Green Oasis Industries in Atacama Desert Described
The Atacama region in Northern Chile contains oases such as Pica and Matilla feeding from high Andes streams. The desert hosts large nitrate production, with irrigation enabling crops under a moist subsurface, supporting workers, cattle fodder, fruits, and fuel for nitrate works. Rustic chivalry anecdote notes a Washington streetcar scene where a polite youth offers a seat, then is told to wait to avoid seeming country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
Pica
Matilla
Great
Atacama Desert
Atacama
Europe
Zion's Herald
Venetian Printer Gives Birth to Modern Punctuation
The text traces punctuation from Aristophanes of Alexandria through Charlemagne to Aldus Manutius of Venice who established the modern marks. It notes early manuscripts lacked systems, with letters spaced evenly and no linking structure, making rapid reading hard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aristophanes
Grorian
Alexandria
Egypt
Whater
Arlemagne
Warneed
Alcuin
Aldus Manius
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure
An advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured by constitutional remedies and for a free circular. It states the Eustachian tube inflammation causes deafness, promises a $100 reward for an incurable case, lists Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrh
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
The
Monorail Wheelbarrow Invented for Rail Yard Use
A new monorail wheelbarrow travels on railway rails and is designed for yards with multiple tracks. The device provides a compact mobile cart alternative to standard wheelbarrows, enabling efficient movement along rail lines.
Indian Woman Kills Bear with Scissors and Tomahawk
A Fur News tale recounts a Cree woman killing a bear she found asleep under snow using scissors lashed to a sapling and a tomahawk. It also recalls an inventive Indian hunter trapping a moose using a self-made bow and arrow to pierce the heart, the male animal shot after the female.
Woodmen of the World meets with organizer present
Free Silver Camp No 168 Woodmen of the World calls all members to the hall this evening for important matters. December 9 special organizer Mr P F Gilroy will attend. The night ends with a smoker and social session. All Woodmen urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Silver Camp No. 168
Woodmen of the World
P. F Gilroy
W. A. M’han
C. C. T. H, Kane
A Broken Back and Relief From Lumbago Pain
A brief ad notes back pain from lumbago or strain and promotes Ballard's Snow Liniment for rheumatism sore muscles and related aches. It ends with a call to Mrs. A. L. Cook to keep a bottle at home for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
A. L. Cook
Bucklen’s Amica Salve Cures Cold Sore Quickly
Leo F. Zelinski of 68 Gibson Street Buffalo N Y reports using Bucklen’s Amica Salve to heal a severe cold sore in two days with one application daily. The product is sold under guarantee at Ferguson Jenkins drug stores in Pocatello and McCammon for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo F. Zelinski
Gibson Street
Buffalo, N. Y
Bucklen
Ferguson & Jenkins Drug Stores
Pocatello
McCammon
Rexall Orderlies Promise Cure for Constipation
An advertisement from Mrs. A. L. Cook Drug Co. of Pocatello Idaho promotes Rexall Orderlies as a guaranteed cure for constipation with no risk to the buyer. The remedy is described as odorless tasteless and colorless and suitable for children and the elderly. Available in 36 tablets for 25 cents or 12 tablets for 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall Orderlies
Mrs. A. L. Cook Drug Co
Pocatello
Ida
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aften
Washington Street
Harper’s Weekly
Aldus Manutius
Berg's
Daily Tribune
Berg’s
Georgia Harper
Mell Gwynne
Focatello
Tuere
Ces
E.D. Harrison
Opa de
Panaiay
Coxa
Perfection
Japan
Continental Oil Coo. (Incorporated
J. G. Harper
Glenn Harper
Nell Gwynne
Camille
Little Minister
Matinee
Rip van Winkle
Theo. Turner Ezra J. Merrill
E. L. Holzheimer
Fred G. Calwell
R. B. Wilson
Treas
Bannock Abstract, Deposit & Trust Co
Idaho
Bancroft
Fred
Main Street
Dear Building
Pocatello, Ida
Mark
Ballard Snow Liniment Co
North Second St
ST. Louis, MO
A L. Cook
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!