Mexico Honors Diaz as President and Corral as Vice President
Porfirio Diaz is formally elected President of the republic of Mexico on July 1 and Ramon Corral is announced as vice president by the electors. The returns show both unopposed. Diaz plans to retire in reality while remaining nominal head, and Ahumada of Jalisco may become minister of the interior as Corral’s successor.
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Porfirio Diaz
Republic of
Mexico
Ramon Corral
Republic
Mr. Corral
Corral
Diaz
Miguel A. Ahumada
Jalisco
Interior
Richer Than Hetty Green Mary Pinkney Wealthy Spinster
Mary G Pinkney a New York spinster is described as wealthier than Hetty Green and Helen Gould. At 87 she resides wintering in the Hotel Buckingham and summers on a Bronx farm valued around two million dollars where she grows vegetables and flowers. Her relatives are socially prominent and she pursues work over charity.
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Mary G. Pinkney
New York
New York City
Hetty Green
Helen Gould
Miss Pinkney
Buckingham
Bronx
Russell Sage
Platt Son of New York Senator Critically Ill
Frank H. Platt, son of Senator Platt, remains critically ill with typhoid fever in Amfonia New York. After eleven days of illness two physicians say he may not survive the crisis.
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New York
Frank H. Platt
Senator Platt
The
Fonia
Poets Are So Unpractical Says Atchison Globe
The Atchison Globe notes a playful critique of poetry that sounds pretty in verse but crops up as weeds outdoors. The snippet riffs on the line Dainty little dandelion smiling on the lawn, highlighting poetry’s prettiness versus real world practicality.
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Atchison Globe
Gambling Finesse and Debt in Chinese Customs
The piece notes that in China both drunkards and total abstainers are rare and that gambling debts are debts of honor. It claims gamblers will pay promptly and may pawn all they own or even sell their children to settle debts.
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China
Hunt’s Lightning Oil touted for bites and sores in Gonzales
Jno Haughton of Gonzales Texas reports Hunt’s Lightning Oil as the finest remedy for muscular soreness cuts burning and bruises and a new use for chigger and mosquito bites. A small amount on the spot gives instant relief. The note adds the ant that attacks cotton boll weevils is deadly to the centipede.
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Hunt
Sheep Washing by Fire Engine on English Estate
A remarkable effort shows a small steam fire engine washing sheep on a large estate near Uxbridge fifteen miles from London. The device delivers about 100 gallons per minute to each animal, and horses are washed in a similar mode as progress in agriculture.
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England
Uxbridge
London
Cotton Crop Sowing in Egypt and Other Quick Notes
Sowing in upper Egypt begins around February 15 and ends by mid April in northern Lower Egypt with rare延 extensions to late April. Baron Sugematsu says a Japanese marriage can grant subject status. Liberia farm labor pays 2.50 to 4.50 dollars monthly with rice and fish rations. A Poland tunnel 8 071 feet long links Agua Fria and Lynx creek valleys for private mining development.
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Egypt
Upper
Lower
Liberia
Poland
Agua Fria
Lynx Creek
Arizona
Coffee Switch Solves Longstanding Health Ailments
A Missouri woman chronicles 25 years of stomach agony that ceased after substituting Postum for coffee. She credits coffee as the trigger for spells and reports improved health, complexion, and family well being after a three month trial. The ad urges a ten day Postum trial and notes the Road to Wellville booklet.
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Missouri
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Vast tracts opened for settlement on Rosebud reservation
The United States opens 382000 acres of Rosebud Indian reservation land in southeastern South Dakota for settlement on July 28. Eligible applicants include U S citizens 21 or older and heads of families under 21, with public service deductions for Civil War or Spanish American War veterans. Each winner receives a 160 acre or smaller homestead after five years if requirements are met, with staged payments totaling 4 per acre.
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South Dakota
Uncle Sam
Rosebud
Gregory County
Missouri
Niobrara
United States
Bjork Re-elected President of Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant
Rev. Dr. C. A. Bjork was re-elected president at the twentieth annual convention in Paxton Illinois. He organized the Covenant in 1885, it now has 20000 members and 180 churches with missions in Alaska and China, plus North Park College and Covenant Hospital.
