Hampshire Woman Preacher Appointed in New Hampshire
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 Granite State and was welcomed by her congregation on July 23 and officially installed. Mrs. Smith is married.
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Hampshire
Nancy W. P. Smith
Medford
Mass
Universalist
Enfields
Exeter
N. H
Granite State
Smith
Constipation Remedies Faulted by Injudicious Agents
The article warns against overuse of evacuants for minor constipation claiming it weakens the bowels, may cause dysentery or piles, and promotes stomach bitters as a safer, effective alternative for various ailments including malarial fevers rheumatism and kidney troubles.
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Hostetter
Painting the Capitol Dome and Goddess of Liberty
A Washington Post report describes cleaning and painting the Capitol Dome and the bronze Goddess of Liberty high above the city. Workers, guided by Albert Porch, rig a ladder to scrub the statue and repair its iron pedestal, with painting to follow using several tons of white lead.
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Capitol
Liberty
Albert Porch
Knights of Pythias
Washington
Porch
Washington Post
Precious Stones Found in Witzies Hoek Volcano Crater
A geologic report notes diamonds found in sand layers at the summit crater of a extinct volcano near a lake in Witzies Hoek Natal. Researchers ponder if natives washed stones there or if a real diamond mine exists, potentially illuminating gem formation.
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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 bred ground hogs for two years. He captured 17 animals and fenced them in. The herd grew to 205 last year and 1,673 this year. He killed 1,000 and plans to salt and smoke the meat for future use.
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Henry Singer
Duvall Station
Scott County
Tetterine Promises Comfort and Savings on Swear Words
Ad claims Tetterine makes you comfortable and saves swear words. The pitch offers the remedy for fifty cents at Grngstorea or by mail for 50 stamps from J T Shuptrine Savannah.
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Grngstorea
J.T. Shuptrine
Savannah
Doll found in trunk hints at family secret birthday
Puyuxts uncovers a doll her mother hid in a trunk for a birthday surprise. The next day at dinner she remarks she is trying to forget something she wants to remember and does not feel very hungry.
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Puyuxts
Striking Yellow Fever Spread From Beaumont to Biloxi
Beaumont Texas reports a yellow fever case and quarantine after the death of Thomas Lovejoy aged thirteen. Houston enforces isolation as New Orleans logs twelve cases and two deaths in 24 hours. Mobile reports slight case increase with no deaths. Louisville confirms a second case linked to Ocean Springs. Biloxi sees one death and five new cases as Dr. John Guiteras travels toward Cairo aboard Minnetonka.
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Beaumont
Texas
R. M. Swearingen
Thomas Lovejoy
New Orleans
Houston
Lovejoy
Mobile
Louisville
White
Frank DeRumsey
DeRumsey
Ocean Springs
John McDougall
Nashville
McDougall
Biloxi
Miss
Michael Levy
John Guiteras
Memphis
Cairo
Minnetonka
Convicts Discussed for Road Work and State Highway Plan
The Georgia house and senate penitentiary committee met in Atlanta and, after preliminaries, opened a joint session. General Roy Stone spoke, urging convict labor for roads and the creation of a state highway commission, citing California and New Jersey as examples of improved roads.
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Georgia House
Senate Penitentiary Committee
Atlanta
Roy Stone
California
New Jersey
English and Austrian steamers collide sinks with many dead
A Vienna dispatch to the Daily News reports the Austrian steamer Ika with ten crew and fifteen passengers wrecked at Flume river port after a collision with the English steamer Tyris during a storm. The Ika sank in twenty minutes. seven survivors including the captain, but most Austrian passengers drowned in the disaster.
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London Daily News
Vienna
Ika
Flume
Flumara
Tyris
Ska
Biloxi Appeals for Aid From Public During Factory Closures
Biloxi mayor and city council urge public aid as factories and industries close, leaving workers unemployed and many ill unable to buy medicines or necessities. The appeal, signed by the mayor and council, calls for emergency help.
