Arkansas County Road Tax Support and Local News
Nearly all counties favor the road tax and labor votes lean solid for Bryan. McKinley may claim cotton price credits. Gen. Joseph Wheeler retired due to age. Faulkner county expects a prosperous fall. The Arkansas M E Church South meets at Fort Smith on November 14 with Bishop Galloway presiding. Little Rock population rose to 38,307 from 25,874 in 1890. Galveston appeal garners nationwide aid reaching hundreds of thousands.
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Arkansas
M. E. Church South
Fort Smith
Bishop Galloway
Little Rock
St. Louis Union Calls Off Transit Boycott
The St. Louis Street Railway Men's Union ends its boycott of the Transit Company's lines as the strike nears its end. Workers have gained nothing and many have lost their jobs.
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St. Louis Street Railway Men’s Union
Sincere Praise Versus Flattery in Newspapers
James Creelman of the New York World described a Labor Day parade in Chicago where about 25,000 workers passed the reviewing stand. He noted four of five cheered for Bryan, calling the moment a wonderful fact even though he did not favor Bryan.
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James Creelman
New York World
Bryan
Chicago
Roosevelt
Spider Time in Manila Sparks Boy Spider Wrestling
In Manila a Filipino boy enjoys a pastime called Spider Time. Spiders, green and yellow, fight on a rod placed in a box with each boy betting a cent. Battles last up to ten minutes as webs sometimes trap one spider.
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Tiime
California
San Jose Mercury
Romance Cards and Diamonds End in Divorce
A lighthearted tale from London illustrated cards portrays a couple pretending to play cards while exchanging cut pieces of a suit. She cuts diamonds, he cuts a heart, and an old man appears with a club. The result is unhappiness and no marriage. Old papers for sale at this office.
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London
Galveston Disaster Telegram From Gen McKibbin
A telegram from Gen McKibbin reports Galveston storm damage after Sept 12. Islands flooded, most buildings destroyed, numerous deaths likely over a thousand, 5,000 homeless, 20,000 rations and 1,000 tents ordered from Fort Sam Houston, rapid relief planned.
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Washington
McKibbin
Galveston
Houston
Texas
San Jacinto
First Artillery
Roberts
Battery O
Fort Sam Houston
Perry
Change in News Values in American Press
In prewar days sensational crimes and private scandals filled front pages while war reports, politics, and distant disasters gradually shifted attention. The Nashville gunfire to Spanish ships marked a pivot toward war news and heroism, with readers tiring of endless sensationalism and seeking proportion, leaving calamities and politics in the background.
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Egypt
Yellow Journals
Nashville
St. Nicholas Liar
Matanzas
Sampson
Schley
Cervera
San Juan Hill
Ponce
Dewey
Suill
Johnson
Bagley
Hobson
Alger
China
Gulf Coast
Faulkner County Teachers Institute Set for Union Valley
The Faulkner county teachers institute will meet at Union Valley two miles north of Holland on September 27 and 28. All teachers are expected to be present. Sept 5 1900.
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Faulkner County
Teacher’s Institute
Union Valley
Holland
Plain Facts In Advertising At Local Store
The store declares a fixed price policy with no tricks and no misrepresentation. It promotes its fall stock as ready for inspection, promising customers exactly what is paid for and a straightforward shopping experience.
Fine Shoes From Brown Shoe Co. Draw Local Shoppers
A local store advertises a long standing trade built on top quality footwear. It highlights a specialty in Brown Shoe Co. products with a wide range for ladies men and children and guarantees satisfaction.
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Brown Shoe Co
Dress Goods Department Showcases Latest Designs
We have made dress goods a specialty for years and earned a strong reputation. An expert buys the latest designs to meet demand, offering silk and satin to affordable fabrics. Ladies are invited to inspect the collection without leaving town.
Local Stock Showcases Up-to-Date Clothing and Gent’s Furnishings
A store advertises a large, well maintained clothing stock from top manufacturers. It highlights extensive gent’s furnishings and notes they can special order for customers not easily fitted, inviting patrons to inspect the wide selection.
Dry Goods Offered at Rock Bottom Prices in Town
A well selected stock of dry goods is kept on our shelves and sold to the people at rock bottom prices. The store offers prints, sheetings, domestics, cotton checks, flannels, and more with a claim of the prettiest stock and lowest prices in town.
