Arrest of Henry Moore and Mrs Norton in Topeka on grand larceny charge
Ex managing editor Henry W. Moore and Mrs Joen Norton were arrested at the Copeland Hotel Topeka on a St Louis police warrant accusing them of grand larceny. Norton cried during the reading of the warrant and claimed the only money taken was her own 3500 dollars and personal jewelry. The pair sought counsel from Judge Henry Keller as they faced possible extradition and potential incarceration.
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Topeka
Kan
Special Dispatch
Henry W. Moore
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Joen W. Norton
Copeland Hotel
W. H. Mason and
Philadelphia
Carter
Copeland
Moore
Norton
Mrs. Norton
Gardiner
Meteorites and their origins in earth and space
Dr Hans Reusch estimates Earth receives several meteorites daily, with only four or five falls recorded yearly. Meteorites are categorized into stony and iron types, the former comprising enstatite and olivine, and the latter native iron with nickel. Some meteorites show cooling from molten origins, suggesting parallels with Earth's crust and possible comet-like orbital histories.
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Earth
Hans Reusch
Newton
Nordenskjold
Greenland
Arkansaw
Allcock's Porous Plasters Offer Hidden Healing
A vintage advert promotes Allcock's Porous Plasters as a safe plant based remedy. It claims the plasters work while the user continues daily tasks without diet changes or weather sensitivity. The copy warns against imitations and urges asking for Allcock's to avoid substitutes.
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Allcock
Peanut Vendor Turns Trial Joke Into Big Trade
A witness mocked as a peanut dealer argues his business hides a vast trade. The jurors learn the peanut crop fuels Southern farming with an annual wholesale value near ten million dollars, revealing the goober recession of the era.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Promised As A Nervous Toner
A tonic for nervous people claims to strengthen the nervous system and stomach, with a general health reform for bilious, dyspeptic and weak individuals. The product is presented as endorsed by medical professionals and said to bolster resistance to air and water risks and daily wear. Malaria, rheumatism and kidney troubles are cited as being prevented or overcome by it.
A Good Sentiment to Cultivate
A Syracuse Standard quote notes a rising American city sentiment that money is less important than cultivation. It praises reading, honesty, modesty, taste, tact, and breeding as keys to success anywhere in the United States beyond wealth and travel opportunities.
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Syracuse
United States
Syracuse Standard
Who Knew Him
A joke exchanges in a bustle as a gentleman asks for a stylish girl through an employment bureau. The manager quizzes him about living nearby noting the wife visited moments earlier seeking a tow headed girl with a wart on her nose.
Peach-colored fruit theft at Tom Swan's stand scene
A seedy man eyes a peach-colored fruit on Tom Swan's stall and pockets a prime specimen. The boy assistant blurts "Man goes" as the thief departs with the prize, leaving the clerk astonished at the loss.
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Tom Swan
Sonny
Detroit Free Press
The Kind Housemaid and a Room Portrait Theft
A quiet Forty first street boarder finds his bureau photo of a pretty girl missing. The chamber maid explains she hid it in his trunk after a quarrel with the girl, claiming she meant a delicate favor for both parties.
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New York
Mary
New York Sun
Jews Push Growth in Jerusalem City Population
A New York Observer correspondent notes Jerusalem’s Jewish population rising from about 5,000 in 1880 to over 30,000 amid waves of Russian persecutions. The Turkish government limits stay to thirty days for non residents, but the bakshish permits longer residence. Wealthy Jews fund hospitals and homes, while many poor arrive relying on communal charity.
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Jerusalem
New York Observer
Russia
The Cure Was Effected in a Humorous Exchange
A Nebraska State Journal quip recalls a comic misunderstanding about hiccups. One man mistook another for his brother and struck him in the eye while trying to help. The other, in return, supposedly cured the hiccups, ending the exchange with a wry consolation.
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Bingley
Nebraska State Journal
Wonderful Popularity of Dr Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets
The sale of Dr Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets surpasses all others due to tiny sugar coated granules and a single dose. They are vegetable and harmless curing constipation biliousness headaches and liver and stomach disorders. The pills are described as a specific and gentle cathartic adaptable to dose.
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Pierce
Radway
Caroline Monteith
Deer Creek
Ind
H. A. Carr
P. M
Escambia
Ala
E. Hummel
Boonville
Alice E. Chavez
Mt. Storm
W. Va
Epsia
DR. Radway &Oco
Warren St
New York
The Great Jubilee Arrives in Cincinnati for Centennial Exposition
Cincinnati buzzes with festivity as the Northwest tribute opens daily events. The Queen City hosts the Centennial Exposition with new and permanent buildings filled by June 1. From July 4, 100 days and nights of displays and activities transform the city into a large public celebration.
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Cincinnati
Great Northwest Territory
Burlington Route Excels in Passenger and Freight Traffic
The Burlington Route reports leading passenger traffic during the National Republican Convention excursion period June 16 to 19 with over 12 000 strangers arriving in Chicago. In cattle receipts at Union Stock Yards it leads, averaging 26 140 ears for 1886–1888 first halves, with 24 425 ears in early 1888.
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Burlington
Rough on Rats Advertisement Notes Insect Control
Bedbugs roaches and water bugs are addressed with Rough on Rats powder to sprinkle in waste pipes and smear around haunts. The gizmo promotes mixing with grease for roach control and using the dry powder to clear pests from sinks and drains.
Madman at Large Warned About Consumption Cure
A cautionary notice warns a well known citizen whose appetite and sleep are failing. It urges immediate use of J Pierce Golden Medical Discovery, claiming it will heal diseased lungs if started in time. It warns delay could mean death and urges sharing the remedy. HAND-PAINTED Minton tiles praised as practical gifts for households.
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J. Pierce
Scarcity of domestic rulers noted in Boston Journal quote
A Boston Journal of Education aphorism laments that a man who governs his wife’s spirit is far rarer than one who rules a city, highlighting gendered power dynamics in domestic life.
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Boston Journal of Education
Scott's Emulsion Promised for Coughs and Lung Ailments
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion with cod liver oil and hypophosphites to cure throat and lung diseases including tuberculosis. It praises the emulsion as creamy palatable and digestible, citing Dr W R S Connell of Manchester endorsing its excellence. The note adds castor oil as a cheap but unsuitable beverage.
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Scott
W. R
Connell
M. D
Manchester
Wells Invisible Velvet Dream Beauty Enhancer Ad
Wells offers a magic complexion beautifier for face neck and arms claiming unbeatable whitening and delicate finish. Harmless to sensitive skin and superior to powders or liquids for toning redness freckles blemishes and tan. $1 bottles available at druggists Nancy Goods Dealers or by prepaid express from Wells Jersey City NJ. Man was given brains for a purpose some never find this out.
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Nancy Goods
Wells
Jersey City
N.J
U.S.A
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