Bathing in the Crater on Soufriere Island
James A. Small, a Denver post office inspector and former sugar planter in St. Vincent, recalls ten years of plantation life atop Mount Soufriere. He describes the volcano’s last century activity, the old craters, a lake within the big crater, and the Caribs as formidable fighters before European conquest.
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James A. Small
Denver
St. Vincent
Mount Soufriere
Mr. Small
New World
Vogeler's Curative Compound Promises Relief for Weariness
A dated advertisement touts Vogeler's Curative Compound as a blood purifier and tonic that restores strength for tired overworked individuals. It claims gradual healing of weak organs, improved appetite, sleep, and vigor, and offers a free sample bottle via St. Jacobs Oil Ltd of Baltimore.
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Vogeler
St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd
Baltimore
London
Mrs Soan of Frimley Benefits From St Jacobs Oil
Mrs Soan of The Royal Standard Frimley writes she suffered years with sciatic pain and tried many liniments without relief. After using St Jacobs Oil the pain left her instantly and she endorses the remedy.
Salt Lake vanishing in fifty years says ecologists
A Washington ecologist predicts the Great Salt Lake in Utah will dry up within fifty years, possibly sooner, as irrigation and reservoir projects divert inflowing waters. The lake, about seventy five miles long and up to fifty feet deep in places, would become desert with minimal remaining water and farms irrigated from mountain reservoirs.
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Great Salt Lake
Utah
W. J. McGee
Washington
No Use for Spirits and Marriage Misstatements in Bohemia
A governor decrees a 40 fine for attending spiritualist séances in Bohemia. The text notes a man named Smith has been married three times more than he should have. It mentions Union Pacific prize contests on Colorado farm and ranch products with pamphlets available, and a remark about Milwaukee claiming the title Beer City.
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Bohemia
Smith
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Colorado
Denver
Romeo
San Luis Valley
Zeph
Chas. Felt
Boston Building
Poverty in India Told by Returned Traveler
Robert Humphrey of England, visiting Washington after fifteen years in Calcutta, describes abject poverty in India. He notes masses subsist on one meal per day or less, with native farmers earning about eight dollars a year, and famine looming every year for many.
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Calcutta
Robert Humphrey
England
Washington
Great Britain
India
Sketch of Marion Crawford in England and Italy
An English writer recalls Marion Crawford seen with Sarah Bernhardt at her theater. He notes Crawford’s rare visits to England in the last twenty years, his praise for Southern Italy, and describes him as burly yet delicate in temperament. The day is mild but Crawford wraps his overcoat high, appearing chilly.
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Marion Crawford
Sarah Bernhardt
Francesca da
Horse Guards
The Life of the Farmer
A Kansas editor notes a farmer family thriving on diversified holdings with chickens cattle horses hogs and new home wealth. The piece contrasts the couple and their five children with the editor wishing to be a plutocratic farmer and praising rural abundance.
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Kansas
Santa Fe Round Trip Fares From Colorado to Midwest and Oklahoma
The Santa Fe announces round trip tickets from Colorado points to Chicago St Louis Kansas City and intermediate points and to points in Oklahoma Missouri Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin at one fare plus 2.00 with travel dates June 6 13 11 and daily June 24 through September 12 final limit October 31 new and improved service inquire at agent Don Solorado J P Hall general agent Also brief store chatter reports a man collapsed in a ready made clothing department and an office quip about a cemetery lot and undertaker service A mix of ads and jokes following.
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Santa Fe
Colorado
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Missouri
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
J. P. Hall
Don Solorado
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Courtroom Snippet
An old newspaper fragment presents an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure priced at 75 cents repeated twice, followed by a courtroom exchange about prejudice and a testimonial claiming Piso's Cure for Consumption saved a life, plus a cryptic social remark between two people and an address in Norwich New York dated February 17, 1900.
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Piso
They Only Rule Who Scorn All Ridicule
A brief fragment notes a social power dynamic where authority dictates scorn aimed at ridicule. The line suggests a study of ruling class behavior and public mockery in a tense cultural climate. No clear names, dates, or places are provided in readable text.
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Thane
A. Leadon
Boston
U. 3
Seeda
Annapolis
Chesapeake Bay
Charlie Bowman
Representative Burk
Pennsylvania
Middies
Mr. Loudenslager
New Jersey
House Naval Committee
Bowman
Loudenslager
Boutell
Ilinois
Sulzer
New York
Sutherland
Wheeler
Boreing
Kentucky
Charlie Joy
Atlantic City
St. Louisan
Uncle Joe
Cannon
Senate
Congress
Teller
Platt
Connecticut
Senator Teller
Senator Platt
West
Portland
Butler
Cullom
Senator Cockrell
Mr. Spooner
Countess de Quadt
Amy
Salt Lake
Milwaukee
D. Arnold
German Woman’s Club
Grand Pacific Hotel
Los Angeles
Cal
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Cure
Eureka
Eureka Chemical CO
la Crosse
Wis
Department
United States
Post Ofice Department
Washington, D. C
Estim Association
DI Logue
Etroit
Mich
Datacate
Lishing Association
Detroit
Javelle dfg.Co
Parsons
Kan
Uncle Eben
Hall
Price
Ethel
Jack
Pdrops
Buco
Marine Eye Remedy CO
Guicact
Hamlins
Ali Squcciete
Denver Directory
Larimer Street
Brown Palace
Oxford Hotel Unis
Breen
C.H. Morse
Mgr
Colorado Tent & Awning Co
Lawrence Street
Colo
Geyserite Soap Mfg. Company
Geo. A. Pullen
Lawrence 81
D. C. Matthews
R.R
17Th St
Heart & Hand
Rie
Kutal Co-Op
MFG. CO
Indianapolis
Ind
E. E. Burlingame & CO
Cascharto Laboratory
Mailer Express
Lawrence St
Galo
N. U
Marshall
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