Notre Dame University ad reaches readers in Vermont paper
An advertorial note highlights Notre Dame University as a top western institution offering preparatory and commercial courses. It urges readers with sons to request a free catalogue, detailing terms, courses, and St Edward's Hall for younger students.
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Notre Dame
Notre Dame University
West
St. Edward's Hall
University OF Notre Dame
Indiana
Ecclesiastica Bladen
Rey
Morrissey
Nn. U
Des Moines
Morley’s Wonderful Might Advertised CureClaim
An old advertisement touts Morleys Wonderful Might as a trusted remedy for pleurisy and pneumonia with endorsement from Dr. T. F. Barnhart of Claiborne Parish Louisiana. The text urges readers to ask their druggist and notes a price of 25 cents.
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Morley
Claiborne Parish
Tia
Prics
Peruna touted as cure for summer catarrh by exhibitor
Mary J. Kennedy of Armour & Co. extols Peruna as a permanent remedy for summer catarrh and indigestion. She credits eight years of travel with digestive trouble, says physicians failed to help, and claims three months of Peruna restored health. Free sample offer from The Parma Medicine Co. Columbus, Ohio.
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Mary J. Kennedy
Armour & Co
Omaha
Neb
Miss Kennedy
Parma Medicine Co
Columbus
Ob?a
Filipinos. Are Slai By a Company of American Soldiers
In Mindanao at Oroquieta two soldiers entering a native store were attacked. one killed, his head severed, the other escaped to raise the alarm. Fortieth Infantry killed eighty nine natives, thirty in one house, after which a gunboat shelled warehouses. A force led by Alvarez troubles Mindanao. Isabella de Basilan outpost wounded a marine fatally. Aguinaldo dies rumor persists among troops. Aguinaldo said dead claimed. Girl baseball team helps Willie Pike home with ten dollar horse. Vinegar works blast injures two men. Snead arm broken.
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Manila
Oroquieta
Mindanao
Fortieth Infantry
Cagayan
Orequida
Callao
George B Bradshaw
Alvarez
Yarbranga
Isabella de Basilan
Isabella
Cincinnati
Willie Pike
Central Police Station
Korts
Bloomer Girls
Athens
Willie
Moulton's Gap
Ark
Eagle kills child scare as farmer shoots giant eagle
A six foot one and a half inch eagle was shot by T Smith of Sheboygan Falls Wisconsin after attempting to abduct his three year old daughter Mary. The child escaped unharmed as both child and bird fell to the ground.
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T. Smith
Sheboygan Falls
Wis
Mary
Russian envoy Isvolski to follow Muravieff as foreign minister
St Petersburg reports Baron Isvolski named successor to the late Count Muravieff as minister of foreign affairs in Japan relations. The choice is seen as moderate and not Pan Slavic, likely welcome to the Triple Alliance. In Texas two killed in Waco Ice and Refrigerating explosion. Henry Mercer and Jack Dorsett among the dead, several injured. In Paterson New Jersey workers protest Mary Donohue’s loom assignment, a strike follows after superintendent Dawson places a woman weaver.
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Muravieff
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Baron Isvolski
Japan
Count Muravieff
Triple N!ance
Waco
Tex
Waco Ice and Refrigerating Company
South
Henry Mercer
Jack Dorsett
Colombian rebels yield at Panama end revolt
Consul General Gudger in Panama reports the liberal movement has collapsed and surrendered. Washington dispatch notes quiet now prevails at Panama as the revolutionary effort ends.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Gudger
Panama
Grandmother Wheeler Celebrates 106th Birthday
Eight hundred guests attended the 106th birth anniversary of Grandma Wheeler near Villisca Iowa born July 24 1800 in Watertown Cann Five generations gathered and a family reunion included over 200 relatives. Herbert Stimpson known for Paris charity bazaar fire decorations reportedly died by suicide in Wichita Kansas.
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Grandma" Wheeler
Villisca
Iowa
Wheeler
Watertown
Cann
Herbert L. Stimpson
Paris
France
Italy
Wichita
Kas
Oddities and Anecdotes From an Early Era
A collection of curious notes: slaves freed in Madagascar, a Paris exposition clock admired by a Prigsin resident, long trolley rides for insomnia and a range of quirky stories. Highlights include a Detroit sailor’s birthday, a massive mine disaster toll, gargling as a cause of accidents, and unusual animal anecdotes from China and Australia.
Land buying rule from Volater on timber clues
A Volater cites advice against purchasing land with small trees and thin growth. Experienced buyers know thick timber signals good land, while sparse, short trees indicate poorer land. The gauge favors lands densely timbered yet not tall as a sign of fertility.
Queen Planted Trees at Inverary Grounds
In the grounds of Inverary Castle the late Duke of Argyll had an extensive plantation planted by notable visitors including the queen who visited twice in 1847 and 1875, Mr Gladstone, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Lansdowne and Dr Livingstone.
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Queen
Inverary Castle
Duke of Argyll
Mr. Gladstone
Earl of Shaftesbury
Lord Lansdowne
Dr. Livingstone
Presidents' ages at time of election era
The notice notes early presidents aging into their later years with Adams at 90, Jefferson 83, Madison 85, Monroe 73, John Quincy Adams 80, Andrew Jackson 78, and Martin Van Buren 79. It reflects on longevity during the era of strenuous times and presidential campaigns.
