Salvation Army in Snow Fight Sparks Help and Hearts
In a snow filled block on Sligh Street children form rival gangs for a snowball war as Miss Martha Murtha of the Salvation Army tends a sick child and inspires the youths. Doctor Cosgrove helps, a hit to Michael leads to lessons in mercy, and Kitty Murtha confronts romance with Roland. The scene closes with a vow and a kiss as Michael peers in.
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Sligh Street
Flere
Salvation Army
Miss Murtha
Martha
Elston
Michael
Costrove
High Street
Smith's Hill
Kitty
Curt Goodbys
Quinn
Jimmy
Roland
DeWitt's Salve Endorsed for Piles by Local Drugstore
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is especially recommended for piles. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson St.
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DeWitt
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Coffee as a Remedy for Asthma
A concise note from a family doctor advises coffee as an asthma remedy. It recommends very strong black coffee without sugar or milk, taken on an empty stomach, in moderation to avoid stomach distension and digestion interference.
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Asthme
The No Grog Law and Navy Spirit Ration Change
In July 1862 Congress passed a law ending the spirit ration in the U S Navy from September 1 1862. Spirits would be banned on warships except for medical use overseen by medical officers. A 5 cent per day commutation was allowed to officers and sailors entitled to the ration, with further era-wide impact noted.
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Congress
United States
United States Navy
Daily Journal Delivers Across City for June Week
The Daily Journal announces citywide delivery for a full week starting in June. The service aims to reach every neighborhood with timely papers and special editions.
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Daily Journal
the Daily Journal
Publicity Drives Mammoth Cave Fame in Past Era
The Philistine argues that Mammoth Cave Kentucky shows advertising fuels visitor interest. From 1844 to 1905 visitation fell as publicity waned, while early promoters drew hundreds daily and some travelers crossed the Atlantic. Advertising sustains demand and profits in business.
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Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Mammoth Cave Hotel
The Famous Claridge’s Centenary Celebration
The Famous Claridge's in London began as Mivart's in 1808. Founder Mivart first provided bathrooms to hotel guests and advertised it in 1850. The property later passed to Mr and Mrs Claridge, then to a company that now operates the hotel.
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Claridge's
London
Princes and Milionaires
Mivart'’s
M. Mivart
Mivart
Claridge
New Trick Brightens Old Gas Mantle Light
A man recalls a clever trick for restoring a gas mantle's brightness. In a friend's apartment the mantle had darkened, but the wife throws salt into the chimney and the flame flares around the mantle, removing soot and restoring a bright, clear light.
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New York Globe
Drankenness in Scotland Rising in Judicial Stats
Judicial statistics for LCG show rising drunkenness in Scotland with some figures described as appalling. Blairgowrie Perthshire, a town under 6,000 residents, reports 1042 drunkenness cases per 10 000 people, equating to about one case per ten inhabitants.
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Scotland
LCG
Blairgowrie
Perthshire
Thirteen at New Year Dinner in Peshawar
The London Chronicle recalls that fifty five years ago Lord Roberts joined thirteen at a New Year dinner in Peshawar. Eleven years later most had faced the Pudhin mutiny and many were wounded, yet all were alive, and Roberts remains living.
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Lord Roberts
Peshawar
London Chronicle
The Spanish Stiletto Banned by Interior Decree
A Spanish government decree by Interior Minister Senor Laderva forbids sale or use of any pointed knife dagger or stiletto with blades longer than six inches. The traditional uivaja and its cultural associations face disappearance under the new rule.
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Carmen
Senor Laderva
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Pills Advertised
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are presented as the best pills known and offered for sale by Wm. BF. Jungkunz, a druggist located at 85 Stephenson Street.
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DeWitt
BF. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Gottschalk Destroys Piano Keyboard During Concert
The pianist Gottschalk, famed for strength as well as skill, knocked against the piano’s overhanging keyboard cover on a new model. After a hard rap he tore off the cover and hurled it across the platform, then calmly resumed playing to the audience.
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Gottschalk
Chicago Record-Herald
Circus Riders Preserve the Golden Era of the Ring
The article recalls old time circus riders as central to shows, with clowns and bands sharing the ring when the rider rested. It highlights Jim Robinson as the top paid rider, earning 500 in gold weekly on James Bailey’s tours in Australia, a salary unmatched by others.
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Tody Tamilton
Washington Star
Tames A
Robinson
Jim
Bailey
Origin and decline of fasting in sacrifice rituals
The origin of fasting is linked to savage funeral refreshment offerings that lavishly feed the dead, causing temporary starvation for survivors. A funeral feast could ruin a person, and fasting may have begun as a result of sacrifice for the dead, later becoming an indispensable ritual lasting beyond the original cause.
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Thorbert Spencer
Aoman
New York American
Hatter Says French and German Hats Wear Faster
A Cincinnati Enquirer quotation notes that French and German hats last half as long as American hats due to finer manners. The hatter explains lifting hats in salutation is harder for them and travels across water, causing quicker wear.
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Cincinnati Huquirer
Thoughtful Husband Disturbs Sleep With Flustered Button Help
A New York Press quote recounts a woman praising her husband as thoughtful yet comically disruptive. He returns at night and, after turning on lights, asks politely for help unflats ten this collar button, waking her from sleep. The anecdote highlights domestic humor and polite insistence despite disturbance.
