Princess Chimay Clara Ward Dies in Budapest Scandal
The famed American beauty Clara Ward known as the Princess Chimay has died in Budapest after a life of scandalous romance. Born in Detroit in 1873 to Captain Eber Ward, she married a Belgian prince in Paris in 1890, bore two children, then eloped with Hungarian fiddler Janczy Rigo. Her career spanned Europe, ending with death after a public, controversial life marked by divorce and gypsy companionship.
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Clara Ward
Chimay
Janczy Rigo
Budapest
Hough
Francois Joseph Rigo
Eber Ward
Michigan
Detroit
Capt. Ward
Camerons
Toronto
Clara
London
Nice
Rue de Varennes
Paris
Mgr
Rotelle
Trousseau
Balsac
Janezy Rigo
Chimar
Caraman
Tzigano
Europe
Berlin
Orang Outang Learns to Act Like Man in Philadelphia
An orang-outang kept by J. L. Buck in Philadelphia is being educated to eat drink play cards and wear clothes by October. The animal named Dutan learned to wear a red sailor hat survive flies with molasses and use a spoon after watching a long glass. He enjoys card noises and may perform on stage. A separate report notes four sticks of dynamite found in a Logansport farm wheat shock intended for murder. Investigations continue.
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Outan
Philadelphia
J. L. Buck
Mr. Buck
Dutan
Fiies
Fred Seybolt
Logansport
Ind
Seybolt
Russia Orders Torpedo Boats and Cruiser Amid War Vessels Push
Russia has ordered four torpedo boat destroyers and a first class protected cruiser from Elbing works, 25 knots speed and 15 000 indicated horsepower. Britain cannot match such speed with its swiftest cruiser, the Terrible, at 22.4 knots, though four other cruisers Blake Blenheim Powerful Terrible have higher indicated horsepower.
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Rassis
Kiel
Stettin
Russia
Elbing
Great Britain
Five Years Without Sleep Warns of Dyspepsia Epidemic
The article notes a map to Indiana shares a claim of prolonged wakefulness for five years. It reports thousands suffer only one or two hours of sleep nightly due to dyspepsia headaches and constipation. Hostetters Stomach Bitters is advertised as a remedy sold by druggists.
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Indiana
BR_BOSANKO CO
PRILA
Spain Eyes Africa for Colonies Compensation
In Madrid politicians and journalists discuss Spain seeking compensation for lost colonies by expanding into Africa. Morocco is named as the target, though the plan could provoke conflict with England.
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Madrid
Spain
Africa
Europe
Morocco
England
Beady Beauty Ads Request Bids for Marriage Letters
A fragmented ad promotes Cascarets for beauty and claims clean blood improves skin. It mentions three suitors seeking marriage and instructs women to have suitors mail bids to the office.
Restored Sal Mountains Mining District Reaches Rio Granite Route
Fragmentary text describes the Sal Mountains New Rich Mining District reached via the Rio Granite and Railway Checo station. Rates and stages indicate travel by wagon or saddle twenty miles to La Bal mountains. Mentions Venus of Seede and granite formation with sparse details.
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Ta Sal
Rio
Ory Teanenabie
la Bal
Venus
Adieigh
Salt Lake City
Pam
Frontier Day Cheyenne Event Promises Largest Locomotive Display
A Cheyenne Frontier Day celebration features a grand locomotive exhibit claimed as the largest in the world, with tickets offered at two dollars round trip through the Union Pacific office and depot. The event includes a free labor day theme and a westward heritage showcase, promising a festive community gathering.
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Buffalo
Cheyenne
Casyennes
Megremabar
Union Pacific Ticket Office
Union Depot
Fragmented agricultural and consumer notes mixed with romance lines
A jumbled OCR page combines seed and farming notes on wheat costs and oats with stray lines about a theater outing and engagement counts. It also contains ad-like items for seeds, cures for corns, and a brief population stat about Egypt under British rule.
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Egypt
British Oy
Assee
Halls Catarrh Cure and Other Veterinary and Tone-up Claims
An OCR fragment lists various cures and ads including Halls Catarrh Cure, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, COSMO BUTTERMILK SOAP, No-To-Bac, and Piso's Cure for Consumption. It mentions canary imports from Germany, medical student totals in France, and Sandringham estate agriculture, with scattered quoted lines and price hints.
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England
Germany
Woman Health Ad Claims Relief From Painful Menses
A testimonial from Eldred Pennsylvania cites Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash as cures for painful menstruation and leucorrhea. The notice urges women to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for health advice.
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Eldred
Lydia RE. Pinkham
Wholesome Baking Powder Schz Dling’s Best
A brief item notes a wholesome baking powder brand named Schz Dling’s Best used in home baking. The passage emphasizes quality and popularity among households seeking reliable leavener for cakes and pastries.
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Schzdling
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