Famous Dime Museum Freaks
Cleveland reporter recalls a parade of sideshow legends including Millie Christine the two headed nightingale and Lucy Zarate the 22 inch Mexican midget. Frank M. Drew describes exhibits from Barnum era oddities to Myrtle Corbin the four legged girl and Lizzie Mills the tall feet and elephantiasis case, noting marriages among performers and the allure of freaks in the dime museum circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Drew
Dime Museum
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Millie Christine
Nightingale
Millie
Lucy Zarate
Barnum
Bills
Zip
Isaac Sprague
Isaac
Laura’ Wolford
Hattie Bowen
Laura
Hattie
JoJo
Cree
Ivanovitch
Trip
Bil Doris
Cleveland
Museum
Canada
Myrtle Corbin
Kentucky
Jannie Jones
Lizzie Mills
Boston educator prays for college president’s guidance
A distinguished educator from Boston visiting a western college during examination week was not asked to speak to students. In chapel he led a prayer praising the president, the trustees, and the students, invoking Heaven to guide the college’s leadership and scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Western College
West
The White River Country Idealized for Small Landowners
The essay extols the Upper White River Country from Newport Arkansas to Carthage Missouri as a land of contented independent small landowners. It warns that a railroad will bring cash and tempt the hill-dweller to sell birthright, while predicting new immigrants with modest homes will develop forests minerals and abundant game and fish for recreation and livelihood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Upper
White River Country
Newport
Ark
Carthage
White River
Dean's Kidney Pills Publicizes Kidney Back Ailment Cure
Lufkin Texas resident J A Haywood reports back pain from sawmill work and recurring gravel but after using Dean's Kidney Pills the gravel passed, back ache and bladder trouble ceased. Advertisement notes price fifty cents a box and sale by all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
J. A. Haywood
Lufkin
Tex
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
R. Paxton CO
Boston
Mass
Strange story of hat nest sparrows in Kansas
TV L Vandeegrift recounts a marvel of English sparrow fecundity found on a porch in Kinsley. He dozed with his hat on Virginia creeper, woke to a brooding sparrow and a nest of eggs begun by the mother, a curious case of a hat becoming a nest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Vandeegrift
Dumont Smiths
Kinsley
Van
Kansas City
Errors About the White House Prompt Letters to Editor
A reader objects to a prior article on the White House noting errors about occupation dates and materials. The letter traces Madison’s presidency, the 1792 mansion start, 1811 burning, 1818 rebuilding, and questions about paint as white lead remedy. The piece urges factual accuracy in historical subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Madison
Aeers
Wireless Telegraph Network Expands Across Canada
A De Forest wireless telegraph station rises at Sault Ste. Marie Ontario with land range of 600 miles and water range of 2000 miles in daytime. The system extends nationwide through Canada toward the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
de Forest
Sault Ste. Marie
Ontario
Pacific
X Rays Cut Need for Separate Ringworm Institution
The Metropolitan Asylums Board in London reports that X ray treatment of children with ringworm has been so successful that one of the two dedicated institutions for these cases can be closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Asylums Board
London
Woman credits Postum with curing coffee related ailments
A Michigan wife recounts that coffee caused her husband’s heart palpitations and bladder catarrh and that stopping coffee for Postum reversed symptoms. She notes her own stomach trouble improved in two weeks and praises Postum for children. She also shares a visitor’s positive view after boiling it longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Diamonds in United States spark national search for original sources
The article notes historic U S demand for diamonds in 1905 with imports booming and no domestic production. It cites prior outputs from 1899 to 1903 and mentions four regions where stones were found, all in loose deposits and likely from unknown sources. Discovery prospects remain uncertain and high prices fuel continued exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Scientific American
California Ostrich Farmer Opens London Branch
A California ostrich farmer plans a London branch offering live feather processing at the counter. Customers will see ostrich feathers cut from the birds and sold on the spot at unheard of prices, as described in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Training School for Elephants in Api Congo State
The Tribune Congolaise reports a training school for elephants at Api in the Congo State with 28 elephants taking lessons and encouraging results from the operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
API
Congo
The
Tribune Congolaise
Beginning of Great Industry in England Wool Cloth
The first woolen cloth made in England dates to about 1330 but remained undyed and undressed by English hands until 1667. A remark about Cupid delivering cold storage love appears in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Child Healed of Sores by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Mrs Efbert Sheldon of Woodville Connecticut reports her year and a half old son developed facial and body sores that worsened despite two doctors care. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for about two months the sores disappeared and never returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. Egbert Sheldon
Woodville, Conn
France weighs state monopolies to boost revenue
A committee of the chamber of deputies with the foreign minister of finance as chairman is appointed to study possible state monopoly effects on sugar and petroleum refining, alcohol rectification, and insurance for revenue purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Chamber of Deputies
England Mourns Dairy Sutter
The London Times laments a dairy butter crisis noting four-fifths of Londoners have never tasted genuine butter. It claims what passes as genuine butter is often blended and reworked, with limited access and high prices for those who know what it should be.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London Times
London
The
Times
Treasured Tickets of Leave From Michael Davitt
Fragmentary items note Michael Davitt’s treasured possessions, including two gilt frames with tickets of leave granted after penal servitude. Mentions Lincoln Dental College and connections to the State University of Nebraska with ads for tuition and announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Davitt
Lincoln Dental College
State University of Nebraska
Clyde Davis
Lincoln, Neb
Seamen May Marry Under New British Bill
A marriage bill in parliament would allow a seaman to marry in the diocese of the port where his ship lies after 15 days residence aboard or partly aboard, with shore time within the diocese. The rest discusses laundry starch brands and introduces De fiance Starch as a stronger option requiring less quantity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berhtish
Servian bank note plates stolen from ministry safe
Disarray in the Servian ministry of finance after engraved plates used to strike Servian bank notes were stolen from a strong room safe. The Paris engraved plates were valued at £1,600 and vanished within four days with no sign of forced entry on the safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Finance
Paris
U. S. Navy
Ufe
Lincoln
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Triumphs Over Tumor
Mrs Fannie D Fox of Bradford Pennsylvania testifies her tumor vanished after five bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with restoring her monthly periods and relief from abdominal pain in a storied anecdotal endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E, Pinkham
Fannie D. Fox
Lydia BE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Chestnut Street
Bradford
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Herman Reinbold
State of
Missouri
California
Cupid
Cutiura
Dodds
Lewis’ Lactory
Peoria
Mere
Winslow
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
Good Health
Good Health Publishing Company
Omaha
Defiance
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