Origin of Fabrics Traced to Medieval Trade Centers
The essay traces fabric origins to medieval trade hubs across the East and Europe. It cites Baghdad as a luxury and trade center under Harun al Rashid, Mosul for muslin, Gaza for gauze, Kashmir for cashmere, and Nanking for nankeen, noting Saracenic influence on textile names and the spread of fabrics via Muslim and European networks.
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Bagdad
Harun-ul-Rashid
Europe
Flanders
Italy
France
Spain
England
Mousseline
Mosul
Tigris
Baddekin
Califs
Gaza
Sicily
Kashmir
Nanking
China
Calicut
Fostat
Cairo
Jaen
Miles Standish
Door springs mark progress in civilization
The author extols self closing doors as a major advancement. People no longer halt to shut doors, saving time as doors close by themselves. The trend reduces door slam and prevents open doors, delivering quiet reliability and substantial time savings.
Do we Need Big Muscles
Real vigor means the ability to digest and sleep well and to perform daily physical and mental labor without fatigue. The text promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as helping enfeebled dyspeptics resume everyday activity and enjoy life, noting a man reluctant to part with his comb.
Curative Tale of Rheumatism Cure by Pink Pills
William Woodman of South Hamilton Madison County recounts a lifelong battle with rheumatism and repeated medical failure. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with dramatic, lasting recovery after weeks of treatment. The patient states the pills improved blood health and nerve strength and notes a prior doctor advised against the remedy. The piece promotes Pink Pills for sale by Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY and local druggists.
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Ives
Morrisville
William Woodman
South Hamilton
Madison Co
Mr. Woodman
Lee
Dr. Williams
Brookfield
Aurelius Fitch
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
An Odd Bridal Tour To Alaska And Klondyke
The St. Paul Globe recounts Mr and Mrs Clarence Berry marriage followed by eighteen months in Alaska in search of gold. Mrs Berry reportedly earned 10000 during the season and returns to St Paul in good health weighing more than before. She warns women to pack warm clothing and sturdy footwear and cautions against a fall Klondyke journey due to likely miner hardships and suffering.
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St. Paul
Klondyke
Berry
Disaster on Santa Fe Line Near Emporia
A head on collision between the fast mail eastbound and the Mexico and California express westbound three miles east of Emporia Kansas resulted in 12 to 15 deaths and many injuries. Three engines exploded, catching cars in a fire, with Hon. William Jennings Bryan among the passengers aiding the wounded. Misplaced orders allegedly caused the wreck as trains failed to pass at Land as directed.
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Santa Fe
Emporis
Kan
Mexico
California
W. J. Bryan
Burlington
Emporia
Fast Mail
Land
Hanna's Monetary Commission Names Nine of Eleven Members
H H Hanna announced that nine of the eleven monetary commission members have accepted and authorized publication of their names. The listed appointees include George F Edmunds Vermont Charles S Fairchild New York E S Fish New York Stewart Patterson Pennsylvania T G Bush Alabama J W Fries North Carolina W B Dean Minnesota George E Leighton Missouri and Robert S Taylor Indiana.
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H. H. Hanna
Indianapolis
Monetary Commission
George F. Edmunds
Vermont
Charles S. Fairchild
New York
Minnesota
George E. Leighton
Missouri
Robert S. Taylor
Indiana
Six Young Men Drowned in Lake St Clair Yacht Capsize
A Detroit special reports six of ten aboard the Blanche B. drowned when three youths rocked the yacht’s boom causing a capsize near Wind Mill Point, Lake St. Clair. Three youths and one other suvivor saved.
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Detroit
Wind Mill Point
Lake St. Clair
Blanche B
Fox Creek
Southern case postponed to November hearing date
Macon merchants sue to test Southern railway combination legitimacy. Hearing moved from October to November with Senator Edmunds employed in the Supreme Court and Judge Speer informing counsel of the change.
