No-To-Tac miracle sales and dubious cures loom large
An advertisement style article notes No-To-Tac claims to cure tobacco habits with promises of rapid gains in health and money. It cites H. I. Kramer of Randolph Street Chicago, extols guaranteed cures, free literature, and traveling agents. The piece also includes various patent medicine pitches and unrelated product notices.
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Daliars
Omidido
H. Iramer
Meneral
Kla oMor
Randolph Street
Tha
Tobkoch Trust
Couree, Lohneau Manufacturers
Donlore
United States
Canada
Hla
Adv Hreaing
Blorling Remedy Co
Chicago
Congressional House and Senate Sessions Recap
Legislative actions span amendments on taxation and surveying statutes, Hawaiian policy debate, militia efficiency, and sundry civil appropriations. The House considers irrigation aridland plans, buys ground for a government printing office, and supports Atlanta exposition funding while adjourning until Monday. The Senate debates postal and District of Columbia issues, then moves to executive session.
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House
Senate
Secretary of the Interior
Anadonda
Florida
United States
B. D. Greene
George Ei
Ward
Rappahannock River
Virginia
Gatchings
Committee On Rules
Committee
Boutelle
Hawaiian Republic
Republican Party
Congress
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Secretary of the Treasury
Government Printing Office
Cannon
Committee On Appropriations
Messrs
Murray
South Carolina
Coombs
New York
Sickles
Pence
Colorado
Cogswell
Massachusetts
Bryan
Nebraska
Atlanta
Williams
Wllnois
Dockery
Messrs. Grosvenor
Ohio
Everett
Livingston
Georgia
Snodgrass
Tennessee
Senate tariff clash tests session as vice president saves party
Saturday's senate proceedings centered on the tariff bill with fate hanging on party unity. The day opened with Mr Hill's Friday resolution directing the senate committee to report on likely conference outcome and any possible disagreement between the houses.
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Senate
Hill
Senate tariff talks stall World’s Exposition plan at Atlanta 1895
Washington Notes reports the senate paused the Atlanta exposition bill to admit foreign articles for display and award medals. It covers executive approvals for Missouri judges and the house caucus adjournment amid unsettled tariff conference talks and looming Hill resolution.
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Senate
Atlanta
Amos M. Thayer
Missouri
Eighth Judicial District
Henry 8. Priest
House
Holman
Senator Hill
Japanese Leaving China Exodus Reduces Shanghai Population
London Central News Shanghai correspondent notes large Japanese exit from Shanghai as 600 to 600 plus residents depart and Japanese post office closes. Consuls refuse ship clearances for rice cargoes while defense measures and troop movements press toward Seoul and Korea. Great Britain vows responsibility for British lives and property after Kow-Shang sinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
London Central News
Ofice
Galaworthy
Tamplin
Kow-Shung
Central News
Corea
Yuansan
Seoul
Goren
Faesan
Kanng-Sang- Do
Yuensan
Tsung-Li- Yamen
Supreme Council
Empire
China
Edward Gray
Foreign Office
Ellis Ashmead- Bartlett
House of Commons
London
Great Britain
Japan
Fatal lightning strike during prairie baseball game near De Kalb Texas
A Friday afternoon shower drove a crowd of boys and men to a large oak on a prairie nine miles south of De Kalb. Lightning struck the tree killing seven players John Jacobs Walter Atchley Tom Blanchard Will Heatley John Jackson Chris Petty Will Walsh and injuring about a dozen others with several feared dead.
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DeKalb
Texas
John Jacobs
Walter Atchley
Tom Blanchard
Will Heatley
John Jackson
Chris Petty
Will Walsh
Southern Specials Reports a Wealthy Man Found in Houston
HH M Bales, long missing with a large sum of money, located in Houston and to be brought home. Pensacola suffers devastating storm with widespread damage. regional meetings address rail, forestry, and constitutional reform. elections and indictments shape Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee politics.
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HH. M. Bales
Houston
Tex
Tim
Pensacola
Fla
Gulf
Southern Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Memphis
Tenn
Konene
Missouri
Arkansas
Mississippi
Texas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Alex Barlor
Washington Hadeon
W. A. Hingley
Enfanta
Ala
Tenth District
Hallettsville
Miles Crowley
Gilveston
Congress
Gresham
Lane
Burns
Secret Service Bureau
Washington
Hazen
Jackson
United States
Tennessee Bar Apoctation
North Carolina
Raleigh
Supreme Court
Tennessee Coal, Tron and Railroad Company
Foundry No. 1
Foundry No. L1
Birmingham
New Orleans
Grand Jury
William J. Kane
New Courthouse and
Kane
Frank B. Thriffnley
Rock Island wreck kills many in Nebraska strike
A Rock Island train derailed on the Rock Island line near Lincoln Nebraska after a deliberate wreck. Conductor CG D Stannard and engineer William Craig died along with several workers and travelers in the fire and debris. Officials offer 1000 reward for suspects and note fish plates were pried loose with a crowbar near the burned bridge.
