Greatest Show On Earth at State Fair Springfield
State fair managers outline daily airship ascensions by Capt Bumbaugh beginning on School Children's Day with two trips to the State House grounds and back over Springfield. City entertainment includes Chatterton's Majestic and Gayety shows and free aerial acts near the courthouse. Lectures feature Gen Z T Sweeney's The Golden Age in the Woman's Building. rail rates quoted for long and short distances with B and O 3 W offering 8 cent round trips over 100 miles.
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Bumbaugh
Springfield
Chatterton’s
The
Majestic
Gayety
Court House
Springfield Evening News
Gen
Z. T. Sweeney
Indiana
Weber Quartet
Watch Factory
Vieitora
Electric Bitters Credited For Restoring Strength In Mother
Strong P J Daly of 1247 W Congreas Chicago shares how his feeble mother improved with Electric Bitters. He reports gain in flesh relief from insomnia and steady strength, praising the tonic for stomach liver and kidney woes. Sold under guarantee at Wm Robinson Co drug store for 60c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Daly
W. Congreas
Chicago
Wm. Robinson & Co Drug Store
Man Dies In Fiery Self Destruction Drunk At Mouica Home
Peoria Star reports William Crothers a 35 year old man burned to death at his home near Mouica west of Princeville after a night of drinking. He reportedly fled the burning house still clad in clothing and then collapsed in the yard. Mrs Crothers cites a lamp oil loss and possible self immolation or accident amid drunken disquiet following their return from Wyoming Illinois.
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William Crothers
Mouica
Princeville
Crothers
Vno
Wyoming
Peoria
Sights and quips from the Atchison Globe column
A collection of aphorisms and wry observations on gender behavior, honesty, propriety, and social manners. The pieces poke fun at disguise, discretion, and everyday foibles with tongue in cheek humor reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century voice.
Thoughts on Science and Social Facts From the Era
Extracted miscellany notes discuss neuralgic headaches linked to eye defects, daily Manhattan post office receipts, famine aid in India, electricity in modern dental practice, New York milk supply from 400 miles away, and agricultural and railway energy metrics. It mentions shifting Japanese railways management by European financiers and Austrian briquette usage in state railways.
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New York City
Pilsen
Bohemila
Quotations on virtue and youth from poets and philosophers
A collage of maxims and lines from Danish and German sources, Cicero, biblical verses, Ecclesiastes, and poets like Jean Ingelow and James Whitcomb Riley. The snippets praise joy, honesty, youth, excellence, and steadfastness, mingling moral reflections with literary fragments.
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Quintilian
Jean Ingelow
James Whitcomb
Riley
John Kendrick Banga
Romantic Customs and Curious Plant Courtships
The article notes varied marriage customs and compares human love to plant behavior. It highlights the wild arum described as a temptress and murderer and calls it a wicked plant for its deadly poison berries. Botanists warn about its influence on love and mating in nature.
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India
Women physicians push equal access to professions for girls
Chicago women doctors campaign for girls to enter any profession. At an American Academy of Medicine session several men decry women leaving home life for industrial work while Dr. Helen C. Putnam supports equal rights and home making studies in schools. Dr. Emme Culberson calls for male female cooperation. Dr. Otto Juettner argues against women in stores due to starvation wages and warns of wage collapse and increased singleness.
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Chicago
American Academy of Medicine
Helen C. Putnam
Providence
RB. 1
Emme Culberson
Boston
Otto Juettner
Cincinnati
Reward Offered for Liquor Law Violations Probe Brimfield
The Law and Order League of Brimfield township offers a 225.00 reward to any person furnishing evidence leading to a conviction under liquor laws. The notice is issued by Brimfield’s Law and Order League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rénard
Law and Order League of
Brimfield Township
Leefield Cigar Brand Promises Rich Smooth Tobacco
Annual sales over a million. The brand claims very rich mellow tobacco and top quality. Lewis' Single Bittler straight the clear equals the best. Many imitators exist but none compare. Ask dealers for the Leefield Tin Foil Smoker Package to try.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ees Lewis
Bittler
Nighttime Forest Fair and Open Air Concerts Described
A fragment describes a magical forest fair with bands and open air concerts. Vivid imagery mentions lights, rainbow hues, and dancing crowds as a dreamlike nighttime spectacle.
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Cascades
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Foleyshoney
Rey Arone
Nisi
Atchison Glo
Toma
Manhattan
New York Ct
Upper West Side
Seehattan Talitiya
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Cicero
Stara
Kansas
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Perse
Aioe
Heliee
Eever
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