New Hampshire Sees First Woman Preacher Installed
The Rev Mrs Nancy W P Smith of Medford Massachusetts has accepted the pastorate of the Universalist church at Enfield near Exeter New Hampshire. She is the first woman preacher in the state and was formally welcomed on July 23 and officially installed. Mrs Smith is married.
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New Hampshire
Nancy W. P. Smith
Medford
Mass
Universalist
Enfields
Exeter
N. H
Granite State
Smith
Injudicious Props and Patent Drains Note
Multitudes misuse evacuants for constipation harming the intestinal membrane risking dysentery or piles. Hos tetter's Stoma h Bitters touted as a quick, gentle tonic that counters dyspepsia malaria rheumatism and kidney troubles. Also note a claim of nerve restoration and free trial offers from Dr. Kline at 931 Arch St Philadelphia.
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Hostetter
Dr. Kline
R. H. Kine, Ltd
Arch St
Phila., Pa
Painting the Capitol Dome and Goddess of Liberty
The Capitol dome will be cleaned and repainted using three to four tons of white lead after scrapping the bronze statue and repairing the pedestal. Albert Porch, rigger of the Capitol, oversees the two month process by a six man crew. Porch previously stood on the Goddess head during a Knights of Pythias ceremony, a feat noted as highly dangerous.
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Capitol
Liberty
Albert Porch
Knights of Pythias
Washington
Porch
Washington Post
Precious Stones in a Volcano Crater Find
A geologic note from Le Genie Civil reports a discovery by an explorer in Witzies Hoek Natal. On a summit extinct volcano edge of a crater lake, sand with small diamonds was found, prompting questions if these diamonds come from native washing or indicate a true mine in a diamond‑bearing area.
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le Genie Civil
Witzies Hoek
Natal
Thrifty Kentucky Farmer Domesticates Ground Hogs
Henry Singer of near Duvall Station Scott County Kentucky has domesticated ground hogs for two years. He captured seventeen in a burrow and built a wire fence. Hogs grew to 205 last year and 1,673 this year. He killed 1,000 and plans to salt and smoke for later meat.
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Henry Singer
Duvall Station
Scott County
Swearing Won’t Help It Ad
An old ad touts Tetterine for comfort and swearing reduction with price details and mail order from J T Shuptrine Savannah. A doll is discovered in a trunk by a girl on her birthday and the next day she remarks she is trying hard to forget something she wants to remember and does not feel hungry.
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Hood
Sengares
J.T. Shuptrine
Savannah
Payrull
Yellow fever reports sweep across infected districts
Beaumont reports a confirmed yellow fever case with 13 year old Thomas Lovejoy dying, triggering isolation and mass evacuation. Houston and other cities react as New Orleans records 12 cases and 2 deaths in 24 hours while Biloxi and Mobile show rising cases but no deaths. Louisville confirms a second case linked to Ocean Springs. Biloxi notes one death and five new cases as Dr. John Guiteras travels toward Cairo aboard Minnetonka to investigate Fever origin.
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Beaumont
Texas
R. M. Swearingen
Thomas Lovejoy
New Orleans
Houston
Lovejoy
New Orleans Board of Health Office
Biloxi
Ocean Springs
Mobile
Louisville
White
Frank DeRumsey
DeRumsey
John McDougall
Nashville
McDougall
Miss
Michael Levy
John Guiteras
Memphis
Cairo
Minnetonka
Convicts Discussed for Road Work and State Highway
The Georgia house and senate penitentiary committee met in Atlanta and invited the governor. General Roy Stone spoke urging convict labor for road work and the creation of a state highway commission, citing California and New Jersey road programs as examples.
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Georgia House
Senate Penitentiary Committee
Atlanta
Roy Stone
California
New Jersey
English and Austrian steamers collide in river disaster
A Vienna dispatch reports the Austrian steamer Ika with ten crew and fifteen passengers struck the English steamer Tyria near Flume on the Flumara. In a storm the Ika sank in twenty minutes after the bow was stove in. the captain and seven others were saved, while most passengers drowned.
