Tommy Atkins origin and meaning in British soldiers
The name Tommy Atkins originated as a mock designation used in military paperwork for private soldiers in the British Army. It appeared on sample returns and model reports, and soldiers were addressed by this fictitious name until their real identity was learned.
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Thomas Atkins
Tommy Atkins
Honk Kong
Mandalay
New Zealand
Soudan
Transvaal
John Doe
Richard Roe
Warriors of Her Majesty's Land Forces
Chicago Record
Postmaster’s stamp sales scheme ends in arrest
An Ohio postmaster used a drink for every ten stamps and a stamp for every drink to boost sales, unintentionally courting illegal liquor licensing issues. Government authorities arrested him for stimulating people illegally, but his clever approach suggests he will reappear in future schemes.
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Ohio
Philadelphia Inquirer
Hawaii and Japan Dispute Signals Possible Hawaiian Crisis
Despatches from Washington state indicate potential developments in the Japanese imbroglio with the Hawaiian Islands government. The article warns that early stomach upset could worsen without prompt treatment and touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for gastric trouble and bowel irregularity. It also advises selecting salt in butter that dissolves in water and leaves minimal sediment.
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Hawaii
Japan
Washington
Hawaiian Islands
Cure a Cold in One Day and Other Appeals
A collage of product pitches, testimonials, and notices. Includes claims for Hall's Catarrh Cure and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, a McKinley Free Silver clash teaser, tobacco ads, and Salzer Seed Co offers with prize incentives and seed samples.
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McKinley
America
Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
A.c
Opposition to Longstreet nomination for railroad commissioner
The Senate spent two hours in executive session debating General James Longstreet for railroad commissioner. West Daniel Berry and Caffery opposed citing his links to Louisiana reconstructionists and criticism of Lee. Bacon supported confirmation saying Longstreet was a gallant Confederate officer and age noted at seventy seven. The vote was 33 to 0 in favor of confirmation.
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Washington
Senate
James Longstreet
Vest
West
Daniel, Berry
Caffery
Longstreet
Kellogg-Yarmouth
Louisiana
Mr. Caffery
General Longstreet
Reconstructionists
Daniel
Lee
Hoar
Candler
Hawley
Turner
Bacon
Georgia
South
White
Eclipse Observed in India Amid Devotions and Cold
Advices from Bombay report a solar eclipse with two minutes of totality and a sharp temperature drop. A faint earthly scent filled the air as the corona glow appeared. Native astronomers warned of calamities while locals flocked to fasting and prayers with no widespread panic.
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Bombay
Talmage Weds Again In Alleghany City
Rev T DeWitt Talmage of Washington D C and Mrs Elore McCutcheon Collier of Alleghany City were married Sunday at the McCutcheon residence Pittsburg dispatch says the pair met at East Hampton Long Island over two summers with a secret engagement lasting five months
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Pittsburg
T. DeWitt Talmage
Washington, D. C
Elore McCutcheon Collier
Alleghany City
McCutcheon
Fifteen Acres of Factories in Marinette Plan
Marinette capitalists subscribe 300000 dollars to form a stock company for farming implement manufacture. A. W. Stevens & Co. plant from Auburn New York will be moved to Marinette across the Menominee River. Buildings will cover fifteen acres and employ more than 300 workers.
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Marinette
Wis
A. W. Stevens & Co
Auburn
N. Y
Menominee
Senate Reces s Cancelled Over Cuban Crisis Fears
The Senate remained in session Saturday due to grave Cuban developments. A cipher link between Havana and Key West keeps General Lee informed, and torpedo boats may rush to Havana if cables fail. Senator Bacon pushes petitions for an anti scalping bill from Georgia voters.
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Cuba
United Senate
Davis
Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
Navy Department
Lee
Havana
Key West
Washington
Bacon
Georgia
Presidential Nominations Sent to Senate
The president named John W. Griggs of New Jersey for attorney general, Selah Morrill of Massachusetts for consul at Jerusalem, Syria, and several customs, interior, and justice posts. Griggs currently governs New Jersey and was expected to succeed McKenna.
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Senate
John W. Griggs
New Jersey
Selah Morrill
Massachusetts
Jerusalem
Syria
C. Wesley Thomas
Philadelphia
Domingo M. Pappy
St. Augustine
Fla
United States
Florida
John Eagan
Griggs
McKenna
Madrid reacts as US warships head for Cuban waters
The Imparcial airs a harsh editorial about Yankee eagerness to seize Cuba. A palace banquet honored King Alfonso the same day. Madrid’s cabinet, with diplomatic corps present, planned a manifesto to the country while a minister claimed calm over the naval movements.
