Cotton Bed Blankets Sale Offers Heavy Discounts
We offer hundreds of cotton bed blankets at very low prices. 306-4 small dens 35 cts per pair, 10-4 medium 4 cts 50c and 75c, 11-4 large 75c to 1.25, 124 extra heavy 6 pounds 1.50, 134 extra heavy 7 pounds 1.65. Blankets come in white gray tan. white sheets 81x90 inches 75c, white red full 10-4 60c. Closing on wool and cotton wool blends in white red gray, remnants and pieces offered at low costs. Domestic department offers unmatched goods for the money.
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Prista
SPECIAL SALE OF HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR IN OCTOBER
Special sale itemizes hosiery and underwear including men's heavy shirts and drawers at 25 cents, fleeced sweaters and pants at 15 cents, men's heavy cotton socks, wool socks, children's black cotton stockings, ladies fleeced cotton hose, ribbed wool hose, and stiff bosom shirts with cuffs priced from 60 to 1.00 dollars.
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CIA
Dolores
Alaskan Diseases Highlight Winter Climate Health
An English physician after 16 months in Alaska details common ailments in the cold region. He notes two seasons winter and swamps summer with nine months of winter and three of summer, widespread cases of cerebral meningitis, scorbatus, neuralgic rheumatism, rare pneumonia, frequent digestive and nervous disorders, alcoholism, and notable winter insanity ending in mania.
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Alaska
Names Of Negroes In Early America Reflect Old And New Traditions
The passage notes the use of broad nicknames and biblical or classical names forced by arrival cargoes and social practice, listing examples like Tuesday Friday July November Primus Sixteen Doe Hart Rabbit Fox Jupiter Pallas Hector Venus Diana Caesar Jonas Rose and others. It mentions prefixing Young or Old and that sur names were adopted soon after emancipation.
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Leslie’s Monthly
Sable
Primus
Doe
Hart
Rabbit
Fox
Jupiter
Pallas
Hector
Venus
Diana
Perseus
Hercules
Aaron
Moses
Pharoh
Romulus
Remus
Hamlet
Othello
Caesar
Jonas
Rose
Priscilla
John
Jack
Lize
Beth
Dutch Vessel Overloaded After Incorrect Load Line Ad Assigned
The Dutch captain sought to display a British load line on his ship and sail despite overload. Officials corrected the misplacement finding the vessel more laden than it appeared and ordered unloading far beyond the miscalculated amount before allowing departure.
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Veesel
London Fairplay
Board of Trade
Remarkable Hindoo Horoscopes For Edward VII Health
A Hindoo native paper published horoscopes predicting the king’s health and reign. A Tanjore astrologer foresees a long reign of at least 15 years with initial illness but secure life. A Dindigul astrologer warns of boils from June 21 to 28 1902 and advises gifts of black bulls as relief.
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Edward VII
Hindoo
Holbein’s Channel Swim Attempt Reaches Ramsgate Coast
Preliminary swim toward the Dover Ramsgate crossing ends four miles short of Webb’s record due to bad weather and strong tides. Holbein returns to Deal and completes the coast-to-coast distance. He plans another try, aided by prior experience and a mask to protect his eyes. He relies on liquid beverages and occasional sandwiches for sustenance, with oil rubbed on the skin and goggles for safety.
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Holbein
Webb
Dover
Ramsgate
Deal
England
France
Affidavits Required for Certain Ballots Under Election Law
The piece rebukes a Republican attorney general claim that illiteracy or disability allows clerks to mark ballots without an affidavit. It cites Section 48 of the 1899 act requiring written affidavits in all such cases, warnings of fines and disenfranchisement for false declarations, and penalties for clerks who misuse the process. It alleges vote buying via this channel and urges Democratic officials to demand affidavits.
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Indiana
Count Edward Studios Chooses Cobbler Life Over Fortune
From gilded youth to cobbler’s bench, Count Edward Studios of Austria abandons vast wealth after confessing poverty in Hungary. A lawman later reveals he is heir to a huge fortune, yet he builds a hut in the forest and remains a shoe maker.
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Edward Studios
Austria
Hungary
House of Peers of Austria
Government to Acquire Stillwater Post Office Site
In a Treasury Department meeting on a Saturday, Supervising Architect Taylor finalizes a transfer of land in Stillwater Minnesota. John McCusick sells 135 by 150 feet to the United States for 7500 dollars after originally buying from the government in 1840 at 1.25 per acre.
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United States
John McCusick
St Vincent Volcano Eruption Observations
Century Professor Russell notes the La Soufriere eruption sent hot material in a belt across St Vincent due to crater position and trade winds. Upper air currents carried debris eastward then westward winds redirected it toward eastern windows and western windows suffered less damage near Georgetown.
