It Was a Night of Mice and Mortification
A dinner party of six including two married men, their wives, a Washington guest, and a young lawyer heard a story that ends in chaos as a live mouse is revealed beneath the table. James Alexander aggressively handles the situation, a mouse is crushed, and the party is left shocked as the tale ends abruptly.
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Washington
Elf
Gertrude
Jim
James Alexander
Gertarde
New York Sun
Electricity Rules Weather and World, Gates Claims
Washington scientist Elmér Gates argues electricity drives all meteorological phenomena and planetary motion. He describes experiments showing insulated bodies rotating before magnets generate electricity, suggesting the Earth is a magnetically driven system. He plans instruments to measure atmospheric electricity to revolutionize weather forecasting.
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Elmér Gates
Washington
Gates
Uncle Sam
Quicksand Of Illness And A Patent Remedy Claim
The text compares disease to quicksand, with stomach trouble as the root cause leading to heart and organ disease. It touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach related illnesses and resultant organ issues. A testimonial from Thomas A. Swarts describes severe prior illness, weight gain after eight bottles, and regained health, plus an offer for Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser by mail.
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Pierce
Thomas A. Swarts
Columbus
Ohio
Benry
Thad
Lever
R. . Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Beware of a Cough Remedy Ad Promotes Cure
An old time ad touts Chamberlin’s Cough Remedy as a cure for coughs linked to consumption and bronchitis. It claims the remedy is safe with a money back promise if not beneficial and cites Brown Bros. druggists as sellers. It also promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for indigestion with similar guarantees and Brown Bros. listed as distributor.
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Chamberalin
Brown Bros
Sherman Headache Cure and DeWitt's Liver Pills Ad
An old advertisement touts Sherman's Headache Cure promising fast relief for headaches and neuralgia with 25c and 10c boxes sold by Brown. It also promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a remedy addressing disease by improving liver and bowel function, offered by Brown Bros.
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Sherman
Brown Bros
DeWitt's
Bond sale notice by Winnemucca Water and Light Company
Bids for fifty first mortgage bonds of five hundred dollars each are invited by the Winnemucca Water and Light Company and the First National Bank of Winnemucca until June 21, 1901. Bonds bear semiannual interest, mature June 21, 1916, and secure a first lien on the electric lighting system and company property in Winnemucca Nevada. Minimum bid equals par value, with a 10 percent deposit required. Contacts: Joseph Rougon and Geo S Nixon at the San Francisco office. Directors Leopold Michaels and Edward Reinhart announce the sale and stock applications are available through the company or the bank.
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Winnemucca Water and Light Company
United States
San Francisco
Cal
First National Bank of
Winnemucca
Nevada
Joseph Rougon
Geo
Nixon
Leopold Michaels
Edward Reinhart
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