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Sadix
New York Press
Unclear quoted text from a Boston tran script
Fragmentary OCR style line contains names Mouster May Taintor Tarintor and Mrs Mouster with typographical errors. The passage appears to be an informal dialogue or script note about a character returning home late and being sobered by a sight. No verifiable events or clear story outcome are present.
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Charitage
Flere
Mouster
May Taintor
Never Worked Before Mrs Jones and the Government Job
A fragmentary dialogue shows Mrs Jones noting her husband never worked, while Mrs Smith recalls he has always held a government job and is now exhausted from recent tasks. The exchange hints at social roles and employment history in a domestic setting.
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Mrs. Jones
Smith
A Popular Boo What Would Be The Bride’s Gift
A brief note about selecting an appropriate gift for a bride, mentioning a bank book as an illustrated option. The piece hints at gift ideas and etiquette for wedding occasions.
Liquid Cream Balm for Catarrh Offered by Ely Bros
Many catarrrn sufferers report relief from catarrh using Ely's Cream Balm in two forms, liquid and balm. The liquid version, priced at 75 cents with spraying tube, is sold by all druggists. Ely Bros. mail order at 56 Warren Street, New York. Daily Journal delivery costs 10 cents weekly.
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Ely
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
Never Thought of That Sketely Bits Note on Wives and Clothes
In a humorous Sketely Bits line the speaker queries what would happen if a man had no wife to rely on for tasks and expenses. The quip touches on how absence of a spouse might free funds for buying new clothes.
Indian Beliefs and Hunter Customs Described in Journal
The Kansas City Journal notes on Native practices show belief in a man losing an eye entitling two wives, the wolf treated with a soul and near-human regard, funeral taboos affecting tracking, medicine man rituals at hunts, and sharing of deer meat with the spine's meat roasted first.
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Kansas City Journal
The Injured One in Demerara Sugar Estate Visit
A sugar estate owner visits Demerara and watches cane transport when a young mule driver strikes a mule with a whip. The mule kicks the boy in the head, knocking him to the ground. Onlookers rush to check his condition as a bystander says the mule will recover in a day or two.
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Demerara
Lung disease color changes in miners linked to dust exposure
A New York Press report notes physicians claim miners in coal regions show similar life spans whether lungs are black or pink, with children in Pittsburg region appearing rose pink but darkening with age due to dust deposits in lymph spaces. non dusty workers retain childhood color while some containers’ rings turn jet black.
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Pittsburg
Fikimos
New York Press
Relief for dyspepsia with Kodol advertised
It is very important and in fact it is absolutely necessary to health that we give relief to the stomach promptly at the .st sign of trouble. Take something once in a while, especially after meals, something like KODOL for Dyspepsia and Indigestion. It will enable your stomach to do its work properly, Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 88 Stephenson St.
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Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Time Tables Arrive For Omaha St Paul Dubuque And More
Rail schedule fragment lists arrival and departure times for multiple routes including Omaha St Paul Dubuque Sioux City Fort Dodge Dodgeville Madison Decatur and Dodgeville districts. References freight and passenger trains with specific times and service notes.
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Omaha Lim
St. Paul
Dubuque
Dodwe
Sioux City
Omaha BR
Dees
Datryuna
St. Bans
Decatur BR
Decatur
Madison
Imotor
Dodgeville District
East and West Bound Train Schedules and Connections
Rail timetable notes for East bound No 200d No 204 No 206 No 310s and West bound No 201 No 303 No 205 No 207 No 209 No 211m with connections at Roc roit Janeaville Sycamore DeKalb Belvidere and Beloit for Milwaukee Chicago and points east and west Sundays limited services cafe parlor car notes and agent J. B. Swkeatt.
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Atraigne Arlor
Rocroit
Janeaville
Sycamore
DeKar
West
Beckford
Milwaukee
Belvidere
Beloit
Harad
Madison
DeKalb
Spring V Alley
Pacific Coast
Maple Leaf Route Traffic Bulletin Highlights Chicago Specials
A late 1950s railway notice lists South East Bound and Chicago Express services with daily operation except Sunday. Mentions time 1:18 and service numbers 4 6 14 10/58 Om and special routes for Pa. No 6 and No 14 Chicago Special.
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Chicago
Ghtagra
Departa East Forreston
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Business Directory
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Henry Baler
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Ross’t
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Fred W. Hoefer
H. H Antrim
J. H. Stealy
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W. Hagner
Henry Bater
Homer F. Aspinwall
Savings Department
C. O. Collmann
J. S. Collman
L. R. Jungkunz
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Wm. Trembor
August Bergman
W. T. Rawleigh
W. N. Cronkrite
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First National Bank
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Wm. Dright
A. Bidwell
M. Clark
Ass‘t Cashier
John Burrell
Joseph Emmert
C. H. Pict
Wm. C. Wright
C. B. Bidwell
Boyd P. Hill
Addison Bidwell
M. V. B. Elson
L. Z. Farwell
V. Pres
D. F. Graham
Second National Bank
Napis
Capital
J. F. Farr
Reuben Siegfried
J. L. Meyers
J. H. Graham
J. N. Galloway
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H.S. Webster
E. Mayer
Union Loan & Building Association
FF. F. Schaeffer
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John J. Trunck
Mayer
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W. J. Schwarz
H. 8. Ebater
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Attorney At Law
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Anzeiger Building
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Douglas Ave
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Chicago Great Western
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St Paul
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Ft. Dodge
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