Pratt Will Shifts Pratt Institute Toward Major Endowment
The late Charles Pratt wills the Pratt Institute to own land buildings and equipment worth about 500000 and an endowment around 2 million dollars with provisions to recover expenses from institute revenues. Sons may increase gifts to meet his aims and a Glen Cove farm for practical instruction is to be established with 100 acres deeded to the institute. Plans include a horticulture department and floriculture plots at Willoughby Avenue and Steuben Street. The Glen Cove manor will serve as a summer home with additional houses for brothers and the estate spans 600 to 700 acres.
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New York
Charles Pratt
Pratt Institute
Pratt
Soething
Glen Cove
F. Ik, Pratt
Horace Atwood
Cornell University
Willoughby Avenue
Steuben Street
Department of Agriculture and Horticulture
Gien Cove
F. B. Pratt
Winthrop
Glen Hotel and barn burned in Watertown blaze
Fire at the Glen Hotel on Coolidge avenue East Watertown destroyed the hotel and a large barn early this morning. The loss is around 6000 dollars with probable insurance. A sparking rumor connects the blaze to a dog fighting ring and a trainer named J H Welsh. One man, Jack Welsh, suffered severe facial and hand burns while trying to save dogs.
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Watertown
Glenn
Coolidge Avenue
East Watertown
York
George Lawin
Ite
Lawin
Sadie Dow
Will Dow
Will
Knight Bay
George Young
Kilrain
Joe Lannon
Boston
Louisa Thornell
J. H. Welsh
Jack Welsh
Harvard
Jack
Beaumont
Death in a Canoe: Prentice Mulford Found Dead
Prentice Mulford a noted New York and California newspaper man and writer was found dead in a canoe named White Cross in Sheepshead Bay. The boat carried camping gear a banjo writing materials and brown paper with writing. Mulford recently became editor of The White Cross Library and planned a month or two cruise along New York Bay and Long Island Sound toward Sag Harbor his birthplace.
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New York
Prentice Mulford
California
Sheepshead Bay
Mullard
White Cross Library
New York Bay
Long Island Sound
Sag Harbor
Cattle Traffic Bill Set to Regulate Atlantic Trade
London reports Mr. Chaplin plans to introduce a bill in the House of Commons to regulate cattle traffic on the Atlantic. The bill would empower the Board of Agriculture to apply regulations based on a recent committee's findings, facing opposition from steamship companies. The government expects the bill will not pass this session.
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London
Chaplin
Board of Agriculture
House of Commons
Atlantic
Jewish Exiles Through Charlottenburg Move Toward America
The Jewish Relief Committee reports an average 600 expelled Russian Jews pass Charlottenburg daily, many bound for America. Relatives in Paris and London offer help, police block entry to Berlin, exiles spend a night at Charlottenburg station, then travel by train onward. Isaak, committee director, says funds and goods are plentiful and some exiles already receive money. Expulsions continue in St Petersburg with well dressed women among groups escorted by gendarmes to police stations before frontier departure.
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Ber
Jewish Relief Committee
Charlottenburg
America
Paris
London
Berlin
Herr Isaak
Relief Committee
St. Petersburg
German Liberals vow to keep independence in May meeting
At a National Liberals gathering of about 400, Herr Benningsen's motion was adopted affirming the party's determination to maintain independence and liberal sentiments. The group also approved sending a friendly telegram to Prince Bismarck.
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Bert
Herr Benningsen
Prince Bismarck
Behring Sea Bill Aims To Restrict Sealing By British Vessels
May 31 report from Loypox outlines Behring Sea bill provisions. The Queen may issue an order in council to prohibit catching seals by British ships for a set period, with penalties including forfeiture of ship and gear. Naval officers may detain vessels suspected of contravening the act. Offshore enforcement and proofs of innocence are outlined. Victoria sailors protest the bill’s move to close Behrling Sea for a year.
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House of Commons
William Henry Smith
the Treasury
Naval List
Behring Sea
Aes
Victoria
B. C
Sir Charlies
Kenring Lea
Strikers Riot in Bilbao Dispersed by Cavalry
May 31 Maprio report says Bilbao strikers rioted and were quickly dispersed by cavalry. Troops occupy the town and all theaters are closed. Several socialist leaders charged with inciting the riot have been arrested.
