Peruna praised by Oregon governor in family letter
A 1898 Salem communication from Governor W. M. Lord lauds Peruna as an exemplary cold remedy and universal safeguard against catarrh. The letter urges households to keep Peruna for coughs colds and grippe and notes Dr Hartman’s free book Winter Catarrh.
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Oregon
Hartman
State OF
Oaxaon
Salem
Pe-ru-na Medicine Co
Columbus
Birs
W. M. Lord
United States
Dr. Hartman
Ohio
Cronje Surrenders After Boer Defeat at Paardeberg
Dispatch from Lord Roberts reports General Cronje's unconditional surrender after a British assault with Canadian engineers and Gordon Highlanders near Paardeberg. About 3,000 Boer prisoners to be moved to Capetown under Major General Prettyman, with Cronje and select entourage treated with respect en route.
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Cronje
Oronje
DeAar
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Gordon Highlanders
Second
Shropshires
General Cronje
Capetown
Prettyman
Modder River
Ministers press Georgia school chief over Baptist schools
Atlanta ministers attack State School Commissioner Glenn after Rev. Jameson cites omissions of Mercer University Cox College and other Baptist schools in the annual report. Speakers demand correction or publication of the facts and consider actions at the next state convention. An ensuing discussion ranges from investigation to potential leadership changes. An unrelated testimonial praises Electric Bitters for recoveries.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Baptist Ministers’ Conference
Glenn
Jameson
State Mission Board
Georgia
Mercer University
Cox College
Landram
Baptist Schools of
Sen. G. Broughton
Griffin
Landrom
Supply Transports Reached Ladysmith During Spion Kop Fight
A letter from a First Dragoons member in South Africa confirms supply transports reached Ladysmith amid the Spion Kop engagement. The escort of a long transport supposedly provoked Field Marshal Sir Redvers Buller to engage the enemy, with Old Baller praised for decisive action and unanimous willingness to follow him despite reverses.
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Ladysmith
Spion Kop
London
First Dragoons
South Africa
Dragoons
Baller
State Normal School opens amid funding shortfalls
The State Normal School prepares to reopen with President Bradwell optimistic about the outlook despite lacking legislature approved funds for needed accommodations and facilities. Attendance is expected to exceed last year’s 712 as enrollment rises. the opening session is typically lighter but will likely grow. Also promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for Coughs and Colds with a free trial bottle offer and Prickly Ash Bitters for digestion and vitality.
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Bradwell
Majaba Avenged Surrender Bears On Anniversary Day
London reacts with intense satisfaction to Gen Cronje’s surrender on Majaba hill anniversary. Lord Roberts’s dispatch boosts morale as Boers’ courage and bombardment endurance are praised. The event shifts perspectives on Ladysmith and the wider war, amid celebratory headlines and cautious optimism.
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Dronje
London
Majaba
Lord Roberts
Cronje
Majube Hill
St. James
Ladysmith
Ladysmith Ely
Not a mortal blow says Montagu White on war end
Transvaal representative Montagu White told New York listeners that Cronje and his forces may be sacrificed to delay Lord Roberts but the war will not end until Pretoria falls. He warned thousands may die and European intervention seems unlikely, with hope resting on the United States.
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New York
Montagu White
Cronje
Lord Roberts
Chick
Oronje
Pretoria
Transvaal
Europe
Russia
William
United States
Tutt's Pills Promise Cure All Digestive Ailments
Save Your Money. One box of Tutt's Pills will save many dollars in doctors bills They will surely cure all diseases of the stomach, liver or bowels No Reckless Assertion . For sick headache, dyspepsia, malaria, constipation and biliousness, a million people endorse.
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Tutt’s
Eminent Kidney and Bladder Specialist Promotes Swamp-Root
The article touts Dr Kilmer and company claiming Swamp Root cures kidney and bladder ailments and Brights disease. It urges readers to send a bottle sample and mail for more information, asserting the remedy treats a range of kidney related illnesses.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
Sampson Denies Brooklyn Maria Teresa Ramming Claim
Admiral Sampson disputes Captain Concas assertion that the Brooklyn was saved from a ram by the loop. He notes the Maria Teresa was thousands of yards away and Iowa and Texas prevented any collision. The Brooklyn did not need the loop to avoid danger. Kidney disease warning promotes Prickly Ash Bitters as a remedy. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons.
