Uncle Sam Derelict In His Duty to Cuba
A 1900s column argues the United States failed to fully aid Cuba after Spanish rule, praising past actions but urging renewed reciprocity and moral obligation. It critiques the Platt Amendment, cites promises to Cuba, and urges passage of a Cuban reciprocity bill to boost trade and national honor. Senator Hanna and Congressman Grosvenor are referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Cuba
Ixtland
Reconcentrados Aod
Establistia
Republic
Europe
Spain
Platt
Washington
Congress
United States
New Republic
Commission
Suba
Tnt
Germany
France
Cling
Cana
Cabs
Hanna
Pfanin
Cc. H. Grosvenor
Three Chicago Women Endorsing Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
A testimonial from Mable L. La Monte of Chicago asserts three doctors failed to help with female troubles but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her after five bottles. The letter promotes the product and urges others to try it, noting free health advice for sick women from Pinkham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marelle L. Lanonte
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Manzire L. la Monte
E. Sint
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Misy
LaMonte
Notable Rhode Island Ancestry and Buried Legacy of Annette Howe
Annette Howe Carpenter of Denver Colorado, born August 27 1002, traces ancestry to Rhode Island governors John and Samuel Cranston and to Edward I. She was linked to Mayflower passengers via Brig hame lineage and counted among colonial-era families. Married in 1888 to James Fuller Howe, they had ten children, five of whom survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cranston
John Cranston
Samuel Cranston
Rhode Island
Cranston
Stuarts
Earla Lot Bothwell
Tragosir
Crawford
Gov. Samuel
Craiatt
Herald's College
Howe
Edward I
England
Eleanor of Castile
Margaret
France
Roger Williams
Carr
Jeremiah Clarke
Chad Browne
Brown
James Fuller Howe
Annette Howe Carpenter
Denver
Colorado
Mrs Hannah Howe obituary highlights strong character and lineage
Mrs Hannah Bingham Howe born December 11 1819 died August 20 1902 aged 82. The obituary notes her strong personality fidelity and patience, and mentions her Athens Ohio origins and family ties including Revolutionary ancestor Captain Silas Bingham and connections to Bishop Earl Cranston through her grandson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Bingham Howe
Dorn Airs Howe
Aha
Trate
Athens
Ohio
Silas Bingham Jr
Herrold's
Silas Bingham
Athens County
Litchfield
Connecticut
Ingham
Herrmola's Mill
Silas
Martha Cranston
James Cranston
Rhode Island
Margaret
Samuel Pruden
Alonzo
Earl Cranston
Natural History Notes on Birds Bees and Reptiles
A collection of curious facts about animals including ostriches living to about sixty years, mandarin ducks, voracious predatory behavior, eel hearts beating at different rates, a ladybird traveling immense distances, sloths movement limits, ravens as natives and unique to hydrobiologists, the flying dragon lizard, common house lymph notes, and insect wing vibrational rates for honey bees and other species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syusuathy
Umea
Acrotite Meteoric Stone Reports From 17th Century Notes
In London, a WT 9 stone sample claimed to have fallen from the sky to Yorkshire last December, met with incredulity. Sir Joseph Banks noted no clear link to a Winfroy Siena sample from Italy. An account of stones near Benares then Hindustan followed, and chemical analysis aligned all three, fueling meteoric origin theories. A Swedish maid’s bread lesson provokes a humorous misinterpretation by her mistress in Detroit Free Press notes.
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London
Yorkshire
Joseph Banks
Royal Society
Froy
Siena
Italy
Benares
Hindustan
Detroit Free Press
Irregular noise ends with warning from Irish men
A police officer interrupts a tense floor scene as belligerent Irishmen deny any fight, insisting nothing is happening while warning that trouble will start if kept moving. The exchange captures a tense, noisy moment in a Chicago Post report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Simple Harm of a Bold Bargain at the Smithy
A boy halted before a strongman’s shop and watched the smith at work. The smith, irritated by curiosity, pressed a hot iron near the youth’s nose to spur a retreat. The boy offered a coin and walked away whistling after taking half a dollar.
