Nervine touted as nerve support in old remedy ad
An advertisement extols Dr Miles Nervine as a nerve food and medicine to strengthen exhausted nerves and restore nourishment. It recounts a testimonial from Otto Kolb of Evansville Indiana about relief from nervousness after typhoid fever and claims a guaranteed first bottle benefit or refund, with Miles Medical Co. based in Elkhart Indiana.
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Miles’ Nervine
Otto Kolb
Cherry St
Evansville
Ind
Mile Nervine
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Monument to J Sterling Morton unveiled in Morton Park
A large Nebraska City gathering, including Ex-President Grover Cleveland and Gov. Mickey, attended the Arbor Day memorial unveiling for J Sterling Morton. The statue by Rudolph Evans honors Morton, founder of Arbor Day, with inscriptions and a surrounding frieze.
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Memphis
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Iowa
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Apostle of Evolution Inspires Home Builders Following
The passage declares him the apostle of evolution and the inspiration of many home builders who regarded him as their natural leader, guiding pioneers through harsh conditions and subduing refractory challenges.
Stray Tales Quote On a Crowded Streetcar Seat
In a brief quip a young man speaks of his dancer, noting she always secures a seat in a crowded streetcar. The line, “Ty ghe pretty?” followed by his modest boast, frames a lighthearted exchange from Stray stories.
Tobacco a native American plant origin noted in Cuba
Tobacco is a native American plant first observed on the island of Cuba. Ameri can Indians used it before Sir Walter Raleigh introduced it in England.
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Cuba
Sir Walter Raleigh
England
Laughs in London Restaurant Prompt Complaints Peek Through
A London Globe quote shows an American asking a waiter if anyone laughs in the restaurant. The waiter replies that laughter occurs only when there are complaints, capturing a dry humor about English solemnity and service wit.
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The
London Globe
London
Hope You Never Felt That Way
An old New York Press line laments the struggle of going home late at night and climbing stairs as if they were closing in, capturing a moment of frustration with a vivid vivid image of the stairs seeming to crumble.
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New York Press
New York
Hell’s Kitchen
Morton Memorial Unveiled In Nebraska City Ceremony
The Arbor Day memorial in Nebraska City honors Secretary Morton with a granite bronze monument. Attendees included former officials Hilary A. Herbert and David R. Francis, and Morton's siblings and family. The event featured a simple unveiling, a small procession, and a life sketch on the pedestal. The monument cost was funded entirely by public subscription organized by the Arbor Day Memorial Association led by Robert W. Furnas.
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Interior
Cleveson
George L. Miller
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Joy Morton
Sterling Morton
John Nodhouse
Nebraska City
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Misquoted morals and wry musings from a lively era
A collection of quips and witticisms on luck, punctuality, royalty, morality, and human folly. The notes poke fun at railroad smashups, timepieces, absurd gifts, flawed character, perpetual grins, appearing wise, education, clergymen, and women, reflecting a playful editorial tone.
Quotations on Education Liberty Love and Responsibility
A collection of aphoristic lines on education beauty love and liberty. It contrasts power in beauty with what love can unleash and notes limited editions of rare books. It asserts responsibility as a measure of character and the test for both individual and race.
London Bill of Fare Says Sausage and Onions for Fourpence
A London restaurant displays a concise notice listing S. C.25S. 4 and offers sausage and onions with two slices of bread for four pence, illustrating minimal menu wording.
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London
Good Intentions Gone Wrong in a Tentative World
A compact meditation on the gap between good intentions and outcomes. The piece argues that many aims fail not for lack of effort but for misapplied effort and flawed planning, warning that actions lacking clarity and discipline yield flawed results.
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Hell
Self Condemnation a Mistake Insight from Exchange
A brief aphorism notes self condemnation wastes powers of accomplishment. The exchange cites that judging oneself harshly curtails potential and progress. The thought emphasizes inner restraint as key to action and success.
Go Barefoot in Brazil Tradition Persists Among Many Brazilians
A large percentage of Brazil’s population goes barefoot except on Sundays and holidays, reflecting a cultural habit that persists in everyday life and gatherings. The practice highlights economic and climate factors shaping footwear use in Brazilian communities.
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Brazil
France Grapes Industry Employs Millions in Grape Culture
Important French industry report notes grape culture supports over two million workers across the country. It highlights widespread employment in vineyards, wine production, and related services.
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France
National Council Names Officers and Headquarters
The Denver camp announces appointments including adjutant general John Tweedale and Charles A. Clark of Cedar Rapids as judge advocate general. The executive committee of the national council of administration will include the commander in chief adju tant general quartermaster general and seven others.
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Denver
John. Tweeddale
Charles A. Clark
Cedar Rapidg
National Council of Administration
Admissions and budget plan changes at military academy
The board of visitors to the military academy urges tighter admissions standards noting a minimum height for cadets should rise. It also recommends restructuring the building project to fit the current $7.49 million funding, or substantially cut the official $1.69 million estimate to complete work within the original appropriation.
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Washington
Board of Visitors To the Military Academy
Secretary of War
Senate committees back bill to sever church state ties
Paris reports senate committees on separation of church and state discussed the bill at opening of the senate on October 31. The chairman outlined the need to abolish the concordat and resume full police powers over civil and religious organizations. The report approves the bill, already passed by the chamber, as protecting liberty of conscience and state independence.
