Breathing Through the Mote and Ocean Travel Outlook
An illustrated column notes faster steamship passages from Sandy Hook to Queens Town and Bombay to London cutting travel times, with Ocean steamship lines racing to 11 to 14 days. It cites Dr Scanes Spicer on nasal breathing and links between teeth and throat disorders, urging practical nose breathing for better air filtration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Hook
Queenstown
Atlantic
England
South Africa
Peninsular and Orient Steamship Company
Bombay
London
Scanes Spicer
Tyeia
Effective ship hold apparatus combats rapid and smoke fires
An English invention purports to flood a ship hold with a carbon dioxide like agent from the boiler funnel to quench fires rapidly and prevent smoke damage. The system claims to rapidly fill the hold, cool and expel fumes, and then restore fresh air and purify the atmosphere after extinguishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Inersius
Log fallen on railroad track collapses train car in Pennsylvania
A woodsman felled a tree on a mountain above the Fall Brook railroad in Pennsylvania. The log struck a passing loaded train, ripping the roof and side of a car and scattering corn along the track. The crash caused a rear brakeman to jump, mistaking it for a collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Fall Brook
Mile Ran
Pine Creek
New Life Saving Appliance in Parliament Debate
A British act requires ships to carry enough lifeboats or life saving rafts for all aboard. A London firm patents a foldable raft that fits deck space like a lifeboat and can be released with instant gear. The design aims to meet Board of Trade and life saving equipment standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Board of Trade
Improvement In Artificial Limbs From Natural Curves Of Wood
The article details a new approach to artificial limbs using a single piece of wood for leg and foot formed along the tree’s natural grain. Pieces from trunk sections near roots and branches yield stronger, waterproof limbs. This method aims to improve durability and comfort for wearers in damp or water-exposed occupations.
Inertia resistance point to artificial substitutes
The passage notes that artificial substitutes should become evident once resistance to motion from inertia is taken into account. It discusses the impact of inertia on motion and the expectation of substitutive solutions.
Ventilation in Churches Aims to End Sleepy Sermons
Medical men urge better church ventilation to combat drowsiness during sermons. Large church interiors trap stale air, making worshippers feel tired, while architects assume no ventilation is needed. If aired properly, churches could avoid the congestion now felt in theaters due to poor air quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esse Nap Notek
Shipbuilding surge boosts California yards for federal contracts
The article notes a push to lead in shipbuilding with federal contracts for new steam cruisers on the Pacific coast. The Monterey is nearing completion and expected to launch in July. Over 1,400 workers are employed at a San firm’s yard, and the San Francisco cruiser, launched in November, was fitted in the city and marks the first complete man of war from local contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
California
Pacific Coast
Coasi Duence
Monterey
Hal
San
San Francisco
Cold Water Sprays Cut Fever In Humans Say Experiments
Laboratory tests spraying large body areas with cold water achieved notable fever reduction. In a phthisis patient about a pint of water at a chilly range lowered temperature to normal for hours, and a girl with similar fever also benefited. Healthy subjects showed nearly a 2 degree drop.
German Burn Remedy Brings Elastic Sheen and Safe Use
A historical note describes a German burn remedy using 15 ounces of white glue dissolved in two pints of water, softened, then heated with two ounces of glycerine and six drams of carbolic acid. The result is an elastic mass that forms a protective parchment like skin when cooled and can be kept long term. For use it is warmed in a water bath until liquid and applied to burns for about two minutes.
Rapid Bridge Erection Over Copper Bridge Track
A rapid bridge building effort on the copper bridge of the Oregon and Washington Territory Railway completed with 25 trestle bents averaging 25 feet high. The frame rests on a pile foundation with a 10 degree curve. A train crossed the bridge three days after construction began. Foreman Saiesd reported 13 and the dens on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon and Washington Territory
Dovetailing Appliance Speeds Small Shop Work
A new bandy dovetailing tool designed for small shops speeds dovetailing with a circular saw. It partly cuts the joints without removing pieces, two sides are cut by saw while the third is finished by hand with a chisel. The device is simple and inexpensive, reducing costs versus handwork.
Petroleum Motors Rise in Practical Small Engine Use
Petroleum motors are being simplified and improved to the point of usefulness for small engines. Units ranging from one to four horsepower have operated for over a year in Germany and Russia, with Belgium forming a company to construct them. Insurance regulations have been a major obstacle to wider adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Russia
Belgium
Belief Grows That Coal Smoke Has Sanitary Benefit
The idea that smoke from soft coal can disinfect and reduce disease spreads is gaining ground. It is claimed that burned sulphur acts as a disinfectant and that creosote and related products released with bituminous coal fumes create an atmosphere rich in carbonic acid, which proponents say is healthier.
