Temperance Worker Endorses Peruna For Women
Bessie Farrell of Brooklyn New York president of the Young People's Christian Temperance Association endorses Peruna as a valuable nerve and food remedy. She cites personal experience of restoring health aiding digestion and strengthening tissues especially for young mothers and women.
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Bessie Farrell
Third Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Young People's Christian Temperance Association
Hartman
Japanese cleanliness and a witty footnote joke
Prince Haseba praised Japan by noting clean floors kept by many servants. A London student in a shabby hall mocked a janitor by adding on leaving to the sign Please wipe your feet. The exchange highlights cultural contrast and humor in Seattle Post Intelligencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Haseba
Spokane
London
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Abe Lincoln the bright schoolboy penman remembered
A schoolmate recalls Abraham Lincoln as an unusually bright student who learned quickly and studied by candlelight. He was praised as the best penman in the neighborhood. One copied line Lincoln wrote reads Good boys who to their books apply will all be great men by and by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Abraham Lincoln
Austin Gollaher
Billion Dollar Grass advertised by Salzer Seed Co
An old farm circular extols Billion Dollar Grass and related seeds promising high yields and multiple crops. It claims a 100 acre farmer earned $3800 in seed sales and 300 tons of hay while urging readers to send for the original seed catalog from John A Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin and offering a free sample seed package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worsc
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
America
Samles
Sly Miller
Victoria
John A. Salter Seed Co
Wis, A.C. 1
Uncertain Compliment From James J Hill Sighted
James J Hill, the railway magnate, in Kansas City commented on rising stock quotations calling them dubious. He compared the rise to a Turkish bashaw and his wife, then recounted a fable about Death taking the most beautiful wife, implying caution about optimistic market signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Hill
Kansas City
Bashaw
Kansas City Times
Blocked funds spark harsh exchange in ledger dialogue
An angry man vows violence over money while a calmer reply questions funding, illustrating a tense cash dispute quoted from the Philadelphia Ledger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Abbott's East Indian Corn Pann Advertisement
Don't cut your corns. If you suffer from corns bunions sore callous spots or soft corns between the toes send 25e by mail for Abbott's East Indian Corn Pann. It cures quickly and permanently without cutting burning or eating the flesh and leaves no pain or soreness. Address The Aspirate Co. Savannah Ga.
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Abbott
Tue Apsort Co
Savannah
Hog Cholera Help From Sloan’s Remedy
Mr A P Williams of Burnetts Creek Indiana recalls using Sloan’s liniment to treat hog cholera in hogs five years ago while working for J D Richardson of Lafayette Indiana. He says the remedy saved the hogs and he has used it successfully since. Write for Dr Sloan’s free book on treating horses cattle hogs and poultry. Address Dr Earl S Sloan 615 Albany Street Boston Mass. It’s a good thing to avoid people who consider you a good thing.
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A. P. Williams
Burnetts Creek
Ind
Mr. Williams
J. D. Richardson
Lafayette
Sloan
O. K
Earl
Albany Street
Boston
Mass
Ceylon Pearl Fisheries Vast Ancient Enterprise
Colombo report notes Ceylon pearl banks date to ancient times with Vijaya’s 550 B C gift. It outlines revenue history under Dutch and British rule, the 1906 lease to Ceylon Company of Pearl Fishers, and details of the camp, labor, and diving methods used by Malayalim, Tamil, Arab, and Moorman divers as fleets and markets operate in January to February each year.
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Colombo
A. Creevey
Ceylon
Christ
Vijaya
Madura
England
Royal Society
Netherlands
Ceylon Company of Pearl Fishers, Limited
Marichchikaddi
Silvatturai
India
Herbert White
United States
Moving pictures aid scientific study of living subjects
Nature study advocates use of moving pictures for demonstrations in anatomy and surgery. While beneficial for memory and technique, patients may resist rehearsed operations on film. Charles Urban proposes applying cine to studying living wild animals to address questions about behaviors and treatment.
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Charles Urban
New York Evening Post
What is the most dis mal of professions discussed
A 19th century newspaper note asks what counts as the most dismal profession. The British Medical Journal proposes grave digging scavenging listening to long parliamentary sittings and writing unread poems as candidates. It humorously suggests washing dishes could become interesting with science. It also mentions a leap year maid seeking fame.
Causes of Headache and Quinine Laxative Advertisement
An old clipping cites that colds drive headaches from October to May and promotes a Quinine laxative with packaging details. It touts Brown's Bronchial Traches for coughs bronchitis and asthma, Woolford's Sanitary Lotion claims 30 minute cure, and includes a medical joke from the Philadelphia Inquirer about a student asking where a patient lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Grove
Philadelphia Inquirer
Catarrh Cure Promoted as Internal Blood Remedy
Advertisements claim internal treatment cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. J J Cenety & Co of Toledo offer Hall Catarrh Cure and Wall's Family Pills for constipation, with testimonials promised to be sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Cienety & Co
Dru
Wall
Per capita city taxes rise to fund New York governance
The piece compares per person costs in major U S cities noting New York spends about $31 per resident while Philadelphia and Chicago levy around $13. Other cities show lower rates such as Buffalo $12 and Nashville about $6. The article asserts the national average sits near $10 to $11 per capita, highlighting New York's rapid nine year increase.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Buffalo
Washington
Bridgeport
Schenectady
Houston
Tex
Los Angeles
Scranton
Seattle
Nashville
Tenn
New York
Broadway
Jamestown Exposition Sparks Tugboat Joke
In Jamestown a newly married couple views the Exposition harbor scene. The husband points to a large man of war ship while a tugboat circles nearby and the wife jokes about a tug of war in the moment.
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Tom
Success Magazine
Old Surgeon Claimed Coffee Caused Trembling
An Illinois surgeon recounts how coffee impaired his steady hands and sleep and led him to switch to Postum. He describes relief within three years, praising Postum as mild and soothing and recommending proper boiling and nationwide adoption after sharing his positive experience.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pgs
Sound welding and wood shrinkage findings cited
The report notes autogenous welding by Robert Hopfeldt for aluminum wires, with aluminum readily sourced. It discusses wood shrinkage directions, listing eucalyptus blue gum at about 2 percent and red cedar at about 7 percent of dry volume, plus pay hickory around 20 percent and long leaf pine about 15 percent. It mentions coal smoke extraction claims to reduce smoke and a call for non burnable cars, plus Sir William White praising Schilick gyroscopic torpedo boat stabilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hopfeldt
William White
Royal Navy
Dr. Schilick
William
Kimberley Diamonds and the Arid Veldt Pits
The piece recalls Kimberley's desert diamond fields, a bustling town of 40 000 built around vast pits. It notes over 12 tons of diamonds recovered since incorporation, valued at about 500 million dollars, and traces early stories of diamonds turning up in unlikely places.
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Arctic
Griqualand
Kimberley
South Africa
Farher
Paris
Vaal River
St. Nicholas
Cause of Financial Scandals Across Nations
The Horseless Age notes France forbids share offerings without tangible capital verified by a government official. It cites England’s 1896 Pennington Lawson swindle reforms and stock jobbing penalties as needed. It argues American heads must be held to similar standards to curb large scale dishonest trade practices.
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France
England
Up to the Mother in Law Breakfast Tale
Portland resident recounts a breakfast conversation where a mother scolds a daughter for speaking ill of her father. The daughter retorts that her mother chose the talk, not her. The brief piece highlights family dynamics and respect within a domestic scene.
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Portland
Montreal Star
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Minard
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