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Paris
Senate
Chamber
Replica bas relief arrives for Daughters of the American Revolution gift
A bronze bas relief sculpture by David dAngers honoring famous Americans since Washington has arrived at the French embassy for presentation to the Daughters of the American Revolution. French ambassador Jusserand dedicated the gift in April at the society memorial hall during a national building dedication.
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Washington
George Washington
David d’Angers
National Society Daughters of the American
M. Jusserand
Norway debates full powers to negotiate crown with Denmark
In Christiania the storthing pressed for full authority to negotiate with Prince Charles of Denmark for Norway's crown. A referendum on August 13 would approve dissolution of the union, while the debate was postponed to Friday.
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Christiania
Norway
Storthing
Charles
Denmark
Portuguese Troops Battle 3000 Natives in Africa
Official dispatch from the governor reports an October 25 clash in Portuguese West Africa. A native force of about three thousand ambushed a Portuguese column. Troops fortified in two kraals and endured eight hours of fighting before capturing five earth works, killing roughly two hundred natives while sustaining fifteen losses.
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Lison
Portuguese West Africa
Roosevelt Daughter Returns to Washington After Long Journey
Miss Alice Roosevelt, daughter of the president, arrived in Washington at 4 40 p m Friday afternoon completing her long journey from the orient. Major Charles L McCawley of the marine corps and Miss Hagner, secretary to Mrs Roosevelt, met her at the railway station and accompanied her to the White House.
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Washington
Alice Roosevelt
Orient
Charles L. McCawley
Marine Corps
Hagner
Roosevelt
White House
Senator Birkins Calls Senate Commerce Panel Meeting
Senator Birkins, chair of the senate committee on Interstate commerce, called a meeting for November 21 to review testimony from the summer on railroad rate regulation with the aim of reporting a bill to the senate.
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Washington
Birkins
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Senate
Tecumseh Carpenter Invents Tall Grass Mower
W. W. Crockett of Tecumseh, a carpenter, is the inventor of a lawn mower capable of cutting tall and short grass. A model has been built and a satisfactory test completed.
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Tecumseh
W. W. Crockett
Russian prisoners to be moved from Japan to Vladivostok
Russian prisoners in Japan will be transported to Vladivostok aboard vessels of the Russian volunteer fleet and then repatriated to Russia in detachments.
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Japan
Vladivxostock
Russia
Rosen denies plan to succeed Lamsdorf as foreign minister
Washington ambassador Aaron Rosen denies reports that he will take over from Count Lamsdorf as minister of foreign affairs in St. Petersburg.
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Washington
Aaron Rosen
Count Lamsdorf
St. Petersburg
Annexation talk called conspiracy in Havana papers
Havana newspapers frame the annexation discussion as a conspiracy linked to the Anglo-C Cuban treaty and broadly insinuate that Herbert G. Squires, the American minister, is involved.
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Havana
T.e
United States
Herbert G. Squires
Cholera Threat Declared in Siberia Regions
Authorities declare parts of Yomsk Western Siberia Samar Kand Fergana Sydaria and Khive Bokhare at risk of cholera. Officials urge vigilance and preventive measures as health authorities monitor the outbreak.
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Yomsk
Siberia
Samarkand
Fergana Sydaria
Khive and
Bokhare
Osage Reservation Land Use and Wealth Traditions
The Osage reservation spans about 16,000,000 acres once leased to about 25 cattlemen for $45,000 yearly. With small farmers and tenants, land is split into small sections, yielding rich returns to both tenants and Indian landlords as Indians conserve labor and enjoy extensive hospitality.
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Hia
Opage
Russian Census 1897 Final Figures Released
Final results from the 1897 Russian census show total empire population at 126,686,525 excluding Finland as of May 10. Orthodox believers number 67,128,604 with Muslims 13,506,972 and Jews 5,215,805. Literacy reaches 99,070,426.
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Statistical Department
Russian Empire
Finland
Curious Child Breaks Silence Over Candied Grapes
Marguerite Watson, a young girl in a small town, stays silent during a lunch with unusual dishes but finally asks where the candied white grapes came from. Her question ends her mother’s effort to keep quiet.
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Marguerite Watson
Headless Charger at Laval Front
A wartime anecdote recalls Admiral Jau reguiberry at St. Jean-sur-Erre during a retreat on Laval. His horse is decapitated by shell fragments yet the admiral remains in the saddle, frees his feet from the stirrups, then dismounts as the mount collapses. He quips that some imagine sailors cannot ride.
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Jaureguiberry
St. Jean-sur-Erre
Laval
Dundee Advertiser
My Mother's Garden Poem by Alice B. Allen
A tribute poem compares a mother's heart to a garden rich with flowers and symbols. It describes violets of sympathy, lilies of purity, forget-me-nots, purple pansies, snowdrops, and roses on trellises of trust. Song birds celebrate her life and fragrance as a soothing, hopeful memory.
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Hope
Love
Alice B. Allen
Good Housekeeping
Frankfort Celebrates Century of the Frankfurter
Frankfort marks the centenary of the frankfurter with Johann Lahner as the inventor. A Frankfort citizen, Lahner ran a Vienna pork shop in 1798 and created the sausage in 1805. The dish won wide praise, reportedly even the emperor tasted it. Lahner prospered from his creation.
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Frankfort
Johann Lahner
Vienna
Lahner
Nothing New in Modern Fiction, Old Mortality Says
Old Mortality comments on legible inscriptions as he freshens tombstones. He tells bystanders that there is nothing essentially new in modern fiction.
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