Ali Ferrouh Bey and other diplomat spouses scandal
Turkish minister Ali Ferrouh Bey obtained permission to take his harem to Washington, provoking controversy as a Turkish diplomat’s wife accompanied another envoy to Sweden. The piece notes deaths linked to diplomatic separations, pensions for revolutionary veterans, and broad census costs and processes, with commentary on public officials and social conditions in Washington.
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Ali Ferrouh Bey
United States
Washington
Stockholm
Sheriff Pacha
Sweden
Halim Pacha
Ali F. Bey
Saadullah Acha
Vienna
Nxtantinople
Pncanter
Sunde
Mason and Dixon's Line Money for Stone Pillars From England
One hundred twenty three years ago surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon were sent from England to mark the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland. They prepared hundreds of pillars with a P on one side and an M on the other. From England they brought the stones used to mark the line.
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England
Charles Mason
Jeremiah Dixon
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Mason and Dixon line stones to be rebuilt after 100 years
The Pennsylvania and Maryland legislatures each allocate 5000 to prepare and place new boundary stones for Mason and Dixon's line. The markers, set at one mile intervals with larger monuments every five miles, have deteriorated since their original placement.
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Mason and Dixon
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Act Increases Subdiary Silver Coinage by 20 Million
Washington reports a new monetary act allows the Secretary of the Treasury to add about 20 million dollars to the stock of subsidiary silver coin. Mint officials note this raises potential silver coinage to around 100 million dollars, easing past limits set since 1876 and 1879.
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Washington
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Roberts
West Indies
South America
Side Lights on the Boer War
The Kopjes of the Boer War are described as stumps of hills topped with stone breastworks. White populations in Transvaal and Orange Free State rose from 40,000 and 30,000 in 1878 to an estimated 323,000 to 500,000 whites with many more Africans. Lord Roberts may be made a duke and receive $25,000. Kitchener could be elevated, with French and Kelly-Kenn y promoted. The Orange Free State climate is dry and temperate with stock raising, and diamonds, gold, coal and iron found in the region.
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Hollerith
Iage
United States
Hete
Washington
John W. Ross
Transvaal
Orange Free State
States
Lord Roberts
Kitchener
French
Kelly-Kenny
Of Course She Wouldn't Lie About Fare Evasion
A Chicago Post piece quotes a woman claiming she avoided paying a fare by insisting that Ethel was five years old. She maintains she did not lie, simply stating that Ethel was five yesterday and on every prior day for two and a half years, avoiding any denial of age.
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Ethel
Chicago Post
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offer and Endorsements
A historical ad copy promises one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cures not achieved by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites endorsements from West & Truax and Walding Kinnan & Marvin in Toledo Ohio. The text describes the cure as a blood and mucous system remedy priced at 75 cents per bottle and offers testimonials free.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
American Locomotive Building Record Year 1899 Output
American shops produced 2,473 locomotives in 1899, the peak year, surpassing 1898 by 598 units. Of the total, 534 locomotives were built for railway companies in foreign countries, accounting for more than a quarter of the output.
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Amrican Locomotive Building
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Claims Laxative Bromo Quinine
A medicinal ad promises a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and refunds money if it fails. Each box bears EB. Grove's signature. In Atlanta an ordinance bans fast vehicle passage near places of worship on Sundays.
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Droge
W. Grove
Atlanta
My Beautiful Baby Boy and Happy Mothers Letters
Letters from Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound users praise the tonic for aiding pregnancy and postpartum recovery. Mrs Finke of Roscoe New York recounts a joyous birth of a healthy boy after following the advice and using the medicine. Mrs Dean Maps notes pain relief and successful pregnancy with a baby girl, claiming the remedy helped prevent miscarriage and eased sickness.
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Dean
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mars
Many Lang, Coytee
Tenn
Considerate Wife Reads Paper Mont Blanc Song Spoof
A humorous dialogue about a young girl who climbs Mont Blanc and sings. A husband comments on her act as unusually thoughtful, then a product ad for Ely's Cream Balm claims it cures catarrh by cleansing and soothing nasal membranes. The ad touts trial offers and the balm's painless relief.
