Washington Letter on Cuban Revenue Plan and Broader Governance
The piece surveys Cuba's tax system under consideration, including a proposed cabinet model with General Brooke overseeing executive branches. It notes a revocable Bank of Spain revenue contract, potential Philippines application, and estimated $4,000,000 arrears. Also covered are Sherman at a funeral, Miles beef remarks, the Manitoba transport probe, and a new pro Ottoman paper in New York.
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Cuba
Brooke
Treasury
Interior
Philippines
Bank of Spain
Havana
Spain
Sherman
John Sherman
Senate
House of Representatives
Merrill
Senator Foraker
Mr. Sherman
Bser
General Schofield
Miles
Karan
Alger
Wagan
New York
Eagan
Porto Rico
South
Al-alam
World
Bosphorus
George Jabour
Washington
Jabour
New York City
Ajalam
Price Tag Reveals New Suit Fiasco in Town
In a comic town tale Algernon Sidit buys a ready made suit with tags on every piece. He worries over fit and propriety while his sweetheart hides laughter upon discovering a price tag on his coat lapel. The episode ends with the tag showing size 34 and price 18 dollars 50 cents.
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Hig Inamorata
Advice in Choosing a Wife From The St Louis Journal
The St Louis Journal urges young men to judge a wife by the music she plays. Preference for Strauss signals frivolity while Beethoven marks practicality, Liszt ambition, Verdi sentimentality, Offenbach giddiness, Gou nod laziness, Mozart prudishness, Flotow commonplace, and Wagner idiocy. A good cook is hinted if she plays Maiden’s Prayer and related pieces, while Battle of Prague signals strict nurture. yet calm faith is placed in a calico dress and the tune Home Sweet Home.
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St. Louis Journal
Prague
Be a friend to everyone having an uphold fight
A short note encourages kindness and fairness toward all involved in disputes, urging supporters to stay calm, listen, and seek peaceful resolutions while standing up for equitable treatment in every encounter.
Leaky Roof Delights Sleep-Wearied Tenant in Thunderstorm
A sleeping man awakens to a furious rainstorm pounding on his roof and laughs at the leaks as thunder shakes the house. He recalls almost being washed out of bed in a previous storm and muses about moving from a top floor flat while tin pans clatter overhead.
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New York Journal
The Diftersnes Wheels Compared For Subtle Difference
A Philadelphia Press anecdote shows a buyer testing 96 and 97 wheels, finding no mechanical difference but noting the 07 model’s higher price cited as the only distinction. The tale shifts to an absent minded professor who wakes in the wrong clothes and returns to bed, sparking humor about confusion.
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al Gebray
Jones
Philadelphia Press
Young Doctor Plans Child-Focused Practice Start
A young physician explains starting a new practice by first treating children. The exchange hints at a staged approach to establishing a medical career, with the doctor aiming to serve pediatric patients before expanding.
Bethesda Mineral Spring Water Promises Kidney Benefits
Thirty years of use claims marked results for kidney diseases and thousands healed. A. M. Jones, president, invites readers to request the Bethesda book for fuller details. Bethesda is sold in sealed half gallon bottles from Bethesda Mineral Spring Co. in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
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Bethesda
A. M. Jones
Bethesda Mineral Spring Co
Waukesha
Wis
Not His to Sell The Lawyer You May Not Believe Me
A terse line from a Pick Me Up dialogue contrasts truth and legal payment. The Lawyer claims facts, while The Client questions the value of facts in legal work. The exchange satirizes attorney client trust and the economics of law.
Died Kicking in Western Story Exchange
In a New York Vin tale, Alkali Ike recalls a stubborn rider who died kicking after being swung to the ground, as a tenderfoot questions whether he fought fate. The sharp frontier dialogue captures the era’s rugged humor and survival ethos.
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Ike
New York
Vin
Prevent Pneumonia and a Fatal Royal Saturday
The piece claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy prevents pneumonia after colds or la grippe, promising it counters pneumonia risk and warrants every bottle. It notes a history of royal deaths on Saturdays, listing William III through Princess Alice as dying on that day.
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Chamberlain
Emmett & Burrell
England
William III
Queen Anne
George I
George II
George III
George IV
Duchess of Kent
Prince Consort
Duke of Clarence
Duke of Albany
Alice
Grain'O Coffee Substitute Promises Sleep Friendly Drink
An ad extols Grain'O as a non stimulating beverage that nourishes and cheers, suitable for nervous persons, youth, and children, claiming it looks and tastes like coffee. It encourages trying Grain'O in place of coffee and mentions it being available from grocers. A fragment notes the Coliseum at Rome as the largest building with a 615 foot diameter and 120 foot height.
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Coliseum
Rome
White Mark Foley Kidney Cure Promoted For Bladder Ailments
Advertises a cure labeled perfect for kidney and bladder diseases as a reliable preparation. Mentions guarantors and various names including H. & Fleck, J. Moogk, Swarts, and Mrs. A. C. Thomas. Includes travel notices to New Orleans and Havana via named trains. Also references Kimball Piano letter and display at Ferry's store in Freeport with piano diplomas and gold medalclaims.
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Cire
H. & Fleck
Kimball Piano
C. R. Ferry
Freeport
Kimball Pianos
Omaha Exposition
W. W. Kispner Co
Ferry
Stephenson St
The Tribune offers a representative Republican paper
The New York Tribune presents a wide ranging weekly and semi weekly paper with weather reviews market reports and a Pictorial Supplement. It targets farmers merchants and professionals and promises extensive reading including war stories science and mechanics letters from abroad and horse world topics. Sample copies are available free on request.
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New York Tribune
Daily Tribune
Tribune
Spain
London
Paris
Tribune Sunshine Society
Pictorial Supplement
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Generid Schofield
Ruth
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John M. Schofield
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Sultan of
Turkey
Sherwin-Williams
Euuaranteed
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Sherwin-Williams CO
Paint and Color Makers
Stewart Ave
Chicago
Cleveland
Bongye & Schwarz
Galena Street
Freeport, Ill
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Swarts
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Queen & Cresent Limited
Cincinnati
A.C. Thomas
Market
Eta
the Sunday Sun
SUN
H. D. Post
J. F. King
Queen & Crescent
Florida
West Indias
Weekly Journal
the Daily Journal
Freeport Journal
Ilinois
Stephenson County
Associated Press
Chicago Street
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