Resources of Texas Special Edition Announced
The Galveston Dallas News will issue January 1 1900 a joint special edition detailing Texas resources Agricultural Pastoral and Mineral Development railroad expansion and transportation features The edition aims to attract capital and settlers with 100000 plus copies circulation Advertising offered at tiered rates for display ads contact A H Belo Co Dallas Texas for pricing and details
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Galveston-Dallas News
Texas
A. H. Belo & Co
Dallas
Christmas Laprobe Ad from Buchanan Bros
A Bu cha non Bros Christmas promotion features a warm laprobe ideal as a thoughtful gift. The short note highlights the laprobe as a perfect holiday present and invites shoppers to visit the store.
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Buchanan Bros
Leech Farming and Its Global Trade Revealed
Historical note describes leech farming methods including broad casting 15 000 leeches per meadow and using blood from livestock or slaughterhouses. It cites Mary Kingsley on West Africa leeches, notes land leeches threaten humans and cattle, and mentions large trade figures with Europe, America, France, England, and Morocco.
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Mary Kingsley
West Africa
Astrakhan
East
France
England
Australia
Europe
America
Morocco
A Good Many Smiths Still at Home
British census figures for England and Wales list 253606 Smiths and 242100 Joneses, with Williams Taylor Davies and Brown next. In Scotland Smith is top, followed by McDonald Brown Thomson Robertson Sewart Campbell. In Ireland Murphy leads with 62600, then Kelly Sullivan Walsh Smith OBrien Byrne Ryan Connor ONeill Reilly.
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Smiths
England
Wales
Joneses
Williams
Taylor
Davies
Brown
Scotland
Smith
McDonald
Thomson
Robertson
Sewart
Campbell
Murphy
Ireland
Kelly
Sullivan
Walsh
O’brien
Byrne
Ryan
Connor
O'Neil
Reilly
Old Soldier Tends Grave He Hid Body In Coffin
In a Michigan town a veteran who lost a leg ten years ago buried it in a coffin at the cemetery. Funeral services were held there with him weeping, and since then he has placed flowers on the grave every week through the summer months.
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Michigan
Mayflower Descendants to Compile Ancestry Records
The Mayflower descendants group plans a systematic search of English and Dutch records to trace the passengers and their ancestors. An expert genealogist in England will conduct research, aided by data on the Fortune Anne and Little James ships. George Ernest Bowman seeks input from interested descendants as funds are raised to support the thorough archival work.
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Englan
Anne
James
George Ernest Bowman
Massachusetts Society
Birth of a Legend in Galicia Blood Tale Debunked
A Vienna correspondent reports peasants in Galicia believed a portrait of Empress Elizabeth bled, sparked by a pine frame resin misread as blood. A Greek Catholic priest led investigators who found no supernatural event, exposing the tale as fraud circulated by papers like the Neue Freie Presse.
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Galicia
Vienna
London
Paul Kulczycki
Novosiolka
Elizabeth
Kulczycki
Szuchewicz
Neue Freie Presse
English clergyman writes sermons in apple tree at Northfield
The Rev Dr Myres, a renowned English clergyman in the United States, has chosen a seat among the branches of a large apple tree on Evangelist Moody's estate in Northfield Massachusetts and has composed many of his sermons while seated there.
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Myres
Evangelist Moody
Northfield
Mass
Daughter of the Revolution meets a six revolutions ally
A terse exchange between a proud Yankee girl claiming lineage as a Daughter of the Revolution and a Central American woman who declares herself a daughter of six revolutions, highlighting contrasting revolutionary identities.
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Central America
No Gold Statues Favored for Paris Exposition
The U S commissioner to the Paris exposition states no life sized gold statue of a woman will be permitted on the exposition grounds. The aim is to maintain the dignity of the United States exhibit and avoid advertising that could reflect discredit on the nation.
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United States
Women and career choice in changing industrial era
The article argues that missteps in selecting a career stem from limited imagination and overcrowded fields. It urges mothers to guide daughters toward diverse skilled trades, citing female pioneers as childhood role models and stressing persistent effort to excel in chosen work.
