Thames Wiggins and Blind Tam at McGregor Heights
A feature describes the observatory at McGregor Heights with a dining hall, post office, and inn, promising expansive views over treetops. It recalls Thames Wiggins, aka Blind Tom, renowned pianist noted for his unlikely origin story and lifelong devotion to music despite rumors and slander.
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McGregor
McGregor Heights
Thames Wiggins
John J. W Bedset
Wome
Thom Wiggins
Blind Tam
Shyewbury
Herve Blind Tam
Itig
Tom
Bethune
Lima
Go East This Fall Knights Templar Tour Pittsburg Oct 1898
October travel rates invite Eastern visits for the Trisnnng Conclave of Knights Templar held in Pittsburg from October 1 through 14, 1898. Tickets valid 30 days from sale. Route includes Washington, Baltimore, Gettysburg, Norfolk Navy Yard, Old Point Comfort, Fortress Monroe and more. Sleeping cars depart Cedar Rapids. contact Bo Soule in Cedar Rapids for reservations.
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Knights Templar
Pittsburg
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Gettysburg
Norfolk Navy Yard
Old Point Comfort
Fortress Monroe
Chicago
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Maryland
Virginia
West
War Atlas of Spanish possessions 16 map plates
Atlas with sixteen colored map plates shows principal cities and towns in Spanish possessions. Sold by agents of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway for 15 cents per copy. postage paid 18 cents. Address J Morton G. P. Ti. A, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Morton G. P.& Ti. A
Cadar Rapids
Towa
Best Cedar Rapids route high grade playing cards
A Cedar Rapids notice promotes high quality playing cards sold by all agents of a railroad company at 15 cents per pack two for 25 cents and 1.40 per dozen with postage paid. J Morton handles orders from Cedar Rapids Ta. A city ad also contains a humor anecdote about a Cleveland department store clerk and an inquirer for infant food.
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Cedar Rapids
C. BR
B. CG. Re & Ny Ry
J. Montes
The Velocity of Light and Star Travel Distances
The article explains light needs four years and four months to reach Earth from the nearest star. It notes light speeds at 186,890 miles per second and calculates absurd travel times for a train at 37 mph and a cannonball to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star beyond the Sun.
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Sloat
Alpha Centauri
Grit of a Western Woman Overcomes Bicycle Crash
Mrs. West of Seattle, a skilled bicyclist known for coasting hills, rode twenty miles home after a rock shattered her front wheel and left her badly injured. Despite a broken rib, split kneecap, facial wounds, and four knocked-out teeth, she remounted and continued, showcasing Western grit though prognosis for riding again remains doubtful.
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Seattle
Mrs. Rhinehart
Denver
Lake Washington
Myra
West
Fortune at stake in romance endangering Ruby Kately
The claim centers on Ruby Bennett Kately of Bridgeport who, after coming of age, seeks control of a fortune once overseen by trustee James Staples. A paternity suit and a breach of contract suit by Mrs. C. M. Beers allege a 1890s romance with Frank Kately, a New York fresco painter, led to marriage and loss of property, with Beers seeking $25,000.
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Vounbochlert Helresa Klupen
Wight
Forbes
Ruby Bennett Kately
Bridgeport
James Staples
Kately
Nat Is
Beers
Beara
Ruby
Washington Avenue
New York
Frank Kately
Queen Victoria Loses Giraffe Gifted by Bechuanaland
A male giraffe sent to Queen Victoria by Chief Between of Bechuanaland died at sea after a voyage from Cape Town aboard the Ros lin Castle. Transporter Herr Windhorn, with years of experience, reported the animal could not withstand sea tossings or appetite loss and survived only half an hour after reaching Regent's Park quarters.
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London
Queen Victoria
Between
Bechuanaland
Cape Town
Roslin Castle
Herr Windhorn
England
Regent's Park
Antiquity of the Dog Revealed by European Evidence
Professors Rutimeyer and Waldrich report evidence that domestic dogs, similar to today’s huskies, existed in Europe in the Neolithic era, not just Iron and Bronze Ages. Dr Lydekker notes in South America that humans kept companionable dogs before the extinction of many mammals in the pampas region.
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Rutimeyer and
Waldrich
Europe
South
Amurica
Lydekker
Jony
Pampas
Hairpin Industry in United States Reaches Mass Scale
The manufacture of hairpins began in the United States around 1878. Before then the country relied on imports from England or France. The trade has grown large enough that New York alone consumes about 50,000 packages daily, each with twenty four pins, to meet wholesale demand.
