Great opportunities for wealth in free sites and Florida lands
The notice touts Louisville and Nashville Railroad prospects for investors, farmers, and manufacturers. It claims cheap free sites, tax exemptions, and 500000 acres in West Florida offered gratis under homestead laws. It promises easy profits from stock raising and Gulf Coast timber, with monthly issue details and free information upon request.
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Florida
Uo S Honestead
Gulf Court
Levis
A Life And Death Fight From Manchester Man
W A Hines of Manchester Iowa recounts near fatal measles related lung trouble that led to consumption. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery with a complete cure after four doctors said he would die. Hundreds used it on his advice and praised its lung benefits. Regular bottles 50 cents or $1 with free trials at Wm Robinson Co.
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Dr. King
Wm Robinson & Co
Glorious News From Washita Doctor Claims Cure
Dr D B Cargile reports Fleetric Bitters cured Mrs Brewer of scrofula after years of suffering and useless doctors. The tonic is praised as a supreme blood purifier, claimed to treat eczema tetter gall rheum ulcers and running sores while boosting liver kidneys bowels digestion and strength. Sold for 40 cents by Wm Robeinson Co Araggiats with guarantee.
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D B Cargile
Washita
Fleetric Bitters
Brewer
Robmeom & Co
Nebraska farmland pamphlet issued by railroad
A newly published illustrated pamphlet from the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad provides complete information about the lands of Nebraska. Free copies are available on request to P. B. Eustis, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Burlington & Quincy R R
Farns Lande
Nebraska
Eustis
Chicago
Ill
Women urged to spot worm symptoms and treat with White's Verm
Mothers advised to watch children for worm symptoms and remove parasites using White's Vermitage remedy sold by Wm. Robinson & Co. The ad emphasizes prevention of health issues in youngsters and offers the 25 cent price point for the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Wm. Robinson & Bo
Tenement Girl Finds Velvet Pansy Dream in Paintings
A young girl living far from nature, skilled at painting flowers from copies, sees a real pansy and laments she can never achieve its velvet richness. The brief anecdote highlights her artistic talent and longing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bucklin’s Arnica Salve Promises Skin Cure For 25 Cents
An advertisement claims Bucklin's Arnica Salve can cure skin eruptions including pimples eczema erysipelas salt rheum and hides, and also treats cuts bruises burns boils felons ulcers and piles. Sold by Wm Robinson & Co druggists with a cure guaranteed for 25 cents a box.
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Bucklin
Wm Robinson
Whitelaw Reid Chosen for Union College Chancellor
Whitelaw Reid has been chosen for the licondary chancellorship at Union College and will deliver the commencement oration on June 27.
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Whitelaw “Reid
Union
Whitelaw Reid
Union College
Touch. Editor I Cant Put That In This Number
A brief exchange shows a candidate protesting volume of prior submissions and editor concerns about keeping records. The fragment hints at editorial constraints and candid discussion on material kept or sent for publication.
Golden Wedding Celebrated at Arnold Home
Golden wedding observance was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm Arnold west of Brimfield to honor the 50th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Marshall. Attendees included Elijah Marshall and relatives from Cambridge and Woodford County. Music, poetry, and readings followed a bountiful dinner, with old hymns and prayers marking the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. W. A. Arnold
Wm. Arnold West
Brimfield
Elijah Marshall
George Arnold
Cyrnos W Arnold
Cambridge
Elyah Marshall
Raleigh Marshall
Woodford County
Are You a Man or Woman Census Press Survey Portents
A fragment from a historic survey asks readers to prepare detailed personal life statements for enumerators. It poses provocative questions about race, birthplace, naturalization, education, family, and finances, reflecting early 20th century civic interviewing practices and social attitudes.
Would Not Suffer So Again for Fifty Times Its Price
A Burgettstown liveryman reports severe stomach trouble last night but recovery after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from Miller and McCurdy's and sold by Wm. Robinson & Co. He praises it as the finest stomach remedy and would not endure suffering again for fifty times its price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller and McCurdy
Chamberlain
G. H. Winsox
Pain Balm Recommends Healed Hip Strain
A Erie reader recounts spraining a left hip that worsened into rheumatism, then credits Chamberlain's Pain Balm with full healing after half a bottle. The drugstore ad notes sales through Wm. Robinson & Co.
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Chamberlain
F. A. Bancock
Erie, Pa
Wm. Robinson & Co
Ancient War Discharge Document Unearthed in New Hampshire Archive
White locates an authentic 1814 discharge of Sebean C Taylor, a sergeant in Capt Simeon Wright's 30th U S Infantry, after one year of service. The paper notes his age height complexion hair and eyes and birthplace Amherst New Hampshire. The document is dated Ferrisburg May 11 1814 with Martin Horror commanding.
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White
James F. Farnum
G. H. Farnum
Sebean C. Taylor
Simeon Wright
Amherst
New Hampshire
Ferrisburg
United States of America
Martin Horror
Burlington Route Excursions and Convention Ticket Offers
Burlington Route excursions announce July 3 and 4 round trips to any B and Q point within 200 miles at 1st class fare return by July 5. Illa state Epworth League convention Peoria July 16 13 tickets July 9 10 roundtrip $135 return by July 14. Prohibition conventions in Chicago June 26 27 28 single fare round trip, sale June 25 26 27, return by July 2. Sunken excursions to Colorado Utah Black Hills one fare round trip sale June 20 July 9 17 August 1 final Oct 31. Also low rate to California Oregon and Puget Sound points. R B Murphy, Agent.
