The Story of Ponce de Leon and the Fountain Tale
The tale recounts Ponce de Leon in Ferdinand’s court, his voyage to Boriquen and Porto Rico, and his search for eternal youth. It notes the Florida voyage, the lush land, and the legend that made his name. The piece blends myth and history to explain the Ponce de Leon legacy.
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Ponce
Ferdinand
Tropics
Columbus
Boriquen
Borizsuen
Porto Rico
el Dorado
Florida
Flis Pame
Ponce de Leon
Pones
Jury Trials in Germany Face Deadlocked Verdicts
Fragmentary note discusses German juries and trial procedures with references to deadlock votes and court decisions. Mentions six six and eight four splits and reserved authority of the court in verdicts.
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Germany
Treasure Find Sparks Paris Sewers Search
Workmen under Rue Montmartre uncover a bundle of securities valued at 6,600,000 francs. Authorities and workers intensify a sewers investigation to locate hidden treasure tied to the discovery.
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Paris
Rue Montmartre
A Story of Sterility Suffering and Relief
Letter to Mrs Pinkham recounts long infertility struggles and pelvic illness. After trying medicines and a physician with no success, the writer praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, reporting pregnancy and relief from prior symptoms. Similar testimony from Mrs Baznalt notes post marriage illness and miscarriages then improved health and renewed life.
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Mrs. Pixknau
Mensea
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mars
Cora Gilson
Ingersoll Dies at Dobbs Ferry After Brief Illness
Col Robert G Ingersoll noted agnostic orator author and lawyer died Friday at his Dobbs Ferry New York summer home of heart trouble Angina pectoris. Born August 12 1833 in Dresden New York he rose from lawyer to famed speaker and public reformer with ties to Lincoln and Grant and a critic of religion. He spent his later years in New York City and maintained a prolific career after the Civil War.
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Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
Robert G. Ingersoll
Walston
Col
Ingersoll
Ife
Jngersell
Ile
Ingersell
Col. Ingersoll
Mrs. Ingersoll
Tusether
Dresden
X. Y
Robert G. Tugersoll
West
Ingersall
Wisconsin
Illinois
Shawneetown
Peoria
Ill
Eleventh Illinois Cavalry
Eleventh Hlingis Cavalry
Ilinois
Lincoln
Garrold
Roscoe Conkling
Janes G. Blaine
Isu
Germany
Col. Ingersell
I Henry Ward Beecher
Bishop Potter
Supreme Bench of
New York
Mexico Opera House project and Civil Service notes
A garbled report mentions G D Air Ferris of Mexico and a plan to erect a sixteen foot scaffold atop a center staircase for a crowd drawing event with Ferris expected to attend. It also recalls Civil War veterans and the early civil service reforms, noting George Bruce Cortelyou’s appointment as secretary to President McKinley and his legal background.
Proves Title to Fortune for Helensville Agent Wright
Edward Wright station agent in Helensville Wisconsin asserts he has proven rights to a share of a $5,000,000 estate from his aunt the English heiress who died seven years ago. His daughter Miss Adelaide Wright also stands to inherit. Wright was once known as Don Qazaza. He is married with eight children.
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Terreante
Tuke
Andrew Walker
Walker
Edward Wright
Helensville
Wis
Adelaide Wright
Wright
Don Qazaza
Lafayette to Erect New Library Building
College News Notes reports Lafayette College plans to construct a new library building. Radvcliffe Alumnae Association exceeds 200 members. Yale senior class sees five non-graduates. Wells College Alumnae pursue a $160000 endowment drive. Rev Samuel May of Leic ster Massachusetts is the oldest living alumnus of the Divinity School at Harvard University and sole survivor from the 1832 graduates.
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College News
Lafayette
GOC
Yale
Wells College
Samuel May
Leicester
Mass
Divinity School
Warvard University
SAN DOMINGO RULER SLAIN IN ASSASSINATION AT MOCA
Dominica president Ulises Heureaux was killed in Moca while alighting at the palace arch. General Wericeslae Piguercom assumes control as the Dominican government moves to name a successor amid years of coups and volatile politics.
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Ulises Heureaux
Dominican Republic
Moca
Santo Domingo
AOD
Ragen Cateros
Tande
Ulises Leureaux
Hweureauh
Wericeslae Piguercom
Nest Advon
the Domindon
Theu‘crux
Mam Ying
Gen. Toureaux
Porto Plata
Spain
TSGS
Evers
Alaska Boundary Settlement Seen Soon With Britain
Secretary and Reginald Tower discuss a temporary settlement on Alaska boundary with England. Canada is excluded from the dispute as the United States and Britain seek a practical agreement. A map from Dawson's chart is cited as the basis for the proposed boundary.