Reduced Freight Rates Prompt Illinois Central Notice
The Illinois Central announced a new freight scale from Chicago to Sioux City at 60 cents per hundred pounds for first class, following a Western Freight Association meeting in Chicago. Other lines approved the move and debated extending the reduction to Omaha. decision postponed to further talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St. Paul
Illinois Central Today
Western Freight Association
Sioux City
Illinois Central
Omaha
McEst and Hacas Move to New Fourth Avenue Offices
Local brokers McEst and Hacas announce removal from 111 Fourth Avenue to ground floor premises in the Shannon building on Fourth Avenue. They promise rapid service in hand oil and other commodities, offering low commissions and prompt correspondence responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McEst & Hacas
Fourth Avenue
Shannon Ear Eian Fourth Avenue
Wairwerent and Co Maintains Tecate Dealers Network
Fragmentary OCR notes show a garbled claim about Z Wairwerent & Co and Tecate, mentioning dealers and a bank telephone 5525. The readable fragments imply an erstwhile distributor or business relation but lack clear events, dates, or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z. Wairwerent & Co
Wrsu
Bronze Works and Tapestry Show At Groet
Readable fragments mention bronzes at a venue on Penn Avenue and new Brussels carpets and a tapestry exhibit. Names and full details are unclear, but the item suggests a local arts display with artifacts and upholstery pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groetsinger's
Penn Avenue
Woods estate sells Wood and Water corner for 50000
Charles Somers & Co. sell the Woods estate corner property at Wood and Water streets for 50000. Buyers J and C McCune plan to erect an eight story building on the site next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Somers & Co
Woods Estate
Wood and
Water Streets
Water Street
Wood Street
Messrs. J. & C. McCune
Land sales and streetcar hopes stir Pittsburgh real estate.
Notes show Baum estate transfer to Melton Broad for Negley avenue frontage of large lot homes with brick or stone houses and 90 foot setbacks. Twelve lots sold, while prospects for Central Traction Railway start-up improve with repairs and possible Tuesday service. auction at county buildings adjourned with bids, and the Pittsburgh Petroleum Stock and Metal Exchange resists selling its building citing value, location, and community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taz Dispatoh
Baum
Melton Broa
Negley Avenue
Markets Show Buoyant Turn as Stocks Rise Across Sectors
Stock brokers reported a buoyant session with sixty shares in Chartiers Gas and ten in Philadelphia Company traded. Gains spread to Pleasant Valley Railway and People’s Pipeage while Central Traction eased slightly and Citi fone moved modestly. Electric held firm amid cautious optimism for higher levels ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chartiers Gas
Philadelphia Company
Philadelphia
Chartiers
Pleasant Valley Railway
People's
Central Traction
Pittsburg
Citifone
Allegheny
Electric
Bane
Gentienen
Record Bank Week Ends With Large Gains and Stable Rates
The article reports a strong week in banking with ready cash and robust demand at 6.7 percent. Clearing figures show a $1,517,779 gain over last year, with the New York weekly statement detailing reserves, loans, specie, deposits, and excess reserves above the 5 percent rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ook
Necreenenece
New York
Ea Ree Oni
Sap
New York Clearinghouse Balances and Week Totals
Financial data shows balances and clearings for New York and Chicago exchanges. Figures include weekly totals, year over year comparisons, and daily balances across multiple accounts.
Market Notes Shows Oil Trade Steady Amid Uncertainties
Oil business was light yesterday while traders kept good humor over a better Saturday than last week when no Clearing House sheet appeared. Activity varied with openings at 100 percent and prices ranging from 1 004 to 106, with clearances around 210,000 barrels. Industry talk centers on refining control and possible peering action, as analysts warn two fires threaten if monopolies or peer refinings prevail, while no new gushers were reported at Lockwood & Co.'s Elcholts farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serley
Lockwood & Co
Elcholts
Faerm Pe County
Mackey
Finneen
South Penn
Unclear OCR: fragmented sports lines and names
Fragmentary text references runs and openings with unclear names and places. No coherent event or outcome is discernible to summarize into a proper news item.
