Aid and Picket Stand as City Feeds Refugees
Scarce provisions Brought by the Red Cross and Texas relief ships. Crowds fought for rations at the dock as a troop picket barred entry. Distibution tickets issued by commissioners under Col McKibbin. Water restored at El Caney. prices in city and at El Caney noted amid ruin. Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley landed with naval officers to meet Santiago officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Ees
Red Cross
Texas
Elwell
McKibbin
el Caney
Ei Caney
Admiral Sauspson
Commodore Ehley
Marine Staf
Santiago
Refugees Return to Santiago From El Caney
The refugees at El Caney received General Shafter's permission to return to Santiago. Many fear worse conditions in the city, where food shortages, disease risks, and Spanish retaliation are weighed against the relief of escape from El Caney's overcrowding. Reports cite deaths from hunger and illness, with some families choosing to remain away until sanitation and occupation improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Wheeler
Santiaco
Port Antonio
Kingston
el Caney
General Shafter
Santiago
Influence of a Play Shaped a Life in England
A northern town play inspired a young engineer to abandon England for Australia after jealousy and unrequited love led to crime and punishment on stage. He later found fortune, crediting the drama for his life change. The note references a London Standard account and a Princeton anecdote about marriages and college towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
England
London Standard
Blood and digestion described for Dr. Pierce remedy
A promotional piece claims diseases stem from weak blood and that only Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery reanimates the liver and digestive organs, builds red blood, halts wasting, and creates new tissue. It touts the doctor as a long trained physician and offers a free medical book for postage or cloth binding for stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N.Y
Dr. Agnew
J. L. Heller
Warrewoop
Lightning Rods Question Their Protective Power
A lightning specialist argues that rods offer no real protection and that common precautions to avoid lightning are ineffective. He notes recent discoveries about electrical force prove the futility of lightning rods but do not provide a method to avert thunderbolts.
Physician Warns Against Summer Fans and Colds
A St Louis physician blames new hot weather luxury electric fans for causing frequent summer colds. He cautions artificial ventilation is seldom healthy as the swift draft can dry skin pores and lead to severe colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Louis
War News Interest of A D Wilson in Pittsboro Hospital
A D Wilson, formerly of Indiana and now a Jeper in a Pittsboro hospital, remains keen on war developments despite near total blindness. The Progress reports little change in his condition while David Risinger from near Homer City brings five foot long timothy, signaling a large hay crop ahead for his broad field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Wilson
Indiana
Pittsboro
David Risinger
Homer City
Risinger
How much should you insure your house and life
The text argues you should insure a house for its full value, even if it may not burn, and notes that life is certain to end with a total loss to the family. It urges readers to consider insuring life for its full value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Cleveland
Mrs. Cleveland
White House
Ladies’ Home Journal
New York
United States
North Carolina
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Pennsylvania Railroad
Atlantic City
South Jersey Seashore
Pittsburg
Altoona
Philadelphia
Delaware River Bridge
Market Street
Wharf
Broad Street
Big Run
Big Box
James Anderson
Caerron
Homestead
East Liberty
Wilmerdhy Braddock
Irwin
Jeannett
Uniontown
Connellsville
Mt.Pleasant
Scottdale
Greensburg
Latrobe
Tarentum
Natronalevers
Butler
Free
Leechbur
New
Vandergri
Paulton
Saltsburg
Blairsville
C. W. Rink
Hetrick Building
Court House
PENNA
GR. Agnews
Elmer W. Allison & Co
FE. W. Griffith
Sixth St
Indiana, Pa
G.W. Wheeler
G. T. Hamilton
Philadelphia St
Indiawa, Pa
New York Life Insurance Company
John G. Cameron
Life, Fire & Accident Insurance
Farmers’ Bank
Long Timothy
Equitable Life Assurance Society OF the
S. W. Guthrie
Brilharts
Lannery
J. H. Brilhart & Son
Philadelphia Street
Guthrie Bros
Farmers’ Bank Building
R. M. Sheffler
West
Lebanon, Pa
H. J. Altsman
Ers’ Bank
Sapolio
PenWa
Rossmoyne Flouring Mills
Frantz Bro’s
Propr
Rossmoyne, Pa
J. B. Yomnkins
W. M. Cunningham
Thomas Sutton
Jane E. Myers
Hasinger Bros.er
M. Morris
W. H. Johnston
Daughertyw’s
W. S. Daugherty
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