Rome's In a Ferment Over New Orleans Massacre
A Rome dispatch reports immense outrage in Italy and among Italians in London over the massacre of Italian prisoners in New Orleans. Diplomacy and protests surge as Italian officials and citizens demand redress, with threats of reprisal and possible war if justice and full reparations are not secured.
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Shakespeare
Moh'rs
Rome
New Orleans
Washington
Haly
Count Raspoch
Halian Legation
Paris
Italy
London
Humbert
Revere
Popato Romana
Trepartment of Justice
War Departments
Capitan Freacayse
America
Chiseiotte Della Moneti
Atlante Httera
United States
New Oreans
Tuy
Luang S
Blaine
Italy-bas-sach & Navy
Postalyater General Appointment Mentioned in Ish
The article notes that when Mr. Gladstone formed his Ish administration the late Mr. Fawcett, a blind man, held the Postalyater General post which sometimes included a Cabinet seat. The piece highlights the practice of ministerial roles granting cabinet positions.
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Mr. Fawcett
Gladstone
Mrs. Fawcett
Great Briain
Ish
Presence of Mind in a Western Addition Poker Scene
A Western Addition poker party incidents a would be mugging as Bigley feigns a question to discover the bank clerk suicide site. The ruse calms pursuers, exposing them as would be robbers seeking an Assemblyman. The piece mocks sensational crime chatter and cites Hoate’s stomach bitters as a regional health note.
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San Fracteco Chronicle
Bigley
Western
Scott
Sacramento
Far West
Eney
Hoatetter
The Boy Was Right in Credit Scheme Tale
A newspaper story recalls a boy who repeatedly pleaded credit in a Michigan candy store by claiming his father was dead. The grocer initially trusted him, but the boy kept returning for more items, prompting an indignant protest over exploiting his father's death.
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Michigan Avenue
Roy
Free Press
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Reward
A fragmented early 20th century ad offers one hundred dollars reward for any catarrh cure that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. It lists F J Cheney and Kinnan Blaning as endorsers, Toledo, Ohio addresses, and claims the remedy acts through the blood to treat mucous surfaces.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney
Prank on Well Known Afton Crank At Coats Buttons
A mischievous prankster cuts coats buttons from eminent men's garments. A statesman recounts nightly overhauls by his wife as buttons vanish. The piece notes others faced similar trouble while comparing votes with famous figures. A satirical synsemican remark follows about personal virtue and prosperity. Dr White's Dandelion advertised.
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Afton
Tle
Aft
Philadelphia
Dr. White
Reuben
The Ladies Delighted Byrp or Figs Laxative Ad
An 18th century style advertisement extols Byrp or Figs laxative as a pleasant effective remedy for ladies. It promises gentle action on the kidneys liver and bowels, emphasizing safety and suitability under all conditions.
Florida Dew Mistaken For Rain Scares Hotel Guest
A man visiting Florida with his consumptive wife hears water dripping from gutter-pipes and attributes it to a heavy shower. The hotel clerk pretends it is dew to avoid alarming guests. The guest leaves quietly with his wife on the next train north.
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Florida
Cincinnati Enquirer
Kemp's Balsam and early cold remedies advertised
An old newspaper blurb pushes Kemp's Balsam as an immediate cure for sore throat and coughs, claiming superiority in lung relief and quick action. It also markets other household remedies like Sapolio for cleaning and Browonian Troches for relief, with scattered notes on bed coverings and winter warmth.
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Hatter Bow
Kemp
Nuenza
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Conta
John Clark
Cincinnati
Bexcuah
Kline
Great None Restorer
Art de Muse
Arch
Balla
Aaa
SiSucolsl
Sully Gota
Hood
Scott & Bowne
New York
Elys Gea Babin
Che Eon Slyly Srelieves
Warren
G. G. Green
Woodbury
New Jersey
U.S
EPPSS
Bushaa
Ica Land
Palue Chasebrough Co
Grand Palace Hotel
N. Clark St
Chicago
Dar
Nooma Weekly
M. McIntyre
Arch Street
Emment
Northern
eHas
Lamboem
Land Com
Illustra
Acific
A. R
Ted Publi
Minnesota
North Nuna
Catan
Isaac F
Tiinghast
Alfred Pea
Wellington
Mai
Madison
Confidentiak
Owe Snyder
Biante Stroet
Hydig
E. Pinkham
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