Oregon Runs Ashore Near Chefoo on China Coast
Reports from Shanghai say the U S battleship Oregon wrecked on a rock four miles south of the How-ki light north of Chefoo. A Shanghai telegram notes officials in Washington were skeptical but concern grew over charts and navigation. The Oregon, under Captain Wilde, had sailed from Hong Kong to join Kempff's squadron near Taku.
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Shanghai
Oregon
Hong Kong
Admiral Kempff
Taku
Chefoo
Indo-China Navigation Company
Washington
China
Wilde
Charleston
Manila
Santiago
Cuban
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Portland
Three Oaks Unveils Dewey Cannon in Jubilant Ceremony
Nearly 10 000 visitors filled Three Oaks Michigan as Helen Miller Gould drew a silk strand to lift a Lily over the Dewey captured Manila cannon. Russell A. Alger Governor Warren and other dignitaries watched as a new silk ensign and Star Spangled Banner marked the town's Maine monument fund tribute.
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Michigan
Dewey
Helen Miller Gould
Manila
Three Oaks
Maine Monument Fund
Russell A. Alger
N Order
B. W. Warren
Hard fighting tale from Admiral Seymour's dispatch
A Seymour dispatch details the Eight-Nations forces reaching Anting near Pekin, the retreat, and the capture of arms for a stiff defense until relief. Casualties total British 27 killed 97 wounded American 4 killed 25 wounded French 1 killed 10 wounded German 12 killed 62 wounded Italian 5 killed 3 wounded Japanese 2 killed 3 wounded Austrian 1 killed 1 wounded Russian 10 killed 27 wounded. News from China scarce with ministers missing and Shanghai’s Tavital promising protection to consuls.
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Ules
Admiral Seymour
Anting
Pekin
Thre
Seymour
London
China
Tavital
Shanghai
Famine Relief in India and Panama Canal Labor Plans
Six million people in India reportedly receive famine relief. Laborers are being recruited in Jamaica to work on the Panama Canal. A Princeton student has begun a road trip toward the Pacific coast. He built a prairie echo boat for the journey.
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India
Jamaica
Panama Canal
Princeton
Pacific Coast
Letter Praises Pinkham's Compound Cures Female Weakness
A testimonial from Mrs Anne Thomison of South Hot Springs Arkansas asserts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her long standing female weakness including leucorrhea womb and ovarian inflammation. After ten bottles she reports improved health weight sleep appetite and ability to work as proof of the medicine's success. She would recommend it to others in her sex. The piece includes a second humorous note about a man seeking a life partner through an old job ad.
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Lydis E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Anne Thomison
South Hot Springs
Ark
Publcation
Philadelphia Press
Supreme Court Upholds Foot Ease Trade Mark Infringement
Justice Laughlin of the Buffalo court issues a permanent injunction and full accounting of sales against Paul B. Hudson and a Brooklyn retailer for selling Dr. Clark's Foot Powder, deemed an imitation of Foot-Ease. Allen Olmstead of Le Roy owns the Foot-Ease trademark and will sample requests.
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Supreme Court
Laughlin
Buffalo
Paul B. Hudson
Dr. Clark
Allen 8
Olmstead
le Roy
N. Y
Friendship Worth in Jokes and Mutual Respect
An observation on how friendships falter when humor is not valued. The remark suggests that appreciation of each other’s jokes strengthens bonds while lack of it strains them.
Tramp Complaints Turn on Harsh Bread Refusal
A tramp returns empty handed from a house and complains the woman gave a stone when asked for bread. His companion recalls another day when a woman offered only a broom handle as bread.
Medical Book Free Know Thyself for Men Only
Free postpaid offer for a 370 page medical book with engravings and prescriptions. The Peabody Medical Institute advertises Know Thyself and The Science of Life as health keys, available in paper at 21 cents or library edition for $1, with a sealed postpaid delivery to male readers.
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Peabody Medical Institute
Bulfinch St
Boston
House cleaning sparks unlikely confession in old tale
A witty exchange from a New York Weekly snippet depicts a burglar claiming house cleaning caused his arrest while a missionary questions the motive. The dialogue highlights the banter over whether liquor or domestic chores led to capture as the staircar pet scene and witnesses are mentioned in passing.
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New York Weekly
Grain-O drink promotes grain based coffee substitute
An ad notes Grain-O a new food drink forged as a coffee substitute, suitable for children and adults and resembling Mocha and Java in color. It emphasizes grain content and easy digestion and lists prices. The piece also offers etiquette tips for guests assisting with homemaking tasks to avoid intrusiveness.
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Tory
Lane's Family Medicine Promoted for Daily Health
An old advertisement promotes Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movement support helps health. It claims gentle action on the liver and kidneys and relief for headaches with a price of 25 and 50 cents.
