Dangers in Writing Inks and Health Ads
An 1880s note warns ink can harbor dangerous bacteria causing septicaemia from minor scratches. Nigrosin ink in open bottles bred bacteria. red and blue inks did too. Dr. Marpmann cultured a bacillus from nigrosin fatal to mice in four days, leading to advice to keep ink covered when not in use. Also promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and Hall’s Catarrh Cure with customer quotes about remedies. John Wannamaker and Tilly Haynes cited as examples of dry rot in major properties. praise for reputations.
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London Lancet
Marpmann
Alex McClure
The
Philadelphia Times
John Wannamaker
Philadelphia
Tilly Haynes
Boston
New York
R. Wannamaker
Stewart
Mr. Haynes
Leading Southern Specialist Promises Cures for Female Weakness
An advertisement touts Dr. O Henley Snider of Atlanta as restoring health in cases of uterine trouble, dropsy, rheumatism, and other chronic diseases with cures claimed in days. It offers cancer removal in 10 days without knife, and medicines mailed for five dollars monthly with absolute guarantees.
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South
Dr. O
Henley Snider
Atlanta
Animals feign death and fear in startling cases
Anecdotes from Romanes to Morgen describe foxes in hen houses and a cat with a weasel, a dog retrieving a supposedly dead corn crake, and a tunnel worker paralyzed by a train. The text notes cases of apparent death in animals and humans due to fear or shock, and cites authorities on cataleptic-like reactions.
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Romanes
Sir E. Tennent
Ceylon
Joseph Thompson
Lloyd Morgen
Severn Tunnel
The Speed of Camels In Desert Travel
A recent discussion challenges the notion that camels travel fast in deserts. It is claimed that camels average around seven and a half miles per hour, with endurance limited to roughly two hours at a time.
Attempt on Life of Faure Sparks Arrests in Paris
A Sunday attempt to assassinate Felix Faure, president of France, near the Bois de Boulogne during the grand prix led to arrests including a man named Gallet and two brothers Galbel and Laurin Garnier. A clumsy bomb and a pistol bearing threatening inscriptions were found, with officials deeming the suspect insane and investigations ongoing.
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Paris
Felix Faure
Long Champs
M. Faure
la Cascade
Bois de Belounge
Gallet
Levellers Pere
Elysee
Galbel
Laurin Garnier
M. Athalin
Berezowsky
Fancois
Mass Arrests after Island Killing Sparks Religious Frenzy
Georgetown sheriff in South Carolina district seized nineteen alleged perpetrators for the murder of Jackson on a nearby island while a preacher was attacked. Sixteen were bound for trial, the rest freed on bond as the case unfolds.
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Georgetown
8. C
Jackson
Five Die as Desperado Sibley Attacks in Kemper Mississippi
A Black man named Sibley, intoxicated, armed with a public safety item, killed five Black people in Kemper county on Sunday night. Three women and two children died, while six others were seriously injured in the attack. A mob formed to pursue the suspect as he fled into the woods.
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Mississippi
Kemper County
Miss
Sibley
Sa Es Woods
Princeton Likely to Bestow LL D on Grover Cleveland
A Princeton dispatch reports rumor that Grover Cleveland will receive an honorary LL D from the university. Authorities are reticent but professors and students largely believe the claim is true.
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Princeton
Cleveland
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Ae East
Gladstone Excluded From Queen's Jubilee Pageant
A London cablegram reports Liberal ire over the queen's Jubilee procession plan for omitting Mr. Gladstone and other English leaders. The Daily Chronicle denounces the omission of labor progress and self government figures and asks what colonial democrats will think. The Chronicle notes the crown's mutual gains with the country and human welfare.
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London
Daily Chronicle
Gladstone
William
the Chronicle
England
Indian Outlaws in Limbo After Montana Murder Case
Washington reports from Captain Stouch detail a violent incident in Tongue River Montana following the murder of settler John Hoover by Cheyenne David Stanley. Stanley and two accomplices Sam Crow and Yellow Hair are jailed in Miles City and to be tried in civil court. The dispatch notes friction between federal officers and state authorities during arrests of Indians and a near clash with a sheriff and posse.
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Washington
Captain Stouch
Tongue River
Montana
John Hoover
David Stanley
Stanley
Sam Crow
Yellow Hair
Miles City
Aldrich to Take a Rest from Tariff Duties
Senator Aldrich a Republican member of the tariff bill committee left Washington by order of his physician for absolute rest. He has been confined to his room at the Arlington since early in the tariff debate due to digestion and other complications. He attended the first sugar schedule caucus before relapsing and has now gone to his Rhode Island home for recovery.
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Aldrich
Washington
Arlington
Rhode Island
Spanish minister warns of Florida filibuster expedition
The treasury department received a Spanish ministerial communication via the secretary of state stating that an important filibustering expedition is being organized on the Florida coast. It directed collectors and patrol fleet officers to remain vigilant and prevent any suspected expedition from departing.
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Treasury Department
Secretary of State
Florida
Department
Miles Honored To Ride Near Queen Victoria in Jubilee Parade
A London dispatch reports General Miles arrives to observe the Greco Turkish war and will ride mounted in the queen’s jubilee procession, positioned close to the queen’s carriage as part of the royal celebration.
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Queen Vic
New York
London
Miles
Europe
United States Army
Cuban League asks churches to honor July 4 with Cuban freedom drive
The Cuban League of the United States urges churches to dedicate the main Sunday service on July 4 to God liberty and humanity in solidarity with Cuba's fight for independence. It asks that collections support the Cuban cause and that schools teach Cuba stories. The league also calls expatriate American societies to declare July 4, 1897 a Memorial for Cuban freedom.
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Cuban League of the
United States
Churches of the Land
God
Cuba
League
Ex-Patriotic Societies of America
Turks Ignore Armistice Mobilising Re-Enforcements
Athens dispatch reports Turkey breaking the Greece Turkey armistice by mobilising re enforcements. Turks fortify Volo and Prevesa and send troops to islands while a report says a Turk passed through the Dardanelles Saturday night.
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Athens
Exchange
Greece
Turkey
Volo
Prevesa
Dardanelles
Cure of Diabetes in Madison County Case Report
A Madison County farmer Amos Jaquays recounts rapid relief from diabetes and kidney distress after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. He describes years of weakness, stomach pain, and constant urination improving within a week, with continued gains over 18 months leading to full recovery. He praises the pills and says he will continue using them and recommending them to others. The article notes the pills are sold by Dr Williams Medicine Company and claims they aid various female and male health issues and are harmless.
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Madison County
N. Y
Utica
William Woodman
South Hamilton
New York
Amos Jaquays
Columbus Centre
Jaquays
Tomy
Dr. Williams
Madison Peony
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady, N. Y
Not One The Mob Attacks Prince Constantine House
Achaia mobbers attack Prince Constantine's house but no defender hinders them as no one reads aloud American poems praising the prince.
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Constantine
Achaia
Pittsburg
Tetterine Promises Cure for Skin Diseases in Advert
A Savannah advert promotes Tetterine as a cure for skin ailments from simple abrasions to eczema and ringworm. The copy urges readers to buy the salve at drug stores or by mail, claiming a 0 cent cash or stamps offer. It links virtue and sensitivity to public health.
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J. T. Shuptrine
Savannah
Not Afraid of Rats at Society Meeting
Matilda faced a disruption when youths threw a mouse through a window during a society gathering. She kept calm wearing magnifying glasses and treated the mouse as a mere curiosity, showing no fear or reaction.
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Matilda
Cleveland
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