Monument to Francis Scott Key in Golden Gate Park
Special correspondence from San Francisco describes the Key monument unveiled in Golden Gate Park, praising its artistry by W. W. Story and comparing it with the Scott monument. It notes James Lick's and Corcoran's roles and provides context on Key’s life, the park, and the long West Coast journey by rail highlighting scenery and western life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lick
San Francisco
Colden Gate Park
Corcoran
California
Rome
Walter Scott
Edinburgh
Scott
Columbia
Key
Golden Gate Park
Francis Scott Key
Baltimore
Mount Olivet
George H. Pendleton
Germany
Barton Key
Sickles
New York
Washington
District of Columbia
John Randolph
Roanoake
Randolph
Fort McHe
Maryland
America
Home, Sweet Home
John Howard Payne
Alice Gertrude Cutts
Temple Grayson
South America
Barnes
Gen. Barnes
Lick
Kinferret
W. W. Corcoran
Interview with Bismarck Reveals His Charisma and Caution
A Chicago correspondent recalls a brief interview with Otto von Bismarck. The aged chancellor sits poised at a desk in fatigue dress and greets the American with laughter and wit. He requests complete confidentiality, though the interview yields no publishable revelations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Brunswick
Battenberg
Bulgaria
Europe
Blakely Hall
Emperor Frederick's Banker and a Litany of Fortunes
A Berlin report says Baron Cohn of Dessau was named banker to the Emperor, tracing wealth from a 1770 Dessau loan to Rev. Moritz Speyers. The tale links a New York broker Albert Speyers to the lineage and notes the banker’s rise through service to rulers. Also mentions crop prospects and census anecdotes in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Berlin
Baron Cohn
Dessau
Cohns
Moritz Speyers
Colin
Cohn
Herr Cohn
William
Albert G. P. Speyers
No. 15
Exchange Place
New York
Dresden
Banker's Monthly
Wheat harvest reports mix on Northern Pacific lines
Reports from the Northern Pacific week say threshing is not yet general enough for an accurate yield. Overall the crop is average with variations by branch from better than last year to below average quality, though some regions show No. 1 Northern grade and others poorer quality. Farmers remain cautiously hopeful in some areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Northern Pacific
Little Falls
Dakota
Minnesota
Fargo and
Black Hills
Duluth
Manitoba
Fargo
Southwestern
Jim F River Valley
Jamestown
Missouri River
Swift's Specific Company Endorsements from 1888 Front Page
Letter excerpts praise S. S. S. as the greatest blood purifier and claim cures for a past food poisoning and a teen eruption. Testimonials from J. S. Strader of Kemp Texas and W. S. Ropinson of Lone Oak reference lasting recovery and healthy families. Drawer and address details accompany the endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Swift
J. S. Strader
Dale Ave
Kemp
Texas
the Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
S.S. S
Lone Oak
W. S. Ropinson
Nasaline endorsed by Denver merchant for catarrh relief
A dry goods merchant J H Meinhardt of Denver endorses Wilhelm's Nasaline as effective for catarrh and related ailments. The advertisement notes Nasaline is sold by druggists at 50 cents. Also includes a short domestic joke about children behaving to see their father shave on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Meinhardt
Denver
Cole
Wilhelm
Hamburg Figs Laxative Promises Health and Comfort
The sovereign remedy for constipation from nourish ment and lifestyle issues is Hamburg Figs a mild fruit laxative lozenge made of fruits and vegetables. They claim to relieve bilious symptoms from an inactive liver and keep the bowels and system clean with continued use and have a pleasant taste with a dose of one fig priced at 25 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
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the Key
New York Central Park
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
Straterae
Union
Central Pacific
Uncle Sam
Nebraska
Rocky Mountains
Sacramento
Sierras
Leland Stanford and Company
Mark Twain
Monte Carlo
Nice
Emigrant Gap
Union Pacifics
Sher
Man
W. T
Sherman
Denver and
Rio Grande Road
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Ogden
Henry Stephens
Mandan
Tribune
S. Cox
United States
Ireland
Begorra
Scotland
Tue SwiFt Specific Co
Drawer
Broadway
Freddie
Greeley
Walnut Street
Madison Avenue
H. A. French
Greenlee
Denver, Colorado
E. Brooks
Paine
Wells, Richardson
Alaska
New Orleans
A. Ico
Weld County Abstract Office
Weld County
Money, TU Lcan
Hunter and West’s Bank
James K. Phillips
Colorado
Hi. A. Andrer
M.D
Oxford St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Tox Centaur Company
Fulton Street
N.Y
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