Public Eve May Go to The Hague and Other Notices
Rev Dr Peter Moerdyke of Trinity Church Chicago praised by Gov Roosevelt as potential new American minister to the Netherlands. Alfred Harmsworth sails Dec 12, reports on Daily Mail seven day edition demise and protests. Large sturgeon in North Sea weighed 125 pounds, nets damaged. Siberia abolishes penal colony after Siberian railroad. Queen Victoria sends fox terriers and greyhounds to Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia aboard the same steamer.
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Hague
Peter Moerdyke
Netherlands
Trinity Dutch Reformed Church
Chicago
Roosevelt
Moerdyke
Zuland
Holland Academy
Holland
Mich
Ira Commé
Alfred Harmsworth
London Daily Mail
Alfred Harmeworth
Europe
Sunday Daily Mail
Daily Mail
North Sea
Victoria
Menelek
Abyssinia
Minnie Maddern Fiske Attacks Theatrical Trust
Retired star Minnie Maddern Fiske writes a strong indictment of the theatrical trust. She argues managers lack art knowledge yet chase box office receipts, crowding out capable keepers of dramatic craft. Sensationalism and mediocrity rise as ART faces collapse under trust influence.
Ostrich Farm Planned Near Little Rock Locale
Thomas A. Cockburn of San Antonio Texas buys land near Little Rock Arkansas to establish a branch ostrich farm. He will move his entire stock of birds there at once and relocate to Hot Springs for a more suitable climate.
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Little Rock
Ark
Thomas A. Cockburn
San Antonio
Tex
California
Mermod & Jaccard Issue New Christmas Catalogue
The Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Co of St. Louis releases a 264 page illustrated catalogue with 3.60 engravings offering a wide range of items from diamonds and watches to silverware and clocks. The firm promises St. Louis prices and free express shipping nationwide and will mail free copies to the first 10,000 respondents.
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Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Co
Broadway
Locust
America
St. Louis
United States
Lord Wolseley Plans Canadian Tour After Army Service
Lord Wolseley, freed from command, arranges an extensive Canadian tour to revisit scenes from his Red River expedition exploits. He hopes to renew ties with regions and followers connected to his earlier campaigns.
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Lord Wolseley
Canada
Red River
Smiths Sure Kidney Cure claims cure for bladder stone
A Memphis, Tennessee father reports eight years of bladder stone suffering in his son. After visits to Cincinnati New York Chicago and Nashville with eminent doctors and no relief, two bottles of Smiths Sure Kidney Cure eased symptoms and led to a full cure, improving overall health. Price 50 cents, sold by all druggists.
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Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Nashville
Smith
John E. Dedman
Memphis
Tenn
Newark Woman Claims Music Cures All Diseases
Eva Vescelius of Newark New Jersey asserts music can cure all diseases. She notes descent from Andreas Vescelius the atomist and says her family has produced celebrated physicians for five generations.
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Newark
N. J
Eva Vescelius
Andreas Vescelius
Wolfe's Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps Advertisement
An old medical ad promotes Wolfe's Schnapps as a cure all for colic flatulence stomach pains and kidney bladder troubles. It claims pleasant taste and urges readers to ask their druggist and refuse substitutes. The copy ends with a proverb about borrowing trouble.
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Wolfe
Cures for Catarrh and Various Advertisements
An assortment of early 20th century ads and claims covers remedies for catarrh with internal treatments, tonics, and blood purifiers. promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and various pills, tonics, inks, and dyes. Also includes broader notices about job seekers, adoption news, and consumer products.
Odd Prose Fragments on Morals and Commerce Echo Local Life
A collection of aphoristic lines discusses loafing and community quality, taints of politics and price, a cheeky note on chewing gum and vanilla bag blue product, and a whimsical take on a bale of cotton as a blessing or burden.
Texas to the Front
Texas asserts its agricultural potential and rising prosperity to attract capital and migrants. It argues surplus wheat, cotton prices, and cattle values justify building mills, packing houses, tanneries, and canneries, urging local communities to advertise resources and welcome outsiders across the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Literary Bureau
Sunset
Central Lines
Houston
C A S C A R E T S Promoted Amid Health Claims
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a cure for all ailments by regulating the bowels costing 10 cents to start and warning of imitations. It also notes Wi Hwa the king of Corea's second son visiting the United States to study, claiming he is a graduate of a Japanese military academy.
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Wi-Hwa
Corea
Cheap Round Trip to Havana Through Sunset-Central Lines
Sunset-Central Lines offer a 70 dollar round trip from Housinton and New Orleans to Havana Cuba for thirty days including steamer transport from New Orleans to Havana and return with berth and meals. Route extends west to San Antonio. Morgan Line steamers sail from New Orleans every five days. For details contact local ticket agent or L. J. Parks G P and T A G and S A Railway.
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Havana
Sunset-Central
New Orleans
L. J. Parks
G. PL
S. A. Railway
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Trinity Church
Siberia
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Price
Reese
Pocahontas Tec
Wkstidford City
Throop
Carter
Carter's Ink Ca
Boston
Massa
Grove
E. W. Grove
Kimne
R. H. Kiang, Ltd
Arch St
Philadelphia
J. W. Gunnels
Ohio
George Washington
Piso
QO. Expsigy
Vanburen
Ind
Putnam
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. J. Gooden
Ackley
Iowa
City Bank
Lynn
Mass
a—Lyora H. Pinkgam Mupicing Co
Diamond Soda Works
Milwaukee
Wis
Chase
Lee
Jamies Bociety
New
San
Wooley
M. D
Athanta
Gia
Basinchester
Winchester
Winchester Repeating Arms CO
Winchester Avenue
New Haven, Conn
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