Vanderbilt Heir to Wed Elsie French at Newport Church
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt engaged to 19 year old Elsie French, uniting the Vanderbilts with Newport roots. The wedding at Zabriskie Memorial Church of St. John the Evangelist follows the family’s rise after Cornelius Vanderbilt’s will. The couple plans a European bridal tour then return to Newport for residence.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Alfred
Cornelius
Elsie French
Newport
Zabriskie Memorial
St. John the Evangelist
Charles S. Beattie
Europe
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Vanderbilts
La Grippe Cured By Chamberlain Cough Remedy
F L Hewett a Winfield Illinois druggist recalls a severe 1898 1899 grippe cure with two bottles of Chamberlain s Cough Remedy that halted coughing and cold. The notice promotes the remedy as pleasant to take and reliable for pneumonia prevention. Also notes dwindling fish supply and census projections.
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F. L. Hewett
Winfield, Il
Chamberlain
Grippe
Gough
Codol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Instant Relief
Recent experiments show Codol Dyspepsia Cure digests all classes of foods and absorbs every meal. Marketed as the only natural digestants blend, it claims to cure severe indigestion instantly. Dr W L Carmichael endorses the preparation.
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W. L. Carmichael
Rival Asphalt Battles Roil Venezuela In Old Hartford Duty
The New York and Bermudez asphalt trust faces rivals as Castro reconsiders concessions. The U S State Department asks the Navy to protect American interests, assigning the historic Hartford to La Guayra. The Farragut flagship, a Civil War era frigate, serves as a training ship in the Caribbean under Captain John M. Hawley.
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Venezuela
United States
New York
Bermudez
Asphalt Trust
Trinidad
Castro
Trust
Cur State Department
Liomis
State Department
Navy Department
la Guayra
Hartford
Farragut
Mobile Bay
Kearsarge
San Francisco Navy Yard
John M. Hawley
Caribbean
Ptacek's Rise The First Bohemian to Head the Chicago Police
Chief Ripley left Chicago for a short period fueling rumors of Cuba or grand jury avoidance. Upon his absence assistant chief John E Ptacek, pronounced F tah check, led the department becoming Chicago's first Bohemian police chief.
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Chief Ripley
Chicago
Cuba
Ripley
John E. Ptacek
F’tah
Ptacek
How to Cure the Grip Remain at home and use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
The article advises staying at home and taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as directed to hasten recovery from the grip. It claims the remedy prevents pneumonia, the grave danger, and notes tens of thousands have used it with all reporting full recovery. Sold by all medicine dealers.
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Chamberlain
Potatoes for Planting Sold by Gunn and Co
Genuine guaranteed Eastern Irish potatoes of the best varieties offered for planting purposes by Gunn and Co.
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Gunn & Co
Working Overtime. Dr. King's New Life Pills Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a cure for indigestion biliousness constipation sick headache and stomach liver and bowel troubles. It claims workers stay at their tasks around the clock and promotes a 25 cent price at Harris Drug Co.
Its Easy To Take Fatty Food For Anemic Girls
An article advises pale anemic girls to eat fatty foods to enrich their blood restore color and strength. It notes many reject fat with their meals and emphasizes safety and health benefits.
No More Rheumatism Celery King Cures Pain
A reader testimony claims Celery King relieved rheumatism and removed poisons from the body. The ad asserts the medicine also cures constipation and various nervous system issues. Sold by druggists for 2 cents and 1 cent.
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King
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Shrine OF Millions
la Grippe
Census Bureau
Gunn
Sam
Old Hartford
U. S. Hartford
Ptacer
Police
Radnor Coover
John Keptackk
Scott
Scott & Bowne
NSE
Georgia
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