Notice of Final Proof Filing for Minnesota Claim
The Land Office at St. Cloud Minnesota announces a final proof hearing on April 18 1803 before Clerk S F Alderman regarding a filed claim. The notice names the claimant and outlines the scheduled date and location for testimony and verification.
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St. Cloud
Minn
S. F Alderman
Bisinerd
Land
G&ce
District Court
Brainerd
Nunn
St. Clo
Cactiitr
Anc
F. Alderaan
John Anderson
Final Proof
Falcon
F. Alderp
Joseph Lafbeniere
Jierk
Anders G. Peterson
H. E
Hamnes
August Radke
Charles Merchant
Theodore Senyohi
Christ Erickson
P.O
Deerwood
Crow Wing County
A. Barto
Land Office
F. Alderman
Iscuinerd
Joseph Duchane
Turbulent Weather and Political Notes Hit the Region
Reports of strong windstorms and storms devastate parts of Iowa Kansas and Missouri this week. Brainerd leads debate on monopolies and the gambling issue while the governor signs the capitol bill and sets up a commission to oversee the new capitol building. C H Graves of Duluth is named representative of the district.
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Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
C. H. Graves
Duluth
Ham Demands Probe Into Boodling Charges
Representative Mark Ham calls for investigation of boodling charges. He notes the lumbermen filed the accusations, and if the committee report is even partially accurate, the lumbermen themselves may deserve scrutiny.
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Mark Ham
Senate Committee
Timber theft probe urged after state senate report
Rep BaLtowin asks Interior Department to investigate alleged timber theft in Cass and Itasca counties. Senate committee says over 3,000,000 dollars were stolen from the state, promising further inquiry if true.
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Coxgressman
BaLtowin
Interior Department
Cass
Itasca
State Senate
Reapportionment bill dies in house after decisive vote
The reapportionment bill was laid to rest in the house Monday by a decisive vote. Authorities note the current apportionment is unequal and unjust with southern districts having twice as many representatives as the 6th district, while the 6th district grows faster.
Spectatorium Glows as MacKaye Model Draws Critics
Promoters claim the MacKaye Spectatorium will outshine the fair itself as critics describe the intricate six mile Scenitarium rail system moving 600 tons of stages in forty seconds. The model, 400 by 110 feet, features simulated day and night, a Caribbean ocean, and winds directed by a master inventor. Henry Watterson hailed its significance as a peak sample of the larger celebration.
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MacKaye 5Ectatorium
Columbian Celebration Company
W. T. Hall
The
Chicago Post
Hall
Chicago
Scenitarium
Esage
Persalad
MacKaye Sp
Keeley Institutes Warn Public Against Imposters
A notice from Dr. Lissie E Kerley and the Keeley Institute warns the public that many shops use imitator titles like Bicloride of Gold to sell Keeley remedies for liquor opium morphine and tobacco diseases. The letter states sixty Keeley Institutes exist nationwide and urges verification of genuine authorized representatives before treatment or purchase. Correspondence is invited and kept confidential.
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Lesuiz
Keedry
DeWitt Talmage
Brooklyn
Tabernedie
Dwight Wand
United States
Lissie E. Kerley
Keeley Institute
Keeley Institutes
Keeley Institute Proprietors Listed in City Ad
Proprietors of the Keeley Institute located at Ash Street and Park Avenue are named in a local city advertisement. The notice provides business address details and signals ongoing operations.
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Teae Keeley Institute
Ash Street and
Park Avenue
Best sewing machine judged at Paris Exposition 1889
At the Universal Exposition of 1889 in Paris the Wheeler Wilson machines were declared the best by a jury of leading foreign experts and manufacturing authorities. The French government awarded Nathan Wheeler a Legion of Honor cross. The No 9 for home use and No 12 for manufacturing use are hailed as the world’s best. Buy No 9 Wheeler & Wilson or write for catalog and terms. Agents wanted for unoccupied territory. 18d and is) Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL
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Paris
France
America
Imi
Mathaniel “Wheeler
Wheeler & Wilson
Driving Passengers Quietly to Maintain Rail Schedules
The Pennsylvania railroad urges passengers at Philadelphia area stations to board and alight quickly to keep trains on time. Conductors and brakemen must enforce the pace, with repeated station announcements aiding prompt disembarkation and a brisk, courteous approach valued over coercion. The article highlights the role of conductors in sustaining efficient suburban travel.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Manhattan
Hain
New York
Railroad Gazette
Paris Carnival Pranks Under Royal Disguise
In old Paris during the carnival before Lent, crowds celebrate wildly in the streets. The Duke of Orleans joins incognito with his friend Dubois, who pretends familiarity. A sunlit prank escalates as Dubois kicks the prince, who protests he is being disguised too much.
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Paris
Duke of Orleans
Dubois
Monseigneur
The Slaughter of Buffalo for Market Demand
Hamlin Russell notes that before 1869 Indians killed buffalo in vast numbers for meat hides and skins. By 1874 robes with fur and shells reached stores in St Paul for 10 dollars, shifting slaughter from subsistence to market-driven robes, with flesh trading playing a minor role.
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St. Paul
Hamlin Russell
Harper's
Fish reproduction ranges from millions of eggs per season
The exchange notes flounder lay about 7,000,000 eggs annually and other species range from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 eggs, with tur bot depositing 11,000,000 to 12,000,000 eggs each breeding season.
Gambling For Bibles At St Ives Parish Church History
An old St Ives will directed orchard proceeds to fund Bibles for children, chosen by dice thrown on the communion table. The custom persists though now managed at a small table near the altar, with illegal practices curbed.
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St. Ives
How Some Medicines Are Obtained
From various animal horns and bones medicines can be derived by distillation and chemical processing. Muriate of ammonia is used both internally and externally. Burned bones yield phosphate of soda, and prussic acid, a powerful narcotic, can be obtained from decomposing animal matter. London Tit.
