CATTLE STAMPEDE DEVASTATES NEVADA HAY SUPPLY
A massive cattle stampede in Nevada devastates hay piles and traps guards. The San Francisco Examiner reports thousands of cattle collapsed to cold and hunger after stampede events that began last January, leaving many dead and cattle losses tallied around 250 000 across the winter.
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Nevada
Francisco
Iara
Central Pacific
Keee
L. M. Strawbridge
G. W. Crumb
G. W. Crumb Saved But 1,750 Out of 10,000, $. C. Denson and Frank Miller
Sacramento
John Bradley
Bradley
San Francisco Examiner
Observatories and Sacred Wells of Benares Highlighted
The New York Times describes an 18th century observatory at Benares built by Jaya Singh with a 36 foot meridian wall and large mural quadrants. It notes sacred wells including the Manikarnika Well famed for pilgrims seeking absolution, and recounts the mythical origin of the ear jewel well linked to Vishnu and Mahades.
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Benares
Jaya Singh
Rajputana
Vishnu
India
Mahades
New York Times
Ambitious Girls and Independent Work
A noted American newspaper executive laments many young women seeking independence by earning their own living. He notes many disdain ordinary jobs and pursue adventurous writing stints abroad. He cites requests from farm and inland villages for assignments to places like the Pacific Islands Iceland and Africa.
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Pacific Islands
Iceland
Africa
Wild Riders in Coloma: Doniphan’s Miners Charge Through Town
In a vivid excerpt from A Miner's Sunday in Coloma, a dozen wild miners on foaming horses storm Winter's hotel area. They vault from mounts, perform daring roping and spins, and race off in a fearless display that stirs the crowd and ends with renewed restlessness.
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Coloma
Doniphan
Jinrikisha’s Rise and Uses in Japan and Beyond
A Scribner's Magazine writer surveys the jinrikisha as a new transport in Japan, noting mass adoption in Tokyo with 30 000 to 40 000 vehicles. He details pullers called kurumaya, their endurance, cheerful conduct, and potential military use, then shifts to a health ad for Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a money-back offer.
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Japan
Scribmer
Tokio
China
Malay
Nikko
Utsunomiya
Health Advice and Patent Remedies Tied to 19th Century Notices
The fragment lists assorted items: a health guide sent for two 2c stamps from Pinkham Medicine Co. Missouri claims 326000 men for duty. a dubious patent cure touting Dr Kline. a Portland Oregon Chinese property loss valued at 200000. a leading actress praising Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. and railroad timber inventory at 516000000 ties.
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The
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Plating Success Claims High Local Profits
A letter notes how after buying a $5 plater from H. K. Delno & Co of Columbus the author plated tableware and jewelry, clearing $27 in one week and $97 in three weeks. The writer urges others to try plating anywhere year round and mentions a single Chinese resident in Labette County Kansas.
Indians Reluctant to Enlist in Army, Report Claims
Report notes that Native Americans show little urgency to join military service, suggesting lukewarm enthusiasm and possible hesitation among tribal groups about enlisting.
Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy Ad Claims Quick Cure
An advertised claim promises Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy will cure catarrh no matter how long standing. It asserts the drug fills the bill and offers 500 dollars if it cannot cure. Consumers are urged to try it for 50 cents at druggists.
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Dr. Sage
German Syrup Praise By G G Green Sole Man
A testimonial extols German Syrup as the best remedy for sore throat cough cold hoarseness chest and lung pains. G G Green and John Franklin recount long use with claimed relief and quick cure, urging others to try it for lung trouble. Edom Texas appears as a location reference.
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Fam
Ily
G. G. Green
Woodbury
N.J. Edom
Texas
Primitive farming in Chili farm methods described
The Chilean farmer still ploughs with a sharp pointed wooden implement, sometimes iron shod, and uses brush as a harrow. Threshing for an enormous crop is done by driving horses over the grain, a method not seen in the West for a decade.
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New York Post
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cooney & Co
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Missouri
Kurxe
Kline
Arch St
Phila
Portland
Oregon
Lydia Pinkham
Labstte County
Kan
Sau Hits
Sen
G.V. House Mrc. Co
Brosaowary
N.Y
Pheumatign
Chas. A. Vogeler Co
Baltimore, Md
John
Franklin
Binghamton N. Y
California
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
East Tennee
Knoxville Sentinel
Frazer
Dr. Forest
J. B. Suarts
Fiet Press
Carthage
Agents and Health Supply CO
Broadway
Chili
West
Lovell Diamond
Nachio
Bicycle
John P. Lov
Pedais
Aspasoe Secdit
Sieke
Chichesters
al Pille
Bozes &K
Paver Chieres
Eure Mall
Cremicat Co
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