Various Scientific Notes and a Rural Household Tale
Exhaustive tests discuss aluminum sulphate as a tireproof coating for wood and strawberry salicylic acid as a rheumatism cue. Mosso reports lethal carbonic oxide exposure in sealed chambers. McIntosh argues North Sea biological survey will not threaten fish species. Alcohol lighting gains prominence in France with Welsbach mantles. Oil as locomotive fuel tested on Boston and Maine and Florida East Coast lines. Canadian arsenic purity boosts gold mining profits as arsenic ore rises in value. A dialogue from Youth's Companion features Mr. and Mrs. Puffer debating cherry harvest and a hospital donation idea.
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Joseph L. Ferrell
Mosso
Turin Physiological Institute
North Sea
W. C. McIntosh
Mnnu
Boston and Maine
Florida East Coast
Florida
Holding Him to His Word over the Cherries
Mr Puffer frets as his wife Martha recounts his pledge to share cherries with neighbors while he boasts of a neat cherry harvest. She notes he yielded none for eating, as she canned all the fruit, sparking a domestic dispute about restraint and generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Mrs. Puffer
Mr. Puffer
Jimmy Ballou
Martha
May Day and Robin Hood Legacy Across Time
The article links May 1 to ancient feasts of Flora and Robin Hood lore, noting historic leases tied to the day and popular uprisings. It contrasts modern May Day celebrations with past rites, while recounting centuries of endurance through famous figures and aging scholars who surpassed 90s and 100s, including Dr Du Boisy and William Reynolds Salmon.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
St. George’s Day
Robbin Hood
Remus
Rome
Robin Hood
England
Taurus
Robin Tlooud
Mechanic's Bench
Hye Sheryife
Nottinghame
Shaw
Flora
Michael Angelo
Titian
Fontenelle
Newton
Gennaro
Hanover
du Boisy
William Reynold Salmon
M. R. Co
Cambridge
Glamorganshire
Royal College of Surgeons
Missed His Engagement by Clever Chinatown Prisoner
A Brooklyn Eagle report recalls a Manhattan police raid on a Chinatown fan tan game. Eleven Chinese men were detained and kept in a front-room cell. One prisoner bragged of a "very important engagement" but failed to escape when Detective Drennan refused to release him.
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Manhattan
Chinatown
Drennan
Hanly
John
Felice
Bruit
Brooklyn Eagle
Judge Replies to Lawyer With Plain Talk
An exchange in Syracuse unfolds as a lawyer taunts with talk while the judge dismisses the comment. The back and forth centers on a ten dollar matter prompting a terse judicial retort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Herald
Thirteen New Theaters Planned for New York City
Thirteen new theaters, with a total cost of eight million dollars, are being built in New York City. The project aims to expand entertainment venues and boost cultural offerings in the metropolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Strange Cure Found for Child by Kidney Pills
Friarpoint Mississippi reports a case where a boy with suspected spinal disease improved after eight boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills were given. The father Mr. G L Butler says the medicine cured the illness and urges others to try it, claiming it speaks for itself.
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Friarpoint
Miss
G. L. Butler
By Another Name at Lincoln Park Stroll
Secretary Cortelyou walks near Capitol Hill in Lincoln Park when two colored women pause by the Lincoln statue. One guides the other in a lively exchange guessing who the statue represents, a moment captured in a Saturday Evening Post anecdote.
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Cortelyou
Lincoln Park
Capitol Hill
Lincoln
Chile
Ebony Guide
Saturday Evening Post
Ball Blue Ad Offers Red Cross Brand at Five Cents
An old advertisement urges buyers to choose Red Cross Ball Blue the best and largest 2 oz package, offered for five cents.
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Red Cross
Pertinent Inquiry About Teeth Turns Comic Exchange
Nervieigh laments a decayed molar and wonders why people are born with teeth. His mother in law’s daughter replies with a wry question asking if anyone was ever born without teeth.
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Nervieigh
Niagara False Excursion Promoted in Ad
An August 18 1903 notice promotes a bogus excursion via nickel plate train. It urges readers to contact the nearest agent or write C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Indiana for low rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
The Charitable Ball Conversation Sparks Gossip
Phylis recalls a young millionaire at the charity ball dancing with her five times. Elvira counters that such attention proves little, noting the event was a charity ball.
