Yellow fever updates and militia actions in the South
Reports from New Orleans and surrounding areas describe yellow fever cases rising to 422 with 5 deaths, while efforts to suppress the outbreak include arming the naval militia, deploying the mosquito fleet, and patrols along the Louisiana Mississippi boundary. Train blockages, curfews, and mobilized militia reflect escalating public health and security measures amid widespread concern.
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New Orleans
Ciay
Blanchard
Naval Brigade
Oyster Commission
ouisiana-Mississippi
St. Bernard
Orleans Parishes
Eigil
Louisiana
Lake Borgne
Bostick
Marine Hospital Service Surgeons
Marine Hospital oMesis
Iron Mountain Road
Tn Hb
Concordia Parish
Railroad Commission
Mocroe
New Iberia
Columbus
Miss
Washington
Public Wealth and Marine Hospital Service
Padded Voting Lists Prompt Inspection by Four Agencies
Philadelphia officials order immediate review of voting lists in all divisions. Three agencies canvass lists while the city party and police conduct second inspections. Police report over 61 900 names flagged as potentially improper. mayor orders a follow up canvass.
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Philadelphia
Vudee
Police Board of Inquiry
No Break in Their Ranks Across Rail Lines
Reports from St Paul to Winnipeg detail widespread disruptions from the telegraphers strike. Great Northern and Northern Pacific report reduced service while unions claim little real staffing interruptions despite embargoes easing on perishable freight. Localities in North Dakota and New Jersey also face strike-related turmoil and public absence of mayor.
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St. Paul
Minn
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Talegraphers’ Union
Staples
Fargo
N. D
Manitoba
Winnipeg Junction
Winnipeg
Slade
Perham
Telegraphors’ Union
Cam
Wovll's Lake
NW. D
Great Northern Railway
Pleasures of Heal Old Age and Cornaro’s View
The aged find leisure and beauty in old age. Cornaro, writing at 91, claimed life after 80 can be earthly paradise via self restraint and temperance. He wrote eight hours daily, walked, sang, and found joy in nature while aiding others.
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Cornaro
Bleifife
Manus
Borton
Fruit and Nut Salad Preparation Card
Whip cream with two yolks and lemon juice. Add salt and sugar. Mix with pecans, apples, oranges, and celery. Arrange in lettuce heart over half the dressing, then top with remaining dressing. Decorate with orange and apple slices and pecan nuts.
Delicious Almond Filling for Layer Cake
A Boston cooking school method blends almond paste with egg yolks and butter. Beat a quarter pound almond paste with one egg yolk then add four more yolks one by one while beating. Mix in butter two ounces chopped blanched almonds half cup Magar and half cup hot milk until thick. Flavor with vanilla. Fold between cake layers and ice with the same filling, rim with blanched almonds.
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Boston
Gladstone-Disraeli Tale at a London Dinner
A London dinner party tale has ladies choosing between Gladstone and Disraeli with Beaconsfield winning most votes save one who would rather marry Gladstone and break her husband’s heart. Disraeli later recounted the anecdote during a cabinet debate on a potential continental war.
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Disraeli
London
Beaconsfield
Gladstone
Hisrael
A Cheap Diet Soda Water Prescribed For Hunger
A garbled note describes a diet soda water charged with carbonic acid to affect the salivary plexus and stomach nerves, aiming to curb abnormal hunger linked to diabetes and related conditions. The text mentions dyspeptic hunger and attempts to mitigate appetite, though clarity is limited.
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Dishune
Global squabbles and curious curiosities in a mixed page
The column compiles brief notes on Russians and Japanese remarks, a boat stamp tangle on Lake Constance, a Paris green hair novelty with furrowed brows, a pun on pentegyric, and miscellany from Philadelphia Ledger to Boston Post. It reflects light entertainment items, misprints, and social quips from diverse sources.
Premonitions of Great Mea ommodorn Yerry Opening Japan
A garbled passage describes Premonitions of a leader opening Japan and claims that someday most of the world will try to shut down the motion. A first mate is tasked with sending it, while a Jap secretly learns navigation. The Chicago Tribune reports on Russia’s insurrection with interest.
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Japan
Nome Day
Russia
Chicago Tribune
How to Toughen the Boys (Editorial Note)
A terse coaching piece advises against playing helper to unruly youths in school conflicts. It warns that stepping in to bail a boy from trouble sows dependency, risks steering him toward penitentiary paths, and urges careful handling of classroom disputes. The passage reflects caution on adult intervention and peer influence in discipline.
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Rchoo
Monard (Ein
Coattrant
Plague Visitation in the East
The Chinese are less difficult to deal with than the Hinioos due to no caste prejudice, though they oppose house-to-house inspection by foreigners. They are willing to take precautionary measures and allow cleaning operations within their housing. The Hospital.
Needed Strong Spectacles in Matrimonial Tales
A fragment from N. News recalls six months of marital harness and the toll it takes on the page. A woman asks who she will fall in love with, and the reply bluntly notes that love is blind.
Ehingen Ladies Petition Markets Reserved Time Declined
Wealthy residents of Ehingen in Württemberg petitioned the municipality to reserve one hour daily in public markets for their use, arguing it would let them shop undisturbed by poorer women. The municipality rejected the request.
