Springtime health ad urges Nervura use for spring debility
A lengthy old text blends medical testimonials and product pitches. It extols Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy to ward off spring weakness in the elderly and frail, cites letters from Hynes and others, and promotes the British Museum catalogue, a prince’s schooling, a rubber tree, and Grain-O as coffee substitute, with assorted ads and curios from the era.
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Dr. Greene
Greene
Inellington
Hynes
Elizabeth
Town
N. Y
Nervara
Ebt
Biond
Time Specialiat
New York City
Ming
J. H. ML
Boston
Mullonag
Noumount
Morgan Circular Promotes United States Steel Merger Plan
A Morgan & Co issued circular to stockholders of Federal Steel National Steel National Tube American Steel and Wire American Tinplate American Steel Hoop and American Sheet Steel urging approval of a merger with Carnegie interests into United States Steel Corporation. The plan envisions a 1.134 billion capitalization, with preferred stock, common stock and bonds to finance the deal, managed by J P Morgan & Co and underwriting syndicate, with no personal compensation to Morgan beyond a share of syndicate profits.
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New York City
J. ‘D. Morgan & Co
Federal Steel Company
National Steel’ Company
National Tube’ Company
American Steel and Wire Company
American Tinplate Company
American Steel Hoop Company
American Sheet Steel Com
Tsa United States Steel Corporation
Cumulus
Carnegie Company
J.P. Morgan & Co
United States Steel Corporation
Cavil
Garnegle
Renaudgio
Laa
Tony
J. P. Morgan & Co
United States, Steel Corporation
Cannibal Refuge Aboard the Abmrenda Under Naval Guard
Commander Tilley reports a Solomon Island native fugitive kept aboard the USS Abmrenda for humane protection. The man, about forty five, native to Tutulla, is mute with a tattooed face and previously feared by Samoans. He is trained in menial ship duties and remains aboard until self support is possible.
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Washington, D. C
Tilley
Tutulla
Navy Department
United States
Solomon Island
Apin
Tutaila
Fire at Nebraska State Penitentiary Kills Inmate
A fire at the Nebraska State Penitentiary near Lincoln destroyed the main building and a wardens' complex, with about 280 inmates forced to flee. One life prisoner, George Pflueger, died in his cell as guards rallied. The estimated loss is 200000 with no state insurance carried.
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Nebraska State Penitentiary
Elighen
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Lum
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the Times
Tosidd
George Pflueger
Killed for a six cent lunch in Bowery attack
Four New York waiters beat and killed George Gala after he refused to pay six cents for lunch in a Bowery restaurant. Gala, an upholsterer from Providence, had eaten a butter cake and coffee before confrontation. He was struck, fell, and died on the sidewalk. police arrested James Francis, William Doennis, Israel Spellman, and another man.
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New York City
George Gala
Gala
Providence
Ecashier
Gida
James Francis
Willian Doennis
Israel Spellman
3William
Coast Guardsman Confesses Failures After Wreck
Distress signals from the steamer Riede aird vir din were heard but not acted upon. Fort Volut Life-Saving Station duty aboard Ellingson is suspended as investigation proceeds. Coroner’s jury blames captain and wrecking steamer crew for criminal negligence and censures the hiring of Chinese crew.
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San Franisco
GailNhigson
Coast
Imade
Shosen Assassin From America
An anarchist named Peron committed suicide in Rome days after writing revelations linking to King Victor Emmanuel and Bresch Ravachol. Police found portraits and letters. notes include New York postmarks and ties to Paterson, New Jersey. Other items report U.S. army bill votes, naval appointments, and plagues in Cap Colony and Natal.
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London
Peron
Rome
Marseilles
Victor Emmanuel
Rone
Lrigpa Ffroim Hresel
Bresch
Ravachol
New York
Teron
Paterson
N. T
Woman Played Man Forty Years in Sailor Life
London police court hears a remarkable male impersonation case. Catherine Cachels impersonated a man for work as a tailor and later married a lady's maid, revealing a forty year record of disguise and two marriages. The report also notes various international science and political items.
