Manitoba Farm Claims Prosperity and Emigration Benefits
A letter from S. G. Maynes of Dominion City Manitoba touts successful farming including wheat flax oats dairying and cattle values. He cites low land taxes, good schools for his children and plans to relocate more relatives from Minnesota. The account frames Manitoba as a thriving, debt free home with strong insurance and infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sina
Doainion City
Man
Interentien
Manitoba
Laverns
Rock, County
Minn
Dominion City
Canada
Minnesota
S. G
Maynes
P. S
G. Maynes
C. W.speers
Davies
St. Paul, Minn
Western Canada
Samuel G. Maynes
Spring Suit Advice: Early Purchase Attracts More Attention
Readers are urged to buy their spring suit early to maximize notice and appeal. The ad-like line suggests timing can influence style attention and social impact.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Ends With Odd Joke
An old advertisement offers a $100 reward for catarrh cure and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials from Toledo druggists. It includes payment assurances from West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin and notes the internal blood action of the remedy. A final quip about a woman having five legs appears as an unrelated joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Tobacco and jewelry ads mix with cure claims and tips
A collage of vintage ads urges quitting tobacco with No-To-Bye, promotes Sterling Remedy Co. cures, touts C. S. Raymond Co jewelry store in Omaha with engraved cards, and includes testimonials for Piso’s Cure for Consumption and Cascarets Candy Cathartic.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Omaha
C. S. Raymond Co
Fifteenth
Douglas Streets
St. Louis
Is consumption curable why Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
A Memphis couple recounts a lung illness once deemed consumption cured by Dr. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. The husband asserts the medicine saved his wife, noting rapid relief and ongoing use for their family. The ad promotes both full and half size bottles and invites readers to request a curebook from J C Ayer Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Morris
Memphis
Tenn
Dr. Ayer
Ayer
General Lee Arrives in Washington Amid Jubilant Reception
The Richmond arrival drew 10 000 people and a infantry company. General Lee greeted by three cheers and escorted to the secretary of state before appearing before foreign relations committee. In Ri tizen VA consular visit attracts 10 000 plus the governor and militia. Attending crowds cheer as train reaches Savannah and Waycross with large turnout.
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Richmond
Virginia
Senate
Gonrte Pita
Tiaras Washeeter
State Department
General Lee
Department
Secretary
Lee
Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Tyler
Washington
Waycross
Savannah
War Talk In Senate On Cuba Resolutions
In Washington on April 13 the Senate debated Cuba policy with Lyndsay of Kentucky urging U S cooperation with Gomez and Allen declaring war and recognizing Cuba’s independence. Pettus argued legal authority for war while Mason of Illinois supported war and insurgent recognition. The House remained quiet, briefly noting Cuba before debating a District of Columbia bill.
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Washieton
Senate
Lindsay
Kentucky
United States
Gomez
Cuba
Wilson
Washington
Allen
Spain
Republic of
Pettus
Alabama
Mason of
Ilinois
House
Bailey
Texas
District of Columbia
Consul General Lee gainsunease over Cuba recognition note
A St Louis correspondent reports General Fitzhugh Lee on a Tampa to Washington train reacting to the Cuban recognition paragraph in the President's Cuban message. Lee's brow furrowed and Vice Consul Springer defended recognizing Cuba as a republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
St Louis Globa-Democrat
Lee
Tampa
Fla
Fitzhugh Lee
Republic of Cuba
Washington
Springer
Cuba
Republic
Hang McKinley in Effigy Incident and Global Dispatches
A set of brief notices reports an anti McKinley effigy hangings in Exats IH on April 13, a port Mahon warning torpedoes will prevent entry before 6 am, Havana notes rising prices amid summer warmth and business activity, a Russian stance on Kin Chow amid China Russia leases dispute, and the Pals newspaper confiscation amid anti government pressures.
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McKinley
London
Pekin
The
Times
Chow
Kin Chow Bay
China
Russia
Senate Panel Moves Toward Cuba War Resolution
Washington April 13 The Senate foreign relations committee resumes with all members present except Mrs Daniel They draft a resolution demanding Spain withdraw from Cuba and Cuba become free The plan authorizes use of US land and naval forces to enforce the resolution amid ongoing debate and impending caucus actions.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Daniel
Spain
Foraker
Maine
Cuba
United States
Cuban
Lee
House Committee
Repubican
Committee
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Grosvenor
Dingley
House
Lady Yarde-Baker Arrested on Insanity Charge in Oakland
A woman named Lady Yarde-Baker was arrested in Oakland on an insanity charge and taken to a patrol wagon before identity was confirmed. She was found wandering aimlessly and will undergo physician examination of her mental condition. nearby London divorce case Yarde-Buller noted two years earlier.
