Era of Prosperity Boosts Chicago Business says Fuller
Chicago business shows a bright turn with a veteran caller noting broad gains across mercantile sectors. Railroads, including the Northwestern and Chicago Great Western, employ thousands with rising daily wages, while political shifts threaten to end the Populist silver alignment.
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Fuller
Chicago
Chicago “& ” “& Northwestern Railroad
Chicago Great Western
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Tews Central
The
Burlington
Milwaukee
St Paul
Tariff bill moves toward restoring home schedules in Congress
Washington The tariff bill likely to back to the House schedules for first and second class wool, sugar and farm products as Senate amendments are headed off by a swift conference committee. Hawaiian annexation and Cuba policy receive attention amid hopes for quick action and a possible law before July 4. Foreign protests on the bill continue to be mild.
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Senate
House
Conference Committee
William McKinley
McKinley
Cuba
Finance Committee
Poor Blood and Anaemia Described by Doctor
The article explains how poor blood manifests in pale cheeks white lips weak digestion no appetite exhaustion and lack of nerve force. It notes anaemia as a common diagnosis and mentions doctors explaining how illness often triggers it.
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Mer
Cod liver Oil with Hypophosphites Emphasized for Digestion
A historic advertisement touts cod liver oil with hypophosphites as a nutrient for weak digestion and overtaxed systems. It claims the prep is suitable for summer use when ordinary cod liver oil or foods may be repellent. Sold by Scott & Bowne in New York, at 50 cents and $1.00 through druggists.
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Scott & Bowne
New York
Tariff Protests by Nations Carry Little Weight in Bill Debate
The article notes several foreign protests against the tariff measure, mostly from countries with their own high protective tariffs. It argues these protests, often voiced by foreign representatives or in foreign newspapers, hold little sway with the lawmakers drafting the bill. It says nations object to discrimination against their exports but do not oppose high tariffs on goods from others.
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State Department
United States
Hutchins Wins Diamond Medal in W C T U Contest
Edwin B. Hutchins, son of Dr A V Hutchins and nephew of B H Hutchins, won the Diamond Medal at the W C T U state contest in Chicago on Saturday. He narrowly beat Myrtle Cook by seven tenths of a point in a five-contest, five-judge event judged on gesture memory articulation expression emphasis and overall performance. Adella E Carmen and Louisa Rounds presided as dignitaries with a large audience in attendance.
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W. Co. T U
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Adella E. Carmen
Illinois
W. 0
Remedy Brings Speedy Relief for Child's Severe Bowel Trouble
Mrs G Gregory of Fredericktown Missouri recalls a severe bowel trouble in a grandchild last summer. After a failed doctor’s remedy, Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy provided very speedy relief and is sold by Dr Powell.
Abbot's chair from Plympton priory arrives in Aurora
An Aurora resident brings home the abbot's chair from the ancient Plympton priory in England. The chair dates to before 1100 with oak construction and a back recess for the abbot's hood. The town notes Plympton's church at St Marys sits on former abbey grounds, linked to Norman era history.
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Aurora
Plympton Priory
England
Plympton
St. Mary’s
William the Conqueror
Inscribed Grand Army Button Recounts Civil War Heroes
A veteran points to a Grand Army button and explains it bears ten living characters from Grant to Mead, Lincoln to Sheridan, recording the campaigns of the Potomac Cumberland and Tennessee. The Canton Register notes the emblem’s enduring inspiration through generations.
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Canton Register
Grant
Sherman
Lincoln
Sheridan
Thomas
Logan
Custer
Mead
Faragut
Porter
Potomac
Community notes on London Jubilee travel and river trade
The column lists Mrs G L Fort in London for the Queen's Jubilee with summer travel on the Continent. J Leosi the sculptor at the Justice. L O McMartrie art treasure. Mr and Mrs C M Anthony in London to view Jubilee events. Captain York and river trade tensions with Capt Swain. lightning at a Congregational church causing injuries. Miss Rose Pay of Toluca and Miss Rosa Fay praised for teaching foreigners in Toluca and Spring Valley.
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G.L. Fort
London
Chas B. Thomas
Mary Thomas
Rachel
Bane
W. McCulloch
Warne Manufacturing
Varna News
Fridey
Bucher
Will Nash
Peoria
York
Lacon
Chillicothe
Henry
Swain
Barnum
Congregational Church
Lawn Ridge Cor
Rose Pay
Toluca
Fay
Mallory
Rosa Fay
Spring Valley
Property transfers and a race meet noted in local notices
A stream of property warranty deeds is listed for several parcels in Varna and Wenona including parcels to Hattie Barnes, Labano Parolini, and John Kraus Jr, with detailed lot and block references. The ToLaca Journal notes a public event featuring shooting matches, baseball, trotting and other track activities at the Big Four race track on July 3, inviting all ages to attend.
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Horace
J Combs
Chase” Combs
Fred Fred Seibold
Instraum
WJ Cotlander
Hattie M Barnes
Tangele
Ros
Monninger
Labano- Parolini
Sherwood
Wenona
Broaddun Bros
Varna
Theo’ Bickerman
John Kraus, Jr
Henry
Leo AJ Snow
EJ Snow
Sea
Brosddus
Ares James Roe
Mike Johannes
Tolaca
Journal
Big 4
A Queen for Sixty Years and Town Gossip in Observer
A colorful Observer column riffs on monarchy and empire while contrasting modern London’s jubilee visitors with local labor and fortune. It hints at a Henry doctor musing on wheelers, gendered speech, and parish humor, closing with a plea for women to walk for health without compromising dignity.
Neasons Why Chamberlains Colic Remedy Claims Universal Cure
An advertisement extols Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Relief as near instant for stomach pain and cholera morbus, sole remedy for severe dysentery and diarrhoea, prevents billous colic, cures epidemical dysentery, aids cholera infantum, and is safe and pleasant to take with broad life-saving claims. Dr Powell sells 25 and 50 cent sizes.
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Chamberlain
Etymology of Whisky Debated by Philologists
A discussion on the word whisky traces origins from water and Gaelic terms. A Kentucky Colonel dismisses the hair splitting, urging practical focus with a proverb about straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel.
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Kentucky
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