Peruna Endorsed by Officials in 1899 Cuba Letter
A July 1899 Outlook article notes Senor Quesada in Matanzas praising Peruna as a strong tonic and cata rrh cure. Letters from J H Bankhead and Gonzalo De Quesada endorse Peruna as a trusted remedy. Dr Hartman offers free guidance from Columbus Ohio with confidential correspondence.
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Senor Quesada
United States
George Kennan
Quesada
Esteban Theatre
Matanzas
Cuba
Marti
Peruna Medicine Company
Washington, D. C
Gonzalo de Quesada
Spokane Markets Show Wide Range in Produce Prices
A Spokane market list records current prices for vegetables fruits and other goods including potatoes 75 to 80 cents per cwt onions 3 25 a cwt cabbage 2 2 50 per cwt and various apples at 1 40 to 1 50 per box. Poultry eggs and live stock prices are noted with live weight rates for hens roosters geese ducks and cattle. A funeral notice for Naval Hero John Paul Jones is included with Secretary Morton favoring burial at Arlington.
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Davis
F. O. B. Spokane
Arlington
Morton
Navy
John Paul Jones
Arlington National Cemetery
Annapolis
Ambition Crushed by Parental Consent
A Chicago Journal note recalls a boy with glasses who declines a presidential dream claiming his parents would not allow him to stand outside on a March day to be inaugurated. The exchange captures a humorous slice of youthful ambition blocked by adults.
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United States
Chicago Journal
Dainty Tea and Free Toothbrushes Mentioned in Inns
The article notes fine tea that can be consumed without suspicion and Japanese inns offering fresh wooden toothbrushes each morning. The toothbrushes are pencil shaped with a frayed tuft at the large end.
Teething Remedies and Global Shipping Mentioned in Ad
An old ad touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a teething remedy for children and Piso's Cure for coughs and consumption. It also notes American-built ships fighting Japan and Russia and mentions furniture shipments to Europe.
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Mrs. Winslow
Japan
Russia
Dra
Great Forest Fires Pose Threat to Minnesota Mines
Northeastern Minnesota and the western Lake Superior area are veiled in smoke from numerous forest fires. Reports come in from rail lines serving Duluth as fires threaten Mesaba mining sites. The region remains dry with three weeks of no rain. In naval news, one newly authorized battleship will be named Michigan, the other South Carolina, bringing the fleet to 27 battleships.
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Minnesota
Lake Superior
Duluth
Mesaba
Michigan
Navy Department
South Carolina
Moneyback at the grocer and a sharp quip on money
A Philadelphia Telegraph clipping riffs on money and manipulation with Mr. Titewad remarking that a woman can usually get money from a man, while Mrs. Titewad adds that the same may fail if she is married. The adage links a grocer’s Moneyback program to clever financial maneuvering.
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Mr. Titewad
Grocer’s Return Policy Quip Echoes Puck Satire
Fragment from a humorous Puck-like quip about a grocer returning money if a customer is unhappy and a joking exchange on consulting and an attending physician’s remark. The lines parody shopping failures and medical consultation with mock dialogue and a punchline.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertises Mercury Ban
An elderly example of 19th century medical advertising warns against mercury in catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. It notes internal use and blood action, with testimonials and pricing, and includes a London court anecdote about a woman lending silk skirts hats and feathers to workers.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
E. Hall
London
Prosperity era price shifts and two suicides in British Columbia
From 1897 to 1903 prices for breadstuffs meats dairy and garden products and clothing rose sharply benefiting farmers and the stockman. Metals gained for miners while rail freight fell. RR employee wages rose about 8.5 percent. In British Columbia two young men J A Moore of Kamloops and Frank Wycott of Churncreek died by suicide amid illness and despondency. A stray street-robbery echo ends with a New Yorker quip.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Britsh Columbia
J. A. Moore
Kamloops
Frank Wycott
Churncreek
Australia population changes cited by statistician
The commonwealth statistician estimates that since 1892 Australia gained 27,558 in population from new arrivals and lost 29,000 due to departures.
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Commonwealth Statistician
Australia
Random Tea Thoughts and Assay Notes From A Colorado Page
A collage of quotes and notices appears: a Houston Post quote about exhibits, an address in Leadville Colorado, and a Denver assay firm’s mail order notes. The fragmentary items mention gold and silver assays, ore buying, and a pointer to Leadville and Ogden Assay Co in Denver with pricing and contact details.
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Price Ogden Assay CO
Denver
Colorado
Facts About the Philippines Census Highlights
The Philippine census shows 340 independent island groups with 7,635,426 people. Nine percent are wild tribes. most are Catholic. Four cities exceed 10,000. three-fifths live in villages. Foreigners total 50,000, mostly Chinese. literacy is low. college educated form 11 to 14 percent of the population. Malaria and cholera cause high death rates.
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Bulletin of the
Woodmen of America Hold Spokane State Camp
The Modern Woodmen of America state camp meets in Spokane on May 3 and 4. The Spokane camp has raised about $1000 for guest entertainment. Forester teams from various camps attend and compete for about $400 in prizes split between 16 men and 8 men drill contests.
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Modern
Woodmen of America
Spokane
France remembers Jules Verne with schoolboy tribute drive
All French schoolboys and schoolgirls are urged to contribute ten centimes each to fund a memorial tribute to Jules Verne. The subscription, opened by an amiable newspaper, already sees money flowing in as readers offer support for his celebrated fiction.
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Schoolis
France
Jules Verne
Amieus
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Bour
Eyban
U. S
J. H. Bankhead
Alabama
Houes of Representatives
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Esada
Russell Alger
Russell A. Alger
Amercan
Europe
S. Ss. S
Sulmioule
SWIFT
Atlanta
Gas
Schilling
Gehilling
Puck
Chas. H. Fletcher
A. F. Peeler
St. Louis
E. Down
Philadelphia
J. E. Waggoner
Chicago
Ill
Edward Parrish
Brooklyn
N. Y
J. B. Elliott
New York City
C. G. Sprague
Omaha
Neb
J. A. Parker
Kansas City
H. F. Merrill
Augusta
Norman M. Geer
Cleveland
F. H. Kyle
St. Paul, Minn
Comine Castoria Ateways
Anifanis
New York
New Yorker
Aorse
Paris
Houston Post
Howard E. Burton
Leadville
Colo
Carbonate National Bank
Lyman Abbott
England
Ayer
Philippines
A.J. Tower CO
Boston, U.S
Canada
the Chatham
Oregon
Balem
Geo. W. Foott
Portland, Oregon
Ilin
Recone
Wen
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