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Ehingen
Wurtembure
Sealskin Bindings Offered to Bookbinders
A new supply of creemland seal bindings is offered to bookbinders. The skin is praised for beauty strength and wear resistance, addressing prior issues with improper preparation. Publishers note the material’s superior qualities and potential in binding.
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Creemland
Cheu- Tar
Missouri Mines Produce Major Share Of US Metals
Missouri yields 80 percent of US nickel and almost as high a share of lead from its mines. The ore output is rising quickly as new districts within Missouri are developed yearly.
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Missouri
United States
Try It and Be Convinced Whiskers Grow Advice
A Detroit Tribune jests about escape plans by growing whiskers as the best method. The tongue in cheek note praises a simple, stubborn approach to mishaps, implying humor over clever schemes.
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Detroit Tilbune
Montagu Holbein Aims At Hellich Channel Swim Return
Montagu Holbein plans another attempt to swim the Hnellish channel this year while Burgess the French champion, who performed well last year, is also set for a repeat try.
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Montagu Holbein
Hnellish
Burgess
Fragmented quotes swirl in odd transfer tale
A garbled OCR style note mixes fragmented dialogue about marriage funds, drinking limits in Baden Germany, and a playful exchange about meeting a wife at the altar. Names and origins drift, hinting at a satirical or column-like snippet from a Detroit Free Press and Chicago Tribune context.
Base Man Says Woman’s Only Enemy Is Man
In a New England remark a woman asserts that a man’s sole foe is himself, while a woman’s sole foe is also man, framing the age old tension in stark terms. The comment reflects gendered views on rivalry and power dynamics.
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New England
Asif
Justice of the peace performs first New Hampshire wedding
An unconventional New Hampshire justice of the peace officiated his first marriage. After tying the knot, the couple stood waiting for a final rite. The judge, in a faltering effort to add a religious close, stammered There, there, we all over, could sin no moral.
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New Hampshire
Mont Blanc Tunnel scheme aimed at direct France Italy line
The French minister of public works plans a railway through Mont Blanc to connect directly with Italy. The project would pierce Mont Maure, and Geneva via Mont Blanc, creating a direct Franco Italian link without foreign territory.
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Mont Blanc
Mont Vaueile
Geneva
Italy
Effects of an Arizona Flood Report
Fragmentary OCR recounts flood impact with reference to a carpet made by Mr Brussels from abwler twine. Describes discomfort and a man drying shoes after last week’s flood. Mentions John’s Exchange and a poor fix, but details are unclear.
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Philadelphia
Luciano Murro
Annie Katine
Murro
Arizona
Brussels
John
Ingenious English Duffers In London Tattler Note
A clipped London Tattler report describes a band of clever swindlers known as duf fers. It notes how some women earn by selling cheap jewelry and attempting to pawn it for inflated sums, highlighting the many professions people use to make a living in the city.
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London
Old English Tan Inn Tales From Manchester 1686
The Seven Stars public house in Manchester, licensed in 1686, predates the cathedral by two thirds of a century. It features a low shutcase clock that ticked long before Corer Johnson's birth, a glimpse into bygone local life and lore.
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The
Seven Stars
Manchester
Poirtiess
Correr Johnson
Advertising by Degrees Clarifies College Names
Fragmentary note mocks ad style in a periodical, mentioning Wirnchink college and Senator Wangs, with garbled phrases like Pars sbringe and Clevehind Pain Wealer. It hints at a satire on degrees and titles without clear dates or totals, reflecting noisy OCR.
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Wirnchink College
Deatre
Wangs
Benatar Ganes
Tye
Pinon Nuts for Hog Farming Signals Odd Yearly Trade
A fragmented note from a Colorado file reports hog fattening with pine nuts, mentions new pig farms in Conejos County, and hints at rising bacon prices. It cites Mirren and Pati Lor as near-term beneficiaries and critiques terms like thief and defaulter in moral terms. A Ware bomb case involves Baron Volker suing an insurer over an accident policy as authorities resist abating with bombs. An Archie aside questions sight, while a Chicago Tribune quips about temporary blessings and matrimonial mischief.
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Colopada
Editors Not So Slow and Other Tidbits
A collection of short notes touching on editors as state figures in Kansas Minnesota and Oklahoma plus a Hartford firm starting chauffeurs’ school to train drivers. Mentions Chicago Public Library using a 200 horsepower wagon to deliver books and quips on marriage, indemnities, and independence.
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Kansas
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Laree
Chicago Public Library
Central Department
Easy Task in Laundry Soap Promoted in Ad
Naphtha in BABY TASK LORD soap claims to ease washing woolens and blankets with little rubbing and one boiling, avoiding odors from yellow soap. Marketing notes say it lathers in hot or cold water and suits laundry and kitchen use, priced 5c at grocers.
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Endorsed as Safe Remedy
The salve heals without fear and provides speedy relief. It draws out inflammation, soothes and heals cuts, burns and bruises. It is advertised as a cure for piles and skin diseases. Counterfeits are warned against and H. A. Dykeman sells the genuine product.
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DeWitt
DeWitt's
H. A. Dykeman
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