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Lane
Principles of Duty Dialogues
A vintage dialogue presents gender role banter with a wife asserting a wife’s duty to her husband and a man’s duty to marry. The exchange mocks traditional expectations and frames domestic ideals in a humorous exchange.
Hall's Catarrh Cure and other patent medicines ad
An assortment of early 20th century patent medicine pitches appears. Hall's Catarrh Cure sold for 75 cents, Piso's Cure for Consumption praised, Red Cross Bull Blue marketed at 5 cents for a large package, and a Maine Civil War veteran preserves hardtack as army ration history. Quotes from N W Samuel and J G Holland appear.
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Maine
Parlor Magic With Matches Demonstrated
A simple twelve plus two match trick is explained from Woman's Home Companion. Place six matches across a central one from each side to form two crossed layers, then lift the center match to raise all fourteen. The method relies on careful alignment and lifting technique.
Favorable Condition in South Africa War Spirit
A visitor asks about esprit de corps among troops in South Africa. An English soldier replies that morale isn’t as bad as it could be, noting officers dislike the Boers less than each other, per the Washington Star.
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South Africa
Music Appreciated by Mrs Thumpp Hardie
A witty exchange in the New York Weekly depicts Mrs Thumpp Hardie asking if her piano playing disturbed a neighbor’s baby. The servant confirms the baby enjoys the music and the neighbor is grateful, noting it saved her the trouble of pounding on a tin can.
Homeseekers Excursions Vie Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad markets Homeseekers Excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays of June July and August to Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Indian Territory Kentucky Missouri Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Texas and more. Round trip fare is one dollar plus two dollars for the ticket. Return validity runs up to twenty one days from sale with fifteen day outbound limits and overnights in Homeseekers Territory. New wide vestibule train runs daily Chicago to Waco and Fort Worth Texas with Pullman sleeping cars and free reclining chair cars. For details contact the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad or G. Stone, G P and J A, Chicago.
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Chicago and Eastern Illinoois Railroad
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Indian Territory
Kentucky
Misiana
Mississippi
Issouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Teanesafe
Texas
Aate
Chicago
Waco
Fort Worth
Mt Chine
Eastern
Ilinois Frend, Or
Caret Slogan Promises Bowels Restore Health
An old advertisement touts CASCARETS as a cure for ailments from headaches to cancer, claiming nature will work once bowels are set right. It highlights a 10 cent trial, asserts the candy tablets are genuine with C. C. stamped on each, and warns against imitations.
Choice of Perile Dialogue Sparks Uneasy Tone
Clara warns about hair dye affecting the mind after a man’s caution. John retorts that gray hair could drive him crazy anyway, revealing a tense exchange over appearance and sanity.
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Clara
John
Allen’s Foot Ease advert:
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen'a Foot- Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and Sweating Feet. At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy N. Y.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Embittered Slander Referenced in Conversation
A biting exchange centers on indemnity, jokingly called the 30 cent necktie by a man who notes his gift of two ten dollar bills to his mother as a punchline. The fragment hints at personal rift and disputed funds in a domestic dispute.
What Shall We Have for Dessert
This daily family question is answered with Jell-O a delicious and healthful dessert prepared in two minutes no boiling no baking simply add hot water and set to cool flavors lemon orange raspberry and strawberry at your grocers 10 cts
Frank S Black Started as Office Boy in Troy Newspaper
Frank S. Black former Governor of New York began his career as an office boy in a Troy New York newspaper establishment.
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Frank S. Black
New York
Troy, N. Y
Quotations and Advertisements Sell Household Goods
A compact ad list promotes Red Cross Ball Blue powder at five cent package, claims air cushion rubber stamps under a cheap Beet design, and invites orders to Leok Hor in Fort Wayne Indiana. It blends famous lines with consumer pitches and a postal address.
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Leok Hor
Fort Wayne
Ind
Wine Skins Still Used in Rural Spain
In rural Spain wine skins crafted from animal hides remain common. The article notes skins made from pigs goats calves or oxen are still used in wine transport and storage in countryside districts.
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Spain
Grain-O Promotes Healthier Children with Grain-Based Drink
A 19th century advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing beverage for children, claiming it replaces tea or coffee and strengthens health when given in larger amounts. It compares Grain-O to coffee in taste and promises low cost, urging grocers to stock it and noting enamel writing items and stationery prices elsewhere.
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Dewey Cannon
Three Oake, Mich
Ladies’ Home Journal
Hall
Billy
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Red Cross
J. G. Holland
Boyne Wasteg
Elverton
Mr. Roberts
Minneapolis
Minn
Homeseekers
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Napoleon
The
U. S
Old Virginia
Virginia
A. B. Alcott
McMaill
Libby
Catenge
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