Diarrhoea remedy cited by John Holloway T
A letter from John S. Holloway of French Camp Miss describes his thirty year battle with diarrhoea and crediting Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with his cure after several bottles He praises the product and notes it should be widely available via W H Martin Co Mexico seeks Spain s use of donated funds for a war vessel and calls it the Mexican Billy Patterson in Chicago News
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John 8. Holloway
French Camp
Miss
Chamberlain
W. H. Martin & Co
Mexico
Spain
Billy Patterson
Chicago News
Pain Balm Promised To Heal Faster Than Other Treatments
Chamberlains Pain Balm is advertised to quickly soothe cuts bruises burns scalds or similar injuries and heal them faster with little chance of scarring unless the injury is severe It is also claimed to cure rheumatism sprains swellings and lameness Sold by W H Martin & Co.
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Chamberlain
W. H. Martin & Co
August Flower Still Largest Medicine Sale in Civilized World
Yes August Flower remains the top medicine sold in the civilized world for indigestion and biliousness. It was used by mothers and grandmothers to cleanse the system, stop fermentation, regulate liver action, and stimulate nervous and organic functions. A few doses of Green's August Flower in liquid form are said to reassure buyers nothing serious is wrong. For sale by all druggists.
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Green
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Catarrh
A Pittsburgh area ad proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional cure for catarrh with claims to cure all stages. It offers 100 dollars for any case it fails to cure and urges readers to send for testimonials. Also promotes Mall's Family Pills and subscription notices.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Mall
Child explains skeleton to amused teacher in schoolroom
A young girl in a pink gingham apron raises her hand to describe a skeleton to a smiling teacher. The tot blurts out that a skeleton is a man with his insides outside and outsides off, a playful misunderstanding captured by the Denver Times.
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Denver Times
For Sale: 5-Room Residence on Faulkner Street
New up to date five room residence on Faulkner Street three corner lots measuring 5343 by 150 feet each. Located one block from Central College. Includes good out-buildings and a fine water well. See W. E. Cox.
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Faulkner Street
Central College
W. E. Cox
Homeseekers excursion via Choctaw Route to Indian and Oklahoma Territories
Tickets on sale in Memphis Tennessee and Little Rock Arkansas on the first and third Tuesdays of September October November and December at one fare plus two dollars for the round trip. Tickets limited for return passage twenty one days. Stopover allowed on going trip. For information contact Choctaw Route agents or Geo H Lee Little Rock or J F Holden traffic manager Little Rock.
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C. O
Oklahoma
Memphis
Tenn
Little Rock
Ark
Geo. H. Lee
G. P
T. A
J. F. Holden
Chicago Wood Workers Strike for Nine Hour Day
Reports state Chicago wood workers began a strike on the fifth inst for a nine hour day. The item notes broader labor unrest and allied international concerns impacting markets and industry.
Rockefeller gives Spellman Seminary large endowment
John D Rockefeller presented Spellman Seminary, a negro university in Atlanta, Georgia, with 180600. Other items note a Nome mining relief voyage, California cattle and sheep disputes, UK cotton scarcity, race riots over an apple core, Vermont election results, Florida coast storm, Portuguese expedition to deter Kruger, Gomez declining Cuban convention, Sinton estate to Mrs Taft, rail and canteen policy shifts, DeWet's continued resistance, a Kentucky Goebel case sentencing delay, Philippine teacher recruitment offers and salaries.
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Lawton
Nome
California
Manchester
England
New York City
Vermont
Florida
Lourenzo Marquez
Kruger
Transvaal
Portugual
Gomez
David Sinton
Cincinnati
E. E. Taft
Linton
Adjt
Corbin
Army
DeWet
Cantrill
Georgetown
Catch Powers
Goebel
Anes
Atkinson
Philippines
Shepard
National Educational Association
Manil
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a Great Favorite
The soothing remedy is praised for its pleasant taste and quick, lasting cures. It is favored by mothers for colds croup and whooping cough and contains no opium or harmful drug making it safe for babies and adults. W H Martin & Co.
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W. H. Martin & Co
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Stevenson
McKinley
Joseph Wheeler
United States Army
United States
Manila
Ayer
Bette
Lea
Yarrow, I. T
de. J. C. Ater
Lowell, Mass
C.m.armistead
Public Opinion
Detroit Free Press
Hanna
Philadelphia Times
Boston Globe
H. A. Shinn
Anyeaa
Enns & A
U Union
General News
Russia
Manchuria
Peffer
Kansas
Colorado
Gen. Lee
Department of Cuba
Virginia
New York
Hon
B. B. Odell
Timothy Woodruff
Viper
National Street Railway
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Lind
Minnesota
Hester
National Party
Donaldson Caffery
Louisiana
A. M. Howe
Massachussetts
American Cotton Co
James K. Jones
National Democratic Committee
Bradstreet’s
Kentucky
Bowling Green
Henderson
Evans
Brownlow
Tennessee
United States Marine Hospital Service
Grubbs
Havre
France
News OF the World
John D. Rockefeller
Spellman Seminary
Atlanta, Ga
Tutt
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