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J. W. Gardner
Idaville
Ind
Hesaya
Smith Bros
H. R Palmer & Sons
Brooklyn
Boston
Conca
Sampson
Iowa
Texas
H. Rb, Palmer & Sons
Fusiliers Wiped Out In South African Campaign
The Dublin Fusiliers, reduced from 850 to between 100 and 200 men, volunteered to storm Grobler's kloof near Pietermaritzburg. London dated Feb 27 reports this from Pietermaritzburg dated Feb 28.
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Lees
London
the Times
Pietermaritzburg
Dublin Fusiliers
Grobler
Kloof
Virginia Senate Moves to Preserve Stonewall Jackson Home
A bill in Virginia's senate to form the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Association would purchase General Jackson's Chandler home in Caroline County and the surrounding farm. The plan aims to preserve the house and collect relics, kept as a memorial to General Thomas J. Jackson, with open visits and funding by popular subscription from prominent southern men.
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Richmond
Virginia Senate
Mumford C. Richmond
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Association
Chandler
Caroline County
General Jackson
Jackson
Thomas J. Jackson
Senator Jones predicts Democratic stand on imperialism and silver
In St Louis on Feb 27 Senator J K Jones chairman of the Democratic National Committee spoke on policy. He said Democrats favor extending commerce and oppose imperial expansion while Republicans shield protectionism. He predicted Bryan likely to be the nominee and noted the visit marks his son James K Jones Jr's marriage to Miss Aunts Taylor.
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St. Louis
J. K Jones
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Party
United States
Republican Party
Bryan
Senator Jones
James K. Jones, Jr
Taylor
Y M C A Convention Will Be Big Event
Macon February 37 delegates from across the state will attend the Young Men's Christian Association convention opening March 15. About five hundred delegates expected, homes for them to be found easily despite the new building not yet completed. Local Christians eager to help, hoping to showcase Macon’s progress in improving quarters. Washington February 27 Supreme Court denies Captain Oberlin M Carter’s bid to be tried by the tribunal ending hopes of further litigation and likely return to prison.
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Macon
Young Men's Christian Association
Washington
Oberlin M. Carter
Supreme Court
Prophet Among Them and Early Patent Medicine Notice
A fragmentary老 passage cites Ezekiel and discusses a prophet among the people. It then shifts to an advertisement for Hall's Great Discovery kidney and bladder remedy, claiming cure for multiple conditions and listing Simon Bailey and W.R. Tyler as testimonies, followed by a note on Dr King’s New Life Pills as a health booster.
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Eoekiel
Declared elected by state contest board in Kentucky
The state contest board awarded certificates of election to all Democratic contestants for minor state offices in Frankfort. After being sworn in they went to the state house to demand possession from Republican incumbents, who did not comply. Democratic sworn-in contestants listed: Secretary of State O B Hill Clark, Attorney General Robert J Breckinridge Boyle, Auditor Gen O Coulter Graves, Treasurer Wilbur Hagar Boyd, Superintendent H V McObenley Livingston.
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Frankfort
State Contest Board
Houe
Ars
Gen O. Coulter
Graves County
Wilbur Hagar
Boyd County
H. V. McObenley
Livingston County
Grogan’s Africa Journey Reports Cannibal Kingdoms and Belgian Atrocities
London reports an interview with E S Grogan who traveled 6500 miles across Africa from Cape to Cairo. He claims a volcanic region with lava seas, 6000 Baleka cannibals, and scenes of cannibalism. He recounts battles with savages, Belgian troops raiding villages, and brutal abuses of inhabitants and cattle.
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London
E. S. Grogan
England
Africa
Grogan
Caps
Cairo
Congo
Mr. Grogan
Albert Lake
Democrat Again Leading Populist Returns to Ott Party
Augusta Ga February 27 James Barrett long prominent in Georgia populist ranks and on the state executive committee elector at large and former agricultural commissioner candidate announces his return to the Democratic party in a signed Chronicle article. He argues that opponents of Republican policy on trusts and imperialism must unite and stop quibbling, embracing the Democratic pasty.
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Augusta
James Barrett
Georgia
Chronicle Tomorrow
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