De Lesseps Canal Scandal Linked To Egyptian Plunder
The Cosmopolitan magazine defends that Ferdinand de Lesseps and associates ran a vast scheme to fund the Suez canal. It claims Said Pasha and later Ismail Pasha lost the Egyptian throne as profits were diverted. The canal ended costing Egypt 101 million and leaving England as owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan
Count de Lessieps
Panama Canal
G. T. Ferris
Egypt
de Lesseps
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Said
Ismail Pasha
Suez Canal
France
England
Plain Proposal for Industrial Colonies as Relief Plan
The article notes Mrs. Matilda Allenson's call to Senator Peffer for a 5 million dollar federal program to create industrial colonies. Unemployed would farm, receive homes, seed, stock, and tools. advocates compare to Booth and Hirsch colonization schemes. It questions if the unemployed would accept this relief while farmers nationwide struggle for labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coxey Ragged
Washington
Matilda Allenson
Senator Peffer
Congress
General Booth
England
Baron Hirsch
the Commonweal
Oath Test For Hawaiian Voters Ties To Provisional Government
The oath requires support for the provisional government of the Hawaiian islands and opposition to reestablishing a monarchy, sworn in the presence of God. It implies agnostics or nonbelievers cannot take the oath, reflecting missionary- descendant framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
God
Hawaiian Islands
Bill to move congressional session start to March first
A House bill proposes assembling Congress on March 1 instead of December 1. The main argument is Washington summers are too hot for lawmakers, so the change would quicken business and give the country a rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Congress
Washington
J. F. Krxererog
Conway, Ark
Coffee trade and canal electric towage in historic notes
The piece notes rising interest in Mexican coffee cultivation and a potential export trade reshaping global breakfast routines. It also mentions electric towing on canalboats at Bourgogne’s summit level, plus a legal affidavit from Toledo about Hall’s Catarrh Cure with claims of cures and a sales pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canal de Bourgogne
Seine
Saone
Channel
Mediterranean
Hall
F.J. Cuesay & Co
Toledo
O. J
Pitcher Casteoria and many cures advertised in 19th century ad page
A collage of medical testimonials and light humor items from a 19th century page. Claims include Electric Bitters curing rheumatism and stomach issues, Park’s Sure Cure for liver and urinary disorders, De Witts Sarsaparilla for blood and skin ailments, and various humorous exchanges. Local sellers L. M. Bosworth feature repeatedly.
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S. H. Clifford
New Cassel
Wis
Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
John Speaker
Catawba
L. M. Bosworth
B. Basford
Carthage
Sioux City
Park
Hood and Park remedies and a tale of Biggar dressing
A pasted collage of advertisements touts Hood's Sarsaparilla and De Witt's Sarsaparilla with claims of cures and tonics. It includes a London Graphic anecdote about Joseph Biggar paying for a court suit to attend the speaker's dinners, walking home penniless after the tram ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt
D. D. Bales
House of Commons
Joseph Biggar
Parnell
Biggar
Mr. Parnell
Lambreth Way
B Sar
Mrs. Fenwick-Miller
London Graphic
Newspaper Combo Offer for One Year
The Advance and The In TELLIGENCER offer a one year subscription for 3.00. Readers are invited to subscribe to both papers in a combined deal.
Accusation of hostility to his sex sparks tense exchange
In a Detroit Tribune excerpt a man accuses a woman of general hostility to his sex. She counters that she often supported men, while he dismisses her claims. She insists she read her paper during the ride, and his laughter fades as the exchange sharpens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Detroit Tribune
Woman Disrupts Wagner Rehearsal Falls Quiet
In Munich years ago the society woman pressed Hans von Bulow to attend a rehearsal. He allowed her later in the week but spotted her in the theater the next day. He stopped the orchestra, spoke to a musician, and then conducted with air to produce only three notes for five minutes. The room emptied as the lady, in disgust, left with others.
