Mexico completes Tehuantepec rail line across isthmus
After fourteen years and an expenditure of 10 million dollars the Mexican government finishes a 122 mile railroad across the Tehuantepec peninsula linking Atlantic to Pacific. The route runs from the Coatzacoalcos river mouth to Salina Cruz with a favorable terrain under 700 feet above sea level.
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Tehaantepec Peninsula
Atlantic
Pacific
Coatzacoalcos
Gulf of Campeachy
Gulf of Mexico
Salina Cruz
Gulf of Tehuantepec
Mexico
Sierra Madre
Cutting Acquaintances and Oddities of the Day
A collage of health ads urge removing troublesome acquaintances by using Dr. Pierce's Gulden Medical Discovery from the World's Dispensary in Buffalo. It notes a photographer anecdote about Queen Victoria, compares spider silk strength to steel, mentions Anna Gould paying debts, and cites curios about a song title and Pliny's leather apron. Dr. Walker is referenced as an early advocate of new women.
Harvey's Lucky Hit Coin's Financial School Fame and Fortune
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes William Hope Harvey author of Coin's Financial School and other works as a young man of varied career. Born August 16 1851 in Bufalo West Virginia he pursued teaching law and business before turning to writing in Chicago. He practiced law in several states before shifting to Denver Ogden and finally Chicago where he resumed publishing financial literature.
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William H. Harvey
Coin's Financial School
Chicago Inter Ocean
William Hope. Harvey
Coin’s Financial School
Bufalo
Putnam County
W. Va
Cabel County
West Va
Putnam
Kanawha Valley
West Virginia
Cleveland
Chicago
Portland Block
Gallipolis
John Talliday & Co
Anna Halliday
Ohio
Colorado
Denver
Ogden
Utah
Harvey
Francis M Drake for governor a well known man
Gen Francis M Drake nominee for governor and Rushville Illinois native who came to Iowa in 1887. He rose from lieutenant to brigadier general in the war and has a long record in railways, founding Drake University, and supporting education and benevolent causes. He leads among veterans and is backed by his business success in Iowa Missouri and Illinois.
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Ernor
Francis M. Drake
Rushville
Ill
Iowa
Michigan
Chi
First Electric Organ Introduced at Taunton Church
The first electric organ in America was installed at St. Thomas Church in Taunton Massachusetts during July two years ago. The small organ, driven by electricity, eliminates the bulky keyboard and allows the organist to play by pressing a button. The experiment was a brilliant success and marks the birth of electric organ usage in churches.
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America
Taunton
Mass
St. Thomas Church
St. Thomas
Dolly's Sponge Cakes Recipe from Good Houskeeping
A vintage kitchen rhyme instructs Mabel to prepare sponge cakes for Dolly's tea. It details washing hands, beating yolks with sugar, folding in flour and baking powder, beating egg whites to stiff peaks, layering with jelly, and serving.
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Dolly
Martha B. Tausig
First Manicure Guide: Hand Care and Nail Fashion
The article outlines a rigorous manicure routine with hot water soaking, bran washing for skin softness, dirt removal with a pointed tool and acid, careful nail trimming and shaping, pushing back cuticles, and light polish. It notes nails should be kept neat with Rosaline polish and regular Monday touch ups to maintain condition.
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Harper's Bazar
Rosaline
Washing Device and Electric Candle Trends in 19th Century Goods
A short notice describes a two-roller hand washer as an English idea brought to America, claiming faster cycles and gentler handling for linens and garments. It notes electric candle pads under tablecloths for table lighting, removable candle bases, and the rising price of platinum versus gold, followed by a joke about Ku-Cheng possibly meaning Kentucky.
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England
Hood's Sarsaparilla Merit Told by Its Cures
The ad asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla proves its worth through cures attributed to its unique formula. It emphasizes health benefits claimed by the product and positions Hood’s as a trusted tonic in the period’s medicinal market.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Readers
Special to our Lady Readers. A woman writes that after eight years of neuralgia and kidney trouble she found relief using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Twelve bottles cured her pain and she urges others with female trouble to try it, even preventing an operation for a friend. Mrs M Wilde Tioga Pa.
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OUR Lady
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. M. Wilde
Park St
Tioga
Turpitch Lake of Trinidad Near La Brea Crater of Ancient Volcano
A detailed account describes Turpitch Lake near La Brea on the Gulf of Paria. The 100 acre lake sits in a bowl like cone of asphalt and earth, with water filled crevices, no bottom found after forty feet, and a tramway across the surface borne on palm leaves.
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Turpitch
Trinidad
la Brea
Gulf of Paria
Peckham
Small Beginnings Enduring Ailments And Oddities Chronicle
A mix of health advice praising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for winter ailments and a string of odd anecdotes from Chicago and Fairfield County. The piece notes early health neglect leads to chronic issues, mentions seasonal disorders, and includes a joke about a police incident for flirting. It also mentions Capt. Thomas C. Williams, the oldest Odd Fellow, and ends with a quip about a lightning rod scam.
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United States
Thomas C. Williams
Oakland
Cal
Detroit
Road Tests in France Show Daimler Petroleum Engine Victory
A year after horseless carriages sparked a Paris to Rouen race, petroleum powered Daimler engines win the first prize. Comte de Dion’s steam vehicle finishes second, followed by Peugeot Brothers’ four seated phaeton. The Daimler motor’s gas explosions, regulated by a governor and flywheel, along with heat management and a heated vaporizing chamber, boosted commercial viability and reduced noise as speeds climbed from 120 to 700 revolutions per minute.
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Paris
Rouen
Comte de Dion
Peugeot Brothers
Daimler
Daimier
Daimler Motor
London society expands but draws limit at Buckingham
London society sees more court functions and drawing rooms this year. Buckingham Palace now permits only two hundred presentations at a drawing room, disappointing many matrons and maidens as American ladies’ appearances fall from recent years.
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England
Buckingham Palace
London
Kaiser Wilhelm Plans $1.5 Million Palace Additions in Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm allocates 1.5 million dollars for major palace enhancements in Berlin to be completed after seven years. Last year another 350 thousand dollars was used to rebuild the palace’s northwestern end.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Berlin
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