Self Doctoring Through Compressed Tablet Medicines
The piece discusses how compressed tablets simplify doctoring and fuel self treatment. It notes many remedies sold by druggists near soda fountains, including indigestion aids, analgesics, tonics, and quinine tablets, often without prescriptions. It cites physicians’ influence, cheap quinine, and the soda fountain as a makeshift dispensary. It ends noting Mark Twain attribution debates and a National Encyclopedia biography entry.
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New York Sun
Good Digestion and Virtues Echo Beecher Quote
A fragment from H. W. Beecher emphasizes that good digestion, pure blood, strong intellect, and a vigorous will are essential parts of manhood and the path toward godliness. The text links bodily health to moral and spiritual well being in a concise aphorism.
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H. W. Beecher
Fragmentary Tribune quotes on work and study
A jumble of quoted lines from The Detroit Tribune and Fear son's Weekly discusses money, subscriptions, and the value of varied knowledge. It includes sayings about not dedicating to one branch, Seneca, and advice on self-improvement amid hard times.
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Seneca
Murderers in danger in Cincinnati over Pearl Bryan case
A Cincinnati murder case followup reports intensified tension after George H. Jackson, the Black driver who ferried the survey to Fort Thomas, matches key details. Police guard Newport jail, a $500 reward is offered, and Jackson’s testimony links Walling to the murder. A Newport witness sees a surrey with two men, while a ride to Fort Thomas is mapped by Jackson with a procession of policemen and reporters tracing the route.
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Cincinnatt
Pearl Bryan
Covington
Newport
George H. Jackson
Fort Thomas
Jackson
John
Richmond
Vine
Third Streets
Newport Bridge
Tarvin
George Jackson
Alexandria Pike
H. Jackson
Fort’Thomas
Licking Pike
Walling
Outlook in Congress Signals Early Action on Appropriation Bills
Washington date line reports Senate will take up three appropriation bills with little debate expected except possible discussions on the consular and diplomatic bill and pensions. Cuban resolution may be debated after appropriations, with Senator Call among potential speakers. House busy this week with appropriation bills, Indian and army measures ready to report, foreign affairs panel weighing a Cuban resolution and a war sentiment in Cuba. Mora Castle prisoners alleged executions in Havana. Dr. Freeman McClelland buried in Ozark Rapids with many civic leaders in attendance.
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Washington
Senate
Call
Foreign Affairs Committee
Bayard
Congress
van’ Horne
Farsney
Wifth
Missouri
McBride Patented Plow Fails Against Major Defendants
Federal judge in Des Moines rules against John McBride in a landmark patent case over riding plows. The court finds McBride's flexible axle concept crude and impractical, with defendants including Kingan & Co, John Deere, Moline Plow, and others proven to have superior, developed designs. Damages denied. appeal planned.
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Des Moines
Sed
John S. Woolson
Iowa
John Mc-Bride
Kingan & Co
Mc-Bride
R. M. Galbraith
Peoria
Weir Plow Company
H. H. Sickles & Co
John Deere Plow Company
Moline Plow Company
James Ainsworth
John S. Bonbright
George W. Randall
Adam Dickey
Norwegian Plow Company
McBride
Cities Pass Key Library and Waterworks Measures
Des Moines reports two Iowa city measures passed in the legislature. A senate bill lets first class library trustees levy up to 3 mills for library sites and buildings. second class towns may levy mills for libraries. Dowell’s bill would allow first class cities to set aside 2 mills for waterworks. Also noted: code work progress, a prison escape in Boruxeron, a hospital trustee Samuel Ein, ex-bank examiner John McHugh ill, and county tax treasury issues in Plymouth.
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Des Moines
Senate
Cheshire
Dowell
House
Byers
Mrs Lease Debuts in Ministry at Wichita
Mrs Lease preached her first sermon at Central Obriation church in Wichita with ex Governor Lewelling present. She opened by promising to skin wolves but chose a sermon on loving enemies. She stated she loves Lewelling as a private citizen, then gave a second large evening sermon. Deaf mutes attended with interpreters and a banquet was served.
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Diovernor Lawelling
Eusamy
Kansas Orry
Wichita
Kan
Paga
Lowelling
Rabber
Journal
Lewelling
Pettigrew presses silver platform clash in South Dakota
Senator Pettigrew challenges his party to a fierce silver battle in South Dakota pledging to help adopt a silver platform at the St. Louis convention. He urges silver supporters to unite as Republicans split on the issue, triggering a hard fought intra party contest. Minor boxing bouts in El Paso and New York move to early March with multiple matchups planned at Lennox club and nearby venues.
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Pettigrew
South Dakota
Sound Money Republicans
Yaxxton
S&s. D
St. Louis
Friends of Silver
Republican Party
Paso
Tex
O' Rourke
Walcott
Kenny
Quay Firm on Presidential Candidacy in Interview
Senator Quay declared his candidacy for the presidency is bonafide in every respect in an interview with Frank D. H. Robinson of Cleveland, the Hanna associate, dispelling doubts about the movement at the St Louis convention.
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Quay
Quay Haz
St. Louis
Frank D. H. Robinson
Cleveland
Mark A. Hanna
McKinley
Trousers Makers Strike in New York City
Two thousand trousers makers in New York went on strike closing 240 shops. Support spread to Williamsburg and Brownsville where 500 more workers joined. The strike was provoked by contractors reducing wages by 35 to 50 percent.
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New Yorks
Williamsburg
Brownsville
One Year In I'risom Kansas City Fraud Case
J D Wise was sentenced to one year in the county jail by Judge Betts in Kansas City Kan for obtaining money under false pretenses after deceiving women across the two Kansas Citys by posing as an agent of the Curtis Publishing Company of Philadelphia.
