Signs of succession in old city businesses noted
A Londoner explains a shop sign showing the heirs’ names in order and confirms the sign’s accuracy. The example reads John Littlejohns Sons & Little Little Littejohn Doolittle Littlejohn, reflecting how the next generation inherits the family business in an old English town.
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London
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Little Little Littejohn
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Jobn Littles
Littlejohn
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Minard's Liniment Praised by Relieved Patient
Durie, Nod. Lewis S and Butler report severe rheumatism limited them to bed rest. After using Minard's Liniment they describe immediate relief and attribute their recovery to the medicine's powerful effects.
Trained Nurses Barred From New York Hotel Dining Rooms
The article notes hotels in New York prohibit women in nurse uniforms from dining there, citing disease concerns and reputational impact. Managers allow no easy access, forcing nurses to endure extra steps for meals. In upscale hostels with many staff, 10 to 12 trained nurses are employed, yet guest comfort remains priority over staff attire.
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New York
Tragic Fetal End at Home Surgery in Winnipeg
In Winnipeg on March 21 Miss Margaret Hanneh Brown Rogers died after a nasal growth operation at her brother William J. Rogers’s home. Chloroform anesthesia preceded loss of consciousness and a brain hemorrhage likely caused paralysis leading to death despite medical efforts. A physician notes death may reflect brain hemorrhage rather than direct chloroform effect.
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Winnipeg
Margaret Hanneh Brown Rogers
Jerry Robinson
William J. Rogers
Flyin Avenue
Rogers
Three men executed for treason after railway wreck
In Cape Town on March 21 J P Wina ber S Minaber and J A Neuwoudt were shot for treason and murder following a court martial verdict linked to a Taasbisch train wreck that killed five. Gen Kitchener confirmed the sentence and the act ended at sunset with a Thatch minister present. Two others received five year penal servitude.
Looting the Cargo Off Newfoundland Cape
The French barquentine Aquitaine ashore off Cape La Hune Newfoundland 23 miles east of Burgeo en route to St Pierre with wines spirits and general fishery supplies. Crew escaped. Coastal residents loot the vessel as customs rush to the scene to salvage the unusually valuable cargo.
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Bayenoe
St. Pierre
French Bank
Cape la Hune
Newfoundland
Burgeo
Sealing steamer Southern Cross returns with seals
Telegraphic briefs report the Southern Cross arriving at St John s loaded with 6 500 seals. Other items include a teen vaccination related death in Harrisburg and a field marshal shot in Budapest.
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Southern Cross
Canadian Pacific Railways Daily Passenger Routes
Canadian Pacific Railway lists daily service from Winnipeg through ports and hubs to Eastern and Western points. Service includes Montreal Toronto New York connections and routes via Portage la Prairie Brandon Neepawa Yorkton Winnipeg Selkirk Stonewall Morden and other intermediate points with weekly patterns and officials James Oborne and E McPherson noted as company agents.
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Chigago
Selkirk
Stonewall
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Short biographical sketches from the new Congress
The text surveys several figures including Allen Langdon McDermott of Jersey City and the Earl of Weryss, noting Langdon McDermott as the shortest entry in the Congressional Directors. It glances at Stubart J. Gamble, General Pate of Tennessee, Senator Pettus of Alabama, Clean T. McKinley of Idaho, and others with miscellaneous anecdotes on birthdays, careers, and historical tidbits. It also mentions Ex-President Cleveland’s honorary Mercer County membership, Alexander Beaubien of Chicago, Judge Daniel Magruder, and Justus S. Ransome’s long will questions, ending with St Louis contemplating an international exposition.
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Pettgrew
United States
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General Pate
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North Allore
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John S. Wood
Coffeyville
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Mercer County
Alexander Beaubien
Chicago
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Magruler
William M. Evarts
Oo Lonzer
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Asane
The Pedagogue: Schools Get Telephones and University Gifts
Cincinnati public schools will receive telephones funded by a city drive. England raises money to present a Max Muller bust to Oxford and to fund his research topics. Professor Jackson of Columbia travels to Bombay for oriental studies. University of Chicago aims to plant 50 elm trees on campus with a $5 000 pledge from trustees for the lot.
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England
Max Muller
Oxford University
Jackson
Columbia
Ianman
Harvard
Bossiers
Bombay
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Goodspeed
Daughter’s Mannishness Mocked Here in Odd Exchange
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item reports a provocative remark about a daughter’s behavior. The father replies he is unfazed, recalling a strange moment when she attempted to throw a stone at a dog.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Meaford Man Credits Dr Williams Pink Pills For Recovery
Portrait of Patrick Delaney of Meaford Ont recounts his decline with leg weakness dizziness and heart palpitations. After three doctors and four boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills his strength appetite and vitality improved enough to resume light work and travel.
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Meaford
Patrick Telaney
Delaney
Sword Blade of a Thousand Sheets Revealed
The article describes a Japanese crafted sabre built from magnetic iron ore and up to a thousand thin metal sheets. The process layers iron and steel then folds and reseals the bar repeatedly to create a veined, multistrate blade with intricate construction.
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Fourth Avenue
Dysentery Cordial Proclaimed Best for Summer Ills
The notice touts Dr J D Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial as the top medicine for summer bowel complaints. It claims water and fruit trigger attacks in sensitive individuals and urges early use to prevent further trouble.
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J.D. Kellogg
Minards Liniment and Parmelee Pills Featured in Odd Ad Copy
An archive snippet markets Minard’s Liniment for cattle cures and Parmelee’s Pills claiming broad disease action. The piece also notes rural population loss in Southern Michigan and ends with a quirky social note about a woman in a milliner window displaying a bank account wish.
Minard’s Liniment Cures Colds and More Spell Tale
A schoolgirl’s clever letter change proves key in a local spell story. The tale centers on a magical effect triggered by inserting the letter e into the word low, with Minard’s Liniment playfully involved.
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria and Street Car Accident
A reader notes diphtheria cure by Minard's Liniment and reports a street railway accident where Mr Thomas Gabin's eleven year old son injured his foot. He used Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil and recovered in nine days. The note ends with a moral about men who live beyond their means losing friends.
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Thomas Gabin
Thomas
Deafness Cured by Constitutional Remedies Cited
An advertisement argues deafness stems from Eustachian tube inflammation and cannot be cured by local applications. It offers a $1000 reward for any case cured by Catarrh Cure, with circulars from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and mentions Halleamily Pills. It also critiques other remedies and makes brief satirical asides about stage vocalists.
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F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
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