Hicks Capuchine Cures Headache and Skin Ailments
An 19th century style adv notices claims Hicks Capuchine relieves headaches from cold heat or mental strain with immediate liquid effects and no dangerous drugs. Turresine advertised for eczema and skin diseases with dramatic results, priced 50c. Mail order comes from Savannah Georgia. Also a humorous quip about a mother-in-law ending with a Transatlantic Tales note.
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Hicks
Mall 4
Saurthing
Dept. A
Savannah
Dairying and Poultry Raise Farm Wealth Across Claims
An issue filled with agricultural notes argues dairying enriches farms by returning fertility as grain farming does not. It covers irrigation benefits, crop protection, alfalfa feeding trials, tobacco effects on sheep and practical poultry care including feeding, housing, and parasite control.
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Indiana
J. G
Ohio Institute
Mentone
W. H. OD
The smallest quadruped in the world
The sentence states the pygmy mouse of Siberia as the smallest quadruped. No corroborating details or sources are provided.
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Siberia
Women in Science and Society Across the Nation
Women play key roles in government scientific work at the Naval Observatory Smithsonian and Agriculture Department while Arcadie Villere receives the Palmes Academiques for promoting French in the United States. The piece also surveys fashion notes and editorials on divorce, suffrage, and women’s influence with commentary from several sources.
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United States Naval Observatory
American Home Monthly
Smithsonian Institution
Department of Agriculture
Arcadie Villere
Lake Forest
Ill
Chicago
New Orleans
Queen Amalia’s Fitness Crusade and Virginia Campbell Thompson
Queen Amalia of Portugal champions corsetless fashion and outdoor fitness, praising nursing as a premier profession and her own athletic prowess. Virginia Campbell Thompson, daughter of Rev. Alexander Campbell, dies in Washington aged 74 after a career as Louisville postmaster and noted political campaign figures.
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Amalia
Paris
Portugal
Lisbon
Virginia Campbell Thompson
Alexander Campbell
Washington
Thompson
Louisville
Hayes
Garfield
Arthur
Cleveland
Harrison
Bethany
W. Va
William R. Thompson
Kentucky
Giant Clock to Crown Jersey City Factory Site
A new record clock will be installed at Colgate & Co in Jersey City. The dial spans 38 feet, the minute hand 184 feet long, and the mechanism requires a special flat-car for delivery. Readable from miles away, the clock will glow at night with electric outline lighting.
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Jersey City
Colgate & Co
City Hall
Philadelphia
New York Times
Turtle Soup For All and a Morbid Ancestry
A quotation by Victor Grayson, M.P., from the Labor Leader, derides The Simple Life and mocks medieval mysticism and religious individualism. He argues a rational system would provide champagne and turtle soup for all, criticizing societal excess and dietary pretensions.
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Victor Grayson
M.P
Grocer Credits Postum for Nervousness Relief
A Cleveland grocer testifies that quitting coffee and using Postum Food Coffee improved his nerves and appetite after two years of irritability. He cites his wife’s suggestion and urges others with nervous or stomach troubles to switch to Postum. The letter promotes The Road to Wellville in the packages as well.
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Cleveland
Wellville
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