Fourth of July News Sparks Wilson Family War Talk
In a rural setting during the 1898 Fourth of July buildup Ned and Tom Wilson react to a city extra about their absent father John Wilson. Tom bursts in with news that his father helped fire a gun designed to turn the tide at sea and win prize money.
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Ned
Tom
John Wilson
Mrs. Wilson
Cuba
Kree
Tom Wilson
Treckon
Markle
Owever
New York City
War time memories haunt a family during long wait
Fragmentary recollections describe a wife, husband, and two children awaiting news as a naval peril, mortgages, and a distant war loom. The man’s insistence on bravery collides with fear and uncertainty while a brave ship and patriotic duty frame the tense period.
Grand Old Fashioned Way Fourth of July Poem
A patriotic poem describes preparation for independence day festivities. The speaker urges noise and celebration as a flag is raised at dawn, reflecting blue stars and crimson bars, with bells, anvils, and cannon in a grand patriotic display. The verse promises pride, speeches, and bragging about national strength.
Oud Glory and the Flag as a Symbol of Union
The piece proclaims Old Glory as America's finest emblem of national glory. It links the flag to the union of states and sacrifice by defenders in past conflicts on land and sea.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Health Benefits
The ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for dis ease caused by impure blood and claims it provides wonderful cures. It urges trying a bottle to realize its strengthening power and health benefits.
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Safes in Bulgaria Advertised
An 1890s ad column mentions Hood's Sarsaparilla promoted as America's greatest medicine at $1 and a six for offer. It also notes a Bulgarian safe trade, US government orders, and Germany England competition. Additional items include Allen's Foot Ease powder and a patriotic song and fashion note with black stockings and white stars.
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Bulgaria
Plevna
Germany
England
Austria-Hungary
Stoughton wagons advertise in Portland catalog
The notice promotes improved Stoughton wagons and urges buyers to order from John Poole, sole agent, at the foot of Morrison Street in Portland Oregon.
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Joln Poole
Morrison Street
Portland
Dish Washing Apparatus With Revolving Rack Pan
An invention describes a dish washing apparatus using a rack held in a revolving pan with a perforated bottom. Water drains into a pump cylinder and is forced to the top of the cover to discharge against the dishes repeatedly. A pasted edge device seals newspaper edges to prevent resale. A German resident in Havana, now in Key West, claims insurgent strength in Cuba is overestimated. French tapestry manufacture is very slow, yielding at most a square yard per year.
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Havana
Key West
Cuba
Relief From Pain and Women’s Ailments Promoted
Letters from readers in Gibson Georgia Lancaster Ohio and Mansfield Louisiana describe relief from painful periods inflammation of the womb and leucorrhea after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound along with Liver Pills and Sanative Wash.
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Fies
T. A. Walden
Gibson. Ga
Mas. Prysuam
W. R. Bates
Mansfield
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ensign Willard Planting Flag at Diana Cay Cuba
Ensign Willard Lacked an Ensign Arthur L Willard earned one hundred dollars for planting the Stars and Stripes on the ruins of a Mockhouse at Diana Cay Cuba while battles raged near Cardenas. William K Gratz sent $100 to the New York Herald April 25 to fund the patriotic action. Willard, from Missouri, became a cadet in 1893 and previously served on the Monterey.
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Ensign Willard
Arthur L. Willard
Diana Cay
Cuba
William K. Gratz
New York Herald
Winslow
Wilmington
Hudson
Cardenas
Machias
Diana Bay
Willard
Missouri
Ife
Monterey
Proposed Alliance With Eng Land
A fragmented note argues a U S England alliance would yield overwhelming strength against foes. The ad promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as boosting health and endurance. Mrs Susan A Glenn resigns as Washington post office matron to join the front with her volunteer son, becoming the first woman to lead a regiment.
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Susan A. Glenn
Post Office Department
Washington
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Remedies
In Japan workers display business and employer names on caps. Mercury in some ointments injures senses and the whole system. Hall's Catarrh Cure from FP J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio is mercury free, taken internally, and sold by druggists at 75 cents.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Downing, Hopkins & Co
Chicago Board of Trade Brokers
Portland
Oregon
Seattle
Wash
Hall
FP. J. Cheney & Co
Poledo
Toledo
Ohio
P. J. Cheney & Co
Rutelitte
Ratcliffe
Tryon
E. M. Ratcliffe
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