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Adams
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Martin van Buren
Candidates Namey in First District Illinois Race
Rival candidates for congress in Illinois First district are Mr Mann and Mr Organ. In Kentucky two years ago, Mr White ran as Republican and Bird Black as Democrat in the Eleventh district.
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Congress
Illinois
Mann
Organ
Kentucky
White
Bird Black
Bandersnatch of Odd Advertisements and Nonsense
A garbled collage of old advertisements and clippings mentions centipede stings, patent medicines, tonics, and quack claims. It cites Morey’s Wonderful Wight, Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup, Adams Papsin Tuttl, Dandruff cures, and Putnam Faceless Dyes, interspersed with proverbs and nonsensical lines.
Colorado vs Switzerland A high altitude comparison
A compact comparison notes Colorado contains over 120 peaks above 13,800 feet versus Swiss peaks, rail routes, and passes. It highlights Leadville at 10,200 feet, Mosquito Pass at 13,700 feet, and Pike's Peak cog railway, contrasting with European lines like the Rigi Kulm and Stelvio Road. It argues travel west for health and pleasure and ends with a humorous stray line.
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Switzerland
Europe
Alps
Mont Blanc
Matterhorn
Colonrado
Avers Platz
Hospice of St. Bernard
Colorado
Leadville
Eurane
Stelvio
Fremont Pass
Marshall Pass
Tennessee Pass
St. Goathard
Mosquito Pass
Vitznam
Rigi Kulm
Manitou
Pike's Peak
Grand River
Gunnison
Arkansas
Burlington
Chicago
St. Louis
Notable Notre Dame switch to Holy Cross college presidency
The recent Notre Dame provincial chapter of the Congregation of the Holy Cross shifted Rev James A Burns from community house head to Holy Cross College presidency in Washington linked to the Catholic University of America. Burns, once Notre Dame chemistry professor after Harvard and Johns Hopkins, is praised as a leading Catholic educator and a rising voice in American Catholic education.
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Congregation of the Holy Cross
University of Notre Dame
Indiana
James A. Burns
Community House
Holy Cross College
Washington
Catholic University of America
Father Burns
Notre Dame
Harvard
Johns Hopking
Catholic Adieators of America
Marquette travel ad and court seizure of Dr Clark’s Foot Powder
A mosaic of vintage ads and legal notices includes Marquette Mich as a healthful summer resort via Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railway with Lake Superior scenery and a brochure offer. A Buffalo court orders perpetual injunction and full accounting against Paul B Hudson and a Brooklyn dealer for Dr Clark's Foot Powder infringing Moot-Buse, while Olmsted of Le Roy NY promotes free samples and a claim of national reach for a foot powder. Also appears are miscellaneous health remedies and quips on vanity and debt.
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Marquatta
Lake Superior
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Marquette
Mich
Copper Country
Dvcks
Geo. H. Wentford
P. S
Supreme Court
Taughlin
Buffalo
Paul B. Hudson
Dr. Clark
Allen
Olmsted
le Hay
N. Y
Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption trial
Fragmentary OCR note from February 16 at Triality Springs, Sod. mentions doubt about Piso's Cure for Consumption as an equal for coughs and voids. Contains garbled lines about men's experience and knowledge.
Ovarian Troubles and Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Two letters from women praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for ovarian trouble. One writer reports five weeks of illness with abdominal swelling, avoiding surgery after taking the remedy. swelling receded and health improved, to the astonishment of her doctor.
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Lydia KE. Pinkhan
Mas
Surry, Arlingtom Town
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Miliona Tor Bungtall
Ginboat &Hels Oroquiels
Alvarez Agula
Aguinaldo
Sergi, E. Jackson
3Rd Volunteer Infantry
Philippines
Louisville
Charles Snead
Louis Hirsch
Hirsch Bros
Vinegar Works
Snead
Paterson
N. 1
Cardin
Bilk Company
Lake View
Dawson
Mary Donohue
Prigsin
Tenry Jtl
Madagascer Die Tig
McBride
Darley
Vrancia Martin
Detroit
Admiral Dewey
Pennsylvania
Mins Tosoth
America
Lee Chew
Pilsbury
San Francisco
Jie
Lee Chow
Aumore
Euhat
Ted Eddins
Darlington
Nolivedlain Oungle
W. D. Hender
College Hill Sanitarium
Sineiueti
Yo Amoy
Lennel Mwindes
Osklome
Iria 4
Blrts
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Victoria
Western Australia
Unos
Whos. Saunders
Hinftton
Morey
Ile
Carter
Heppinesn
Ita Ati Alument
Papsin Tuttl
All Grover T
Nervananesa Ater Vaty
de Kline
Halls
Mayle City
Chino
G.buairuiei
Cass
Rosin
J. M. Roberts
Minneapolis
Mink
Kass
Als Grocers
Maple City
Pakeen
Mortey
Marth
W. O. Freeland
Ureseu
Jowi
W.H. Copeland
Copeland
State Street
U. S
C |Copeland
Nick
Pinkham
Mana
Security
Eer
Ital Soma
Darticulats
Henry N. Copp
Warhington
Pei
Capt
O'Parrell
New York Avenue
Washington, D.C
Winchester
U.mc
Pecettan
Pagan
Allie
Buck UW Carers
V.M. Roberts
Kicolist Avenue
Minnsapol
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