The Electric Age in New York and Its Perils
Special correspondence from New York surveys the rise of electric power since 1875 and its grim toll. It notes 500 deaths and 2,000 serious accidents, with fires and shocks across the city and nation. The piece recounts famous incidents from Ithaca to Brooklyn, explains wiring dangers, and urges burying wires as safety, praising New York City’s new subway and conduit efforts.
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New York
Ae Grammatist
A. W. Jackson
William Hampden Johnstone
Ithaca
James E. Westcott
Rochester
Western Electrical Company
Columbia College
Brooklyn
Jackson
Johnstone
Edison
George Walsh
Bowery
Spring Street
Walsh
Broadway
United States Luminating Company
Madison Square
Fifth Avenue
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
Horn on the Back in Curious Ephemerides Record
John W Wright reports two cases from Ephemerides Academiae Naturae Curiosorum. One describes a nobleman with a horn growing from the small of the back, unnamed to avoid royal displeasure. The other case concerns a German woman with a similar horn growth.
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Ephemerides Academiae Naturae Curiosorum
John W. Wright
St. Louis Republic
The Faded Rose Restored and Women in Philadelphia Business
The text describes a method to whiten a faded rose using sulfur fumes and water then mentions Philadelphia women achieving business success equal to men when focused on their work.
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Philadelphia
How He Runs the Ranch The Office Boy's Daily Strife
A vivid portrait of an office boy in a bustling newspaper, detailing his chaotic duties, pranks, and constant clashes with copy readers, telegraph room staff, and editors. The piece traces his sneaky gains, late nights, and sly ambitions while highlighting his precarious, no-sleep workload and reliance on elevator friends.
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Les
Johnny
Sam Williams
Clark Street
Chicago
The Barber's Opinion on Ivory Soap Use
A poem extols Ivory Soap as ideal for toilet and barbering use not just cleaning. It praises how a small amount creates foam that lifts and shapes facial hair, keeping the blade smooth, reaffirming the soap's versatile, friendly aid beyond kitchen or laundry contexts.
Ivory soap warning from 1886 counterfeit claim
The ad warns that many soaps claim to be as good as Ivory but are counterfeits lacking its unique qualities. It urges consumers to ask for Ivory soap and ensure they buy the genuine product from Procter & Gamble.
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Procter & Gamble
Tithing from a New Haven Woman and local merchants praise Dr Hand
A New Haven woman commends Dr Hand as a leading Scranton physician and cites his colic cure cough and teething remedies. Local merchants Johnson Siegfried Davia Noyes advertise wholesale retail sales. Jacob Keller promotes summer pants patterns and tailored suits with high praise for quality and value. Ice wagon service from Ed Clemons and updates from Morris Mullen conclude the notice.
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New Haven
Scratton
Hand
Scranton
Enward GayLe
Howard Avenue
Johnson & Siegfried
Geo. S. Davia
Merck Drug Store
L. G. Noyes
Jacob Keller
Warren
Keller
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Ick
Stephen Adams
Bok
Fidlasarad
HOP Plaster CO
Boston
N. Greenlund
Berckey & Gay Furniture
Grand Rapids
Nelson Greenland Undertaker
Exchange Block
Warren, Pa
Wm. Spinner
Diamond Block
Ed. Clemons
A. Ruhlman
aTd
Morris & Mullen
J. R. Nash
Winthrop
Washington and Jefemson College
Washington, PA
J. Adolph Schmitz
Prin
Moffat
GEO. P. Rowell & CO
Spruce Street
Binghamton, N
J.B. Arnold
Binghamton
N.Y
Cortland Corset Co
Cortland,w.y
Water Street
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