cure sexual weakness and nerve debility. It offers free three to five day samples from The Von Mohl Co of Cincinnati and asserts government endorsements and military use, though details are opaque and testimonies are not published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules Laborde
von Mohl Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
United
Paris
France
von Monml CO
NEW CATHEDRALS Worldwide capitals race to monumental domes
The London Mail notes Westminster Paris and New York cathedrals nearing completion. Westminster measures about 8350 by 160 feet with Byzantine style while Paris House of Sacred Heart edges toward a billion-franc cost. St John the Divine in New York rivals in scale with monolithic pillars and 10 ton stones from Vinalhaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Contipletion
London Mail
London
Westminster
Chester
Canterbury
St. Sophia
Constantinople
Britain
Cardinal Manning
Paris
Church of the Sacred Heart
France
Germany
Uncle Sam
New York
St. John the Divine
St. Petersburg
Parrots Learn Talk via Phonograph in Philadelphia Scheme
A Philadelphia dealer uses a switchback phonograph to teach parrots phrases. A New Orleans observer describes a young shop worker's setup with cages around the mouth of a barn and an automatic cycle repeating a sentence all day. The method reportedly yields rapid learning with consistent repetition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Philadelphia
Woodbury Schools Reopen After Health Board Action
At a Woodbury Board of Health meeting on December 7 the body declared diphtheria no longer present and recommended immediate actions to resume school operations. The report notes emphasis on safety measures and public health protocols as districts prepare to reopen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbury
Tres
Board of Health
Eespae
Wooden Legged Dog Nat to Receive Government Cork Foot
Nat the Milton Hills fox terrier, owner Merritt family, will travel to Lowell Mass for a cast of his uninjured left fore foot to create an artificial cork leg by the Andrews factory to aid a hopeful recovery after a July Fourth accident. Veterinary surgeon Dr. John A. O'Connell warned the initial cast may not yield a perfect model, with several attempts possible. The dog, valued at $200, suffered a fractured fore leg with gangrene, and the Merritts, wealthy Boston residents, await progress on this experimental prosthetic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat
Merritt
Milton Hills
Boston
Lowell
Mass
Andrews
John A. O'Connell
Bowdoin Kennels
Dorchester
Dr. O'Connell
Free at-home cure for male weakness promises
A Detroit doctor offers a free receipt and directions to cure sexual weakness, night losses, and loss of vitality at home. Letters praise the method, claiming restored vigor and enlarged organs, with all mail confidential and envelopes plain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Knapp
Hull Ridge
Detroit
Mich
Danish Steamer Johan Sien Delivers Armament for Retvizan
The Danish steamer Johan Sien unloads about 140 guns at Cramps shipyard for the Russian battleship Retvizan. Cargo includes steel rails and Danish casts. Unloading began yesterday and will take days to place as new international trade in Danish plate starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johan Sien
Cramps
Retvizan
Retzivan
Dog receives homebuilt wooden leg after amputation
A veterinary team treats Nat the dog after a forepaw amputation. Cocaine spray and skin care precede a crude wooden prosthesis fitted with a girth collar and harness. Nat learns to move again and his owners, the Merritt family, celebrate him as the only dog with an artificial leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat
Merritt
Milton Hills
Merritt Tantly
Novel Advertisers Offer Marriage Feast With Furniture Purchase
A Providence RI dispatch to the New York World describes a local furniture firm launching a twentieth century promotion. The offer provides marriage services, a three day honeymoon, a wedding feast for ten if desired, and gifts including a silver mug or high chair for each child born within five years. Rewards scale by number of rooms furnished from four to seven, with varying inclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Providence
