Traveling mountain near the Columbia Cascades moves toward river
A huge six to eight mile long basalt ridge at the Columbia Cascades in Oregon is described as slowly sliding toward the river. Geologists attribute the motion to underlying soft rock and river erosion. Engineers plan a ship canal and costly locks, with federal funds approved, to navigate the area and possibly affect the mountain’s impact.
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Cascades
Columbia
Oregon
Dalles
New England
Chicago Herald
National Treasury
Congress
Tales of Joe Geiger the ugliest man in Ohio
This cantankerous reminiscence recalls Joe Geiger famed for his self styled ugliness and quick wit. It recounts a GOP campaign anecdote on Darby with a pistol threat and his jokey response. Also told is a story of his alleged gin on stage and a Mansfield crowd moment involving General Sherman.
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Joe Geiger
Ohio
Big Darby
Joe
Mansfield
John Sherman
Sherman Washington Post
Beans as Vegetables in Supreme Court Ruling
Robertson, Collector v Solomon et al. involved bean classification for tariffs. The Supreme Court held beans are vegetables and subject to 10 percent ad valorem duty, noting their principal use is as food, though they are sometimes planted as seeds.
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Robertson
Solomon
Supreme Court of the United States
Circuit Court of the United States
District of
New York
Health Households Promise From Benign Bitters
The passage urges keeping Hostetter's Stomach Bitters in every home as a safeguard against infantile complaints, irregular bowels and indigestion. It notes children in malarious regions are more prone to chills and fever, and urges the remedy especially where professional aid is distant.
The Sultan of Morocco and His Many Amusements
The Sultan is depicted as a childlike ruler who obsesses over treasures and alchemy. His amusements include an electric railway a grain elevator and a garden toy of a palace. He imposes discipline on his harem with rides on a tricycle and bicycles.
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Morocco
Remarkable Cure Report From Jackson Michigan
Edward Baker a master mechanic and blacksmith from Jackson Michigan writes of twenty years of stomach disease disability and rheumatic fever he says after thirteen bottles of Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup and Plasters he has recovered fully and urges others to try the remedy noting it cured his chronic illness and restored his ability to work
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Jackson, Mich
Rheumatic Syrup Company
Hibbard
Edward Baker
Jackson Street
Juckson, Mich
G. H. Ingraham
Amsterdam
N. Y
D. R. Dyche & CO
Chicago
A Gentle Hint From a New York Physician
A prominent New York physician recounts a droll incident after a funeral. On leaving, the undertaker, a young man starting in business, asks the doctor to help him grow his practice, invoking the doctor's local prominence.
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New York
Dr Pierce Healing Discovery Sells Widely in Markets
The advertisement claims Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery outsells all other blood and liver medicines due to its claimed curative properties. It pledges a money back guarantee if no benefit or cure occurs, and lists diseases it purportedly treats. A separate note offers a $500 reward for an incurable chronic nasal catarrh by Sage's Catarrh Remedy and prices at 50 cents.
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Pierce
Dr. Sage
Palmer
E. A. Cavise
Franklin St
Chicago
At the Top of the Bell in Choctaw Church
Notice to men to meet on Saturdays before the second and fourth Sundays to help clean the church and prepare for services the following day. The call urges participation from local men to assist the young ladies in cleaning the ee and church.
Letter Confusion Rewrites Doctor Title in Bill Text
A reader addresses Dr John Bangs who corrects that the prefix was misused in a bill. The exchange reveals the man’s frustration as he notes the title was placed before his name rather than after.
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Bangs
John Bangs
Best Men Sent to War Raise Legal Charges Concern
Lawyers claim their charges are so high that no one can withstand them, dubbing themselves essential, while the phrase hints at a wartime setting and legal battles impacting soldiers or civilians.
Mahone Faces Curious Gaze as He Roams Virginia Streets
Mahone of Virginia, a figure admired and jeered in equal measure, is described as a rare sight in town. He walks the streets in a slouch hat with long hair and beard, baggy trousers, and a long Key West cigar, sparking astonished reactions from Northern Republicans and lingering questions about patronage in the White House era.
