Sultan Sends Friendly Message to United States
Constantinople August 21 through Issel Bey the sultan assured United States minister John G A Leishman that all pending US claims would be complied with and urged the minister to resume visits to the porte Leishman then met the grand vizier and the foreign minister and will attend the Salamalik with Robert S McCormick likely to have an audience with the sultan
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Constantinople
Issel Bey
Sultan
United States
John G. A. Leishman
Porte
Leishman
Said Pasha
Tewfik Pasha
Robert S. McCormick
Austria-Hungary
Salamalik
Bond Blaine Convention Ratification Negotiations Begun
Sir Robert Bond premier of Newfoundland sails from Liverpool for Montreal en route to Washington with full power to open negotiations through the British chargé d affaires to ratify the Bond Blaine convention. The 10 year old pact grants Newfoundland fishermen salt fisheries privileges and reduces duties on American imports while the United States opens markets to Newfoundland fisheries and allows bonded fresh fish transport.
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London
Robert Bond
Newfoundland
Liverpool
Montreal
Washington
Dysentery Cured Without the Aid of a Doctor
Mr T A Pioner a Drummond Tex merchant reports a hard spell of the flux cured by one small bottle of Chamberlains Collo Cholera and Diarrhoe Remedy without a doctor praising it as the best medicine for bowel complaints. For sale by all druggists.
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T. A. Pioner
Drummond
Poison weed scare and patent medicines flood local notice
A Sions City man reports his 11 year old was poisoned by weed contact and saved by De Witte Witch Hazel Salve. The ad touts Witte Witch Hazel Salve for skin ailments and cautions against counterfeits. Also promoted cholera remedy, Botanic Blood Balm, and general self improvement quips.
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W. H. Dibble
Sions City
de Wito
W. A. Rembert
The Perfectly Appointed Bath Room Ad Sells Modern Necessities
A vintage advertisement touts a perfectly appointed bath room featuring modern American home comfort. It promises a curated stock gathered from the four corners of the earth offering perfumer soap maker rubber brush and many essentials to elevate health vigor and beauty in the home bathroom.
Opera Violette Soap Featured In Advertised Line
A local soap listing touts a broad range of brands with Opera Violette Soap highlighted as a delicately perfumed pure soap. Three cakes to a box are offered among varied domestic and imported soaps for a book worthy read.
Bath Tablets and Paste Promote Lasting Bath Aroma
Bath Tablets give to bath water a delicious lingering odor that fills the room and carries to the water so the skin retains a delicate perfume for hours. Price one dollar.
Violet Ammonia fragrance in preparation and use
Violet Ammonia is described as free from skin irritation of clear ammonia and is pleasantly scented with violets. A dash in the bath is suggested as refreshing, with a bottle noted as part of the preparation.
Flesh brushes for skin care advertise bristle options
An ad promotes flesh brushes to promote health and beauty of the skin. It notes cleansing removes oily matter and dead vessels clogging pores and offers brushes with soft, medium or stiff bristles. Price stated as 50 cents.
Violet Gotle Water Bath Scent
A bulk violet water product described as a natural violet scented liquid for use in baths and on toilet tables, noted for blending with perfumes or colognes. Packaged as a full pint.
Italy's King Victor Emmanuel to Visit German Emperor
Berlin Aug 23 King Victor Emmanuel of Italy prepares to enter Berlin with gilded masts and evergreen crowns along Unter den Linden for a royal visit. The program includes receptions dinners and a gala opera with a great fall parade of troops at Tempelhoff field.
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Berlin
Unter den-Linden
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Unterden-Linden
Tempelhoff Field
Russia
France
Austria
Francis Joseph
Humbert
Vienna
Vatican
Rome
Signor Zanadelli
Germany
Ali Records and Remedies Mention Piles and Tonic Claims
Fragmentary advert text claims Ali Bhatters paid doctors for cures of piles with 24 tumors and praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters from Eldridge Drugstores. Includes nonsensical lines about physicians, a photographer, and self help sayings. overall an old medicine ad with product endorsements and dubious health claims.
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Verbena
Ala
Bucklen
Eldridge
Ea Q
Sringpela
Lustrine Universal Polishing Soap Ad
An advertising notice touts Lustrine polishing soap as a universal cleaner for enamel bathtubs silver plateware and all metals promising a glittering sunlike shine priced at Erie per cake.
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Erie
Lynching fears rise after murder on Jim Crow car
Porter identifies roadmaster Fred Stevers killer as younger Cole amid night of mob pressure. Five negro suspects moved to Rex hospital with Mitchell dying, later recaptured and ferried back to Henderson. Two arrests traced to Louisburg as gunman fled on the moving train.
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Stevers
Porter
Raleigh
N. C
Buk
Fred Stevers
Joe M
Dord
Mitchell
Rex Hospital
Cole
Henderson
Louisburg
Southern doubles track from Washington to Atlanta full line
The Southern railway will double track the entire Washington to Atlanta line. The construction contract is let and work will start soon though some miles already operate with two tracks. Crews have prepared spaces for two rails on rebuilt bridges and culverts. Officials say the plan has long been sought and will soon be in use.
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Atlanta
The
Southern Railway
Washington
Tyre
Charlotte
Southern
Covington Storm Swept House Blown Down Injuring Five
Covington Ga Aug 22 a violent wind and hall storm struck Covington and nearby areas damaging crops and destroying a negro farm house on A B Dearing property injuring five people all seriously or not at all. Telephones down and trees uprooted reports say the storm was the worst in years across the county.
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Covington
Covn
A. B. Dearing
Greenville
8. C
Boy Cured of Colic After Doctor Failed
A four year old with persistent colic improved after failing physician care. The parent reports giving Chamberlain's Childrens Diarrhoea Remedy, with relief within thirty minutes. Ad mentions sale by local druggists and other health claims.
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Chamberlain
F. L. Wilkins
Wis
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