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Biloxi
Miss
President McKinley backs Hogansville postman case action
The attempted assassination of Hogansville Georgia postmaster Loftin draws federal scrutiny. President McKinley intervenes as District Attorney Angier vows to prosecute ex Postmaster Hardaway for postal law violations. Officials say a boycott pressure led to the rival post office and Loftin shooting.
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Hogansville
McKinley
Angier
Loftin
Postoffice
Hardaway
Washington
Atkinson Attacks McKinley Over Hogansville Postmaster
Georgia Governor Atkinson telegraphed the New York Herald condemning the president’s appointment of a Hogansville postmaster as offensive to the community. He argues the president bears moral responsibility for the crime and predicts law will be enforced in Georgia without fear or favor. The message cites local property owners and white citizens opposing the appointment, and compares to Ohio in tone if similar conditions prevailed.
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Atkinson
Georgia
New York Herald
Loftin
McKinley
Hogansville
Herald
Republican Party
South
Ohio
Bad policy line from Senator Bacon on race appointments
Senator Bacon of Georgia says in a New York Herald interview that appointing colored men to southern office will provoke race antagonisms and estrangements, benefiting only a few and injuring the masses of black people by harming relations with whites. The remarks frame appointments as harmful to social harmony and interracial goodwill.
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Bacon
Georgia
New York Herald
South
Refugees in Brandon Plead for Aid as Quarantines Block Escape
President McKinley received a telegram from the Brandon Mississippi mayor reporting that yellow fever refugees are stranded in a dire situation. Aiding tents were requested without specifying the number needed as quarantines seal all routes out.
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Brandon
Miss
McKinley
Giant of the Tar Heel State
Will Austin, a 21 year old Stanly County man, works at the old Lee street blacksmith shop. Standing 6 feet 9 3/4 inches and weighing 225 pounds, he once lifted a 500 pound bale of cotton at nineteen and is still growing. Three northern gentlemen offered $5,000 to train him for five years to fight a world champion. He has never smoked chewed or drunk and appears very healthy.
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Will Austin
Stanly County
Lee Street
Salisbury
Novel separable tandem converts to single racing wheel
A Western manufacturer markets a tan dem that converts to a single machine by unscrewing four nuts at the upper frame tube joints and lower frame hangers. The middle section is removed and the front and rear sections joined, creating a rigid wheel suitable for racing as either tandem or single.
Largest creamery near St. Albans VT processes milk from 12000 cows
The world’s largest creamery sits near St. Albans Vermont, converting the milk from about 12 000 cows into roughly 10 000 pounds of butter daily.
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St. Albans
Mabel Stevens Recovering After Severe Illness Report
Greensburg Indiana scene recalls a case of Mabel Stevens who after months of rheumatic pain nervous trouble and weakness recovered enough to attend school again. Mrs Stevens credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People after doctors had given up. The letter notes a neighbor’s push for treatment and mentions the pills’ advertised effects and price. The piece mirrors 1890s health cure promotions with local sentiment.
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Greensburg
Ind
St. Paul
New Era
Mabel Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Pau
Inp
Dean Srrs
Mabel
Martinsville
Dr. Williams
Awanda Stevens
Schenectady
N.Y
Mrs Pinkham's Medicine Helps Local Woman Heal
Mrs JOSEPH PETERSON of Warren Pennsylvania reports fifteen years of illness including backache dizziness and heart trouble. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash she says she fully recovered and could not have lived long without the treatment.
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Onsen
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fraudulent Liver Medicine Scheme Targets Consumers
A damaged ad text warns of a scam selling Dr M A Simmons Liver Medicine and imitators like Black Draught. It claims price undercutting, misbranding using Simmons likeness, and legal actions cited in cases in Mississippi and Tennessee. The notice urges readers to send photos and letters to receive a sample bottle and exposes alleged deceptive advertising practices by Zeilin & Co. and others.
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M. A. Simmone
Nooga Medicine Co
Zeilin
Zeflin
United States
Knoxville
Tenn
Simmons
Dr. M. A.&mons
Liver Medicine Ore Co
Simmons Med, CO
Sr. Lovus
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