Rhode Island
Ambietious. Her Mother Photographs Question Flattery
Fragmentary Brooklyn Eagle item notes a mother asking if Fred thinks a last photograph flatters Ambietious, with uncertain dialogue about appearance and a shy response. Source text is incomplete and unclear but indicates a social or personal moment captured in the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Sri
Brooklyn Eagle
Local Real Estate Plans Awarded Contracts In City
Architect William Carrigan awards Joseph Sird the boiler house and improvements for Victoria Millis at Twelfth and Jackson Street. Pettit O. S. Company handles exterior improvements to Hotel Flanders at Fifteenth and Walnut for Jason Waters. G W Blabon Oil Cloth Works storage building at Midvale Street approved for start. Albro Elevator to oversee interior improvements and new elevators for Martin & William H Nixon Paper on Wixon Street under J W Fritespger. Emma Cornelius to get a private brick and stone house on Fitch Street for builder Joseph F. Roberts. Breen to manage interior improvements and elevators for American Contracting and Manufacture Co. at Harkness Inlet and Nos 249 51 North Broad Street for Locomobile Co. of America. A Raymond Raf handles alterations at 110 Dock Street for Edson Co. and plans for Seventeenth Street alterations below Allegheny Avenue to be done by John Atkinson. Start at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William §. Carrigan
Joseph Sird
William F. Read
Victoria Millis
Twelfth Street
Jackson Street
Pettit O. S. Company
Flanders
Fifteenth and
Walnut Street
Jason Waters
G. W. Blabon Oil
Midvale Street
Philadelphia and Reading
Albro Elevator Company
Martin & William H. Nixon Paper Company
Anayuck
Wixon Street
J. W. Fritespger
Fitch Street
Tabor Street
Emma. Cornelius
Joseph F. Roberts
Allegheny Avenue
John Atkinson
Shipping Disasters Grow As New England Storm Rages
Amid the New England gale, the schooner Albert Pharo sustained heavy damage in Boston Harbor and will need extensive repairs after dragging into a Maine Central Railroad barge. The Sea Bird was endangered at Biddeford Pool with its crew rescued by lifesavers. The C Raymond, en route to New York, was a total loss after sinking near Wisconsin Midland Beach. its crew was saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Lst
Albert Pharo
Boston
Maine Central Railroad
Sea Bird
Biddeford Pool
Wedneyes
C. Raymond
New York
Wiscon
Midland Beach
Cota
New Win Johnson's
Weaelie Bay
al Dr
Soares
Port of Philadelphia Maritime Arrivals and Towing Report
On December 7 multiple steamers and barges arrived or were noted in tow at Philadelphia. Lists include Steamer Chatton from Britain with iron ore, Steamer Alleghany from Providence with merchandise, Steamer Norman from Chase, and others such as Goldsboro, Marjory Brown, Carrie Kee, and several schooners and barges from various ports. Tow operations include tug Eureka and tug Tamaqua with listed barges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatton
Sanderson
Wabana
Barker & McCall
Alleghany
Foster
Savannah
Merchandise
Merchants & Miners’ Transportation Company
Norman
Chase
Providence
Fall River
George C. Eckhardt
Goldsboro
French
New York
William P. Clyde & Co
Anthony Groves, Jr
Fowler
Baltimore
Groves
Marjory Brown
Osborne
S. J. Goucher
William K. Park
Lee
Perth Amboy
J. N. Stetson & Co
Carrie KE. Lock
Veazie
Wilmington
Del
W. F. Hagar & Co Barge
Fitspatrick
Bath
Tag Ter Smith
Atlantic & Pacific Company
Iges Woodbury
Allyn's Point
Gibson and Winthrop
Eureka
Charles Silver
Arges Silver Brook
Boston
Albertis
St. Nicholas
Newburyport
Maritime Cargoes and Vessels Mentioned in 19th Century Log
The article lists numerous ships and vessels including steamer Cobmiann Steamer America Norwegian Eorenth Port Antonio and United Fruit Company along with schooners Sarah W Lawrence Lavinia Campbell and Bridgeton Barbadoes and a group of barges being towed by tug R M Waterman and Sea King indicating busy Atlantic traffic patterns and multiple shipping firms such as B Hamburg Co and Ceylon Kh Haldt Cummins and George Moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobmiann
Sullivan
Rotterdam
B. Hamburg & Co
America
Eorenth
Port Antonio
