Faulty Manila Army Care Exposed by San Francisco Wave
In a scathing critique the San Francisco Wave blames General Otis and Chief Surgeon Lippincott for dire hospital and quartering conditions in Manila. It cites ill feeding, poor sanitation, rampant alcohol use, and lax discipline, warning health declines will worsen with Manila’s hot season.
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Paty
Otis
Manila
Otis and Lippincott
Army Medical Department
Lippincott
Congress
Tropics
Philippines
Alaska
South Dakota Infantry
General Otis
Quartermaster’s Department
Sol. Sheridan
San Francisco
Trinity Episcopal Services Begin Sunday Morning and Evening
Records show morning service at 10 45 with Rector Henry officiating and an evening service at 7 30 with the same officiant. Following Holy Song services are to be observed as listed.
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Trinity Episcopal
Henry
Smoking habits and tobacco prices in Korea during reform era
The Korea article notes that both men and women smoked early, using long brass bowl pipes and reed stems, with accidents from pipes. During the reform period after the Japan China war, long pipes were banned for commoners, pushing cigarettes which became popular especially among the upper class. It cites native, low quality cigarettes at 1 cent gold per 20, Little cigars at 14 cents gold per 100, and American cigarettes dominant in the palace. Import duty on cigars and cigarettes is 20 percent ad valorem, while American manufacturers gain market share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Chicago Times- Herald
Ivory substitutes detected in market investigation
The New York Ledger reports ivory-like articles appeared at low prices triggering an inquiry into sources. It identifies a palm fruit with a hard white kernel used as an ivory substitute that can be lathed and fooled exports. A test with concentrated sulphuric acid turns the imitation pink, while genuine ivory remains unchanged.
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New York Ledger
Clubbing Rates for 1808 99 Subscriptions Offer
Readers may prepaid for one year of multiple periodicals with discounts when subscribing to both entries. The list includes The Inter State Poultryman, Cosmopolitan, New York World thrice weekly, Demorest's, North American Review, Field and Farm, Popular Science, Century, McClure's, Review of Reviews, Forum, Scribner's, Eclectic, St. Louis Republic, and Denver papers among others, paired with the Greeley Tribune. Prices range from $2.00 to $7.50 per year depending on title combinations.
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Thevye
Inter State Poultryman
the Tribune
Cosmopolitan Magazine
N. Y. World
Greeley Tribune
Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Free Press
New York Independent
Scientific American
Scientific American Supplement
Scientific American Building Edition
Denver Weekly Times
Denver Daily Times
The
Open Door Policy in Philippines Spurs Anglo American Alliance
The article notes that Philippine tariff concessions may be accepted as a price for alliance with Great Britain and that open trade will benefit American manufacturers amid European competition. It discusses constitutional questions about tariffs and the interpretation of United States as including newly acquired territories versus states. It also describes Burlington route’s Chicago special schedule and luxury equipment highlighting its speed, reliability, and modern cars.
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Philippines
United States
Congress
Supreme Court
Union of States
Republic
Philadelphia North American
Trade collage listing for paper and maps in Boston
The Trieung agency for Carter, Rice & Co’s Boston Imperial typewriter paper offers 500 sheet boxes for purchase. Call to view prices and the pew premium map at the Timone office. Old papers are for sale at this office.
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Trieung
Carter, Rice & Co’s
Boston
Imperial Typewriter
Pew Premium
Timone
The Chicago Special Praised as Smoothest Train
The Denver Republican hails the Chicago special as the smoothest train in the United States. It describes its spotless service promptness and abundance of amenities including a la carte pricing and attentive staff. The library car is a favorite retreat offering comfort with on demand items.
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Denver Republican
Chicago
United States
Trayler
Evolution of Hunting Tools Shifts From Crossbows to Firearms
A Pall Mall Magazine note traces how gunpowder spread slowly among nobles while the commoners adopted firearms earlier. It cites Maximilian preferring the crossbow and a tale of a distant chamois shot at 200 fathoms with a belt firearm, illustrating the late uptake of gunpowder by elites and eventual replacement of crossbows in deer hunting in the late sixteenth century.