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Oakland
Cal
Yarde-Baker
Yarde- Buller
London
Pinkham
Craig
Mas Pinks
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sallie Craie
Baker’s Landing
Stormy Passage for American Warships Arriving at Noon
The American men of war San Francisco and New Orleans arrived this morning at 11 o'clock short of coal after leaving London on the 27th ultime. They endured a stormy passage for eight days. The two ships, formerly the Brazilian ship Amazonas, traveled from London to this port in rough seas.
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Wariax
San Francisco
New Orleans
Amazonas
London
Bobs Continue to Yorm th AiMadrid Demonstrations
Mapri reports ongoing demonstrations last evening with police and gendarmes dispersing large crowds. Calm returns but patrols and precautions remain in effect across quarters.
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Yorm th-Aiadrid
Mapri
United States Minister to Madrid to Leave with Gendarmes
In Madrid on April 13 reports claim United States minister Stewart L Woodford will depart for the frontier escorted by gendarmes. The dispatch notes accompanying troops to the frontier and mentions the escort as part of the official travel.
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Madrid
United States
Stewart L Woodford
Onescort
Chilkatai Disaster Report From Alaska Snow Slide
Bleeding scattered details say fifty to one hundred people were killed or missing after a massive snow slide on the Chilkat trail near Seales and Stone House Alaska. At least thirty-one men were injured, with many bodies recovered or buried under snow. communication lines were cut as a blizzard raged.
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Seattle
Wash
Seales
Stonehouse
Gus
Scharth
Frank Sprague
Steve
Dyea
Walter Chappey
New York
John G. Murphy
Dixon
S. D
Sheep Camp
Sebarth
Sprague
Stevenson
Jon Dyea
Flotilla Ready to Sail Under Madrid Orders
The Spanish torpedo flotilla, after purchasing 600 tons of coal at St. Vincent, Cape Verde, is ready for sea awaiting orders. It may resume voyage to the West Indies, possibly to join Vizcaya and Oquendo near San Juan, with the U S. planning to intercept if it sails.
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Wastmneton
Navy Department
St. Vincent
Cape Verde Islands
West Indies
Madrid
Canaries
Cadiz
Strategy Board
Porto Rico
Vizcaya
Oquendo
San Juan de Porto Rico
United States
Murdered Girl and Fire Fatality Shock Kansas Town
A 16 year old girl, daughter of William Flof, master and farmer, was shot ten times and killed near Unieas Kansas. A young man Baker, working for her father, allegedly killed her then set fire to the barn and may have perished in the blaze. Father was away. motive unknown. Also reports Pingree tax bill failure in Michigan and prairie fires in South Dakota with losses of $10 000 to $15 000. Ottawa university won a debate defeating William Jewell College on land tax. Charleston military school expelled sixty four cadets for misconduct.
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Beno
Kan
William Flof
Baker
Kansas
College
Ottawa
Ottawa ‘University
William “Jewell
Liberty, Mo
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad From A Historic Page
An 19th century promotional notice touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful feet and bunions, claiming it makes new shoes feel easy and relieves sweating and tired feet. The ad promises mail orders for 25 cents and lists Allen Olmsted in LeRoy as the contact. It also contains a cheeky aside about relationships and engagement.
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Allen
Olmsted
Le’Roy
Colorado Gold Boom Promises Record 1897 Output
Colorado is the banner gold producing state with 1897 production over 20 million dollars and a forecast to exceed 30 million. New strikes occur daily signaling continued strong mining activity. The mining world urges readers to subscribe for six months at 25 cents for eight pages of illustrated weekly mining news. The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway shifts dining car service to a la carte for higher profits and improved passenger satisfaction.
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Colorado
P.O. Box
Denver
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway Company
Cascarets Genuty Advertises Beauty Cure
An old advertised claim urges cleansing the blood to improve complexion. It promises a candy cathartic that "stirs up the lazy" and removes impurities to banish blotches and bilious skin. Sold by druggists for 10 cents.
Merit Means Money in Advertising a Merits Choice
An editorial touts advertising that offers real merit to sustain campaigns. It cites Cascarets candy cathartic as a proven product, claiming druggists stock it and repeat buyers spread the word. The piece asserts Cascarets cure constipation or money back and urges readers to try them.
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C.C.C
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