Old Jack the dog foils burglars in boyhood night adventure
Jim and Dolph, left alone in Dolph Switzer’s house, arm themselves with pistols and a sword. When a masked intruder threatens them, old Jack the dog savages the burglar, allowing the boys to escape harm. The thief flees, later linked to Barney Willits, who vanishes from the neighborhood.
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Adolph Switzer
James
Jim
Dolph
Jack
Old Jack
Shim
Barney Willits
Barney
Willits
Yack
Minister to Sweden: Maine man picked for post by McKinley
W. W. Thomas Jr., born in Portland in 1839, chosen as United States minister to Sweden by President McKinley. A veteran diplomat, he helped found New Sweden Maine, leading a colony of 51 Swedes in 1890 and shaping a thriving settlement of 3,000. He studied at Bowdoin and served in Ottoman and Moldavian postings before Sweden.
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Maine
McKinkey
W. W. Thomas, Jr
Sweden
Portland
Bowdoin College
Thomas
State Department
United States
Seward
William W. Thomas
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Constantinople
Galatz
Principality of
Moldavia
Lincoln
Gothenberg
St. John
New Sweden
Wood
New England
America
Rare Indiana cradle links past to present in Valparaiso
A 106 year old cradle in Rev. John L. Brandt home in Valparaiso rocks over forty babies to sleep and traces its history to Virginia. The piece, once considered for exhibit at the Indiana building, may travel to the Paris exposition of 1900. Also noted are assorted ads and a local quip about clam chowder.
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Valparaiso
Ind
John L. Brandt
Mordecai Hardesty
Indianapolis
Virginia
Brandt
The
Christian Tabernacle
George Marquis
Indiana Commission
Indiana
Self-moving car to carry rapid firing cannon
Military experts are studying a new self moving car as a formidable wheeled weapon of war. Driven by a 16 horsepower engine, it would travel over 40 miles per hour on level ground and carry two rapid firing cannons. One operator would both drive and load and fire the weapon.
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Dolph
New German Bed Patent Aids Rising From Sleep
A German inventor has patented a bed design with a hinged head section and a curved rack beneath. Ropes within reach raise and lower the rack to help the user sit up, easing the transition from reclining to an upright posture.
Bad Digestion and Heart Disease Compared
An explanation shows that digestive issues can mimic organic heart disease, which is often incurable, while heart problems tied to digestion may improve if digestion is restored. It cites Ellen Colsom of Newpoint Indiana, a 43 year old woman who suffered four years from stomach trouble causing heart irregularity and severe night choking spells.
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Ellen Colsom
Newpoint
Ind
Case of Heart Failure Restored by Digestive Cure
A patient with heart failure improved when stomach digestion was corrected using Dr Williams Pills for Pale People. Appetite returned, choking spells decreased, weight rose, blood purer, and cheeks rosy. The article claims the medicine renews energy and nerves.
How They Could Not Buy The Crib For 2.50
A New York Journal excerpt recounts Mrs Singleton discovering her husband kneeling by their newborn's crib. He muses aloud that it is incomprehensible they could not purchase such a crib for 2.50, amid tender moments between parent and child.
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Singleton
N. Y. Journal
Grain-O Offers Coffee Alternative For Sensitive Stomachs
A new grain based beverage Grain-O replaces coffee in X stores. It suits delicate stomachs and is cheaper, selling 15 and 25 cents per package. Children may drink it with benefit. Ask for Grain-O.
Rhetorical exchange over menu billed as fare
Mrs Newrocks protests a restaurant rant while Newrocks defends it humorously noting the bill of fare pun. The dialogue toys with language and dining culture in a playful exchange.
Cough Remedies and Pain Relief Featured in Ad Copy
An old Chicago Daily News ad promotes Kemp's Balsam to stop coughing with free sample bottles and priced larger bottles at 50 cents and 1.00. The blurb also mentions weather effects on coal melting and a note on lumbago with St Jaeda Oil, though some text is garbled.
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Kemp
Chicago Daily News
Wall Street Sees No Major Spain Cuba Disruption
The market shows no serious Spain Cuba related strain so far though minor illnesses loom. The piece recommends Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a personal remedy for biliousness and a range of ailments including dyspepsia malaria and kidney trouble.
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Spain
Cuba
Wall Street
It Has a Foreign Sound in Sons of Somerville Journal
A dialogue snippet shows Mrs White asking about her daughter’s French fluency and Mrs Brown replying that she speaks fluently but not in English, suggesting the language sounds foreign. The exchange reflects regional humor in Somerville Journal.
Treatise on The Rights and Wrongs of Men by J Wilson
Short critical note on The Rights and Wrongs of Men by J Wilson Ph D praising its century defining ideas on Religion Laws Government and Civilization written in plain style for any intelligent reader. Advertising blurb mentions price and edition details.
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J. Wilson
Price
Quotation on Effort and Character by J F Ware
A reflective aphorism notes that people strive to do their best and that faults do not define effort. It emphasizes kindness and the idea that sweetness should not be treated harshly as a sign of character.
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J. F. W. Ware
St. Louis
Jefferson Gay
N. Y
Literary Quips and Legal Maxim Amid Satirical Lines
The fragment mixes a spoof medicine claim about Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar with a brisk note that harming a child is a crime against the state. It reads as a Victorian style collage of adage and moral assertion with legal color.
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Hale
Pike
Better Than St Jacobs Oil For Aches
An old ad copy touts St Jacobs Oil as a cure for various pains claiming quick relief and strong healing effects, urging readers to try the product.
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St. Jacobs Oil
Klondyke illustrated folder and mining info pamphlet
The pamphlet describes Alaska gold mines in Klondyke and mining prospects in Colorado California and Western States. It explains how to obtain the illustrated folder free of charge by sending four cents for postage to Geo H Heafford General Manager Agent Chicago IL and lists rates and how to reach and what to expect after arrival.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Colorado
California
Klondyke
Alaska
Geo. H. Heafford
General Menger
Chicago
Wisconsin Central Trains Promote Northwestern Route
C Pond, G P A Milwaukee, markets the Fast and Elegant Trains running from Chicago daily via the Wisconsin Central to Chicago Milwaukee Minneapolis St Paul Ashland and Duluth railway system. Inquiries and complete information available from ticket agents for travelers planning journeys through Wisconsin Central lines.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minnea Ashland
Duluth
Consin Central
Northwestern
Wisconsin Central
Ns. C. Pond
Candid opinion on a famed novel sparks blunt praise
A woman asks for an honest verdict on a novel from a young man who values directness. He declares Jos e among the greatest books he has ever read, rejecting prevarication and concealment in his assessment.
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Jose
Washington Star
Beauty and Marriage Reform: A Letter of Aid to Young Wives
In a plea to married women, a columnist urges preserving beauty for husbands and nerves for maternity. A reader from Chambersburg Pa shares gratitude for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after long suffering from menstrual issues and related symptoms.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Chambersburg
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