Night in Alphonso Pack Train Thirteen Feeds Hope
A narrator recalls a moonlit night in Alphonso Luzon where hungry infantry share scarce rations with packers. Pack mules, bell mare, and seasoned veterans like Old Dad and Broken Foot Bill reveal rugged camaraderie as a beefy pack train brings relief and stories to weary soldiers.
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Alphonso
Luzon
Uncle Sam
Old Dad
Geronimo
Scar Face
Rio Grande
Dirty Ike
Reno
Sitting Bull
Ike
Custer
Montana
Broken Foot
Bill
Cape Horn
Port Said
Suez
Svar
Foot Bill
Broker Foot
Mankiller
Old Moon Eye
Moon Eye
Hisself
St. Louis
Bill Burdsell
General Schwan
Ornamental Skyscraper Aims to Ease City’s Eyesores
New York building nearing completion will be first to use Paris inspired decorative façades on its sides to soften the skyline. Owner and architects chose a simple tasteful ornamentation aligning with the main façades, contrasting with plain brick appearances on neighboring structures.
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New York
Pittsburg Post
Paris
Patents: Northwestern inventors issued last week
Richards S Cuddihy of St Paul Minn received a cinder proof cap or cover James E Davidson of Butte Mont electric arc lamp Herman Grams of Dexter Minn traction engine Stephen A Huntley of Elk Point S D firearm John J Ober of Kibbey Mont gate hinge Michael J Sasgeh of St Matthias Minn wagon box and hay rack lifter Merwin Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys 911 and 912 Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul
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Northwestern
Richards S. Cuddihy
St. Paul
Minn
James E. Davidson
Butte
Mont
Herman Grams
Dexter
Stephen A. Huntley
Elk Point
S. D
John J. Ober
Kibbey
Michael J. Sasgeh
St. Matthias
Merwin, Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
Train stop question lingers in old Indianapolis Prose
An old lady asks the brakeman how long the train stays, he says four minutes. The dialogue shifts with quirky lines about being a whistle as the time passes from 2 to 2 02.
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Indianapolis Press
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and endorsements
An old advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for uncurable catarrh and endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills. It lists F. J. Cheney & Co as owners and notes endorsements from West & Truax and Walding Kinnan & Marvin, Toledo wholesale druggists. The copy explains internal action and prices per bottle and asserts druggists carry the products.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Ohio
Hall
A Truthful Man Miss Plainface Dialogue
A fragment from Brooklyn Life presents Miss Plainface asking if happiness depends on money. Mr Seekrox struggles to respond as an emotional moment unfolds revealing doubt about wealth and contentment.
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Miss Plainface
Mr. Seekrox
Brooklyn
Ladies Can Wear Shoes One Size Smaller After Using Allen's
Uses for Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease tight shoes and swollen feet. Promises relief from sweating, aching feet, ingrown nails, corns and bunions. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Free trial by mail from Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Little Black Jerry Refuses to Go Far
A brief line from the Indianapolis Journal features Little Black Jerry and Bin Thar in a dialect exchange. Jerry insists he will not go anywhere, claiming he has already been where he plans to go.
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Black Joe
Hullo
Jerry
Little Black
Indianapolis Journal
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain and wind colic in children. The 25 cent bottle promises gum softening and relief for crying and discomfort.
Front Porch Owner Faces Aims Of Character And Worth
A reflective line about a woman who owns a front porch adopting airs and the idea that without decisive character no person can achieve much. The remark ties personal demeanor to social worth and success.
Piso's Cure Ad Confirmed By Endesly In Indiana
A testimonial from W O Endsley of Vanburen Indiana dated February 10 1900 claims Piso's Cure for throat and lung ailments as the best medicine used. The second line questions whether any state is more pitied than kittenish giggling old age.
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Piso
W. O. Endsley
Vanburen, Ind
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ST. Mary’s Academy
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Harvey
Ill
Chicago
Ore
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Castoria
Otaur Company
New York City
Namie
Wm. Donaldson & Co
Glass Block
Minneapolis
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