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England
Play
Reginald Tower
Boundary dispute proposals between Canada and United States
The text outlines competing lines for a boundary dispute near Lynn Canal. Canada would gain Dyea Ska gung and Psaramid harbor along a dotted line near the coast. The United States claims north and west of Lynn eniusal with a conventional line through Dyramid harbor. An American proposal offers Canada two free harbors at the head of Lynn Canal.
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Canada
Dyea, Skagung
Psaramid Harbor
British Territory
Unites States
Lynn
Georgia Mob Violence Erupts Across Counties
A heat fueled wave of mob violence sweeps Georgia with murders assaults and lynchings reported. Armed mobs threaten prisoners at Bainbridge and Safford as local leaders and militia intervene to restore order and deter vigilante action.
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Georgia
Aml
Ada Itma
Ouletree
Safford
Bainbridge
John Williams
Judge Bower
Figain
Valdosta
Thomasville
Gary, Candler
Mrs Styles Is Not Guilty in Chicago Murder Verdict
Mrs Augusta Styles is freed of murder charges in Chicago court after a one hour and fifty minute jury trial. Verdict finds her not guilty of killing her mother Mrs Catherine Schultz on May 4 following a dispute over the birth of Styles daughter Beile.
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Chicago
Augusta Styles
Waterman
Styles
Catherine Schultz
Schultz
Beile
Farmer Philip Heger Dies From Poisoned Vines Near Union Mo
Philip Heger a 63 year old prosperous farmer living west of Union Missouri scattered poison over his potato vines to kill bugs. He inhaled so much poison that despite the best medical skill obtainable he died.
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Philip Heger
Union, Mo
Outlived Them All Notables Who Died Under Victoria
A compact survey notes Queen Victoria outlived many public figures from 1837 across Britain and empire. It lists privy councilors, peers, Commons members at her accession, lord chancellors, prime ministers, speakers, bishops, archbishops, dukes and duchesses, marquises, Jockey Club members, huntsmen, and leaders like presidents of the United States and viceroys.
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Queen Victoria
Privy Council
Earl of Darnley
Earl Nelson
Hlouse of Commons
Earl of Mexborough
John Temple
House of Commons
Canterbury
York
Dukes of Norfolk
Jockey Club
United States
Canada
India
France
Still More Counterfeiting Uncovered Critique of Imitations
The Secret Service uncovered another batch of counterfeit goods, seizing a query of bogus products from Bexus Hills. The text notes that highly valued items are often faked, citing Trastetter's Stomach Bitters as an example with imitators. The passage highlights indigestion dyspepsia and constipation as common targets.
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Secret Service
Bexus Hills
Growth of Mohan melanism and religious conflicts
Mohammedanisi is described as Christianitys chief enemy. Prof Vasilief notes rapid Ishan spread in China. Rev Mr Dean of the United Presbyterian Church reports Moslem missionaries finding great success along the Upper Guinea coast in Africa.
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Mohan
Vasilief
China
Dean
United Presbyterian Church of
Calabar
Upper Guinea
Africa
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Allen's Foot Ease Ad Copy
An old newspaper ad block promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cem and a separate pitch touts Allen's Foot Ease powder. The copy claims immediate relief for corns bunions swollen feet and ingrown nails and offers a 25 cent price with a free trial by mail from Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Hall
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
Chautauqua Lake Excursion via Nickel Plate Road
Tickets go on sale July 28 with return validity to August 29 offering low rates. Focused on a vacation trip to a resort, the promo highlights daily express trains with palace cars and dining service. Also mentions patent costs and other assorted items from era ads.
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Nickel Plate Road
Niagara Falls Nickel Plate Seventeenth Annual Excursion
On Tuesday August 1 the Nickel Plate Road runs its Seventeenth Annual Excursion to Niagara Falls with tickets valid fifteen days. Toronto add on $1.00, Thousand Islands add on $6.50. Stop-over at Chautauqua Lake allowed without charge. Secure Sleeping Car reservations early on any of our Peerless Trio of Fast Express Trains. Inquiries to Nickel Plate Road Agents.
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Niagara
Nickel Plate Road
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Thousand Islands
Chautauqua Lake
Overdue Bills Prompt Patient Cashier Absence
A caller reports long overdue bills while a cashier is absent. The exchange suggests postponing payment to a future date. The scene conveys urgency and the struggle to settle accounts despite the cashier's absence. The Philadelphia Record citation appears as a framing device amid a philosophical quote from Johnson.
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Philadelphia
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