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Russell Priote
la Soufriere
St. Vincent
Martinique
Georgetown
Curious Oxford Letter Mix Up Sparks Bank Note Incident
Lord Curzon while at Oxford wrote two letters with unrelated faults and sealed them in the wrong envelopes. A relative sent back a note claiming unreadable pages yet implied Curzon wanted money, enclosed with a Bank of England note for a sizable sum.
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Lord Curzon
India
Oxford
Bank of England
Proposal to restock South Africa via breeding camps
Authorities consider regulations to preserve endangered big game in South Africa. The plan includes establishing breeding camps to protect species and restock the country with game, aiming to prevent extinction and sustain wildlife resources.
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South Africa
Death Valley Niter Rush Attracts Hundreds Of Prospectors
Reports from Death Valley describe vast nitrate deposits rivaling Chile with millions in sight. Dozens of expeditions depart from Daggett Borate Randsburg and Mojave while 400 men await word on best exploration areas. Capitalists like Borax King Smith Lord Humphreys and Millionaire Singleton lead interest as operations head toward a $250000 expense.
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Death Valley
Daggett
Borate
Randsburg
Mojave
Ballarat
Smith
Lord Humphreys
Singleton
Humphreys
Policy Overlooked Restores Fire Loss Reward
A Boston clothing house fire revealed a $4,000 policy overlooked by the insured. After insurers presented the Queen's premium records the proprietor admitted the policy and agreed to take the money, a rare case strengthening the firm's credit among insurers.
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Boston
Lost Mascoutens City Found After Years of Work
Labors by Thomas Clithero of Portage Wisconsin confirm the site of Mascoutens, the lost Indian city said to host 200000 inhabitants in 1675. It is described as the largest city in native history within United States territory and aligns with Jesuit accounts up to Marquette and Joliet in 1673.
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Mascoutens
Thomas
Clithero
Portage
Wis
United States Territory
Marquette
Joliet
Democratic Platform Embraces Tariff Reform and Pensions
The Elkhart County Democratic convention reassures the 1902 platform denouncing Republican trust policies and seeking tariff reform to deprive trusts of protection. It calls for equitable railway rates, Cuban reciprocity, universal soldier pensions, and direct election of U S senators with initiative and referendum.
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Democrats
Elkhart Court Y
Mae
Ndland
Republican Party
Congress
Republican Congress
Cuba
Republic
United States
Unjustly Punished
A hunter returns from a day’s shooting to see a big she bear with two cubs on a ridge. He shoots at the bear and the cubs behaviorally misbehave, provoking the mother to box the nearest cub’s ears before moving on.
Note Music Declared Glamour and Scandal of Universe
A Smart Set writer calls the musical Note a glory and a scandal of the universe. The Chicago Tribune notes that much music is sung scandalously, implying the work’s bold reception in a crowded artistic scene.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Remedy Claims One Day Cure for Cold at 25 Cents
An advertisement touts Tarative Aroma-Onutine Tahara as a remedy that cures a cold in one day for 25 cents. The copy presents a bold claim and invites readers to purchase the product.
Japan's Cheap Mail Across The Empire
The article notes Japan runs the world s cheapest postal service with letters sent for about two sen seven tenths of a penny and delivered throughout the empire.
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Japan
Empire
Secretary Shaw Abrogates Bank Reserve Requirement
The secretary suspended the 25 percent reserve against government deposits, prompting criticism that banks in New York may extend credit and foreign bankers misread federal power. Critics question legality and urge refunding old bonds into new 2 percent issues to reclaim treasury money and bolster circulation.
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Shaw
New York
Treasury
Illinois Leader Mr Cannon Delays Tariff Revision
The article quotes Mr Cannon of Illinois saying tariffs will be revised later not at the next session unless current prosperity falters. As a Republican leader and appropriations chair, his view signals no tariff or trust legislation if his faction dominates Congress this year. The piece notes trusts fear tariff change to protect their interests.
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Cannon
Illinois
Henderson
Iowa
Congress
House of Representatives
Committee On Appropriations
Republican Party
Ex Senator Washburn Calls GOP to Cut Trusts
In a New York Tribune interview dated Sept 11 1899 ex Senator Washburn Republican urges the party to sever ties with trusts. He argues Republicans must legislate against protective duties aiding trusts and remove duties on steel rails and tin plate.
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United States
Washburn
New York Tribune
Congress
Wisconsin Governor LaFollette Urges Tariff Revision at Campaign Opening
Governor LaFollette of Wisconsin speaks at campaign kickoff arguing tariff reform is needed to relieve the people from trusts. He contends tariffs shield manufacturers while competition protects consumers and accuses artificial laws of restricting output and fixing prices through secret agreements. He signals alignment with the reform movement and urgency for change.
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LaFollette
Wisconsin
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