Champion Equestrienne Nellie A Wheeler Tours 900 Mile Ride
Mrs Nellie A Wheeler of Greenwood Ky, renowned long distance rider, completed a 900 mile trek from the South to Kokomo Indiana in under three weeks, visiting her uncle Charles Ammerman.
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Equestrienne
America
Nelie A. Wheeler
Greenwood
Kokomo
Ind
Charles Ammerman
Wheeler
Santley Made Knight Commander by Pope
Charles Santley the English baritone has been made a knight commander of the Order of St Gregory the Great by the pope in recognition of his services to the Catholic church.
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Charles Santley
Mounting of Paseo Gun Adopted by Park Board
Designs for mounting the Spanish gun in the Paseo were presented and adopted. The city will be asked to pay $450 for constructing the gun carriage and the stone foundation. The park board resolved to seek council authorization for the appropriation.
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Park Board
Stone Foundation
Kansas City Journal
Bar Association Members Cheered at Detroit Trolley Tour
During a State Bar Association meeting in Detroit, members toured the city by trolley ending at the Country Club. Newsboys, puzzled by the badges reading Michigan State Bar Association, yelled for three cheers for the bartenders as leaders stepped off.
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State Bar Association
Detroit
Michigan State Bar Association
Weather Attache Confesses Philippine Climate Appeal
The weather bureau attache notes the Philippine climate has advantages and jokes about predicting rain tomorrow to take a day off. He quips about not being indolent and being stationed there, highlighting interest in living conditions and predictable weather.
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Weather Bureau
Fruit as a cure for liquor craving in temperance journal
A European temperance writer extols fruit and a pure diet as cures for alcohol addiction. He cites reports from workers and a clergyman claiming fruit diets quell cravings, purify blood, and restore clear thinking, comparing fruit to nature’s medicine.
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Germany
Knighted Postman Fills Dubious Signor's Title
A celebrated Italian signer was gazetted as a knight of the crown but deemed dubious. Unable to rescind, the government assigned the same name to a young postman who now bears the rank, promising a grand imperial cadence in dispatches.
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Italy
Two Weeks Vacation Sets Chicago Ladies Apart
The foreigner asks about divorce and remarriage, and a Chicago woman explains that while such matters might occur in lower classes, their social circle keeps a two weeks’ vacation as the proper period.
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Chicago
Hed the Advantage Dramatic Company on the Rails
The stranded troupe trudges along the railroad toward the next town. The principal tragedian glares at the leading juvenile and blames the sleepwalking performance by Mrs. Howlhard in Macbeth for their woes. A loud snore from the leading lady underscores the farce.
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Halidon
Notice of Special Stockholders Meeting for Fire Mortgage
The Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company announces a special stockholders meeting to be held January 19 1900 at noon at the general office in Houston Texas. The meeting will authorize a fire mortgage on the Waco Northwestern Division to secure first mortgage bonds up to twenty five thousand dollars per mile for up to thirty years.
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Houston
Texas
Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company
Waco & Northwestern Division
The
Houston & Texas Central Railway
Bremond
Robertson County
Marlin
Waco
Ross
McLennan County
Christmas sale by Ladies' Aid Society at Presbyterian church
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterian church plans a sale of fancy articles suitable for Christmas gifts and cakes on Friday December 15 from 10 am to 5 pm at Mr L L McInnis's house. Ladies who will donate items should send them to Mrs Cennis early on December 15 morning.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church
L. L. McInnis
Books at Auction in London and India Fetch Varying Sums
A rare book auction in London and items from India and Lahore realized mixed sums. Kipling titles including Schoolboy Lyrics 1881 and the Uni ted Services College Chronicle editions sold for 450 and 505 dollars respectively, along with Soldiers Three 1888 and Moral Emblems series bringing 49 and 109 dollars. Stevenson Not I and Other Poems four leaves sold for 92, others such as Father Damien Sydney edition 107 and The Story of a Lie 1882 152 dollars. Silverado Squatters six copy edition brought 102 dollars.
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Rudyard Kipling
London
United Services College Chronicle
Kipling
Allahabad
Lahore
Isla
Robert Louis Stevenson
Father Damien
Sydney
Silverado
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