St Louis fair unveils 100000 prize for airship race rules
The Louisiana Purchase exposition allocates 200000 for aeronautical contests with a grand prize of 100000. Rules demand 4 mile flight tests, three complete trips, minimum speeds, and an entry fee of 250. Trials run June to September 1904 with exhibitions to follow, names Santos-Dumont and Maxim among entrants.
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M. Santos-Dumont
Hiram Maxim
Boohow Fever Among Marines Allegedly Strikes Eastern Waters
A strange hysteria termed boohoo fever is reported among American marines in eastern waters. Described by observers as excessive weeping and moody, the condition features bouts of crying. A few hours of rest reportedly cures the trouble.
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America Marines
The Black Cat Club Arts Negro Life Tales in San Francisco
A San Francisco Chronicle feature by James D. Carrothers presents The Black Cat Club as a series of character studies of negro life in northern cities. It portrays the Negro with sharp humor and unflinching observation, noting new folklore contributions and the author as a leading figure in a previously obscure literary sector.
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Black Cat Club
James D. Carrothers
North
Qhiengo
Ile Negro
Carruthers
Corrothers
Jule White
Richard Tupper
Piles Cure Ad Claims Free Sample and Relief
An old advertisement touts Hum phreys Witch Hazel Oil as a permanent cure for piles or hemorrhoids including external or internal variants. It promises immediate relief and a certain cure with three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00 bold byDrugglaty or sent prepaid by Humphrey Medicine Co New York at the Willian and Joka Streets corner.
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Humphreys Homeopathic Specific No. 28 Ad
NERVOUS DERILITY Vital Weakness and Prostration from overwork and other causes. Humphreys' Homeopathic Specific No. 28 in use over 40 years, the only successful remedy. $1 per vial, special package $5 for serious cases. Sold by Druggist, or sent prepaid on receipt of price. Humphreys Medical Co. William and John Sts, New York City.
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