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Maprio
Bilbao
Prorogued session closes as governor cites aims
St. Joan's Newfoundland May 31 The Legislature was prorogued after the longest session on record. The governor's speech notes no royal assent yet for the reciprocal trade convention with the United States but expresses hope the obstacles to ratification will be removed. It lauds British sympathy, notes the imperial bill withdrawal, and celebrates gains in seal fisheries railway purchases and education funding. French warships departed St George's Bay. the Pelican is present while the Emerald has not yet arrived.
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St. Joan’s
N. F
United States
St. George’s Bay
Canadians receive high royal honors in Britain
London on May 31 reports Robert Gillespie of Canada knighted and Lieutenant General Sir Joan Ross made Knight Grand Cross of the Bath. Sir George Stephen, former Bank of Montreal president and current head of the Canadian Pacific railway, is raised to the peerage, marking the first instance of a British colony native becoming a peer.
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London
Robert Gillespie
Canada
Joan Ross
Forces In
Bath
George Stephen
Bank of Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Spain approves commercial convention with United States
Maprow May 31 reports in a cabinet meeting the Queen regent presiding, Premier Canovas del Castillo announced that the commercial convention with the United States had been concluded.
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Spain
Maprow
Canovas del Castillo
United States
Hurricane in Novgorod wrecks nineteen timber ships
A hurricane struck Lake Kimen in Novgorod government wrecking nineteen timber vessels and drowning all their crews. The storm, reported May 31 by St PercenseurG, caused extensive loss to local seafaring commerce and families.
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Novgorod
St. Percenseurg
Kimen
Knife Threat Over a Nickel on Third Avenue Car
An Italian rider on a Third Avenue surface car bent to recover a dropped nickel. Two Fourth Ward youths taunted him with slurs. He drew a knife nearly a foot long, glared, and threatened as he knelt to retrieve the coin, prompting the youths to leave the car.
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Lrom
New York Recorder
Third Avenue
Fourth Ward
Yale Class Book shows growing Yale with 187 graduates
Yale's graduating class in the academical department totals 187, the largest yet by 37, with twenty states and two foreign countries represented. New York provides the most graduates, Connecticut next. Many self-supporting students earned over $2000 from private teaching and club work, while maintaining high scholarship.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
New York
Connecticut
University
Theast
West
Pullman bicycle road race attracts vast crowds in Curiaco
May 31 1891 ten thousand spectators lined Michigan avenue and the lake front to witness the Pullman bicycle road race. K M Barwise of Chicago won with 59m 43s after a 10 minute head start. N H Van Sickles set the fastest 15 mile time at 60m 178s. Finish at Hotel Florence watched by over 15 000 as penalized riders used pneumatic tired wheels to test speed potential.
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N. H. van Sickles
Chicago
Terrell
George K. Barrett
van Sickles
Barrett
Eblert
Lumsden
Crocker
Milwaukee
Paige
Wauregan
Hotel
Florence
Essex Electric Road Opens Line to the Willows
Salem notes report the Essex electric road formally opened their line to the Willows yesterday with several regular trips. The Providence Historical Society 250 strong, will visit Salem Wednesday to inspect historical points and will be entertained by the Essex Institute, reception arranged by special committees.
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Salem
Essex Electric Road
the Willows
Providence Historical Society
Essex Institute
Father Matthew Society Decorates Graves at Salem
The Father Matthew Total Abstinence Society inaugurated an annual grave decoration plan. Special Catholic cemetery services featured music prayers and a roll call of the dead, with an address to Rev. P. J. Halley.
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Pather
Matthew Graves
Salem
Spectra
Father Matthew Total
Explosive Fire Burns Two Men at Chicago Bicycle Plant
W O Worth president of the Chicago Bicycle Company and A L Jordan St Louis agent were badly burned when a gas leak ignited during an enamel ovens lighting at the Keene block factory. The blast gutted the top three floors and caused losses totaling about 95,000 with insured coverage.
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Chicago
W. O. Worth
Chicago Bicycle Company
A. L. Jordan
St. Louis
Keene Block
Worth
Chicago Spring Belt Company
Toss
Bicycle Company
Sfrenton Mattress Company
Fire death toll at Saylorstown house blaze in Washington county
At Saylorstown near Washington Pa four inmates died in a house fire believed started after a late night drinking session. Victims named George Hertner Henry Phillips Mrs Henry Phillips and Clinton Cide. The blaze occurred at 1 o clock yesterday and all were burned before rescue.
