Fresno County Land Boom and Industrial Promise Stated
The article touts Fresno and surrounding areas as ripe for investment, highlighting cheap power and rail access opening up prospects for woolen mills, fruit canneries, tanneries and other industries. It notes land prices from 82 to 70 per acre with irrigation rights, and emphasizes high yields from Fresno County soils for diverse crops and heavy production potential.
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San Joaquin
industris
Freenorm
great West
Fresnois
metropolia
Pag fic
pris
California
Fresno
Fresno county
Americans Favor Peaceful Ballot Over War Evils
The piece argues that Americans reject force and favor the ballot to remove political evils. It warns about immigration’s impact on intelligence and the dangers of manipulation by demagogues. It criticizes sensationalism, notes Cuban sympathy, and references political figures and debates shaping the republic.
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Los Angeles
United
United States
Hurops
pates
agamnet
War Talk and Pulpit Wariness Amid Holiday Festivities
A sprawling page of clipped vignettes and reflections covers wartime sentiment in churches, Santa Claus nostalgia, and public notices. It recalls debates on peace versus war, preacher stances, and a Santa Claus memory that endures across generations, alongside a sample advert for a pamphlet on speculation from Bur bridge & Co in San Francisco.
Dyspepsia Patient Praises Vegetable Sareaparilla
A letter from Mr Joan Timothy of Torbestown Cal reports ten years of dyspepsia with limited diet and says Joy's Vegetable Sareaparilla restored appetite and eased symptoms. He urges fellow sufferers to try the remedy, claiming no adverse effects and a spring medicine without blotches.
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Joan Timothy
Torbestown
Cal
Joy
War talk turns to ridiculous hopes for women and boys
A satirical essay riffs on war fever in Cleveland’s Venezuela debate and envisions women’s roles in battle, mocked uprisings, and patriotic frenzy. It riffs on Annie Shaw and Zenobia while lampooning political rhetoric and the mockery of male bravado.
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Cleveland
Aull
secretary of the treasury
Carliyle
Hull
Wall Street
Senator Hille
congress
Annie Shaw
Annie
Joan d’Arc
Cleopatra
Zenoba
Zenobia
Tonginus
Parade of the gray and blue on Independence Day
Colonel Garnett urges a joint Union and Confederate veterans parade in New York on July 4 1896 planned to unite North and South. A committee of military and commercial leaders should organize the demonstration inviting Governor Morton the National Guard and Chamber of Commerce for a spectacle of unity on Broadway and the Battery.
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Garnette
Southern Veterane ASpectacle
Garnett
New York
Lon, streat
Daniel E Sickey
Broadway
Bowery
Harlem
matical guild
cumber of commerce
board of trade
Colonel Garnett
plewaro
Morton Milor
chamber of commerce
New York Sun
Peruvian Bitters Endorsement Warns Against Delusions About Brain Health
An advertising block touts Peruvian Bitters as a brain tonic, claiming it improves digestion and overall vitality. It argues that brain function hinges on bodily health and denounces other tonics while promoting brandy and bitters from Mack & Co in San Francisco.
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bain
California
Mack & Co dan Francisco
Penn Yan Ballad and a World War Era Odd Weapons Tale
A long poetic sketch extols Penn Yan and nearby rustic scenes with mountaintop vows and romantic longing. It blends local imagery with a narrative of a western Montana suitor and a rural cottage life. The piece shifts to a wartime note about Georgian improvised weapons and later census figures from New Jersey showing population and ethnic breakdowns.
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Georgia company
crover
Brown
Georgis
Georg
Scroven
New York
The Delsarte teacher notes women’s bad carriage along Hudson towns
A Delsarte method teacher reports attention drawn to poor posture in women in towns bordering the Hudson River. She cites increased stooping near the river, attributing it to the ill health associated with the Hudson’s hills and valley.
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Hudson river
clinbing
First Use of Platinum Teag Recorded in Early Metal Work
The fragment recalls early reaction to platinum as a hard dirty looking metal. The writers were disgusted and unsure how to use it until they began making bullets for muskets. A Pascal quote about greatness levels adds philosophical color to the era.
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Santa Glass
Santa Claus
bante Glaus
evys 4
London
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