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Bjork
Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant
C. A. Bjork
Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant of America
Paxton, Ill
Covenant
Alaska
China
North Park College
The
Covenant Hospital
Indian Court of Justice at White Eagle Sat
A three justice Indian court at White Eagle in I C meets Saturdays to hear misdemeanor cases and punish Ponca and One tribes members. Chief Justice Little Soldier is assisted by Gig Goose and Roush Face. they do not speak English on the bench and were paid $100 per month.
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Indian Court of Justice
White Eagle
I. C
Indian Department
Little Soldier
Gig Goose
Roush Face
Dean's Kidney Pills advertised to cure kidney misery
An advertisement urges cures for back pain and urinary trouble with Dean's Kidney Pills. It cites Mrs W M Dasher of Bradford Pennsylvania claiming recovery from diabetes-like symptoms after taking the pills and offers a free trial by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York with a price of fifty cents per box.
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Boston
B. Paxton CO
Pope Bidg
Mass
Dean
W. M. Dawscher
Water St
Bradford
Old English Toffee Recipe From Historic Domestic Pages
A traditional toffee method combines two pounds of moist sugar and half a pound of butter with ten drops of lemon essence and cold water. Boil the mixture for two hours without stirring, add lemon essence, then pour onto a well buttered pan to cool.
Origin of Veil Lost in Ancient Customs
The article discusses how the veil's origin is uncertain with many crediting its beginnings to bept though evidence is scant. It notes Greek brides wore chaplets of wild thyme myrtle evergreen and roses and Romans wore yellow vella with verbena wreaths as bridal adornments.
Milkman's Stool Always Handy
In a Bangor News item a farmer explains his rope tied to a cow’s horns with a cellar block at the end as his milking stool. He milks in the pasture and keeps the stool ready to locate his cow.
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Bangor News
Dodd's Kidney Pills Declared Best Kidney Medicine
Judge Charles Y. Peterson of Oconto County proclaims Dodd's Kidney Pills the best kidney medicine of today. He cites his own back pain relief after taking one box and warns that untreated kidney pain can lead to Bright's Disease, diabetes, or rheumatism.
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Dodd
Bright
Crown Jewels and Empress Tied to Austrian Heritage
The Austrian and Hungarian crown jewels are preserved as part of a storied royal collection. The late empress of Austria held one of Europe’s most extensive private jewel collections, reflecting a regal era.
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Austria
Europe
Catarrh Cure Promoted By Local Business Ad
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a systemic treatment rather than a local remedy. It claims internal remedies reach the disease, praises a two-ingredient formula, and offers testimonials. Also notes shipping spars to Maine by a Seattle firm, with spars 5 to 18 feet for shipbuilding.
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Hall
Fr. Cheney & CO
Vroome
Drageteta
Hale Family Ville
Maine
Seattle
Largest Screw Ever Made
A newly completed 85 foot long screw in England weighs about eighteen tons and sets a world record for size and weight.
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England
Greenland Population Figures Highlight Sparse Settlement
Greenland has about 12,000 inhabitants with the two largest villages containing 382 and 333 residents respectively, underscoring its sparsely populated settlement pattern.
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Greenland
Strange Diet of Squirrels in Urban Areas
Gray squirrels are observed eating meat and raiding birds nests. The claim mentions about 600 cities worldwide with populations over 8,000 residents.
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D.B. B
Gil Druggists
Blood
W. Wisner
J. N. Wisner & CO
C. W. G. Rareshide
Houston
Texas
Tulane University OF Louisiana
Great Charity Hospital
Chaille
M. D
P. O
New Orleans
Lim
Erica
Alb Avenue
Brooklys
N.Y
N. U. Houston
Sootivio Aidz
F. H. Platt
Jno
Haughton
Gonzales
Tex
Baron Sugematsu
Japan Society
Qe. CA. Lik
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