Great religious gatherings in Chicago and Minneapolis Oct 19
Chicago hosts the Universalist General conference from October 19 to 22 while Minneapolis hosts the American Missionary association annual meeting from October 19 to 21. The Chicago Great Western Ry offers a fare plus one third for the round trip on certificate plan. A. G. Fitz Brewster House Agent.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Universalist General Conference
American Missionary Association
Chicago Great Western Ry
A. G. Fitz
Brewster House
Burlington Route Limited Train Ad to St Paul Minneapolis
Castoria extols the finest train for Chicago to St Paul and Minneapolis. The Burlington Route limited expresses daily at 6:30 p.m. featuring Pullman compartments and standard sleeping cars, Pullman buffet smoking car, dining car a la carte, reclining chair cars and coach, all electric lit and steam heated.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago
Proposals Sought for Metallic Street Signs in Freeport
The City of Freeport invites sealed proposals to 12:00 noon October 16 1897 for metallic street signs at all intersections placed on posts as directed by the city engineer. Submit to the Committee on Streets Alleys and Bridges in the City Clerk's Office with sign samples and a 10 percent certified check payable to the committee members F Kguse W M Brown and Frank Hagris.
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F. O. Kguse
W. M. Brown
Frank Hagris
Global railways carry vast passenger volume weekly
The world railways transport over 40,000,000 passengers each week. In France every bicyclist must display a metal plate with name and address on his wheel. The Boston Herald notes a trolley trip of 124 miles from New Bedford to Nashua offers a long regional ride.
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France
Boston Herald
Bairhaven
Mass
Nashua
N. H
Cough remedy praised after editor’s la grippe cure
A Maryland editor suffers a severe cold then tries Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after a promising ad. The medicine cures quickly and permanently, prompting the Liberty town newspaper to recommend it for coughs and colds. Emmert and Burrell supply 25 and 50 cent sizes.
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Chamberlain
Banner of Liberty
Libertytown
Maryland
Emmert & Burrell
Sweden Women Vote for All Elect Offices Except Representatives
In Sweden women participate in voting for all elect offices except for representatives, and they are also eligible to vote for members of the house of representatives.
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Sweden
House of
Dr Kings New Discovery Praised By Druggist And Merchant
Stands at the Head. Aug J Bogel leading druggist of Shreveport La says Dr Kings New Discovery cures his cough and is the best seller. J F Campbell merchant for Safford Ariz writes it never fails and is a sure cure for consumption coughs and colds. Not an experiment after a quarter century it stands at the head with free trial battles at Emmert Burrells Drug Store.
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Aug. J. Bogel
Shreveport
Dr. King
J. F. Campbell
Safford
Ariz
Emmert & Burrell
Queensland Opens 200 Artesian Wells Amid Water Boom
Within a few years Queensland opened about 200 artesian wells, yielding around 125 million gallons of water daily. The effort reflects a rapid expansion of groundwater sources to meet growing demand and support agriculture and settlements.
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Queensland
Electric Bitters Spring Tonic Advertised Cure
Electric Bitters is advertised as a seasonally effective medicine for languor and malarial poison. It claims to prevent fever, relieve headache indigestion constipation and dizziness. Sold for fifty cents per bottle at Emmert Burrell's drug store.
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Emmert & Burrell
Evangeline's Flight to Freedom in Havana Plot
Carl Decker recounts rescuing Senorita Cassio y Cisneros from Casa de Recojidas Havana. She walked Obispo street in disguise with a forged passport, while Decker and a partner tailed her to a Panama steamer in a risky ruse to reach New York. The jailer asked $16,000, which Decker refused.
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Decker
New York
Carl Decker
Evangelina
Guba
Senorita Cossio Y Cisneros
Recojidas
Havanna
Alcalde
United States
Senorita Cassio Y Cissneros
Senorita Cassio Y Cisneros
Obispo Street
Havana
Decker Comes Under Suspicion Escapes to New York
The narrative describes Se Norita Cassio y Cisneros' jail-break after Weyler's pursuit, a key telegram from Minister Dupuy de Lôme, and Karl Decker's plan to flee aboard a Spanish steamer by forging a passport seal. He evades arrest at the pier, leveraging a forged signature. Cisneros receives visitors at the Waldorf. Louis Mowry, Bush Medical student, is missing in Chicago.
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Se Norita Cassio Y Cisneros
Dupuy de Lome
Washington
Weyler
High Seas
New York
Jose Quintana
de Lome
Mexico
Karl Decker
Panama
Senor Carraval
Senor Carjaval
Ingleterre Hotel
Generita Cisneros
Hotel
Waldorf
Julio Sanguily
Henry George
Tom L. Johnson
Charles W. Dayton
Bush Medical
Chicago
Louis Mowry
Bush Medical College
Central Police
Mowry
Wisconsin
Iowa Woman Suffrage Association Renames to Equal Suffrage
Des Moines Iowa October 15 by a 2 to 7 vote the Iowa Woman Suffrage Association renamed itself the Iowa Equal Suffrage Association. The group has long opposed keeping the word Woman in the title.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Luetgert murder trial closings hinge on death question
In Chicago on October 16 the Luetgert murder trial neared its end as defense attorney Vincent pressed the question whether Mrs Louise Luetgert is dead. He argued appearances and prior disappearances, referencing Henry Bicknese and a 22 year-old mystery, urging jurors to doubt the defendant’s guilt. A separate Durham fire in Raleigh caused the city’s worst blaze, destroying tobacco prize-houses and eight homes, with an estimated $250,000 loss and $200,000 insured.
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Bicknese
Chicago
Schuetgert
Phalen
Vincent
Gald
Louise Luetgert
Luetgert
Boyd
Mrs. Luetgert
Tatetgert
Henry Bicknese
North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
Durham
Doan or Kidney Pills Ad Sparks Kidney Health Myth
A 1900s style advertorial segment promotes Doan’s Kidney Pills as a neighbor remedy for backache and urinary disorders. It extols kidneys as the body’s delicate filters and urges readers to remember the Dean’s brand, with price and mail order by Foster-Milburn Co. Also mentions Natal polygamy, a claim about health banking, Rocky Mountain Tea, and a Boston court witness about long work hours.
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Dean
Bright
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Dean’s
Emmett & Burrell
Chamberlains Dough Remedy Praised for Croup Relief
A Mountain Glen Arkansas notice reports children with croup received instant relief from Chamberlains Dough Remedy after a bottle was sent by F A Thornton. The remedy is marketed by Emmert and Burrell.
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Mountain Glen
Ark
Qour
F. A. Thornton
Emmert & Burrell
Committee bids to erect brick poor farm building
The committee on poor and poor farm will receive sealed bids on Wednesday October 20 1897 at 10 o'clock a m to erect a brick building on poor farm per plans in county clerk's office. Building to be completed within thirty days from date of letting. J E Taggart, Chairman. 10-11ldtd
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J. E. Tag
Hair Work in all its Branches by A D Thomas
A D Thomas at 255 Galena Street offers hair work in all branches including cutting shaping and styling services with focus on quality and customer satisfaction.
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A. D
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Wia B. McKee
Mt. Carroll, II
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Rocky Mountain
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Samuel
Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Mothers of America
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
T Mmsv Street
New York City
Pike
GEO. H. Tandy & CO
Queen & Crescent
Nashville
Tenn
Cincinnati
Chattanooga
Lookout Mountain
Chickamauga National Military Park
W. A. Beckler
Adams Street
W. C. Rinearson
Diffenbaugeh
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