Indian Congress at Omaha Draws Chiefs and Photographs
In summer 1895 the government invited tribal delegates to an Indian Congress in Omaha Exposition Grounds. About five hundred attendees arrived with ponies and tepees, offering a vivid view of native life amid photographs by Rinehart. The Chicago Great Western Railway sponsored fine calendar images of chiefs and a notable sheet on Christmas or holiday gift prints. A promotional note offered a list of prints for sale and a mail order with prices in stamps or silver.
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Tudiah Mutomii
Delestates
Indian Congress
Exposition Grounds
Omaha
Howe
Rinehart
Oice
Chicago Great Western Railway
Louison
HL Lord
Anaus Street
Chicago
Baseball Topics on the National League Potential Collapse
A historical critique questions the National League structure and leadership. It highlights Brushed faction tensions, owner policy, and the impact on patronage, with notes on Beaumont and Criger incidents and a summary of the Interstate League’s strong 1899 season.
Blasphemy in Baseball Provokes Philadelphia Uproar
In Philadelphia fans demand enforcement of league rules after Captain Clarke and a Louisville player used insulting language at Test Field. Local patrons insist umpires remove players who blaspheme to protect the game's good name and standing in the league.
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Celger
Plaser
Cne Eng
National League
Criger
Umpie Latham
Latham
Young
Pulliam
Capt
Clarke
Philadelphia
Kelley
Louieville
Clarke Uned
League
Tein Ee
Wetter
Don't Shoot Until You Know What Ten Are Shooting At
Adirondacks deer season opened August 1 and, four days later, a tragedy struck. Two brothers camping on the Fulton chain saw one movement then shot their younger sibling. The elder fired at a moving brush and killed his brother, a fatal mistake born of haste. The piece urges strict caution and to know the target before firing.
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Adirondacks
Fulton Chain
Durant
Fred
Adiromanck
Brave Florida girl survives alligator attack at Lake Gibson
A 14 year old daughter of Mrs Fields on Lake Gibson near Lakeland Florida swam after jumping from a wharf. She fought off an alligator biting her leg and side before reaching shore. The girl described a five foot beast and sustained two ugly wounds but escaped with her life. The Ballimore Sun reports the incident.
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Ballimore Sun
Ruskin Praises Village Library Gift Amid Debate
In England a conference tale recounts John Ruskin inspecting a lake country laborer library. He praised the setup and promised a gift, sending a lavish set of Scott novels. The founder’s wife objected, saying the edition was too grand for the purpose. Ruskin replied that if the money had funded flowers or wine instead, there would be no objection.
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Rankin
England
John Ruskin
Ruskin
Scott
Madani
Ruakin
Youthful Beanyist Essay On St Stephen
A fragment from a Surrey Church of England school shows a youth essay about St Stephen and steam engines. The piece repeats misinformation from lay and ecclesiastical sources and ends with a humorous misquote about belated life and a dying charge.
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Easay
St. Stephen
Surrey
Heiret
Family Romance Echoes in Omaha Humour Column
In the Omaha World Herald humor piece a Gruf family member quips about a suitor named Boftleigh asking for a hand. Papa Gruff recalls replying with a stern line that his wife once warned about impudence and a job remark references dishwater and the family’s social standing.
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Omaha World-Herald
Papa Gruf
Boftleigh
Hthyl
Pape
Papa Gruff
Dr Miles Personal Treatment Ad and Rail News
An advertising note offers free treatment from Dr Miles for stomach and nerve issues amid testimonials. A railroad update reports Baltimore and Ohio South Western Railway using five large compound passenger engines and 60 freight engines with fuel savings vs simple engines, praising the experiment and results.
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Baltimore and Ohio South Western Rail Road
Dee
Cincinnati
St. Louis
The Sprinter’s Mirage: Short-Term Success in Long Run
A concise analysis notes that rapid sprint success often does not guarantee sustained achievement. It discusses factors shaping careers, including training discipline, injury risk, and adaptation, with implications for athletes, coaches, and teams seeking lasting performance.
Constipation Cure Promises From Cathartic Candy Ad
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a cure for liver trouble and digestive woes. It claims better bowel movement, toned intestines, and clean liver, urging readers to buy the product from Chicago or New York stores or by mail, noting a guarantee with each box.
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Che
Ae Bie
Adirens
Starlite Nomedy Co
Chicana
New York
Excursion rates to Port Arthur and southern cities
Fragmented notice promotes travel deals along the line from Kansas City to Port Arthur with excursions to Joplin Hot Springs Smith Houston and Daveston. General Passenger Agent H C Our highlights twice daily departures and shortest routes, urging homeseeker and investor opportunities along the line.
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Pork Arthur
Joplin Hot Springs
Fi Smith
Houston
Daveston
Port Arthur
H.C Our
Kanasaa City
How Mrs Pinkham Helped Mrs Gooden
Mrs Gooden of Ackley LA credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and her Wash with curing years of female troubles. She suffered kidney inflammation, hemorrhages, womb issues and ovarian inflammation after failed doctor treatments. After starting the remedies she improved quickly, noting she regained health and confidence.
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Lydia B. Pinkham
Bea Gooden
Ackley
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Rinehart's
Indian Pictures
Adavesa
Woos
Wink Sox Pertti
W. L. Douglas
Bown Ave
Whains Sr
Eubatee
Easton
Brockton
Mans
Tan Sneh Ueager
Fivlah Bs
Ivanma
Amer Tin Association of
Lasulevilio
Mlegiacettis
Talhender
Fenators
TSS
Pitte~burg
Eieih
Boston Lng
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Porfia
Colle
Jules Guerln
Anitréew Preedman
Jules Guern
le Chib
Miwulf
Hild
Atorkholders
Pln
Ely Pius
Freedman
Uintle
Hintle
Brush
Heaumont
Rapid Galt
Clarence Beaumont
Pittsburg
Milwaukee
Clarenge H. Heaumont
Pittsburge
Philadelphias
C. B. Power
George B. Moreland
Power
Newcastle
Manefield
Dayton
Mansfield
Tor
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B. Spillman
A. S
San Diego
Cal
Miles
Dr. Miles
Franklin Miles
M.D. LL. B
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State Sts
Kamachatka
Orgasiza- Hun
Waa
Oregon
St. Paul
Werkman
Gueh Mo
Ifwamd Bchool
Weahington, D. C
Persioms 3
Pacign
Ou Ware
Bak
Ndteo Unions Vender 08 CO
Allamega
Washington
Ish Grove
Suru
Thompson
W.N.U
Kansas
J. C. Hubinger
Hubinger
Johnms “Mail Orde Ouse
crHic
Rocky Mountains
USA
Pierty Ida Aries
Best Incorporated
Spalding
Commercialial College
Bs Bitalae
Kan
Cannon Olig
Agua Pare Comsat
Webs Emplotrest Bureau
Posmay
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