Cow Milking Prank Ends With Smoke Liking Milk
A UVA student sparked a farm incident in Baltimore County when he watched a farmer milk a cow and smokes nearby. The cow resisted milking as smoke scented the air, upsetting the farmer and prompting a retreat. The event led to breakfast table humor and a related note on a new comedy.
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Alfred James
University of Virginia
Baltimore Sun
Reisterstown
Baltimore County
Mr. James
Mr. R
Prosperity gains by farmers and miners highlighted in 1897–1903 report
The six years of prosperity saw breadstuffs rise 65 percent, meats 23.1 percent, dairy and garden products 50.1 percent, and clothing 24.1 percent, benefiting farmers and stockmen most. Metals rose 42.1 percent, railway freight fell 4.4 percent, while railroad wages climbed about 8.5 percent. The piece also lightly notes President Roosevelt and domestic advice on child teething and hygiene.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Oregon Blood Purifier and Piso's Cure Advertisements
An 19th century advertisement notes Oregon Blood Purifier as a blood purifying tonic and Piso's Cure as a remedy for coughs colds and consumption. It also cites a 25 cent price for Piso's Cure at druggists and humor about moving house when goods are packed on wagons.
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B. Williams
North West
Sit
East
8Rd Ave
Seattle
Wash
Beware Mercury in Catarrh Ointments and Hall's Cure
Mercury free Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo is promoted as a internal remedy for catarrh. The ad warns against mercury containing preparations and extols grapes for digestion and anemia relief as advised by physicians.
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Hall
KF. J. Cheney& Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
One Hundred Years Ago News Snippets
The Jewish oath bill repeatedly passed by the Commons was rejected by the Lords. About 500 Indians held a war council at the mouth of the Wabash. Emanuel Lisa founded the first trading post in Bellevue Nebraska. New Hampshire towns split into school districts. The U S government sought 2 million acres of Indian land west of the Wabash near Vincennes. The Spanish consul said St Augustine port opened for provisions imports. Russian troops gathered at Corfu and nearby isles.
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Commons
House of Lords
Emanuel Lisa
Nebraska
Bellevue
New Hampshire
United States
Wabash
Vincennes
Philadelphia
St. Augustine
Fla
Corfu
Islangs
Uprisings and wars ripple through 19th century notices
Reports recount Belgium facing daily uprisings as it nears revolution while Georgia legislature annuls Cherokee laws. A road from Lake Michigan to Madison is begun, New Orleans parish prison costs 200000 dollars, East Tennessee endures a cyclone, Chicago surveyors begin city layout, France demands reparations from Algiers totaling 16 million dollars for wartime expenses.
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Belgium
Georgia
Lake Michigan
Madison
Ohio
New Orleans
East Tennessee
Chicago
France
Algiers
Notable 19th Century Events Mixed in Kansas Elections
Butler University in Irvington Indiana opened. Charlotte Bronte, famed English novelist, died. England signed a peace treaty with Mohammed of Duabul in India. Sir George Gore led forty men from St Louis to explore Powder River headwaters in Montana. A bronze statue of General Jackson was unveiled in Place d Armes New Orleans. Four sons of abolitionist John Brown settled near Osawatomie Kansas eight miles from town along the Pottawatomie River. Kansas election day saw emigrants from Missouri invade the polls.
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Butler University
Irvington
Ind
Charlotte Bronte
England
Mohammed
Duabul
India
George Gore
St. Louis
Powder River
Montana
General Jackson
Place d’Armes
New Orleans
John Brown
Pottawatomie River
Osawatomie
Ark
Kansas
Missouri
Sheridan defeats Lee at Sailor's Creek ending fighting day
Dispatches report Union forces under Sheridan overtook Lee at Sailor's Creek and won after a day of combat. Lincoln visits City Point as rumors of peace spread in the North. Richmond and Petersburg abandoned by Confederates, occupied by Union troops. Wisconsin urges railway distribution stations in state. North elections show Union strength. Lincoln’s City Point reports three days of battle breaking Confederate center at Petersburg.
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Sheridan
Lee
Sailor's Creek
Richmond
Petersburg
Lincoln
City Point
North
Wisconsin
Post Office Department
Illinois Legislature Passes Municipal Incorporation Act
The Illinois Legislature enacted a municipal incorporation act while political shifts unfold as several states report leadership changes and ceremonial bindings.
British forces burn Arab village Tama in campaign
General Graham's troops capture and burn Tama as tensions rise. General Grant nears collapse. A Cabinet decision asserts the nation's stance on Colombia’s revolution while pledging free uninterrupted transit across the isthmus.
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Graham
Tama
Peruna Endorsements Highlight Cuban Minister and Senator
The Cuban Minister to the United States Senor Quesada is cited for his eloquent tribute to Marti at Matanzas. Letters from Gonzalo De Quesada and Congressman J H Bankhead praise Peruna as a tonic and catarrh cure, with Dr. Hartman offering free advice and confidential correspondence.
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Senor Quesada
United States
George Kennan
Quesada
Esteban Theatre
Matanzas
Cuba
Marti
Peruna Medicine Company
Washington, D. C
Gonzalo de Quesada
J. 11. Bankhead
Alabama
Houes of Representatives
J. H. Bankhead
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
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Arcade
Seattle, Wash
Washington
Co. Vv. Brown
Seattle Barber College
Washington Street
Writers For Prices Co
C. Filson CO
First Ave
W. H. Uplinger & Co
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Seattle Tent & Awning CO
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O'Yama
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Oregon
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Bock
Atlanta
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Monroe Drug
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Illinois
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Connecticut
Emperor Maximilian
Triest
Austria
Burlington
Town
Manning
Rome
Switzerland
Henry Ward Beecher
Brooklyn
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Woodard, Clarke & CO
Portland
U. S
Ss. Kirk
Capt Eines
Epler
Woods Chemical Co
Eitel
Florence Marshall
Ninth Ave
Yesler
A. J. Tower CO
Boston
U.S
Tower Canadian Co.,ltd
Toronto
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Ss. N. U
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Epler Block
Chatham
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Portland, Oregon
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