Prostrate with Rheumatism Praise For St Jacob's Oil
A reader from Dresbach Minn extols St Jacob's Oil after thirty years of rheumatic fever and failed remedies. He claims immediate relief and cites other cures among neighbors and family. The letter also notes his large family with congenital finger and toe variations.
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Bever
Phin
Wiltshire
Landminwa Terrace
Catne Win
St Jacob's
Jacob
St. Jacob's Ot
Large influx spurs school building needs in Western Canada
Amid rising settlement in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta the report notes many new schoolhouses are half occupied. It cites government land offers and railway lands as attractants to settlers and suggests continued growth will sustain schooling demands and population expansion.
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Canada
Manitoba
Asainiboia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Renala
Government of Canada
Unknown Burns Poem in 19th Century Hand
Fragmentary discovery traces a Burns poem found among Mrs. Berrington curres papers and printed in Mamillan's Magazine. The verses, likely addressed to Mrs. Curre of Tinwald Downs, reflect nostalgic yearning and tender images of spring and love seen through a Monmouthshire lens.
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Berrington
Misleading maxims and coin grinding described in unreliable text
The passage debates proverb validity and truth in everyday judgment, citing examples like Where there’s smoke there’s fire and straws in the wind, then shifts to a detailed disjointed description of a coin grinding machine processing dimes to dollars and the retrieval of crushed coins.
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Yorkshire
Sued & Gh
Mapp
Romelie
Obvinie
Yan
Wolie
New York City Pile Driving Shapes Rising Skyline
The article describes construction methods using pneumatic caissons to anchor foundations for a major building project. Workers face heavy pressure as foundations reach about ten feet below bedrock, with details on anticipated machinery and the push to claim new territory and extend urban reach.
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New York City
Porto
Maya
Iideent
Rome
Hawaii Lapse Causes Postal Confusion Across Islands
Clerks reported that stationary stamped with Hawaii appears on envelopes destined for islands. The change from Walmea to Kamuela on Hawaii and the Kauai Walmea remains the only post office Walmea in operation, altering address conventions for Hawaii mail.
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Kemake Matey
Washington
Hawaii
Hawai
Island of
Hilo
Awaii
Mahukena
Howaii
Honoluli
Kauai
Kamuela
Hr Postofficn
Kaual
Frenzied clash at Holy Sepulchre harms Franciscan and Greek monks
A violent quarrel outside the Holy Sepulchre courtyard left sixteen Franciscan friars and one Greek monk or priest wounded. The brawl followed a dispute over sweeping the quadrangle, with initial Turkish authority mediation failing to prevent further clashes.
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Virsenf Agha Djubiar
Offeer
Lonton Stangard
Kane Miss Sharpless Schoolmaster Defies Disruptive Fight
In Montgomery County Kaneas a large schoolmarm, Mise Sharpless, intervened when a disruptive incident escalated as a boy resisted her attempt to control a class. She held the room and resumed teaching until closing. The director was knocked senseless by a neighbor’s appearance and both father and son faced assault charges.
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Kane
Apon Sharpless
Montgomery County
Kaneas
Mise Sharpless
Lasher
Sulphuric acid antidote for snake venom suggested
Dr John H Henry of Montgomery New York asserts sulphuric acid can counteract snake venom when taken internally or injected. He cites a case where a bite did not cause swelling after hypodermic use and claims rapid neutralization of poison. The report notes the New York Times coverage of the claim.
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New York Times
John H. Henry
Montgomery
N. Y
Henry
Fragmentary OCR Story Hints at Maritime Incident
The readable text hints at a maritime event involving a boat and unusual terms. It mentions capture or containment by some force, a warning about a weapon or device, and references to a time frame and engine or vessel components. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Ambiguous note on river incident and AVIAN test data
Fragmentary report shows police struggles with order amid a river accident near Cagle Canal where a person fell and drowned. Mentions an AVIAN test example and data from the New York Telegram, but details are unclear.
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Drowe
Booth
Aquaria
New York Telegram
Causes for Divorce and Infidelity Critique
The text argues divorce arises from law and morality, citing neglect, cruelty, and nonsupport as key grounds. It discusses economic shifts, the woman's pursuit of independence, and how perceptions of duty and cruelty affect court interpretation. It notes evolving burdens of self support and the need for legal recognition of marriage.
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Puty
Mrn. K. Garnett Wells
North American Review
Huaand
Ross Nngiver
Bridges on Wheels Primitve Bridge at Peel Draws Tourists
Primitive bridge on wheels at Peel Castle island draws visitors as locals recount its simple wooden construction. Sections move along trestles with caretaker help as the tide rises. Tourists pay a half penny per crossing, then the bridge is dismantled each day to rest on the shore for the next tide.
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Strurtneess
Mang Yaris
Peel
Stun
Mr. Ring
Pat Reiling
Merl
Rawhoata
Ward End
Mpl
Gretters
Ardent Peel
Weil
Teland
Bridget
Ineland
Electric motor carriage sets 4 mile recharging record
In Rughaud a battery powered four mile run without external recharge using 42 four-plat cells of 18 ampere hour capacity. A dogcart carried two motors of 2.5 horsepower each. Motors reversed on gradients to act as dynamos charging the accumulator, saving current and generating power.
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Rughaud
Fragmented dialogue in trembling prose from a page segment
A garbled quotation shows anxious confrontation as phrases mix and broken names appear. The legible bits reveal two speakers debating daring and deception with uncertain references to people and places. The passage reads like a chaotic theatrical exchange with no clear outcome.
Unclear passage describes wireless power system with no poles
A fragmentary article notes a device called Armor system attracting attention for wireless telegraphy without artificial conductors. It suggests electric vibrations travel through air to the ground, implying an airborne current without poles or grounding points.
Handsomest Calendar of Wearon Reproductions Featured
Reproductions of petatings to Moran praised by the General Passenger Department Chicago Milwaukee Paul Railway for a twenty five cent purchase. Address FA Millar General Passenger Agent Chicago for details.
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Moran
General Paerenger Department
Chicago
Milwaukie de Et, Paul Railway
Millar
Manuel Donello Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison
Manuel Donello a Puyallup halt elad on the Vance 0 has been sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary.
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Manuel Donello
Puyallup
Allen's Foot-Base Ad Promises Relief for Foot Ailments
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Baase for chilblains sweat and sore feet. It claims relief from tight shoes and discomfort, urging readers to buy at druggists and shoe stores and to request a free sample by writing to Allen in Le Roy New York.
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Allen
le Roy
Prunes Selloff Highlights Agricultural Trade
The article notes the California cured prune trade with 200 carloads sold, 190 carloads remaining from last year, and references local advertising. It also mentions Spokane obituaries and Vancouver population figures, signaling a mix of trade, notices, and demographic data in the page.
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California
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