Letter From Manila 1899 Describes Voyage and Service
A long letter from Manila, dated April 35, 1899, recounts travel through Gib raltar Malta Suez Columbo and Singapore en route to Manila. It notes rheumatism, hospital life, crude rations, encounters with natives and troops, and plans to return home. also reports shipboard experiences and a brief glimpse of the Pioneer Picnic with local speakers and officers.
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Manila
New York
Manila Bay
Sheridan
Gibraltar
Malta
Port Said
Suez City
Adén
Columbo
Singapore
Suez Canal
Colombo
America
States
Block House No. 5
Co. I
United States
Amos Nye
Ellis
Findlay
Adams County
R. C. McKelly
Emil Schulp
James Stuart
Tymochtee Township
James Monroe
Curtis Berry, Jr
J. W. Jones
Fostoria
Col. Crawford
Allen Smalley
Nye
Col. Strawford
Association
H. P. Snyder
Connellsville
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Col. Taylor
Columbus
Feltis
Sycamore
Cassius Beebe
Sycamore Township
Beebe
Judge Smalley
Gershom Lease
Upper Sandusky
Beashler
Wharton
J. A. Norton
Congress
Norton
W. TI. Minter
London
Ohio
Crawfords
John Baker
Battle Island
Banner Salve Promises Quick Healing for Skin Ailments
Advertises Banner Salve as a quick healer for eczema and skin diseases. Claims origin from a renowned skin specialist worldwide. Sold by J. D. Ewing & Co for 25 cents.
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J. D. Ewing & Co
Knights of St John Convention In Cleveland Train Offer
Knights of St John hold annual convention in Cleveland Ohio from June 26 to 28. Tickets on sale June 25 and 26 at all Nickel Plate Road points with return valid until June 29. One fare round trip. Travel on Peerless Trio of Fast Express Trains to visit Forest City. Ask agents for details.
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Cleveland
Nickel Plate Road
Mixed Math and Civics Problems from an 19th Century School Page
A bundle of arithmetic and civics questions covers dilution of wine by water, shares in work, fractions and algebra, currency conversions, rent and land division, time zones, tank volume, note discount, pricing with discounts, earth shape proofs, lake salinity, world geography, oceans, volcanoes and earthquakes, and constitutional rights including jury trials and property taking. Answers require basic algebra, proportion, and general knowledge described in the prompts.
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A. B
Crare
Cincinnati
Island
St. Helena
Erebus
Negros
Hawaii
Bahia
Orizaba
Warsaw
Madras
Guam
Batavia
Seoul
Europe
Widow Finds Relief Cough Remedy Cures After Years
Mrs Mary A Beard of Claremore Arkansas reports a long lasting cough severe for years. After using Shambelain's Cough Remedy advised by a friend she saw rapid relief from the first bottle and complete cure after the second. She credits improved health to the remedy and notes it is sold by J D Ewing & Co druggists.
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E C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
J. D. Ewing & CO
Mary A. Beard
Claremore
Ark
Germs in Telephones Warned by Health Officials
Dr Jones orders daily cleansing of health department telephones and speaking tubes to kill disease germs. Dr Schede reported that telephones harbor germs including bacilli of consumption, smallpox, scarlet fever, and grip, found with contaminants in glycerine.
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Health Department
Jones
Schede
New York
Baltimore American
Rail and road travel and arbitration debated across nations
Recent statistics show birth rates fall in most European countries with Italy Spain Servia and Norway as exceptions. The Winton Automobile carriage ran Cleveland to New York in forty hours 707 miles at 17.5 mph as road conditions varied. Paris to Bordeaux covered 353 miles in 11 hours 43 minutes with speeds near 60 mph on smooth stretches. A proposed permanent arbitral court would handle disputes but lack enforcement power. England and the United States fail to resolve Alaska boundary, influenced by a gold discovery, with Canada offering arbitration.
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Russia
France
Ireland
Italy
Spain
Servia
Norway
Winton
Cleveland
New York
Buffalo
Paris
Bordeaux
Peace Congress
England
Alaska
Klondike
Canuda
Hoboes Gather for Danville Outhouse Convention
A Danville TH report describes an outdoor hoboes convention expected to draw many attendees It notes tents and booths for lodging and ponders subsistence and potential talks It mentions possible topics such as organization signals and codes and questions whether hoboes pursue a formal fraternity or “business” of living.
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Danville
Willies
Watkinses
Ohio Man James J Jeffries Wins World Heavyweight Title
James J Jeffries, born in Fairfield County Ohio, has won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Fitzsimmons. His father, now a holiness preacher in California, foresees divine favor on his son. Jeffries is described as a gigantic figure, likened to Samson, with a reputation for jaw bone humor in prizefighting lore.
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James, J. Jeffries
Fitzsimmons
Ohio
Fairfield County
Lancaster
California
Jeffries
James
Sampson
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Cosgray
D. B
George Ash
W. H. Snyder
Jackson
Hocking Valley Railroad
Main St
Big Four Railroad
Ohio Central Lines
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Ohio Central Lites
John Moores
O. J
Gram
Snyder's
W. H. Snyprr
FE. Lamp, Co. F
Pioneer
Knights of St. John
Aritimetic
Geography
Hobo Convention
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