Senate panel weighs nine million coast defense funds
The Senate committee approved nine million dollars for coastal defenses amid debate on American made machinery. Indications point to a Republican trend toward debt reduction while wheat and corn prices rise, and recovery efforts continue for the Mainerlovime disaster. Governors Palmer and others defend a new senatorial apportionment law before the Supreme Court as New York drafts a costly oil budget. A reform on harness racing vows bans on bobbles, while bimetalism is defended by Webster as gold and silver coinage under Republican policy. Caucuses near, with March 31 filing for nominations. local towns plan elections for supervisors and other offices.
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Fifet
Whi Palmer
Supreme Court
Secretary Wilson Sees No Objection to Hawaii Annexation for Sugar
Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture argues there is no real objection to Hawaii annexation from the sugar grower’s view. He notes free Hawaii sugar importation helps beet growers now, but Hawaii planters may exhaust soil and struggle to compete once fertilizers rise in cost. He foresees Hawaii shifting to tropical fruits and coffee as its main crops.
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Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Hawaii
Union “Carinot Camp
Death of Frances Willard Ends a Temperance Era
Frances Elizabeth Willard long led the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the temperance movement. She died after a period of illness in New York, surrounded by close allies. Her life included academia, leadership in reform groups, and efforts to advance women’s voting rights and social welfare.
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Hotel Imperial
New York
Miss’ Willard
Ia Grippe
Miss Willard
Alfred K. Hill
Miss Gordon
Temperance Temple
Chicago
Willar Temple
Henry
Red Ribbon Movement
Old Christian Church
Frances Elizabeth Willard
Churchville
N. Y
Northwestern Female College
Hyantston
Genessee Wesleyan Seminary
Home Protection Movement
Illinois
Oliver A. Willard
Chicagovering Post
White Cross Movement
International Council of Women
World's
Christian. Temperance Union
Miss-Willard
Miss Wulard
Hood's Sarsaparilla Heals Stomach Ailment Claims
A patient describes years of catarrh of the stomach with alternating hunger and pain, leading to weight loss and stopping work. After using Hood's Sarsaparilla the narrator reports improvement and regained health, noting a swift turn in condition.
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Hood
Frances Willard a Master Spirit in Temperance Fight
The piece lauds Frances Willard as a world renowned advocate for temperance and women’s betterment. It highlights her mottoes For God and Home and Native Land and For God and Every Land, her wide influence, and her gentle, inclusive ministry across Protestant and Catholic lines. It notes her eloquence, personal magnetism, and charitable approach, ending with her impending burial and the sentiment It is well.
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Frances
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Abenad
America
Robbed the Grave by Electric Bitters
Philadelphia man John Oliver recounts near death from illness. After three doctors gave up, a friend recommended Electric Bitters. One bottle brought definite improvement, three weeks of use restored his health, and he credits the remedy with saving his life. Sold at J J and F A Powell's Drug Store for 60 cents a bottle.
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Philadelphia
J.J
F. A. Powell
Illinois Sportsmen's Association sets hunting season reforms
At its Peoria annual meeting the Illinois Sportsmen's Association recommended seasons for waterfowl from September 1 to April 15, grouse to November 1, quail to December 5, and deer and wild turkey closed until 1910. It urged propagation of Chinese pheasant, state wardens funded by license fees, a 35 daily bag limit, and illegal fishing near dams. It also proposed a single state warden with deputies in every county and prohibited cold storage for commercial use.
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Ilinois Sportsmen's Association
Peoria
Illinois ‘Sportsmen’s Association
Illinois
Prosperity stories from Kansas farmers amid drought and debt
Franklin Matthews in Harper's Weekly recounts Kansas farmers improving fortunes during hard times. A Pawnee county millworker witness recalls a farmer who paid taxes and bought land after selling 4000 bushels of wheat. Other farmers in Trewasworth and Sheridan county reduce debt, pay mortgages, and invest in land and improvements after profitable harvests.
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Harper's Weekly
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted With Mercury Warning
An advertisement warns against mercury based treatments for catarrh and endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure from F B Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It claims the product has no mercury, is taken internally, and works on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials are offered free and Dr. D Rattle markets the product as best.
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Hall
FB. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Dra Tle
Alls Family
Rural New Yorker Estimates Poultry Value for 1897
The Rural New Yorker quotes estimates placing the value of poultry sold in 1897 at 125 million dollars and egg products at 165 million, totaling 290 million, a figure said to exceed the year’s wheat and cotton crops.
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United States
Persistent Cough Needs Energetic Treatment
A readable fragment notes a long standing cough unresponsive to remedies including cod liver oil. The account mentions twenty five years of persistent coughing and a call for energetic and sensible treatment.
Scott's Emulsion Promises Throat and Lung Relief
An old advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as curative for throat and lung ailments. It praises cod liver oil for strengthening the system, hypophosphites as a tonic, and glycerine for soothing irritation. It claims the product is available from druggists for 22 7 seconds and $1.00, by Scott & Bowne, New York.
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Elgeits
Scott & Bowne
New York
Lent and Ash Wednesday Observances in Catholic Practice
The article explains the meaning and origins of Lent and Lentantide, noting Lent began on the 23rd of the month and Ash Wednesday as the first day. It covers the apostolic origins, fasting for forty days, mortification, and the ashes ritual as an emblem of penance and mortality guided by bishops across dioceses.
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Elias
God
Mount
Horeb
Moses
Christ
The Maine Disaster Full Casualty Toll and Status
The Navy Department reports the Maine disaster tallies: 355 on board, 329 officers and men, 24 officers saved, 76 men saved, 2 officers lost, 246 men lost, 200 injured officers, 57 injured men, 7 doubtful, 125 hor tification, and notes errors in telegram transmission. Captain Sigsbee telegraphs updates as the situation develops.
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Washington
Navy Department
Maine
Doo
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