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United States
England
France
New York
Finest altar in America at St. Augustine’s Brooklyn
A grand new altar at St. Augustine’s Church in Brooklyn drew thousands as Mgr. Martinelli officiated high mass. Built of white Italian and Vermont marble with onyx shafts, the three part altar spans seventy feet, features a thirty three foot central minaret and niches housing statues of St. Paul St. Augustine St. Monica and St. Ambrose. Reliefs depict Christ Raising the Widow’s Son Moses Smiting the Rock David and Goliath and The Cana al trust Woman Touching Christ’s Garment. The main panel shows Christ welcoming the afflicted.
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Neooklyn
Dicinearod
St. Augustine's Church
Drooklyn
United States
Mgr
Martinelli
Harops
St. Paul
St. Augustine
St. Monica
St. Ambrose
Christ
Moses
Davi
Goliath
Pipe types and amber substitutes cautioned in smoke guidance
London telegraph warns against dangerous amber substitutes like celloid and ebonite stems. Toxins from tobacco oils are absorbed by porous pipes. clay and meerschaum calm smoking. Prefer wooden bowls and avoid hygienic heaters with nicotine absorbers. abstain from altered pipes.
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London Telegraph
Eggs For Charity At Streatham Church Outreach
In Streatham England Pastor of St John’s Church led poor parishioners to donate new laid eggs for hospitals. The collection surpassed five thousand eggs with 4 972 stacked in the chancel. After evening service the eggs were repacked and sent to medical charities for patient use.
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St. John’s Church
Streatham
England
Eye Color Traits Described in Classical Belief
A description discusses how blue eyes convey cheerfulness and constancy, while blue with a green tint signals less strong traits. Greenish tints imply wisdom and courage, pale or steel eyes suggest deceit, and dark violet tones are linked to affection and purity, though the text notes exceptions.
Father Quips About Dime Museum Job For Son
A parent at breakfast teases his daughter about a local youth, joking that he should seek employment in a dime museum after remarking that the young man has two heads he noticed in a late hallway reading. The exchange carries a playful, old fashioned tone.
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Answe
Nevo Proposition on Iron Tenace from Vegetables
French chemist M. Gabriel Viand proposes feeding plants with iron manures to obtain easily assimilable iron tense from vegetables. The idea aims to determine if a suitable iron amount can be absorbed, enabling potential agricultural or nutritional benefits.
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M. Gabriel Viand
Dyspepsia cure and tonics advertised by W H Finke
Dyspepsia cured Shilohs Vitalizer relieves sour stomach and food distress. Bold remedies by W H Finke include for kidneys liver and constipation Karl Clover Tea. Subscriptions offered for wood. Cures for catarrh and nasal issues with Shilohs Catush Remedy.
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Shiloh
W H. Finke
Karl
W. H. Finke
Kacl
W. Pinke
W. HW Finke
Ripans Tabulen Gentle Relief Claim Card
An OCR fragment notes Ripans Tabulen marketed as gentle cathartic laxative for constipation relief. It highlights ease of use and quick action, citing typical bottle format and common consumer claim without editorial support.
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War Atlas
J. Morton
P&t. A
America
Simo
Union Berlkike
Emma Abbott
George Heller
R. J. Stoehr
Stoehr's
Iowa
Wert
Ripans
Tun Ripans Chumical Company
Spruce St
Watchmakers Alliance Anes! Goods's Stores, Ltd
Meelree
Cardus
Qa Ae Vicory Department
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Montaly
Princes
Bringham
Stogelund
Epiroy X
Qarda
Atv. S. A. Sweet
Slartford
W. JT. Finke
Pillsbury’s Best
Lisbury
Mindenpolis
Enis Conia
California
New “Or
Orans Portion
Los Angeles
Boa Francisco
New Orleans
Southern Pacifi Co
Mt New Orleans
Pacific Coast
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Florida
Jacksonville
St. Louis
Chieruo
Dinos
Mac
Holly Springs
Birsongham
Albany
Wayerona
St. Loui
Smh
Jacksonyile
J.P. Merry
ALG
P. A. Manchester
Minniesput
House of May & Cowpany
Dispatch
Vofsand
St. Paul Ming
W. Hy Finke
Scott
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