Clover Leaf Excursion Tickets Advertised by Agents
A jumble of railroad fare offers invites readers to purchase one fare excursion tickets for July and June events with return limits and agent contact details. Promotional lines claim endorsements from rail companies and mention parlor cars, sleeping cars, and rapid service. Also includes beauty product ads and health claims for Rocky Mountain Tea and Cascarets with pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace
Andreas, J. M. McConnett
T. P A
Lafayette
Ind
Franxx J. Reed, G
Chicago
Rocky Mountain
Moon Eclipse Seen in City Last Thursday
Residents reported a faint partial lunar eclipse Thursday night around 9 34. The Moon appeared about one hundredth dimmer and was barely visible to observers in this city.
Doctor Becomes Oil Millionaire After Lost Check
A Ohio doctor unknowingly pays a man to drill a wildcat well with a $400 check while drinking. The well strikes oil, yielding hundreds of barrels daily, making the doctor one of the largest stockholders as more wells come in.
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Ohio
R. G. Watson
Pennsylvania
Palmer House
Buckeye
Tie
Pittsburg
Redd
Chicago News
Officer's Story of Talana Engagement by Lieut Stirling
Lieut R. G. Stirling of the First Angl's Royal Rifles recounts the Talana battle. He describes advancing under fire, men shot near a fence, moving through a wood, and heavy bombardment near a wall. Hambro Nugent and Colonel Sherston are noted as wounded or dying amid the shelling and rocky refuges.
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R. G. Stirling
Ang
Royal Rifles
Talana
Dublin
Humbro
Nugent
Hambro
Flambro
Sherston
Cincinnat! Enquirer
Ladysmith battle account from a lady observer letter
In a vivid letter a woman describes seeing shelling near Ladysmith. She recalls running to recover a fragment, greeting a soldier who warned her, and hearing the booming and shrieking as another shell exploded about twenty feet away. She hid behind a barbed wire fence and prayed as the cart shook.
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Ladysmith
Jie
Dispatch Carrier Captured by Boers and Releases
A native runner carrying dispatches was captured by the Boers but released after a thorough search found no papers. He did have a dispatch which he delivered safely, apparently hidden in a quill secreted in his nostril.
Military Balloon Photographed in Boer War Era
In the Boer war era a military balloon is tested for battlefield use with nearly a dozen cameras on each craft to capture panoramic country views for the invading force. Denmark proclaims universal literacy across its domain.
August Flower Advertisement Claims Superb Health Cure
The ad touts Green's August Flower as the largest selling medicine in the civilized world. It claims it cures indigestion, biliousness, and numerous ailments by cleansing the system and regulating liver action. It urges use for headaches and general malaise and notes availability from local druggists Lee Allen and J.P. Buckner.
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Green
Lee Allen
J.P. Buckner
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Ad Claims Quick Digestion Relief
An old advertisement asserts that undigested food ferments in the stomach unless quickly digested. It promises after meal relief with a teaspoonful of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, claiming it digests all foods and cures worst dyspepsia. Sold by J P Buckner.
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Nellia Gould
Medina
Ohio
Druggista
Z5c
J. P. Buckner
Iowa Central Railway Announces Homeseekers Fare Dates
On May 1 and June 18 and 19 1900 the Iowa Central Railway will sell Homeseekers tickets at one fare plus two dollars for round trips to stations across a wide territory including Arkansas Arizona British Columbia Colorado Idaho Indian Territory Kansas Montana Manitoba Nebraska New Mexico Oregon Oklahoma Louisiana Missouri Utah Washington Wyoming Texas Iowa Minnesota North Dakota Northern Michigan Wisconsin South Dakota and Southeast regions. For fall information contact Geo. S. Patty G P and WT company official in Marshalltown Iowa.
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Iowa Central Railway
Arkansas
Arizona
British Columbia
Colorado
Idaho
Indian Territory
Kansas
Montana
Manitoba
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oregon
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Missouri
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Texas
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
Michigan
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Supremore
Iowa Central Ry
Pyratiain
British
Taho
Denver
Pueblo
Colorado Springe
Colo
Open
Geo S. Patty
G. P
T. A
Morris English Worm Powder War sale and excursion tickets
Morris English Worm Powder War advertised for curing worm infestations in cattle with 5 sheep or hogs. Also selling worm preventive tablets by Geo. D. Cook. Clover Leaf offers Sunday excursion tickets between stations with return permitted on sale date and extended return privileges starting April 1. C. C. Jenkins, General Passenger Agent.
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Morris
Horeca
Geo. D. Cook
Clover Leaf
C. C. Jenkins
Iowa Central Railway Homeseekers Tickets Offer
The Iowa Central Railway offers homeseekers excursion tickets on first and third Tuesdays each month to western and southern points at one fare plus two dollars round trip. Territories include Arkansas to Texas and Colorado, with Denver Pueblo and Colorado Springs also available. For details contact Geo S. Patty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa.
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Iowa Central Railway
Denver
Colorado Spring
Pueblo
Geo. S. Patty
Marshalltown
Iowa
Rock Island Springs
Trans Missouri Committee
Western Passenger Association
Brown Palace Hotel
Sebastani
Rock Island
Chicago
St. Louis
Kan City
Omaha
Colorado
Dyspepsia Cure Promises Fast Stomach Relief
An old advertisement touts Kodul Dyspepsia Cure as the only preparation that instantly relieves and cures indigestion. It claims digestion improves while organs reconstruct, urging readers to try it and noting J. P. Buckner as the seller.
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Gomi
J. P. Buckner
Patent medicine anecdotes and remedies in old ad text
An OCR fragment presents multiple 19th or early 20th century medical claims for tonics and salves. It mentions One Minute Cough Cure for grippe and lung ailments, Grain-O coffee substitute praise, DeWitt's Hazel Salve for wounds and eruptions, Bucklen's Arnica Salve for piles, and DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a liver laxative, with assorted testimonials and vendor names.
Real Estate Bargains From J Roach Johnson Co. Listings
Bargain properties offered by J Roach Johnson & Co. include farms and houses in Indiana. Listings show prices from 60 per acre to 1200 for farms near Veedersburg and Covington, with multiple 4 to 6 room houses, stables, wells, fruit, and good roads. Several parcels offer whole-farm sales or divisions, near rail lines and elevators in Vermillion County.
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J. Roach Johnson & Co
Wooten
Colorado Tourists to the East Under Same Rates
The article notes that rail sections will run from Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo to the Eastern plains at the same rate. This enables Colorado residents to plan summer tourist trips eastward with advantages matching those offered to Eastern tourists heading west.
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Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Colorado
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