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Phylis
Elvira
Cable stocks slip on Alarconi success
The average depreciation of the thirteen cable stocks is about 3 percent as Alarconi reports success, influencing market sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alarconi
Visiting Cards Across Cultures In History
The text explains how Dahomey and Sumatra peoples used carved wooden boards as visiting cards. Dahomey visitors exchanged advance boards and kept them as mementos. Sumatra natives used a foot long wooden card decorated with straw and a knife as their visiting card.
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Dahomey
Sumatra
Cure Deafness by Constitutional Remedies Warns Hall's Catarrh Cure
A historical advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It promises one hundred dollars for any deafness case caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, urging readers to ask for circulars and noting Druggists sell Hall's Family Pills.
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Hall
Wind Shots Described in Autobiography of Sir Henry Smith
The Autobiography recounts two wind shot incidents from enemy cannon fire. A horse fell as if dead but caused no injury to Sir Henry Smith. An officer was knocked down by the blast and his face turned black, as if after a two hour boxing match.
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Henry Smith
Allen's TFoot-Ease Powder for tight new shoes
Shake into your shoes for relief from aching feet and tight footwear. Allen S. Olmsted offers sample requests by mail from LeRoy New York, with 25 cent product available at druggists and shoe stores.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
Akali Ike recalls a sudden death amid cards tale
The Philadelphia Press quotes Alkali Ike recalling a man who died suddenly. The teller debates if the death was heart related or caused by luck at cards, noting he himself dealt four aces.
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Ike
Philadelphia Press
Self Iaking Dating Stamp Offer Prompts Inquiry
An old advertisement asks if readers want a Self Iaking Dating Stamp for 75 cents and provides an address in Fort Wayne Indiana. The rest notes historical remarks about popes in exile and a testimonial from Fred Uermann of Buffalo New York dated September 24 1901 mentioning Piso's Cure for Consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Fred Uermann
Box Avenue
Buffalo, N. Y
Misadventure Teaches Our Bravest and Best Lessons
Quote attributed to A B Alcott. The line reflects that the boldest lessons come from failure and misadventure rather than success. A brief reflective note on character forged through hardship.
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A. B. Alcott
Colorful Clothes and a Short Hand Study
A notice urges keeping whites bright with Red Cross Ball Blue, sold by grocers in 2 oz packages for five cents. It also mentions Witt Jordan, nephew of Red Cloud, studying shorthand in Omaha.
Spormma Syrup Teething Cure Pitched in Ad
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Spormma Syrup claiming teething relief for children and wind colic cure. The pitch urges patrons to use Eagle Linen Paper for letter paper and warns against alternatives.
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Nashville, Tenn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Blancuarp
Broad St
Nashville
Tenn
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Lane
Weesaarr
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Wabash Line
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Alexandria
Bay
WN. Y
Toronto
Ont
Montreal
Que
Nisgaca Falls
ASK
Wabash Ticket Agent
Felix Gounralius
Bas
API
Atmilar
Barre
Gourand
Canada
Europa
Dr Hopkin
Prostieioe Great Jones
Ely Kroes
Warren Stu
Mall Is
D. Ridgeway Hendricks
Sest
Ures
Wy Aimanmeca
Hompson's
France
Draftings County
Ontario
Germany
Colon
Sophocles
Pindar
Anacreon
Xenophon
Kant
Buffon
Goethe
Harvey
Landor
Izaak Walton
Hahnemann
Wily
John Chinaman
The
Charitable Sex
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo, O
Emeates
Spenger’s Presses
Hercules
J. A. Spencer
Williams St
Dwight i
R. G. Thompson
North German Lloyd Steamship C
Hamburg-American Line
White Star Line
Beaver Line
American Line
Wabaith Station
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Edward's Hall
Ay Morrissey
C. S.C
Chicago
FT. Wayne
Fostoria
Findlay
Cleveland
Buffalo
Boston
Nickel Plate Road
Thru Pullman
A. Asterlin
Trav
Ft. Wayne, Ind
Libby
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Anyon
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B. Paxton CO
Columbus Ave
Botton
Mars
NSI
CBS
W.norris
Washington, D.C
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U.S. Pension Surean
Candy Cathartic
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