Senator Allison's stand on Canadian farm product duties
Washington correspondent notes Senator Allison of Iowa pressed against a reciprocity proposal that would free buckwheat corn oats rye and wheat from duties if Canada imposes no U S duties. His amendment failed yet warned Canadian farmers seek free U S entry. The Senate Finance Committee later struck reciprocity and kept duties, eggs added to the free list refused then taxed.
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Washington
Chicago Tribune
Allison
Iowa
United States
Senate Finance Committee
Ocean Salvage Costs and Civil Service Overhauls
The article surveys high salvage costs for disabled ocean steamers and recalls historic wrecks like the Naronic and City of New York. It argues salvaging expenses rival losses from shipwrecks and notes a broader push against veteran civil servants, defending their competence and calling for reform amid political attacks.
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White Star
Naronic
Alvo
City of New York
Sandy Hook
City of
Paris
Boston
Venezuela
New Jersey
Richmond
Halifax
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Medicine
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications because the disease lies in the blood and constitutional system. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Marketed as a reputable remedy prescribed by leading physicians, it blends tonics with blood purifiers. Testimonials are available free, price 75 cents. Toledo Ohio makers F J Cheney & Co.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Summer Fashion Notes From Paris Styles and Fabrics
Puffed sleeves with trim, dimity dresses for summer, grass muslins embroidered over colored silks, black serge dresses with watered silk and ecru lace, hopsacking with jet and yellow lace. Toques grow in popularity with Parisiennes, often large and close to the head, covered with flowers. Spotted veils fade. brussels net with hand borders replaces dotted veils as ladies change adornments.
De Witts Sarsparilla and health claims ad page mix
A dense ad page describes De Witt's Sarsaparilla as a cure for impure blood and nerve weakness, touting Hood's and Park's products, with testimonials from druggists D. D. Bales and L. M. Bosworth. It notes various ailments from eczema to rheumatism and promotes oxygen and tea remedies along with a large medical offer from Drs. Starkey and Palen.
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Hood
Flood
de Witt
OU. D. Bales
Advert for Ayers Pills Promotes Regular Bowels
The dialogue notes worry and refusal as a speaker touts Ayers Pills. The advertisement claims the medicine promotes natural bowel movement, aiding biliousness indigestion sick headache constipation jaundice and liver complaint with every dose stated as effective.
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Hood
Ayer
Park's Tea cited by Batavia conductor and legal extracts
A Batavia New York conductor praises Park's Tea for relief from longstanding constipation. The note sits among various legal and biographical items, including Massachusetts decree cases, French marriage statistics, and profiles of notable figures such as Gouverneur Tillman, Liberia's President Cheeseman, and Lord Justice Charles Russell.
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J. W. Hailey
Batavia
N. Y
Park
L. M. Bosworth
Conn
Indiana
Levy
Czar
Russia
Joseph James Cheeseman
Liberia
American Colonization Society
Duke of Norfolk
World records from history's grandest claims
The article lists remarkable records from science and nature including Lam Bert Belgiums deepest coal mine at 3490 feet and Petersburgs bronze statue weighing 1100 tons while noting Harbison of California as the top bee owner with 6000 hives. It cites Buda Pesths artesian well depth 8140 feet and Coxwell Glaisher balloonists reaching 37000 feet from Covent Garden in 1862.
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Lambert
Belgium
Russia
Harbison
California
Peter the Great
St. Petersburg
Buda-Pesth
Sir 8S
Raffles
Sumatra
Coxwell
Glaisher
Covent Garden
London
St. Louis Republic
Baseball season opens nationwide with spirited chatter
Multiple papers note the start of the baseball season and the partisan, lively commentary that follows. The press catalogs public sentiment from coaches to fans as games begin and attention shifts to this year’s league play.
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New York Journal
Sam
New York Recorder
Baltimore American
General Miles’ Brilliant Career Outlined
Major General Nelson A. Miles, slated to command the Atlantic division after General Howard retires, rose to fame through Civil War battle field action and campaigns against Indian uprisings in the west. He is not a West Pointer but earned his honor in active service.
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Marquis of Salisbury
Tom Reed
William H. Crawford
Lexington
Lord Hannen
Benjamin Harrison
Levi P. Morton
United States
Mr. Cleveland
Nelson A. Miles
Military Division of the Atlantic
Howard
Great West
Petroleum oil discovery near Ashwick Court in Somerset
Experts at Ashwick Court report a large crude petroleum deposit after drilling a well on the north side of the Mendip hills. Further borings will test the succession of oil bearing strata along the same line as other indications of oil in the area.
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Somerset
Ashwick Court
Mendip Hills
Delphia Press
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