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Iowa
KeEoxve
Samuel Elein
Iowa Hospital For the Insane
Mount Pleasant
Independent
Order of B'nai B’rith
West
I'risom
Kansas City
J. D. Wise
Kansas Citys
Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia
Indge Betts
Kan
Railroad Man Hart
Fort Donen Ia February seventeenth W L Wilber conductor on the Lehigh branch of the Mason City and Fort Dodge road at Lehigh fell from a car striking his head and shoulders He is also injured internally and there is slight hope of recovery.
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Hart
Fort Donen
W. L. Wilber
Lehigh Branch
Mason City and
Fort Dodge Road
Lehigh
Obituary notes and early 20th century briefs from telegraph news
Notable deaths and legal events listed include artist Thomas Howes Hinckley in Milton Mass aged 83, pioneer Samuel W. Stanley of Springville Ind, and windmill inventor Palmer C Perkins of Mishawaka Ind aged 72. Acquittal in Terre Haute murder case, Hutchinson Hardware failure in Kansas with ~20000 dollars liabilities, Georgia Supreme Court Justice Richard H. Clarke found dead in Atlanta, and Nevada Electric and Gas suing Nevada Mo for 4000 in arrears. Also reports of Cripple Creek business boom, a penitentiary sentence for murder in South Dakota, a blindness injury to Emile Schultze, and other scattered notices.
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Thomas Howes Hinckley
Milton
Mass
Samuel W. Stanley
Springville
Keller
Clara Shanks
Terre Haut
Ind
Hutchinson Hardware Company
Hutchinson
Kan
Richard H. Clarke
Georgia Supreme Court
Atlanta
Nevada Electric and Gas Company
Nevada
Chicago
Colorado Springs
Denver
Cripple Creek
Thomas S. Widowsky
Kent
Palmer C. Perkins
Mishawaka
Emile Schultze
Éleastio
Hawkensack
N. J
A. A. Bull
Willian
Morrow
Maud Strawn
Sheldon, In
Janes. Clark
Indaw
W. D. White
Hennessey
D.C
Marshfield ‘and Southern Railway
Milwaukee
Edwards
Centralis
ndsNewhorn Railroad
App Cyits
Ouroheg Belay Haiho
General Grants Funeral Procession In New York
A lengthy funeral procession eight miles through Broadway honored General Grant. The Grant family attended, joined by officers, Grand Army posts, Aztec club members, and many dignitaries including President Cleveland, Secretary Bayard, the vice president, cabinet, Supreme Court justices, senators, and state officials. Confederate and Union leaders shared honors in a kingly tribute, with notable figures from both sides present.
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New York
Grant
Aztec Club
Cleveland
Bayard
Supreme Court
United States
House
Hill
Carlisle
Randall
Hiscock
Reed
Morrill
Cockrell
Sherman
Ransom
Ingalls
Harris
Jos Johnston
Buckner
Sheridan
Logan
Wade Hampton
Fitzhugh
Leo
Gordon
Benjamin Andrews
Scribner's
Moving In the Bowery Show Ends in Comic Burden
In the Bowery a moving scene drew curious observers as a stout Italian bootblack shifted his stand with the help of his weakened wife. He balanced the stand on her head and loaded chairs atop it then the pair moved away while spectators marveled at the sight and the wife bore the burden with iron will.
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Bowery
New York Sun
The Other View of It Brutus and Caesar Clash
In a witty exchange the young orator declares Cesar had his Brutus while a gallery voice retorts that Brutus had Caesar. The playful repartee echoes the age old debate over betrayal and leadership, captured in a lively political spar.
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Cesar
Brutus
Boss
Casar
Directed Her Letter to Heaven at a Wedding
A seven year old writes a letter to her late mother at a wedding. She asks her elder sister to send it and imagines the doctor delivering it to mamma in heaven. The scene unfolds with the child’s poignant understanding of loss. Washington Star reports the tender moment from the wedding dressing room.
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Alice
Mamma
Mother
Washington Stax
Early Candlelit State Dinners Revealed by Note
A torn historical note describes a 3 o'clock dinner with the president and mentions Rep. Acheson of Pennsylvania and his grandfather who dined with George Washington. The note is on a fourth page of plain paper with linen running lengthwise and bears a dated invitation reading Jerv Acheson is requested to dings with the president on Thursday. February 14, 1h Chipasa Record. Our ComPaRtTuent- Th in mattress da ing-oy tackiry wa Ft Witands Se 400, Franklin Grove, Ml.
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Acheson
Pennsylvania
George Washington
Jerv Acheson
Witands Se
Franklin Grove, Ml
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Simmons Liver Regulator
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Mark Twain
Joan of Arc
Harper’s Monthly
National Cyclopedia of American Biography
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You Jong Wey Thes Times
Africa
Polynesia
Fearson's
Detroit Tribune
Cincinnati
Identi- Bea Walling
Pearl Hrgan
Bac
Vrisonor
Kidionio
Callen
Grim and McDermott
Rockaway
Walnut Hills
Mullen
Surrey
Mora Castle
Tampa
Fla
Olivette
Cuba
Havana
Gomez
Weyler
Dr. McClelland
Ozpark Rapids
Freeman McClelland
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye
Solons
Franmont
Iowa Hebrew
Keokuk
Kaaminor McHugh
Borutxeron
William Bourton
Frank Mathews
Fort Madison
Mason Crry
John McHugh
Qreaco
Little Too
Xhraebom
Mann
Kirsebom
Plymouth County
Oxpan Rapin
State Association of Christian Endeavorers
Richard
Telegraph News
General Grant
Chipasa
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