A Great Naphtha Fire Near Baku Destroys Factories
A vast naphtha lake near Baku ignited in a spectacular blaze. Fire roared upward, smoke darkened the sky, and flames reached high as thousands fled. Four and a half million cubic feet burned, melting earth and soot covering miles. Ten large naphtha works were ruined, but the fire subsided without total industry destruction.
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Odio
Coleridge
Youngstown
Bion
Manattill
Itia
Tennessee Legislai
Florence
Cory
New Woman's Institute of Technical Design
New York
Douglass County
Oregon
Piies Davis
Conederacy
French Academy of Sciences
Luther
Laipsh
Edward Payson Weston
Persia
Teheran
M. Carriere
John
Mosby
Alexandria
Hong Kong
China
Boston
Gainesborough
England
George C. Bancroft
United States
Mr. Peabody
Beeere Saparidad
Atlanta
Boston Post
Detroit Post
Ibune
Norwich
Conne
Cardinal Newman
moRrepNy
Baku
Russia
Gold Nugget Pin Dodge Stings Wallet and Wits
A Frisco sketch tells of a con artist posing as a needy finder who offers a brass fake nugget pin for ten dollars, dupes a gullible citizen into paying four fifty, and boasts a goldmine scam. Also noted are superstition tales from Leavenworth and a horse cure testimonial from Warnipuna, Pa, dated Nov 18, 1880.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin Hotel
S. 4
Y Warnipuna
Ed. Krypach & Co
Kendall
G. W. Miller
Safe Diabetes Cure Promises Health Restoration
A testimonial from JosiAn Robbins of Youncatown Ohio dated August 6 1881 asserts that Warner Co's diabetes remedy removed symptoms and restored full health. The letter addresses the company as Sirs and endorses the treatment's effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youncatown
Warner & Co
Tong
JosiAn Robbins
Tobacco Cigar Quality Tales From Old Times
A humorous transcript recounts tobacco tricks from the past including worm specks in cigars, white ashes as a test, and red labels on cabbagenias and Havanas. A painter remarks on art prices, noting color work in water color and drought affecting values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Choice Cigara
Frazier's Root Bitters marketed as medical remedy
A testimonial advertisement touts Frazier's Root Bitters as a strictly medicinal tonic for liver kidneys digestion nerves lungs and blood. It lists ailments addressed including dizziness apoplexy dropsy dyspepsia fever and ague pimples and sores and weak health in men and women. Ends noting price one dollar and Henry & Co as sole proprietors in Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Frazier
Frazier
M, Martan
Cleveland
Henry & CO
Sele
Trains Schedule For Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Ry
Train timetable fragment shows routes to Freeport Belvidere and Milwaukee with times for east and west bounds. Mentions passenger and freight trains, agent R A Holder, and a November 4 start date.
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Coloags
Fresport
Milwaukee Prius
Belvidere
Milwaukee
Freeport
Illinois
Wirconses
Snsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakota
Chicago
St. Paul
Omar
Stea Inbrokes
Tinea
Sayeapolie
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Council Bluffs
Denver
California
Winona
Central Dakota Inc
Sioux City
Nor
Nebraska
Yankton
Piinneapalis
Tiiala
Freeport & Dubuque
Green Bay
Lake Superior
Yicket
United States
Marvin Duguitt
W. H. Stennett
R. H. Wolder
City Officers List amid Ward Positions and Officials
The notice lists city officers and ward representatives including Mayor James McNamara City Clerk Warren Clark Treasurer Breed City Prosecutor CG Kean Street Commissioner W Kuipsehild Marshal Chamberlin Surveyor F E Jogel and ward officers T L Waddell Tarinnin Brown Tor and Dy Louis Hronkop Third Ward Porter Van Wagner Board of Education Wm Wright W G Barnes and Chas C Snyder all noted in relation to the high school building and city offices.
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James McNamara
McNamara
Stephenson
Warren OR Clark
Cornell Roons
Ry’s
Breed
Kean
Ofiela Fry
Chamberlin
Kuipsehild
Jogel
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Leavenworth
John A. Kickham
Great Sierra
Mono County
Lunda
BANKS
First National Bank
O. B. Bidwell
F. Deforest
Uettinger, Collmann Bros. & Co
W. H. Taggart
Munn’s
Court House
Kingsley & Mills
Dentists
Ilinois
Olgon’s
Tepps
Second National Bank
F. C. Winslow
M. D
Emmert & Burrell’s
J.D. Burbank
Munn
Bullifae
Stephensom St
Cor. van Buren
Washington Sts
Western
Odd-Fellow’s Hall
W.w.krape
O. P. Qral Y Gea
Lowis
Bernie
Hiram Shons
Orangeville
L. FR
Kleckner
Clark
A. T. Green
D. B. Schulte
Algo
Parsons
BLUM
Banford & Rowell
Brewyster House
Freeport, Ill
Seeareensor
Sete
M. Heltinger
Gund
IlLinois Central
la Salle
Chicago & Northwestern
Cpm. Com
Oy E Tran
Lanark Junction
Hotton
Journal Book
Hodder
E.U. Wrat
Aix
Kent
Lie Purelinger
Neure
Borkell, Drugeists
Lreepart
West
Droggista
John Cg, West & CO
W. Madison
Mat
City Directory
Evangelical-Pleasant St
West of Exchange
Teo
D. B. Byers
Emanuel—Oak
Pleasant
Hue
Berilees
St. John’s—Union
Car State Road
G Hollmeister
Unday
Williams
Corner Union
Wernley
LA Sites
Methodist Episcopal
Embury
Mort Inwest Cor Cherry
Louis Mere
Deth
Methodist Episcopal—German
Chicago St
Cor Spring
Lev Hiller
Ob Kalvyelaye
Stephenson St
Cherry
Pleasant St
Walnu
Key Morris
Olas
Kieckner
W W Hutchison
Dan' Brewster
Cape Win Stewart
United States Mail
Lonlon
Bates
Derk
Tromao
Europe
Enost
Sontisad God
Ireland
Plains
CAES
Northwest
Union Depot
Madison, Canal and
Adams Streets
Itis
Merrill
C. van Horne
A.V. H.carpenter
J. 1. Page
A. Cotton
Freeport Il
Yeti
Inui Astern Rai
Preeport Post Office
Kreeport
Arrivh
Ayer Santetate
Chicagg
Bubuque
Qobam
WU BR. Weatarn
Mouroe
Wis
Gedarville
Queco
Bhuey's
Smith D
Atkins
Journal
Yan Uaa
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