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Mahone
Virginia
White House
Harrison
Key West
Michigan Central Railroad Employe Wins His Case
Albion Michigan December 20 1887 a Michigan Central Railroad agent at Augusta who suffered Brights disease for seven years after kidney illness reports dramatic recovery after using Hibbards Rheumatic Syrup He claims the remedy cured his condition and praises it as the greatest medicine in the world.
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Michigan Central Railroad
Albion
Mich
Michigan Central Railroad Company
Augusta
Ann Arbor
Bright
Hibbard
E. Larzilere
The Charleston Bell’s Silver Composition Story
The large time bell of the cruiser Charleston is said to be made from silver contributed by the workers. Before casting, the pattern maker proposed using precious metal and each man donated ten cents in silver. The full force contributed a total of 150 dollars, mostly in ten-cent pieces.
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Charleston
San Francisco Bulletin
Free Trial Peakage Rally At Lane's Family Medicine
Over sixty residents vacated homes yesterday to demand a free trial of Lane's Family Medicine. The ad promises relief for liver and kidney issues and general ailments with a free sample from any druggist and a large five cent package. The ladies praise it and supporters call it a grand remedy.
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Lane
No Dressmakers In Heaven and Texas Biflings Notice
Conversation about a dressmaker's death contrasts with a cheerful line about heavenly reward. An advertisement from B. F. Johnson & Co. of Richmond Va. claims an agent earned $140.52 in one week and invites others to apply, noting many others did well.
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Mr. Peterby
Mrs. Peterby
Tommy Peterby
Texas
B. F. Johnson & Co
Richmond
Calamity prompts talk of sightedness and cheap electric heap
A dialogue recalls a blind boy who regained sight and a supplier Cragin & Co. praised for making Dobbins' Electric heap affordable. The passage frames the device as a boon to overworked women by easing labor and expanding access.
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Cragin & Co
Dobbins
Ended by a Rock Hitting a Window in Seattle Fracas
A Seattle newsboy known as Jay Gould insulted an Italian colleague calling him Dago. A fight followed and Gould threw a rock that missed the man and struck a passing lady. The resulting panic led the Italian to dash through a plate-glass window, shattering it and bringing the fracas to a close.
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Seattle
Jay Gould
Oregon Immigrant Board Offers Free Information
Oregon Immigration Board in Portland promotes the state as a paradise for farmers with a mild climate and abundant crops. It highlights top fruit grain grass and stock counties and invites readers to request information.
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Oregon
Oregon Immigration Board
Portland
Theatre Kiss Ejects Star Amidstage Banter
In a playful exchange a theater patron recalls being ejected for kissing the play last night. The other party asks if this left him angry, to which the response is that he was more than a little put out.
Forbearance as Our Hardest Exercise
A compact reflection on restraint as a daily trial, noting that choosing patience over impulse tests character and willpower more than any other task. The phrase frames forbearance as a strenuous ongoing discipline guiding behavior.
Short Names Win Duels Says Col Cash
Col Cash the South Carolina duelist claimed in the United States the man with the fewest syllables in his surname always killed his opponent. He cited Burr and Hamilton and others and said David killed Goliath as a precedent. A few months later he killed Shannon in a duel.
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Col. Cash
South Carolina
United States
Burr
Hamilton
Barron
Decatur
David
Goliath
Shannon
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American School of Telegraphy
Madison, Wis
Circular
Business and Phonographic College
Sterling, Lil
Grannan Detective Bureau Co
Arcade
Cincinnati
Bradfield
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Northern Pacific
Minnesota
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Montana
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Washington
Chas. B. Lambory
Swift
Joun Ray
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Swift Specific Co
Ana
Radway
ADWAY
Epps
Civil Service Gazette
Peerty Grocers
Stile Chemists
5 CO
Homeopathic Chemist
London
England
Ter Safety Rein-Holder Co
Holly
Bryant’s Business College
Buffalo
N.Y
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Circulara Free
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RED Cross
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Etter
Chichester Chemical Co
Madison Sq.,Phila.,Pa
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