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Maximilian
Pall Mall
Tour of Old Mexico by Gulf Road January 24 1899
Gulf road announces a month long high class personally conducted Mexico excursion starting January 24 1899 from Denver. The trip follows scenic and historic sites far south of Mexico City aboard luxury sleeping observation and dining cars with all expenses covered for 350 dollars. contact T E Fisner assistant general passenger agent for details and complete itinerary. Threye subscribers paying one year in advance receive the Denver Times Almanac and Year Book free.
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Gulf Road
Mexico
Denver
City of
Colorado
Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway
T. E. Fisner
Colo
Denver Times
Wabash Adds Buffalo to Kansas City Fast Freight Line
C M Hampson and S D Knight announce Wabash now uses its Buffalo to Kansas City line for fast freight, replacing Michigan Central, renaming Train 57 as Hoosac funnel. Orders from New York must deliver at Franklin Street Station before 4 p m. Denver service runs six days from New York and Boston, with no higher rates.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Colorado
Wabash
Kansas City
Michigan Central
Hoosac ‘Funnel
Franklin Street
Denver
C. M. Hampson
Independent changes form and cuts price for fiftieth year
The Independent of New York announces a shift to magazine form in its fiftieth year with a price reduction from 3.00 to 2.00 annually and from ten to five cents for single copies. It pledges 3,640 pages per year, offering 82 percent more reading matter at half the cost compared with leading magazines that run about 2,000 pages for 4.00 yearly.
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THE
Independent
The Independent Advertising Offer
An old newspaper promo offers subscriptions at $2.00 per year or a fractional year rate. Readers encouraged to request a free specimen copy by sending a postal search to The Independent at 130 Fulton Street, New York.
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Independent
Fulton ,T
N.Y
Scenic Denver & Rio Grande Tours Through the Rockies
The Denver and Rio Grande railroad promotes the Scenic Line of the World with two distinct routes through the Rocky Mountains and all through tickets. It offers direct service to Cripple Creek the premier gold camp and double daily trains between Denver and San Francisco. Through sleepers and tourist cars. Also the Oregon Gateway route to Utah Idaho Montana Oregon and Washington. Address K Hooper G P T A Denver Colo for illustrated pamphlets.
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Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Rocky’ Mountains
Cripple Creek
Denver
San Francisco
Idaho
Montana
Oreoon
Washington
Oregon Gateway
K. Hooper
tColo
The Bottle Post on Iceland's South Coast
The bottle post is a historic Icelandic practice where letters are placed in corked bottles and carried by wind across to the opposite coast. Each bottle includes a small trifle like a cigar to entice the finder to read and respond.
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Iceland
Deafness Cure Claims and Patent Medicine Pitch
An advertisement states deafness cannot be healed by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It links deafness to inflammation of the Eustachian tube caused by catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with circulars available free from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Hall's pills are promoted as the best by druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
T.c. Hall
Stockholder meeting on capital stock reduction Western Live Stock and Land Co
The Western Live Stock and Land Company invites stockholders to a special meeting at its Denver office on January 30 1899 at 12 noon to vote on reducing capital from 408000 to 102000 and related cash payment, with transfer books closed December 31 1898 and reopening February 1899. Charles T Leonhardt secretary. First publication December 8 1898.
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Western Live Stock and Land Company
Wall Street
New York
Couny
Denver
Colo
Charles T. Leonhardt
Greeley Tribune
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Trinity Episcopal Church
Tribune
Jepan
Ceylon
Burlington
Colorado Midland
Omaha
Bosanko CO
Phila. Pa
Old Mexico
S. D. Knight
St. Louis, Mo
H. B. McClellan, G. E. A
New York, N. Y
the Independent
Rocky Mountains
Trustee’s Sale
Hereas
Daniel A. Camfield
Weld County
W.M. Ingersoll
J. J. Crippen
of Weld
Cache Poudre Irrigating Company
Daniel A. Camfiela
Weld
Atorney
W. M. Ingersoll
Court House
J.J. Crippen
Cache la Poudre Irrigating Company
Daniel A. Camfielato
IJ. Crippen
Grreley Tribune
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