Fragmented 1900s ad clippings on starch ozone sterilization and politics
A collage of vintage ads touts Westinghouse starch as a worry reducer and ozone sterilization of water at low cost, with competing claims about catarrh cures, grim warnings to soldiers, and a retrospective on New York City police commissioner tenure debates. Notable names appear, including Chenney, Walesine, KUMRAN, MARVIN, Lemuel Bly Quige, and the Grand Jury recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comoe
Lemuel Bly Quige
New York City
Quigg
Wouse
Grand Jury
New York County
Enya
Atteaat
Cured by Cuticura Remedies after Severe Eczema
The testimonial by Thomas M. Roselter of East Orange New Jersey describes a lifelong eczema covering face scalp neck and body that left him unable to work. After five weeks using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap he reports complete cure and urges others with skin diseases to try the products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Roselter
Prospect Street
East Orange
N. Ja Mar
Duels and gunknife combat legend from Pecos valley
In the Pecos valley story a gunman Bob Anderson faces a Mexican rival Savior in a staged duel. Savior wields a hand made long loaded knife and, after tense words, the knife strikes Bob at the moment his foot crosses the tenth step. Bob falls with his gun still undischarged, the knife having closed the deadly gap before the shot could land. The boss of the outfit, Saylor, settled on a grim outcome, and Savior proves the victor in a brutal, swift turn of events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfizergeste of
Texas
Pecos Valley
Bob
Anderton
Greaser
Javier
Savior
Toyah
Dob
Gsts
Leastways
Saylor
Gavior
Temain
Coal and steamships dominated by burning tycoons
Fragmentary notes mention coal consumption and steamship activity, with unclear figures such as 7400 to 900 and phrases like there are many ships and par day eat. The garbled text suggests a trade or industrial context but lacks coherent facts.
Defiance Starch and Vatican Patrimony Report
The piece urges using Defiance Starch for crisp white goods and proper starching for home laundering to improve appearance. It also notes Father Francis Xavier Werntz surrendering the Jesuit order’s patrimony of 40 million dollars to Pope Pius as loyalty amid tensions with the French republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
Francis Kavier Werntz
Bat
Pope Pius
French Republic
Teachers Books Barred by New York City Board
The New York City board of education will prohibit use of all textbooks prepared by district teachers. This bans Conrade's Grammar and Berachio's Song Collection. Only one member opposed the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Bull and rider clash over angry bull
A farmer explains a red automobile to a woman chauffeur as a bull grows furious. The woman jokes about the old 1904 mode of transport while hurriedly reacting to the bull’s aggression.
Piles Cured in Quick Channel Treatment Claim
The notice promises a guaranteed cure for piles through a canal or device method offering refunds if ineffective. It asserts benefits like relief for blind or protruding conditions and vows customer happiness as a measure of success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boc
Return in Age to Childhood
Attention notes a curious fact that the shells of cephalopods, brachiopods, and some bivalves show retrogressive marks with age. The old man is said to return to second childhood in mind and body, with the cephalopod shell resembling its younger form in old age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Land
Appia Orchard Mada Money in Benton County
Dover Sunshine reports a Benton county orchard success story. A railroad man turned farmer started with six acres of apples, planting pinpins and Spitzenberes. After ten years the grove earned 49,952 dollars while land cost 65 dollars per acre and clearing and planting 45 dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appia
Mada
Dover Sunshine
Benton County
Beattle Poat-Intelligencer
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Ide & Ar Oo
Minneapolis
Mina
Rome
Howland
France
Admiralty
Maotegue
Landy Ieland
J. Cheney & CQ
Toledo
I. J. Chenly Fey
Warneus Transactiona Sud
Dia Grig
Walesine, Kumran & Marvin
Winislow
Ohlidhalt
Humen
T. W. Hide & Fur, Co
Minnegoplia
Garfield Ten
EikGyn
Avenue Bosquet
McMillan Fur & Wool Co
Mian
Duke of Bedford
Lord Tavistock
Blackdeat Son
Oxford University
Otto Schilck
Hamburg
Allcock
G. A. Park
General Immigration and
Louiaville & Nashville Railroad Company
Louisville, Ky
Dodds Ral
Lennar Cros Rae
Palen Attor
Coteman
Voni Nien
Madice
Ushet
Canadiag
Ivery Gattier Williard
Buter
Ottawa
Canada
Te Holmes
Sackson Street
St. Penk
Minnesota
W. V. Bennett
New Yorks
Boomer
Brand Avenue
Lumbago Sciatica
ST. Jacobs Oil
California Fig Syrup Co
Sloans
Chesebrough Mfg
State, Street
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