From Detroit to Baltimore a patchwork of old remedies and lore
A fragmented 19th century notice recounts figures in Detroit and Baltimore, praising various remedies and anecdotes. It mentions Major Bishop, a notary, and readers urged to seek cures and employment tied to questionable products. The text weaves medical claims with local lore and historic railroad notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Ajdt
O.bistrop
Ty Civil Enqiiser
Sinde
Detroit
Gold standard debate on wheat prices and farm incomes
The piece argues wheat prices have fallen for decades despite rising production due to machinery. It asserts higher output did not lift prices, cites Secretary Morton figures, notes rising costs for farmers, and accuses Wall Street and gold standard supporters of deceiving the public while monopolies profit. It calls for ending the gold standard and monopoly control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldbug
J. Sterling Morton
Morton
Aed
Goldbue- Harrison
Goldbug Cleveland
Liverpool
Chicago
Minnesota Farmers Hold Strong Finances Despite Wheat Slump
Report from Minneapolis miller C A Pillsbury to the New York Produce Exchange notes farmers in Minnesota facing ample loan access and cash reserves. He says many have money to loan and cannot be forced to sell, while overall prosperity contrasts with wheat prices showing demoralization due to abnormal receipts at Minneapolis and Duluth.
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C. A. Pillsbury
Minneapolis
New York
Minnesota
Manny
Boston
Wisconsin
F. A
Duluth
Populist Calls for Reform and Tax Overhaul in Nation
The Nation laments tax schemes benefiting banks and politicians while workers suffer. It urges repeal of war taxes on industry, tax on plutocratic incomes, and free coinage “Sixteen to One.” It condemns Cuban and Philippine policy without islanders’ consent and critiques camp deaths from disease versus combat fatalities, blaming Republicans.
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Cuba
Philippines
Spain
The People Can Rule and the Supreme Court
A 20th century assertion argues that the people can override Supreme Court decisions when laws reflect popular will. It compares such clashes to the French states-general and a king's orders, noting future conflicts between high court rulings and the people's choices in a volatile political climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Auprema ‘Court
States-General
France
Sesalon
Supreme, Court of the
United States
Political Groaning Over War Costs and Corruption Alarms
A Pittsburg Post excerpt accuses a circle of self serving jobbers around Alger of masking profiteering with patriotism. It calls for an independent committee to audit war expenditures and expose weak points in the system for future protection beyond party lines.
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Jobbery
Wse
Pittsburg Post
Alger
Jobbers Alwaya
Congress
Troaine
Fifteen New Warships Plan Urges Fast Pacific Fleet
At Wammnistow Ost the Navy Board approved a general program for fifteen sea going vessels including three battleships of 13 000 tons each with four 12 inch guns. Nine cruisers and three first class cruisers would follow, copper sheathed and equipped for troop transport and artillery carriage. The plan calls for rapid construction to protect U S colonies in the West Indies Hawaii and the Ladrones and to support Pacific operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wammnistow
Ex Bert
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
Tha
Senate
Pacific Ocean
Shipa
San Francisco
Philippine Islands
Alo
Spain
Oriental
United States
Taletog
Ita ‘Coloniea
West Indies
Hawaiian
Ladrone Islands
War Inquiry Testimony on Porto Rico Supplies
Oct 12 Porto Rico witnesses complain that commissary provisions for troops were ill suited to tropical climate and hospital use. Dr Gonts admits no formal requisition. Red Cross supplied most needs. He says he faced press misrepresentation and would not act under officer pins.
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Porto Ricco
Wasstvoren
Gonts
Yeaterday
Porto Rico
Te ‘Sali
Red Cross
United States
Regal Garter Robes and Royal Insignia Description
A description of Order of the Garter regalia including a blue velvet mantle and hood, a black velvet hat, a gold collar weighing thirty ounces, and a star with the cross of St George. Also included is a lengthy aside praising generous treatment of defeated Spaniards and various patent medicine claims. The text mixes ceremonial detail with medical quackery and miscellaneous proverbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greer
Order
The
Garter
St .George
St. George
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Claims
A historical letter section touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for miscarriages and pregnancy related pains. Women report relief after taking the remedy and praising Mrs Pinkham for health improvements and successful pregnancies. The text includes several customer anecdotes from different locations.
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Hudaon Ave
Rootenter
Lem
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. W. Pruntz
Medisté
Oregon
Lydia B. Pinkham
Joan W. Loxe
Wyarting
Jaws
Lowe
Ancient Egypt Papyrus Teases Modern Humor Styles
Brugadh Pasha, an eminent Egyptologist, found an ancient papyrus with comic colored pictures in the style of today. It shows entigal figures dressed as humans, including a cat in a fashionable dress and a rat as a slave, with a cat barber shaving another rat. The piece suggests ancient humor could resemble modern Kipling style, hinting at timeless storytelling.
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Brugadh Pasha
Oman
Egypt
Mr. Kipling
Highland Regiments Study of Scots Lineage Numbers
Sergeant Dawson of the Black Watch cites official figures on Highland regiments composition. First Battalion Seaforth Highlanders shows English 270 Irish 23 Scottish 705 born in India or colonies 13 total 1 010. First Battalion Cameron Highlanders lists English 270 Irish 12 Scottish 643 born in India or colonies ? total 1 012.
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A. Dowson
Black Watch
Family Herald
Weekly Star
Beottish
India
Cameron Highlanders
Higilsh
Iriab
Scottiah
Many Offices In Height of Official Corruption
The Seine prefect had 1071 offers at his disposal for minor posts and 40,000 applicants. The wars mostly produced surplus clerks, porters, quarram collectors, tobacconists, undertakers, and cemetery rangers. A stray line notes efforts to cure constipation, carnival writings, and odd musings on polishness and social views amid chaotic fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seine
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Cdld
Woolen Bills CO
Booner
Wall Street
Ioan
Tayssit
Reform Party
Journal of Aericulture
Carvara
Hobson
Bundyada
Republican Party
Igeede Girot Kumsane
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Fecom
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Kan
Pittsburg& Gulf Road
Decatur
Ark
Palmer
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Sir Henry Irving
Mma Calye
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Madrid
Gince
Bonor Sagastn
Nob
Debra
Havana
Madrid Imparcial
Blanco
Hostetter
Educgte Yannoweln
Cateurete
Danny
Orthartic
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Tf C.C.C
Stra. Winslow
Apoothin Syra
Por Children
Leer de Pune
Redvens
Io Caminasion
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Sanaa Tod Ae
Rudyard Kieling
Lillian Nordica
Sarah Sands
Singer
Preefree
CBW & HS
Columbus Avenue
Mass
Iydia
Pinkhai
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