Remarkable Skeleton Finds in Palermo Across Three Centuries
In Palermo Italy researchers unearthed three human skeletons dated 1410 1516 and 1550. The first measures twenty one feet long the second thirty feet and the third thirty four feet in length. An advertisement for Dreiss specific hiapacha fowders claims a harmless headache cure priced 10 and 25 cents sent by mail from Adolph Dreiss 119 Alamo Plaza San Antonio Texas.
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Palermo
Italy
Dreiss
Adolph Dreiss
Alamo Plaza
San Antonio
Tex
Woman Bank Department Opens in Atlanta
An Atlanta bank begins a department for women clients with a female paying teller who cashes checks in new currency. A bottle of Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething is advertised. A microscope’s magnification is raised from 11,000 to 16,000 by using vaseline oil.
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Emma Shorter
Prospect Tenn
G.F. P
Atlanta (Ga
Defiance Starch Ad Promises White Clothes
An old advertisement touts Defiance Starch as a way to keep clothes white, offering an 16 ounce package for 10 cents. The ad also quips that a man’s importance is not determined by his initials before his name.
Defiance Starch Claims Better Results and Savings
An advertisement touts Defiance starch as delivering superior results and up to one third more value for money versus competitors. It also notes a belief that oxen and sheep fatten more effectively in groups than alone.
Friends on an air ship voyage never fall out
A reflective caption notes that companions aboard an airship voyage should avoid quarrels even as it follows a young married couple learning through disagreement the value of harmony, suggesting resilience in long journeys.
Uncle Silas on Autos Guffaws at Modern Cars
In dialect humor, Uncle Silas rejects fancy autos and praises Jinny the bay horse for steady reliability. He jokes about two faulty motor vehicles, views modern cars with suspicion, and prefers his aging mare for dependable country travel.
Nurses Lived Romance Is Rare In Hospitals
A Chicago hospital physician says nurses rarely marry patients or doctors from their care. He notes one notable engagement in 18 months and argues professional nurses seldom form matching relationships with male patients or physicians.
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Chicago
Best Use of Talents and Environment
The Independent praises how talent and environment shape success. It argues patient effort outdoes wealth and privilege, with examples of log cabin boys surpassing palace heirs and plodders outperforming geniuses regardless of initial endowment.
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Independent
New York Police Statistics Show Arrest Surge in 1902
Police figures for the first six months of 1902 reveal a striking rise in arrests of gamblers, including faro bank keepers, poolroom operators, and policy shop managers, compared with the same period of the prior year.
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New York
Quote on good conduct by J H Ewing
A brief adage states that when one fights for good behavior God grants one the gift of good feelings. The line reflects a moral viewpoint attributed to J H Ewing.
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J. H. Ewing
Leading Colorado women endorse Peruna remedy
Ida L. Gregory a prominent Colorado woman praises Peruna in a Denver letter, detailing her husband’s nervous prostration recovery and urging use of the remedy. The note explains systemic catarrh’s link to nerves, promises cures, and offers free professional advice from Dr. Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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Ida L. Gregory
The
Poets and Authors Club of Colorado
Colorado Art Club
School of Industry and Design
Sherman Art League
Colorado
Hartman
Adress Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
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Cory
Ladies’ Health Club
Care L. Gerstle & Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Dallas
Texas State Fair
VIA
Santa FE
W. S. Keenan
Galveston
Newbro
Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticello, Ills
Grand Rapids, Mich
Tents Land Tent CO
Kaman & Knee
Houston
Texas
G Sawyer's
Excelsior Brand
Pommel
H. M. Sawyer & Bon
Kust Cambridge
Bie
Silas
Uncle Silas
Jinny
Ohio State Journal
Alca
Grant Avenue
Denver, Colo
Ida L. Gregory Alpading
Denve
Gxo
Defiance
Centi
Defiance Starch CO
Omaha, Neb
America
R. E. Barnard
E. M. Burke
Franklin Ave
W.N.U. Houston
A. J. Tower CO
Mass
Bee Et
Thompson
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