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Macon
Southern Railway
Edmunds
Supreme Court
Speer
Southern progress notes rising trade and new industries
Southern correspondents report a large rise in trade as fall has not yet opened. Demand for manufactured products is active. mills that shut down have largely resumed. Iron sales rise with higher prices. pig iron sold for 50 000 dollars and prices up 25 cents per ton. New ventures include an electric light plant in Terrell Texas and flouring mills in Concord North Carolina and New Market Virginia along with mining and oil ventures in several states.
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Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Southern Iron
Terrell
Tex
Concord
N. C
New Market
American Mining and Exploration Company
Capital
New Orleans
Mott Petroleum Company
Charleston
W. Va
Southwestern Production Company
Parkersburg
Bronwood
Crestview
Fla
Louisville and Uniontion
Earlybranch
Sumter
Trimble
Tenn
Lewisville
East Radford
Chattanooga
General Avery Dead After Fall in Edgewood Georgia
General Isaac W. Avery a prominent Georgian died Thursday afternoon at his Edgewood home from injuries after a fall. Born May 2, 1837 in St Augustine Florida he aided in the capture of Fort Pulaski in 1861 and served in the Eighth Georgia Regiment rising to colonel of cavalry in the west. He was brevet brigadier general before surrender but did not receive the commission. many military men regarded him as entitled to that rank.
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Isaac W. Avery
Edgewood
Atlanta
Isaac Wheeler Avery
St. Augustine
Fla
Fort Pulaski
Eighth Georgia
Avery
Deadly Santa Fe wreck claims many lives and survivors
Records show twelve known dead, one missing and probably incinerated, fourteen injured with two more likely to die. Eleven bodies were recovered, three burned beyond recognition. Wells Fargo Express Messenger J F C Sauer remains unrecovered except for a few charred bones and a found watch nearby.
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Santa Fe
Wells Fargo Express
J. F. C. Sauer
Graves to Mark Confederate Soldiers Buried in Northern Prisons
A joint Richmond committee of Lee Camp Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Veterans plans grave markers for Confederate soldiers buried from northern prisons. A sub committee will pick locations for monuments after a Thursday night meeting.
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Lee Camp
Daughters of the Confederacy
Sons of Veterans
Richmond
Reception to McKinley at Somerset Pennsylvania
Enthusiastic citizens of Somerset Pa welcomed President McKinley with a public reception on Thursday evening. Nearly 3,000 people crowded the street and gathered in front of the Ensley residence where the presidential party was serenaded. McKinley appeared on the porch and thanked the crowd in a five minute talk. He introduced Governor Lloyd Lowndes of Maryland who would spend the night with Abner McKinley. The governor spoke for ten minutes in a cheerful tone.
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Somerset
McKinley
Ensley
Lloyd Lowndes
Maryland
Abner McKinley
Secretary Gage Prepares Early Annual Budget Report
A Washington dispatch reports Secretary Gage is compiling his annual report and has urged bureau chiefs to file their individual reports a month or six weeks earlier than in the past. Comptroller Tracewell's report, the first submitted, was laid before the secretary on Wednesday.
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Washington
Gage
Tracewell
Echo method locates underground tube obstructions
A science note describes using sound echo to find carriers stuck in underground pneumatic tubes. With sound about 1100 feet per second and precise timing to thousandths of a second, five tests yielded 2793 seconds and an air temperature correction placed the obstruction at 1537 feet from the instrument.
A Lesson in Economy From a Baron Hirsch Tale
A tale recounts Baron Hirsch delaying a telegram gift to save a franc. The piece weaves warnings about frugality with a lesson on prudent giving and wealth, set against a historical figure known for philanthropy.
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Baron Hirsch
Open Letter Praises Lydia E. Pinkham Remedies
A letter from Miss May Sacmen of Columbus Ohio extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for improving her health after years of illness. She cites relief from leucorrhea irregular menses and nervousness and urges other women to try the remedies as a “Godsend.”
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Lydia
Pinkham
Miss May Sacmen
E. Rich St
Columbus
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