Wonderland 1900 by N P General Passenger Agent Fee
Describes the new Wonderland 1900 publication by Chas S Fee of the Northern Pacific. Five illustrated chapters cover Lewis and Clark exploration The Story of a Railroad Yellowstone Park Tales of Two Way Side Inns Golden Alaska and more. Postage six cents.
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Chas. S. Fee
Lewis and Clark
Pacific Coast
Washington
Oregon
United States
Northern Pacific
Yellowstone Park
Two Way Side Inns
Bitter Root
Montana
Castle Crags
Mt. Shasta
Pacific Slope
Alaska
Uncle Sam
Fee
Port Rico tariff change sparks heated debate over 85 percent cut
An exchange outlines Porto Rico paying full rates under the Dingly bill while the sading bill would reduce the ingley rates by 85 percent and divert the remaining 15 percent to the island for labor and public improvements such as schools. supporters call the concession generous while critics warn of implications.
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Porto Rico
Porto Rco
Electric Bitters Endorsement From Bellville Druggist
Abra ham Hare of Bellville Ohio proclaims Electric Bitters as the best selling bitters in 20 years. He cites benefits for stomach liver kidneys and nerves and claims the tonic purifies blood tones up digestion and builds vitality. Price fifty cents sold by McFadden Drug Co and Johnsons Pharmacy.
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Abraham Hare
Bellville, C
McFadden Drug Co
Johnson’s Pharmacy
Royal Word Secures Leave in Government Clerk Tale
A government clerk wins leave after leveraging a secretary's personal grant. The tale recalls a division chief denying the request, a diplomat clerk appealing, and the secretary publicly approving the two week absence, prompting a wary Chief to back down.
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Diviston
Washington Star
Gems Have Organic Life In Gems sense disease
The Philadelphia Press notes that gems may possess life like organic beings and that opals pearls rubies and turquoise can dull or fade when worn by invalids. It warns that pearls lose color and brilliancy and may die and that rings and pins should not be worn by invalids due to invisible emanations of disease penetrating gem interstices.
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Philadelphia Press
Ida’s Engagement Denied in Gossip Report
In a social exchange Allege Ida refused to confirm any engagement rumors after a question about a report. Madge and May discuss the matter but Ida declines to speak, leaving the speculation unresolved.
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Preef
Madge
Ida
Harper's Bazar
No Humbug Here Doan's Kidney Pills Advertised
An old testimonial touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney trouble and backache. A Brainerd resident, Mr. A E K Losey, endorses the product and urges purchases at local druggists. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo is named as U S sole agents with 50 cent boxes.
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Dean
A. EK. Losey
Losey & Dean Undertakers
Front Street
Doan
McFadden Drug Co
Johnson’s Pharmacy
Evergreen Cemetery Association Annual Meeting Notice
The evergreen Cemetery Association invites all interested parties to the annual meeting at the office of L P White Sr on Tuesday May 1 at 8 p m. The secretary C M Patrickk urges attendance due to important business to be transacted.
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The
Evergreen Cemetery Association
L. P. White, Sr
C. M. Patrickk
Tale of a played out claim and a million dollar bluff
A Colorado miner tells of a long hoped for ore discovery that eluded him until a broncho rider offered a derisory eight dollars. The owner rejects the offer then quotes a fortune of one million, turning away the cash in favor of a future windfall, as recounted from the New York Tribune.
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Colorado
St. Lonely
Pardner
New York Tribune
Sam Houston's Secret Leaves Wife for Cherokees
A 1829 episode—Houston resigns Tennessee governorship after marriage to a powerful family daughter and moves to Cherokee life. He adopts Indian attire, deserts civilization, and refuses to reveal his reasons. He remarries and dies during the Civil War era amid unresolved questions.
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William Persipe
Ladies’ Home Journal
Samuel Houston
Sam’ Houston
Tennessee
Houston
Indian Territory
Washington
Wigs Weave Fashion in Late Republican Rome
Wigs were in vogue in Rome toward the end of the republic and were so well made that Ovid noted no one could tell who wore real hair versus a wig.
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Rome
Ovid
Taffy's Retort a London Bell and a Monkey
A Welsh passerby in London rings a door bell after reading Please ring the bell. A footman appears and jokes about his country. The Welshman retorts that London has wonders, noting a monkey pops out when the bell is rung.
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Taffy
London
London Telegraph
The Cure Stuck a Plaster Not Healing Rheumatism
A dialogue shows a patient seeking a remedy after a plaster failed to cure rheumatism. The druggist responds with hopeful but cautious assurance, and the patient asks for a different treatment.
Apples and Fame Easing Minds in a Troubled Time
A reflective line notes that philosophy helps forget troubles when one is someone important. It then cites an average apple consumption of three bushels per person per year, illustrating everyday habit amid hardship.
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Brainerd
N. W. Ingersoll
F. W. Wieland
Ingersoll & Wieland
Official Paper
Crow Wing County
Minnesota
Ingersoll & WieLanp
Dispatch
A. J. Hareren
Tribune
Brainerd, Minn
N. P
Columbia Chainless
Hoffman
Dr. Thomas
Hoffman's
D. M. Clark & Co
A. L. HourMan
R. F. Watconhs
Big 9 Shoe Store
6Th Street
Hessel
D. M. Clark & Co’s
Columbia Chain Wheels
Sam Houston’s Secret
New York Post
Scandia
East Front Street
U. S. Hendrickson & CO
R. F. Walters
Minn
D. W. Koop
HUTA
INJ
Aset
General Pass
J. Pierce
Ouluth. Minn
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