Englishman's West Indies Shipboard Prank Becomes Sailor Yarn
Aboard a West Indies vessel English officers and the governor are part of a humorous incident in which Sir Blankety Blank’s wife loses a fishing tug of war, a prank leads to a shark capture, and a bet on the shark’s weight ends with a cash prize. The tale, a well worn sailor yarn, showcases colonial humor and social dynamics aboard ship.
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Blankety Blank
Blank
Aly
Fle
Hee
Sir B. Blank
Thorn
B. Bink
West Indica
London
New York Mail
Expresa
No Guards at Tunnel Probe Faces Local Officials
In a Port Tucoan town meeting about a tunnel incident and safety, Sheriff Berita testified she did not pat the deputy nor sign a protection plan. The court faced questions over the deprivations claimed and the adequacy of guards during the incident.
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Charles A. Batley
Port Tucoan
Geramiel
Sherril Berita
Ileael Alten
Medi Ag
Port Ibn Amd
Canary
Cotageny
Jail delivery at Detroit sparks arrest spree and rail sabotage
A mass jail break in Detroit led to the recapture of several escapees and the arrest of others for receiving stolen property. The escape sparked investigations into rail sabotage, including tied to a wreck near Battle Creek. Also reported are sightings of Carter's snake in Barry county, multiple local court sentences, and assorted state notes from Kalamazoo to Port Huron.
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Joseph Walters
Joseper Lasek
Revere
Pyul Berwards
Park Watrolman
Burns
Umthuyea
Wreels Tassise
Judy
Sloper Lilbitiga
Atlantic Express
Battle Creek
Itich
Willian Baker
Coldwater
Mich
Louis Kanitz
Muskegon
Taw
Kalamazoo
Grand Rapids
Jane
Fox Bros
Baldwin
Albert Heinderbein
Franklin Mine
Houghton
Edward McGuire
NcGuire
Bay City
Charlea I
Martha
Menominee
Sturgis Bay
Nina Strang
Olivet
John
Groves
Shearer
Lansing Io Dent
Charles Merritt
Gasaopalis
Week in July glimpses from a crowded era of news
A mosaic of items dated July covering a planned Sept 1 opening of a new Union station in St Louis, a fatal suicide by a Bradshaw child, impeachment moves against Sioux City officials, forest fires in Wisconsin and Minnesota, civil strife and fires in Chicago and Des Moines, political races and bank swindles, violent incidents in St Louis and Cripple Creek, and labor union activities.
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Nellis Keane
Bradshaw
W. Vn
Sioux City Board of Supervisors
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dutith
Superior
Mirenara
Montreal
Gould
New York City
Tarrytown
Lakewood
Elk City
Ida
Che Lass
Springer
Warren Springer
Baptist Young People's Union
Baltimore
Ita
Dreekbarilgerom
Lowa
Siun
Des Moines
II Cuingham
Ala
Waa
Caliwell Etel
Stowers
Perry Mason Shoe Company
Stowers Stuck
Perry-Masatt Stuck
Lutal
Listrance
Nuesday
Herman Klugman
St. Louis
Edward Gooksey
Klugman
Cooksey
Klug * Man
Cripple Creek
Mystic Shrine
Denver
Brazil
Ind
Burt
Hayes
Knights of Labor
Benjamin Knepper
Gladdens
Pride and Humility Lessons on Merit and Courtesy
A reflective piece urges humility as virtue and pride as vice, citing biblical and fable examples, and contrasts noble ancestry with character. It stresses courtesy to children, avoiding harshness and unnecessary fault finding, and warns that deceit harms truth and trust.
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Saya Rov
Madison C. Petera
Tariff reform sparks satire and confusion in senate debates
A lengthy, satirical critique of tariff reform portrays reform as a Janus faced figure and questions the bill’s true aims. It notes political theater, speculation on bill naming, and calls for clarity as workers face hardship while finance debates continue in Washington.
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Whisky
Sugar Trust
Voor-Harris
Gor-Mills
Voor-Hill- Milla
Gor-Voor-Brice Land
Cleve- Hill
Wilson
Sayer
Committee In Finance
Washington
Johnsons Aromatic Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Otto’n Cure and Johnson’s Aromatic Compound as rapid remedies for coughs, colds, consumption, and bronchial issues. It lists various potions and pills with prices, endorsing their effectiveness and urging immediate use for relief.
Spend You Great Lakes Outing to Mackinac Island Plan
Exciting voyage prices from Detroit Toledo and Cleveland for round trips to Mackinac Island with meals berths and four weekly trips to Mackinac Begnace Petoskey Chicago and Duluth plus daily Cleveland Detroit and Put-in-Bay sailings. New steel passenger steamers costing 300000 each promise luxury modern conveniences and safety on freshwater routes. Illustrated descriptive pamphlet available from A Sonaytz GP IT A D Detroit Mich.
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Detroit
Toledo
Cleveland
Mackinas
Istand
Upper Lake
Pen
Mackinac
Begnace
Petoskey
Chicao
Boo
Marquette
Duluth
Put-in-Bay
A. A.sonaytz, GP
A. D
Mich
Bacon's Celery King and Cough Cure Ad
CUBER COUGH CURE promises one minute relief without sleeplessness or headaches. Claims to calm the brain and nerves and to aid rheumatism neuralgia constipation indigestion by stimulating digestive organs and liver function. Samples free. large packages 50c and 2c at M. B. Powells. Quarter's Cough and Consumption Cure claims quick relief for coughs and croup, tastes good, sold by W. T. Drake. 10-yr
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Bacon
M. B. Powells
W. T. Drake
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