The Dissyllabic Sent. A note on rhyming girl
A London Chronicle excerpt discusses the diffinity of rhyming to girl and its pronunciation. It cites Scots speech and a Seotaman remark about the national poet’s name being dissyllabic in Ayeshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Ayeshire
London Chronicle
Worn Difference in Taste Cited as Habit Landmark
Two young men reside in a West Twenty third street boarding house and clash over meals with a house maid noting rival temperaments. One uses a pede to influence meals while the other is quick with a sharp tongue and bearish disposition. Their breakfast routine and a dumb waiter beefsteak exchange show social friction amid playful fortune telling banter in the Tribune excerpt.
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Tn 9
West Twenty-third Street
Uagnisel
Mr. Wood
Baldwin
New York Tribune
Lateness of Trains Debated By Traveler and Conductor
A New England man quips about punctual trains while the conductor reveals the 11 o'clock train is not today’s schedule. The exchange underscores delays tied to yesterday’s time and forecasts that today’s service may not reach until tomorrow, reflecting common travel frustrations.
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Eullrcada
New England
Hin
Yesterdus
Chautauquan Mountain Lake Park
Maryland
Alleghany Mountains
America
B. & O. South Western
After the Dance and Dated Notes on Boiling Eggs
A montage of light-hearted quotes on dancing and social life follows with remarks about Mrs Newlywed and Grace. The piece notes Mr Hokind and Mr Van Twister as notable dancers and cites Grace as a favored partner. A historical line marks a date when Cen was used as fuel, referencing Wilkes-Barre in 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Weil
New York
Wikesbarre
Grand Army Reunion Excurison Tickets Sale
Agents of the K M Ry at Corning Charleston and intermediate stations sell excursion tickets to Aliddiepuri Ohio for one fare round trip. Tickets on gate September 16 17 and 18 with return valid to September 19.
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Grand Army Reunion
Pomeroy
Ohio
Corning
Charleston
Aliddiepuri
Ohio Central Lines
Burlington Senate
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
California
St. Louis
Chicago
Missouri River
Portland
Puget Sound
Spokane
Butte-Helena
Burlington
Northwest
Colorado
Utah
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblona
Missour River
Minnesota
West
Otr
W. M. Shaw
L. W. Wakeley
Nd. P. A
Vines
Cincinnati
Sir Louis
M. Levey
St.Louis
A Parson's Noble Act Promotes Electric Bitters
Rev CL Budlong of Ashaway R7 testifies to Electric Bitters curing jaundice and long suffering. The ad touts the medicine as a genuine cure for liver kidney and stomach troubles, claiming remarkable results and offering 50 cents with guaranteed satisfaction by We Il Idee Kee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CL. J. Budlong
Ashaway
The Renewal a Strain
The renewal of daily work returns with the morning bell as thousands endure mental and physical strain. Children show health decline. a tonic is urged to aid nerves digestion and mental development, promoting overall strength with Boots Sareabar.
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General Grosvenor
Island
Mabelle L. LaMonte
Dean Mas
Pixuna
Hannah Howe
Edward King of England
All Dealera
Brown Mfg. Co
Greeneville
Tenn
C. & Henderson's Drug Store
Natural History
Miss Cooley
Philadelphia Press
Chicago Tribune
Castoria
Troy
Fifth St
Dayton
W. A Hibbard
Warren Building
Attention
A. R
Baltimore & Ohio BA
Baltimer
Gblo Hallresa
Parkersburg
W. Va
Wheeling
Harper's Ferry
Ohio River
Winchester
Harpera Ferry
Camberland
Peidmont
New Creek
Weat
Potomac
Harper’s Ferry
Shenandoah Valley
John Brown
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
G.A. R
O. P. McCarty
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