Ex-Governor Hogg to Lead Gubernatorial Campaign
Ex Governor Hogg declares he will take a leading role in the forthcoming gubernatorial race. Cleveland Ohio suffered a severe flood Saturday night with damages estimated at $1 000 000 though no lives were lost. Prohibition won Burnet county by 165 majority. Vice President Roosevelt begins campaign for 1904 presidency with a long race ahead.
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Hogg
Cleveland
Ohio
Burnet County
Prohibition
Roosevelt
Pale People Have Fale Blood
Hrove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is advertised as a drink with rich blood benefits.
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Hrove
Oil strike in Clay county reaches 262 feet
Parties drilling for oil in Clay county report a strike at 262 feet and plan heavier machinery to go deeper. A wreck on the Great Northern Railroad in Montana caused by a runaway freight colliding with a passenger train killed thirty four and left ten seriously injured.
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Clay County
Great Northern
Montana
The Test Has Proven Best Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic
A season note on professional gamblers laying traps for unwary youth as the Test proves best. The piece warns readers to beware, though the warning itself is repeated and offered in a brisk editorial voice.
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Grove
Chinese chronicle dating from imperial accession
A general note on how a Chinese chronology and public acta have long dated from the emperor's accession. The passage links a tonic named Virove's Tasteless Chill Tonic to historical dating practices.
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Virove
Muddy Blood and Pure Dood Complexion Claims
An odd ad-like passage touts Muddy Blood as a muddy complexion and Pure Dood as a clear complexion. It promotes Goove's Tasteless Chill Tome as making fich clear blood.
Lynching as a Deterrent in Racial Violence
The text argues that lynching becomes a response after mobs form and violence erupts, portraying it as the only method tried to deter the crime. It links periodic outbreaks of lynching to a cycle of terror and retribution across communities.
The Little Giant Stephen A. Douglas Described
A historical sketch recalls Stephen A. Douglas known as The Little Giant for his short stocky frame and sharp debating skill. Thos H Benton jokes about whether his presidential prospects could rise above popular skepticism and remarks on public enthusiasm.
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Stephen A. Douglas
Thos. H. Benton
Douglas
United States Coal Output Near Half of World Total
The world produced about 650,000,000 tons of coal last year, with the United States contributing 245,422,000 tons, nearly half of the global total.
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United States
Mortgage for 85 Million Placed on New York Trust
The Morton Trust Co. of New York holds a mortgage of 85 million dollars from the St. Louis and San Kranetsco Railway Co. to be paid in 1951 at four percent interest.
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Morton Trust Co
Oil boom around Gracey tract in Denton area
The Gracey 800 acre tract jumped from 6000 to 8000 dollars after a quick sale to P C Withers of Denton. Withers then sold 80 acres from the same tract to O T Graham for 6000 dollars. Wells planned by Withers and Lockridge Oil Co. are under way as Byers brothers begin work. A Lockridge test yielded about 100 barrels daily at shallow depth, signaling a productive surge.
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Ge. Din
Gracey
G Gracey
P. C. Withers
Denton
W. C. Kelley
Lockridge
Mr. Withers
Lockridge Oil Company
Byers Brothers
Cure a Cold in One Day Patent Remedy Claim
An old advertisement promises to cure a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. It states all druggists refund the money if it fails and notes E. W. Grove's signature on each box, price 25 cents.
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E. W.grove
Old Time Bookkeepers Face Extinction by New Machines
An article describes three labor saving machines that replace bookkeepers using a typewriter to handle bills invoices and ledgers. The system records dates salesmen numbers and credits, with Marshall Field & Co ordering thirty units. The piece notes the emerging shift toward mechanized accounting.
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Saleman
Marishall Field & Co
Chicago
Man rests from work in church service
A humorous observation notes that someone who can endure long chess or bark-wood waiting without moving will quickly feel fatigued in church. The remark contrasts patient labor with restless church attendance.
Hermitage Child Tonic Promises Digestive Help
Rare 5 Cream Hermitage is essentially the child's tonic. It improves digestion and assimilation of food, strengthens the nervous instinct and restores health vigor and elasticity of appetite natural to childhood. Price 25 cents. Sold by Graham Drug Co.
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Graiam
Bank Depository Bill Promises State Revenue From Funds
The proposal authorizes several banks as state depositories with a $250 000 deposit cap each and interest on daily balances. Depositories must post bonds or equivalent securities. The measure aims to circulate a million dollars in state vaults to generate at least 40 000 dollars yearly for treasury operations, plus potential bank profits from lending.
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Robbins
United States
Texas
Treasury
Austin
Treasury Department
Henrietta
Roman Mile Origin From Mille Latin Root
The term mile derives from mille the Latin word for thousand. A thousand paces of a marching soldier formed the basis of the Roman mile.
The Best Prescription for Malaria in Grove's Chill Tonic
Chills and fever are said to be cured by Grove's Chill Tonic described as iron and quinine in a tasteless form. The ad claims No Cure No Pay.
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Grove
Lawyer to Receive 400000 for Services in Huntington Settlement
It develops that Joseph Redding, a New York lawyer who represented Princess von Flatzfeldt in settling her claims against C. P. Huntington's estate, is to receive the munificent sum of 400000 for his services. Tablers Buckeye Pile Ointment is not a panacea but is recommended for blind, bleeding or protruding piles and will cure obstinate cases. Price 50 cents in bottles, tubes 75 cents. Sold by Graham Drug Co.