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London
Titus
Lord Stanhope and the steam ship experiment
A hundred years ago Lord Stanhope proposed building a small steam powered ship without masts or sails. The state offered a loan if the project failed, the expense to be borne by the inventor. The plan drew praise for its potential public benefit in inland navigation.
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Department
Lord Stanhope
Cornhill Magazine
Peculiar Habit of Toothpicks and a Young Heart
A cashier notes how customers repeatedly take toothpicks after meals, mostly out of habit and thrift. The piece criticizes needless use and possible health issues from wood fibers, suggesting chewing tobacco or gum as alternatives. The second excerpt features a theater couple discussing aging, with the wife praising a man’s “young heart” despite middle age, as he is grateful for it.
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New York Herald
Jason
Mrs. Calliper
Colonel Calliper
Writings on Ancient Customs and Notable Tales
The passage notes imperial Chinese etiquette on mourning and attire after an emperor's death, mentions Salem witch trial artifacts kept in a public office, highlights a Universalist preacher in Kansas, cites Cleombrotas’s suicide after reading Plato, records 47 buffalo owned by C Allard in Montana, and ends with a French proverb about a man’s words and a woman’s word.
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C. Allard
Flathead Country
Crow Creek
Montana
Happiness at Home in Brooksville A Winter Visit
Mrs. Sophia Strout plans to visit her daughter in the city but returns from a winter there with no city enthusiasm. Neighbors recall her stay, yet she proclaims the Brooksville visit the happiest winter of her life and an unforgettable time with Mrs. Green.
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Sophia Strout
S’phi
Brooksville
Phi
Missis Green
Connecticut Man Deliberates on Death As Poison Saves Him
A Connecticut man took poison and wrote notes on his sensations before a near-fatal outcome. His calm, scientific approach and perceived capability invite claims he should not have harmed himself. The piece contrasts such acts with disease ravaged individuals and notes the temptations faced by vigorous, ambitious minds.
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Connecticut
Washington Star
Street Fakir Promotes Cure For Snake Bites
A season’s first street fakir hawks a bottle claimed to cure snake and tarantula bites. He boasts distilled water and bromide of potassium as the active ingredients while crowds press in, money in hand, amid disbelief and disgust in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Noses of Dutch Folk Bring Smiles in 200Year Old Study
A study of Jan Steen's pictures shows Dutch home life from two centuries ago would not be as funny without the noses of peasants and townsfolk. The article notes good natured Dutch character, whether due to temperament or discipline, as the source of the broad comedy in Steen's scenes.
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Jan Steen
Chambers’ Journal
Proverbial Lines on Women and Wealth
A saying remarks that losing a wife and five sons makes a man poorer than money and questions the value of wives. It mocks the idea that women are either wholly good or wholly guilty, portraying women in a critical light.
Arable Land Trends in Great Britain and Scotland
A historical note surveys land use showing arable area in Great Britain shrinking by over 2 million acres in twenty years while Scotland gains 78,000 acres. Grass land expands due to reclamation and conversion. The report contrasts regional shifts and broader agricultural changes. In a separate anecdote, Chicago’s Farmington society sews for the poor, with Mrs X distributing garments to needy families amid remarks on fashion and poverty.
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Scotland
Gardener’s Chronicle
Farmington Society
Chicago
Has She Forgotten May Love's Ghost in the Graveyard
A Riley poem laments forgotten love amid graveyard imagery. The speaker recalls May, birds, vines, kisses, and a past passion, imagining reunion in dreamlike darkness and longing for the beloved to awaken to their bond.
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James Whitcomb Riley
James Russell Lowell Story Of Polly Ann Victory
A tale recounts a Genoa harbor race between an American clipper and an English yacht. The clipper wins, and the yacht owner congratulates the clipper captain. The captain replies that Polly Ann had finally beaten something for the first time. The anecdote highlights seamanship and humor from a bygone era.
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James Russell Lowell
New England
Genoa
E. S. Nadel
Beards and Mustaches In China
A remark notes Chinese law requiring a decent mustache for court presence, forcing beardless men to seek facial alterations. It jokes about ice covering for body parts and contrasts hair removal ads in American papers, crediting Wong Chin Foo in the St Louis Post Despatch for the observation.
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China
Court of Justice
Cass
Wong Chin Foo
St. Louis
Headache Capsules Prove Rapid, Permanent, Says Detroit Man
A Detroit resident reports severe lifelong headaches finally relieved by Krause's Headache Capsules. He states the capsules provide a speedy and permanent cure and claims they have aided every case he knows. The testimonial is signed Jxo. N. Wikre of 36 Adams Ave. West Detroit, Mich. Sold by N. McFadden.
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Krause
Jxo
N. Wikre
Adams Ave
West
Detroit, Mich
N. McFadden
Cubbed Cough Cure Promises Relief in Sixty Seconds
A vintage ad touts Cubbed Cough Cure promising sixty second relief from coughs and sleeplessness. It claims no cure for consumption but relief and prevention, supported by druggists and testimonials, with N. McFadden as the seller.
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N. McFadden
Brainerd School Building Bid Notice Opens April 10
Notice to Contractors from Brainerd Minnesota dated April 3 1893 states plans and specifications for Brainerd Public Schools are available at Walter Pardee Co architects New York Life Building Minneapolis and the Brainerd Board of Education office bids due by noon April 25 1893. A two percent certified check required and bids may cover complete structure with some heating parts excluded. The work should start when weather permits and be finished by September 1 1893.
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Brainerd
Minn
Walter 8. Pardee
Arthur E. Pennele
Board of Education
Walter S. Pardee & Co
Minneapolis
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