Inaugural Chicago and Florida Limited Streamlines The Route
Louisville and Nashville Railroad unveils the Chicago and Florida Limited a daily solid train with dining car service from Chicago to Thomasville Jackson ville and St. Augustine. Leaves Chicago 11 05 a m via Evansville Nashville Birmingham Montgomery Plant System to Jacksonville and Florida East Coast to St. Augustine arrives 7 30 p m next day. Annex sleeper departs St Louis 2 15 p m. C L Stone G P A Louisville Ky to answer inquiries.
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Louisville & Nashville R. R
Chicago & Florida Limited
Chicago
Thomasville
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Fla
Evansville
Nashville
Birmingham
Mont Omery
Young New Zealand Girl Questions Mark Twain’s Real Name
A New Zealand girl asked Mark Twain if his name was Clemens, noting Clemens sold her medicine. Twain replied with humor that Mark Antony appears in the Bible, and hoped his own name might catch on. The anecdote was shared in Youth's Companion.
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New Zealand
Mark Twain
Clemens
Mark
Mark Antony
Mr. Clemens
Grain-O Labeled as Coffee Substitute in Stores
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a pure grain coffee substitute offering stomach-friendly use and similar taste to coffee at lower cost. It claims children can drink it safely and prices are 15 and 25 cents per package.
Best for the Bowels Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad
An old advertising blurb touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for all ailments from headaches to indigestion by “putting the bowels right.” It claims gentle, natural movements and a 10 cent price, warns of imitations, and notes the boxes bear a C.O.C mark. It ends with a cheeky quip about gossip when a man shops for rings.
Hoxsie Cure Promises Relief for Croup and Bronchitis
An 19th century advertisement touts Hoxsies drug cures for croup pneumonia and diphtheria with a subtle power claimed to cure. Sold by druggists or mail order postpaid for 50 cents. Buffalo, N.Y.
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Hoxsie
A. P. Hoxsie
Buffalo
Distinction on Biliousness and Gendered Reactions
A remark contrasts male and female responses to bilious illness. It notes men admit illness and take pills while women discuss marital strife and misery, framing illness as a gendered social issue.
Veterans Association of Christian Endeavor Origin Claim
The abstract of H H Spooner's address argues Connecticut claims the original veteran association of Christian Endeavor begun in 1894 at state conventions. He notes annual reunions and steps to organize, with a focus on longstanding local workers and the Connecticut legacy.
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H. H. Spooner
Veteran Association of Christian Endeavor
Connecticut
Portland
Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
Williston Church
John Willis Baer
Smith Baker
Australia
Japan
India
France
Spain
Germany
England
China
Jamaica
Hawaii
Clark
General Society
Bulls Bridge
Conn
Veteran Association
Six mosquito species found in New England
A science note reports six mosquito species in New England. It also mentions a large release of whitefish fry in the Great Lakes and an Austrian idea to reach the North Pole by submarine boats. The Philadelphia health board discussed compulsory consumption case registration to curb the disease.
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New England
Great Lakes
North Pole
Philadelphia Board of Health
Police Officer Swanson Recovers From Liver Kidney Illness
Council Bluffs Iowa February 4 1901 Special Kind hearted Officer Swanson popular in the city has served seventeen years and held many social offices. As vice president of the Dannebrog Brotherhood he combined benevolence and social duties. Prolonged exposure and hours on his feet due to police duty caused serious kidney and liver trouble but he has entirely recovered and shares his experience in his own words.
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Council Bluffs
Swanson
Dannebrog” Brotherhood
America
Mothers and veterans urged to seek aid and service
A mixed collection of appeals urges women with large families to seek Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief from menstrual distress and fatigue, and praises veterans in Christian Endeavor and YMCA work. The text also touts Dodd’s Kidney Pills as effective for kidney and rheumatic issues, claiming broad local popularity and high sales.
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Lydia E. ‘Pinkham
Gunsaulus Resigns Armour Institute Presidency
Dr. Frank W Gunsaulus ends his official link with the Armour Institute as president. Victor C Alderson continues as acting president until a new president is chosen. Gunsaulus will devote his time to leading Central Church in Chicago as pastor.
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Frank W. Gunsaulus
Central Church
Chicago
Saulus
Armour Institute
Victor C. Alderson
Gunsaulus
Also Mentioned on This Page
City Directory
Syracuse
Atchison Globe
Christan Endeavors
Christian Endeavor
Hale
Pike
Washington Post
Science Gossip
A. C. Swanson
Jesus Christ
Oth
Dodd
Iowa
Mrs
Carrie Belleville
Woolle
Atlanta, Ga
Seiu Arory
Frank W. Gun
Andre
Pepe
Wetmore
Wetmore Tobacco CO
St. Louis, Mo
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