Sources of Rivers Reach Across Continents in Curious Ways
The article notes Ammerkantak in India as a sacred river source feeding Nerbudds Godavery Mahanuddy and Sone, and describes Nasik’s Godavery head spring with steps and a sacred image. It also mentions Chambesi as the Congo headwaters, the Lualaba, and a Paraguay Amazonine portage enabling travel from Amazon mouth to Buenos Aires by river.
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Ohio
Great Lakes
Ohio River
St. Lawrence
Ocean
India
Calcutta
Ammerkantak
Mount
Godavery
Mahanuddy
Sone
South India
Nassik
Bombay Presidency
W. D Cooley
Luapula
Lualaba
Congo
Chambesi
Bangweolo
Cooley
Zambesi
Amazon
Paraguay
Amazons
Buenos Ayres
South America
New York
Boy Shines Shoes at Grand Central and His Seed of Honor
A nine-year-old bootblack named Paul Fay prompts a traveling gentleman to hurry for the Baltimore and Ohio train at Grand Central. The man later recalls the boy, who returns forty five cents two years later to settle a debt, and the incident leads to the man adopting and educating him. The tale illustrates integrity and character as a life guiding law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Central Depot
New York
Paul Fay
Atlanta
Grand Central
Paul
Do Birds Fly Down
In a letter from a reader a California quail a wood dove and a hummingbird are observed flying downward in slow motion with wings spread using gravity. Sandhill cranes migrate in spirals rising to near a mile then slide downhill before repeating the pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
California
Sierra Madres
The Reason Was Good A Child Letter Language
A Boston Gazelle note recounts a city youngster writing a letter to an aunt in a neighboring town. The aunt sent praise to the mother, sparking the boy to wonder why she did not answer. The exchange highlights a playful glimpse of family humor about letters and replies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Gazelle
M. A. Dauphin
Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fragmented health tips and remedies in old advertisements
A collage of older patent medicine claims mentions Indigestion causing rheumatism and blood issues, with references to remedies like Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery. It includes notes on other cures, hail of medical testimonials, and a mention of Hall’s Hair Renewer and Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peanuss
Pierce
Golden Medical
Hall
Ayer
Rochester
N. Y
Pardee Medicine Co
California nabob Crocker heirs and varied medical ads
Crocker is described as a California nabob with three sons and a daughter set to inherit forty million dollars. The passage also advertises Brown's Iron Bitters for kidney and liver disease, oxygen manuals, Allen's Lung Balsam, and Piso's Cure for Catarrh, alongside notices of a Minneapolis prison sentence and political moves in St. Paul and Duluth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crocker
California
Brown
Minneapolis
George McCue
American Oxygen Co
West 8Rd St
St. Paul
Rice
H.C. Mooney
Astoria
Allen
Minnesgolts
Duluth
Hoods Sarsaparilla Promises Health Through Blood Purification
Advertised as a blood purifier, Hood s Sarsaparilla is said to act on blood and all body organs, purify secretions and excretions, aid the lungs liver bowels kidneys and skin, strengthen weak organs and invigorate the nervous system, with a consumer testimonial from N B Cuapsey of Providence Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
N. B. Cuapsey
Courtlandt Street
Providence
R. I
Testimonial for Pardee Rheumatic Remedy from Rome reader
Rome New York resident Benj J Basenfelder praises Pardee's Rheumatic Remedy claiming it cured inflammatory rheumatism after failure with doctors and other stations. He endorses it as the surest and cheapest cure for sufferers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
N. Y
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George Bancroft
Dr. Pierce
William T. Brigham
Lynchburg
Alfred Smith
Cleveland
Jennie Wilson
Minnesota
CaLisaya
Caswell Hazard & Co
All Draggista
All Druggiste
C. I. Hood & CO. Apothecaries
Lowell, Mans
Harris
Auren
F. Wilsor
Ilson Bhos
Easton
Porrzn Davo Axp Cxemical Co
Boston
Mass
FIM Tins, Bechet, Trope Sa Ssa Po
Iney
Miche
Marah
Quincy
F.B. Golley
Milwaukee
Wis
M. Sites @ Co
Washington, D
R. G
A. P. Lacey
Mat Pate Sheavin
Mey
Hardy
Ewre
Bryants
Buffalo
Hale
Minn
Land
Hale Block
St Paul
Standard Silverware CO
Jen Ware
Pitting
Treanent
Albany
Posie Hand
Rip
Ad Cress H. & Bro
New Oxford
Penn
Ailso
Dr. Hoa
Ciealer
H. M. Ball
Lone Tree Lake
Brown Co
Esterbrook
Ioc
Esterbrook Steel Pen CO
Camden
N. J
John St
Its
Boston i Polis
Mat Moines Ia
Ferry
Me He Ee Ae & Co
M, Ferry & Co
Mioh
RK. H. Shumway
Rockford, ML
Aap Vomies
Tatts
Tufts
John Adams
Engine House No. Rochester
Dr. Pardee
Dre. Pardee
DR. T. Pelix Gouraud
United States
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
America
ST. Paul, Mink
N.u
Procter & Gamble
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