Boy Swallows Open Knife in Daring Pocket Trick
John Eckley a ten year old of Eckley Station near Vallejo Junction Sacramento swallows a three and three eighth inch open knife. He is treated in San Francisco and survives after doctors prescribe a buckwheat diet to coax the blade through his system. He later shows the recovered blade and recounts the stunt undertaken during a pear slicing with friends.
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Sacramento
Cal
Record Union
John Eckley
Eckley Station
Vallejo Junction
San Francisco
W. H. H. Willey
Wells, F & Co
Mr. Willey
Johnny
Young Eckley
Johnnie
Cooling Railway Cars In French Experiments
French railway authorities test methods to cool carriages as heat rises. Trials use a long roof mounted punkah style device and even a windmill on each carriage to drive fans. Suggestions travel from India as engineers seek practical cooling solutions for crowded trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
India
An Art Tale of Two Cities from Boston and New York
A Boston Traveller excerpt contrasts New York and Boston ladies in art purchases. The New Yorker buys quickly after viewing, while the Bostonian inspects, weighs price, and comments on taste before deciding, revealing differing attitudes toward art and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Traveller
New York
Ata Ure
Boston
Pinus
MEN WHO WIN. Health and wealth through Warner's safe cure
The article argues that a healthy body supports a strong mind and success, citing dyspepsia as a barrier to trust and achievement. It tells of J. A. Gettys of Chillicothe Ohio who spent $500 on doctors before using Warner's safe cure and gaining twenty pounds. It implies kidney disorders underlie many failures and promotes the cure as superior to traditional physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Julius Cesar
Cassius
Arner
J. A. Gettys
Chillicothe
Ohio
Warner
Rich Gypsies in St. Louis: Wealthy Road Tribes Polled
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat excerpt discusses drum gypsies or road gypsies constituting roughly half a million of the one and a half million Romany in the United States. It catalogs heads of families and their wealth, noting farms taverns and stables among their holdings and a life spent traveling each summer.
Shooting in Lexington Leaves two men wounded one dead
In Lexington Kentucky Thomas Green of Maysville killed Lew Baldwin of Nicholasville in a shooting incident. Green was slightly wounded and is identified as a correspondent for the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
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Lexington
Thomas Green
Maysville
Lew Baldwin
Nicholasville
Green
Baldwin
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Cure claims for neuralgia and other notices in 19th century ad text
The article lists testimonials on St Jacobs Oil curing neuralgia across multiple states and dates, mentions a man arrested with dynamite cartridges, a Buffalo brewery fire, and advertisements for remedies. It also notes a Princeton college president succession, skin disease ointments, measles reports, and a Texas railroad bond interest.
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K. Sheed
Maryland Avenue
Washington, D. C
St. Jacobs
R. G. Troll
St. Mo
E. W. Spengler
York, Pa
Chas. Ww. Law, Jr
Pottstown
St. Jacobs Oil
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Catarrh Cure Health Benefit
Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood to cure catarrh and prevent bronchitis or consumption. The tonic strengthens the system and improves general health, with testimonials from Mrs J B Apatis and M B Ryan praising its effects after using multiple bottles. Sold by all druggists at 1 dollar per bottle, six for 5 dollars.
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Hood
M. B. Ryan
A. Head & Sin
Wausoors
Ohio
A. , Hood & CO
Lowell
Mass
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Cowatsch
Greenock
America
Buffalo
Ziegele Company
Windom
Texas
M. C
Pearl St
Newark
Francie L. Pattonie
So McCosh
Princeton College
Leah
Biscay
E & Son
Red Wing
Tiem
Ely’s
White
Beaver
Cocoan
Weenie
Sally
Blackheads
Corionms Serena
Unitep
Airth
Minneapolis
Geo. L. Lord
East Third St
St. Paul, Minn
Per Doz
Tutt
UE Seu
Ptge
Asher
J.P. Allen
Orin Holder CO
Molly, Rich, Pensions Renease
dhers’Clatma
Pium
C. J. Weatherby
Ansas City
E.C. Boughton
Bond St
Nike Ike
J. F. Johnson & CO
Main St
Richmond
Minn
Pearlse
Minnesota
G. W. Yates &C
Elon
Washington Avenue
N . Lewis
Rosabel
King Winter
Emerson
SIU Fa IG Bioche
Dirdhlay
Christmmas
Gutterson
Christoforus
Egypt
Bruch
Chadwick
Bie
Hodge
Ruth
Boaz
Andrews
Osc
Acenery
Lyon & Healy
Chicago
Verditson & CO
B . Herne
Wureny
Montgomery Ward & CO
Michigan Avenue
N. W.N.Y
S. E. Olson & CO
Mammoth
Nicollet Avenue
Northwest
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