Chicago the favorite city for Republican national conventions
The piece notes that six of the thirteen Republican conventions were held in Chicago and predicts Chicago remains the favored site. It recalls Lincoln's 1860 nomination, Grant 1868, Garfield 1880, Blaine 1884, Harrison 1888, Roosevelt 1904, and lists six Chicago nominees with five later presidents, marking Chicago as a lucky launching ground.
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Chicago
United States
Minols
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
James A. Garfield
James G. Blaine
Benjamin Harrison
Lake Michigan
Theodore Roosevelt
Blaine
Lincoln
Grant
Garfield
Harrison
Roosevelt
White House
Chicago and Springfield Rivalry Shape Nation’s Early Leaders
The piece recalls Abraham Lincoln’s rise from Sangamon County to the presidency and contrasts Chicago with St Louis as they grow rapidly. It notes Seward as Lincoln’s rival and cites Chicago's population surge, the 1871 Great Fire sparked by Widow O Leary's cow, and the era’s urban expansion to 1880.
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Sangamon County
William B. Seward
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Missouri
Mississippi
St.Louis
O’leary
Chicago’s Rise and Enduring Spirit After the World’s Fair
The narrative recalls Chicago’s rapid growth from prairie to skyscraper city and notes the 1893 Columbian Exposition as a defining, divisive event. It highlights enduring landmarks like Lincoln Park, Jackson Park, Field Museum relics, Newberry Library, and a vast public library as symbols of the city’s recovery and resilience.
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America
Chicago
New York
Lincoln Park
Lincoln
Lake Shore Drive
Jackson Park
Newberry
Chicago Emerges as Natural Convention Power of America
The article argues location and infrastructure push Chicago as the dominant convention city, detailing its rail and lake transportation, hotel capacity, and population. It notes the city’s growth since 1880, the 1900 Coliseum as a major venue, and predicts Taft and Fairbanks nominations on the first ballot.
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Chicago
United States
Great Lakes
America
Kansas City
New York
Lake Michigan
Chen
Abraham Lincoln
Ywannthat Hawlin
Electric Bitters Promised to Cure Climate Ailments
The notice claims fevers rise at high elevations while malaria troubles the lowlands and promotes Electric Bitters as the most effective remedy. It touts them as a universal purifier and antidote for weakness, nervousness, and insomnia, offered with a guarantee at drug stores for 50 cents.
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised By Parents
Mrs Edward Phillips of WBavelay Maryland touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy for her two year old Catherine who has used it since two months old and cites personal recovery from a recent dreadful cold. The medicine is sold by West End Drug Doy East End Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
Edward Phillips
Wbavelay
Catherine
West End Drug Doy
East End Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
West Nd Drug Co
Chamberlains Cholera Remedy Named Most Trusted Medicine
An aged claim notes Chamberlains Cologne Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a century trusted medicine. The text highlights enduring reliance and strong confidence in its use for stomach ailments and related symptoms.
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Chamberlain
Dr King’s New Discovery and Life Pills Endorsements
Advertisements tout Dr King’s New Discovery as a universal remedy praised by Omega Ohio merchant Humphrey and Cedar View Mississippi dealer Stewart. Claims include cough relief, chest healing, and a “worth of gold” in Life Pills for constipation malaria or biliousness, with trials and store availability.
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Humphrey
Omega, O
Adams County Telephone Co
Home Telephone Co
Pike County
Dr. King
K. G. Stewart
Californian Praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Cure
Chas F Budahn of Tracy California calls Bucklen’s Arnica Salve the luckiest purchase of his life after the salve cured years of itching piles in two boxes. The product is sold at all drug stores under guarantee.
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Chas. F. Budahn
Tracy
California
Harness on hand for bargain at Bland Street business
Notice states A. P. Brown offers handmade harnesses of quality material guaranteed to satisfy. Customers urged to call at Bland Street No. 119 to examine the goods. Published May 23, 1910 in the Daily Telegraph.
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A. P. Brown
Bland Street
No. 119
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Robertus Love
Philippines
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Alaska
Coliseum
Wabash Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Libby
Richmond
Madison Square Garden
William H. Taft
Charles Warren
Banks
Buaine
Harmigon
Hamry
Republican National
Mapie
Vador
Bluefield Furniture CO
Bluefield, W. VA
St of
Wytheville, Virginia
Wytheville, Va
Tiood
The
Daily Telegraph
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