Powder and gunpowder details from naval and royal contexts
The article compares naval gunpowder handling in ships with safety measures copper magazines flooding and submersion tests. It explains powder composition grain size effects on explosion, charge proportions, and ignition dynamics. It also notes Windsor crown plate value at ten million dollars and royal use of private plates.
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New York Harbor
Samoa
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Windsor
Castle
Buckingham Palace
Osborne
Balmoral
Trolley Car Girl and The Power of the Press Satirical Verse
A poem describes a dainty blue clad figure waiting for the city trolley car. Music notes and a racket accompany the scene as she sits, her hair windblown, eyes fixed afar. The piece teases flirtation and youth while contrasting older readers’ wiser view of springtime romance. The verse is attributed to C. F. in Truth.
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C. F
Stood Up for Him in a Bustling Schoolyard Tale
A rough exchange among girls centers on a coat and a pawn ticket. A boy defends himself while others stand up for him, revealing a moment of peer judgment and solidarity in a playful scene from Good News.
An Eye to the Future and Social Reflections
A fragment from an era newspaper presents talking observations on work status and social mobility. A housekeeper, a tramp and others discuss wealth, leisure, and legacy. The dialogue mocks ambitions and public image, including a famed scientist’s reputation and a housewifely anecdote.
Syrup of Figs Promises Relief and Health Benefits
A vintage promotional note extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system without weakening organs. It cites comfort, health improvement, and wide medical approval, claiming it treats kidneys liver and bowels while avoiding objections. Available in 50c and 1 bottles from druggists, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Reducing the Population and Odd Dialogues
A jumble of quips and sketches from New York Weekly and Good News features. Dialogues cover taxes and overcrowding, anarchist fears, romance games, dog tricks, and a wedding gift gripe. The tone mixes satire and Everyday American cautionary humor with short exchanges among pulp readers.
Resolve a Social Shift Amid Workplace Turnover
Dialogue lines show a man discharged to make way for a woman and another man noting intent to marry. The exchange implies gender-based staffing changes and personal plans amid evolving gender roles in industry. The scene captures tension and humor in progressive workplace dynamics.
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George
Jack
Royal Baking Powder Company Advertises in New York
Royal Baking Powder Company located at 10 Wall Street New York markets its product with claims of pure leavening strength. The ad emphasizes reliability and national distribution in stores and bakeries across the city and country.
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Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
Sound can carry world message with 8333 voices
An old science note asks how many people shouting in unison could circumnavigate the globe. It cites 125 ton naval guns, 500 pounds of powder, and estimates 8333 men with strong lungs could send a message around the world under ideal atmospheric conditions.
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Brewer
Stentor
Local Chiropractor Firm Offers Reward for Cure of Catarrh
Frank J. Cheney a senior partner of F J Cheney Co of Toledo pledges one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall s Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason witnesses the oath dated December 6 18. Hall s Catarrh Cure is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Also mentions price of pills and dealer locations. A separate anecdote notes Meissonier’s precise study methods including a wheatfield cavalry observation and artillery tracks for 1812.
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Tourpo
Uvcas County
Frank J. Coexey
F. J. Coeney & Co
Toledo
Hall
CaTarin Cruz
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
F. J. Cheney & CO
Trade Marks and Teething Remedies in a Curious Ad Scene
A quirky dialogue frames old ads for Mas WissLow's soothing syrup and Piso's Cure for Consumption. It riffs on teething, marriage laws, misused trade marks and a common claim about malaria being indigestion from overeating and cold drinks.
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WissLow
The Business Man and Digestion Remedies
The piece promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for bilious stomachs and Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to purify and vitalize blood. It argues overworked workers suffer from poor digestion and nerve strain, claiming these remedies restore stomach function, blood quality, and overall health.
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Mam
Dr. Pierce
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Tales OF the Wits
Helen
Henrietta
the Royal Road
New York Weekly
Raleigh
Government Navy Yard
Hampton Roads
Herbert
Opus Stov¢S
Omaha Stove Repair Works
St. Omahe
Deacon Grim
Mrs. Blinks
Johnny
Miss de Style
Pop
Gov. Food Report
Royal
A. W. Gleason
Meissonier
Udu Ave
Miis
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
Burbank
STARK
Sco
Orton
Bao
Oussiana
Rockport
Tit
J. Francis
Omaha
NEB
Lincoln &. U
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