General James F Smith Named Philippine Civil Governor
The article profiles General James F Smith veteran of the Philippines expedition and first California volunteers. It notes his rise from colonel to civil governor of Negros and later vice governor general, detailing his background in law, customs, and San Francisco ties. It highlights his age, Catholic faith, and support for education and industry aiding Filipino progress.
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James F. Smith
Roeda
Franry C. Ide
Philippines
Solar
Ife
California
Manila
Negros
Adairs
Gon
Emu
Waiter
Ide
Luke TL. Wright
Smith
William S. Taft
Rome
Bitter
Far East
San Francisco
Cleveland
Thurston Drops Speech After Judge Signals Ruling
Former Nebraska Senator Joshn M M Thurston, defending in a local court trial, began a forceful reply to government counsel on a legal point when the presiding justice interrupted to say he would decide in Thurston’s favor. Thurston then resumed his seat, saying he would not speak further to avoid swaying the judge’s view.
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Joshn MM. Thurston
Nebraska
Aroge
Thurston
Mr. Thurst
Congressman's Fifth Term Driven by Roosevelt Letter
Indiana congressman James Ek. Watson of the Sixth District, after receiving a Roosevelt letter opening his congressional campaign, is serving his fifth term. Watson is noted as the first to defeat “Watch Doe,” the Treasury objector, and his wife’s succession to party posts has steadied his path. He is medium height with a smooth face, bright features, and a capable voice. Watson is a lawyer by profession.
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James Ek. Watson
Indiana
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Mr. Watson
Watch Doe
Treasury
Congress
Watson
Archbishop Ryans Retorts Over Hat Mockery at Georgetown
Renntor Bardo of California recalls a humorous episode at Georgetown University involving Archbishop Ryans of Philadelphia. The archbishop rebuked a priest for an ill appearance and quipped that the priest would not part with his hat, noting the priest’s father died in the rising of IS.
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Renntor Bardo
California
Georgetown University
Rgate
Philadelphia
Ryans
Cood fou cough and sale of original cough syrup
An advertisement notes a product called 9s laxative Honey ema Vir the original laxative cough syrup. It claims to remove the cold and ease the cough without opiates and states it is sold by all druggists.
Book Sale Line Includes New and Used Texts
A full line of school books for sale including new and second-hand volumes. Brown and Dolembyer are listed as sellers.
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Brown & Dolembyer
Brown and Dollmeyer’s clip shows back to school musts
A Brown and Dollmeyer’s display offers a concise list of school essentials and supplies. The clip highlights items students will need, from notebooks to writing implements, aiding families preparing for the new term.
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Brown & Dollmeyer’s
The Class Problem In France
An Atlantic essay argues that French property owners form a privileged caste and millions of workmen form an excluded class. The piece notes a spontaneous upheaval among workers while America pursues ceaseless class mobility, allowing workers and their descendants to rise into wealth or professional status.
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France
United States
Illiterate Rates Fall As Education Expands In Fifty Years
Dr Edward Brooks recounts at a Philadelphia dinner how literacy has risen. He notes that fewer people cannot read or write and shares a humorous Sullivan County memory where a pupil struggles with the alphabet until naming his father.
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Edward Brooks
Philadelphia
Sullivan County
Dad
Abolition Move Targets Famous Hous de Sevres Auction Currency
Budget committee acts to abolish the famed hous de Sevres once used as a convenient currency. President M Cnillitex notes abuse of tickets and the porcelain piece’s hollow value. The report cites wide misuse and calls for removal amid financial tinkering and public concern.
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M. Cnillitex
Commission
China
Plormeetor
Ciretuustinees
Nedipst
London Mail
Druggista Ad Listing G4 Medicines at New York Corner
An advertisement notes a 25 cent price for Humphreys Medicine G4 located at the corner of Villa and Joho Streets in New York, promising malted beverages at the drugstore.
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Druggista
Humphreys
Villa and
Joho Streets
New York
Humphreys Homeopathic No 28 Remedy Aimed at Nervous Debility
Advertises Humphreys Homeopathic Specific No 28 as a lasting cure for nervous debility prostration and related weakness. Claims 40 years of use and sole success, priced at 1 per vial or 3 for serious cases, available through druggists or by prepaid order from Humphreys Medical Co.
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Pierce
Pierca
Finley Ellingwood
Bonnet Medical College
Chicago
Hale
Buffalo, N. Y
Humphreys
Cleaning the Cellar and Housekeeping Advice
The housewife should take a day to remove dirt rotten wood and spoiled vegetables from the cellar. Then brush cobwebs and whitewash walls and ceiling with lime, using a worn brush if needed to spread thickly to freshen air and ward off illness.
