Quarantine Clash Sparks Armed Mississippi Invasion
Reports from Baton Rouge describe a looming confrontation as Mississippi soldiers acting as quarantine guards allegedly invaded Louisiana. Governor Blanchard sought federal intervention while gunboats and revenue cutters patrolled the coast. Yellow fever deaths rise in New Orleans as cases total 246 with 68 deaths to date.
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Aus
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Sal
Souchon
Louisiana Board of Health
Blanchard
Washington
Naval Brigade
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Grace
Gulfport
Miss
Rigolets
Lake Fouchartrain
Lake Borgne
Ship Island
New Orleans
Big rush of land seekers for Uintah allotment drawn soon
Salt Lake City reports registration openings at Provo Price Vernal and Grand Junction for Uintah reservation homestead land. About 411 filed at each Utah site and 17 at Price in first 14 minutes. Drawings will determine land distribution on August 17 with thousands awaiting their turn.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Umah Reservation
Johnny and Mr Finkinson clash over candy and scolded plays
A confessional tale from Chicago Daily News recounts Johnny's misadventures with Mr. Finkinson and Amy, from candy gifts and piano mishaps to skates and a street beating. The boy recalls his growing friction with Finkinson after a string of visits and mixed signals, ending with a harsh street scourge.
Rich Dinner Service at St. Regis Sets Cost Record
A New York millionaire hosted an extraordinary dinner at the St. Regis, seating about 60 guests in a horseshoe table. Every utensil and goblet was made of solid gold or gold plate, with water glasses and wine chalices on gold stems. reported cost around $50,000 for the elaborate banquet.
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St. Regis Hotel
New York
Eiven
Tramp Encounters Doctor in Comical Reversal
In a humorous vignette from Lippincott's Magazine a dirty tramp asks a woman at a house with a doctor's sign for old clothes. The woman opens as the doctor and the tramp exclaims disbelief before fleeing the scene. The moment ends with the tramp shouting Sufferin Moses as he runs past the gate.
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Moses
Lippincott’s
Oil Palms in Liberian Trade and Agriculture
Palm kernels from the palm tree play a crucial role in native African commerce. They yield nut oil and palm butter, while abroad they feed Cap, caniles, and artificial butter industries. Liberia’s Cape Palmas hosts the finest oil palm groves, whose tall trees fringe the coastline for miles. Declining Liberian coffee spurs farmers to consider palm cultivation as a potential alternative for their labor.
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Liberia
Cape Palmas
Law In Germany Cites Dress Drag Offense To Tourists
A female American tourist in a German park was stopped by a policeman who demanded she hold up her gown to avoid damaging the gravel. He produced a formal-looking booklet stating that dress dragging on the path is an offense, a claim she disputed as minor.
Wing's Christmas Dish in Norwich Swan Pit
On Christmas day at St Helen in Norwich a cygnet weighing about 16 pounds is fattened for the table in the swan pit. About 100 swans are fed barley and maize from troughs beneath the water surface. The young swan is valued for its flavor said to be between goose and hare and costs over ten dollars.
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St. Helen
Norwich
Fea and Tes: stimulant debate in science history
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes Fea as a widely used stimulant, once deemed harmless, but scientists and researchers pursue more about its effects and dangers. The article contrasts public perception with ongoing investigations into its impact on behavior and physiology.
Quack Remedy Offered as Porous Plaster Cure
A humorous local snippet notes Mrs Van der Shuyl asking how to wear a back plaster for an ailment when attending the opera, while a doctor assures a small porous plaster will cure her trouble. The Cleveland Leader records the exchange in a light household vignette.
Harlem Heights Battle Echoes In Humorous Snippets
A collage of gag lines and quips from newspapers and readers. Jests touch on wartime chatter, price of pecks, museum Sleeping Beauty myths, Pompeii bread finds, smoking woes, and engagements with playful banter.
A Lesson in Parenthood and a Rut of Wishful Daughters
Widowed Rev Charles Mildmay faces constant pleas from his daughters Lucy, Ethel, Fanny, Gracie, Maud, and Mary for money and new finery at Christmas. He plans a London trip to marry a milliner, but returns with a wife he married to a rival and ships them off. The daughters, fearing a stepmother, view the joke as the payoff for their nagging.
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Charles Mildmay
Oia Country Parish
Lucy
Ethel
Solomon
Fanny
Gracie
Gail Maud
Fortuuate
Mary
Maud
London
Nwngth
John
Dad
Mildmay
Paris
Mr. Mildmay
Cass
Easy Task Naphtha Borax Soap Beats Kitchen Grime
A handy cleaner, Easy Task soap cuts grease and dirt on kitchen utensils. The product uses naphtha and borax to wipe away stubborn stains, turning tedious scrubbing into a faster, more pleasant chore. Scat grocers.
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Tommie
Yonkers Statesman
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Atlanta Journal
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Cleveland
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Hubert Day
Neo
Elyria
Gandy Kitchen Century Block
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Kaiser Vourt
Jain Kaiser & Bro
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Coulis
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