Mint Shuts In Philadelphia For Two Weeks Of Repairs
The U S mint in Philadelphia will close for two weeks for essential repairs. A statement reports the year’s coinage: gold 2,288,185 pieces valued at 35,922,907. total silver 13,377,626 pieces valued at 7,033,189.70. five cent pieces 8,153,052 valued at 46,167,422. The excess coinage for the year ending June 30, 1896 over the prior year totals 26,030,694 pieces valued at 18,883,077.95.
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United States
Philadelphia
The Feminine Observer Fashion Notes and Social Wit
A Philadelphia Times flavor piece notes mid summer fashion trends with white satin garments sleeveless Eton jackets gauze lace trims and loose gloves. It comments on women’s social attention bicycle fashion in Chestnut Street and a bold male bicycle enthusiast with a red velvet gold fringed saddle valance.
Five oclocking and English tea in France
A London News blurb notes a young Frenchman who dreads five oclocking tea, because he must drink it at home as everyone else does. The piece observes that made in England remains popular abroad and suggests social rituals like lawn tennis and garden parties may strengthen Franco British ties under Cronstadt.
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France
England
Cronstadt
London News
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Ad
Public notice for Bucklen’s Arnica Salve claiming cures for cuts sores ulcers eczema and piles with money back guarantee. Sold by S B Burr Jrs at 25 cents a box.
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S.B. Burr Jrs
South Carolina Leaders Tie Reform Credit to Public Will
An interview with Gov. Evans explains the strategy behind Tillman era politics. He says the plan is to discover what the people want and then urge them to act, while dressing up ideas and taking credit for reforms.
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Cov. Evans
South Carolina
Tillman
One Minute Cough Cure Promoted as Harmless Remedy
The advertisement claims One Minute as the standard time and cure for every form of cough or cold. It asserts immediate results with the only harmless remedy, attributed to Dr. W A Wricer.
One Minute Cough Cure Brings Relief Says Dr WriGHr
A short note touts One Minute Cough Cure as a quick relief, credited to Dr WriGHr. The claim is framed as a simple endorsement of the remedy.
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W. A. Wrighr
Through the Wood Love in Winter Memory
A 19th century style lyric recalls a lost love walked through various woods and seasons. The speaker remembers May happiness contrasted with last year’s loneliness as winter winds wither the beloved’s former green wood. The piece ends with fading shared memories and a sense of eroded affection.
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Love
Young Clara at the mill child becomes young lady of love
Clara, a 16 year old daughter of a Avesnes miller, enjoys summers at the countryside with poetry and social galas. Her cousin Albert returns, a medical student with romantic aims, and a third man appears, stirring tensions as Clara blushes and considers marriage.
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Clara
Avesnes
Lamartine
Albert
Liam
Aisculapius
Paris
Alfred de Musset
Mademoiselle
Tack
Qlara
de Musset
Clara and Albert Drama Sparks Wedding Twist
Clara agrees to marry Jack while Albert confesses love and plans to stop the wedding. Clara rebukes him and reveals Jack’s role. A note on mountain railways follows, highlighting historic lines and steep grades.
Sorrow and faith amid loss in a reflective tribute
A nostalgic meditation on grief and the consolations of faith. The author shares personal sorrow from losing loved ones and recalls literary and biblical reflections. The piece cites Leigh Hunt and Bonnie Briar Bush themes, linking it to Arthurian imagery of mothers and children, and ends with a prayer to fulfill earthly duties.
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David
Despond
D Kierce
Ilis Ion
Leigh Hunt
Bonnie Briar Bush
Marget
George
Free Trial of Dr King’s New Discovery and Life Pills
Advertises free trial bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery and New Life Pills. Instructions to send name and address to H. Bucklen in Chicago and receive a sample box and Guide to Health free, guaranteed to benefit at no cost. Available at SRE Burr Jr's drug store.
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Dr. King
H. FE. Bucklen & the
Chicago
SRE Burr Jr
Three famous quotes Blackburn cites as timeless
Kentucky figure Blackburn names three sentences he deems eternal. He places Christ's “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do” first, then Napoleon addressing his soldiers, and finally Horace Greeley’s lament upon nomination, with a note about Rome and Troy.
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Blackburn
Kentucky
Christ
Calvery
Napoleon
Greeley
Rome
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Ort
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Commercial College
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Ton
Feminine
Eton
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia Times
Johnston
Eufaula
Ala
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Rene
Els
Georgia
BP. P.P
Zippman
P.P. P
BP. P. P
J. S. Dupriss
Newnanville
Fla
P. P.P
W. H. Wilder
Albany
Drs. J. M
M. T. Richardson
Piedmont, &. C
the Hot Springs
Ark
James M. Newton
Aberdeen, Brown Co
P.P.P
J. D. Johnston
Johnston & Co
Savannah, Ga
Lippman
Atlantic
Pacific
Lifpman
LIP
Phan Bros., Racrorses
Lippman Bilock
Savannah
Bucklen
Dre. W. A. Wricer
New York Tribune
Jack
Mussot
Museet
Mountain Railways
Euurope
Rigi
Mount Washington Railway
America
Petersburg
Germany
Mount Pilatus
Switzerland
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