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London
Catherine
Tao
Sara Catherine
Anya
Murderer Werrell Executed in Ohio Electric Chair
Rosalyn Werrell shot and killed Charles Lane on August 16 1900 in Columbus Ohio. He died after execution in the Ohio Penitentiary electric chair. Werrell planned murder and robbery to fund upcoming marriage to Miss Lillian Costlow. He robbed an express car safe of 1400 dollars and left the crime unsolved for two days before authorities closed in. Circumstantial evidence implicated Petrellia Rule and Werrell confessed.
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Columbus
Ohio
Rosalyn Werrell
Charles Lane
Ohio Penitentiary
Berrell
Lillian Costlow
Lane
Cigarette Fiend Kills Wife Then Commits Suicide in Savannah
A man described as a prominent Savannah physician fatally shot his wife and then killed himself. The inquest noted he was a heavy smoker and severely nervous, with mental instability cited. The couple’s background and the physician’s Yale education and marriage to Annie Potter are mentioned amid broader war department and transport notes.
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Savannah, Gu
W. F. Aikep
Ergrimele Hetter
Alxen
Horn
New York City
Yale
Annie K. Potter
A.C. Potter
New Bedford
Mass
Aiken
Claurette
Market Notes on Late Wholesale Prices and Commodities
The report lists New York market quotations for country produce with butter prices at 2 1/2 cents per square, various meats and dairy items, fruits and vegetables with detailed per unit prices, and tobacco activity in Louisville. It also covers Welsh plate trade commentary in Parliament with Mr Gerald Balfour noting US competition and declining Welsh tin exports.
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Huttem
State
Penn
Wextern
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Yeas
Beang—Masrow
Choice
Kidney
Sebegaser Ik
Browvera
Pita
Papati
Oranz
MACCO
Louisville
Trouae of Commons
London
Board of Trade
Gerald Balfour
House of Commons
United States
Balfour
Surtes
Sugar Factory Planned for Shelbs Tin by New Jersey Capitalists
Chicago Capitaliata With a New Jersey Charter forms a company to erect a sugar factory at Shelbs Tin. It plans to operate in time for the next crop, producing about 10 000 pounds of sugar daily and handling several hundred tons of wheat.
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Chicago Capitaliata
New Jersey
Chicago
Shelbs
Tin
Hull
F. J. Chinoy & Co
Tolida
Ohile
Tertitoriala
Canna, & Co
Loledy
Atos
Bea
Undine
India
Tir
Toss
Age India Company
Bombay
England
Calcutta
Bagileh
East Indi Company
Mysterious Treasures Unearthed Near Ancient Site
Reports describe a hidden cache found near Nerculancum at Camndo la Torre with a mixture of jars, earthenware, and metal statuettes likely linked to a Tertulanean family. An experiment in St Joseph Missouri showcased electrical heart stimulation. A new tonic called Chain-O is advertised in grocers, while college alumnae in New York form a women’s organization.
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Nerculancum
Parla
Camndo la Torre
Gamaldoll Wi
St. Joseph
Iversity Club
Fragmented Adsteres and scattered notes on society
The passage lists varied topics from Alfred Harmaworth style adstee thoughts on expectation and success to remarks on Bank of England feasts and dyeing commerce. It mentions education by large city schools, Carter's Ink, and a mound builders discovery near Wayne Ohio.
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Alfred Harmaworth
Abe
Uils
Carter's Ink
Wayne
Ohio
Tallest Volunteers Claim Distinction in England
A London Scottish member of the avas Raid 1 Khort stands six feet seven and a half inches, while Walker of the Third Volunteer Battalion Royal Westminster Regiment is six feet six. Both are cited as England’s tallest volunteers and the tallest goalkeeper in the country, according to Tit-Bits.
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British Museum
Avas
Royal Weat-itenth Regimien
Walker
Wrs
Famour
England
Water reservoirs cut in Gibraltar rock aid garrison
Four luge reservoirs have been cut from Gibraltar’s rock to store about 6,000,000 gallons of water for siege defense. A tank and gauge wires will be fitted to prevent contamination, improving health for troops and benefiting the poor through access to fresh water.
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Rock
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