Speech of Robert G. Cousin Iowa’s patriotism in Maine relief debate
Robert G. Cousin of Iowa delivers a fervent oration during the Maine relief discussion in Congress. He honors dead Maine sailors, recalls 76 and 61, and defends national honor, pledging gratitude for the fallen and living kin while lamenting that no act of Congress can fully recompense their sacrifice. The address blends praise for the crew with somber reflection on duty and sacrifice.
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Robert G. Cousin
Iowa
Demosthenes
Congress
Maine
Izae
Towa
United States Naval Academy
Naval School
Havana
Miss Eliza A Nichol thanks pupils for gifts from schools
Miss Eliza A Nichol, teacher at Mumau school, uses the Process to express gratitude for a water set and fruit dish from her pupils. She also thanks the Richmond school pupils for a picture and vases given on the last day of school.
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Eliza A. Nichol
Mumau
Richmond School
Jesnig A. Hamiel
Time, clocks, and a justice tale from Atlanta
A witness in a criminal case bungles time by describing a clock tied to a payment plan. The lawyer presses for the hour, but the jurist remains puzzled as the witness offers a rambling, comic answer about sun position and a rough six and a half hour span. The exchange reflects humorous legal discourse.
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Sun
Atlanta Constitution
Reduced railroad fares to Washington and Baltimore
The last two low rate ten day excursions from Western Pennsylvania to Washington via the Pennsylvania Railroad will be run on April 1 and May 12 with round trip tickets at reduced rates. Special through train and sleeping cars to Washington with stops at multiple stations, return on any regular train except the Pennsylvania Limited. Tickets on sale in Pittsburg at Union Ticket Office and Union Station and via agents.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Western Pennsylvania
Washington
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Limited
Baltimore
Brownsgrille
Charleroi
Monongahela Ci
Elizabeth
Dravesburg Oliveries
Homestead
Pittsbur
Liberty
Braddock, Wilmerding
Trwithses
Jeannette Trientown
Connelisy
Tyron Huntingdon
Bedford
Mount Union
Lewistown Junction
Miffin Newport
Duncannon
Union Ticket Office
Fifth Avenue
Union Station
Thomas E. Watt
Western
Smithfield Street
Christmas Telegrams Stir Homesick Westerners
During the Christmas season telegraph lines carry many congratulatory messages between relatives across the country. Mothers in Boston send verses to sons in Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho, inspiring some to seek a bible reference in Luke or Genesis. misheard lines produce jokes and harsh reactions, including a Boston miner in Idaho who asks for winter clothes after a misread Hebrews reference.
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New York
New England
West
Colorado
Montana
Boston
Wyoming
Idaho
Chicago Chronicle
Unhealthy Kidney Signs and Remedy Ad Copy
A column of medical test claims warns that sediment in urine indicates kidney trouble and promotes Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure all for kidney liver and bladder issues. It also includes drugstore ads and testimonials for various tonics and cures from Kilmer to No To Bae and Kemp's Balsam.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Bae
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
McMurRay
Washington Co
James Anderson
Lizgsiz A. McMurray
Indiana
Dance of health and the dangers of neglect
A Victorian health advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as the supreme remedy for nervous, ill women and the path to wifehood and motherhood. It links dancing vitality to blood health, claims the medicine cures inflammation and ulcers, soothes nerves, and eases childbirth. Testimonials praise relief and clearer complexions, with pellets for constipation.
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Pierce
Henry Barlow
Lonsdale
Providence Co
R.I
Dr. Pierce
Coincidental Zola case link to forged signature noted
An odd juxtaposition places Emile Zola’s defense in one court beside a separate trial where a man named Zola faces three years hard labor for forging Mme Labori’s signature. Neither party connects to Emile Zola or his lawyer Maitre Labori.
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Zola
Maitre Labori
Mme Labori
M. Emile Zola
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Cain
John L. Cain
Greensburg Argus
David Kennedys
New York Sunday World
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Hay Island
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the Great National Family Newspaper
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