Novel boat voyage to Cuba sparks spirits guiding Tony Schlosser
Tony Schlosser sails a 15 foot paddle wheeled craft down the Mississippi toward New Orleans with faith in Spirit guides guiding a Cuba Libre mission. Observers note the perilous voyage and potential Cuban recruitment impact across the Midwest and South.
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Schlosser
Cuba
Tony Schlosser
Gen. Weyler
Tony
Mississippi
Schlesser
Cariro
New Orleans
Hee Tony
Art
Mariner
Westphalia
Detroit
Cairo
Detroit River
Cuba Libre
Tony Schrosser
Gulf
New Orleania
Pacific
Middle West
South
West
Ohio
swWitumer
Paul Boyton
Boyton
New York World
Verdict Awarded in South Carolina Murder Case
A Yorkville jury awards $60 against the convicted murderer in the estate damages case filed by the victim's heirs. The suit accuses the defendant of killing the man, prompting the verdict for the plaintiffs.
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South Carolina
Yorkville
Veil of Mint Rising Warns of Malaria and Stomach Bitters
In miasmatic zones a protective tonic is advised. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is promoted as both a safeguard and remedy, claimed to aid dyspepsia constipation kidney trouble and rheumatism for residents and travelers.
Houseboats Bring Summer Residence To Hudson and Sound
Houseboats offer a solution to summer living for many, becoming popular in Southern waters. Last season several floated along the Hudson and more are expected along the Sound this coming summer. The idea provides relief for those seeking a permanent seasonal home and may attract winter wanderers.
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Hudson
Nickel Plate schedule improves Fort Wayne service
The Nickel Plate Road announces through trains to Cleveland Chicago and New York with salons and sleeping cars to New York City and Boston. Easterbound service departs Fort Wayne at 3 30 am arrives New York 9 00 am. another train leaves 8 27 pm reaching Buffalo 8 00 am and New York 8 50 pm next day. Also convenient for Saratoga Springs Troy and other interior New York points.
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Nickel Plate Road
Fort Wayne
Cleveland
Chicago
New York City
Boston
New York
Hoston
Sia
Buffalo
Saratoga Springs
Troy
New York State
Sweden Used Copper as Main Legal Tender at Times
The text notes copper was the chief medium of exchange in Sweden during the last century with merchants sometimes needing wheelbarrows to carry large payments.
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Sweden
Grain-O: a coffee substitute from pure grains
A health note cautions about coffee and tea affecting nerves and digestion and promotes Grain-O as a non stimulant, coffee-like beverage. It claims Grain-O tastes like coffee, is a wholesome food drink for all ages, and costs a quarter as much, available in 15 and 25 cent packages.
Yale lock patent discloses six adjustable steps for code changes
The Yale lock makers show a patent lock with six steps each adjustable to create up to 400 combinations. Adjusting height by twenty possible levels per step multiplies the total codes, illustrating vast security variation in the mechanism.
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Yale
Wabash Rail Route Promises Low Rates and Fast Time
Wabash Railroad advertises very low rates and fast travel from San Francisco to the West Coast with several route choices. Instruction to contact a local agent for details.
No-to-Bac Advertising for Fifty Cents
An ad claims No-To-Bac products cure tobacco desire with a 50 cent price and 2 dollar option. It promises health benefits and a guarantee, urging readers to buy at druggists and apply via the Wabash Railroad for convention travel deals in San Francisco July 7 to 12.
Value of Perfumes in Microbe Destruction
Experiments show flower odors kill microbes with varying speed. Cloves destroy in 35 minutes, cinnamon in 12 minutes for some species, thyme in 35, verbena in 45, certain geranium scents in 50. Cinnamon essence is said to kill typhoid microbes in 12 minutes and is noted as the most potent antiseptic odor. Egyptians favored flowers for antiseptic properties in mummies.
