Health and Beauty and Pe-ru-na Claims to Help Women
An advertisement extols women as drudges and urges use of Pe-ru-na and Man-a-lin for female weakness and pelvic catarrh. It promotes a Health and Beauty book mailed by Pe-ru-na Medicine Co and features testimonials from Lizzie Peters of Mascoutah Illinois and Eliza Wike of Akron Ohio praising cures and renewed health.
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Pe-ru-na Medicine Co
Columbus
Lizzie Peters
Mascoutah, Til
Eliza Wike
Iron Street
Akron
New State Tax Levy Under Consideration
The article discusses a possible rise in the state levy to around 4 mills next year. It notes that reductions in personal property assessments and expected cuts in real and rail road assessments could push levies higher. It also mentions indirect tax increases under recent administrations and argues that state taxes have risen, despite claims to the contrary.
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Boies
Shaw
State Department
Down
Peace treaty lessons from biblical times in the Bible
The piece analyzes ancient Israelite leaders like Manasseh and Jehoash showing tribute, indemnities, and territorial losses as methods of peace. It cites Solomon and Hiram’s mutual benefit, Jehoash’s restitution after Hazael, and warns Spain could face indemnity reflecting biblical precedent.
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Omaha World-Herald
Israel
Manesseh
Nahalol
Dan
Solomon
Hiram
Sheba
Hazael
Syria
Gath
Jerusalem
Jehoash
Amazaiah
Bethshemeth
Europe
Spain
Captain Evans Defends Prayer Amid Naval Battle Debate
In a July letter Captain Evans replies to Williamsport presses over his purported profanity and contrasts his stance with Captain Philip's after action prayer aboard the Texas after Santiago. Evans says his duty was to save lives and fight the Austrian battleship, feeding and clothing survivors instead of praying, while affirming that all blood shed on July 3 rang with thanks to God.
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Evans
Index
Williamsport
Capt. Philip
The
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Capt. Evans
Philip
Christaan
Santiago
Vizcaya
Champlain
Capt
The Wiser Way
Nora praises Hood's Sarsaparilla for good health while Isabel notes her rosy look and upcoming mountain trip. The ad promotes Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh with a 10 cent trial and 50 cent full size, citing testimonials from Joseph Stewart.
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Nora
Isabel
Hood
Ely
ELY Bros
Warren St
N. Y
Joseph Stewart
Grand Avenue
Brooklyn
Why Is It Ever Thus A Brother Questions Her Beauty
A crowd extols a woman as divine and beautiful while her brother Vim doubts the compliment, introducing tension between communal praise and personal judgment. The scene hints at implied family critique and conflicting perceptions of beauty.
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Vim
Itinerant professor faces lunacy scare in backwoods town
An itinerant professor tried to start a Shakespeare club to fund his travels. About a dozen locals attended but grew suspicious as he performed scenes. He was seized by the crowd and judged insane, then released after the county judge intervened.
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Pardner
Lunatic Asylum
Atlanta Constitution
Question on Sleep Sparks Curiosity in Lecture
A thin man asks the health lecturer how he handles sleepless nights. The professor replies that he stays awake, noting others may choose different paths if they wish, then opens the floor for more questions.
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Chicago Tribune
Manita the Savage Maiden and a Traveler's Query
An impressionable traveler asks why the savage maiden is named Manita. She smiles and signals her brothers hidden in the bush with clubs, hinting at their favorite food as the explanation. The dialogue captures a tense, exoticized moment from Harlem Life.
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Manita
Free Offer Promises Cure for Lung Diseases
An eminent New York chemist T A Slocum offers three free bottles of his New Discoveries claimed to cure pulmonary tuberculosis and all bronchial illnesses. Readers are urged to write to 98 Pine Street New York for delivery, with the Fairfield Tribune noted.
