Mount Pelee Volcano Devours St Pierre In Destructive Fury
A massive eruption of Mount Pelee near Martinique devastates St Pierre killing tens of thousands, destroying ships in the harbor, and burying the town under lava and ash. Survivors report repeated shocks and a six mile spread of fire and debris, with eighteen ships destroyed and most harbor communications cut.
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Mount Pelee
Areca
Mount Petee
Suchet
St. Pierre
Mount Volve
St. Therre
Volcanic Disaster in St Vincent 1812 Strikes Island
The island of St Vincent measuring seventeen miles by ten miles with a population near fifty thousand faced a catastrophic eruption of Soufriere in 1812. Kingston, the capital, housed about eight thousand residents and endured ash, pumice, and scoria that killed thousands over three days. Ash drift reached Barbados ninety five miles away.
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Taland
Valcnio
St. Vincent
Iingston
Lesser Antilles
Soufrere
Barbados
St Pierre, Martinique’s Port City, Once Bright and Busy
St Pierre stood as the island’s chief port beside Fort de France, with yellow houses blue shutters and red tiled roofs set against tropical greenery. The town thrived yet paused daily from nine to three during the hot season, as inland life hummed and the area evolved from Fort de France’s long-standing entry port to a more enterprising neighbor.
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Martinique
Fort de France
St. Pierre
Fort Noyal
Ita
Cause of Eruptions Explained as Steam Explosions
Harvard professor Shaler explains volcanic outbreaks as steam explosions in subterranean cavities. Pressurized steam, trapped in rocks beneath the surface, is released when conditions are right, breaking the rock wall into dust.
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Shaler
Harvard University
Walla
Martinique's repeated shifts of control through two centuries
The piece recalls Martinique's turbulent history as it changed hands between England and France four times during the post medieval era, with 1762 1781 1704 and 1809 seizures and a final restoration in 1814. It compares the island to St Helena Elba and Napoleon in its remoteness and fame through a historic figure.
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Martinique
West Indies
England
France
St. Helena
Elba
Napoleon Bonaparte
Ferment of terror grips West Indies volcano fears
West Indian inhabitants are terrified by rumblings from volcanoes thought extinct. Mont Pelre in Martinique is active after fifty years, sparking panic across nearby islands. Earthquakes cause deaths in St Thomas as grief and terror spread.
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Guatemala
Quezaltenango
Salvador
St. Vincent
British West Indies
Moyunt Pelee
St. Vierre
Terculaneum
Pompeii
Guadalupe
Dominica
Antilles
Central America
Caribbean Sea
Asia
Africa
Roraima
West Indies
Mont Pelre
Martinique
St.Thomas
Paul Leicester Ford slain by brother in New York home
Renowned novelist Paul Leicester Ford was shot and killed by his brother Malcolm at Ford's library in New York. Malcolm then killed himself as the author struggled for breath. The brothers clashed over inheritance as the family estate, valued in the millions, lay at stake.
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Paul Leicester Ford
Danice Meredith
Peter Stiteling
Malcolm
Malcolm Ford
Mast Seventy-seventh Street
New York
Elizabeth R. Hall
Gordon L. Ford
New York Tribune
Brooklyn
Paul
Astor to be made Baron Cliveden of Taplow
William Waldorf Astor is reportedly to receive the title Baron Cliveden of Taplow. A large natural gas discovery is reported in Kay County Oklahoma. In Tunnelton West Virginia the Coatrain is found at mountain bottom. Brake man Gildey sustains serious injuries.
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William Waldorf Astor
Cliveden of
Taplow
Kay County
O. T. Coatrain
Tunnelton
W. Va
Gildey
Leading Medical Endorsements for Peruna Remedy
Medical figures including Dr. Viewellyn Jordan and Dr. George C. Havener praise Peruna for curing catarrh and aiding general health. They urge patients to seek prompt, free advice from Dr. Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio, and encourage letters detailing cases for personalized guidance.
