Florida Band Brings Drill and Duty to Waukonites
From Tampa Florida Fred Herman reports joining the 1st Regiment Band as drummer. The Florida unit, 25 strong, vows to ship out soon. They describe earnings of 85 dollars monthly with concert work, and recount an 800 person audience in a goudert. Mention of band members fleeing disquiet after Spanish threats and talk of Naval Reserve enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aliamakes Co
Charney Madary
Rea
Tampa
Florida
Fred
Herman
Sam
Aling
Rela
Ramnty
Goudert
Ratin
Kalninutzoo
Michigan
Ingenious Thief Tries Turkeys as Flying Balloons
E C Jones, a petty larcenist, tied four turkeys to his arms to lift away from Officer Hogan on Market Street. The birds acted like a balloon but crashed into a ceiling, leaving Jones captured while the turkeys were taken to the station for safekeeping.
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Ile
Denver
Hogan
Tila
Curnig
Mgr. Jones
Mr Jones
Mr. Tunes
Mr. Tones
OmMeer Hogan
Mr. Jones
Christmas Day Reconciliation Ends Long Quiet Spite
New York farmers Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart of Matawan renewed their old bond after twenty one years of silence. Each refused to speak except to a black cat, and Mrs Stewart attended church weekly alone. Neighbors, who urged reconciliation, will host a party to celebrate the settlement of their quarrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Husban
New York
John Stewart
Matawan
Stewark
Kelther
Sever
Stewe Pirt
Stewart
Faber
Aszluron Cortha somelyon Paris shelters homeless
Paris hosts a network of 14 asylum shelters for the homeless aside from main lodging zones. Last year these facilities housed 144,097 people including 16,557 women and 2,606 children. Among lodgers were 46 professors and teachers, 19 students, 5 authors, 6 journalists, 120 actors, 30 waiters and 3 music teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aszluron Cortha
Somelyon
Paris
Journalizes
Angel of the steerage queen helps steerage migrants
Miss Maria Lowenthal, traveling from Amsterdam to New York, earned the title queen of the steerage after journeying among poor migrants. Captain De Vries praises her for choosing steerage to save money for philanthropic work, aiding the distressed emigrants and earning the nickname angel of the steerage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
New York
Maer Werkandam
Maria Lowenthal
Atlantic
Sabe
Slyte
de Vries
Mario Lawenthal
Oetan
Education Among Indians Shows Carlisle Ability for Higher Learning
The Carlisle Indian Industrial School reports progress in education for Native students. Five Carlisle pupils attended Dickinson College, one at Metzger College for Women, with others at Carlisle High School and state normal schools. Some graduates secured teaching positions in Connecticut. Outing system expanded to educate 1,600 children, with 401 boys and 319 girls placed out in 1897, earning $20,444.39 for host families, and saving $9,734.21 by students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York East
Tatlan
Facta Glvan
Indian Industrial School
Carilete
Carlidle
Rickinson College
Metzger College
Woman
Carlisle High School
Normal
Philadelphia
Nurces
New Haven
Martford
New Tingland Normal School
Connecticut
Carlisle
Carlsle
Whist In The Church Amid Emporia Card Craze
Emporia faces a whist problem as card games invade churches and idle evenings. Pastors lose influence while men and women grow irritable and fade. poker rooms on Commercial Street fuel the town’s fixation with cards, threatening social vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
China
Gawette
Tallest Troon Gum Tre with Eucalyptus Amgydalina Name
Sir Von Mueller notes a tallest gum tree in New South Wales Victoria and Thamania, likely the globe's tallest. A specimen in Victoria stretched 474 feet, a prostrate form measured 420 feet, with roots to lowest branch 295 feet. Trunk diameters ranged 3 to 4 feet, the tree yields plentiful foliage for hay and volatile oils.
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Troon
New South Wales
Victoria
Thamania
Sir
von Mueller
Trip Abroad Promotion and Rail Card Offers
Public notices of travel deals from Bj C Ti N Ry and BG BR N Ry tout affordable fares and high grade Cudar Rapids Route cards. Advertisements promise stamps and money orders via T. Monvox Colar Rapids while Des Moines News offers low farm-price driven promotions. Personal testimony from Mrs. J. Sweet claims relief from nervous and digestive ailments after a Ten seon cleanse.
