Kansas City's New Hall Dedication Shuts Rail and Ball
Kansas City's great public Auditorium Convention hall, the second biggest in the United States, was formally dedicated. John Philip Sousa led concerts for crowds that rivaled Chicago's World's Fair audience, with a grand ball to follow. The 314 by 2 foot, two story stone and terra cotta building seats 15,000 and can hold over 20,000 with standing room. it features a roof garden, no interior columns, and rapid egress. Built for stock shows, concerts, balls, and conventions, it cost 225000 dollars raised by subscriptions.
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Kansas City
Great Public Auditorium
United States
John Philip Sousa
Chicago
Convention Hall
Confederate pensions spark clash over widows and rolls
Gov Sayers urged Congress to extend Confederate pensions with priority for widows, warning against pension fraud by nonentitled individuals. The speech stressed safeguarding the rolls, implying repeal if veterans’ protections are ignored. Other items report Col Enoch T Carson death, Free Homes League meeting, canned beef labeling, and Otis cable on Manila fires.
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Brenham
Tex
Veterans of Green’s Brigade
Gov. Sayers
Delegation Honors McKinley and Nominates Gill
Kansas lawmakers in the next House visit the president to pay respects and thank him for nominating Judge James R. Gill to the federal bench in Indian Territory. Two Meagan brothers, both insane, are taken from South McAlester to Chicago after an incident. Wabash awards 40 locomotives to Baldwin Richmond and Rhode Island works, including 87 inch drive passenger engines. Winnie Davis named honorary regent of the Confederate museum’s solid south room, succeeding her sister Winnie Davis.
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McKinley
Washington
Kansas
House of Representatives
Messrs
Curtis
Calderhead
Long
Bailey
Miller
Reeder
Bowersock
James R. Gill
Springer
Indian Territory
South McAlester
I. T
Owen
James Meagan
Chicago
Wood Street
Owen Meagan
St. Louis
Wabash
Baldwin
Richmond
Rhode Island
Winnie Davia
Hayes
Jefferson Davis
Solid South
Confederate Museum
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Superior Laxative Remedy
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs by the California Fig Syrup Co as a world famous, safe, and effective laxative. It credits eminent physicians and chemists for its formulation and warns against imitations, urging trial for constipation, biliousness, and related ailments. The firm notes its product is the true original Syrup of Figs and cites newspaper ads as a chosen channel for public notice.
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California Fig Syrup Co
United States
Wind versus people and a tense domestic scene
A Washington Star quip condemns town noise while a couple in Detroit endures fate and heat. A man admits preferring wind to people and the wife dreads the heat as sorrow over their losses deepens the moment.
Blue dust and diamonds joke from Jewelers Weekly
A humorous exchange notes that diamonds come from blue dirt while quipping that the man who must supply the dust is the one who pays. The line showcases a gem trade cartoon wit from Jewelers Weekly.
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine Tabs
Advertisement style column touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a one day cure for colds with money back guarantee. Miscellaneous humorous quotes and testimonials from 1800s newspapers mention Piso’s Cure and St Jacobs Oil, reflecting era advertising claims and jokes.
Rural vote memory key to a political rise
A Michigan politician recalls why rural voters shifted against a congress hopeful. At a hort iculture meeting the candidate asked jokes about literary laurels and rhetoric. A backbencher's quip about a committee to raise pumpkins in cities followed, but the rural crowd remembered him at election time.
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Congress
Michigan
Detroit Free Press
Cured Without Medicine Faith Cure Tamed by a Revolver
A Chicago Journal item describes a remarkable rheumatism case where a man, long immobile in both shoulders, regains use of his arms instantly after a figure in a macintosh interacts with him. The scene involves characters debating faith healing versus a pistol driven cure on a lonely road.
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Inverness
Chicago Journal
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad
This ad proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy that reaches the disease at the source, claims blood and mucous surface action, and touts a physician recommended formula. It notes testimonials are available, lists J Cheney & Co of Toledo as makers, and says both products are sold by druggists.
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Hall
J.cheney & CO
Toledo
Proverbial Warnings Echoed in 19th Century Speech
A Chicago Democrat column presents a series of rustic proverbs and aphorisms about honesty, luck, prudence, temperance, and risk. The quips contrast appearances with reality, noting the baleful outcomes of idle generosity, opportunism, and hasty action, all framed in period dialect.
Wild rush of diamond miners at Nullagine
Report from Western Australia describes a diamond rush at Nullagine with many miners eager for riches. The piece warns of severe health decline from exhaustion and nervous strain and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for those effects.
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Nullagine
Western Australia
Hostetter
Seed Catalogue Ad For SalzerGrass Seed Delivers Claims
Promotes Salzer grass seed as superior for hay yields in dry regions and across the United States. Includes offer to send seed catalogue and a sample, with 10 cents postage to John A. Salzer See Co., La Crosse, Wisconsin, and potatoes priced at 1.20 a barrel.
