New Torpedo Boat Launched At Du Duque Iowa
A vast crowd gathered Saturday afternoon to witness the launch of the first regular torpedo boat built by the United States Government. Torpedo boat No. 2, really No. 1, is described as a yacht altered with a torpedo tube. Capt. Usher will command, with Mrs. Usher and ex-Senator George W. denes among the spectators. The vessel features four amidships guns, two smokestacks, and torpedo tubes operated by compressed air. The Ericsson schedule shows inland shipbuilding progress and marks a new era in defense capability.
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Gildes
du Duque
Iowa
United States
Ericsson
Dubuque
Rock Island
Iowa Iron Works
Dubujue
Epidemic of twins shocks a quiet New Hope town
In New Hope Pennsylvania a bizarre twin outbreak sweeps the town, with dozens of households reporting twin births. The piece notes Joshua Whitely as the father of eighteen, describes civic events, and mentions a dramatic christening and vessel launch as the community processes the unusual trend.
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Pennsylvania
New Hope
Joshua Whitely
Strange Victories and Oddities From Everyday Life
A collection of curious reports from varied places includes a San Francisco detective’s clever use of mirrors to trap a theft ring at hotels and restaurants, plus a dramatic French tale of M Semiamia’s self-execution in a garden vault and animal heroes awarded for bravery.
Voyage Nerves and Sickness Halted by Bitters Remedy
A travel warning and cure pitch touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as swift relief for sea sickness, nausea from travel, nerves from vibration, and digestive ills from impure water and unfamiliar food. It claims protection against fatigue, exposure, and diseases like malaria, rheumatism, and kidney trouble.
Unique plan to ring globe with Columbian Bell in 1899
The Columbian Bell from the late Exposition would be moved to Jerusalem and connected with Christendom via electric wiring so that on Christmas Eve 1899 it would toll simultaneously worldwide. The venture is colossal with little material benefit and faces timing mismatches across time zones.
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Jerusalem
Christendom
Novel injunction sparks debate over breach of promise
A Kansas woman seeks an injunction to stop her lover from marrying a neighbor. Some lawyers argue the move is well grounded since he distinctly promised to marry her, suggesting it could quietly settle the dispute rather than the standard breach of promise suit.
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N. F. Winn
Park City
Massachusetts
Kansas
Hall's Catarrh Cure Sold by Local Druggists
M L Thompson and Co druggists in Coudersport announce Hall's Catarrh Cure as the best and only sure cure for catarrh they have ever sold. Drugglers sell it. 7350.
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M. L. Thompson & CO
Coudersport
Poverty Stricken Suitor Pleads for Amanda's Mercy
A destitute suitor pleads for Amanda's affection amid hunger and worn clothing, declaring love if she will accept his care while she retorts that even so she has little to wear or eat. The exchange portrays a stark, melodramatic mood reflecting hardship.
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Amanda
Picture of Health Cure Boosts Family
Report describes a woman who regained health after a regular regimen, claiming the stomach trouble was cured and strength restored. Her husband and friends note she now appears the picture of health and vitality.
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Hood
Mabel
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Dubuque, Iowa
Flist Regiment
Rand
J. C. Longueville
Georgia
Judge O'Donnell
Dubuyjue
Enormus Power
Charles Johnston
Edward Johnston
Lewis Bennett
Pzara Hall
A A. J. Salomon
Farmers’ Hotel
Jonathan Bartlett
Keaper
John McDonald
Gray
James Hattie
John Peterson
Irwin Hendrickson
Fred Shabinger
Joseph Moore
Augustus
Michael Gorman
Cambridge
Mas
Edwin Booth
Henderson Fort
Heatrico
Neb
Maks
Minnin Seligman Cutting
New York
Harry Miner
Lady Gladys
Ericsbon'r
Ericsbon
Tir
Central Park Commissioners
James C. Sutter
San Francisco
Marseilles
France
M. Semiamia
Prado
M. Semamai
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Bacchus
Baecehus
Biscornet
Vpataud
Turk
Baden
Rome
Humbert
Palaece
Lin
Condimiit bin
Elalian
Gonridhouse
Hhuabert
Pitts
Prinece
The
Medical Bulletin
Bulletin
Enpir Harmer
Pacific Slope
Oakland
Cal
Shelley
Ossian
Lerozal
Gurrero
Tre Shiali
Persia
Mohamamed
Salem
N.J
Bay
Lawrenceville
Ind
Manchester
Jous Biauin
Indianapolis
Biclin
Acrecena Matcher
Tabustracion de Cuba
Madan Boenyinte Caritlo
Don Luciano Fimenes
Remedios
Canon
California
Fuyland
Mae
William Evans
West Haven
Conn
West Haven, Conn
Kennedy
Donald Kennedy
Roxbury
Mass
Boston
Euth Ashtonix
Jelict
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