Policy of Annexation and American Global Rise
A historical interview outlines the United States becoming a world power with a reconstructed foreign policy. It argues for imperial reach, colonization, and expanding military strength to match Europe, while debating Anglo American alliances and Ireland, warning that future global questions will dominate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Pacific
England
Rome
Ireland
Mr. Gladstone
China
Africa
Asia
Coolness In Danger On Board A Civil War Era Ship
The anecdote recalls Winfield Scott Schley aboard a New York bound warship as a crew member warned of a fire in the forward magazine. He ordered a fire drill and magazine flooding, standing over the danger until safe, later delivering the line I do not send my men where I will not go myself. The tale underscores leadership under risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield Scott Schley
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Brooklyn Eagle
Wheat harvest and prices outlook dominate Des Moines Leader
The Des Moines Leader reports a 3.5 million acre rise in US wheat plantings, near record yields, and a large export surplus driven by high prices. It notes winter wheat underway, spring wheat over 100 percent developed, and potential for a world record crop unless spring conditions fail. The article closes by asking what hit Leiter in Chicago last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Chicago
Leiter
Free Cure Offer For Lung Diseases From New York Chemist
The Fairfield Tribune prints a free offer from T A Slocum M D of New York claiming a universal cure for consumption and bronchial lung throat and chest diseases. He will send three free bottles of his Discoveries to afflicted readers who write with their address and say they saw the offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
T. A. Slocum
Fairfield Tribune
Science Daily
M. D
Pine Street
Tribune
Fairfield
Owa
Candy Cathartic Ad Claims Urgent Constipation Cure
An old ad proclaims Cascarets candy cathartic as a permanent solution for constipation. It includes a 25-cent price, a money back guarantee if it fails, and urges readers to educate their lowers with the product.
Manila Executions Under Mexican Spreo? Review of Reviews
A Review of Reviews account describes executions in Manila carried out at dawn with large crowds present on the Lunetta. It notes firing squads of natives firing at arms or legs, multiple volleys per victim, and delayed death despite five volleys in one case. The event ends with triumphal band music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Secret Revolutionary Society
Catapunan
Needle and splinter care urged for children
A physician told a women's club how to treat bruises and splinters in children. He recommended sterilizing a needle by passing it through flame or boiling water and avoiding contact with the point. He urged using gutta percha to cover moist dressings to protect clothing and keep moisture in the dressing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
An Old View of the Spaniard in the eighteenth century
A quoted passage from the Boston Journal cites Francois de la Mothe le Vayer describing Spaniards as melancholy treacherous hospitable yet parsimonious and superstitious but also enduring soldiers who favor clever stratagems over brute force. It notes a courteous early conduct and a terrifying parting marked by merciless pillage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francois de la Mothe le Vayer
Boston Journal
Polite Japanese Pedestrian Seeks Pardon After Bicycle Collision
An American cyclist in Tokyo accidentally struck a venerable Japanese man. The aged rider, bowing politely, apologized to the rider for being in his honorable way, reflecting a notable cultural courtesy in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tokyo
Rheumatism Remedies Questioned in 8 8 8 Advertisement
The text argues that typical doctors medicines with mercury and potash worsen rheumatism while claiming B S and especially 8 8 8 provide a cure. Captain O E Hughes of Columbia testifies he was cured after two years of musclular rheumatism using the advertised blood remedy. The piece asserts rheumatism is a blood disease and warns against potash or mercury in treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. S
O. E. Hughes
Columbia
Soo
Swift Specific Company
Atlante
Georgia
The Black Death Swept Europe In The Fourteenth Century
A historical overview traces the Black Death from its origins in crowded Asia and Egypt to Europe. It details outbreaks from Constantinople to Italy, France, and England, noting mass deaths, social upheaval, Jewish persecution, and the decline of plague with modern sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
London
Asia
Egypt
Xerxes
Cyrus
Tamerlane
Justinian
Persia
Constantinople
Gaul
Italy
Naples
Pisa
Siena
Florence
Venice
France
Paris
Strassburg
Order of the
England
Richmond
Bosworth Field
Scotland
Langside
Mary
Charles I
Presidential ticket tease from Denver publication
The Denver Post previews a political slate with Teddy Roosevelt linked to the Texas Terrors as presidential candidate and Catonel Torrey tied to the Wyoming Wildcats as running mate, per Dallas News.
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Denver Post
Por
Teddy Roosevelt
Texas Terrors
Catonel Torrey
Wyoming Wildcats
An Old Man Recovered by Pink Pills for Pale People
Edwin R. Tripp of Middlefield Centre NY, age seventy plus, once crippled by locomotor ataxia, credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring his health after doctors failed. He describes a six to eighteen box course, noting initial costs and later savings, and attests to the remedy before a notary. The tale aims to reassure readers suffering nervous disorders and to promote the medicine widely sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin R. Tripp
Middlefield Centre
Tripp
Homer Hanna
Williams
Dr. Williams
Indian exhibit at 1898 fair stirs playful blushes
Visitors at the world’s fair of 1898 recall an Indian encampment on the south pond. A taciturn young man manned a wigwam and blushed at intruding curiosity. When women peeked in, he joked that his color was natural, blushing for civilized whites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pond
Is By Jingo Basque Origin Claim Realistic
A note cites Prince L. L. Bonaparte’s claim that By Jingo is an English borrowing from Basque Bai Jinko meaning Yes God. It discusses Basque language sounds, Basque influence on sailors and soldiers, and historical instances noted in Notes and Queries with references to Rabelais and 19th century speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Bonaparte
Bai Jinko
Lorraina
Soule
Rabelais
Sorcerer Elected in Guadeloupe Parliament
Reported elect M Legitimus as Socialist deputy from Guadeloupe described as a negro sorcerer who wins voters by dancing and yelling in a cemetery. Also notes Mexico City transit by native carts and cargadores with 300 pound loads carried on backs for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Legitimus
Guadeloupe
City
Mexico
No To Tobacco Quit A Life Changing Claim
Advertisement for No To Tobacco a remedy to quit tobacco dengan easy life vigor. Claims cure guaranteed and strength for men. Offers booklet and sample free from Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
General Banking Services and Custody of Wills Offerings
The notice states acceptance of money for loans on real estate or personal security at reasonable rates. Bank conducts business liberally within safety standards. Will and valuable papers custody offered at no charge. Interest 4 percent per annum on deposits for six months or more.
List of names mentions in article item
The passage lists J. E. Roth J. Ricksher E. A. Howard A. F. Cassel Lee T. Gobble J. 3. McKenney C. D. Leggett R. W. Lamson Thos. Louden as individuals connected to the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Roth
J. Ricksher
E. A. Howard
A. F. Cassel
Lee T. Gobble
J. 3. McKenney
C. D. Leggett
R. W. Lamson
Thos. Louden
de E. Roth
James Louden
D. G. Higley
W W. E. Bradshaw
J.8
D.ettes
D. Bradshaw
Mrs. Hester Parrett
Gobble
Anderson
C. A. Herring
D W. Fordyce
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Troy
Iowa
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Ely
ELY Brothers
Waste Street
State Savings Bank
J.E. Roth
Jos. Ricksher
V. Pres
John Davies
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Oregon
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Chicago, Ill
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