Quotations From Jowett on Balliol Students
A fragmentary reminiscence notes how Professor Jowett shaped Balliol men by praising them yet probing their intellect. He phrases a cheeky contrast about a student, suggesting a test of insight and self awareness in the teaching method.
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Quick Foot Comfort
Old advertisement extols Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful swollen feet and bunion sting, claims instant relief, helps tight or new shoes feel easy, stops sweating and callouses, and offers 25 cents by mail with a free trial package.
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Allen
Mall
Olmsted
le Roy
Bicycles in Japan Produce Their Own Wheels
In Japan a self made bicycle movement produces machines locally referred to as pjin-ten-sha, a term echoing a mao wheel concept. The initiative highlights domestic craft and innovation in bicycle production.
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Japan
Stalls Catarrh Cure Sold At 75 Cents As Constitutional Remedy
The notice touts StallsCatarrh Cure priced at 75 cents as a constitutional remedy. It highlights Isaiah as a sublime author figure and mentions hair care claims. It notes a Free Baptist clergywoman in Aroostook Maine and offers summer boarding lists for South Shore Lake Erie homes upon request with a return two-cent stamp.
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Aroostook
Maine
Wabash Railroad Rates for San Francisco Convention
Travel details advertise the Wabash Railroad for a San Francisco convention, noting rates and fast time and praising the scenery through the Rocky Mountains. Also mentions Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething with a price of five cents per bottle.
WABASH PROMOTES SUMMER PACIFIC SLOPE VISIT
The WA BASH advertises low rate trips to the Pacific Slope offering summer tours to San Francisco. Wabash Agents are urged to inquire for details.
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Wabash Railroad
Pacific Slope
Wabash
San Francisco
Grain-O beverage pitched as coffee substitute for all ages
Advertisment extols Grain-O as a grain based drink replacing coffee with no stomach distress. It boasts mocha like color, claims children and adults can drink safely, and advertises a 15c to 20c price per package sold by grocers. It links summer baby bowel issues to wrong food and drink with sand and dust-like discharges.
National convention of Christian Endeavor in San Francisco
The National Convention of Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor will be held in San Francisco July 7 to 12, 1897. The Wabash Railroad offers a very low round trip rate from all stations to San Francisco for this event. details from any Wabash or connecting line agent. A notice also mentions Piso's Cure for Consumption with a testimonial from Mrs J Nichols of Princeton Indiana dated March 26, 1895. Also advertised are summer boarding opportunities on the South Shore of Lake Erie near Nickel Plate Road with a request to contact B F Horner, Nickel Plate Road general passenger agent in Cleveland for a list upon receipt of a 2-cent stamp.
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Wabash Railroad
Christian Endeavor National Convention
San Francisco
Wadbashl
Lake Erie
B. F. Horner
Cleveland
Ohio
Cal
Nickel Plate Road
Nickel State Road
Cleveland, O
Wabash Announces Low Nashville Exposition Rates
The Wabash Railroad advertises very low round trip rates to the Nashville Exposition and promises quick travel times. Wabash agents are urged to write for information while nickel plate brochures promote summer outings along their lines.
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Wabash Railroad
Wabash Nilk
Nashville Exposition
Wabash
Wabash Railroad Promotes Tennessee Centennial Exposition
Advertisement touts Wabash Railroad service to Nashville for the Tennessee Centennial Exposition now open there. It urges inquiries to agents about travel time and low rates, touting comforts for visitors and inviting travel to the event.
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Wabaah Railroad
Nashville
Wabash
The Grown Ups Duties to Mothers in Change of Life
A promotional note urges adult daughters to care for mothers during the change of life. It recommends Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to ease nervous symptoms and fatigue, claiming improved vitality and relief from heart palpitations. testimonial from Mrs. Lovia Strosa credits benefits after thirteen bottles and additional Blood Purifier.
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Linkham
Lovia Strosa
Harris
Eric Ca
N.Y
Ves Wis
Lydia EK
Pinkham
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