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Washington
Henry Phillips
Blaze destroys new Warren street house in Brighton
Alarm from Box 829 reported a lively fire at a nearly finished two and a half story Warren Street residence owned by Boston's Lee Hammond. valued at 12000, total loss, incendiary origin, insured. A second fire from Box 231 on Winslow Street hit a two story grocery and carpenter shop, valued around 1800, also incendiary origin, occupants escaped unharmed and insurance coverage noted.
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Warren Street
Brighton
Lee Hammond
Boston
Winslow Street
I. K. Davis
J. G. Amuth
Federations Talk At Scranton Railroad Meeting
In Scranton Penn May 31 a joint session of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and the Switchmen's Mutual Association drew about 2000 visitors from Pennsylvania New York and New Jersey A secret session followed with reporters barred and the likely topic a federation of all railroad organizations A public gathering at the Academy of Music featured General Master Workman Powderly Lieutenant Governor Waters and Grand Master Wilkinson among others.
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Scranton
Penn
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Switchmen’s Mutual Association
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Academy of Music
Workman Powderly
Governor Waters
Wilkinson
Police dismiss Barnum grave robbery tale as fabrication
Bridgeport May 31 police conclude no attempt to steal P T Barnum’s body occurred and that Special Watchmen Callahan and Blankman fabricated the story to gain reemployment for sixty days. Charles Bowser, Barnum show agent in Bridgeport, called the tale pure fabrication.
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Pake
Sridgeport
Conn
Callahan
Blankman
P.T. Barnum
Charles Bowser
Bridgeport
Icebergs 260 Feet High Reported By Essex
New York May 31 reports Bark Essex from Auckland New Zealand passed through icebergs for fifty miles. Some bergs stood about 260 feet high as observed lat 618 long 187 W during the voyage.
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New York
Essex
Auckland
N. Z
Destroying the Terrapin in Louisiana Waters
New Orleans reports an industry in terrapin catching that threatens extinction. Fishermen use indiscriminate methods with series to catch vast numbers, including many half-grown terrapin. Despite efforts to halt the wholesale slaughter, sales continue as markets demand more, risking the species.
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Gulf
Chesapeake Bay
Louisiana
Florida Senatorial Wrangle With Call Election Question
Seventeen runaway Senators returned Friday and the Florida Senate voted 15 to 16 to refuse approving the journal for Call’s election. A petition to Governor Fleming asks that no certificate of election be issued to Call, contending he did not win a majority of the organized Legislature and that no Senator was elected.
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Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Senate
Call
Fleming
Damaging Storm Strikes Kansas City Area
A heavy hail and rain storm passed to the north and west of Kansas City at 3 pm causing extensive damage to growing grain as hail beat down standing wheat. A subsequent rainstorm nearly a water spout washed out many bridges, inflicting thousands of dollars in damage.
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Kansas City
St Patrick's Alliance opens Massachusetts branch in Lowell
National President Matthews of Trenton Treasurer St Lawrence of Newark and Secretary Falcon of Elizabeth New Jersey founded a Massachusetts branch in Hibernian Hall Lowell this afternoon. Woburn Lawrence and other towns will follow in the move.
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ST. Patrick’s Alliance
Lowell
Hibernian Hall
Matthews
Trenton
St. Lawrence
Newark
Falcon
Elizabeth
N.J
Massachusetts
Woburn
Lawrence
Blaine Improves as Decision on Bar Harbor Trip Remains Pending
New York May 31 Mr Blaine shows continued slow health improvement but has not yet decided when he will depart for Bar Harbor tomorrow. The update came from the house of Mr Damrosch as reporters awaited further word on travel plans and any changes in his condition.
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MR. Blaine
New York
Damrosch
Blaine
Bar Harbor
Fatal quarry accident claims Dedham man Hartney
Thomas P. Hartney of East Dedham died from internal injuries after being run over by a loaded stone jigger at Shine's quarry in West Dedham. The teamster, who slipped while carting stone, left a wife and four young children.
