Bath Iron Works Launches Monitor No. 8 for Navy
The harbor defense monitor No. 8 was christened at Bath Iron Works by Annie Curtis Boutelle, daughter of Congressman C A Boutelle of Bangor. The event marks Maine shipbuilding with a vessel designed for harbor protection costing over 1 000 000 dollars as part of four sister ships.
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Belle
Bangor
Bath Iron Company
Annie Curtis Boutelle
Charles A. Boutelle
Miss Boutelle
Secretary of the Navy
John D. Long
Grace Boutelle
Waverly
Mass
Bath Concern
Maine Shipbuilding
C. A. Boutelle
Maine
United States Navy
Marine Gas Engines Experiment Explores Onboard Fuel
The article discusses testing onboard gas engines for ships with coal roasted in shipboard retorts to produce gas. The test aims to compare weight and space savings of gas engines versus steam boilers, and whether benefits justify a new propulsion system. Also notes the Prince of Wales has held his title longest in English history.
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Prince of Wales
George IV
Prince
Duke of Cornwall and
Rothesay
Earl of
The Wages of Sin and a Newport Banker Plunger
The article profiles Frank M. Brown accused of embezzling 201000 from the German National Bank of Newport Kentucky. It details a high rolling lifestyle with a 1500 dollar salary, gambles on horses and cards, big losses and wins, a rumored kill on an eastern race track, and deposits of stakes with bank officers. It notes bets on Greatland and Merry Day and mentions a 20000 stake on a sure thing that failed.
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Frank M. Brown
German National Bank
Newport, Ky
Gold D'Or
Brown
Chicago
Noiseless street car wheel tested in Chicago
A new wheel for Chicago street cars reduces noise with a paper layer between tire and wheel. Descriptions say the wheels are quiet and dead with no metallic ring, even on curves. Riders initially speak loudly but quickly lapse into silence as the quiet returns, like an orchestra ending unexpectedly.
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Chicago
Electric Fish Tale From Edinburgh Customs
A Scottish savant Sir William Turner discusses an Edinburgh electric fish specimen and a cautious customs officer. The box containing the shocky fish prompted a curious safety bluff that led to the lid being opened and the officer yielding to inspection without incident.
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William Turner
Edinburgh
Ile
Custom House
Free illustrated catalogue from Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry
An illustrated 264 page catalogue with 3 500 engravings issued by Mermod Jaccard Jewelry Co Broadway corner Locust St St Louis features diamonds watches silverware cut glass umbrellas art wares and more with prices from 3 5 cents to 1 000. First 10 000 entrants receive a free postage paid copy mailed to them.
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Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Co
Broadway
America
St. Louis
United States
Lost on the Desert in Arizona
Mark Hanna’s cousin J B Hanna and A F Herman and W H Pierce endured a perilous desert trek from the Colorado river toward the Utah line. Their party camped forty miles south of Lee’s Ferry, horses escaped, no water, and Pierce wandered off and was lost. Hanna, exhausted, and Herman found a stream and helped him. After three days a wagon with provisions found Pierce near the abandoned camp.
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Mark Hanna
Arizona
J. B. Hanna
New Mexico
A. F. Herman
Land
Lee's Fe
Pierce
Hanna
Herman
Ik Hanna
Siberian Prisons Abolished Decree Ends Penal Colony
A decree ends Siberian penal habitation as part of Russia's reform after building of the vast Siberian railway. The notice compares the rapid settlement with the swift spread of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters advertised for digestive issues.
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Siberian
Siberia
The Cossacks and Siberia’s Military Caste Origin
Describes the Cossacks as Russia’s arms and legs and Siberia’s conquerors, with the moujik as the backbone. Cossacks forged Siberia through daring frontier life and conflicts with Tartars, creating a hereditary, military caste with strict officer birth rules.
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Russia
Siberia
Garfield Tea Promises Relief from Indigestion
An old advisory claims Garfield Tea cures indigestion so readers can enjoy all meals after Thanksgiving. The note presents a simple remedy with no medical disclaimers.
To Get Your Salary Raised
An employee has more at stake than pay. He guards his character and manhood or womanhood, and the quality of work reflects conscience. If he gives his best effort, hearts, and conscience to each task, he won’t stay underpaid long and may be advanced.
Union Pacific Settler's Rate To Montana And Pacific Ports
One way tickets to Butte Helena and Montana points on sale at 23.00 with round trips 40.00. Seattle Tacoma and Portland one way 28.00 and round trip 45.00. See local agent or address E R Griffin general agent Denver.
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Union Pacific
Butte
Helena
Montana
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
E. R. Griffin
Denver
Relics of Irish Lake Dwellers Uncovered at Enniskillen
A crannog, an elevated lake dwelling, was added to Dublin's Science and Art Museum. Discovered in a boggy lake near Enniskillen the structure spans over 100 feet in diameter. Timbers show expert piling and cross-timbering with birch and oak, and the site yielded broken pottery, an early iron axe fragment, a comb fragment, and bronze harp pegs.
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Ireland
Science and Art Museum of Dublin
Enniskillen
Care Cascar ets Health Claim Ad Note
A dated alert promotes Cascar ets Candy Cathartic as a universal remedy from headache to cancer, promising natural, painless bowel movements. The ad touts a 10 cent start and warns to beware of imitations with the C. C. C. stamp on each tablet.
Fort Worth Council Bans Hats at Public Entertainment
Fort Worth Texas city ordinance requires women to remove hats at charged events or face a five dollar fine or expulsion. The measure targets public entertainments and imposes penalties for violations.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Garfield Tea and Catarrh Cure Advertisements
An old advertisement promotes Garfield Tea for digestion after Thanksgiving and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy. It claims the product cleanses the system, improves appetite, and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills and includes a jab about a witty paragrapher.
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Hall
Chey & CO
Props
Toledo
Putnam Faceless Dyes Fail to Shine in Sunlight Parade
The "prosperity parade" at Bigtown faltered as crowds stayed away or busy with work. Those tied up in business lacked time to participate and the rest did not feel like marching, leaving the event unforced and muted.
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Bigtown
Traveling trains from Denver and routes to Kansas City
The notice advertises daily Denver departures at 1:10 p m for Kansas City arriving 7:25 a m and St Louis with Palace sleepers chair cars and rated fares. It also promotes the Chicago Special via Union Pacific leaving Denver 3:30 p m for Chicago arriving next evening and urges consulting local agents for details.
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Kansas City
St. Louia
Denver
St. Louise Me Evenin Palace
Kansas
Iffin
Fragmented 1900s patent medicine snippets and political quips
A collage of old ad copy and stray quotes includes teething syrups and nerve restorers, claims of cures for throat and lung ailments, weather and crime notes, coal and blue dye references, and a joke about trusts. It reads like garbled roadside clippings from a bygone issue.
Up to Date on the Union Pacific Overland Limited
The Pathfinder notes the Overland Limited from Denver at 4.45 p.m. makes several hours quicker time than the line to California and the Northwest. It promises superb equipment and directs readers to contact the local agent or E. R. Griffin, Denver general agent.
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Union Pacific Overland Limited
Denver
California
Northwest
E. R. Griffin
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