Locally Sold Potent Lozenges Amid Odd Advertisements
In England and Wales lauded as licorice linseed or chlorodyne lozenges, chloroform-laced snooping. meanwhile a German family headed by Michael Streckendorfer travels through Kansas to Oklahoma with sixteen sons and several grandchildren. A New York drug store quarrel ends with a fifteen cent claim for siphur and a Liverpool man pays to learn fattening tips. A London gag jokes about saving gas by pasting bills in a scrap-book.
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England
Wales
Michael Streckendorfer
Kansas
Iowa
Oklahoma
New York City
Liverpool
Enemies Cite Buller Plan Book During Boer War
Capt Fritz Duquesne recounted how Buller followed a British army textbook so closely that Boers used the published tactics to anticipate his moves. He noted Buller’s courage and will, yet said the adversary could predict outcomes by consulting the same manual.
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Transvaal
Fritz Duquesne
Bermuda
New York
Buller
South Africa
Lyddite
Bierce on magazine short stories at luncheon
Ambrose Bierce argues that magazine stories aim to please editors not the public. He compares his grim fiction to Po e and notes conventionality and worthlessness in typical magazine tales. A dialogue about a writer dining with a young lady frames his critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose Bierce
Edgar Allan Poa
Mr. Bierce
Biggin
Dispute Over Famous Picture in London Circles
In London art circles a debate rages over the high price fetched for a Gainsborough portrait. Millais disputes its attribution, arguing Gainsborough would not paint the Duchess of Devonshire as admired by others. The duchess is described as a striking young woman, though Millais questions the painting's identity.
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London
Gainsborough
Duchess of Devonshire
Millais
Proof for Two Cents: Medina man cites Dean's Kidney Pills
G W Winney of Medina New York reports severe kidney pain after two hospital stays and eighteen months of illness. He writes that after using Dean's Kidney Pills he gained weight from 143 to 162 pounds and was cured. Pills sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Oster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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G. W. Winney
Medina
N. Y
Dean
Mr. Winkey
oster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Deputy Jim and the Mule Prisoner Tale from Alabama
A tale recounted by John D. Fearhake describes Deputy Jim chasing a bail jumper from Georgia into Alabama. He reportedly dragged the man part of the way, ferried him across the Tallapoosa river, and arrived in town leading the prisoner on a clothesline.
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Alabama
John D. Fearhake
Georgia
Jim
Tallapoosa
Way of Proposing Riddle Sparks Quick Banter
He and She exchange playful banter as he challenges her with a conundrum about marriage. The lighthearted dialogue showcases wit and flirtation in a brief, intimate exchange.
A Sure Remedy for Hair Endings and Lawn Mower Beaks
A young man with unruly hair sought a plan from a weekly paper. The suggested recipe mixed molasses bees wax india rubber glue raw eyes cad liver oil and was to be boiled then applied hot and combed with a lawn mower beak. He did not try it.
Grape-Nuts Diet Boosts Athlete Spirit and Weight
A reader letter from Michigan describes how switching to Grape-Nuts and Postum improved training and morning well being. The writer details weight gains from 124 to 140 pounds between June and September and credits diet changes for better track and football performance.
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Beore
Postum Cg
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellyilie
Slump in Breach of Promise Industry Hits New York
In New York signs show the breach-of-promise industry is faltering. A wealthy lawyer faced a woman's scam with demands for money and deeds, leading to a perjury charge, while police note several aging schemers have left the field for other locales. The press fixates on the fall of this cottage industry as other cases wane.
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York
New York
Brynes
Long Island
Mae Wood
Platt
Fortune of Postage Stamp Bidder Fades In Courts
Writ of attachment issued by Justice Bischoff targets the property of Abraham White known as the postage stamp bidder who earned about $200,000 from a 44 cent stamp investment in 1836. New York creditors seek recovery as White’s fortune, built on bonds and stock speculation, strains under a wireless venture and lavish Long Branch mansion.
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Justice Bischoff
Abraham White
White
New York
United States
Russell Sage
Stock Exchange
Long Branch
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Millionaire Seeks Lincoln Relics for Private Museum
New York multimillionaire believed to be J Pierpont Morgan negotiates to buy the Lincoln memorial collection housed at the Ford's Theatre site owned by Capt. Osborne H Oldroyd. Oldroyd, aging curator, says the collection must not be separated and declines to confirm the purchaser, noting Morgan’s private collection in New York. Congress purchased the house in 1896 and rents the collection free, with thousands visiting over the years. The collection occupies the entire first floor including Lincoln's death room, preserved as is.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. Piemont Morgan
Lincoln
Osborne H. Oldroyd
Oldroyd
J. Pierpont Morgan
Congress
Washington
Congress May Pension Mrs Cleveland
Congress may grant Mrs Cleveland a $5 000 yearly pension by special act at the next session aligning with 1882 precedents for widows of presidents such as Tyler Polk and Garfield. The article notes Lincoln’s service and explains pensions go to military widows under general laws. It cites Merrifield’s approval and lists other high rate pensions for Logan McClellan and Blair’s widows.
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Cleveland
Congress
Lne
Tyler
Polk
Garfield
Lincoln
Harrison
Army of the United States
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Charry Street
Des Veines
Rive
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Winslow
Son
Drake Uni
In ‘Ren
Badlness
College OF Education
Fi University High School
Guat
Arkansas River Valley
Midland Valley Railroad
B. Hart G. P. A
Midland Valley
R. R. Muskogee
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Gseses
Donald Ruvarers
Brooklyn
N.E
Mets DA
Kinncontel
Asbury Park
New York Central Lines
Boston
Chicago
Via
Michigan Central
St. Louis
Canada
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St. Lawrence River
Warren J, Lynch
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Defiance
Defiance Starch Company
Omaha, Neb
Drs. Thornton
St. Kamsas
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