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Dedham
Thomas P. Hartney
East Dedham
Shine’s
West Dedham
Weather forecast for New England and Eastern New York
Weather indications report mainly failing conditions across New England and eastern New York with stationary temperatures and south winds through 8 p.m. Monday. The brief forecast notes unsettled input with no notable changes expected.
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Washington
New England
New York
Post's Forecast Weather Report Summary
Northern New England sees partly cloudy today and tonight with light variable winds and slightly higher temperatures except in Vermont. Southern New England faces partial cloudiness with possible light showers, stationary western and slightly higher eastern temperatures, and slight variable winds. Tuesday looks fair with slightly cooler conditions and westerly winds.
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POST
New England
Vermont
Nova Scotia
Middle Atlantic
Marquette
Salt Lake City
St. Vincent
Pacific Coast
Kansas City
Saulte Ste. Marie
Albany
Hudson
Lake Champlain
Montreal
Mississippi Valley
Eastport
Northfield
A Floating Beer Saloon Seized by Cambridge Police
Cambridge police seized liquor at the house of Eugene Vilmair 104 Main Street. Four kegs of beer alleged to belong to Vilmair were found in a boat on the Charles River and taken by authorities.
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Cambridge
Eugene Vilmair
Main Street
Vilmair
Charles River
Man Freed After Autopsy Clears Connolly Wife’s Death
Coleman Connolly, 45, of Roxbury, was arrested for manslaughter over the death of his wife Lizzie found in their home. An autopsy by Dr. Draper ruled the death from natural causes likely liver complaint, leading to Connolly’s release after police learned the finding.
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Coleman Connolly
Crossing Place
Roxbury
Lizzie
Connollys
Connolly
Draper
Electric Car Accident Capsizes Carriage on Shawmut Avenue
At about 6 46 last evening John Dugan of 80 Dover street drove on Shawmut avenue near Milford street when an electric car frightened the horse ReoneLUg propelling the carriage into Milford street. The horse was killed, the carriage demolished, and Dugan suffered a broken leg with bone protruding. Another occupant, John Kewer of 11224 Washington street, sustained a new ankle injury and severe contusions.
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John Dugan
Dover Street
Shawmut Avenue
Milford Street
Dugan
John Kewer
Music Hall Opens Tonight Promenade Concerts Season
Music Hall opens for the season with a promenade concert programme including works by Gounod Mendelssohn Moszkowski Offenbach Strauss Sullivan and others featuring overtures waltzes mazurkas and marches across a varied bill with solo interludes and a woman’s heart mazurka cited among pieces.
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Music Hall
Queen of
Moszkowski
Rae Ogiel
Secceeses Sullivan
Volka Mazorka
Strauss March
Tioch
Habsbrag
Cee
Cces
Ceeebral
Souvenir Night at the Park Theatre honors Helen Barry
Souvenir Night honors Helen Barry as the hit of the season in A Night's Frolic now closing its seventh week at the Park Theatre. A fiftieth performance is planned next Wednesday with a gift for each lady in attendance and framed photographs by Conly, featuring Barry as Lady Betty and the French Chasseur.
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the Park
Helen Barry
Park Theatre
Miss Barry
Conly
Betty
Gaming on the Lord's Day Arrest at Court Street
Police from Station 3 burst into a second floor room at 141 Court Street during a game. A player escaped through a window but was caught. several others were arrested and bailed. Officers seized valuables valued at about 200 dollars including chairs, a lounge, sideboard, carpets, clock, curtains, tables, ice chest, stove, chips and playing cards.
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Station 3
Court Street
Liquor Officers Seize Bottled Goods in City Drugstore and Homes
Liquor officers Hawley and Files raided the unlicensed Metcalf Adams drugstore at 922 Tremont street and seized multiple spirits including six gallons of wine and six gallons of whiskey. Similar searches at Etta Douglas home on 34 Village street found lager, gin, rum and wine. Several residents on Shawmut avenue, Village street, Rochester street, Middlesex street and Dedham street surrendered beer and lager quantities in the raids.
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Hawley
Metcalf Adams
Tremont Street
Etta Douglas
Village Street
John Conroy
Shawmut Avenue
Margaret Ryan
Rochester Street
John Horgan
Middlesex Street
Patrick Foley
Ast Dedham Street
Body of unknown man found in Dorchester water
The body of an unknown man about 50 was found yesterday morning in the water near McNeill's Mills on Commercial Street Dorchester. He wore a dark coat blue vest striped trousers snuff colored vest and congress shoes. The body was taken to the City Hospital Morgue.
