Historic stray notes from a 1899 wire service round up
A broad 1899 round up covers lynching figures in the anti-States, Samoa cession movements, Guiana rainfall droughts, a Plainfield weddings tale, a cake surprise with a $1500 bag, federal reporters' salaries, plans for a South African club in London, rabbit plagues in Stuttgart, gypsy moth costs in Massachusetts, North Carolina fishing profits, eldership in Eliot Maine, South Carolina liquor profits versus New York licensing, humane animal warfare concerns, a Victorian motor vehicle purchase for Texas ranches, Kaiser Wilhelm gifting the Dutch flag to Ziechen Hussars, Dutch brig wrecks, New York theaters lost-and-found ads, Texas trust law, Birmingham growth, U S Canadian coal mining mortality, and a comparison to British Army casualties in South Africa.
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North Carolina
Fish Commission
Eliot
South Carolina
New York
Church Society For the Promotion
Victoria
Texas
Kaiser Wilhelm
Ziechen Hussars
Hussars
Tangled Currents of Natal Tugela River Reach to Sea
Pall Mall Gazette describes the Tugela as Natal’s longest river over 200 miles, forming and breaking boundaries between Natal Zululand and the Transvaal. It reveals dramatic drops in Mont aux Sources, fiords, canyons, and historic battles near Colenso, Blandslaagte, Rorke’s Drift, and Lagogo, with majestic cliffs and wild kloofs along its picturesque course.
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South Africa
Natal
Zululand
Free State
Mont Aux Sources
Drakensberg
Kloof
Hillside
Kip River
Weenen
Colenso
Bulwer Road
Ladysmith
Blauwkranz
Estcourt
Biggarsberg
Blandslaagte
Tugela
Chartlestown
Transvaal
Dundee
Landman’s
Buffalo
Rorke's
Lieut
Melville
Amajuls
Newcastle
Lagogo
Umzimkulu
Pall Mall Gazette
Market square Boer towns host Dutch auctions and weekly horse sales
In Boer towns the center of activity is the market square where Dutch auctions take place. Farmers bring forage tobacco oranges and vegetables for sale while an auctioneer handles horses and household goods. Saturdays draw crowded horse sales and brisk furniture trade amid shifting towns and outspanning ox teams.
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South Africa
Tranavaal
London Daily Math
Morning cocktail as constitutional amendment in Kentucky
A Kentucky statesman views a morning cocktail as a kind of constitutional amendment while noting the earth completes a revolution every twenty four hours, contrasted with some countries inaugurating one twice daily.
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Earth
Kentucky
Archishop Hennessy Dies at 75 in Dubuque
The deceased archbishop John Hennessy of Dubuque Iowa aged 75 born in Limerick Ireland 1825. He served 6 000 miles of territory without railroads and led Catholic education growth with numerous buildings. He became bishop in 1866 and archbishop in 1893 leaving a legacy as theologian orator and educator.
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Iowa
Dubuque
John Hennessy
Limerick
Ireland
America
Carondelet Seminary
St. Louis
New Madrid
Gravois
Carondelet
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Joseph
Towa
Chore Boy to Millionaire James Oliver Rise
The life of James Oliver of South Bend Indiana traces a climb from a chore boy earning 50 cents weekly on a farm to a leading industrial figure. Born in Scotland in 1823 he immigrated to America at 13, settled first in Geneva New York, where his father and brother had preceded him, and advanced through perseverance to social and business prominence.
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Indiana
James Oliver
South Bend
Ind
Mr. Oliver
Scotland
America
Geneva
N. Y
Rise of Indiana Magnate Oliver From Humble Beginnings
In 1835 he moved to Indiana, worked on a farm for six dollars a month, saved enough to invest in real estate, learned the mothers trade, and by 1855 began manufacturing on a small scale. His enterprise grew, a key invention propelled him to riches, now valued at ten to fifteen million. Despite wealth, he remembers labor’s hard graft and helps aspiring youths with guidance and support.
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Indiana
James
Oliver
Teeth Made from Paper In Dentistry Show Promising Technique
An article describes a peculiar process turning paper into dental substitutes that may surpass other materials. It notes the longing for natural teeth and suggests maintaining stomach health with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to address constipation, dyspepsia, and biliousness, implying better teeth outcomes.
Verney Family Wedding Ring History at Edgehill
A vast gold Verney wedding ring from Clayden Buckinghamshire was worn over a military glove in Charles I era and found on a gloved hand clutching the royal standard after Edgehill. It passed to Sir Harry Verney who married Florence Nightingale’s sister, continuing its family use.
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Verney
Clayden
Buckinghamshire
Charles I
Henry Verney
Edgehill
Verneys
Sir Harry Verney
Florence Nightingale
Lane's Family Medicine Promoted for Daily Digestive Health
An old advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine as essential for daily bowel movements and overall health. It claims gentle action on liver and kidneys and notes tick headache relief with prices of 25 and 50 cents.
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Lane
Gambling in France prompts government study of racing losses
France faces a gambling surge with the government studying the issue as races draw heavy losses. It is estimated that half of personal crisis reports in Paris stem from race-related losses.
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France
Paris
Jell O The New Dessert Teases Family Flavors
An old advertisement touts Jell O as the new dessert pleasing all ages. Four flavors listed Lemion range Raspberry and Strawberry available at grocers for 10 cents. The copy credits a designer named Martial as the genius behind the clever artists.
Washington How a Little Boy Was Saved
A Washington mother recalls misdiagnosis of her 16 month old son’s rash later identified as scrofula. After various doctors and blood medicines, Hood's Sarsaparilla was given, leading to a complete recovery. The testimonial cites neck sores healing and renewed health following persistent use.
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Washington, D. C
Hood
Nettin Chash
K St
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Germany
Tutuila
W. R. Richard
Plainfield, J
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National
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London
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Juttgart
Ardens
Oneyards
Massachusetts
E. W. Barrett
Birmingham
Ala
United States
Canada
Archbishop Hennessy
Trowbie
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Pierre Loti
Tahiti
Pacific
Loti
Bishop Hennessy
Jamea Oliver
Qoo
Iyan Ee Oe
Bears
Fac Sitgle Signature of
Castoria
Washington
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
L. Douglas Iae
Mabe
Ely’s
Kely
Bulls
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