Warwick Countess to Visit Chicago for City Hall Study
Reports from New York say the Warwick countess, ally of King Edward and wife of the Earl, will visit Chicago next month to study Western industrial conditions and support the women suffrage movement locally. The hostess identity is not yet revealed.
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Chicago
New York
Countess of Warwick
Earl of Woewick
Edward
Europe
G. O. Mathews
Atees
LaSalle Street
der Leonard
Lundgren
Abraham Burrows
Milwaukee Avenue
Lfe
Mathews
Boston
New City Hall
Great Gospel Clean-Up in Jacksonville
Bill Sunday closed five weeks of meetings in Jacksonville after a total free will offering of 8729. The third offering was stopped by Sunday and the final hospital donation was added. The revival reports 2542 professions of conversion and 20 000 attendees with every saloon closed and fifteen proprietors freed by the circuit court judge.
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Jacksonville
Tabernacle
Carpenter James Arrested on Coles County Arson Warrant
Paris Illinois reports BR James, a contractor who moved from rerre Tlante, arrested on a Coles County arson warrant. He allegedly burned a Hardin block he insured for 4000 dollars to collect the policy. James calls the charge preposterous, saying he could have sold the property for more.
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Paris
James
Rerre Tlante
Coles County
Hardin
Walter McCall Killed at Gravel Pit Near Elgin
Walter McCall aged 45, former South Chicago steel mill official, died at a gravel pit near Elgin after being swept into a pit edge by shifting sand. He was showing visitors around when trapped and carried fifteen feet down, with rescuers finding him smothered.
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Elgin
Walter McCall
Chicago
Bride and Widower in Two Weeks Tragedy
Pierre Mathaway, a young farmer, died after a self inflected gunshot wound while driving with his bride of two weeks. He had carried the gun for rabbits. The incident occurred in November in El Paso County.
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Peon, EL
Pierre Mathaway
Burned to Death in His Home
Fragmentary text describes a fatal house fire with unidentified names and places. The report mentions a man who died at his residence and a sequence of unclear phrases related to the blaze and its aftermath.
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Chicago
Barbara Yonaship
West Fifteenth Plice
Maxwell Street
Dominick Yahus
Frank Yaous
Mia
Frank Yornhehip
Broker
A Story of the Zoo Chronicle
A quirky zoo tale notes odd events as visitors recount bear facts and odd animal sightings. The hippopotamuses suffer amid strange behaviors while a plan emerges to treat a patient with a porridge remedy involving mustard.
Egg Preservative Debate Boosts Lard Over Other Methods
Italian expert Dr Campanini advocates lard as the best egg preservative, noting it blocks air exchange and keeps whites and yolks vivid with no taste change. He claims year‑long preservation through extreme temperatures on perfectly fresh eggs, while others prefer limewater or ducks’ incubation practices.
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Campanini
Raising Ducks and Orchard Cultivation Tips
An authority on ducks outlines care distinct from chickens including vegetables, animal matter, green foods and ample water. Pekin ducks lay well but are poor mothers. proper handling can restart laying after a rest period. The text also discusses fall cultivation to protect soil in varying terrains and mentions an old quack doctor tale as a cautionary note.
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Washington
Boston Herald
Tin foil wrapped tobacco and a millionaire’s will
Legal contest over John Anderson’s will reveals that General Winfield Scott influenced tin foil wrapping of tobacco to preserve freshness. Anderson, a Broadway cigar store owner, popularized foil wrapped cigars and chewing tobacco, aiding his rise to wealth during the Mexican War and California gold rush.
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Winfield Scott
John Anderson
Anderson
Broadway
Felix McClosky
General Scott
California
Vermin expands its scope beyond rats and mice
The piece discusses how the term vermin now covers many pests including cats dogs sparrows and canaries due to disease fears. It contrasts current usage with the Latin origin vermis meaning worms and cites examples from Vennyson Purehas Walton and Izaak Walton to show shifting meanings.
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Vennyson
Purehas
Dava
Izaak Walton
London Chronicle
The President's Ride and Charlie St Clair’s Downfall
In a war era tale, Charlie St Clair, a robust but lazy officer, is pressed to ride the presidential horse but proves unable to endure. After failing midway, he retreats to a life of comfort, renews vigor through marriage to a wealthy widow, and ends his military prospects.
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Charlie St. Clair
Charlie
West Point
Flo
France
Chariie
Hfe
Chartle
Pits
Pye
Washington
Ephat
St. Clair
Mies
Edeerton
St. Chair
Hi Wits
Dager
Flying Fish Attract Lanterns Aboard Vessel In Indian Ocean
In the Indian Ocean a vessel reports a dozen flying fish attracted by its foremast lantern. They struck the light, splashed to the deck stunned, and resemble a sand muffet with wings like a dorsi ting and fans. They are described as edible and a delicacy.
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Indian Ocean
Sydney
N.S. Wal Freeman
Foley's Kidney Remedy Ingredients Highlight Urine Remedy
A German chemical Hexamethylenetetramine is cited as a key ingredient in Foley's Kidney Remedy. Medical texts label it as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for urine, urging early use at signs of irregularities. H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkung.
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H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkung
Rough and Heady Hosiery On Market at Low Price
Ad copy notes Rough and Heady boys hosiery the best wear on market. Price 14c each or 2 for 35c. From Brok hausen and Hill. Postmarked 10 30d1.
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Brokhausen & Hill
Balloon Occupants Command Large Aerial Radius
A report notes occupants of a balloon afloat a mile high maintain a ninety six tailes radius of control over surrounding airspace.
The American Beauty rose origin story
The American Beauty rose began in White House conservatories where a freak flower was found by the Intelligent gardener who recognized a rare plant and cultivated it into a notable rose variety.
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White House
Eighth Wonder of the World at Zaimbezi Falls
The article extols Rhodesia and the Zaimbezi falls as the eighth wonder of the world. It describes mist veiling the chasm, a sunlit rainbow formed by droplets, and the Mood river boiling 300 feet below as it descends a narrow zigzag gorge between towering cliffs.
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Zaimbezi Falls
Rhodesia
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Relief for Nasal Ailments
Sufferers who say they have tried everything without benefit are the people we are looking for. We want them to know from glad experience that Ely's Cream Balm will conquer cold in the head hay fever and obstinate forms of nasal catarrh. This remedy acts directly on inflamed membranes cleansing soothing and healing. One trial will convince you of its healing power. Price 50c. All druggists or mailed by Ely Bros. 56 Warren St. New York. 18
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Glad
Ely
Price
Ely Bros
Warren St
New York
Apparent Wall Covering Mocked Up as Bonds Declares Fraud
A New York businessman displays wallpaper valued at 400000 dollars but in truth worthless, made from thousands of six percent bonds engraved and printed for a company that failed to attract investors and never floated.
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New York
Legend Of The Ruby And The Ark Illumination
An old legend ties a brilliant ruby to Noahs ark with a glowing rosente that lit the vessel and its passengers. The tale frames the ruby as a miraculous light during the voyage and the world described as long past.
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Noah
Brik Blaney
Unknown diseases in Spitzbergen perplex observers
The report notes that common throat nasal and bronchial catarrh maladies are seemingly unknown in Spitzbergen, highlighting a striking health contrast with other regions.
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Spitzbergen
Winter Cough Remedy Ad By Foley's Honey and Tar
A vintage advertisement warns of winter lung ailments such as pneumonia pleurisy and consumption and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for coughs and colds. It urges strengthening lungs before winter and cites H J Meegh and Wm F Jungkunz as endorsers.
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Foley
H. J. Meegh
Wm. F. Jungkunz
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Freeport
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