New York Letter On Electric Current Dangers
Special correspondence from New York discusses the rise of electric power and its risks. It cites thousands of injuries and hundreds of deaths in the United States, with examples from Ithaca Rochester and Brooklyn. The piece argues for burying wires underground and notes New York City’s move toward a subway and conduit system. It references doctors engineers and Edison’s work and warns of unpredictable current paths through conductors and water.
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New York
A. W. Jackson
William Hampden Johnstone
Ithaca
N. Y
Marshall
James EB. Westcott
Rochester
Western Electrical Company
Columbia College
Brooklyn
Jackson
Johnstone
Edison
George Walsh
Bowery
Spring Street
Walsh
Para
Broadway
United States Illuminating Company
Madison Square
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Lake of Menlo Park
John Street
J. N. Orford
Bridgeport
Freeman
Arlington
Augusta
Vesey Street
Frederick Simons
New York City
George C. Jenks
Gansevoort Street
John H. Simpson
William E. 8
Panes
Horn on the Back Reported by Ephemerides Scholars
John W Wright notes two horn growth cases from Ephemerides Academiae Naturae Cariosorum. One case features a horn from the back of a nobleman, unnamed to avoid royal ire. The other recounts a German woman with a similar affliction, matching the first case in essentials.
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John W. Wright
St. Louis Republic
The Faded Rose Restored and Women in Philadelphia Business
A faded rose revived by sulfur fumes and heat is described, then dried and reimmersed to regain redness after hours. The piece notes Philadelphia women achieving business success equal to men when they focus on their work.
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Philadelphia
How He Runs the Ranch and Its Office Boy
A Chicago Times feature contrasts the office boy with the newsroom machine. It sketches Johnny the overworked, underpaid youth who carries copies, dodges bosses, and endures pranks while dreaming of a raise, a day off, and a smoother life behind the scenes.
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Sam Williams
Clark Street
Johnny
Chicago Times
The Barber Opinion on Ivory Soap's Use
A verse praising Ivory Soap as not only for cleansing walls and kitchens but also ideal for toilet use and barbering. It notes a foamy lather rises with light touches and that the soap remains the trusted aid for shaving and grooming, highlighting its versatility.
A Word of Warning About Ivory Soap Counterfeits
A 1886 notice warns that many soaps imitate Ivory but lack its special qualities. Readers are urged to demand Ivory Soap and insist on receiving it. Copyright 1886 by Procter & Gamble.
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Procter & Gamble
Local endorsements for Dr Hand and fashion hints from Warren
A Scranton doctor praised for colic cure cough and teething remedies used for a child of 18 months. Advertisers include Johnson & Siegfried and Geo. S. Davis in New Haven. Warren vendors Jacob Keller and Ed Clemons promote spring suit patterns and daily ice wagon service with low prices, urging orders via A. Ruhlman's store.
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Omething
New Haven
Scratton
Epward Gacy
Howard Avenue
Johnson & Siegfried
Geo. S. Davis
Merck Drugstore
L. G. Noyes
Epring
Jacob Keller
Warren
Keller
Ed. Clemons
A. Ruhlman
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OUR
Les
Stephen Adams
Mr. Maybrick
Hopp
ALTER
Wengwhare
Boston
N. Greenlund
Berckey & Gay Furniture
Grand Rapids
Nelson Greenland
Exchange
Wm. Spinner
Diamond Block
Merck Drug Store
Morris & Mullen
J.B. Nash
Winthrop
Washington and Jeferson College
Washington
J. Adolph Schmitz
Prin
Moffat
GEO. P. Rowell & CO
Newspaper Advertising Bureau
Spruce Street
OUR Banner
Bautable Assent Association
Binghamton, N.Y
J. B. Arnold
Binghamton, N
Cortland Corset Co
Cortland
N.Y
Water Street
Warren, Pa
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