Liberia’s Founding and U S Role in Its Governance
A historical overview of Liberia’s 1820 founding by freed slaves, its 1847 republic status, and a proposed $2 million US-backed loan to stabilize finances. It notes US control over finance, military, and agriculture, the role of the American Colonization Society, and the martyrdom of Rev. Samuel Bacon in the early expedition.
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Ashington
United States
Liberia
Elizabeth
Colonization Society
Bacon
Monroe
Little Band of
Benkson
Soldier of Fortune Fidel Captain Waldberg in Washington
Soldier of Fortune Fidel Captain Waldberg an Argentine-born pretended American and veteran of the Spanish American war and Pan-American fair exposure faces possible loss of American citizenship if he does not return to Washington within sixty days. He organized Greek fruit vendors in New York and joined the Greek army in the Graeco Turkish war after itinerant revolutions in South America.
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Jorge Nelken
Waldberg
Washington
Argentina
New York
Athens
Military glory and a wife change a Cuban news faker
May Lose Rights recounts a journalist who married the professor’s daughter in Athens and returned to America to cover the Spanish American War. Fluent in several languages, he translated Cuban papers for Washington correspondents, then began faking when sources dried up. He resurfaced in Constantinople and faced a U S inquiry after a dispute revealed irregular papers. A court order requires him to show cause within sixty days why his papers should not be canceled.
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University of Athens
America
Cuba
Nelken
Washington
Constantinople
State Department
Department
District Court
Puzzling Customs Court questions raise tax silliness
The new Customs Court at Washington faces curious cases like whether a hen is a bird and if leather boots with wool linings count as woolen apparel. It also weighs if a mobile is a household effect, which could alter egg duties and cross the Atlantic buying spree for Americans returning from Europe.
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Uncle Sam
Customs Court
Ness
Washington
Europe
Europa
Credit Due Foreign Health Officers
The article extols foreign and consular public health officers guarding the nation from plagues via quarantine laws and port inspections. It highlights their training, cooperation with consular staffs, and the crucial role of shipboard health compliance in preventing infected arrivals at American ports.
Importance of Concrete Drain Tile On Farm
Concrete tile grows stronger with age and resists water while clay tile soaks and disintegrates. The article explains a simple 6 inch concrete tile making machine costing about 65 cents per rod, detailing mold construction, core setup, and drying. It argues concrete tile offers longevity, porosity, and easier handling, with cost comparisons and winter production tips for farmers.
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Finch
Necessity of Good Crops by G R Perkins
The piece argues that a sure crop benefits all major players in the economy. It states the farmer bears the least risk while others depend on stable harvests. It urges industrial sectors to support farming best practices to ensure reliable annual yields.
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G. R. Perkins
Lusinesa
Selecting Breeds in Farming For Better Stock
Farmers value quality in cattle sheep and horses and now extend pride to poultry. Uniform color and feathering attract buyers and improve sale value.
Excellent coop for chicks and protection tips
Farm Press describes building a stout coop with a clear barrel and shingle palla secured on hoops on both sides. It instructs to divide the barrel, stake the coop at four corners, close one end by the bottom, gate the other, and envelope the setup with wire screening to deter night pests.
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Farm Press
Sign of the Shoes in Southold Saves Time for Farmers
In Brooklyn New Jersey a rural cobbler named Crispin advertises a simple time saving method. His unmarked shop sits at the foot of Wit tow hill with a display of old shoes on pegs outside. Neighbors check the front door for signs of activity before visiting, saving futile trips and time. Crispin runs an independent one man operation, secluded and efficient.
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Brooklyn
N. J
Crispin
Southold Town
Sean Crispin
Wittow Hill
Pine Neck
Goose Creek
Soldiers’ Monument
Southold Village
Maine
Cabiber's
Passing of the Evangelist in Boston Church Shift
The Boston church notes the evangelist’s decline in prominence as a new order of worship and public expression takes hold. Ministers say congregations are more thoughtful and inquire more, while the local pastor becomes a more important and stable church figure amid a rise of organized faith propagation efforts replacing the old circuit rider.
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Boston
Hora Leas
One Way of Being Anonymous at a New York convention
The text notes T Washington praising anonymity at a National Business League convention in New York. It recalls a Deacon Crown of Louchapoka reading missionary fund subscribers, including Rev Calhoun Travers, Stephen Paget, Phoebe Rice, and an anonymous donor of 36 dollars.
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New York
Hooker T. Washington
National Business League
Angoyingus
Deacon Crown of
Missionary Fund
Calhoun Travers
Stephen Paget
Phoebe Rice
Mutual Expectations on a Scottish Golf Holiday
A frugal visitor on a Scottish golf holiday hires a top-class caddie and insists on tips. The Scotsman, loading the bag, answers that he expects the same from the guest, underscoring mutual demands in the parlor game of gain.
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Scotland
Toledo notice and odd legal oath from 1886
Afragmentary Toledo public notice from Lucas County records shows a sworn oath claiming senior rights in a firm and a payment promise of one hundred dollars for certain remedies, with witnesses and sheriff-like notary text. The fragment also includes an unrelated ad line for a patent cure and a stray dialogue line about a fairy god mother and a touring car.
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Pate
Ciry
Tolmna
Lucas County
Cagney
Fr. Guenny & Co
Dol Ualtesa
Toledo
Frm
Haiti
J. Omenny
A.W. Gleabon
Lal
Murine Eye Remedy Ad Promises Quick Eye Relief
An old advertisement offers Murine Eye Remedy for red, weak, weary, watery eyes and irritated lids. It markets Murine Eye Salve in aseptic tubes with prices listed as 250 and 600, and a one dollar tag for Eye Books and Advice. The ad notes the Murine Eye Remedy Co based in Chicago and promotes free eye guidance from Mall.
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Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Laying the Foundation Insight on Advice Hesitation
A speaker asks why caution is used when giving guidance, replying that careful forethought allows a point to be made if things go wrong. The exchange highlights prudence and accountability in offering plans and warnings.
Suffering One Year Cured by Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
A Milwaukee woman writes of relief from female trouble and back pain after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She claims doctors advised operation for a tumor but the remedy restored health, urging others to seek the product and Pinkham's free advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia
First St
Pinkham Medicine Company
van Mags
Lydia I
Pinkham
Avery
Jons Gire
Lydia I. Pinkham
Lynn
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