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Salzer
Timothy
Ohio
Ind
Mich
Wis
Lowa
Ill
Kans
Nebr
Mont
Union
John A. Salzer
LA Crosse
Donkey Causes Street Talk As Two Friends Chat
Two friends on a street discuss a donkey that brays wheezes and coughs in distress. One notes the animal seems cold and he pivots to ask about his own cough, reflecting a light conversational moment from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Crescent Hotel Opens February Twenty Third Eureka Springs
Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs Arkansas announces opening February twenty third in the Ozark mountains with pleasant climate and scenery. Offers unequaled medicinal waters and cheap excursion rates with sleepers via Frisco Line. Manager J O Plank can be contacted at Room H Arcade Century Building or Frisco Ticket Office No 101 N Broadway St Louis Missouri. The poor deserve better treatment. St Jacobs Oil advertised for backache muscular aches lumbago sciatica and other pains.
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Ozark Mountains
Frisco
J. O. Plank
Arcade
Century Building
N. Broadway
St. Louis
Senator in Barber Chair Ponders Votes
A famed senator sits in a barber chair with little chance of reelection, as a barber critiques the senator’s dry hair. The exchange features the barbed quip about deadlocks, capturing a sharp, humorous moment from the Chicago Tribune.
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Scott
Chicago Tribune
Grain-O a Nourishing Coffee Substitute Drink
Grain-O is a tasty nourishing beverage to replace coffee. It aids digestion and strengthens the nerves, not a stimulant, and suitable for children and adults. Sold by grocers for about the same price as coffee, 15 or 25 cents.
Molly-Jack Thefts Reported At Far Shore
A note from the Somerville Journal recalls Molly and Jack stealing something from under a rose while observers watched fishing boats at the shore. Dolly asks if it was a little smack as the inquiry unfolds.
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Molly
Jack
Dolly
Somerville Journal
Devout Thanksgiving for Rabbit Stew at Boarding House
A Yonkers Statesman line notes a man’s rare moment of gratitude when the boarding house “eat rubs against his trousers” the day rabbit stew is announced. A wry observation on modest comfort and home cooking.
Allen's Poot- Ease Free Sample Offer
Today write to Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York for a free sample of Allen's Poot Ease a powder to sprinkle in shoes. It cures chilblains sweating damp stollen aching feet makes tight shoes easy and cures corns bunions and ingrowing nails. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores 25 cents. Was Beatrice wee Wag because her husband had appendicitis No she wept because he didn't get it until it was out of style. Chicago Evening
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Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Allen
Beatrice Wee
Chicago Evening News
St Jacobs Oil Cures Soreness and Bruises, Advertised Claims
A fragmented reader-constructed item cites various testimonials and quips about St Jacobs Oil, noting claims it cures soreness stiffness backache sprains bruises and other ailments. It references multiple newspapers including Indianapolis Journal Olean Times and Chicago Daily News in a period-voice roundup.
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St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Oil
Comforting Words To Women From Mrs Pinkham
A Galveston woman thanks Mrs Pinkham for Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash after relief from backache headaches whites stomach trouble and menstrual pain. The letter praises the remedy and urges all women to try it, noting its impact on homes and health.
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Lydia
L. Pinkham
Lydia KE
Pinkham
Lydia E. Piakhami
Alabastine Wall Coating Promises Durability and Ease
Advertises Alabastine as the original durable wall coating distinct from kalsemine products. Sold in five pound dry packages with directions, ready for use by adding cold water. Claims to replace sealing kalsemines, wallpaper, and paint for walls on plaster brick wood or canvas.
Classification of Kalsomines and Ala Bastine Types
Kalsomines are inexpensive, temporary wall coatings made from whitening chalk and clay, applied with decaying animal glue. Ala bastine is a rock base cement that sets and hardens with age, can be recoated without washing off prior layers. A four-pound kilo package of light kalsomine is sold to dealers for four pounds and offered to customers as a five-pound package.
Alabastine Advised for Public Building Walls
Interior walls of churches schools and public halls should be coated only with Alabastine. It resists rubbing and scaling, stays clean over time, and is recommended for every building owner. Request a free copy of our paper and dealer card from Alabastine Co. Grand Rapids Mich.
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Alabastine Co
Grand Rapids
Mich
Beware false wax coating substitutes in paint sales
The notice warns buyers against dealers claiming to sell the same or similar products as Alabastine. It cautions about deceptive sales of cheaper substitutes and the legal risks to both dealers and consumers for selling or using infringing wax coatings. Alabastine Co. holds the rights to mix and sell wax coatings with cold water.
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Alabastine
Alabastin Co
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