First Step in Spring Cleanse Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad
An 1880s style testimonial ad promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as America's spring medicine for blood purification. It features multiple named users from Syracuse Taunton Jeffersonville Reynolds Conn Meredith and Chicago claiming cures for pimples headaches cough leg sores poor health and rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
America
Arthur M. Eehrentraut
West Vayette Street
Syracuse
N. Y
Alfred A. Howard
Summer Street
Taunton
Mass
Matilda
Red A. Hoyle
Reynolds Bridge
Conn
Freeman N. BI
First Place Won by C. M. Bull of St. John's School
A New Yorker, C. M. Bull of St. John's School Manlius, won first place in the interscholastic drill at the South Armory in Boston, defeating 31 competitors from 16 schools and earning a silver trophy for the MIT Class of 192. The event showcased strong performances from Lowell, Dorchester, Chelsea, Brockton and other schools with a final eight-man scoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
St. John’s School of
Manlius
South Armory
C. M. Bull
Bull
St. John's School
Young River
Lowell
H. E B. Wescott
J. T. Blair
Roxbury High School
J. D. Rivet
W.W. C. McBrayne
Lowell High School
C.K. Lincain
G. W. Whitehead
Dorchester High School
W. Day
R. Conant
Gloucester High School
J. K. Finnegan
Jr. S. Harding
Stoneham High School
Norman
Cook
J. F. Maguire
Wast
Boston High School
Stuart Mackienale
Iaran Rogers
Wakefield High School
D. F. Pratt
C. W. Scott
English High School
Albert R. Rogers
George ©. Gardiner
New Bedford High School
Frank Turner
Louis Rogers
Brighton High School
John L. Kelly
Robert Murray
George BE. Wilcomb
Chelsea High School
J. Thorne
J. Bavage
Brocktom High School
B. C.terry
M. R. Brown
Fall River High School
M. Bull
R. J. Archer
New York
George O. Gardiner
New Bedford
Dorchester
East Boston
KE. J. Wage
Brockton
H. 8. Harding
Stoneham
Fr . Day
Gloucester
P.P. Powell
United States Cavalry
T. Q. Ashburn
United States Artillery
M. J. McDonough
West Point
Loell
Chelsea
West Roxbury
M. J
Majon
A. Ames
E. M. Hervey
A. H. Simpson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts
M. I
Bill Faces Remonstrants as Board of Trade Supports
The committee on cities heard several remonstrants against the measure while members of the Board of Trade voiced their support for the bill. The discussion reflected a clash between civic opponents and business advocates over the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Cities
Board of Trade
Chelsea Charter Reported With Amendments by City Committee
A Chelsea board report outlines amendments to the Chelsea charter bill to be presented in the House Monday afternoon. Changes include mayoral appointment powers with aldermanic confirmation, vacancy filling rules, and limits on aldermanic offices, with dissent noted by Representative Donovan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea Weekly
Legislative Committee On Cities
Spooner
Committee On Cities
Chelsea
Donovan
Taunton
Board of Aldermen
Mitchell and Roberts
Boar
Board of Trade
Oard of Trade
Complexion Transformation Through Postum Use
Mrs S praises a dramatic complexion improvement after a year, crediting Postum Food Coffee and strict preparation. The narrator urges coffee abstinence and notes relief from dyspepsia, headaches, and stomach distress. A deputy in the State House and a healthy two year old are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. S
State House
Geo. E. Bigelow
6Th St
Lincoln, Neb
Lane and Crowley Sought Police Protection in Bribery Trial
Plymouth March 3 Richard J Lane testified in the Nan tasket bribery trial that he paid Chief of Police John L Mitchell at a Hull hotel with no exchange beyond Here is your money He said he was introduced to Captain Galiano in a Boston hotel They drank and did not discuss Mrs Crowley Lane denied telling Mitchell or Graham about protecting Mrs Crowley and denied paying for protection The defense noted two parties to a bribe and urged equal guilt The trial included testimonies from Eugene Mitchell and other Hull officials regarding protection and alleged liquor sales at Surfside Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Richard J. Lane
John I. Mitchell
Hull
Mr. Kingman
John l. Mitchell
Fire Department
Lane
Mitchell
Surfside
Eugene Mitchell
Surfside House
Eugene
Jacob Smith
Edward Maz
Imugene Mitchell
Atlantic Hill
Andrew
Boston
Edward Graham
Duane
Crowley
Gordelia CC
Surfside Hotel
John Spring
Smith & Mitchel
Richant J. Lane
Barrows Nomination for Librarian of Congress Opposed
The Senate committee on the library voted to report adversely on Representative Barrows as librarian of Congress citing unsuitability. Five New England Senators urged the President to withdraw the nomination due to lack of professional librarian training making confirmation unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On the Library
Representative Barrows
Congress
Barrows
New England
Wages Increased for Massey Harris Canadian Workforce
Toronto March 3 2000 factory workers at Massey Harris Company manufacturers of agricultural machinery see a ten percent wage increase. The total affected workforce reaches about two thousand employees across all factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