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Munich
Hans von Bulow
Bulow
Wagner
San Francisco
Sleep Aid Bath Mixture Promises Quick Relief
The New York Recorder reports a sleeplessness remedy using 8 ounces alcohol with two drams ammonium and camphor, four ounces sea salt, and hot water to fill a quart. Used as a sponge bath, the method urges rubbing the body with a small sponge, then a vigorous towel dry, followed by bed to induce rapid sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Recorder
Exchange Over Salaries In Theatre Rehearsal Dialogue
A dialogue between a manager and an actor from the Boston Transcript discusses a planned play. The manager says the new work will be successful and notes a gap of three years between acts. The actor jokes about receiving three years of salary in advance, highlighting financial concerns.
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Boston Transcript
Lenttime censorship note in Rome described by Argonaut
A San Francisco Argonaut summary recalls a papal era censor who rewrote a play scene during Lent. An actor asks for beef steak, and the margin dictates replacing it with an omelet when performed in Lent. The anecdote highlights strict manuscript revision practices under papal power.
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Rome
San Francisco
Notable Guests and Ladies Featured in Society Notes
Miss Helen M. Gould bowls and enjoys athletics while Lady Brooke collects about 20 Japanese spaniels valued at $500 each. Mrs. John Jacob Astor favors violets and roses, and Mrs. Lozier, a Sorosis president, is noted for patience and tact. Mrs. U S Grant and Mrs. Davis vacation near West Point after meeting there last June. Mrs. Charles Yerkes wears a large violet bouquet. Miss Dad, England’s tennis champion, recently turned 21 and excels in multiple sports. Twelve of Kossuth’s relatives immigrated. only two survived, Mme Louise Kossuth Ruttkay and Mrs. Lika Meszienyi Ambrozovich.
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Helen M. Gould
Brooke
John Jacob Astor
Lozier
Sorosis
William Douglass
New York
U.S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
West Point
Charles Yerkes
Dad
England
Kossuth
Mme
Louise Kossuth Ruttkay
Lika Meszienyi Ambrozovich
Miss Swansdown Teases About Pedigree And Cat Tales
A snippet from Life quotes Miss Swansdown joking about pedigree being as long as a cat’s tail. She remarks the only cat I own came from the Isle of Man and adds she has a sense of humor as well.
Loving Mother Fond Father Debate Pedestrian Fame
A brief dialogue from New York World shows a mother and father joking about their son Robert’s fondness for pedestrianism. The exchange hints at a family pride in walking or travel prowess.
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Robert
New York
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Ayers
Read’s Market
AMES
Iowa
Main
Ames, Iowa
Story County Bank
Parley Sheldon
B. J. Shelden
Aoeid
the Intelligencer
K. Wilson
Pusuisuers
Union National Bank
W.M. Greecey
E. R. Chamberlain
Cashier
Atlas National Bank
Chicago
Third National Bank
Valles National Bank
Des Moines
Mancreet
Tae Wort Famiy
Russell Publishing CO
Summer T
Beston
Massa
Emmett Proprietary
Vila Cream
VIOLA
G. G. C. “Bittner
Cs. To
Evo, O
Usn Co
ATRC
Mann & Co
N & CO
Hood
J. Merritte Driver
M. E
Columbia City
Indiana
Samson and
Shylock
Driver
Ind
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
John Merritte
Intelligencer
Dubois & Dubois
Washington, D. C
Keystone
Philadelphia
Igorine
Peffer Medical Ass
Mexico
Republic
Brazil
Civy
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
A. W. Gleason
Notary Public
Catherine Black
Lath N. Y
Pitcher’s Casteoria
Tom
Tommy
Paw
DO. D. Bales
J. W. Hailey
Batavia
N. Y
L. M. Bosworth Druggist
Bkinkers
Laphead
Drs. Starkey & Palen
Arch Street
Cal
Toronto
Pitcher’s Castoria
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Mass
Ayer
D. D. Sales
New York City
United States
T. F. Anthony
Promise City
South America
D. D. Bates
Russia
Western Poultry Journal
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Propriettaryy Co
Clara
Buckien
Castoria
de Witt’s
Juckingham
von Bulow
Samuel Pitcher
H. A. Anewan
M. D
Oxford St
Brooklyn, N.Y
Children’s Department
Castorig
Casteria
Astrep
Boston
Allen C. Surra, Pres
the Centaur Company
T. Murray Street
America
North America
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