Cuban and Venezuelan diplomacy and U S policy notes
Cuban delegates completed talks in Washington with no pledge of reciprocal relations and no power to alter the Platt amendment. Venezuela apologized to the United States over the Baiz affair and the Loomis note, while Secretary Root orders tighter military spending and a post office parcels plan.
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Commission
United States
Cuba
Constitutional Convention
McKinley
Congress
Venezuela
Ignacio Baiz
Baiz
Loomis
State Department
Spadding
Post Office Department
Chicago
Germany
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Cleveland
Detroit
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati
New Orleans
San Francisco
Grain-O Promises Coffee Substitute for Children
Advertising copy touts Grain-O as a nourishing grain based drink for children that tastes like coffee yet costs about a quarter of the price. It claims Grain-O can replace coffee in the diet and be sold by grocers in 15¢ and 25¢ packages.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Loledo
Buving Hall
Toledo
Ohio
Scrub to Thoroughbred Debate Cites Fatal Car Tragedy
Fragment notes Mrs. Austins dress and family dialogue amid a Caste dispute. The text mentions a scrub becoming a thoroughbred only by being killed by cars and suing the company for value. A quote about Piso’s Cure for Consumption closes the excerpt with a dated testimonial from Thos. Robbins of Maple Street, Norwich, NY on February 17, 1900.
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Detroit Journal
Thos. Robbins
Maple Street
Norwich, N.Y
Making Light of It Tesla Wireless Light
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip pokes fun at Tesla's wireless light as possibly clever but not practically substantial. The remark suggests skepticism about the device's real value beyond novelty.
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Tesla
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rheumatic Cure Offer and New York Harbor Note
A Rheumatic Cure promotion invites readers to write Dr Shoop in Racine Wisconsin for six doses with no upfront payment and a $5 50 charge only if cured. The piece also notes New York as the nation's leading commercial hub with nine tenths of imports and exports passing through its harbor.
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McHinley
New York
Harbor
CAA« Carets
Stirlisq Remedy CO
Chicago
Mrs Austin’s New Dress Mentioned With Stamps Ad
An advertisement for air cushion rubber stamps and printing outfits lists Mrs Austin’s dress mention and invites customers to specify their needs for pricing. LockBox 219 Fort Wayne Ind.
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Mrs. Austin
Mrs Austin
LockBox
Fort Wayne
Ind
Nickel Plate Offers One Fare Sunday Excursion Tickets
Beginning Sunday May 5 the Nickel Plate Road sells Sunday excursion tickets between any two stations at a single round trip fare valid for same day travel only. Tickets available by writing calling or visiting the nearest agent or C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Ind.
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C. A. Asterlin
Wayne
Ind
Buffalo
Nickel Plate Road
Claypool
Steup
Fort Wayne
Lnd
Jefferson Portrait Mistaken for Actor Joe Jefferson
In a Capitol lobby a visitor mistook a Thomas Jefferson portrait for actor Joe Jefferson in Bob Acres costume. The anecdote, shared with a group of young ladies, reflects playful sightseeing at the Capitol. Also notes a warning about mercury in catarrh remedies and mentions the Duchess of Albany riding a bicycle.
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Capitol
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson
Bob Acres
Mr. Jefferson
Joe Jefferson
Washington Post
Free Allen's Foot Ease Sample Offer Ad
A dated ad offers a free Allen's Foot-Ease sample from Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY for foot relief claims. It also includes travel ads, a Baltimore area size note, a Pan-American Exposition train offer from Claypool Indiana to Buffalo with May dates, and a teething syrup for children.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
WN. Y
Grain-O the healthful coffee substitute promotes digestion
The advertisement touts Grain-O as a grain based drink that avoids the nerves insomnia and bad complexion caused by coffee. It claims Grain-O is healthful nourishing appetizing and indistinguishable from the finest coffee when prepared properly. It is cheaper about four percent of coffee and suitable for children and adults.
Shift in Southern farming cuts plantation era ties
The Confederacy era plantations fade as farm sizes shrink and farm ownership rises. many former tenants now own the lands they till, signaling a major shift in Southern agricultural demographics.
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South
Nickel Plate Road Announces $1 Summer Excursions
The Nickel Plate Road will launch Sunday ex cursions on May 7 for groups of five or more traveling between any two stations within 100 miles. The price per person is $1.00. Organize your party and contact an agent or C A Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana for details.
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Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
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