Memorial Day Observances Across States and Arlington
Memorial Day was observed nationwide with government offices closed and patriotic tributes. In Washington a large G A R parade preceded memorial ceremonies at national cemeteries including Arlington where Robert E Lee’s former estate hosts graves of nearly 25,000 soldiers. Other cities saw parades, decorations, and military rites at Forest Home, Lincoln’s Tomb, Grants Tomb, and Jefferson Barracks. A special Boston dedication honored Col. John Robert Shaw and the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts.
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Washington
Senate
House
Arlington
National Cemetery
Potomac
Robert R. Lee
Khown
Verenth
Onka
Elma
Gen. Sheridan
Admiral Vorter
Mobile
Varney
Ricketts
Chicora
Chicago
Fort Sheridan
Forest Home
Waldheim
Concordia
Linecoln
Tom. Springs
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Line Coln
Sons of Veterans
Grants
New York
Ven. Grant
Riverside Park
Posta
Grand Army
White Louse Conservatory
Waoubington
St. Looi
St. Louis
Jefferson Barracks
Cincioman
Cincinnati
Fourth Street
Boston
Boston Common
John Robert Gould Bhaw
Fifty-fourth
Massachusetts
Fort Wagner
8. C
South
Jackson
Miss
Vicksburg
Monadagy
Chattanooga
Tenn
J. A. MacGowan
Gage Speech At Banquet Links Tariff Fight To Hope
Cincinnati May 20 The annual commercial clubs meeting crowned by a banquet featured Secretary of the Treasury Gage who spoke of the tariff bill’s course and urged faith in bipartisan reform. He voiced distrust as harmful, praised honest money, and predicted a revival of industry and sound finances guiding America toward recovery and progress.
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Cincinnati
Secretary of the Treasury
Gage
Congress
Bevda
Wintry Weather Brings Frost and Crop Damage Across Wisconsin
Across Wisconsin and nearby states heavy frosts Monday damaged vegetables fruits and crops with strawberries numbering toward total loss in some areas. reports mention snow and ice in Illinois and Minnesota as well as drownings in Kansas while Johnstown holds memorials.
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Soun
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Hurley
Marshalltown
St. Paul
Minn
Stockford
Ill
Junai
Johnstown
Grand View
Senate tariff bill progress and notices from Washington
Washington dispatches report mixed progress on the tariff bill with daily actions and votes in the Senate from May 23 to June 3. Highlights include test votes on duty reductions, a conference on the sundry civil bill, discussion of a special committee to investigate senator speculation, and various department actions and financial reports.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Tillman
D. C
Congress
United States
Houne
House
Government Printing Office
Secretary of the Navy
India
McKinley
Spain
Havana
Calhoun
Madrid
Colagge
Tom Heed
Thomas B. Reed
Pinkham Cures Prove Beneficial to Women Says Celia Van Horn
A Philadelphia reader Celia Van Horn testifies that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash relieved her severe menstrual distress, backache, liver and kidney trouble after months of suffering. The letter cites long illness, failed medical aid, and eventual complete recovery, urging others to take warning in time.
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Tydia F. Winkham
Pinkham Ofice
Lydia MM. Pinkham
Misa Celia van Horn
Sharswood St
Phila
Picking the Winners at Progressive Turd Parties
A quirky note discusses various methods to tally games won and determine prize winners at progressive turd parties. It mentions puncturing score cards with a design like that used by the New York Mail and Express conductor, signaling a novelty scoring trend.
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Rehead
New York Mail
Expres
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin touted as cure
An old ad claims the product relieves stomach and digestive disorders. It presents Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a perfect laxative and digestive cordial, easy to taste and loved by children, with a 10 cent trial bottle and sizes for sale by W. T. Drake, druggists.
Fragmented medical catalog fragment amid garbled lines
A jumbled OCR fragment lists numbered disease items such as croup and hay fever with misread terms like rheumatism and dermatitis. The text also references a potentially medical manual and various misinterpreted words, rendering a partial, unreadable list. No clear events or persons are identifiable.
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Samuel Pitcher
Japhan
Hachette
Safa
Sagar
Castoria
Marshall
Welsbach
Marshall Light CO
Ade
Hewitt
Sigwar
Eagle Block
Michigan
Dar
Statesman Jb Department
Atents
Mapenare
U. S
C.a.snow&co
Tennyson
Dean Fiurrar
Temple Magazine
St Telemachus
Lord Tennyson
St. Telemachus
National
Ad Arlington
Tine Coln‘s
Granta Tama
Detroit
DB. D. Woodmansee
M. J. Dowling
National Republican League
Parker and Son
Lincoln Center
Kan
George Repshire
Herbert
Shady Bend
Saline River
Waablngton
Post Office Department
Pinkham Cures
Mien van Horn
Philadelphia
Petron
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