Royal Yachts and State Ships Compare Across Nations
The article notes that the U S plans a dedicated executive yacht the Sylph to accompany the president and Dolphin for official cruises while detailing Britain Russia and others imperial private yachts. It compares sizes speeds armament and roles of vessels including the Standart Hohenlllorn and the Queen's fleet. It highlights royal expectations and naval designs for luxury and power.
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Washington
Mount Vernon
Navy
United States
England
Harrison
Cleveland
McKinley
British Admiralty
Prince of Wales
Wederm
Architectu
William
Kiel
Columbia
Hohensollern
New York
Russia
Czar
Minneapolis
King Humbert
Royalty Seeks Official Action on Yacht Fleets
An official note outlines that the Tulian people may be asked to provide a yacht for the royal fleet when the sovereign wishes to make an official voyage. For short cruises he uses a private yacht financed from his own funds.
Elections Across States Reshape Seats and Ballots
Twenty five states plan gubernatorial races this autumn with many also choosing legislatures and other officers. Debates focus on finance following gold standard and free silver stances, while issues of territorial expansion and local government shape party plans. In New York soldiers voting logistics complicates ballots, and senate composition hinges on state election outcomes.
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Oregon
House of Representatives
Democrats
People's Party
Pennsylvania
New York
United States
United States Senate
Japan
A Fauntless Twist in a Lodging House Fire
An employer helps a shocked worker escape through a window during a lodging house blaze. Mike, emerging unharmed but claiming pain, quips that he has suffered a mighty bad twist, as reported by the Detroit Free Press.
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Mike
Detroit Free. Press
Messog Virtue Delights in Nutty Shoes
A humorous Detroit Free Press item depicts a fond mother discovering her child in a heap on the floor protesting new shoes. The child cites Nettie’s squeaky shoes as a reason to refuse, insisting her own do not squeak.
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Messog
Nettie
Detroit Free Press
Grand affair described as immense by Chicago Tribune
A lively exchange references a grand event and a parade, noting observers and a vendor who was busy filling rain coat and umbrella orders during the Chicago Tribune era.
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Chicago Tribune
What is your idea of a literary classic
Willie Washington asks the meaning of a literary classic and discusses authors who create enduring works. The exchange notes that writers produce pieces meant to be appreciated long after their first publication.
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Quae Wien
Willie Washington
eWashington Star
Catarth Cannes Be Cured with Local Applications
The text describes a confusing remedy approach and medical jargon about cures and applications. It mentions local treatments and mucous surfaces and references actions and symptoms in a disorderly manner. It reads as an unclear medical note with no clear outcome or subject.
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Cannes
Discaca
Fragmentary public notice from Indianapolis Journal text
Partial OCR reads a quarrel line about a “horrid cook of the Browns” and a hat, with mistaken identities and hair shade remarks. Mentions Mire Winslow's Seething Syrup and garbled phrases like “breal ten wind one nennbottin” without clear context or dates.
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Anapolis Journal
Winslow
Breal
Dialog of mistaken recognition and wedding cinema talk
A brief exchange shows a man and woman failing to recognize each other on the street. The man notes seeing her twice, while she says she did not notice him. The item mentions a trend toward filming weddings and wedding-related courship cinematography reflecting social habits.
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Chicago News
On wash day count tramps among the immunes
On wash day, count tramps among the immunes. The line compares laborers to soldiers in a wartime context, reflecting social attitudes and surveillance practices. The text uses stark imagery to question status and obligations during taxing routines.
Public Opinion Divided on Health Wisdom in Philippines
The piece notes a divided public opinion on health practices in the Philippines and mentions Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as widely used. It presents the product as both a preventive and cure for malarial fevers and stomach disorders.
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Philippines
Spiteful remark sparks a playful salon chat
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt Maud and Irene tease about a visitor named Flint, discussing his facial hair and appearance with light humor. The exchange notes a long dark mustache and a joking suggestion of a nose as a nearby feature.
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Sflint
Irene—Sflint
Maud
Irene
Chicago Tribune
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
A list of patents issued to inventors in Minnesota and nearby states includes Lars M. Alderson Moorhead James H Bird Mankato Minnesota and others for devices such as a gasometer hat box fence gate combined drill and hay fork. Names mention Ole Hanson Cyrus and Albert Penrose among regional patentees. The brief item mixes literary quotes and unrelated chatter from the Chicago Tribune and Herrick.
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Northwestern
Lars M
A. G. Alderson
Moor
Nena
Litchfield
Minn
A .F. Hardy
Menpol
John Mueller
Lisbon
N. C
Hay Fork
Albert RB. Penprose
Dal Minn
Victor Franklin
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Rylph
Pat
Enekers
Atace & Mav. Cateseasheare
Weshington
B. C
Leate, B
Indianapolis Journal
Paterts
B. E. Landon
Herrick
Sapolio
Weenie
Woodward
Grain Commission
Chicago
Milwaukee
Duluth
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