Salisbury Rejects Boer Mediation Demands in War Stand
Officials in Washington report Lord Salisbury’s reply rejects U S mediation and declares Britain will not tolerate Boer independence or peace terms before Britain is ready. The exchange frames future conflict as ongoing unless the republics recognize British will and Russia and France face the same risk.
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Great Britain
State Department
Washington
United States
Kruger
Steyn
South Africa
Lord Salisbury
Russia
France
Kruyr and Steyn
South African Republic
Orange Free State
Londor Tather
McKinley Signs Financial Bill Into Law
President McKinley affixed his signature to the financial bill on Wednesday afternoon, finalizing the measure as law after passage in the Senate. The act fixes the dollar as the standard and empowers the Treasury to maintain parity across money forms, with a $150 million gold transfer to a redemption fund and altered national bank capital and circulation rules boosting overall credit capacity.
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McKkinley
Financelal
Senate
Gage
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Bureaus
General Fund
Treasury
United States
Church and Clergy Notes From a Busy Era
The article reports on Methodist salaries in the United States averaging 473.35 dollars last year, a six year old YMCA in Rome thriving, missionary efforts in Brooklyn and England, and a push to Christianize Filipinos led by Chinese Christians in Noi. It notes a 1900s Roman Catholic workers congress in Paris, Moody institution funding, and Methodist Year Book figures of 17 583 ministers and 2 871 045 probationers. It also mentions Congregational Church Building Society funding, bible price rises tied to ink costs, retirement of Dr Guinness Rogers from Grafton Square Chapel, a London nonconformist choir competition at Crystal Palace, and Bradford reorganization from a red point of view including church building and parish rearrangements.
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United States
Young Men’s Christian Association
Rome
Brookly
Presbyterian Church In
England
Noile
Paris
Dr. Moody
Northfield
Congregational Church Building Society
Guinness Rogers
Graftor Square Chapel
London
Church Choirse of
Crystal Palace
Bradford
Peruna Recommended As Top Tonic For Catarrh
W L Chambers endorses Peruna as one of the best tonics and remedies for catarrh praising its efficacy for sufferers in need of a good medicine. The testimonial emphasizes strong personal satisfaction and a high recommendation.
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W. L. Chambers
I Wouldn’t Lie About Fare for Ethel
The Chicago Post quotes a woman who refuses to pay a fare for Ethel claiming the child is five years old, insisting she only told the conductor that fact to avoid lying. She notes Ethel has appeared five every day for years.
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Ethel
Chicago Post
Hall's Catarrh Cure. One Hundred Jollars Reward
We offer One Hundred Jollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co, Toledo, O. We the undersigned have known F J Cheney for 15 years and believe him honorable and able to fulfill obligations. West & Truax and Walding Kinnan & Marvin, wholesale druggists Toledo O endorse. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, works on blood and mucous surfaces. Prices 7c per bottle, sold by all drigists, testimonials free.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
American Locomotive output sets yearly record in 1890
American Locomotive Building Company reporters note 2,473 locomotives built in 1890 the largest yearly total, 598 more than 1898, with over a quarter shipped abroad to foreign railway companies.
Curious Arabian Practice Reveals Widow’s Posttomb Prayer
A traditional custom notes an Arab widow seeking remarriage visits her late husband’s tomb the night before a new wedding and pleads for forgiveness to avoid offense. The practice reflects cultural views on mourning and union in the region’s social norms.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Mothers
Letters from two women report relief from infertility and reproductive issues after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs. Minnie Finkle of Roscoe New York says she became a mother of a healthy baby boy, while Mrs. Mary Lane of Coytee Tennessee credits easing pain and a successful pregnancy with the medicine.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mary Lane
Sacred Treasures and Everyday Remedies Column
A miscellany of items including a Bible anecdote from San Francisco, ad copy for Ely's Cream Balm and Dream Balm, Allen's Foot-Ease free sample offer, Grain-O as a coffee substitute, Lane's Family Medicine claims, and notes on American hickory wood for wagons.
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Bobbie
San Francisco Examiner
What Shall We Have for Dessert
A brief ad notes T' O a delicious and healthful dessert prepared in two minutes. No boiling, no baking, just add hot water and let it cool. Flavors listed include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry offered at grocers for 10 cents. The ad closes with a proverb about self-improvement.
Nickel Plate Homeseekers Excursion April 3 1900
The Nickel Plate Road announces an Homeseekers Excursion to western northern and southwestern points on April 3 1900. Tickets good for return within 21 days at one fare plus $2.00 round trip. Inquiries via agents or C A Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana. Bir Winslow’s Soornixa Brace for Children promised.
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Excurson
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Overland Limited and Pacific Express Passenger Trains
Train notices describe the Overland Limited running daily Chicago 6 30 pm arriving San Francisco third day and Los Angeles next morning with no car changes and full dining and lounge services. The Pacific Express departs Chicago 10 30 pm offering through sleepers and guided excursions weekly via Chicago and Northwestern.
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Chicago
Union Pacific and
North- Western Line
Overland Limited
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pacific Express
California
Chicago & Northwestern Ba Y
W. B. Eniskern
Fifth Avenue
Disproven remark sparks quip from Dolan on beauty
A Washington Star quote captures a quip by Dolan about beauty being skin deep. Rafferty is referenced, with a joking exchange that compares value to a baked potato.
Salzer Seed Co Catalog Prompting Orders to Farmers
A notice urges farmers to order Salzer Seed Co catalogs from La Crosse Wisconsin. The message highlights seeds including Spoeltz Bromus Rape Corn and Oats as remarkable offerings likely to increase wealth. Postage is requested to receive the catalog.
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Spoeltz
Mr. Farmer
Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Demoralizing Women and Taxes Discussed in Indianapolis Journal
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal cites a conversation about buying a house and taxes, with a man mentioning taxes and a woman dismissing them as nonsense while noting paternal avoidance of taxes.
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Indianapolis Journal
For Sale Cheap Road Horse and Carriage Items
Auction note offers a road horse suitable for a lady driver plus a top buggy handsome trap and a speeding cutter. Includes two sets single harness. Respond with Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana for interest.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
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Ely Brothers
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Chee
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