San Francisco Then and Now Through a Lost City’s Lens
A nostalgic panorama recalls prequake San Francisco with its hills and bay front, Telegraph Hill, Nob Hill, and Russian Hill. It describes climate, fog, and steady temperatures shaping daily life for east and west coasters, plus remnants of Italian, Chinese, Mexican, and Spanish neighborhoods.
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San Francisco Bay
San Francisco
Telegraph Hill
Nob Hill
Mark Hopkins
Fairmount
Russian Hill
Conception
Vallejo
Padres
Mission Dolores
Pacific
China
Japan
South Sea Islands
California
Central America
Australia
United States
Golden Gate
Alaska
Siberia
South Sea Island
Arctic
Stevenson
Gilbert
San Francisco Mint Survives Earthquake Fire A Historic Stand
Surrounded by ruins, the United States Mint at Fifth and Mission defied the quake and flames for seven hours. Its five to seven foot thick walls protected coin and bullion valued at 100,000,000 as San Francisco's romance and diverse bay culture flourished nearby with sailors, merchants, and hardy Californians roaming the waterfront.
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San Francisco
New York Sun
Golden Gate
San Francisco Bay
United States Mint
Fifth and
Mission Streets
Uncle Sam
Mint
Golden Gate Park as San Francisco's Beauty Spot
Golden Gate park in San Francisco covers over a thousand acres reclaimed from sand and hosts tropical trees once feared endangered. During the fire it is described as a refuge for many residents, with tens of thousands crowding the park and Presidio for safety.
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Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
Pacific Metropolis
Presidio
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Vitality From Forest Remedies
Dr. R V Pierce promotes Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic derived from native forest roots to purify blood and improve stomach and liver health. It claims to cure indigestion biliousness and headaches with a plain wrapper listing ingredients and no alcohol. The ad warns against substitutes and notes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for constipation.
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R.V. Pierce
Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Lower Postage Defeated At International Postal Meeting
The Rome congress rejected New Zealand’s proposal for a universal 2 cent postal rate. Egypt and the United States supported it while Japan’s bid to cut to 4 cents failed by a three vote margin. Walkley of Britain proposed maintaining the current rate with a 2 cent per 15 gram scale, which was adopted by one vote.
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Rome
International Postal Convenion
New Zealand
Egypt
United States
Arthur Bingham Walkley
Great Britain
Senate and House in Brief May 3 Washington
Senate heard Governor Pardee of California appeal for payment of back sums totaling 5 060 000 owed to the state for earthquake relief. The Ways and Means and Finance Committees were asked to study bond guarantees for rebuilding San Francisco. The House completed the agricultural appropriation bill with the free seed provision approved 18 to 2 and passed the military academy bill.
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Washington
Senate
Pardee
California
Horace Porter
John Paul Jones
Newlands
Ways and Means
House
Finance
San Francisco
Tillman
Minor Morris
Daniels
How Japs Keep Strong and the Mi ona Digestive Aid
An old column touts Japanese endurance and health habits linking digestive care to strength. It promotes Mi ona as a stomach remedy with a Columbia Pharmacy guarantee refund if it fails to benefit. Also notes a theater cast from The Plunger and an upcoming Graham appearance.
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Japan
Washington
Columbia Pharmacy
Columbia
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