Charm Stone From a Zulu Campaign Recalls Family Legacy
In a murky sea tale Casemate recalls his father in the Kathr affair of 1852. The Forty-fourth and a chief named Moshesh figure as the family history. A heavy tobacco-stained stone, said to be a life charm from Moshesh’s staff, is carried as a relic and pipe stopper.
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Thena
Dicky Bradshaw
South Africa
Kafik
Leutenant
John
Casemate
Forty-fourth
Jeremiah
Moshesh
Moses
Johnny
Cape
Tam
Uy Ior
Gian
Mater
Old Navy Tales of Zulus and Mines From War Camp
In a wartime reminiscence the narrator recalls Pacific voyages, Isandlwana news, and upcountry work toward Iashowe. He and Casemate discuss first class fighting men the Zulu, mine tricks at night, a mule kicking Gunnery Jack, and a close escape with a gun duel and a charm.
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Pacific
St. Melena
Isandhiwana
Dicky Bradshaw
Iashowe
Navy
Langer
Casemate
Jack
Ranger
Chatham
Moses
Leutenant
Ariy
Child’s Essay Frames Cruelty as Creature's Purpose
A girl’s essay in Contemporary Review ponders seals, skinning, and a creator’s plan. She argues nature serves a higher good yet shows sympathy for the seals despite the doctrine of “everything is for the best.” Her cross examination reveals educated doubt about reconciling facts with theory.
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Contemporary Review
Quin Leads Milwaukee Toward New baseball Association
Harry D. Quin, president pro tem of the new American association, is a Milwaukee merchant with deep baseball roots dating to 1884. He previously backed clubs in Allowaukee and Milwaukee, and now owns a Milwaukee ball park ready to back a new league, earning a fair hearing from newspapers.
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Harry D. Quin
New American Association
Milwaukee
Allowaukee
Union Association
National League
Francis Stehter
Fred Pfeffer
Williams Barnie
Quin
McGovern Called World Featherweight Champion at 20
At age twenty Terry McGovern of Brooklyn is hailed as the world featherweight champion. A sporting writer says he outclasses all opponents, earns vast riches, and has a bright future. In public he is a gentleman and husband. in private he stays to a Puritan path, avoiding drink, tobacco, and swearing. He domestically excels while having defeated George Dixon in eight rounds of swift fighting in New York.
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Terry McGovern
Brooklyn
McGovern
George Dixon
New York
College athletics funding grows for new fields and boathouse
Chicago university plans a new athletic field costing 20000 with an expected two year completion. Warvard alumni add 15000 to 25000 already raised for the college boathouse rebuild after a recent fire. Northwestern alumnus pledges 3000 for a football eleven next fall, conditional on faculty backing athletics over strict future restrictions.
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Chicago University
Warvard
Northwestern University
Smooth Brome Grass Gains Favor In Dry Regions
Smooth brome grass has rapidly established itself across the north and northwest, proving highly drought resistant and valuable for hay and pasture. It forms thick turf, stays green through winter in Tennessee, and thrives on dry soils. It is praised for early spring growth, late fall forage, and broad regional adaptability from Canada to California, Oklahoma to Nebraska, and the Dakotas.
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Canada
Inennessee
California
Iansas
Montana
North
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Wyoming
Washington
Oregon
Colorado
Inansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Indiana
Ohio
Ben Davis Apple Described as Popular Yet Mysterious
Mechau's Monthly notes the Ben Davis apple's popularity in markets, its plain good eating quality, and its reliability for bearing. It questions the apple's origin and bearer, while praising its suitability for marketing and general hardiness.
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Ben Davis
ATP
Philluters
Philadelphia
Mechau
National pistol tournament proposal and scoring debate
A plan to hold a national pistol shooting tournament with divisions for beginners amateurs and experts plus a police men contest and an all inclusive championship, with prizes for top three in each event and a move toward a permanent fixture. Separate notes discuss changing theft base scoring in baseball and attributing steals to errors or pitches rather than the runner.
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Extolled In Public Endorsements
A Glenville West Virginia finder notes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as consistently effective when others fail and urges readers to try it. Testimonials from Emmert and Burrell, druggists, and a Des Moines anecdote praise its relief for throat chest soreness and pneumonia. The piece also mentions a Massachusetts man’s flotation apparatus and Paris hotel guests paying a five dollar per day minimum during an exposition.
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Chamberlain’s
Glenville
W. Va
Emmert & Burrell, Druggists
Washington, D.C
G. A. Studer
United States
Singapore
Sava
Des Moines
Amberlain
Emmert & Burrell
Paris
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promoted And Noted Claims
A Salem Indiana reader praises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as highly effective for digestion and stomach troubles. Nearby items warn about counterfeit salves for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and tout an improved snow melting machine using an air compressor and gas flame for faster melting.