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Rock Island Road
Lincoln
Neb
D. Stannard
the Depew
William Craig
W. O. Humble
Joseph Mynger
E. H B. Zeernecke
Henry Peters
Omaha
L. D. Matthews
C. N. Birney
Conneil Blaffa
H. Myers
A. GB. Abee
J. N. Beaver
Clothier
Rock Island Railroad
Trade Talks Outlook From Bradstreet Weekly Review
Bradstreet's weekly trade review notes signals of improvement after July's low point. Bank clearings rose in 29 cities year over year, while June had 18. Steel billets rose 50 cents per ton, wool markets firm, and railroad earnings improve with tariff settlement expectations. Regional reports from Atlanta to Jacksonville show mixed activity, crops affected by rains, and variations in demand across textiles, groceries, and dry goods.
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Bradstreet
Weekly Trade Review
New York
Southern
Boston
Massachusett
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Augusta
Jacksonville
Pis
Savannah
Memphis
New Orleans
Galveston
SUEING THE PULLMANS FOR UNLAWFUL BUSINESS PRACTICES
Attorney General Moloney files in Chicago circuit court a petition in equity against the Pullman Palace Car Company. The suit seeks to prohibit further business operations citing violations of state franchises and claims the company runs a hotel and real estate business without legal authority.
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Moloney
Look Eniity
Chicago
Tll
Pullman Palace Car Company
Pullman
Exposition Bill Passes House in Washington Special
A Washington special reports Colonel Livingston's measure, substituted by Representative Cannon for the senate amendment, passing the house by acclamation. It provides 200000 for the Chicago administration building of the Cotton States and International exposition. Boll worms devastate west Texas cotton causing heavy losses. Anarchists acquitted in Paris as all thirty defendants are cleared of the charge of anarchy.
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Atlanta
House
Washington
Livingston
Representative Cannon
Chicago
Texas
Paris
Atlanta market prices in a corrected weekly ledger
The page lists extensive wholesale prices and goods across multiple categories. It includes groceries such as tea, coffee, spices, canned goods, dairy, meat, fish, and produce with figures for quantities like barrels, sacks, and pounds, reflecting a market ledger. Named items include sugar, molasses, rice, pepper, mace, salt, flour, oats, corn, hay, meal, wheat, and various imported goods, with prices indicating a broad, dense listing of commodities traded in Atlanta.
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Arbuckle
Lavering
Orleana Sham Ai
Orleans
Cuba
Singapore
Japan
Aries Dairy
Enwon
Dol
Rackers
Butler Wee
Pearoyetors
Goshell
Excelator
Georgia
Various historical notes on economy and weather events
The excerpt lists Bank of Japan capital at 20,000,000 yens with yen near silver dollar value, Europe's four year drought in 954 causing wide famine and 3,000,000 deaths, a Lapland winter snowstorm trigger from a warm room door, a sensitive Bank of England weighing machine responding to a postage stamp, Astor memorial doors for Trinity Church costing 100,000, Norwegian steamer Cragga delivering 8,000 barrels of herring and earning 10,000, German metal melting advances saving fuel, Russian corn price collapse driving cattle to fields, Caucasus green barley and wheat fed to cattle, and corn worth 45 pounds per cent.
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Bank of Japan
Europe
Lapland
Bank of England
Astors
Trinity Church
New York
Cragga
Norway
Chicago
Russia
Caucasus
Health Ad Urges Stomach Hitters and Clover Rest Remedies
An old advertisement warns that neglecting liver trouble leads to pain under the ribs and shoulder blade, dyspepsia, nausea, constipation, and headaches. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Hitters as a cure and Karl's Clover Rest as a purifier for the complexion and constipation relief, pricing listed as 29 cents, 0 cents, and one dollar.
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Karl
Syrup of Figs Promises Health Benefits and Purity
The advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative improving health by cleansing the system and easing colds headaches fevers and constipation. It claims medical approval and notes packaging details and price while warning against substitutes. The product is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co and sold by all druggists in bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Druggista
California Fig Syrup Co
Affordable permanent floor stain via potash permanganate method
A short note offers permanganate of potash as a cheap permanent floor stain. It describes mixing one quarter ounce in a quart of water, applying to dry floors, possibly repeating for darker color, then oiling with burnt oil or beeswax and turpentine. It notes a magenta initial color shifting to brown on drying.
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Tme
Sintec Pearline
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Han
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Alan
Bing
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Knoxville
Toon
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Oratory
Binghamton
Dini
Dr. Tanac
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Royal Germetuer
Phe Huest
Definytive
Piniow Fist
Sochopirid's Iron Works
Maguain
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New Y Ta City
Franklin Ee
Saostaen
Chisiow
Tians OF
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Platt
McGimy
THE
Pullmans
Marke
Western Creamery Wade
Turkers Taalo
California
Lige
Lear Sixo
Catton
U. S
Agricultural Department
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Nese York
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Marshall Co
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Meares
Douglas
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Geo
HALM
Redite
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Rayne Hipniche
Nivek
Meridian, Mise, Piogress Mfg. Co
Mallary Bros. & CO
Macon
Soheramon
New York City
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