Immigrants Find New York Best Landing Port
Ernest Engersoll Wrote of Greater New York arguing that merchants and ships concentrated in New York made it the easiest, safest port for European migrants. The piece notes large 1884 to 1904 immigrant inflows, with 590,866 arriving in 1890, and cites proximity to open sea and southern routes as factors. It also mentions record South Africa and Australia gold shipments and rising sales of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
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New York
Ernest Engersoll
St. Nicholas
Metropolis
Ingersoll
Europe
Great’ Britain
France
Germany
Holland
Cape Cod
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Canada
Mexico
South Africa
Thelondike
Australia
Cost of Projectiles for U S Army Guns
A historical note lists unit prices for artillery projectiles including eight inch solid shot at 9.80, ten inch at 144.50, twelve inch at 212, and twelve inch mortar shells by weight with varied costs. The text also contains unrelated lines about forbidden romance and a testimonial about Piso Cure.
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United States Army
Navy chiefs debate Europe voyage of Sampson fleet
The proposal from Secretary Long would send Sampson in command of a Cuban fleet with ships and men not yet famous to tour European harbors and boost American naval prestige. He envisions Oregon as battleship type and Minneapolis as cruiser type, both built and designed in the United States. Secretaries Alger Dey and Allene reportedly may resign after the war.
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Sampson
Europe
Watson
Secretary Long
Minnespolis
United States
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Alger
Dey
Allee
Spain
No Woman Is Exempt From Regular Health Advice
A public notice promotes regular menstruation as essential to health and warns that heavy pain signals derangement. It cites Lydia E. Pinkham remedies and a testimonial from Miss Gertrude Sixes of Eldred Pa, urging sympathetic letters to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for advice.
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Gertrude Sixes
Eldred
Bing
Promgan
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Irish Actor McKee Rankin Recalls Mining Town Stage Fright
McKee Rankin described how stage fright struck an actor in a Colorado mining town. A servant in a play faced disruption as unruly miners crowded for chairs, causing a chaotic curtain rise and a heavy reaction before the performance could proceed.
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McKee Rankin
Mc Iee Rankin
Colorado
Luc Jure
Bufie
Epigrams of the War and Naval Dispatches
A collage of wartime quotes and signals attributed to officers and sailors from the Rough Riders to Commodore Schley. The lines recount terse messages and taunts during the Spanish American War, highlighting morale and resolve as ships and squads engage at Manila and near Santiago.
Icebound Arctic Life and Distant Canal Telemetry
The text describes a frozen region with near zero temperatures and nomadic living including reindeer herding and tent housing. It also notes a Stockholm moneylender misusing cadets and a model telegraph system used to coordinate vessels in the Suez Canal, enabling ship passes by remote headquarters.
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Stlez Canal
Port Said
Yesbelo
South American Power Plant Developments Across the Continent
The Philadelphia Record notes rapid progress in Central and South America using water power for electricity. Mexico's Pueblo Lighting ships 905 horsepower, Pa Charra 3,300 hp, San Rufgel mills 760 hp, Concepcion del Oro 400 hp, Jalapa 800 hp eight miles, with others like San Miguel and Chihuahua also served. In Argentina 5,000 hp reaches Cordova, Lima Peru 150 hp, and water power supplies reach Guatemala, El Salvador, Venezuela, Colombia.
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Gentral
South America
Philadelphia Record
Mexico
Pueblo Lighting Company
Pachara
San Rufgel
Mizipal Copper Company
Concepcion del Oro
Jalapa Light Company
San Miguel
Chihuahua
Argentine
Cordova
Lima
Peru
Escuintla
Guatemala
San Salvador
Salvador
San Christobal
Venezuela
San GH
Colombia
Allen's Foot-Ease powder for painful feet
Allen's Foot-Ease relieves burning aching feet and foot sweat. It eases tight shoes, corns and bunions and provides quick comfort. Sold by druggists and shoe stores, 25 cents by mail, trial package free from Allen W Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen 8
Olmsted
le Roy
Barnacles Slow Ship Speed by Six Months Cruise
A six months cruise reduces ship speed by 15 percent due to barnacles forming on the hull.
Seeds and grain ads tout wheat and farm supplies
An early 20th century farm catalog ad promotes growing wheat at 40 cents and samples of Salzer’s Red Cross seed. It lists crops like winter wheat rye oats and clover with postage details and La Crosse Wisconsin addresses. Also mentions a child medicine and a distrustful line about doctors and oysters upsell.
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Salzer
Red Cross
Salzer Seed CO
la Crosse
Wis
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Manila
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Dewey
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Ilenty
Hatson
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Rackey
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Rough Riders
Schley
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Bigsheo
Verrar
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Memila
Capisin
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Misine
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Oregon
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Stoeria
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