Minerals of the Philippines How wealth lies in islands
Acting Chief Maurice Goodman outlines centuries of mineral discoveries in the Philippines. Gold from Camarines Norte Misamis and Surigao, iron in Morong Bulacan, coal with early missteps, copper in Mancayan and Benguet. Revival after 1898 fosters new prospecting led by U.S. occupation and explorers from Alaska Australia New Zealand.
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Maurice Goodman
Philippines
America
Orient
Camarines Norte
Misamis
Surigao
Paracale
Mambulao
Camarines
Morong
Bulacan
Don Juan Belli
Royal Navy
Philippine
Cebu
Luzon
Don Antonio Hermandéz
Jose Maria Santos
Mancayan
Santos
Alaska
Australia
New Zealand
Philippine Islands
Benguet
Albay
Joseph B. Bowles
Humming Birds on Toast Spark Calls for Bird Conservation
A San Antonio man ordered 500 humming birds from a Mexican dealer for a banquet course. The piece warns that killing birds harms farmers and urges stricter laws to protect live birds over plumage, citing robins shot in the south and Massachusetts bird decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Mexico
Massachusetts
Warned and cut off your pennies if you cry
A terse warning delivered with menacing humor. The speaker scolds a child for crying, vowing to disown and cut off support if it continues. The exchange showcases stern discipline and a harsh, old fashioned tone.
A Cure for Fits Promises Free Epilepsy Treatment
The Dr May Laboratory offers free trial bottles and literature via mail from 648 Pearl Street New York City touting a cure for fits and nervousness. The advertisement highlights widespread success and urges letters to obtain testimonials history of epilepsy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. May
Pearl Street
New York City
Steam power organ saga ends with bath note
A church trial of a water powered organ failed at first service. The organ produced no sound, leaving the choir to sing unaccompanied. The rector’s wife returned with a note explaining Cook was in the bath, easing the earlier tension.
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Cook
Catarrh Cure Sold by Cheney for Systemic Remedy
A sensational ad-like passage touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment. It claims success across many cases, promises cures within internal doses, and offers a $100 reward for any failure, directing readers to send for circulars and testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio. It closes with a sales pitch for Wall's Family Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
BE. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & CO
Druggista
Wall's
Spohn
Oran
Spohn Medical CO
The Scapegoat and the Brave Furnace
The Houston Post lampoons a noisy furnace blamed by a wife for smoke. The joke centers on a furnace that “is brave” and smokiness as a domestic totem, riffing on marital blame and household tech.
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Houston Post
Allen's Foot Base Promises Relief for Diseased Feet
Uses a powder to shake into shoes claiming cure for swollen smarting tired hot sweating feet corns and bunions. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 2 cents with free sample offered. Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Old Poetry Readers And Patent Remedies Advertised
A clutter of promotional lines includes a query about real poetry readers and notes on an eye remedy, domestic health products, laundry bluing, soothing syrup for children, a sanitary lotion, and a quip about stealing away from bad company.
Caught on the Rebound Parable Ends in Wry Wit
An old man lectures his son on waking early and the worm’s fate. The exchange hints at a clash over routines and rewards. The quip closes with a reflection on two halves of the world and mutual misunderstanding.
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Red Cross
Woolley
Woolford
Dodds
Pr Sass Rais Lal A Te Bet
Carters
Dr.d.jayne
Beardsley
Ion Company
ST. Louis
Mississippi River
Order E Now
Commis
VELIE
John Deere
Thompson
Parker
Western
Canada
United States
Mestead
Chicago
Ottawa
J.S. Crawford
W. Ninth Street
Kansan City
Missouri
W.l.douglas
Eason
W. L. Douglas
Spark St
Brockton, Mass
National Lead Company
Trinity Building
New York
Cascarets
McIntosh
E Hastings & McIntosh Truss Co
Walnut St
Philadelphia
Dequeen
H. Towson
Ark
Kansas City
Seattle
Central Business
Frank T. Hunter
Wash
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