Ostrich Driving At Saratoga Stuns Summer Crowd
At Saratoga a trained ostrich named Oliver W. driven by Mrs. C A Bartholomew attracted attention as a light blue wagon was drawn along Broadway. Trainer Campbell described the bird as tractable despite a tiny skull and noted its 2:02 driving record under ideal conditions.
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Newport
Saratoga
Lake
Broadway
Bellevue Avenue
Lake Road
C. A. Bartholomew
New York
Admiral Dewey
Jacksonville
Fla
Oliver W
Campbell
Charles A. Bartholomew
Diet and nerves tip from Science News
Salt meat unsettles nervous systems while fish aids them. Cooked eggs digest better than raw. Bread, butter, lean meat and milk help sleep and nerves. A pint per meal with four meals daily and increased water supports digestion and acts as a tonic.
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Science News
Queen Marie Amelia of Portugal A Charismatic Modern Queen
Queen Marie Amelia of Portugal, born in England, is praised as a modern, charitable royal with medical training and hospital nursing expertise. She funds diphtheria serum programs, a sanitary bakery, free hospitals, and shelters, while maintaining frugality and strong public support across Portugal, England, and Paris.
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Europe
Marie Amelia
Portugal
Duke of Orleans
England
Twickenham
France
Victoria
Don Carlos
Carmen Sylvia
Queen Marie Amelia
Florence Nightingale
Paris
Christendom
Air clothes to air out after wear for hygiene
Air garments after removing them and before storing to let the bodice hang and air for at least half an hour. Teach children to turn stockings inside out at night and hang them. Do not fold into neat heaps. air is a purifier and helps prevent musty odors in garments.
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Chicago Daily News
Care of Silk Stockings: Washing Do’s and Don’ts
The text advises silk stockings should not be washed with soap. Use warm water with two level tablespoons of bran per pint, then squeeze out without wringing and dry in the shade.
A Sorrowing Widow Thanks Band And Milliner
A Miami county widow, in a card of thanks, expresses gratitude to all and to the band for consoling music and to Mrs Avering the milliner for mourning attire. She notes her husband's farm will be sold promptly at a bargain after legal steps, lamenting the deadly loss.
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Miami County
Avering
Chicago Chronicle
Grill room chair car introduced by Chicago and Alton line
The Chicago and Alton introduces a grill room chair car on the Chicago to Kansas City run. The fore part houses a small kitchen and a compact dining room styled as a small American setting with mahogany finishes.
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Chicago & Alton
Chicago
Kansas City
Campaign on as candidates pledge responsibility
The Indianapolis News notes a formal campaign spark as candidates declare ownership with statements like This is on me. The remark signals readiness to lead and face the contest ahead.
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Indianapolis News
Purity and Promises in Old Advertisements
A collection of 1900 era ad snippets touts Burdock Blood Bitters for pure blood and vitality, Piso’s Cure for Consumption claims, soapbox quotes on purpose and virtue, and Putnam Fadeless Dyes for fabrics, with brief attributions and pithy maxims from various newspapers and figures.
Peruna touted as essential family medicine in testimonials
The ad cites testimonials from Louis J. Scherrinsky and Nannie Wallace praising Peruna as a universal cure for ailments from coughs to stomach issues. It claims Peruna builds general health, protects against coughs and catarrh, and endorses its use by Congressman George H. White. It invites readers to write Dr. Hartman for advice.
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Louis J. Scherrinsky
Locust Street
Atlantic
Iowa
Perang
Meruna
L. J. Seherrinsky
Nannie Wallace
Tulare
Cal
Western Baptist Missionary Society
Peruna
George Henry White
Tarboro
N.C
Hartman
J’eruna
House of Representatives
Washington
The
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus, C
George H. White
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Clergyman Refuses Orders at Undertaker Funeral Row
Rev R Perry Bush of Chelsea recounts a clash with an undertaker at a Massachusetts Embalmers' convention. Bush refused to be ordered from the pulpit and counted the seconds before the undertaker relented. The Boston Herald note adds quips about precedent and a joke about a man wanting to relive spending money.
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R. Perry Bush
Chelsea
Massachusetts Embalmers’ Association
Collins
Boston Herald
Mr. Bush
Quotations on Teaching and Moderation From 19th Century Sources
A schoolboy quote notes that when a teacher aims to show him what is what he only learns which is switch. Other maxims include a Bruyere line about wisdom, a Bruyere thought on art and finance from Chicago Daily News, and Mme de Lambert on politeness costing little.
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London
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