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Epworth League
Peoria
Forepaugh
Sells Bros. Cirena
Peoria Jones 3
Chicago
Colorado
Utah
Black Hills
California
Oresda
Puget Sound
R. RB. Murphy
Origin of the Phoenix Park Name Revealed
The Phoenix Park name stems from the Irish Fionnilage meaning clear water. The Dublin park preserves a spring near the viceregal lodge at the Dublin entrance, in a glen beside the lower lake, an enduring romantic feature.
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Phoenix” Park
Phoenix Park
Dublin
High Price for Book from Movable Type Printing
The first movable type book is the Mazarin Bible printed by Gutenberg and Fust and issued August 14, 1456. Only two or three copies survive and one sold last year to Bernard Quaritch of London for 19,360 dollars, the second highest price ever paid for a book.
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Gutenburg
Faust
Fust
Earl of Ashburnham
Bernart Quaritch
London
Sparrows Drive Robins From Capitol Grounds
Congressman Cummings recalls when he first came to Congress the Capitol grounds and nearby parks were alive with robins, bobolinks, and song birds. Now robins are rare in Washington as English sparrows have driven them away, leaving the trees quiet.
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Congressman Cummings
Congress
Capitol
House
Washington
Gardener Cited For Exaggerated Service By Clergyman
A clergyman dismissed a clever gardener who stole fruit and vegetables and, to aid his wife and family, issued a character praising the gardener. The note read that he had been the gardener for over two years and that he “got more out of my garden” than any man employed.
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A. B
Collier’s Weekly
Shah of Persia to Tour England and Scotland in July
The shah of Persia plans a royal visit to London around July 2 and will be hosted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace. He is expected to tour England and Scotland visiting Oxford Birmingham Liverpool Glasgow and Edinburgh with a possible stay in Ireland, weather permitting.
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Bhab
Persia
Shah of Persia
London
Buckingham Palace
England
Scotland
Oxford
Birmingham
Liverpool
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Ireland
Poems by Huxley Found in Friend’s Library in London
A London reviewer, while visiting a friend’s library, discovered a book of Henry Huxley poems. It reveals three poems by Huxley the scientist, an aspect overlooked by biographers. The sight astonished him, noting the unusual literary side of the famed scientist.
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Huxley
London
Henrietta Huxley
Machine Affixes Stamps Patent Describes New Wet-Wick System
A new stamping machine enables rapid affixing by feeding envelopes into a tube where gummed stamps are wetted by a wick from a water chamber. When a knob is pressed, the envelope is forced against the stamp to apply it.
Electric Treatment for Body Battery Therapy Patent Claim
A German patent generator uses an electric current to treat any body part. It employs a series of small dry cells placed between strips of flexible fabric for application.
Metallic studs Contacting Flesh Through Fabric Surface
A description notes metallic studs projecting through a fabric surface to contact the flesh. The detail emphasizes safety concerns and potential discomfort or injury from protruding hardware embedded in textile material.
Dewey's Oldest Relic and Flag Link to 1762 Manila Battle
The oldest relic in Admiral Dewey's collection relates to the 1762 battle of Manila Bay between England and Spain. Another relic is a flag captured by Sir William Draper, later owned by William Everett of Massachusetts and given to the admiral.
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Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
William Draper
William Everett
Massachusetts
Evarts Amused by Portrait as He Fades Like Old Photo
A friend reports William M. Evarts is amused by a published account claiming he is gradually fading away. He quips that one cannot escape the features and jokes about correcting the portrayal to fit.
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William M. Evarts
Notes from New Linen Bank of England notes
Notes describe new white linen cuttings used for Bank of England notes not from worn material. Paper is prepared with precision and the number of dips into the pulp by each workman recorded on a dial by machinery.
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Bank of England
School Board Honors Doctor Name for New Haven House
The school board in New Haven will name the new public schoolhouse after Dr Worthington Hooker a longtime Yale Medical School professor and former New Haven Board of Education member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Worthington Hooker
Yale
Yale Medical School
Presbyte rian Church Revenue and Membership Rise
The Presbyterian Church of England reports total revenue of 1,514,435 dollars for the current financial year, up from 1,395,756 dollars. Membership rises from 73,249 to 74,641 as part of the year’s results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyte Man Church
Elingiead
Presbyterian Church of England
London Smoke Deposits on Sea Reaches Devonshire
The smoke from London drifts with specific wind states and condenses on the sea up to Devonshire, turning the waters black for miles. The phenomenon highlights environmental impact of urban air pollution extending far from the city.
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London
Devonshire
Mosquito Control Law Passed in Winchester Montana
Winchester Montana adopts an ordinance to break up the mosquito post by requiring every property owner to pour kerosene oil over all pools sinks and drains periodically. The police are empowered to enforce the measure.
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Winchester
Superintendent Edward C Delano Built Nation’s Chicago Schools
Edward C Delano became attached to the Chicago public school system 44 years ago as an assistant teacher. He has since served the board of education and advanced step by step to his current position as superintendent.
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Edward C. Delano
Chicago
Board of Education
Monument Honors 1821 Lucifier Match Inventor Mare Lauria
In St Lothaire Jura mountains a monument honors Charles Mare Lauria country doctor who devised the lucifer match in 1821 but lacked funds for a patent. Austrian and Hungarian claimants also contend for priority of the invention.
Surface Railroad for Japan
A Dutch steamer named Queen Wilhelmina departed the port carrying about 1,000 tons of steel rails bound for Tokyo Japan. The rails are intended for the installation of a regular American surface railway system.
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Japan
Tokio
Japapan
Philadelphia
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Louisville, KY
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Sins . Co
Scientific American
Munn & Co
F St
Washington, D.C
W. A. Hines
Manchester
Sret
M. A. Owen
Sanders, Henry Co., Is
Grafton
Vermont
Lamee
Willy
Montlded
Custuta F. Palmer
Henry County
Buda
Burlington
Price
Membr
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Dewey
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