United Fruit Company
Ceylon
Hansen, Louisburg, Co
Kh, Haldt & Cummins
Ster Masconomo
Mann
New York
C. A. Hempstead & Son
Snow
Boston
Ae Bridgeton
Barbados
Charles T. Megee & Co
George Moon
New London
R. M. Waterman
Peter 7 & Sona
Saree
Sea King
F. W. Munn
Breakwater Shipping Notes from December 7 Passage
The December 7 report lists ships passing up and down the bay including the British steamer Trocas from Hamburg at 1:58 PM and arrivals such as Fred A. Small bound for Crandell and R. T. Rundlett bound for Norfolk. Several vessels arrive or pass in ballast, with routes including Philadelphia Rotterdam Antwerp Cork Cette Amsterdam Kings Lyon Vera Cruz and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breakwater
Trocas
Hamburg
Fred A. Small
New York
Crandell
R. T. Rundlett
Norfolk
Hattie P. Simpson
Baltimore
Ormidale
Philadelphia
Rotterdam
Pinedene
Antwerp
Karoon
Cork
Saxoleine
Cette
Birchtor
Amsterdam
Jessie
Kings Lyon
Vera Cruz
Galveston
Philadelpia
Richmond
Gettysburg
Fonnter
Shawmont
Burnside
Boston
Cape May
Porter Cess
Abe
Little
Weedy Island
Tancarville
London
Chester
Charles A. Campbell
Portland
R. M. Waterman
Marcus Hook
Minnesota
James W. Fitch
Port Tampe
Young Brothers
Sea King
Rges
Freight and Charter Rates for Long Voyages Steady
Freight tones show demand for long voyage tonnage with owners reserving offerings. Lumber to the River Plate remains sought and rates firm. coal freights to the East dull while general cargo rates stay steady. Southern rates are steady with moderate demand. time rates weaken. Several ships listed with private terms and berth rates across Atlantic routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Case Oil
River Plate
West India
St. Joho
N. B
South Africa
Velleda
The
Gulf
United Kingdom
Forest Castle
Bitieh
Hamburg
Philadelphia
Fridtjof Nansen
Baltimore
Ham
New Yous
Duke of York
Rotterdam
Emma
Middleton
Norfolk
Eagle Wing
New London
Cactus
Mobile
Gachares
J. Ener
Wilmington
N. C
Boston
Bobo
William J. Lipsett
William K. Park
Fortland
Spartan
Fanny C. Bowen
New Haven
W. K. Chester
Hayti
Hatteras
Bertie & Maud
Delaware City
Schooper Andrew Adams
Ship Island
Matansas
Arrived steamers and ships amid Atlantic listings in New York
A long, fragmented arrival notice lists numerous steamers and ships docking in New York including Deutschland Friedrich Der Grosse Kickel Albers and others from Hamburg Bremen Liverpool and Genoa with arrivals and cargo notes. Others clearances note Etruria Potedam Furnessia and Saint Hubert Robert Batt Potter among numerous British and German vessels in port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Deutschland
Albers
Hamburg
Kickel
Bremen
Haddock
Liverpool
Hutchinson
Antwerp
Cevic
Nicol
Tyrian
Hall
St. Iggo
McDonald
Samana
Holbein
Shurlock
Rio Janeiro
Excelsior
Muller
C. C. Sweeney
Miller
Brunswick
Justin H
Ingersoll
Moore
Savannah
Etruria
McKay
Potedam
Boujer
Rotterdam
Columbia
Vogelgesang
Genoa
Fontabelle
St. Thomas
Furnessia
Glasgow
Alene
Kingston
Jersey City
Carey
Bristol
Beret Brit O
Lampher
Fremantle
Haselmoor
Europe
Vecango
Breed
Steam Eitioh Hoctredamn
Oakeee
Davenport
Gomreoase
Saint
Hubert Robert Batt Potter
Eeeaar
Verpool
Harris
Trocas Towed British Ship Reresby Into Bermuda
The British steamer Trocas under Captain Moses arrived from Hamburg after a month at sea. She had collided with the British steamer Reresby under Captain Pell, which had reportedly lost signal and required towing into Bermuda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trocas
Reresby
Bermuda
Moses
Hamburg
Pell
Signa
Movements of Vessels From Various Ports
A long list records ships in transit or arrival from New York, Philadelphia, Hamburg, and Genoa to Liverpool, Havre, Baltimore, Boston, Cherbourg, and other ports. Entries include Steamer Campania, Starlight, La Lorraine, Dora, Komolu, Kennett, Yandiola, Vedamore, St Hubert, Assyria, Pretoria, Leander, Devonian, Whitefield, Mackinaw, Bloomfield, Grevenreeses, Commonwealth, Aller, Grecian, Pottsville, Calcium, and numerous schooners with arrival or sailing details through December 7 and early December activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campania
New York
Liverpool
Kinsale
Starlight
Philadelphia
Sandy Hook
Brow Head
la Lorraine
Havre
Dora
Kings Lynn
