Notes and Rumors From Distant Lands and Regions
Notes discuss mail times from Chicago to London and San Frenerico plans for a world event at Panama Canal completion. Mentions disappearances near Quartrite Ariz, elk buyouts by Colorado Springs capitalists, sharks migrating to European waters, Black Sea invasion, US forestry efforts near Pike's Peak, and Latin American journalism in Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Peru including El Comercio of Lima with 60 years of daily issues.
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Chicago
London
San Frenerico
Panama Canal
Quartrite
Ariz
California
Rockies
Colorado Springs
Col
Far East
Suez Canal
Adriatic
Forestry Department
United States
Pike's Peak
Mexico
America
Chile
Argentina
Peru
el Comercio
Lima
Foreign Celebrities and Eminent German Professors Highlight Longevity
Alfred de Rothschilds hosts a private estate gathering at Halton House with a 100 yard diameter ring amid trees. Eminent German professor Ewald Hering, age seventy, notable for memory physiology, joins a list of researchers like Helmholtz and Fechner. Lord Kitchener receives praise from the rajah of Bashabh, praising deeds in the Transvaal. William Evans resigns as protector of Chinese in Straits Settlements and declines to be a slave driver in South Africa citing intolerable working conditions. Sir William Vernon Harcourt is remembered for his forgiving nature and precise remarks on convict prison conditions, prompting in-house amusement and cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred de Rothschilds
Halton House
Huelaed
Ewald Hering
Prague
Helmholtz
Brucke
Dubois
Fechner
Lord Kitchener
Simla Hills
Bashabr
Transvaal
Paradise
William Evans
Straits Settlements
South Africa
Wiliam Vernon Harcourt
T. P. O'Connor
House of Commons
William
Home Office
Tales of the Tots in a witty exchange of quips
A collection of one liner snippets from family life. A child asks about artificial whale bone and twins as a coincidence. Jokes cover widowed neighbor, planked shad, birthday wishes, and a young girl asking for teeth like mamma's. The humor relies on mismatched meanings and innocent misunderstandings.
Completely Cured by Vector-Milburn Co. Remedy
Mrs P Branzel of Everett Washington reports long back pain that ruined sleep and fatigue for fifteen years. After using Vector-Milburn Co remedy she claims complete relief and renewed strength.
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P. Branzel
P. Brunzel
Deaser
Grand l Ave
Everett
Wasl
Mississippi notes on timber, land policy and growth
The piece urges protection of timber from foreign ownership, advocates fair assessment of land values to fund development, and promotes Mississippi growth through farming, fruit planting, industry and education. It highlights sugarcane yields, local fairs, new factories, road improvements, and an ongoing push for manufacturing and immigration to bolster the state’s economy. It references John Amaker of Poplarville and a large razorback hog, and discusses various Mississippi towns and projects such as Jackson Carnival, Pheba, Newton, Yazoo City, Aberdeen, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Amberlands
Desperate Jail Break Surges in Kemper County
Meridian Mississippi December 9 1896 reports a violent bid to free prisoners from the DeKalb jail after a murder and a later jailbreak. Jail delivery by Hartwell Willcox Caroline Powell Calvin Robinson sparked heavy penalties and renewed fears of bloodshed as authorities hunt the fugitives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Miss
Neva
Alfatra
Kemper County
Cochran
de Kalb
Jim Abercrombie
Scooba
Abercrombie
DeKalb
Carolina Powell
Calvin Robinson
Henry Lane
Hartwell Willcox
Irving Henderson
Willcox
Caroline Powell
Judge Cochran
Southern iron trade opens with Panama pipe shipments
In Birmingham and Anniston, Alabama, 25 carloads of large cast iron pipe leave to Panama via Mobile for Isthmian canal construction. The U S government buys the output, a order large enough to require months. Iron prices rise as demand remains strong and futures point to further increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Panama
Isthmian Canal
Bessemer Works
United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company
Anniston
Mobile
United States
Alabama
Tennessee Coal, Tron and Railroad Company
Ensley
West White
Charity and vanity clash in Bishop Olmsted tale
A York Tribune note on Bishop Olmsted of Denver seeking donations from rich Episcopalians, plus a comic anecdote about a millionaire who mirrors the bishop’s portrait. The column bundles jokes, ads, and brief quips from various papers, including a diabetes cure claim and Christmas shopping promos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Olmsted
Denver
York Tribune
Olmsted
Emil
Bishop Olmstede
Gimnets Bore Them and a Writer's Library Clash
Robert W. Chambers, seen at Pine, faces mixed reception for his novel Gimlets. Public libraries ordered copies withdrawn as patrons debate the work's taste and merit, while the author defends its value and denounces censorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wi
Chambers
Pine @ literary
Ublic
Remarkable Cures By Pe-ru-na Under January 10 1807
A historical Peruna advertisement recounts letters from patients and supporters dated 1807 to 1900 praising Peruna for chronic constipation catarrh rheumatism and sleep. Testimonies from John O. Atkinson and Alla Schwandt claim long term cures and enduring relief. A $10,600 bank guarantee backs testimonial authenticity and an almanac is cited.
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Hartman
Peruna
Manalin
John O. Atkinson
Atkinson
Independence
Alla Schwandt
Sanborn
Minn
Perona
Market Exchange Bank
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna Almanac
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Tales OF the Tots
Papa
Son
Margie
Mamma
Momma
Fred
Johnny
Pape
veetor-Milburs. Co
Botielo
John Amaker
Poplarville
Greenwood
Deita
W. J. Quaries
Long Beach
Mr. Quarles
Jackson
Pheba
Clay County
Yazoo City
Mississip
Mississipi
Mississippi Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Aberdeen
Clark County
Yazoo County
W. A. McWherter
Laurel
Newton
First Oil
Beaumont
Maliiston
Fortunsbely
Hari
Ani
Bate
Aberdeem
Louisville
C. Hopkins
Tere
Ory
Gulf Coast
Corinth
New Albany
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Grand Duke
Chinkoff
Frisky
Mooresville
Charlotte Observer
Ne Eye
Pabert
Tate Valles
Wim Abercrombie
Convicta
Southern Iron Trade
Little Rock
Ark
Enola
Faulkner County
White
Ray White
Dnibush
David Harris
Harris
Winnfield
Peter Bartelme
Vickers
Mizk
Willame
Resta
Jon Alexander
Delta
Humane Society
Tenn
Maison County Humane Society
Toe
Ray
Mies
Lf Cris
Aesecars
Fin
R. ‘T. Hamilton
Parla
Yenin
Dye
Norris Kright
Tuefore
United Bintes
Tean
Gabriel
Tommie
Yonkers
Willie
Siswidaughmo Club
Jouaton Chronicle
Washington
Anes
Moravia
Beng
Wilson
Reighing
Dodd
Chicago Daily News
Mermod-Jaccard Jewelry Co
St. Louis
Chicago Tribune
E.W. Grove
Dudge
HH. Green
Atlanta
Puck
N. W. Summuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
St.Jacobs Oil
Brendes , Schwandt, Vantorn, Mina
Wrepd
MO. Gathangon
Eoo
Jaccard
Mith
Wraith
Jaccard Jewelry O
St. Louie
Tor Pee
Mermod & Jacgard
St, Louis, MO
Sloans
McGee
Orug
Ballar
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