Real Estate Investment For Fourth Avenue Beck Property
Bisek and Baird of Fourth Avenue sell the Beck property at the corner of Braddeck Avenue and Portes Avenue in the Twenty second ward. The six acre tract near Colonel Allen’s land has been plotted into lots and will be offered as single units as the new electric railroad is built along Penn Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bisek & Baird
Fourth Avenue
Sola
Beck
Braddeck Avenue
Park Way Avenue
Portes Avenue
Twenty-second Ward
Colonel Allen
Traction
New Electric Railroad
Penn Ave
Real estate transfers span Pittsburgh ward parcels and alleys
Agents from Baxter Thompson Co and Allegheny brokers report numerous property sales across Pittsburg neighborhoods. Transactions include brick dwellings on Fayette street and Forbes avenue, vacant lots on Buena Vista street, and Swissvale and Etna area investments. Mortgages and loans noted, with prices ranging from $1,000s to $8,276 in cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nue
East End Avenue
Wilkineboro
Alles & Bailey
Fourth Avenue
Christ Reiger
Fayette Street
Norries Street
Op Eens Od
Thirteenth Ward
Pittsburg
Baxter, Thompson & Co
N Avenue
Wm. Anderson Ewing
Philip Wagner
Forbes Avenue
Oakland
McNeill & Bro
Morrison Avenue
Second Ward
Allegheny
L. C. Frazier
Forty-fifth
Butler Stresta
Henry J. Lang
Howe and
Plumer
Seventeenth Ward
Margaret Hanrahan
We Ik Gof
J. Miller
Swissvale
Etna Place
Etna Station
P. & W. Railroad
Samuel W. Black & Co
Oakland Ware
Fourteenth Ward
Reo
Homes for the People Reported Double Digit Permits
The weekly building permits show 2 for small to mid sized homes, far below the prior week’s 99. Year-to-date permits total 45 with an estimated cost of 47,482. The list names numerous frame and masonry dwellings by owner and street across wards, including Locust, Margaretta, Greenfield, Beulah, Frankstown, and more, with varied sizes and additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Sweeney
Locust Street
Sixth Ward
James C. Dick
Margaretta Street
Jbh Wilkes
Greenfield
Micholas Finoff
Beulah Street
John Grant
Frankstown Avesue
Charles Weigold
Dremel
Andrew Dressel
Our Alley
Charlies Diterich
Frankstown Avenue
Onkins
Wacond Avenue
Patterton
Ennis Street
Gustave A. Ross
Meriden Street
Thirty-fifth
Bernie
Stobo Street
Trixie Bauer
Keystone Street
Eighteenth Ward
Frederick Steinecks
Continental Street
Ann Fi Walling
Harvard Street
Nineteenth Ward
Wm. Ucalbert
Ellsworth Avenue
Twentieth Wards
Auten Zender
Boun Street
Hensel Achats
Halket Street
Fred Balds
D. McKengie
Gilmore Street
H. ©. Fraumson
Kirkpatrick Street
Market closes weak as bears push stocks lower in dull New York session
New York trading day dull with sugar leading gains then retreating as banks’ loan worries rise on a reported $8,000,000 weekly loss in reserves. Railroads mixed, trusts strong early then retreating, coal quiet, and bonds quiet. overall market ends near session lows with limited feature moves and widespread weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bears
Financial Chronicle
Reentro Gy
Louisville
Nashville
Mimouri Pacite
Chiego Gasseone
Wisconsin
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Worfolk Saat Seaat Ata
Bearish Outlook Predicted for Next Week in Railroad Stocks
Wall Street gossip notes a predicted bear market for next week with focus on grangers and Southwestern shares. The piece cites January railway earnings up 13.21 percent year over year, warns of weak market sentiment despite higher traffic and dividends, and mentions Bank of England rate effects and limited foreign buying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Great Western
Great Northern
London
Brighton
Orihweatero
Metropolitan Midland
Marne Aur
Paris
Berlin
Bank of England
Atx
Lombard Street
Trist
Illinois Central
Grangers
Louisville
Nashville
Real estate closings and railroad bond dispute noted
Srvyrhat reports important real estate transactions closed yesterday while the market remains active. Wilkinsburg to get two new schoolhouses, possibly three one per ward, with East End building delays due to muddy streets. Inter State Railway Association expects no major trouble in the West. Bank exchanges rise over last year, signaling lively business. Philadelphia and Reading Railroad warns it will pay third preference bondholders their due interest from the suit's outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkinsburg
Eeone
East Eod
Walker
Inter- State Railway
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Stock Exchange
Wheat and markets wobble in Berks dispatch impact
Markets by wire show wheat weaker at open then firmed on foreign buying and weather signals, closing a touch lower than yesterday. Oats and pork futures mostly weaker with encouraging outside orders and large trading volume. barley and flour mixed as supply data and weather influence sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Realiavig
Gostas Toet
Berlin
Shorts
Weather Bureau
Soren
Corm
Susaren
Live Stock Markets Report February 16 1800
Receipts list cattle 14 percent at market with little activity as consignments dominate and no cattle shipped to New York. Hogs show about 5 000 head receipts with 3 200 shipped. market steady amid costs and light Philadelphia beat Yorkers. Heads for New York around 1 100 with no significant activity. Various SICK HEADACHE remedies advertise in the same column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philain
Dr Copeland Returns to Lead Noted Medical Practice
Dr W H Copeland of Copeland Blair firm 66 Sixth Avenue returns from six weeks East away due to health and business matters to resume charge of his extensive practice. He plans to make the city his permanent home and his skill has built a large following across Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Copeland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Piturg
Notable Local Becomes Advocate For Charlies Hum E Firm
An interview with Mr. Frank Hock of Charlies Hum E on Market Street praises Dra. Copeland Blair for curing his two year battle with catarrhal trouble. He recalls severe headaches hearing issues and throat irritation before relief and clearer head after treatment. The piece notes Mr. Holt at No Small Man Street and frames the talks as a strong endorsement of the doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hock
Charlies Hume
Market Street
Dra. Copeland Blair
Raguay
Dratand & Bial
Holt
Patient from Hickman recovers after treatment at Dru Blair office
A resident of Hickman Ohio describes years of chest pain headaches and loss of taste and smell then relief after treatment by Dru Blair. He credits rapid improvement and regained senses to the doctors and plans to discuss his case with them again.
