Ship tax dispute and Manila to Santiago war update
The piece notes railroads pay bill of lading taxes while express firms collect on receipts, hints at a legal ambiguity, and suggests a shift to company payment. It moves to wartime troop movements in Manila and Santiago as Shafter presses forward, with victory near and American morale rising after the sinking of the Spanish fleet and Independence Day celebrations.
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Sayys
Sioux City Tribune
Dewey
Manila
Santiago
Shafter
Cervera
Sampson
War Department
Cocktail Mischief at New York Hotel Dining Room
A young man famous for drinking secretly orders a cocktail in a teacup for himself at a hotel dinner. The waiter places the cup before a nearby girl who smells it and praises the idea. The ruse backfires as the girl drinks and compliments the plan, prompting the man to consider visiting his home village again.
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New York Tribune
New York
Baby Carriages and Medical Ads From 1898 Letter
A dated 1898 correspondence from Soldiers' Home St James Missouri requests an extra 40 oz bottle of Syrup Pepsin as a laxative while praising Bucklen's Arnica Salve for skin woes and offering a money back guarantee. Public sale note mentions L M Bosworth as vendor.
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St. James, Mo
W. D, Crandall
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin touted as cure
An advert claims Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin prevents rheumatism and other ailments from a torpid bowels liver and kidneys. Trial size 10 cents, other sizes 50 cents and one dollar sold by L M Bosworth.
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Dr. Caldwell
L. M. Bosworth’s
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