Komolu
Teneriffe
Pauigistonte
Hampton Roads
Lecem
Kennett
Kingston
Yandiola
Spanien
Baltimore
Huelva
Vedamore
Cape Henry
St. Hubert
Daiquiri
Assyria
Hamburg
Boston
Pretoria
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Leander
Sourabaya
Delaware
St. Michaels
Whitefield
Genoa
Mackinaw
London
Bloomfield
Marcus Hook
Rouen
Grevenreeses
Penang
Commonwealth
Aller
Gibraltar
Grecian
Pottsville
New Philadelphia
Demerara
Frank S$. Palmer
St. Thomas
Fernandina
Independent
Hyannis
Mary F. Godfry
Jacksonville
Eva D. Rose
New Bedford
Joseph Luther
Somes’ Sound
Agread
New London
Malcolm Baxter, Jr
Portland
Mary E. Balmer
Roston
Vineyard Haven
Tog Pallas
Three Eel
Vneyard Haven
Henry L. Peckham
Ere Haven
George W. Wells
Brunswick
Havana
Ninetta M. Porcella
Barbadoes
Rebecca A. Taulane
Cardenas
John G. Schmidt
Savannah
Philada
Trojan
Coreau
Philad
Hambur
Pennlen Liverpoo
Philadov
Parnessia
Glasgow News
Coblenz
Bremen
Menominee
Siberian
Glasgow
West Poin
Walders Weeee
Hanseat Jan Leith Neces
Caledonia
Switzerland
Mion
Ollaga
Arndam
Rotterdam
Nanes Eseres
Lacada Hippia
Southwark
Thampton
Wilheim II
Initeara
Phileda
Arereren Ddliverpool
Srennland
Pee
Etruria
Ore
Amburg
Bretagne
Gia
Maniou
Rhynland
nova’Planet Mare
Peel Ieeueeel Ves Philada
Avonmonth
York
New York Hamburg
Wilhelm
Spaarndam
Hambu Majestic
Antwerp
Paers
Havresenee
Ieeee
New
Eagle Point
Dee
Minnehaha
Louis See
Vaderland
Ntwerp
Oceanic
Lorraine
Anchoria
Corea - Dee
Assyria -Dee
Tee
Dundee
Enof
Lucania
Sonthamy Tou Dee
Copenhagen
Pon Ameere
Toronto
Hull Norv
la Bretagne
Havre Acanthus
Colon
Verpool
Shipping Notes From Sea Lanes Report Distress and Delays
The article lists multiple vessels near various ports with trouble or incidents. Ell’da arrives leaking in Havana from Pensacola. Strathmuir returns to sea after a mutiny aboard Bristol to Boston route. Nymphaea reaches Gibraltar with a failed centrifugal pump. Remora arrives Cardiff damaged in collision with an unknown steamer. Amandearg delays at Penang repairs and will stay a week for Java to Delaware run. Coblenz and Deutschland pass near each other off Atlantic waters. Severn missing with no news since September. Bellona reports rough seas at Shields with cattle losses. Cudram warns of a derelict Norwegian bark east of Greenland. Matilda D. Borda sighted near Rostow Light after storm. Drumcroll at Baltimore leaking needing dock survey. Farringford arrives at North Western Fleet with crankshaft issues and will depart. John He remains missing after Beaufort departure. weather and seas severely affecting several ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ell'da
Pensacola
Lisbon
Havana
Strathmuir
Bristol
Boston
Nymphaea
Palermo
New York
Gibraltar
Remora
Cardiff
Coll
Amandearg
Java
Delaware
Penang
Coblenz
Bremen
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Antwerp
Severn
Cape Henes
Santos
Bellona
Montreal
Shields
Matilda D. Borda
Portland
Rostoo Light
Drumcroll
Sunderland
Farringford
Phila
Avonmouth
N. F
Farringwilt
John He
Beaufort
Bean
New
Ieee
Market Report Tracks Wheat and Produce Prices Across Regions
Receipts and shipments vary by commodity with firm to steady demand from exporters and millers. Private export terms for 100 000 bushels of wheat, No 2 red and yellow, mixed car lots and basalts for apples and vegetables show steady prices amid light local activity and ample stock. Potatoes onions cabbage and berries feature notable price ranges and healthy demand at regionally quoted rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benether
Delaware
Tle
New York State
Michigan
Jersey
Danvers
Florida
Ebelle
el Cata
Northwesterm
Gia
Iarg Aes Ae Boxed, Sia
Authen
Wheat market dull as buyers hold back on excess demand
Receipts show 1 202 barrels and 4 115 032 pounds in sacks amid a late wheat decline. Mills limit purchases. buyers lack confidence and concessions. Quotations list Winter super to patent grades with prices tightening across Pennsylvania and Kansas mills. overall value around 3.00 per barrel for choice Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Aeon
City Mills
Extra
Clear
Straight
Fresh merit offerings quoted at two twenty-five to two thirty-five
A quiet firm note lists Merit offerings priced at 2.25 to 2.35 per 100 pounds reflecting quality.
