Roosevelt probes beef quality for Rough Riders in Cuba
Albany dispatch reports Gov Roosevelt sent a letter to Maj Gen Miles detailing four beef types served to the Rough Riders from Florida to Cuba. Canned roast beef was flavorless and tainted, while corned beef was palatable, and refrigerated meat spoiled aboard transport, later discarded at sea.
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Miles remains noncommittal on action over Egan attack
Gen. Miles declined to forecast war department steps regarding Gen. Egan after questions about testimony before the war investigating commission. He argued about lines between testimony and personal abuse and defended his compelled honesty while denying full disclosure of his own findings.
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Gen. Miles
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Miles
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War Commission
The Freezing-Out Cat Spells a Sales Pitch
A comic scene shows Mrs. Waples fending off a door knocking sales agent with a stern front and a cat at her feet. The agent pivots to praise the feline and ends by selling four bottles of silver polish and requesting a Kodak portrait, while Mrs. Waples recalls the failed freezing-out attempt.
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Mrs. Waples
Mrs. W
Maine
Kodak
Chicago Times- Herald
Asia Minor and the inevitable yield to a Christian nation
The piece argues that Asia Minor will pass from Mohammadan possession, and that a Christian power will prevail, pairing this geopolitical claim with a satirical note on perceived vanity and appearances. It references broader regional shifts and contrasts them with a commercial jab about prices. The excerpt also advertises Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway rates and Texas travel prospects, highlighting climate and soil productivity, plus a brief quip about a foolish suitor in New York journalism.
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Germany
Asia Minor
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Southwest
Texas
Empire State of Thes Union
Middle States
Commissioners of
Bowsher
Dist. P. A
Cincinnati
Humorous and Painful Ads Mix From Old Papers
A chaotic collage of medical ads and quips touts St Jacobs Oil and Laxatives amid light gossip. Patient testimonials from Mrs Allie Douglass and others claim cures for consumption and sciatica. The copy riffs on health tonics, household remedies, and a jab at Europe’s teeth.
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N. O. Picayune
St. Jacobs
Pencil Remarks Spark City Debate
A brief Chicago Daily News item notes that pencils are sometimes hard pressed, prompting remarks on supply and usage during a busy city period. The comment hints at practical challenges for writers and students amid a growing demand for affordable stationery.
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Chicago Daily News
Grateful Women Restored by Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Mrs Patrick Dannehy of West Winsted Connecticut reports severe female weakness and womb displacement. After using the Vegetable Compound she sleeps better, loses bloating, can work without fatigue, and no longer experiences pain or vomiting. She thanks Mrs Pinkham for guidance and medicine.
Cannot Praise It Enough Lydia Pinkham’s Remedy Letter
Miss Gertie Dunkin of Franklin Nebraska writes of long painful irregular menstruation and womb falling. She tried physicians without relief, then used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and feels like a new person. She would not part with the medicine and has recommended it to friends.
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