Massey-Harris Company
Wreckage Claim Sparks Talk Of Portland Hull Near Thatcher's Island
Captain John McKenny of the Mary Cabral says he located the Portland hull on Stillwagon Bank 17 miles from Thatcher's Island after trawls brought a woman's garment a brown paper sheet a chain and a wash bowl stopper. Seafaring men doubt the find noting the Portland may have sunk near Cape Cod or Peaked Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John MecKenny
Mary Cabral
Portland
Stillwagon Bank
Thatcher's Island
Cape Cod
Peaked Hill
Cape Ann
McKenny
New England Mills Set to Restore Precut Wage Scale
New England manufacturers plan to restore wages to pre reduction levels across mills in several states. Amoskeag Manchester firms announce April 3 restoration for 7000 employees. Amory and Stark mills follow. Rebuilding at Amoskeag No 4 and No 5 underway with new machinery worth over 50000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Fall River
New Bedford
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Lowell
Amoskeag, Stark and Amory Mills
Manchester
Chicopee Mills
Farnhamsville Company
Maine
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
Amory Mills
Stark Corporation
Big
Amoskeag Company
Jefferson Mill
Amory
Wreckage Claims and The Portland Mystery
Fishermen report Portland wreck fragments in trawls and on Cape Cod shores. Experts doubt Thatcher Island as the sinking site and place the vessel far offshore, with wreckage and bodies found along Cape Cod. Portland company agent argues no timber found inland, suggesting the discovered wreckage belongs to another ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Cape Cod
Thatcher's Island Light
Thatcher's
Thatcher's Island
Thatcher’s
Agent Williams
Portland Company
Thatcher
The
Hattie L Trask Encounters Floating Wreckage At Sea
Gloucester vessel Hattie L Trask returns from haddocking near Drownes Bank reporting collision with large submerged wreckage about ten o clock at night fifty miles offshore. Darkness and strong wind prevented full inspection and risked serious damage to the schooner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Mass
Hattie L. Trask
Drownes’ Bank
Sitates
Trask
Sagasta quits as premier in Spain cabinet shuffle
Queen Regent consults with leaders and asks Sagasta to form a new cabinet but he says dissolution is required. Montero Ríos declines, and Senor Silvela accepts the task to form a Conservative ministry. Marquis Pidal may lead foreign affairs, Polavieja to hold war, and Senor Dato interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Senor Sagasta
Senor Montero ‘Ios
Senate
Senor Silvela
Silvela
Marquis Pidal
Chamber of Deputies
Polavieja
Cuba
Philippines
Senor Dato
Popular i
Admiral Montojo Arrested in Manila Bay Context
Madrid reports Admiral Montojo, once commander of the Spanish squadron at Manila Bay and Cavite arsenal, was jailed in a military prison this evening awaiting trial for his conduct at Manila. The prosecution in supreme command forces at Santiago and capitulation to General Shafter are noted, with partial lines on Linares and other Spanish officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Montojo
Dewey
Manila Bay
Cavite
Manila
Gene
Santiago
Shafterrament
Linares
Dewey Elevated to Admiral of Navy by Senate
The Senate confirmed Rear Admiral George Dewey as admiral of the navy under a March 2 1899 act. General Elwell Otis was named major general by brevet from February 4 1899. Dewey’s pay rises to 15500 annually, and he retains full sea pay for life.
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Washington
Senate
George Dewey
Bnyou
Elwell
Otis
Philippine Islands
Dewey
Long
Admiral Dewey
Cuba Assembly Debates U S Money for Troops
In Havana the Cuban Military Assembly discussed the U S offer of 3 million dollars to pay Cuban troops with no conclusion reached and a Monday adjournment planned. A faction questions a mysterious 12 million dollar proposal, while General Gomez debates remain contentious and Cuba's army lives on local contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuban Military Assembly
United States
Serros
Santiago
Pinar del Rio
Gomez
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ST Johns Schoo Manlius
C.M. Bull
ST Johns
Enc Adol
St. John’s School
Defence
MR. Barrows
Canada
Uis
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Post Office Square
Comny
Benj
Stevens
Alfred D. Foster
Ss. EF. Trull
WM. B. Turner
Sec’y
Electro Chemical Co
Nashua and
Jackson Mills
Nashua
Monadnock
Fairmont
Cocheco
Dover
Exeter
Salmon Falls
Great Falls
Somersworth
China
Webster
Pembroke
Suncook
Downe’s Island
GEO, C, Goodwin Co
Hanover St
South Booston
Sagasta
Admiral Montojo
Hostler
Allentown
Penn
Frank Kramer
Cedarville
Maggie Good
Owen Kern
Kern
Kramer
Marcher
Berkshire
Adams
Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing Company
William B. Plankett
Lawrence
Atlantic Mills
Atlantic
Nashua Mills
N. H
Jackson
Keyes
Mys
Edward Wilson
Ex Tremont Row
Manning
Seth Bisshu
Mechanics’ Fair
American Wringer Cos
Franklin St
Cor. Arch
Zene
Boyce-Morris
Waltham
Bysie
Ralph KB. Conner
Ernest Boyce
M. Bruce
Morris
Brown
Melinda
Andrew J. Brown
H. Chisholm
Chisholm
Revere
Pitthee
Stein
G. A. . Hall
Fraser
Cale
FE. Detchon
Geo. C. Goodwin CU
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