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Cudar Rapids
Theirs for 500 years in a Norwegian deed
J W Sogard of Webster City Iowa received from Christiania Norway an ancient government copy of two deeds proving the Segard family held a farm in the town of Oaten near Hamar for centuries. The documents claim origin in the reign of King Hakon and were preserved for generations.
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Fara
Norway
Bamily Mince
Freeman
Webster City
Iowa
Saya
J. Wd. Sogard
Christiania
Noreway
Christiatia
Miugeum
Sagar
Uhon
Simon
John
Iowa City
Segard
Columbus
America
Inter Fetrument
Pilgrim Fathers
Plymouth
Troy Times
Oaten
Hamar
Christianda
Hakon
Sweden
Plants That Glow In The Dark A Curious Property
A number of plants and flowers emit a phosphorescent glow at night. Nasturtium showed faint radiance, stronger after sunny days. Others include marshmallow and froaxinelia, secreting a volatile oil that luminous vaporizes in heat. Nearby Dresten, a fungus species forms luminous festoons of shifting calcareous clusters.
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Glacenens
Con
Dresten
Shiloh Remedies and Household Consumables Advertised
A fragmented 19th century advertisement page touts Shiloh products for consumption cough and stomach issues, Clover Root Tea, and various tonics. It urges subscriptions in exchange for wood and promotes ground whole grain, mineral cures, and patent remedies sold by W. H. Finke and partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 1 Finke
Alligator Society Attacks On River Bank Murders Reported
West coast Africa report details a "Human Alligator" group along the Kittam Boom river in Uinta that allegedly abducted and murdered fishermen and boatmen, then feasted on them. One attacker killed, another wounded, a survivor eaten, and a severed leg later found with identifiable marks.
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Africa
Kittam Boom
Rive
Otte
Prolonged Visit Ends in Night Walk
A young Harema bids farewell after a lengthy stay, noting the time spent was not all wasted. Mr. Borem replies that the evenings hold value, as she prepares to depart into the night wrapped in a leafy mantle. He wanders slowly down the street in contemplation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gultting
Harema
Tamborines Decree Sparks Quiet Family Turmoil
A fragmented historical note from Hinllington Boonh records a Decree barring Una from playing the tambourine in public at home while the bass drum remains in control of ownership. The odd wording suggests a family dispute over musical roles and instruments during a risky period.
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Hinllington Boonh
America
Sons
Bass Dram
Unclear OCR Tale of Garters Ends With Clerk Fainting
An OCR fragment describes a young woman and an unmarried clerk in an awkward age. She asks for garters described with elaborate unattainable devices and ornate wording, the clerk fainting at the improvised language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sham
Nish
Alaska
Pension Payment Rejected by Indiana Family
In Vincennes Indiana Rev dads Kanth Poonson family returned a pension of 495.56 to no government claiming the allowance was misdirected. The note indicates the pension was considered improper or unwarranted by authorities.
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Poonsons
Dads Kanth
Vincennes
Ind
Johnnie’s Daring Morning Parable At School
A child nervously prepares for his first day of school in a neighboring town. The mother explains the teacher will test him on who made him and his obligation to God. The boy answers hesitantly, forgetting the name but recalling it was not Prva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torgo
Johnnie
Clap
Flemar
Weekly Dispatch Offers Free Seeds In Sample Copy
The Weekly Dispatch of Bh Pani Minnesota advertises free seed samples from May & Company for subscribers. It promises both vegetable and flower seeds and urges readers to request a sample copy to see the proposition, highlighting savings in hard times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Bh Pani
Minnesota
House of May & Company
Are You Matte Miserable by Indigestion Fixaners
An advertisement-style claim touts Shiloh's Vitalizue as a positive cure for indigestion constipation loss of appetite and yellow skin. Sold by W I Finke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh
W. IL
Finke
The Best Cough Cure Ad by Binlah and Shilah’s Care
An old ad promotes Binlah’s Care as the best cough remedy with a caution about neglect. It urges immediate use of Shilah’s Care and lists W. Hy, Finke as a solo performer associated with the product.
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Binlah
Shilah
W. Hy, Finke
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Birmingham
Albany
Waycrass
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Tierna
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