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London Daily News
Vienna
Ika
Flume
Flumara
Tyria
Biloxi Appeals for Aid to Factory Workers
Biloxi mayor and city council urge public aid after factory closures leave workers unemployed and many unable to buy medicine or meet basic needs. The appeal, signed by the mayor and council, notes widespread economic distress across industries.
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Biloxi
Miss
President McKinley Intervenes in Hogansville Shooting
The attempted assassination of Hogansville Georgia colored postmaster Loftin prompts national action. President McKinley backs federal prosecution of ex Postmaster Hardaway for postal law violations. A government inspector warned Hogansville citizens they faced post office loss if they continued boycotting Loftin. Loftin’s shooting follows the inspector’s visit and the town’s opposing post office operations.
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Hogansville
McKinley
Angier
Loftin
Postoffice
Hardaway
Washington
Atkinson Attacks McKinley Over Hogansville Shooting
Georgia Governor Atkinson telegraphed the New York Herald condemning the postmaster shooting while arguing the president bore moral responsibility for conditions that led to the act. He asserts law will be enforced in Georgia and calls for addressing disruptive appointments to property holders and leading citizens.
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Atkinson
Georgia
New York Herald
Loftin
McKinley
Hogansville
Herald
Republican Party
South
Ohio
Bacon cites race policy risks in southern appointments
Senator Bacon of Georgia criticizes appointing colored men to office in the south saying it will provoke race antagonisms and alienation. He argues such moves benefit few blacks but harm the vast majority by worsening relations with whites and jeopardizing white support.
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South
Bacon
Georgia
New York Herald
Refugees in Yellow Fever Plight Plea from Miss City
The mayor of Randon Mississippi telephoned President McKinley describing several yellow fever refugees trapped by quarantines with no protection or means to move. He requested tents for shelter but did not specify numbers.
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McKinley
Randon
Miss
Giant of the Tar Heel State
Will Austin of Stanly County, 21, tall and growing, works at the old Lee street blacksmith shop. At six feet 9 8? inches, 225 pounds, he once lifted a 500 pound bale of cotton 25 yards. Three northern gentlemen offered $5,000 to train him five years to fight the world champion. He has never smoked or drunk.
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Will Austin
Stanly County
Lee Street
Salisbury
Novel separable tandem converts to single race wheel
A Western manufacturer markets a tan dem with ingenious construction. By unscrewing four lock nuts at the tube joints the middle section is removed, joining front and rear sections into a rigid single machine. The wheel is claimed to suit both tandem and single use for racing.
Largest Creamery Near St Albans Vermont
The world's largest creamery sits near St. Albans Vermont processing milk from 12,000 cows into about 10 000 pounds of butter daily.
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St. Albans
Mother Credits Pills for Daughter’s Sudden Recovery
In Greensburg Indiana the St Paul correspondent reports on Mabel Stevens, a 13 year old who recovered from rheumatic and nervous illness after weeks of decline. Her mother Amanda Stevens credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People after initial failure from doctors and Martinsville baths. The letter notes improvement after nine boxes and urges others to trust the remedy.
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Greensburg
Ind
St. Paul
New Era
Mabel Stevens
Amar
Mr. Stevens
Mrs. Stevens
Pau
Inp
Mabel
Martinsville
Dr. Williams
Amanda Stevens
Ataoe Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Texas
Mrs Peterson Credits Pinkham Medicine for Womb Health
A woman from 513 East Warren, Pa describes fifteen years of womb enlargement and severe symptoms. After trying doctors with little relief she used Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound and Sanative Wash, reports marked improvement and full recovery.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Squaw Wine Ad Offers $1.00 for Photo and Reviews
An old advertisement promises $1.00 for a photograph and a report on how long a product called Squaw Wine cures diseases and its strength versus McElree's Wine Cardus. It asks for names of those cured and directions to include a cent stamp with the letter. A free bottle offer follows upon receipt.
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Uni
Legal notice on Dr Simmons Liver Medicine trademark dispute
The document discusses Proposition 2 about liver medicines and challenges by Zeilin & Co alleging misuse of Dr M A Simmons Liver Medicine. It cites court actions since 1840 and 1893, asserting Simmons product superiority and copyright, offering a free package of Liver Medicine upon request.
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Augusta
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Edgar Tate & Co
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Louisville, Ky
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Georgia Penitentiary Committee
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