Admiral Dewey Receives Congressional Sword on Capitol Steps
The Washington ceremony on October day honored Admiral Dewey with a congress awarded sword in a formal White House event. President McKinley, cabinet members, and a vast public crowd witnessed the official tribute, set beneath the Capitol steps with a grand parade along Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Sword of honor signals homecoming for Admiral Dewey
A rousing Washington welcome marks the return of Admiral Dewey after victory. President McKinley and Secretary Long present the ceremonial sword as Dewey thanks the nation, expresses gratitude, and salutes Congress, the Navy, and grateful countrymen amid cheers and a celebratory parade.
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The Human Heart and Health Nonsense in Advertisements
A fragment from an old periodical critiques heart size myths and praises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure all for liver and blood ailments. It cites exotic Africa, compares populations, and extols Grain-O as a coffee substitute that aids digestion and nerves, listing price per package.
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Central Africa
Hood
How the Insurance Man Did It
A Pittsburg News tale recounts Terence Chittiineds and a Chinaman entangled in a scam about life insurance. The insured falls in a Grant Street cellar, doctors balk at early care, and the brother seeks a $2500 claim while the agent insists payment hinges on death.
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Grant Street
Pittsburg
Progressed remedies and genuine California Syrup of Fig
The ad extols Syrup of Figures as a health renewer and purifier, contrasts it with inferior substitutes, urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product, mentions a Japanese Imperial Commercial Museum in Yokohama and a Dr. Thomas Electric Oil for burns sprains and instant relief.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Monarch
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Honey and I cure La Grippe coughs, reader testifies
N Jackson of Danville Illinois writes about his daughter who endured a severe La Grippe seven years ago and worsened by cold. After trying many remedies she used Foley's Honey and Tar and was cured. She has had no cough since.
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N. Jackson
Danville, Ill
Foley
Cough Cure From Foley’s Honey and Tar Praised
Mrs G Vacher of Chicago credits Foley’s Honey and Tar for curing her severe La Grippe cough after three years with lingering bronchial irritation. She reports immediate relief from a single bottle and says they now keep it on hand, priced 25 cents to 50 cents.
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Osgood St
Chicago
Foley
Auction Drama and a Fraudulent Violin Story
An 1867 Paris exhibit tale notes a San Francisco merchant bought a Stradivarius for 31 520, later left to his son. An auction knocked it down as a cheap German riddle. The piece, famed for folly, proceeds to show quirk of ownership and a curious claim about the instrument. The article shifts to advice on linen dollies and drawing work, detailing fine linen cambric lawn and a tip using dry soap to ease thread drawing.
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Paria
San Francisco
First Colored Jury Impaneled in Milo Yankee History
A coroner's jury was summoned in Milo Yankee last week to conduct an inquest into the death of a black man believed killed by another. The event marks the first time a colored jury has been convened in the locality.
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