Extraordinary Fire-proof Suit By Swedish Inventor
A Swedish inventor Oestbert unveils a fire proof suit tested in Berlin with Empress and court watching Captain Ahlstrom enters a blazing wood fire, unharmed, then wears a red flannel suit. Patent questions arise as officials discuss Prussia denial and ongoing demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oestberg
Lindenstrasse
Berlin
Baden
War
Interior
Oestbert
Messrs. Brandt
Nawrocki
Capt
Ahlstrom
Capt. Ahlstrom
Postoffice Circumlocution and Globe-Spanning Letter
A letter from Oakland to San Francisco about a grandmother’s funeral goes unstamped and travels through the Post Office system. After forty days a circular arrives from Washington demanding a stamp before forwarding. The result is four rounds of travel covering about 14,000 miles and 220 degrees of longitude at a cost of six cents and one envelope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
San Francisco
Washington
Farming and Agricultural Lands in Cottonwood and Arkansas Valleys
A notice highlights prime farming and agricultural lands in America around the Cottonwood and Arkansas valleys, described as the Garden of the West. It emphasizes virtue of location near cotton farming regions and potential opportunities for settlers and investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Cottonwood
Great
Arkansas Valleys
Garden of the West
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Peter Brown
Hog Hollow
Missouri
Junction City
Kan
Court of Appeals
Jones
St. Louis
North Brookfield
Willie
Etherlington Hawk Eye
Kelto James
I ‘Reid
Anna
Chicago Journal
G. P. Rowell &Co
New York
RUE & CO
Augusta
Maine
Stinson & Co
Portland
Geo. B. Wood
Elkhart County
Elkhart City
Elkhart, Ind
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe Rail Road
Kansas
Eare
A. $. Johnson
Topeka
BEC. Bickle
Kikhart
Indiana
Wagon Shop
Biqwell, Strickland
Nusbaum
Bidwell, Strickland & Go
John Tlingeer
No. 1
Main Street
Elkhart
Ind
Joan Clinger
Joh
Locke
John A. Walter
Henry T. Browning
Isaac Bucklen & Son
J. L. Wolf & Steiner
Pratt & Co
RGF
J. F. Hunt & Cos
Cheap Cash
Main and
Jackson Streets
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