Basil's First Wife and the Memory of Ellen
A widow nurse recounts Basil's marriage to a beauty from Virginia, his wife’s jealous moment, and her eventual death after bearing a sickly child. Basil remains gentle, later remarrying. the nurse preserves the memory of Ellen while noting Basil's lasting, respectful love for his first wife. The piece ends with a political note on Senator Hoar linking the Maine explosion to Spanish responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Basil
Virginia
Basil
Stony Hill
Martha
Tam
Nell
Ellen
Stony
Walcome
Genevro Bill
W.¥. Ledger
Bear
Maasachusetts
Senate
Chicago”ribune
Maine
Havana
Hoar
United States
Iba
Island
Spain
President’s steadfast stand against Wall Street Cuba policy
The Times-Herald lauds the President for resisting a Wall Street backed plan that would have enriched financiers and crushed the Cuban Republic. It praises his principled, war-ready leadership, warns readers about unreliable dispatches, notes canards from stock gamblers, and discusses Dewey’s squadron needs and fuel logistics amid the Spanish–American context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Times-Herald
Wall Street
United States
Europe
Dewey
Manilla
Philippine Islands
Pacific
Springfield arrival dispatch from Company I and others
A late dispatch from Company I notes arrival at Springfield with Company L following from Peoria. Crowds cheered the trains at Pekin and Havana as the units quartered on fairgrounds, while locals waved hats and fired guns in celebration. Additional items include testimony from Frank J Cheney regarding Hall’s Catarrh Cure and a humorous yarn about Dr Folk’s fishing tale involving a black snake.
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Springfield
Peoria
Pekin
Havana
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
FP. J. Q Cheney & Co
Atute Afer
Ty Halls
A. D
A W. Gleason
Seal Notary
Hall
Fr. Cheney & Co
Toledo O
Na ' Snake
Dr Folk
Nat Rowell
Suharte
Wall
Kankakee
Geboro
Urat
Nat
Joliet
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Promote Vitality
An ad praising Hood's Sarsaparilla for fatigue and weak blood, claiming it enriches and purifies the blood to restore energy and vigor. Hood's Pills are marketed as easy to take and to relieve indigestion and biliousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Moltke the Colt Described for 1806 Breeding Season
Detailed pedigree of Moltke No. 16809 with dam Charmuante and references to Vieux-Vaillant Coco and others. Sire line traced to Diolde Copa and Jean Lie Blanc. four generations listed. White markings described. weighs 2000 pounds and is 7 to 8 years old. Seasonal breeding schedule listed with postings in Putnam Whitfield and Whitefield areas. price terms 215.00 for standing, 1250 for living colt insurance. Careful charge for mares and accident disclaimer included.
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E Moltke
M. Forges
Commund Dance
Department of
Orne
Gor
Rayatling
Vaillant
Prosper
Diolde
Fieux Pierre
Copa
J Non
Jean Lie Blanc
Dam Charmuante
Julote
Brilliant
Colin
Hoge
Dolde
M. W. Dunham
Ira Barnhart
Putnam
Bam’ Longmans
O. L
Looms's
Whitfield
George’ Barker
George’ Barker’s. Whitefield Corners
Will Rowe
Whitefield Town Hall
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Ponthly
Cardi
Ladies’ “Advisory Department
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Rozena Lewis Jrs
Rozena
Bello
Farfoad
Ler
Ohio
Millett
F.S. Becker
HENRY
Ild
B- Jacobs
Ital
Bredalon Rennventa
G. W. Keller
And
Henry Republican
Scott
New York
Pasy
Hubinger Bros
C. Keokuk
Iowa
New Haven,conn
Atlanta Constitution
Jackson
de Holtke
Quinn Dros,org
Caesar
Pescuiiston
Cacenr
Marchaer
Degon Broa
Ottawa
Pepicner
L'Am
Brillant
Coco
Vieux Chaltn
Mignon
Aéan le Blanc
Soim
Porthos
Perphoroo Stud Book of America
Miles Eoutheast
Grant ‘Brono’s
Caledonia
Owen Allen's
Andrew Moree
J. A. Melick
Heury
Wimner Schlosser
Royal Randall
Echool WE
Thomas
John Hem Henry
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