Storms on Lakes and seeds ad in old newspaper
A mixed page item describes tidal lake effects from gales with Caspian and Lake Erie differences in water levels, plus early 20th century ads for St Jacob’s Oil tonic, seed catalogs, and an immigration letter from Dr. D. E. Sprewell praising Canada lands. Also notes Roman war songs in Spain.
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Caspian
Lake Erie
Canada
Wetaskiwin
Alta
WF. McCreary
Winnipeg
Siri
Iowa
D. £. Sprewell
Senate Clash Over Peace Treaty Expansions Rages
The Senate battled over interpretive resolutions to the Paris peace treaty with hours of speeches by Money, Daniel, Hale, and West, while expansion opposed by some and approved by others dominated the week. The treaty was later ratified 37 to 87 as House actions included a census bill and military academy funding.
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Senate
Friends of the Treaty
Mrr. Money
Daniel
Hale
Mej
Allen
United States
Morgan
House
West Point
Spain
Census Bureau
Hawaiian Islands
Court of Claims
Indiana
Choctaw, Oklahowa and Gulf Railroad Company
Spooner
Wisconsin
Quarles
Tillmiaz
South Carolina
Lenate
Newport News
Curtiss Rep
Michigan
Sbi
Sioux City
Omaha
Tasiate Comite
Neb Sand
Nave
Chicago
John M. Smyth Company
West
Madison Street
Exters
Russia sells to other countries large exes age report
Fragmented note reports Russia selling large sums to other nations and mentions customs receipts, the San Francisco Mission Rock coaling station, and state fairs increasing purses for trotting races. The text is garbled with several unclear phrases and missing details.
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Russia
Syston
Sys
Havang
Mission Rock
San Francisco Bay
Bamboo Suspension Bridges Show Bamboo Engineering
A British consular report from the Far East details four bamboo suspension bridges of 360 feet span. The cane is split and twisted to form cables. The report highlights bamboo as a remarkable material and notes the old belief that almost anything can be made from bamboo is supported by engineering examples.
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Far East
Beware of Mercury Containing Catarrh Ointments
Caution against mercurial catarrh remedies warning they ruin smell and digestion. Hall's Catarri Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo claims no mercury and is taken internally. Buyers urged to verify authentic product, with testimonials and drugstore availability referenced.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
To-ledo
Okie
Toledo
Ohta
Vi. JiCheney & Co
No Rest Needed for Fitness Aids Claim
An odd collage of text asserts immediate relief from soreness after exercise using Sc. Jacobe Qil, mentions George Eliot and her works Middlemarch and Daniel Deronda, advertises Dr Rome Quinine tablets with a money back guarantee, and references Westerd Australisv restricting entry to those unable to reproduce an English passage, plus a quotation about Chesterfield and a 1895 date.
Congressman's letter touts Perot Drug catarrh remedy
Ex-Congressman A T Goodwyn of Alabama endorses Perot Drug Manufacturing Company of Columbus Ohio claiming catarrh cures after decades of testing. He cites Verona battles and urges people to request a free book on catarrh from Hartman in Columbus.
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A. T. Goodwyn
A.T. Goodwien
Alabama
Perot Drug Manufacturing Company
Columbus
Ohio
Verona
Rapilly
Hartman
Martimay
Ghia
Comforting Words to Women Promotes Lydia Pinkham Remedy
A Galveston reader praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after using it for menstrual pain and loss of appetite. The letter touts the remedy as lifesaving, suggesting women would benefit from Pinkham's guidance and product as a cure for female ailments.
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Mae Ae
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydiae
Pinkham
St. Jacobs
Triple Invitations Describe Chinaman Guest Etiquette
A traditional note explains that when a Chinaman hosts a grand party he sends three invitations to each guest. The first arrives two days before the event, the second on the day, and the final just before the hour strikes to show his eagerness for the visitors.
Early 20th Century Patent Remedies and Ephemera
A collage of ad-like snippets promoting St Jacobs Oil for sprains and “Alien's Foot-Bags” for winter foot comfort, plus Allen's Tout-Rase for cold feet and cure claims for corns and blisters. Also a Salzer seed catalog pitch promising superior hay and a humorous quip about Sunday school.
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Alien
Allen
B. Olmsted
le Ror
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Ayer
J.C. Aye
Lowell
Mase
Department of the Interior
Oral
N. Bartholomew
Yoo Drorsi
Veal
Sal “Sp
Tere
FacSimle Signature of
New York
Babbard
Mudge
Indiapanol
Journal
Acre
John A. Salser
Bears
Castoria
John M. Smyth
West Madison St
Cheicaco
IIL
Sapolio
Penobscot
Penobscot River
Tember
Corr
Wil
Sc. Jacobe Qil
George Eliot
Daniel Deronda
Dhe
Phegén
Westerd Australisv
I Khow
Tolis A. Miller
Sable, Mich
Chesterfield
America
Japan
Rae
Sho
Riplephae
Granty Shears
Keen Kulier
Wickel le
Ickel
Eali
Washburn
Petr
Drummond
St. Louis
Estin
Salzer
Ind
Mich
Wis
Kans
Nebr
Mont
Union
John A. Salzer
LA Crosse
Wes
Christiana
Jethay Tecarason
Casalonns
Bataloniaus Santa
O.N. Salzem
Eow
A. Riarx
Albany, N.Y
Sterlin
Montreal
Astheia
Porhae Sastama
Puphan
Phil
Morris
Washngton
Ayre
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