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McNeil’s Mills
Commercial Street
Dorchester
Congress
City Hospital
Baby Veronica Meagher Falls Twenty-Five Feet
Veronica Meagher aged 22 months fell from a rear window at her home on 4 Garden Court Street about 6 PM, landing on the sidewalk from a height of 25 feet and suffering severe head injuries. She was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital for treatment.
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Veronica Meagher
Garden Court Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boy Missing From Clifford Place May 22
Antoine Michelle eighteen year old male from 5 Clifford place is missing since May 22. He is dark complected and was last seen wearing a dark suit and a dark velvet cap. Local authorities seek information leading to his whereabouts.
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Antoine Michelle
Clifford Place
Boy, 14, Fractures Leg After Franklin Park Knockdown
David Mancovitz of 83 Brigh ton street was knocked down by a team at Franklin Park yesterday around 4 30 p m. His leg was fractured and he was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
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David Mancovitz
Brighton Street
Franklin Park
City Hospital
Joseph's Coat Recovered by Division 1 Officers
Special Officers Tryder and Sullivan of Division 1 recovered an overcoat valued at 25 dollars, stolen from Joseph Beals of Lewis Street on May 23.
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Joseph
Tryder and Sullivan
Division 1
Joseph Beals
Lewis Street
Bad Lands of Dakota as Fossil Graveyard, Says Professor Wilkinson
The Globe-Democrat reports Professor J B Wilkinson calls the Bad Lands of Dakota a vast fossil graveyard. He notes abundant fossil insects fishes birds and bones of elephant mastodon lion tiger and many extinct species across hillside formations. A single washout area yielded seven mammal species seventeen fish species five bird varieties and countless shellfish and insect remains.
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Globe- Democrat
Dakota
J. B. Wilkinson
In Favor of the Red-Haired Girl in The Light That Failed
A reader writes to a friend about Kipling's The Light That Failed and its ending. She prefers a third ending where the red-haired girl wins and Dick recovers, noting the Maisie character remains unrelenting. She jokes about a brighter, cheaper ending and promises to tell Kipling if she meets him.
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Lippincott’s
Maisie
Mr. Kipling
Proposal for a New Opening and Arranged Marriage Idea
The text proposes suggesting to a man a new opening for a relationship with redhaired individuals and a marriage with a blind partner, echoing the phrase handsome is as handsome does. It frames potential suitability for anyone, invoking a controversial pairing concept.
Sufferings for Food In Independence Child Feels Hunger Again
A 12 year old girl Lizzie Meadows in Walnut Park Independence has survived fifty six days without food and motion while doctors failed to revive her. A galvanic battery treatment helped elicit signs of life as her mother fed her small amounts of food over several days. The tale details her prior illness spinal meningitis and the family’s vigil as physicians exhausted their efforts.
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Kansas City Times
Lizzie Meadows
Lizzie
Aun Otier
New Expedition to Africa Aims for Congo and Lake Chad
A Paris based French Africa Committee launched a new expedition into central Africa led by Jean Dybowski with four other whites. They sail from Senegal with 42 Senegalese Lapots and supplies to Loango, plan overland travel to Stanley Pool, then steam up the Congo to Crampel’s camp, buying goods, avoiding force, and aiding French trade and science along the Mobangi basin toward Lake Chad. France seeks to link Algeria Tunis Soudan and Congo with a Saharan railway network.
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N. Fe Sun
Africa
Paris
The
Sun
Paul Crampel
Mobangi
Congo
Lake Tchad
Crampel
Bagirmi
France
Jean Dybowski
Senegal
Laptots
Senegambia
Loango
Stanley Pool
Interior
French Africa
Lakechad
Niger
Sahara
Geal
Algeria
Ey Tehad
Pias
How to Clean House Horrors of Housework in a Herald Advice Note
A Chicago Herald feature urges thorough but organized spring cleaning to curb disease spread. It promotes hiring professional cleaners and using Paine's Celery Compound to refresh tired bodies, citing a Newton Junction testimonial and stressing rest, proper care, and avoiding overexertion during cleaning.
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Chicago Herald
Paine
A. J. Burbeck
Newton Junction
N. H
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