West Virginia Day at the Jamestown Exposition
West Virginia Day will be celebrated July 2 at the Jamestown Exposition with a large program. The event includes a coal column dedication, a reception for Secretary Cortelyou, and speeches by Governor Dawson and other dignitaries. The West Virginia building features extensive exhibits and historical displays.
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West Virginia
West Virginia University
West
States Palace
Mines Palace
Palace of Education
Palace of History
Hampton Roads
Frederick D. Grant
P. P. Harrington
Neil Robinson
Wm. A. MacCorkle
H. St. George ‘Tucker
Wm. M O. Dawson
George B. Cartelyou
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Auditorium
S. B. Elkins
West Virginia Commission
H. St. George Tucker
Wm. M. O. Dawson
Claude A. Swanson
Virginia
Cortelyou
Sinarapan the Luzon Minnow Tops World’s Smallest Vertebrates
A tiny fish called sinarapan, found in a Luzon mountain lake, ranks as the smallest vertebrate. It measures under an inch, requires about 6000 to weigh a pound, and is dried in the sun after being seasoned with pepper and spices. It remains a staple native delicacy despite its minuscule size.
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Luzon
Philippines
Philippine
Beginning Well in Storytelling for Beginners
An author advises literary beginners to start stories strongly as it is half the battle. He illustrates with a tale of a young man who wins his father in law over by claiming a money saving way at the interview.
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L. GC. Rodgers
Branchton
Foley
G. H. Wade
Royal Medicine CO
Marine Bidg
Chicago
Tit
Binefield
John L. Crockett
Draggies
The Fond Husband and the Reading Plea in Travel
A husband sees his wife and children off for a country holiday and jokes about reading fiction on the train. She replies she will rely on his letters from home, a witty moment captured in a London Judy anecdote.
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London
Judy
Bargain Day at Turk's Building Store
The 5 and 10c. Store will be open for business Tuesday the 25th. All prices reduced as part of a sale at Turk's building, 38 Bland street.
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Turk’s
Bland Street
June 22 History Highlights of World Events
A timeline of notable events on June 22 includes the 1497 Cornish rebels defeated at Blackheath, John Fisher beheaded for denying Henry VIII's supremacy, and Ferdinand Christian Baur born in 1792. Additional items mention deaths of B. R. Hayden and Augustus Harris, Haggard's birth, and later events in Martinique, England, the Philippines, Wilmington, and Norway.
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Blackhells
John Fisher
Henry VIII
Ferdinand Christian Baur
B. R. Hayden
H. Rider Haggard
Fort de France
Martinique
Rosebery
England
Sir Augustus Harris
Gen. Chaffee
Philippines
George White
Wilmington
Haakon VII
Queen Maud
Norway
Henry Rider Haggard A Brief Biography From Norfolk Birth To Notable Writer
Henry Rider Haggard born June 22 1856 at Brandenham Norfolk educated privately and privately joined public service. He served as secretary to Sir Henry Bulwer governor of Natal and later staff to Sir Theophilus Shepstone aiding British flag hoisting in the Transvaal. He led Pittoria Horse then returned to England in 1879 with South African knowledge that fed his later novels including Dawn 1884 and She. He became a justice of the peace and focused on agricultural mentorship and rural welfare.
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Henry Rider Haggard
Brandenham
Norfolk
Henry Bulwer
Natal
Theophius Shepstone
Transvaal
South African Republic
Pittoria Horse
England
South Africa
Haggard
The Magic No 3 Mascot Letter
A Cedar Grove Maine man praises Electric Bitters after long liver and kidney trouble and failed relief. He credits one bottle as relief and three bottles as the complete cure, calling it the best remedy for stomach liver and kidney troubles available from druggists at 50 cents.
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Geo. H. Parris
Cedar Grove
Foley's Honey and Tar Praised for Coughs and Lung Trouble
A. A. Herren of Finch Ark reports Foley's Honey and Tar is the best cure for coughs colds and lung trouble and claims it has cured consumption in early stages. Sold by G H Wade.
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A. A. Herren
Finch, Ark
Foley
G. H. Wade
Beer for Breakfast in Old English Households
The Cornhill Magazine notes a sixteenth century Northumberland household menu for breakfast. Lords and ladies drank beer and wine with bread, salt fish, bacon, sprats, and mutton, while the nursery received bread, beer, butter, salt fish, and sprats.
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John Hawkins
House of Northumberland
Percy
Lord Percy
Thomas Verey
Nursery
Margaret
Ingeram Percy
Thomas Percy
Cornhill Magazine
Not Engaged? A Morning Call for a New Help Wanted
A Yonkers Statesman snippet shows a would be employer and an applicant debating whether morning calls are required. The piece contrasts a ready-to-work applicant with a dismissive demand for early engagement. A medical testimonial touts Foley's Kidney Cure with widespread sales.
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Yonkers Statesman
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Heals Relentless Sore
John Garrett of North Mills North Carolina reports using Bucklen's Arnica Salve after forty years with a persistent sore. The salve is guaranteed for piles burns and similar ailments and sold by all druggists for 25 cents.
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John Garrett
North Mills
N. C
Was No Kidnapper Faces Judge After Court Room Scene
A large man testifies he did not kidnap a three year old girl in Battery Park amid a dramatic court-room moment. The mother, the child on her lap, and the jury watch as the defendant seeks a final kiss before being remanded for a day to “straighten up.” The judge declares no kidnapping and dismisses the charges.
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Hal Voor
Battery Park
New York
Cineluuatla Times-Star
Elusive Fame and the Mocking Will of Fame
An essay on fame arguing it is the sum of ads and perceived superiority. It notes fame often arrives after death, with early desire diminishing its staying power. The piece advises living long enough to ignore rules and to relentlessly create what one loves, then await outcomes after death.
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Ameng
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