Defiance Cold Water Starch Packs 16 Oz at 10 Cents
Advertises Defiance Starch as a full 16 ounce package for 10 cents, claiming it irons without sticking and is free from harmful additives. Compares favorably to competing cold water starches sold in smaller half pound packs, urging grocers to stock Defiance to avoid shortages.
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Defiance
Twan
Dev Fahre
Ty Best Grocers
Wem
Defiance Starch Company
Omaha
Neb
How Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Restored Mrs Dimmick
Mrs Mary Dimmick of Washington writes in praise of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, claiming it made her well. The newspaper presents the letters to support its long-held claim featured in the column.
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Mra
Mary Dimmick
Washington
Lydia H Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham Offers Help for Women’s Ailments
Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts declares she provides advice to women through letters like Mrs. Dimmick of Washington who faced severe uterine trouble and possible surgery. The letters praise her remedies and support, noting she has thousands of similar reports on file and responds to readers.
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Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Mra. Ditmick
Washington
Lidia K. Pintcham
Immick
East Capitol
Railroad Rate Legislation Debate Echoes in Washington
Testimony before the Senate committee features Inter-State Commerce Commissioner Prouty arguing against putting rate making in commissions or courts. He asserts rail rates are property, warns that unreasonable rates deprive railways of rights, and cites fourteenth amendment restraints on state actions. The piece blends fragmented quotes and advertisements, reflecting a collage of historical notices.
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Senate
Washington
Inter-State Commerce
Prouty
Allways
United States
Peruna Endorsed by Hon John Tighe for Nerve Health
An endorsement from Hon John Tighe of Cohoes New York declares Peruna a superior restorative tonic. He cites it easing exhaustion from heavy work and aiding mental and physical energy, recommending it for tired minds and bodies and noting its claimed effect on catarrh and nervousness. He invites readers to write for a full case statement and price.
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John Tighe
Remsen St
Cohoes
N. Y
Albany County
Peruna
J. Tighe
Fides
Martman
Foxes hunted by eagles described by Siberian correspondent
A Siberian correspondent reports on fox hunting with eagles in the western Siberian frontier. Eagles perch on handlers carry a small wooden support and strike with precision to kill foxes, sometimes felling many in a six week period. The writer recalls past letters to Field magazine mentioning foxes swarming trees during imminent Ki appearances.
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London
Siberia
Florida
Strange Horseshoe Prank Moves Across New York Statues
In Madison Square a stray horseshoe shifts between William H. Seward Roscoe Conkling and President Arthur as a puzzled citizen and police observe. The gag, repeated through winter, sees the shoe relocate daily to different statue bases, with talk of a Farragut estate mystery and a midnight aim to “play them all.” The verse and prose excerpts reflect a sharp Victorian tone on life and aging.
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Seward
Conkling
Arthur
William MH
Madison Square
Roscoe Conkling
Farragut Estate
New York Sun
Whale meat as beef substitute eyed by Newfoundland speculators
Newfoundland speculators promote whale flesh as a beef substitute priced from three to six cents a pound. They claim whale meat tastes finer than beef and resembles venison. Promoters say a trade already exists with the West Indies and plans aim to sell in London, with special steamers shipping the meat at six rents per pound, benefiting merchants and consumers.
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Meat Trust
Newfoundland
Globe
West Indies
London
Locomotives and Fog in London A Rail Proposal
An engineer argues that London's fog is mainly caused by steam from locomotives. He estimates a 2000 horsepower steam plant can emit twenty tons of steam hourly, enough to form a twenty feet thick fog over a square mile. He suggests converting waste steam into electric power as a remedy, citing Railway Age.
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London
Fteures
Thibet Poor in Minerals and Avetratia Wool Exports Rise
A British mission geologist reports Thibet is barren of valuable minerals with no coal or gems found, noting the largest gold yield was 28 grain per ton of gravel. Meanwhile Avetratia’s wool exports to the United States have doubled in a year.
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Thibet
Avetratia
Australia
United States
Quick Wit Saves Life in Kansas City Police Story
A Kansas City police officer saved a woman from a knife encounter by using calm words and a commanding voice. The attacker dropped his knife as the officer, unseen until the last moment, confronted him and restrained him, averting harm to the woman.
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Kanere
Chy
Kan
Kansas City Star
Origin of the term Yankee from native and colonial names
The origin of Yankee is debated with theories that it arises from Indian words for English or French terms. Some say Massachusett Indians called English colonials Yenkeen or Yaunghees, others argue it stems from Anglais, adopted by Canadians and later the Dutch on the Hudson used contemptuously to refer to New Englanders.
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Massachusetts
Canada
Hudson
New England
Steel Magnate's Rise and Rules of W. E. Corey
W E Corey head of United States Steel, a man scarcely known to the public yet guiding a firm employing 165000 and shaping the welfare of millions. He arrives at 9 30 each morning and works long hours into the evening. He claims no fixed creed but urges plain common sense as a remedy for much trouble. Twenty three years ago he earned 168 a month, now his salary makes Roosevelt look modest.
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W. E. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Je tNere
Roosevelt
Researchers study Mount Vesuvius with gas sampling
Prof Janssen, an orthogenarian explorer, recently made home interest research on Mount Vesuvius. He climbed to the rim of the crater and drew gases as if drawing water from a deep well. His experiments involved deep wells and an elaborate system of valves opened and closed after each measurement.
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Mount
Vesuvius
Janssen
Mount Vesuvius
Kitte Ingus
Auto Cabs in Cologne Prompt Electric Run
A fragmented report cites Cologne exploring electric cab service and European examples. It hints at cost per kilometer, potential savings during an epidemic, and speculation on a colliding disaster. The text includes garbled quotations and ends with a Topeka State Journal attribution.
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Cologne
Europe
fragmentary quote about motion and value in a ladder
A garbled passage discusses motion and value in a ladder with phrases about walking, an automobile, and vague critique. The text appears as a broken quotation with missing context and unclear subjects, offering little concrete information or clear events.
Post Office Watchful Women and Oddities Across Town
A jumble of notices and anecdotes reports a vigilant postmistress preventing impropriety at a village window, plus assorted clippings on kidney cures, baking powder, and generic health ads. It mixes local quips with consumer pitches and promotional blurbs from early 20th century periodicals.
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New York
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Caldwell
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Wilde
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