The World’s Rivers: Lengths and Features
A compact overview notes river lengths and drains across regions. It cites the Nile and Mississippi scales, Rhine and Danube protections, and rivers named Tiber and Jordan, with measurements from the New York Advertiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigris
Tiber
Zambezi
South America
United States
Ganges
Mississippi
Jordan
Connecticut
New England
China
Europe
Danube
Texas
Siberia
Nile
Great Lakes
Africa
Thames
England
Canada
Columbia River
Oregon
Arkansas River
Donts for Lovers
Advice on maintaining affection and avoiding jealousy in relationships. Encourages sentimentality, remembering past connections, and resisting public flattery while warning against testing partners and undue jealousy. Emphasizes belief in engagement and the futility of doubting love.
Prohibition Party Opens National Nomination in Pittsburg
Chairman Samuel Dickie of the Prohibition party convenes the national nominating gathering for May 27 in Pittsburg. Other parties set conventions in St. Louis and Chicago with dates through July, while a national free silver convention also forms in St. Louis to align with the Populists.
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Samuel Dickie
Prohibition Party
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Chicago
St. Louie
Belgium May Shift From Monarchy to Republic Says Uprising Likely
The article notes Belgium could become Europe’s first republic after King Leopold II dies. It states the king is in his sixties, has three daughters, and the heir is the second son of a brother as the oldest son died poorly in public view. Prince Albert is unpopular and unlikely to ascend. A majority reportedly tires of monarchy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Leopold II
Prince Albert
Eleven Brothers Visit For Sleigh Rides At Seminary
The principal at a Young Ladies Seminary remarks on a large family, noting eleven of Gussie’s brothers visited this winter for sleigh rides. She adds that the tall blue-eyed brother is expected again tomorrow, leaving a curious impression on the parent.
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Young Ladies Seminary
Gussies
Free Dr King New Life Pills Sample Offer
Free pills offer from H. K. Buck len Co Chicago for Dr King New Life Pills. Claims include relief for constipation sick headache malaria and liver troubles with a vegetable formula. Regular box 25 cents sold by S Burr Jr Druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. Bucklen & Co
Chicago
Dr. King
Burr, Jr
One Minute Cough Care Promises Quick Relief
The notice advertises One Minute Cough Care as a immediate relief remedy for coughs and croup. It urges readers to rely on this product rather than experimenting and claims to be harmless with instant results, endorsed by Dr. W. A. Wriaur.
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W. A. Wriaur
Royal Baking Powder Company Cream of Tartar Leader
The Royal Baking Powder Company controls its own cream of tartar factory and processes to make the only absolutely pure cream of tartar. It ships to millions of homes worldwide and supplies the Army and Navy, transatlantic steamers, hotels, and restaurants. The Royal is recommended by top chefs and authorities and its sales exceed all other brands combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Baking Powder Company
Royal
One Minute Cough Cure Promoted For Colds and Coughs
The ad touts One Minute Cough Cure as effective when coughs or colds strike. It claims the remedy acts at the right spot and right time to stop coughing, featuring Dr. W. A. Wriaur endorsing the product.
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W. A. Wriaur
Entertainers in London Offer Social Mischief and High Society
Describes a London scam where gentlemen pose as fashionable guests to entertain at social events. Guests pay from five guineas to fifty dollars for “good social attainments” and a staff of men of family who ensure lively gatherings.
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London
Precious Perfume Finds at Pompeii and Ink History
In Pompeii researchers found many bottles once containing perfumes. One two gallon jar held an exceptionally delicate perfume that rapidly evaporated when exposed to air, prompting hermetic sealing. The text notes fading ink in 15th and 16th century manuscripts as lampblack inks fell out of use and chemical inks rose in popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pompeii
Farmers advised to reduce cotton acreage for prosperity
A South farmer argues against expanding cotton grown area. He cites past oversupply, hopeful prices, and urges reducing cotton in favor of provision crops. He endorses intensive farming, soil improvement, and careful land management to boost yields and preserve fertility.
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England
Atlanta Constitution
W. G. Cross
Bibb County
J.S. DeJarnette
South Fork
Ark
W.S. Dill
Sandy Flat
8. C
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Potomac
British Islands
Lake Stack
N. Y
Central of Georgia Railway Company
Atlanta Griffin Barnesville Forsyth Macon
Killedgeville
Tennille
Wadley Millen
Savannah Fort Valley
Americus Dawson Albeny
Thomasville
Jacksonville Unty Rail Road
Nour Daily
Atlanta
Savannah
Tampa
Macon
W. J
J. C. Haile
Gen. Pass
Theo
D. Kline
Barnesville
Thomaston
Kat
Boreymoon
Earth
John Gavin
Dayton
Ohio
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Schofield
Gullett
Hancock
J. S. Schofield Sons., & Company
Any. Macon, GA
W. A. Wriner
Syracuse Post
Nesbitt
Dill
Georgia
New York
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