Notable 1900s Briefs Across Nations and Figures
Recap of varied items including King Edward VII’s height and weight, statehood talk for Oklahoma, death of George M. Blegle, and political shifts on treaty ratification. Also notes on public instruction, women in medicine in London, a Pan American exhibit statue, and industrial schools in Italy. Reports from Georgia indictments, Cardinal Vaughan diary aid, Amalag murders, and Hawaii annexation talk. Includes Ozarks and Ohio items, a silk banner find in Newark, and a fatal nitroglycerin blast in Emporium Pennsylvania.
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Edward VII
Quer
Oklahoma
George M. Blegle
Port Huron
The
Maccabees of
Kling
Mich
Panama
David Hogan
Vernon County
Missouri
J. M H. Ackerman
Oregon
London
Great Britain
Charles W. Winchester
Taylor University
Upland
Ind
Mies
Bernice Lints
Ohio
Cleveland
Obifo
Georgia
Snead Cox
Cardinal Vaughan
Manila
Amalag
Cagayan
Tokio
London Daily Mail
Newlands
Hawaii
Cuba
United States
Union
Nicholas Herkimer
New York
Warren Miller
National Bank Examiner
Imperial Theater
St. Louis
Howard Hall
Hall
George le Glise
Newark
N. J
Prince of Orange
John Sinclair
Earl
Caithness
First Presbyterian Church
Brookline
Mass
Urbana
Emma Mummery
Slater
C. Cruikshank
Marvin Morris
Keystone Powder Company
Emporium
George Nicholason
The Girl at the Halfway House chapter excerpt
Narrator describes a frontier town scene as Captain Franklin reads a letter from Battersleigh about Ellisville. The missive explains cattle market activity, cowboys, and frontier settlement, noting Franklin’s entry on land and rail expansion as he contemplates Brimming opportunity in a developing country.
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Franklin
Missouri
Battersleigh
Captain Franklin
Edw
Bloomsbury
Ned
Ellisville
Gort
Almon
Acarce
Edward Franklin Considers Going West to Start Law Career
Edward Franklin, training under Judge Bradley in Bloombury, contemplates leaving for the West to seek faster opportunity in law. Judge Bradley urges the move, recalling his own Westward start, while Franklin studies Blackstone and grapples with ambition versus settled life in Bloomsbury.
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Judge Bradley
Edward Franklin
Blackstone
Chitty
Kent
Franklin
Battersleigh
Ned
Judge
Blomsbury
Diet Fad May Bring Long Term Benefits
Roused by a World article and a continental doctor’s view, the piece notes that diet fads may not deliver now but could yield future gains. It predicts dieting science may one day extend useful life, keep octogenarians sharp, and allow elders to aid younger minds while aging gracefully.
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London
A Man's Time to Die in Chicago Court
A man stormed Justice Blume in Chicago seeking protection from neighbors who threatened to kill him. He claimed fate dictates death and branded himself a fatalist, citing seven accidents, three hold ups, a fire, drownings, many illnesses, and Civil War battles as evidence. He asserted Providence watches over him.
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Edward Franklin
Judge Bradley
Bloomebury
Franklin
Old Vermont
Hollis N. Bradley
Bloombabury
Forllinois
Bloomsbury
Grateful Detroit Woman Praises Peruna Cure
Miss Muriel Armitaga of Detroit writes that after five years of uterine irregularities and hysteria she found relief with Peruna. She credits persistent use for six months and fifteen bottles, claiming full recovery and renewed health. She notes Peruna cures catarrh of the pelvic organs as it does the head.
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Muriel Armitaga
Greenwood Ave
Detroit
Mich
Naval Templare of Temperance
Pertna
Parave Ose
Muriel ‘Aschiaga
Peruna
Peruna Advertises Cure for Pelvic Catarrh and Nervous Weakness
An advertisement urges women to treat pelvic catarrh with Peruna claiming permanent cures for catarrh and related nervous symptoms. It states many women suffer half sick and exhausted, and promotes writing to Dr. Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio for free advice.
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Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
The Century's New Cover Receives Wide Praise
The November issue cover is praised as artistic and dignified with an architectural ivory black Venetian red and olive green design. Critics note it may be the only permanent cover where green is the dominant tone and hail the selection as unusually attractive.
A Rare Good Thing for Sore Feet
Mrs Matilda Holtert of Providence endorses ALLEN S FOOT EASE noting quick relief from aching feet. Sold by all druggists. The ad states there are more insane people outside asylums than inside.
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Allen
Enycee
Matilda Holtert
Providence
Red Cross Ball Blue Prompts Caution in Grocery Ads
An old notice urges readers to ask grocers for Red Cross Ball Blue with a one ounce pack at five cents, while warning that flowery language can mask dubious characters and urging vigilance in purchasing.
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RED Cross
Pacrate
Defiance Starch and Lewis' Single Binder Cigars
An old ad-like fragment touts Defiance Starch as superior to other cold water brands and promotes Lewis' Single Binder cigars made from ripe cured tobacco. The copy hints at sales pitches and mentions Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois alongside a baseball joke about foul tips.
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Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Cure a Coil in One Gay Ad Offers Refund
An old advertisement touts Cure a Coil in One Gay with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It promises a refund if the remedy fails and suggests whisky and water as a mixer for those who overuse it.
Defiance Starch Promoted as Superior to Competitors
The praise claims Defiance Starch is unlike other brands being a better choice with one third more value, highlighting its distinct qualities and apparent advantage in the market.
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Ruffelo
Thomns
Railroads
Contreet
Mies Morte Armitage
Cinchester
Winchester
Empire Company
Liberty St
Kensington Palace
Kensington Gardens
C. Merriam Co., Publishers
Epringfield
U.S. A
Maryland
H. Badenhoop
Lee
State Board of Immigration
Baltimore
Magon
Fenwick & Lawrence
Washington, D.C
Omaha
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