Local Attorneys and Doctors plus a Patent Firm Ad
Byron M. Coon and Soper & Alexander advertise legal services with offices in Washington and New York. M D Wilson practices medicine from Taylor's hardware. Bachman M D promotes Electric Bitters for women addressing nerves digestion and energy. Humorous bits include a collar anecdote about aging eyesight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron M. Coon
Washington, D.C
Washington
Enght Bros
Warhington
New York
Coon Aloctk
Arranging Flowers For Home Bouquets
Practical guide from Suburban Life on arranging cut flowers in a glass bowl. Fill the bowl with water and place most blooms into the glass to form a graceful, economical bouquet when blooms are scarce.
Foley Kidney Pills Endorsement by Chas Sable
Chas Sable of 30 Cook Hill Rochester New York testifies Foley Kidney Pills gave prompt relief from long standing kidney trouble. His strong recommendation supports the pills great curative qualities as presented by F B Shadle & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Sable
Rochester
N. Y
Foley
Hlim
Sable
Shadle & Co
The Lucky Number in Greek Naval Lottery
An amusing Parla journal tale describes Greek naval lottery tickets sold in Piraeus. A hawker offered a ticket to a milk shop beast, prompting a comical struggle. A nearby grocer stepped in, bought the ticket, and it later won a prize of thirty thousand francs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parla
Piraeus
Sas
France
Hungry New Yorker Delayed Train By Lunch Counter Owner
A well traveled New Yorker, rushing to his train, orders a sandwich and coffee. The lunch counter man offers to delay the train by notifying the superintendent who also owns the lunch room. The branch road has no other trains that morning, so the delay is possible.
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Lippinceti’s
Foley Honey and Tar Compound Best Cough Cure Says Esdaile Wife
H L Blomquist of Esdaile Wisconsin notes his wife believes Foley Honey and Tar Compound is the best cough remedy on the market. She has tried many kinds, but Foley's gives the best results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Blomquist
Esdaile
Wis
Foley
F. Shadle
Touden
Psychological Society
Shepherd of the Sea A Hungarian Count Aids Emigrants
Count Vay de Vayt lord abbot of St Martiha in Hungary earns the title The Shepherd of the Sea for dedicating wealth and life to ministering to poor emigrants. He speaks of moral guidance, built a church in Chicago slums, and notes his travels and language skills while aiming long term global impact.
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Count Vay de Vayt
St. Martiha
Hungary
Ban
Saas
Count da Vaya
Hig Rehea
Parl
Aeaa
Altthe
Chicago
Wes
United States
Tain Ghid
Belasco’s Venom Inspires Fiery Stage Craft
An acting delegation at the Players Club in New York praises David Belasco for shaping a timid amateur into a skillful artist. Rehearsal critiques include pushing a leading lady to intensify contempt and venom in a speech. Belasco urges sharper delivery and even mocks theatrical clichés with vivid examples.
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Players’ Club
New York
David Belasco
Belasco
Mr. Belasco
New York Sun
One Leg on the Ground Always in a Photo Study
In 1872 Governor Leland Stanford debated with a friend over whether a horse ever lifts all four legs simultaneously. Photographer Eadweard Muybridge arranged twenty four cameras along a track and timed the shots. The assembled images showed four feet leaving the ground only briefly during a gallop, confirming the mnemonic stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland Stanford
California
Budweard Maybridge
Rare Gift for Mrs Taft From Buddhist Plant Trust
Mrs Taft receives unusual gifts including sacred tea plants from a Buddhist temple garden in Ceylon. The Secretary of Agriculture will have the plants cared for in tea farms in the Carolinas under department supervision.
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Taft
Seven Companies for Chautauqua headline review
Thavia's International Band and a roster of nine additional acts headline this Chautauqua program. The Russhan Royal Balalatka Orchestra debuts with ten performers who speak no English, while Music Makers Maurer Sisters and Boston Lyric Trio offer preludes and classical features. College Singing Girls close with a grand, humorous program.
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Thavia
Resian Batalaika Orchestra
Mauryr Sisters
the Music Makers
Boston Lyric Trio
Gollaga
Girla
Atrongas
Pst Chantasquas
Taat
Russhan Royal Balalatka Orchestra
Russia
Maurer
Land
Artists
Alton Packard Cartoonist at Chautauqua Event
The eminent cartoonist Alton Packard arrives at the Chautauqua season in response to public demand for top entertainment. The show highlights his rapid, whirling cartoons with dozens appearing on a single sheet, keeping audience interest through every joke.
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Alton Packard
Chautauqua
Alton Vackard
Mar
Leap Year Nonsense and Oddities Around 1918
A collage of eclectic notes on leap year ideas and women’s views led by Mina Sylvia Pankhurst, plus comments from Professor Touden on digestion, a look at ancient mortgage origins, Chicago school reforms, and quirky bits on travel fares, boxing bans, and a dog’s long journey home.
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New York
Mina Sylvia Pankhurst
Mina Pankhnurst
America
Manhattan Union
Rhea
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promoted as Quick Healer
An old advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a universal healer for pains, bruises, burns, boils, and other injuries. It claims dramatic relief for lameness and swelling and recommends Meritol White Tintment, a pain killer, with emphasis on rapid local use.
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Meritol
Bucklen
H. Williams
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. Roper
R.allen
Alexander
Soper & Alexander
Albert H. Nash
Omeo
Mamie Othing
Atere
M. D. Wilson
Omoe
Taylor's Hardware
W. Bachman
M. D
Firat National Bank
Realdance
Bevanth Street
Omeo Hone
Glinite
D. D
Ravin
Aleep
Shepherd OF the Sea
Venom
Thaviu
Packard
Leslie's
Babylon
Hamurabi
Egibi
Board of Education
Equator
Massachusetts
Edinburgh
Scottland
Indiniburgh
Los Angeles
Gaekwar
Baroda
England
Aaa
August
Steimann
Agent
Sherburn
Minn
Red River
Nichols & Shepard CO
Battle Creek
Michigan
Thresherman
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat
FRID
Globe-Democrat
the Globe Printing Co
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