Year Without a Summer Returns in 1816 Weather Clipping
Marshall, Texas May 19. An 1894 article by Col. J B Keating recounts the 1816 climate anomaly dubbed the year without a summer. It details a cold, stormy year with frost every month, ice, destroyed crops, high flour and wheat prices, and widespread agricultural hardship across America and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Texas
America
Europe
Caroline Keating Reed
J. R. Keating
Appeal
Louiseville Courier Journal
Ohio
Kentucky
Vermont
New York State
Massachusetts
New Orleans
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Middle States
England
United States
Lax-Fos with Pepsin Syrup for Habitual Constipation
A toric laxative syrup named Lax-Fos with Pepsin promises quick relief for habitual constipation. It should be taken daily for 14 to 21 days to establish regular bowel action and is described as very pleasant to take, priced at 60 cents per bottle.
New Tenement Carriage Garage in New York
A galvAnized iron tenement in New York features the first baby carriage garage with separate compartments for each perambulator. Meanwhile reports from Smith Grove Kentucky dated May 21 1894 reference J R K and recall Bordentown New Jersey children earning during the winter of 1835.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bordentown
N. J
Inventions of Paper and Brick Trade Mentioned
A fragment notes that paper originated in China around AD 75 and describes a quip about selling hot bricks to travelers on the Camden and Amboy Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden and Amboy
China
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO Ointment
An advertisement promises cure for itching bleeding protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with PAZO Ointment. It claims instant relief from itching and states customers can sleep after the first application. It mentions a refund policy if the product fails.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grove
Oden, Ark
Dr. Pierce
J. W. Ledbetter
President Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo, N. Y
Seiberling
Supreme Service
Pullman
Waco
Pine Bluff
Memphis
Fort Worth
Dallas
D. G. Coley
Whitewright
T. H. Lawrence
Tyler
Sherwin-Williams Paint
Wilson Hardware Co
Dyer
Jones Drug Store
Rexall Store
Gordon Clo. Co
Armstrong Packing Company
J. H. Biggerstaff
Phoning
South Side
Main St
Glendale
K. C
Arm & Hammer
Prince Albert
Chesterfield
W. T. Nicholson
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