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U. S. Treasury
Viewellyn Jordan
U. S. Treasury Department
Columbia College
West Point
Peruna
Llewellyn Jordan
Geo. C. Havener
M. D
Anacostia
T. C
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
George C. Hargener
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Wartman Sanitarium
Ohio
Household Bookkeeper Seen as Key to Efficient Management
A society woman endorsed household bookkeepers as the answer to waste and mismanagement in large homes. She cited a railroad magnate’s wife who runs a country estate and town house like a business, with a full books system, vouchers, and check payments for every bill.
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Philadelphia Record
Hall's Catarrh Cure and testimonials advertisement
One hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co Toledo sellers certify Cheney’s honesty and solvency. Wroten Truax Walding Kinnan Malvin wholesale druggists Toledo endorse the remedy taken internally and affecting blood and mucous membranes. Price 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Frops
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Wrot & Truax
Walding, Kinnan & Malvin
Eil
Neighborly Pie Request Catches Boy in Prompt Reply
In a brief Ohio State Journal snippet a neighbor asks if Bobbie should have another piece of pie after already giving him one for errands. Bobbie replies promptly, “Yes ma’am, I will if you wish me to.”
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Bobbie
Ohio State Journal
Piso’s Cure for Consumption Clears Child’s Croup Claim
Miss L A Pearce of 23 Pilling Street Brooklyn writes Oct 2 1901 praising Piso’s Cure for Consumption for rapidly relieving her 5 year old sister of croup. The testimonial echoes during a period of patent medicine advertising in newspapers.
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Piso
Croup
L. A. Pearce
Pilling Street
Brooklyn
Calamus plants and historic medicinal beliefs
Calamus grows wild on damp soil worldwide and has ancient medicinal uses. In the Middle Ages it carried many superstitions as a remedy, reflecting longstanding belief in its healing properties.
Ned Cross Ball Blue promotes bright white clothes
Advertisement notes a large 2oz package priced at 5 cents for Ned Cross Ball Blue. It also cites a claim of 28,804 juvenile temperance societies in the British islands with a membership of 2,536,000.
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Ned Cross Ball
British Islands
Air cushion rubber stamps catalog and price list
Fort Wayne Indiana advertising a catalog and price list for air cushion rubber stamps printing outfits and daters. Readers are invited to bend for the catalog and lock box 919 for details.
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Bend
Fort Wayne
Ind
Nickel Plate Road Resumes Sunday Excursions May First
Beginning Sunday May 1 the Nickel Plate Road resumes Sunday Excursions. Tickets cost $1 per person for groups of five or more on one ticket valid between any two stations on the line within 100 miles for a same day round trip. See local agents in Fort Wayne Indiana for details.
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Nickel Plate Road
CA. Asterlin
T. P.A
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Hamilton
Delirium Tremens Dream Speech Noted By Chicago News
The Chicago News quotes a on the verge for delirium tremens speaker describing creeping dreams of crawling things and an imagined attack. He recalls dreaming of messenger boys, carriages and cable cars last night.
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Chicago News
Self Iaking Dating Stamp for 75 centa
The note offers a Self Iaking Dating Stamp for 75 cents and mentions an address Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana. It also references Milton's letters that frequently speak of his mother in affectionate terms.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
Milton
Sunday Outings Excurion Tickets By Nickel Plate Road
Sunday outings offer round trip tickets between any two stations valid for same day travel at the Sunday rate by the Nickel Plate Road. Inquiries may be made of the nearest Nickel Plate agent or C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Indiana 96.
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Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Hamilton
Vogeler's Compound Advised By Cure Recipient
A testimonial from Grance H. Hones of Orchard Cottage Ippleden Newton praises Vogeler's Compound for curing indigestion and other stomach, liver, and kidney issues. The ad promises a free sample bottle from St Jacobs Oil Ltd Baltimore MD.
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Hodge
Orchard Cottage
Ippleden
Newton
Vogeler
Vogelera
Grance H. Hones
St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd
Baltimore
Why Is It That St Jacobs Oil Relieves Pain Fast
The text promotes St Jacobs Oil as uniquely effective with deep penetrating action. It claims instant relief after other remedies fail, describes quick and certain pain conquering effects, and notes it is applied externally and widely used by millions.
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St. Jacobs
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