St Pierre Eruption Turns City of Mayhem to Ruin
A New York Herald special from St Pierre Martinique recalls the May 1902 eruption of Mont Pelee. The city woke to a calm morning then a thunderous roar as lava and ash crushed streets, killed or displaced thirty thousand residents, and left behind a desolate, ash choked landscape. Governor Mouttet and geologists faced sharp scrutiny for delaying evacuation while consul Thomas Prentiss observed the catastrophe from Carbet.
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The
New York Herald
St. Pierre
Martinique
Pelee
Duennas
Morne Rouge
Mont Pelee
St. Pierra
Guerin
Fort de France
Suchet
Carbet
Volcanoes Raze Martinique City in Fiery Eruption Tragedy
Prof. Robert T. Hill led a National Geographical expedition to Martinique, detailing the rapid shift from vibrant St Pierre to ruins. The account describes near escapes, eerie quiet, and the landscape transformed from lush gardens to blistered streets and charred remains.
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St. Pierre
Robert T. Hill
United States
National Geographical Society
Various Advertisements and Offers From Early 1900s Paper
A collage of advertisements and notices including Defiance Cold Water Starch pricing, Allen's Foot Ease claims, Colorado travel literature offers, Blood will tell slogan, Mrs Winslow's Teething Syrup, salesmen wanted for stock food, cheap living in Japan, Russ Bleaching Blue, dog versus man food remark, Iowa Central Railway service changes, and One Fare for Round Trip travel promotions.
Wall's Catarrh Cars Adventure Ends In Colorful Ride
A self-satisfied young man in Atchison called on his lady-love to take her out driving. While he waited in the parlor, pranks colored his horse red, white and blue. The item notes a wall advertisement line about Catarrh Cars taken internally with price 7tc.
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Atchison
Low Summer Excursion Rates to Minnesota Resorts
The Iowa Central Railway offers very low round trip tickets to St Paul Minneapolis and Minnesota resorts with return valid to October 31. Excursions emphasize health pleasure and recreation with fine fishing and convenient agent details.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Iowa Central Railway
Minnesota
Iowa Central
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Tiant
Lazard
Thomas T. Prentiss
Bid Home
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Enn
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Hannah Barrett
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Washington
Valley Forge
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar
Revenge
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Atlantic
Pillarmuove
Lot.vingent
Ocean
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Allen
Allen S
Olmsted
LeRoy
Colorado
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P. A
Great Hock Island
Chicago
Rockies
Rock Island
F. E. Sanborn Company
Omaha
Neb
Japan
Atoll
Peoria
Towa Central
Mass
Portland
Providence
R. I
Geo. W. Vaux, A. G.P
T. A
Adams St
Cheago
Wall
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