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New York
T. A. Slocum
Fairfield Tribune
Science Daily
M. D
Pine Street
Tribune
Fairfield
Iowa
New Bankruptcy Law Takes Effect Delayed
Washington reports the new bankruptcy law set to take effect August 1 but likely to see little action before November due to a lapse. Supreme Court rules cannot be issued until October, causing forms and orders to await reconvening. District courts may issue provisional procedures if needed before October.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Fatal Chicago Day Claims Eleven Lives
In Chicago on Sunday August 2 eleven people died and several were seriously injured. Five pleasure seekers drowned after a row-boat accident at the Cloakmakers picnic in Columbia park. Two boys were shot one accidentally and one intentionally. A tent pole toppled a boy and another was thrown from a buggy. Drowned victims listed include Jacob Harris Kramer Jefferson streets Annie Pogratzki Union street Alex M Schleissen berg Jefferson street Annie Slominsky Wilson street Samuel Roth West Harrison street.
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Chicago
Desplaines
Columbia Park
Jacob Harris
Kramer and
Jefferson Streets
Annie Pogratzki
Union Street
Alex M. Schleissenberg
Jefferson Street
Annie Slominsky
Wilson Street
Samuel Roth
West Harrison Street
Stamp tax ruling in Illinois Manufacturers case
Judge Tuley ruled against United States Express in the Illinois Manufacturers' association suit over who pays the shipper stamp tax. The decision covers all but the constitutional issue, which the judge declined to rule on though he voiced the view there is no ground for it. The case proceeds to higher courts.
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Chicago
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
United States Express Company
Judge Tuley
An old friend asks for anchovies in a hothouse tale
Sir Walter Scott quotes a nursery gardener tale about a friend requesting a dozen anchovies. The gardener replies he has plenty but they are in the hothouse, implying they are kept as a delicate plant.
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Sir Walter Scott
Captain Kidd in Legend and Fact
The article contrasts two Captain Kidds the legendary and the factual noting that on American shores his fame centers on treasure hiding exploits rather than raiding. It cites Frank R. Stockton from St Nicholas describing Kidd as a figure of romance rather than a typical pirate and explains the distinction between Kidd of song and Kidd of fact.
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Captain Kidden
America
Captain Kidd
Captain
Tennessee Learns Statehood From Its Own Census
In March 1796 the territory now Tennessee declared itself a state after a sheriff led census for 60 000 eligible, electing a governor congressman and legislature, which chose two US senators. Congress admitted Tennessee on June 1 after delays and curiosity, making it the third state to provide a president and the first south of the Ohio and James Rivers.
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Tennessee
United States
Congress
Philadelphia
Ohio
James
New York
Virginia
Boston Transcript
Father and son swap a circus ticket in London tale
In a London Graphic vignette, a boy teases his father about the proverb father of the man. The father then offers a boy a half crown and ticket to the circus, hoping his son will not outshine him when he becomes a father himself.
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Tommy
Mr. Tompkins
Thomas
London Graphic
July Sun Sends Less Heat Yet Brings Longer Days
The New York Times notes that on July 1 the earth receives about six percent less heat than in January. Despite this reduction, northern hemisphere winter does not arrive because the sun is higher in the sky and days are longer, delivering a larger share of the sun's energy per day even with reduced total heat.
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New York Times
Boulevardier meets old friend rumored dead
A boulevardier encounters an old companion once reported dead by his own action. The man explains he almost killed himself from life’s gusts, then doctors found a grave disorder. Since then he has chosen to take care of himself.
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Figaro
If I were only a man she said we could
A brief quip from a Chicago Post piece notes gender roles and reflective humor. The exchange questions traditional expectations about men and women and hints at social norms of the era.
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Chicago Post
Tongue Taste Regions Function Across Its Front Middle and Back
The tongue is divided into three taste regions each with a distinct function. The tip detects pungent and acid tastes, the middle region perceives sweets and bitters, and the back is confined to roasted meats butter oils and fatty substances.
Bargain In Real Estate Seeks Small Price Compromise
A real estate broker offers a sale at 4998 dollars instead of 5000, explaining the buyer is a woman and the seller questions why two dollars matter. The exchange underscores subtle price negotiation in a Chicago context.
Money to Loan at Reasonable Rates for Real Estate Security
Money to loan at reasonable rates for real estate or personal security. Businesses liberal as consistent with safe banking. Acts as custodian of wills and valuable papers. Interest 4 percent per year on deposits for at least six months.
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