Care of Silk Stockings with Tepid Water and Ironing
Prepare a lather with lukewarm water and soup for delicate silk stockings. Place stockings in the solution, add a teaspoonful of vinegar per gallon if colors are delicate. Soak ten minutes, then press and squeeze gently. Do not rub silk. Rinse in two clean lukewarm baths, press dry, shape, hang in a airy shady place until nearly dry, then iron under a cloth.
Upholstered Mattress Handling and Reinforcement
The article notes daily turning is not enough for proper mattress reception and warns it strains the ticking and distorts the nest. It suggests sewing handles to the sides using webbing or ticking crosspieces to grip the surface and prevent wear.
Illinois inventor patents multiuse cooking utensil
An Illinois man patents a rectangular multiuse cooking utensil for frying, inking or roasting. The design centers on a hinged, side-handled pan with a drip tray and screen cover that lifts out with its contents, the novelty resting in the cover.
Ingenious Pan Cover and Draining Tray Design
The description outlines a multiflanged pan cover forming a Hauid proof joint to prevent splash escape, with stop pieces to hold the cover inclined for draining batches. It details an interchangeable tray system, a cover extension as a drip guide, and a milk rinse to prevent burning. Also notes candle handling to avoid grease scattering and cautions about yeast and chemical gas release. Finally it describes scented sachet tins made from Japanese napkin wrapped around batting with herb fillings.
How to Clean Lace With Simple Household Methods
A step by step from washing to drying lace using bath soap borax and warm sun. The guide instructs to rub rinse and air dry while handling delicate fabric to restore its appearance.
Nuts Freshened by Soaking in Water
The note claims that if nuts are kept and then soaked in Indewiarme water they become remarkably fresh. It asserts this applies to all sorts of nuts and expresses surprise at the improvement.
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Eoud
Clarification of Historic Fish Preparation Text
The fragment describes preparing eels by gutting, cutting into pieces, drying, flouring or rolling in flour, and frying in lard or beef dripping until browned and thoroughly cooked. The language is archaic and garbled but outlines a method for frying eels.
Obscure OCR Snippet Yields Uncertain Event
Fragmentary readable lines describe a local setting with hints of a person or group and a place named Castile. The text mentions clear water and a vague funding or fee concept tied to a community scene, but critical details and outcomes are missing.
Conch Care and Laxative Advice from 19th Century Notice
A fragment advises caution in using anvils with constipation and warns to avoid opiate preparations. It endorses Kennedy's Laxative Hones and Par, claiming it stops cough and moves the bowels, sold by all druggists.
WheC Mo and St BP Sell Second Class Colonists
WheC Mo and St BP will ship second class colonists to Montana Washington Oregon and California daily from August 27 to October 31 at greatly reduced rates. J B Sweatt, agent.
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Whec
Mo & St. BP
Montana
Washington
Oregon
California
J.B. Sweatt
Senator Rewards Originality in Odd Pharmacy Tale
A quirky scene unfolds as a former senator chats on Putth Avenue with a man who spins a tale about a prescription mix up and a doctor’s advice. The exchange highlights questions of memory and truth in a humorous editorial style from the New York Press.
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Jay
Putth Avenue
Linn
Bess
Oman
Pycee
New Yori Press
Northwestern line offers low rates to Chattanooga reunion
Very low excursion fares to Chattanooga Tennessee via the Northwestern line in September. Tickets sold September 15 to 17 with favorable return limits in honor of the Regimental Reunion and anniversary of the Chickamauga battle. Apply to Chicago and Northwestern line agents.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Northwestern
Chickamauga
Chicago & Northwestern Line
Excursion Rates to Summer Resorts Announced
Excursion rates to summer resorts along the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul lines from Chicago Kansas City Omaha Cairo Evansville and St Louis. Tickets on sale until September 30 with return limit October 31 1906. Soldwell.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Cairo
Evansville
St. Totuis
St. Paul
Minneapolis Kansas City
Council Bluffs
Daily Jr Journal Delivery Price
The Daily Jr Journal is delivered to any part of the city for 10e a week.
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Daily
Jr Journal
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Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta, Ga
Uncle Tom
the Grand
Grace
A. Schulz
Schoeffel & Brokhausen
Galena St
Manitou
Berolzheim
G.P. A
Manitou Steamship Co
Tamus FP. Smith
James FE. Watson
Sevres
Dor
Werner von Wolton
Eleetric- Teelotical Association
Dmierlin
Sor
Aditi Wartor
Tame
Eotopa
Osrieks
Castile
Oomar
Ayer
Chmidt, Tailoring
Ajachlin & Feiffer
The
Freeport Hardware Company
Galena Street
Santos
Burrell Bros
Stephenson St
Weste Bh
Great Western
J.B. Elmer
St Paul, Mian
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