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Mont Blanc
Sacred Treasures in Autumn Leaves Prayers
A San Francisco Examiner fragment shows a dialogue where a teacher asks Bobbie if he studied the prodigal son, but Bobbie cites his mother’s restriction on Bible use as she presses autumn leaves into the book.
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Bobbie
San Francisco Examiner
Free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease for tired feet
Get a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder by writing Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York The powder cures tired sweating damp swollen and aching feet makes shoes feel easy and eases corns and bunions Sold by all druggists and shoe stores 25 cents
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Mixen Conversation About Charles Confusion
In a conversational exchange the speakers correct a mistaken day. A woman recalls Charles and switches to Tom, acknowledging forgetfulness and the belief that the current day is Tuesday. The dialogue hints at misidentification and social familiarity between the speakers.
Grain-O as a coffee substitute for children
An advertisement touts Grain-O a grain based drink for children replacing coffee. It claims health benefits and similar taste to coffee at about a third the price. The piece also notes a newly discovered cave in New Zealand larger than Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.
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New Zealand
Kentucky
Lane's Family Medicine Moves the Bowels Daily
A mysterious health claim promotes Lane's Family Medicine as a daily bowel movement aid for health. It is said to act gently on the liver and kidneys and to cure headaches with prices listed at 25 and 50 cents. The notice adds American hickory as wagon material, claiming it stays well salted for moist tropical climates.
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Lane
What Shall We Have for Dessert Jell O
A family question answered with a quick healthful dessert. Jell O is prepared in two minutes with no boiling or baking. Simply add hot water and set to cool. Flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. Available at grocers for 10 cents.
Nickel Plate Homeseekers Excursion to West and Southwest
The Nickel Plate Road will run an Homeseekers' Excursion to the west northwest and southwest on April 8, 1900. Tickets good returning within 21 days at one fare plus $2.00 for round trip. Inquire agents or address C. A. Asterlin, T. P. A., Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Nickel Plate Road
Excurson To Wints
Nquire
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Overland Limited and Pacific Express Trains to California
The Overland Limited departs Chicago at 6 30 p m arriving San Francisco on the third day and Los Angeles the following morning. All meals in dining cars with buffet smoking and library cars. The Pacific Express leaves Chicago at 10 30 p m with first class through sleepers. Weekly excursions Thursday. W B Kniskern 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago for pamphlet.
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Chicago
Union Pacific
North- Western Line
Overland Limited
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pacific Express
California
Chicago & Northwestern B’y
W. B. Kniskern
Fifth Avenue
Chicago, Ill
Grain-O beverage replaces coffee with grain drink
Try Grain O. Ask your grocer for Grain-O the new food drink that replaces coffee. Children may drink it without injury and adults like it. Grain-O has Mocha like color but is grain based and gentle on the stomach. 3 cents the price of coffee. Sold by all grocers. Jell-O dessert teases the family with four flavors Lemon range Raspberry and Strawberry. A giant among giants is not aware of his own size.
Cascarets Advertises Child Health Aid
An old newspaper ad promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a mild remedy for infant digestive troubles caused by unhealthy feedings and purgatives. It claims relief from sour stomach gas and colic, advising mothers to take Cascarets themselves when nursing and to give pieces to older infants. The ad lists prices 10c 50c and mentions mail order for sample booklets from Sterling Remedy Co.
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Nurge
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Montreal
Can
New York
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Hiram Rank
Freedom
Depew
Hanna
Deal
Yes
Senate
Reynolds
Sternberg
Philippines
Philippine Islands
Mason and Dixon’s Line
Samoa
Peru
Chiep
Chambers
Samos
Peruna Medicine Co
Peruna
W. L. Chambers
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren St. N.Y
Mixen
Charles
Tom
Rafferty
Mr. Dolan
Washington Star
Egotism
NLU
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