Market Receipts Light as Demand Holds for Table Grades
Receipts were light and the market held firm with steady demand for desirable table grades. Quoted prices show solid-packed extra at 26 cents, firsts at 29 to 25 1/2 cents, fancy wholesale at 28 cents, and jobbing at 29 to 32 cents.
New York Creams and Swiss Cheese Prices Firm at Declared Levels
Market notes report strong demand for New York full creams fancy small boxes and Swiss cheese with quality ratings. Prices for Western choice fresh stock in free cases held firm, with lows 20 to 30 cents and near-by Pennsylvania stock at 20 to 30 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Llaldtec
Pennsylvania
Fair quality notes on Western meat and pork prices
The listing details smoked beef sets Western lSaloc pork family prices 16 to 16 ½ dollars, hams 8 P. cured interces S%a kec. smoked shoulders pickled and cured prices from 6% to 7% respectively, bellies and breakfast bacon priced by average, tierces and tubs noted with 7% to 8% and 4 to 0 c. ranges.
New York Wholesale Prices Amid Wheat Irregularities
Reports show flour receipts 19 526 barrels exports 5 863 barrels sales 7 900 packages as wheat remains in flux. Corn meal firm rye steady No 2 red prices quoted with futures and spot shifts in wheat and corn markets. coffee futures opened barely steady with active trading and coverage near session end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
City
Brandywine
Western
Buffalo
Northern
Duluth
C. F
B. Afloat
B. T
Ee Raina
Chicago
Japan
New Orleans
Carlova
New York Cotton Market Slips Amid Heavy Realization
The New York cotton market grew more active but fell as selling dominated due to abundant supply. New Orleans offered occasional support while Southern orders favored the sellers. Spot holders faced unease as spinners and exporters showed weak demand and prices declined further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Orleans
Weil
Sugar Prices and Discounts Reach Various Refined Grades
Market notes show firm prices with a 5 point shade on several soft grades. End-30-day rebates of 1 cent per 100 pounds and a 1 percent cash discount apply. Listed values cover dominoes to confectioners grade, with No 1 down to No 16 soft grades shown.
Market Report Utah Poultry Prices Incomplete Listing
Prices for fowls hens and old roosters are noted with 9 to 10 cents for hens and one cent range for old roosters. Spring chickens sized as Gad c and eae ducks show broad 0 to 10 cent quotes with turkeys and geese also listed but incomplete. Demand described as fair with moderate supply and steady conditions.
Unclear poultry sale notes with varied quality terms
Fragmented OCR text lists fowls and poultry items with mixed quality terms. References include fowls, roosters, chickens, turkeys and ducks from Western and near by sources, with vague prices and descriptions like average receipts, fair to good, and fancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faves, LLC
Market report on hay straw prices and grain bids
Demand for desirable grades remained strong and prices held firm. Hay Timothy majors ranged from 14.50 to 17.50 per large bale with various No levels, straw Rye and Oat prices quoted, and wheat bids shown from 7.50 to 80.50 per unit depending on grade and lot.
Market Summary for Winter Bran and Upland Cotton Prices
Market notes show winter bran in fair demand with firm prices around 16 1/2 thousand per ton and 17.00 per ton for bulk and bagged goods. Cotton values held steady at 107 16 cents per pound for middling uplands as buyers, especially spinners, showed limited purchase interest.
Chicago Wheat and Corn Rally on Rain and Demand Signals
Chicago grain market faced firmer wheat with January closing above the prior day, aided by Argentine shipments, rain delaying harvest, and stronger cash demand. Corn and oats followed, with oats closing higher and provisions slipping as weather and export activity influenced prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Portugal
Holland
Liverpool
Tlufligc
lyaToc
Minnenapolis
Tle
Seaboard
Minneapoli
Duluth
Shaigher
Live Stock Quotations From Chicago Market Report
Receipts total around 4 500 cattle with a mixed tone across classes. Prices show declines of 6 to 15 cents for most groups, while feeders and cows range roughly from 2.60 to 4.60, with calves and bulls variably priced amid a cautious market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicaco
Goa
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Stier NG News
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Delaware Bay and River News
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Kings
Fanecy
Baldwins
Northern Spies
Greenings
Oho
Chicago Grain Market
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