Dr Murray’s Polar Expedition Proposal Attracts Attention
The plan to reach the South Pole gains favor in Pawns. It recalls James oss who reached 78 degrees south a century ago, with few vessels since the Challenger. Dr Murray cites Scotch whalers reports from 1891 and argues a continent as large as Australia lies there, with glaciation and volcanic action to study.
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John Murray
South Pole
James Oss
Victoria
Cape Horn
Murray
Australia
Hall's Catarrh Care Sold Internally At 75 Cents
Slaughter House rules in Berlin ban killing outside the municipal slaughter house. Animals undergo scientific checks with blood and tissue samples reexamined by forty five lady microscopists.
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Berlin
Spectacles From Columbian Optical Co Omaha
Eight lines advertise Columbian Optical Co offering spectacles fitted to eyes at 21158 16th St Omaha. The ad urges readers there is no heartbreak that cannot be soothed by kindness and courage.
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Columbian Optical Co
16Th St
Omaha
Dont Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away
A vintage antismoking ad promotes quitting with a slogan about forever avoiding tobacco. It touts a remedy booklet and sample from Sterling Remedy Co with addresses in Chicago or New York.
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Bae
Akes
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Hunter tactics with Atlas mountain lion
The article describes Arab lion hunting in the Atlas mountains, noting that a fat lion invites pot shots, a lean beast allows a maneuver for a ceign of advantage, and an emaciated quarry can be shot boldly since retaliation is unlikely.
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Atlas Mountains
Piles Cured Free Trial Offer by Dr. Whittier
A free trial of Pile-Balm promises to cure itching bleeding and blind piles. Write today with stamp to Dr. H Whittier at 10 West Ninth Street Kansas City Missouri for the trial box.
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H. Whittier
9Th St
Kansas City
Diver challenged by head above water remark
A dialogue from a New York Press clipping questions a diver choosing the occupation. The speaker warns that no diver has kept his head above water in the field, implying doubt about the career choice.
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New York Press
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Promise One Day Cure
Advertisement notes a cold cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets at 25 cents. All druggists offer a refund if it fails. The box promises a quick remedy and a money back guarantee for unmet results.
Travel in Switzerland by Nationalities
The greatest travelers in Switzerland are the English followed by the Germans and the Americans with the French and Italians last in this order.
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Travel In
Switzerland
Jonah and the Whale Echoes in Five Voyages
Swinnerton recounts Capt. James R. Davis of Noank who, at 23, lived inside five different dead whale bellies aboard the Tiger under Capt. William Brewster. The tale ties modern whaling lore to the biblical Jonah while detailing blubber processing and whale anatomy.
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APT. S
Capt. Davis
Swinnerton
James R. Davis
Noank
Conn
Tiger
William Brewster
Stonington
Davis
New Kava Kava shrub touted as kidney cure remedy
An East India discovered shrub named Kava Kava is advertised as a cure for kidney disease rheumatism and uric acid related ailments. The notice cites testimonials from Rev W B Moore D C and Rev John H Watson plus attorney R C Wood and invites readers to request a free large case of the Kava Kava compound from the Church Kidney Cure Co New York to test its value.
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East
India
New York Weekly World
W. B. Moore
D. C
Washington, D. C
John H. Watson
Sunset
Texas
Alkavis
R. C. Wood
Lowell
Indiana
Wood
Church Kidney Cure Co
Fourth Avenue
New York
One of the Presents. Hogan and Brogan Exchange Eye Joke
A courtroom quip shows Hogan asking how the eye was obtained and Brogan replying he calibrated his birthday last evening, as the judge weighs the banter.
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Hogan
Brogan
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Hires Rootbeer
Charlies F. Hires Co
Philadelphia
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