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Cuban
Madrid
Imparcial
Cuba
Alfonso
Anti Jewish Riots Roil Algiers Streets
Advices from Algiers report renewed anti Jewish riots Sunday in the Jewish quarter. Mobs pillaged shops on Rue Babazoum and drove Jewish merchants into the street. A squad of chasseurs confronted the crowd with drawn swords but the mob reformed, cheering the army as revolvers and daggers were used.
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Algiers
Babazoum
Chasseurs
Grover Cleveland Buys New Jersey Game Preserve
A dispatch from Trenton reports Grover Cleveland purchased eighty five acres near Princeton New Jersey for nine hundred dollars to serve as a game preserve. He plans to stock with quail pheasant partridges snipe woodcock rabbits foxes and hares and will have a lodge built with the preserve ready by next fall.
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Trenton
Grover Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
Cleveland
Opposition to Plans by Merchants' Association
The Merchants' Association of New York said at Indianapolis that the bill incorporating the plan of the commission will be fought in Congress in its present form and changes must be made.
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Merchants’ Association of New York
Indianapolis
Household tips and simple recipes from the era
Practical household advice covers ventilation and crack repair with paste made of flour and alum, plus a note on keeping bedrooms airy without risking illness. It also lists recipes for pumpkin cakes, beet and potato salads, chestnut sandwiches, roasted onions, Spanish potatoes, and artichoke sauce, with basic steps and ingredients.
Dromedaries That Smoke in Egypt Lure Travelers
A travel tale claims camels in Egypt are controlled by tobacco smoke. Drivers use a triangular wooden holder to light cigars in the camel’s mouth, causing the beast to puff and continue marching without rest.
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Egypt
Cartridge fails to end life as man writes farewell note
James Young writes a farewell letter to his wife after a cartridge fails to kill him. He then uses another cartridge to attempt suicide, and the first cartridge becomes a paperweight on the letter. The New York Journal reports the incident.
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James Young
Ote
New York Journal
England’s Wheat Fields Stand Centuries Old and Sturdy
England’s ancient wheat lands are praised as the nation’s oldest and most productive national industry. The piece notes Doomsday Book evidence, Saxon cultivation, and Roman-era output, arguing public granaries not needed as the fields themselves serve as a durable granary.
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England
Old England
Edward the Confessor
Victoria
Rome
Pink Pills Restore Life to Jackson County Man
A Jackson County man fifty six, long troubled by rheumatic pain and dizzy spells, reports full restoration after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. After one year free from symptoms, he praises the remedy and cites the pills as a blood and nerve tonic. Office of Lorenzo Neeley, Horton, Michigan. All druggists sell them.
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Williams
Dr. Williams
Lorenzo Neeley
Horton
Jackson County
Michigan
Fortune tellers urge marriage as Tetterine cures skin woes
A society woman debates marriage after consulting fortune tellers and a clairvoyant. The column also touts Tetterine as a cure for eczema and skin conditions, with testimonials from doctors and customers.
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Duchess of Teck
Hall
F. J. Cherry & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Weere Trouax
Waalpine
Kixman & Manvis
Hood
C. C
Hunnicutt & Bellingrath CO
Anta
Bany Cultivator Comp
Airmingham
Ala
James J. H. Gregory
Marblehead
Mass
Gane
Gallegy
Cage
Ehe
Cn. Apel
Nestor Terms Catalogue
Sexton
M.D
W. Mitchell St. Isania, Ga
Ananin McShneay
A. K. Robins & CO
Baltimore
Business College
Louisville
India
Talmage
Eon
Marinette, Wis
Grover
Ledge
Monetary Commission
New York
Household Affairs
England's
Jackson
Mich
Norman
Ted
Nassau St
New Yat
Hot Springs
Ark
M. A. Simmo
Yalta Williford
M. A. Simmons
Jong
Zellit
Bandera
Pacific Avenue
Mary
J. T. Shuptrine
Savannah
Winsfordi
Aslow
Piso
Dr. Gwo
Inkster
Mbee & Lay
Patter
M Symmond
Canton
Texas
M A. Simmons
Thedford
Galber
Pium
Caine
Spat
Babelia Building
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