Telegraph and colonial era notes mix of science and war
A scattered column reports on early telephone use by Chinese workers, American projects in Africa, a Boston Bird Restorers group, and Mexico's large school system. It notes Commodore Philip’s souvenir armor plate, cautions about wheelmen, and a Santiago district reform by General Wood.
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Philip
Texas
Vizcaya
Austin
Russell
Regi‘ment
Clifton
Lancaster
Blues Church
Baltimore Pike
Wood
Santiago
Ama
Harper’s Weekly
Fall River
Condors Are Dethroned by California Vulture in Birds Tales
The article notes the California vulture now stands as the king of flying birds in the Cocopah mountains, four feet tall with a black and white feather pattern and an orange head patch. It discusses decline due to poisoned meat and mentions scarce eggs, contrasting with the great auk. It includes a quotation about ignorance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline
Mass
Cocopah Mountains
Pittsburg Dispatch
Cough Remedies Promise Quick Relief and Free Sample
An advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as an immediate cough remedy. It urges readers to visit a local druggist for a free sample bottle and notes the product is sold in 25 and 5 cent bottles with a warning that delays are dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Piracy in Venezuelan Waters Reported Near Maracaibo
The German bark Hedwig was latest victim as pirates near Maracaibo, dubbed Indians and half breeds by officials. The Venezuelan consul urges armed vessels to declare arms before port of departure or face contraband penalties and heavy fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Hedwig
Vienna organ grinders allowed midday to sunset hours
In Vienna organ grinders may play only between noon and sunset. In many European galleries pictures are dusted by unspecific means described as all-syringes, reflecting dated cleaning practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Emancipating Country Life Through Living Methods
The passage argues that by following prescribed methods of country living a country woman can partake more fully in life. It asserts that such living removes drudgery and reduces farm life isolation while offering genuine enjoyment and empowerment.
Oxford Diocese Houses Most Bell-Ringers in England
The Oxford diocese hosts 2300 church bell-ringers, the highest total among English dioceses, with Exeter in second place and Devon in third.
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Diocese of
Oxford
Exeter
Devon
Allen’s Foot-Ease Soothe Foot Pain in Shoes
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease a powder shaken into the shoes. It relieves sore spots blisters bunions and swollen feet and prevents sweating and aching feet. Bold by druggists and shoe stores 25c and a trial package free by mail.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
I. Y
Perfectly rigid end value change in price note
A fragment notes a shift from twelve fifty to two dollars as the end price. The readable portion hints at a pricing adjustment or constraint affecting a product or service. No further context or identifiers are available in the text.
Health aid ads and cure claims from 1895 pamphlet
A fragmentary ad page listing cures and tonics including Piso’s Cure for Consumption, Glenn’s sulfur soap, Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup, and Ripan’s samples. It promotes liver and kidney health, skin treatments, and children’s relief, with prices and a request for health letters to Ripans Chemical Company.
Mothers Praise Lydia Pinkham Remedy Across States
Letters from women in New York Iowa Oregon and Wyoming recount relief from pregnancy related pains and miscarriages after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound doctors had failed to help. A three month old baby is cited as proof of the remedy's success.
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M. Singer
Hudson Ave
Rochester
N. Y
J. W. Pruett
Medford
Oregon
Lydia E. Pinkham
Joan W. Lowe
Wyoming
Iowa
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J. C. Ayer
Lowell
Toledo
Defiance
Fort Wayne
Huntington
Wabash
Peru
Logansport
Lafayette
Southwest
West & Northwest
Wabash Rk. R
C. S. Crane
G. P. BT
St. Louis
Ima
PacSimile Signature
New York
Ching
Gally
San Francisco
Stanley Pool
Africa
Stanley Falls
Boston
Mexico
William Crookes
British Association
British America
Siberia
Chicago Inter Ocean
Europe
Pearson’s
France
Germany
Empire
Russia
Great Britain
British Empire
Chicago Times- Herald
Spain
Philadelphia Record
Hall
Steele
Bears
the Centaur Company
New. York
Crry
Publius Syrus
Glenn's
Ripans Chemical Conew York
Daydin H. Pinkham
Cuba
U. S
O'Farrell
F.W
Washington, D.G
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