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Joseph Redding
New York
Princess von Flatzfeldt
C. P. Huntington
Graham Drug Co
Ballard
Giant California Redwood Picture Sets Record Size
A massive 18 foot 9 inch by 22 inch platinum print from fourteen 18 by 22 negatives showcases forty giant redwoods in Big Basin Santa Cruz County. The 200 yard long landscape required clearing dense undergrowth and will travel to Buffalo for the Pan American Exposition display.
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California Redwood Park
Big Basin
Santa Cruz County
Buffalo
N. Y
Redwood Grove
Mercury
Bal lard's Horehound Syrup Ad Promotes Quick Relief
Brenham Texas Sept 1 Officer Burkhead detained a man in a jail cage after a violent outburst. A father struck his child with a club wounding a eye and caused the mother to seek medical help while the doctor refused entry. The scene left the family in distress as the man threatened further harm.
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Specia
Brenham
Tex
Burkhead
Self confessed robber tracked by clues from crime scene
A California Selby Smelting Works thief confessed after detectives linked clues left at the tunnel and gold vault. He admits he worked alone and misplaced a cap that betrayed him along with digging tools found at his lodgings. Farmers report rain harmed cotton yields, doubting a bale per five acres in the region.
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Selby
California
Cheatham’s Chill Tonic Endures Twenty Years of Use
Cheatham's Chill Tonic has stood the test of ten or fifteen years with very few rivals. Cheatham's Laxative Chill Tonic in tablet form captures the old style's good qualities in a compact tablet. Swift, safe and pocketable, fully guaranteed, price 25e.
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Cheatham
New York Fire Losses Total $21 Million in 1900
The state reports 12,000 fires causing losses of $21,737,785 in 1900. National fire losses reached $161,000,000, about one eighth of which occurred in New York according to Chronicle tables.
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New York
United States
Chronicle
Dr Simmons Sarsaparilla Promotes Health and Digestion
An old advertisement touts Dr Simmons Sarsaparilla as energizing the nervous system improving digestion and eliminating disease. The claim lists a price of fifty cents and fifty dogee (alternative currency).
Sarsaparilla Promise Aids Health With 50 Doses
An advertisement extols Jr. Simmons' Sarsaparilla as a tonic that strengthens the system while eradicating disease. The claim notes fifty cents buys fifty doses and promises rosy cheeks and bright eyes.
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Jr. Simmons
Record corn yield praised in Haskell county
Mr. B T Lanier told the Haskell Free Press that his 125 acres yielded 2000 bushels of corn this year, one of the county’s worst years yet.
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Haskell County
B. T. Lanier
Haskell
Malaria Illness Ties to Impure Blood Claim
Advertisement notes that malaria is caused by impure blood and promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a cure for Ma'a 'ia. The claim targets health deficiencies and offers a tonic as a remedy. No medical endorsement is provided.
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Grove
Deafness Cure Claim and Political Commentary
An 19th century fragment notes that deafness cannot be cured by local applications and endorses constitutional remedies. It mentions a claim offering money for cure via a tartarh remedy, plus a brief note that Congressman Littlefield is reproved for commenting on Supreme Court Porto Rican decisions, with a historical reference to Lincoln's opposition to Dred Scott.
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Toledo
Toctivu
Littlefield
Abraham Lincoln
Drew Scott
Remedy Ads Offer Cures For Colds, Worms, And Health
A historical newspaper fragment promotes Mexican Syrup for coughs and consumption at 25 cents, plus Mother’s Worm Syrup for children and adults, Mexican Root Pill for internal cleanliness, Gooch’s Quick Relief for joint pain, and Good’s Sarsaparilla for healthy flesh, all priced at 25 cents. The ad emphasizes taste, safety, and quick relief.
Borrowing Trouble Editorial Parable From The World
An old man tells his seven children with his last breath that his greatest troubles were those that never happened. The New York World reprints an editorial explaining the moral: avoid borrowing trouble by crossing bridges that may never be reached.
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New York World
Doctor Claims Sarseparilia Boosts Life Energy For All
An advertisement proclaims Dr. Simmons originator of Sarseparilia as a tonic for vitality and bodily strength. It markets fifty cent price and fifty doses suitable for all ages including infants and elders.
Mexican government halts gambling with bans and dismissals
The Mexican government will stop licensing gambling establishments and ban army officers and servants from gambling, with dismissal and prosecution for violators. The speaker urges Mexico to also end bullfighting, suggesting the United States would help quietly if she did.
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Mexico
Sam
Moore's Pilates Cure for Malaria and Fevers Sold
Moore's Pilates claim to cure 51 forms of malaria ague chills fever swamp fever malarial fever bilious fever jaundice biliousness and fatigue plus rheumatism and blood poisoning fatigue. No quinine arsenic acid or iron. Entirely tasteless and easy on stomach. 50 cents per box from Dr C C Moore Co St Louis or Graham Drug Co.
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Moore’s Pilates
Dr. C. C. Moore Co
N. Main St
St. Louis
Graham Drug Co
Reflections on Bryan as Statesman and Leader
Despite Bryan's defeat for president, the writer praises him as a statesman and orator and asserts he would have been an able impartial president. The piece argues his administration would have been free from taint if elected.
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Bryan
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Cue Lopg
Indian Territory
Sapulpa
Stroud
Hermali
Viola
Oisis
Hunt
Franklin N. H
Daniel Webster
Henry M. Flagler
Florida
Miss Gibson
Wilmington
Del
George Wilhelm
Waters Park
Alvin Phelps
Wetmore
Wetmore Tobacco Company
America
Italy News- Herald
Roelofs
Henry H. Roelofs &O
Philadelphia
The
Santa Fe
Newell
H. Ketrz
Jones St
Sioux City
Steeling Remedy Company
Montreal
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