Adirondack Mountains guidebooks offered for travelers
The article describes two publications from the era detailing the Adirondack region. The first book, with a colored map, lists hotels, lakes, resorts, and attractions. The second folder covers stage lines, steamers, and hotels, with both available by mail for a small stamp and address.
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Adirondack Mountains
Joventana
Iaken
Central
Hudson River
Aenenger Department
Adirondack
Dan
GEOR
No-To-Bac Tobacco Habit Cure Ad Suffers Nerves
A vintage advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a cure for tobacco addiction. It likens nagging nerves to out-of-tune strings, claims the product relaxes tension, boosts mood, and makes users stronger. The copy urges all tobacco users to try the remedy.
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Hood
America
Arctic region controversy and peaceful progress noted
A fragmentary Chicago Evening News item quotes exploration era concerns about Arctic relations and a tangled set of lake and rail freight arrangements for 1897 involving the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Northern Steamship Company Owen line Detroit Navigation Company and Detroit Estrot. A Georgia lady praises Dr Moffett Teething Powders for infant care.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Lake Superior
Northern Steamship Company
Owen Line
Lake Michigan Porte
Trainlake Erie
Detroit Steam Navigation Company
Cleveland
Estrot
Pustin
Dandusky
Detroit
Open Letters on Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Letters from Jamme Green and Haner Harpy recount relief from menstrual and ovarian troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They describe chronic pain backache dizziness shortness of breath and fatigue improving to greater vitality and the ability to walk longer distances. Both writers credit the remedy with significant health gains and gratitude to Mrs Pinkham.
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Jamme £. Green
Denmark
Lowa
Mra. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Haner Harpy
Riverside
Iowa
Avery
Lem
Eas
Final engagement near Santiago steams toward capitulation
Dispatches from July 9 report intensified peace talks and possible armistice ahead of a final battle at Santiago. Conditions are seen as favorable for surrender discussions as Gen. Shafter's reinforcements may arrive, while transport delays and hurricane conditions hinder troop landings. Admiral Cervera’s fate remains undecided. parole options are discussed, with most Spanish officers to be confined at Searcy’s Island and the Navy Yard.
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Waswinerox
State Department
Cadiz
Spain
Watson
United States
Julian Pauncefote
Santiago
Shafter
Department
Shatter
Alger
Mobile
Tampa
Cervera
Misae
Hiew
Naval Academy
Adsapelis
Moore
Searcy's Island
Portsmouth Harbor
Pbs
Louis Ip.idae
Milk and corn meal feed pigs to speed fattening
An agriculturist advocates reading progressive papers to apply theory to practice. He argues corn alone fails. to fatten hogs effectively use milk with wheat shorts, then milk-based rations after 50 pounds. For brood sows, ensure strong bones and digestion, with cow's milk mixed with corn meal as key feed.
Perfectly Safe Tether For Animals On Open Range
A method to tether livestock using a stout wire between trees or posts with a ring and rope hitching strap. The design prevents calf tangling and allows longer feeding range. Swivel in the tether avoids twisting as the animal moves, and can be used to exercise farm dogs when not on guard duty.
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Tribune
Hints for Stockmen From a Turbulent Riff of Text
Fragmentary antique advice urges destruction of cheap hog houses and care for horses. It mentions wart treatment and feeding pea, meat, and roots to trim stomach, lung, and liver. The garbled prose suggests selecting healthier animals and noting age and form, though many words are unclear.
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Ike
A Traveller's Testimony On Constipation Cure Pills
A traveller reports trains cause constipation and headaches. J J Converse of Saint Louis touts Dr. Ayer's Pills to keep bowels healthy during travel, preventing headaches. Rev Francis B Lowe of Atlanta endorses the remedy, saying it cured long standing constipation and improved health.
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St. Louis
Francis 8. Harlowe
Atlanta
J.C. Ayer
Francis B.lowe
Ike
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Winchester Ave
New Haven
Orsi
Lilen
Brawsonts Olson
Dreugsats
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