War reflections from Taku by an army student sailor
M C Henry, former agricultural college student now in the army on the transport Grant at Taku, writes on the China siege from the frontline. He compares troops from Russia, Britain India, Japan, and others, notes brutal treatment of conscripts, and predicts the conflict will widen into a broader international war as Pekin looms.
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United States
Trine
England
British India
British China
Vaterland
Austria
Itoi
Russia
Philippines
Taku
Thia
Europe
M. C. Henry
Agricultural College
Tam
Tale
Anait
China
Pekin
Philippine
Manila
Rome
Pelho River
Tien Tein
Tien Tain
Stomach Bitters Promised To Strengthen Nerves And Blood
An advertisement touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for constipation indigestion dyspepsia nervousness and a preventive against malaria fever and ague. It urges faithful use and notes a private revenue stamp on the bottle neck for authenticity. The Library of Professor Bunsen may be exported to the United States via Gustav Teck of Leipsic who acted for buyers in this country.
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Professor Bunsen
Heidelberg
United States
Gustav Teck
Leipsic
Family learns Galveston disaster victim to be buried
Mrs J 8 Huffman of Walhalla received word from her brother that their father’s body, lost in the Galveston disaster, has been recovered and is on the way home for burial. The same item notes politics as a remark about Democrats in Congress voting to continue imperialism in Hawaii.
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J. 8
Huffman
Walhalla
Galveston
Con-Grem
Hawaii
Republicans Look to Victory as Campaign Efforts Intensify
Washington reports brighter prospects for McKinley as Republicans press hard to win control of Congress. Eastern states including New York and Maryland shift toward GOP while Croker dismisses national bets as wash. Senate and House balance emerge as key contest with expansionist views debated amid 1890s political tension.
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Washington
New York
Maryland
West Virginia
Delaware
Connecticut
New Jersey
Bryan
McKinley
Croker
Nebraska
New York City
New York Democracy
Kansas City
Senator Platt
House of Representatives
Aways
Hayes
Tilton
Allen G. Thurman
Mexico
Congress
Stephen A. Douglas
Columbus Delano
Thurman
Douglas
W. A. Clark
Senate
Montana
Dakotas
Wyoming
Pacific Coast
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Claim
An old advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal cure for female troubles claiming it has cured more than a million women and cites the product from Ly h m Massachusetts.
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Lila
Lydia E. Pinkham
Vera
Clarke eyes Republican ticket across mountain states
The speaker notes support for the Republican ticket in Montana Idaho and Utah while predicting those states will back Bryan, arguing broad prosperity across the region.
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Clarke
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Bryan
AFTER GERMANS DEMOCRAT WIPPERMAN CAMPAIGNS WEST
Max Wipperman the Democratic candidate for governor pursues a personal campaign among Germans in western North Dakota areas like Morton Richland and Wasth counties. He engages voters directly while fusionists push Carmody in the west and enforcement questions divide support. Prohibition candidate Wooley travels to Chattanooga for Lookout addresses as party dynamics unfold.
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Max Wipperman
Missouri River
Wipperman
West Missouri
Morton County
New Salem
Red River Valley
Missouri
Richland
Wasth County
Wipperman Cout
Grand Forks
Traill
Pembina
Prohibition
State Enforcement League
Carmody
League
Comstock
Repubican
Hotel remodeling advances amid delays and changes
Interior and exterior work on the new hotel surges forward after several delays caused by plan changes and material substitutions. Brickwork rises rapidly with light red bricks and red mortar, plate glass windows on the lower floor, stone trim, and planned interior upgrades including a larger dining room, enhanced offices, a separate servants annex, and thorough wiring and plumbing. The project aims to near completion in about a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plana
O ‘Po
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Efficacy With Endorsement
A letter from John Hyatt Fergus Falls Minnesota claims Mrs Hyatt eased kidney symptoms after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The report notes improved function and mood, with the pills sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo sole US agents priced at ten cents per box. A London Times note projects London's 1921 population near 7 million.
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London Bridge
Doan
John Hyatt
Fergus Falla
Minn
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
Donne
School Notes on Bismarck Enrollment and Attendance
Enrollment in Bismarck public schools for September shows 421 pupils with 414 present at month end, 7 left. Attendance steady, tardiness minimal in upper classes, parochial school enrollment cited as population indicator, early progress promising with few non residents and strong high school course pursuit.
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Bismarck
Eeven
Mies Settle
Casselman
St. Mary's Parochial
Wilton Items on Coal Mines and Local Work
The report notes coal from the new mine improving locomotive performance and reducing fuel use versus Ecklund coal. Washburn says demand exceeds mine output, with extensive improvements including a new bridge and trackside engine placement. Also mentioned are flax and wheat yields in Ghylin township and new basement excavation by Glineburg & Levin in Bismarck.
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B.C. Washburn
Wwe
Eleine Leeks Co
Washburn Company
Wilton Nex
Ecklund
Washburn
D. B. Johnson
al Schallern’s
Mandan
A. M. Johnson
Ghylin
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North Dakota
Bia
Japan
Ae Rusela Haa
She Ie Mat
Hostetter
Lydis & Pinkham Med
Lymm, Mass
Chattanooga
Tenn
Wooley
Sheridan
The
London Times
London
Soo
Wilton
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