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Lewis Dennis
Salem
Ind
H. J. Moogh
DeWitt’s
One Minute Cough Cure Endorsed by Local Reader
J I Berry of Loganton Pennsylvania states he was cured of pneumonia by One Minute Cough Cure after doctors failed. He adds it also cured his children of whooping cough and relieves coughs colds croup grippe throat and lung ailments. Mothers endorse it.
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J. I. Berry
Loganton
H. J. Moogk
Fifty Dairy Rules Distributed to American Farmers
The Bureau of Animal Industry distributed tens of thousands of large cardboard dairy rules to American farmers. The rules cover practical guidelines for production and handling of pure milk to ensure quality and safety.
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Bureau of Animal Inustry
Nurse Pay Gaps Between Hospitals and City Units Reported
A report notes that in the United States a nurse earns 40 a month, $10 more than graduate nurses in hospitals. It cites operating room pay from $25 to $40 monthly, with nurses often expected to supply their own wardrobe.
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United States
Army
R R Time Table Chicago to Freeport Service
A historic timetable lists train numbers 147 148 155 157 161 167 with arrival and departure times between Chicago and Freeport. Notes indicate freight service only on some trains and days of operation including daily and weekend exceptions, signed by agent V. F. Holdeke.
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Chicago
Freeport
FNO
Trains Arrive and Depart Freeport Milwaukee Connections
Train timetable notes No 6 and No 36 provide close connections for Chicago Racine Rockford Janesville and Madison with Milwaukee arrivals at 3 40 pm and 8 40 pm. Westbound No 38 No 5 and No 53 No 45 depart Milwaukee with through coaches to Rock Island Cedar Rapids Kansas City Omaha Council Bluffs and St Paul. Baggage checked through to destination.
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Freeport
Saeeeenenaeenen Pav Obe Terest Veauscuseensues
Chicago
Racine
Rockford
Janesville
Madison
Alate
Milwaukee
Sieo
Clinton
Dubuque
St. Paul
Cedar Rapids
Kansas City
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Rock Island
Deatinusion
J.b.sweatt
Agear
Chicago Great Western RY
Minneapolis
Des Moines
St. Joseph
Traina
South Freeport
EAB
Chicago Express
P. & K.C, Limited
Tix Press
Nob Express
Brewster House
Reanei Ag
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jAwont
Lord
Gen
Pasa
Anoka Giant Viekere Challenges Worldwide Wrestlers
Matt Viekere the Anoka giant issues a general challenge to all wrestlers for a liberal purse. He aims to meet Halil Adal, is a farmer's son from Anoka, six feet five inches tall, claiming 380 pounds and willing to drop to 480 pounds, with manager Herman Smith of Minneapolis.
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Matt Viekere
Anoka Giant
Viekere
Halil Adal
Anoka Gianer
Herman Smith
Minneapolis
Inthir corn varieties recommended for planting
The Kansas station advises two Inthir corn varieties red and black Tudled white. Isadite corn millikes a slow growth and should not be planted until the ground warms. Plant in rows eight to ten feet apart, seeds one inch apart in the row, and cultivate as for corn. Some farmers sow Itlir corn broadside to cut with a mower for hay or fodder, cutting heads for grain if fodder is not needed, or harvesting as weather corn by cutting and stacking in large shocks.
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Kansas
Witrin
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Endorsement by Justice of Peace
G H Appleton, Justice of the Peace in Clarksburg New York touts DeWitts Little Early Risers as the best constipation pills, claiming quick cure for liver and bowel troubles. A stray sentence notes a discussion about how humans divided day into hours. The text also briefly mentions ancient timekeeping using water clocks sundials and hourglasses.
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G. H. Appleton
Justice of Peace
Clarksburg
N. Y
DeWitt
H. Jd. Moogk
Grain-O replaces coffee in stores nationwide
The new grain based drink Grain-O is sold as a coffee substitute. It is claimed to be gentle on delicate stomachs and to taste similar to coffee. Priced at 15 and 26 cents per package, it is advertised as affordable for children and adults alike.
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Eale
Arkansas
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Smira
B. F. Thomas
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Caldwell
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R. G. Shumway
John Tracy
L. M. Devore
Henry Baier
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Cashia
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Wm. Trembor
Charles E, Mey
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W. N. Cronkrite
Second National Bank OF Freeport
Jacob Krohn
Alfred H. Wise
H. 8. Webster
M. V.B. Elson
Reuben Siegfried
Aaron Bower
Ritchie & Lukermann
van Buren Bt
Court House Freeport
E. H. Place
Emmert & Burrall's
Stephenann
Freeport, Il
GC L Snyder
L. Beatrice Ent
Masseus
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Long Distance Telephone
America
Chicago & Stork
ST. Louis
Peoria
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Jack and the Beanstalk
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John Stockholm
THE
Sporting World
Harry D, Quin
Apple
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Chamberlin
Switzerland
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Erie
W. F. Jungkunz & Co
St. Petersburg
Banner
J. Moogk
W. F. Dungkusz
R.R
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Acrnr
Gawains Limited
Lipaves
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Great Northern
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J. B. Swerr
Salt Lake
Be. Bell
Clark Street
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