Doctor Hathaway Promises Painless Woman’s Cure
For over twenty five years Dr J Newton Hathaway has treated female diseases with a proprietary method offering painless treatment at home with no examination or operation. He claims cure for menstrual disorders prolapse ovarian issues tumors and ulcers with a low fee and personal attention. Sioux City Iowa address provided.
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J. Newton Hathaway
J. Newton Mathaway
M.D
Dr. Hathaway & Co
Commercial Block
Sioux City
Iowa
Delayed Publication of History of Plymouth Plantation
Governor Bradford’s History of Plymouth Plantation, long delayed and often misnamed The Log of the Mayflower, is praised for its legible, precise copy. The manuscript, disappeared since the revolution, was recovered in the 19th century and printed in 1856, binding restored to Massachusetts by the London bishop.
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Gov. Bradford
Plymouth Plantation
Boston
Gov, Cradford
London
Fulham Place
Bradford
Massachusetts
Utilising Old Jokes in an Era of New Ideas
The Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post notes old jokes retain vigor beyond minstrel and vaudeville acts. Hon Joseph Hodges Choate, partner to Evarts and U.S. ambassador to Britain, demonstrates a timeless humor. A reporter meets him and is offered chairs as the story unfolds.
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Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
Joseph Hodges Choate
William Maxwell Evarts
Court of St. James
Choate
Naval distinctions and vessel types defined
The article explains battleships as armored slow gun ships, cruisers as faster versatile scouts, armored and protected cruiser variants, and unprotected ships. It defines torpedo boats and destroyers, notes largest ships reach 14,900 tons, acknowledges ships endure storms, and mentions best coal for war vessels with no single preferred type.
No Milk or Berries In Manila Deprivations
An American woman in Manila notes two great deprivations for Americans abroad fresh fruit and sweet milk. Berry shortages exist as well as small fruit while bananas are plentiful but bland. Condensed milk dominates due to local supply limits and most vegetables are canned. Liberia Paying Her Debts After royalties from a English rubber syndicate Liberia resumes debt payments on a 500000 default. creditors accept 75000 to settle all back interest. A Sly Fox A fox fleeing hounds on Long Island crosses a thin ice pond. when the hounds reach it the ice gives way and the chase ends in the water.
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Manila
Liberia
Long Island
Lamp Signaling By Day In War Time Debate
The London Telegraph reports a proposal to use daylight lamp signaling to reduce exposure during war. A back of barrel lamp can be seen in daylight, with an acetylene lantern masked for privacy. Maj. Ernest Rhodes proposes a dual alphabet to ensure accuracy and secrecy in messages.
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War Office
London Telegraph
Ernest Rhodes
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Maryland Bill Aims to Protect Diamond-Back Terrapin
A proposed Maryland law by the State Game Protective Association would ban catching, trapping, or possessing diamond-back terrapins from April 1 to November 1 and require a five inch minimum size. Penalties include fines from ten dollars per terrapin and 28 to 100 dollars for egg destruction, with exemptions for fish commissioners and granted permissions by the state game warden. The measure intends to curb out of season supply to major hotels in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
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Maryland
State Game Protective Association
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Fast Express Trains Show Record Northern Speed
The Northern railway of France sees trains reach 50 plus mph with trips Calais pier to Nord station at 185.5 miles in under four hours. The Mediterranean train de luxe covers the distance in three hours and a quarter without stops. Empire State Express runs 444 miles in eight hours and a quarter. In England, Paddington to Exeter, 194 miles, takes 3 hours 43 minutes, and from Easton to Liverpool, 1934 miles, in 3 hours 45 minutes. Two American women in Alaska test gardening 1500 miles from the Yukon mouth, harvesting 250 bushels of potatoes, 500 cabbages, 80 bushels of turnips, with strawberries damaged by mice.
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France
Europe
New York Tribune
Calais Pier
Nord
Paria
London
England
Paddington
Exeter
Euston
Liverpool
Alaska
Yukon
Like our Civil War in South Africa headline tale
A striking note on divided loyalties as English and Boer intermarry in South Africa leading to brothers and fathers fighting on opposite sides. The piece also reports that the United States imported more merchandise last year from every quarter of the globe than in 1808.
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South Africa
United States
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Soper
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Csondrol
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