Treatment of Catarrhal Troubles by Bone Therapy Claims
Reports from several patients in Allegheny County describe improvement after starting bone therapy under Doctors Copeland and Blair. Letters dated May to August recount reduced fatigue, eased nasal congestion, night sweats, and steadier heartbeats, with patients saying they feel markedly different from when treatment began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Phillips
Allegheny County
Dra. Copsland & Blair
Snell Wils Copeland & Blair
M. C. Wilson
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Indus and
The
Sciences
Pere All
Petroleum Motors
Ininors Central
Ae Cemetiaen Verware
Third National
Hank
Second National
Exchange
Biralogha
Erman American, Man
Mer
MEMO
Gacnedadesree Western Insurance Co
GAS Istoces
Central Traction Railway
Whitney & Stephenson
Torrow
Court House
Pentecost
William Ward
Charles H. Humbert
Humbert
Pittsburg Petroleum, Stock and Metal Exchange
Athens
Tennessee
Clinch
Denver
Powell Rivers
Anne
Ial
Aanse
Eee
al Allegheny
Manchester
Atlenbeny
WANGY
la Noris Minin
Luster Mining Co
Eeet Ae
Siiverton Mining Co
Eeenewsere Sone
Westinghouse Eiectric
Monongahela Navigation Co
Monongahela Water Co
New Castle Water Co
Onion Switeh
Llanal
Union Switeh and Higneleer
Westinghouse Air Brake Co
Westinghouse Brake Co
Tdin
Junction Railroad
Mecucwe
Andrew Caster
Pleasant Roe Hee
Pittsburg and Western
Henry M
Pleasant Valley
Third Nati Bank of
Central Oa
Edward P. Long
Pittabure and
Western
Pleasant Wall
Serres Ag Pme
Philadephia Gas Atenna
National Bank
Rea Bros. & Co
Pittabn Traction
Luster
Philadelphia Gas
Udin
Lackawanna and Western
Louisville Ap Nashville
Oregon Transcontinental
Rend
Rthmond
West Point
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
Ony Heating Co
Seen Natural Gas Co
Vere Wise O'S Nat
Fania Gas Co
Ray Te Acon and
Cambris
Fesenne
Pitts
Stock & Metal Ex
Aliegheny
Faen
Pees National Bank
Brokore
Pittsburg Petro 108
Hedtaecee
Sessseei
Paipmodw
Rcerrenesere
Avotero Ters
McGrew
Ores Bietaney
Die Enon
Shipae Nate Guts
Petroteum
Clos Clos
Railround Sheares
Sager
Cotton O11 Trust
Jan Peel
Sonal
Hendarsey
G. Bur
Quiner
Allied
Mt. Py
Sean & &Gs
Seesg
Lake Erie Iit
Lake Eris & Wen
Loatside & Nast
Rene Veer
Poten
Sony Acon
Tsrag
Tig
Western Union
Sager Tram
Wheeling
National ‘Trust
Wall Street
Whitney
Stephenson
Buffalo
Kerfoot
Division 4
K. of L
Knights of Labor
Bard
Alcot
Berks
Ceres
Pork
Raat Liberty Stock Varda
Emmensite
Guns, and Ammunition CO
Lyman
Harris
Fourth Ave
Employers OF Labor
Benswanger & Zahn
Fourth Avenus
Penns
Employees’ Liability Assurance Corp’h
Eng
Montgomery
Fifth Avenue
Srokrebs—Financial
Mensra, Dror
Commission
Sol Seesehsee
A. R. Chigholm & CO
Broadway
Mhli
John M. Oakley & CO
Bankeus
Brokers
ST. Pitwburg
Alck
Castoria
Castoris
Mins
MR. Frank Holt
MR. Holt
Eailie Gentleman
Frank Rott
Smallman Street
Dru & Blair
Jom Barnes
Hickman
Pittabug
Pitiu
Odaerames
Ares
Copeland & Blair
Sixth Ave
Biddara
Pitubarg, Pa
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