Comparison of Nations Reveals Wide International Variances
The article compares nations on convicts per population per fires insured property and infant mortality. It notes England’s 366 convicts per 100000 France 458 Germany 550 and Ireland 11 infant death rate while France and the US differ in wine consumption and hospital use. It also cites yacht counts and government expenditure as shares of revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Germany
Europe
Scotland
Ireland
Spain
United Kingdom
India
United States
Great Britain
Brazil
Living City Stats From Global Towns
Data compares housing occupancy water pipes and fire rates in London with figures from Manchester New York Valparaiso Paris and Liverpool. It notes high child death rate in Liverpool and per person hospital subscriptions in Paris and New York versus London and Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Manchester
New York
Valparaiso
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised powder for foot relief
A historical ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease swollen sore hot calloused and aching feet and to fit new or tight shoes. It claims relief from sweating ingrowing nails corns and bunions with a free sample and lists address Alien S Olmsted LeRoy New York and 25 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
S. Olmsted
Leroy,n.y
Joke Lands Empty as Audience Fails to Laugh
A Cleveland Plain Dealer remark notes a comedian cracked a joke that drew no reaction. The line captures a flat reception with no immediate punchline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Piso's Cure Noted By Minneapolis Resident in 1900
A testimonial from V. O'Brien of Thirteenth Avenue North Minneapolis Minnesota dated January 1900 praises Piso's Cure as a cough remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. O’brien
Thir Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
There’s always life in the old land
A brief line from the Atlanta Constitution asserts persistent vitality in the old land, suggesting resilience and ongoing relevance amid changing times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Hoxstie's Croup Cure Offered for Children
Chicago Daily News ad extols Hoxstie's Croup Cure as a life saver for children with no opium and a 50 cent price. The note hints at skeptical remarks if left unmade. Also mentions PUTNAM FACELESS DYES from a separate ad and a quip about honesty from the Atchison Globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoxstie
Chicago Daily News
Indiana Dunkard praises Western Canada for farming promise
Frank Fisher of Mexico Indiana writes from Ottawa to the Department of the Interior extolling Western Canada as a prairie paradise. He details rich soil abundant water and grass plus low entry costs and favorable yields for wheat oats and barley. He cites 160 acre plots at $10 and government creamery support aiding settlers.
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Department of the Interior
Ottawa
E. T. Holmes
Indianapolis
Indiana
F. Fisher
Dunkards
Mexico
M. V. Mcinnes
Detroit
Mich
James Grieve
Sault Ste. Marie
J. S. Crawford
West Ninth Street
Kansas City
Benjamin Davies
East Third Street
St. Paul
Minn
T. ©. Currie
B. Callahan
Grand Avenue
Milwaukee
Wis
J. Broughton
Monadnock Building
W. V. Bennett
Canada
Alberta
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
White County
Thomas Daley
Edmonton
Frank Fisher
President McKinley condition praised by physicians
Buffalo reports a favorable bulletin on President McKinley as doctors note he slept four hours since nine o clock and his pulse and temperature show cautious improvement. Officials stress the need for patience as the crisis may last another 48 hours with no signs of peritonitis.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Cortely Ou
George B. Cortelyou
M. Rixey
M. D. Mann
Roswell Park
Herman Mynter
Eugene Waldin
Charles M'Burney
Hanna
Covper
McBurney
Charles McBurney
New York
McKinley
White House
Delaware Avenue
Rumor of Schley court postponement in Buffalo
A rumor in Buffalo on September 9 says the Schley court of inquiry may be postponed due to the attack on the president and the visit of top government officials. No official word has been released.
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Czolgosz
Chicago
Abraham Isaak
T. A. Edison
Buffalo
Pirnie
McKinley
N. Y
Schley Court of Inquiry
Prussian Statesman Johannes von Miquel Dies
Dr. Johannes von Miquel former Prussian minister of finance was found dead in bed in Frankfort on the Main on Sunday morning. Apoplexy is believed to be the cause. He was born February 21, 1829.
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Frankfort-on-the-Maine
Johannes von Miquel
Notable Pictures From Africa and Other Oddities
Sir Henry Johnson returns to London with what is claimed as Africa’s finest photo collection. A Thakore Sahib Morri gift is described as a gold fan encrusted with jewels and feathers. Senator Hoar vacations quietly in Massachusetts. A New York theater stage manager endures 18 hours of rehearsal, then 11 fainting women and seven hysterics. H Herman homesteaded Garfield County courthouse land. Lord Salisbury on public speaking as training. Henry Irving owns about 600 pairs of spectacles across theater and home.
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Christine Nilsson
Thakore Sahib Morri
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
New York
Buffalo
H. Herman
Garfield County
Kan
Herman
Lord Salisbury
Henry Irving
Spain to build six new warships and other world news
Spain pursues six new warships while Rome’s Michelangelo house faces demolition to widen the Corso. The Hamburg mint ships Brazil a large nickel order and Moscow honors Bis marck with controversy over other figures. Germany plans cotton farming in South Africa’s Togoland to reduce US dependence, aided by American workers.
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Spain
Michael Angelo
Rome
Corso
Hamburg
Brazil
Bismarck
Moscow
Alexander Iir
Gogol
Asakoff
United States
Togoland
Equator
Dropsy Patient Cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills in Illinois
Mrs. J. B. Flanigan of Sumpter Illinois, crippled by dropsy for fifteen years and unable to wear shoes, is reported cured after using five of six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills following a drugstore recommendation. Her husband Mr. Flanigan and Dr. J. J. Dale praise the remedy and its perceived success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumpter
J. B. Flanigan
Flanigan
J. J. Dale
Carmi
Dale
Methodist Bishop Praises Peruna Medicine
Bishop A Grant of Indianapolis endorses Peruna for catarrh and vocal health. Clergy endorsements tout Peruna as effective for sedentary church life and related debility. Pastors E G Smith and A S Vaughn report personal recovery stories. Readers are invited to write Dr Hartman for free advice.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Pennsylvania Street
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
A. Grant
Peruna
Grant
Hartman
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Liverpool
Paris
Putnam
Atchison Globe
Carter
A.J. Tower CO
Boston
Mass
Dunkard
Mexico, Ind
Henry Johnson
Unganda
Africa
Indianapolis, Ind
E. G. Smith
The
Presbyterian Church
Greensboro, Ga
Rev
A. S. Vaughn
Eureka 7
Ark
Rev. A
Vaughn
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Ohio
Bishop Grant
John E. Burns Lumber Company
Monroe
Chicago Ave
Chicago, Ill
Reliance
Reliance Paint
St. Louis
Devoe
F. W. Devoe & Company
ART Fabric Mills
Stark Bros
Louisiana
Sawyers
JH. M. Sawyer & Son
Sole Mira
East Cambridge
A. N. Kellogg Newspaper CO
W. Adame
OPIA
B. M. Woolley
Atlasta
Willis
Walker
Hennepin Ave
Binneapolis
Cheap Farms
U. S
LAW McCormick & Sons
Cincinnati, C
Washington, BC
Sterling Remedy Company
Candy Cain
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