Social notes reveal Rome marriage and Newport engagements
Social notes report Relph Curtis and Mrs Arthur Roteh wed in Rome over two weeks ago, altering prior plans for a Paris August ceremony. Miss Edith Roteh's death would have affected the August wedding. Also announced is Miss Edith Bight’s engagement to William P. Thompson of New York, with elaborate weddings and notable families linked to Newport.
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Relph Curtis
Arthur Roteh
Paris
Rome
Edith Roteh
Curtis
Firas
Yang
New York Times
Hdith Bight
Asherton Bight
Wiliam P. Thompson
Newport
New York
Ville
Miss Bught
Richard Greenough
Hawaiian Princess and London Society Notes
Report sketches Mrs. Graham as a Hawaiian princess who married M. Graham after meeting in the Sandwich Islands, while Br Vos edges forward on a Hawaiian treaty. The duchess of Marlborough captivates London society with modesty and jewels, notably a famed pearl necklace. A London florist proposes a bridal banquet shoe adorned with roses, lilies, ribbons, and carnations.
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Graham
Hawaii
M. Graham
Sandwich Island
Br. Vos
United States
Washington
Electric sunburn schemes and race color claims in the era
An 1890s-tinted piece discusses artificial sunburn by electricity as a social fad among summer crowds and surveys claims by Lucien Blake about removing pigment to whiten skin. It notes dangers of X rays and urges safe, ethical outlook while imagining an electrical beauty industry without endorsing harm.
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eAys
Lucien
Blake
Kansas City
Isis
Experiments With Gas on Eastern Railway Lighting
A Swiss report details acetylene lighting trials on the Eastern Railway of France for a Paris Metz express coach. Twelve litres of acetylene heated two carcel lighting at 18.4 normal candles per hour, with cost estimates around two centimes per burner.
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France
Manchester
Turner
Sparrows Long Ride In A Indianapolis Wheel
A sparrow reportedly entered a knife and saw manufactory in Anderson Indiana. The bird fell into a rapidly turning wheel at 120 revolutions per minute and got caught on a strengthening rod. Workmen freed it as the wheel ran, and the bird escaped unharmed after a brief, if alarming, journey. The wheel reportedly turned 81,000 times during the encounter, equivalent to about 73.8 miles traveled.
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Anderson
Ind
Toey
Walleig
Electric Third Rail Tested Between Hartford and New Britain
An official test on the New England road demonstrates electric traction for long hauls replacing steam. A ten-mule run completed in thirteen and a half minutes with less fuel than a passenger car. engineers expect speeds of sixty to seventy five miles per hour and note massive coal conservation.
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Hartford
New Britain
New England
Nantasket Beach Road
New York
New Haven
Berlin
Bartford
Clarke
Bmi
Comback
New Power: A Simple Source for Engines Proposed
A proposed new power source claims practicability and wave energy efficiency. Originating with German inventor Zreuman Poppe, the idea uses ammonia vapor and carbonic acid gas to push engine pistons, forming an ammonia salt that is recycled through pressurized disintegration to release volatile components for power.
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Zreuman Poppe
Wamburg
Germany
Whign
Tricks in the export trade spark German rivals row
A Sheffield manufacturer returning from a business trip to Brazil and the Argentine Republic accuses German hardware makers of fraudulently imitating British marks and passing off goods with English wording. He claims that a large share of German exports rely on false representation.
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Ironmudger
Brazil
Shet- Reid
German unions clash over trade marks at hearing
Stahl and Eliseo attack the charges labeling them barefaced lies and cite a leading German hardware maker with South American branches. The firm disputes claims Germans alone misuse foreign marks and notes Nittlefold of Birmingham marks wood screws for export in French.
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Stahl
Eliseo
South America
Nittlefold
Birmingham
Joseph Chamberlain
The Doctors Against Alcohol and Coffee Oppose Drinks
The piece argues progressive doctors condemn alcohol and coffee as harmful stimulants. It promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute from grains, claiming it warms nourishes and does not overexcite the nerves. Packaged in 18 or 25 cents, it urges readers to ask grocers for Grain-O.
Propriators and Journalists In the Hovas of Commons
A compact remark notes that roughly thirty newspaper proprietors and journalists operate within the hovas of commons, signaling a lively press presence in that political sphere.
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Hovas of Commons
Grain-O coffee substitute teaser
Try Grain O. Try Grain O. Ask your grocer teddy to show your package of GRAIN O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The cbi deen may drink without injars as well as the adult All who to it like it. GRAIN O has that rich seal brown at Mocha and Java but it is made from pure praing and the moat delicate stomach receives it without distress. One fourth of the price of coffee 15¢ and 25e per package gold by wil grocers.
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Teddy
Cbideen
Mocha
Java
Wil Grocers
Montan Mineral Product Value Reaches 1896 Peak
The calendar year 1896 saw Montan mineral production valued at more than 59 million six hundred thousand dollars. This figure reflects the state’s strong mining sector and aggregate output across mineral commodities.
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Montan
Allen's Foot-Base Promises Fast Foot Comfort
Cured swollen feet and painful smarting toes with Allen's Foot-Base powder. Claims instant relief from corns, calluses, sweating and odor. advertised as the premier comfort discovery for sore feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores with trial packages free, Le Roy New York address.
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Allen
Nait
Dhien & Olmsted
le Roy
Postoffice Department Postal Stamp Revenue Forecast
The Post Office Department will raise 3,444,167,000 in ordinary postage sales for the fiscal year ending June 1898. The figure reflects expected revenue from standard postal services and rate structures in effect at that period.
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Postofica
Hosiottar Stomach Bitters touted across continents as malaria remedy
The ad entry claims Hosiottar Stomach Bitters cures malaria and various ailments including constipation and neuralgia across many regions. It notes public praise by skeptical colonial residents and markets the tonic as a universal antidote amid mixed testimonials.
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North
South America
West Indies
Australia
Deadly Patent Cure and Local Deaths Spell Urgent Warning
Loyal resident PJ Givin dies after long illness leaving two widows and several children. Affected men urged to stop using the Catardh cure taken internally. In Oshkosh, Joseph Arnold, head of the Oshkosh Dorlings works, dies in bed from heart disease.
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PJ. Givin
Loyal
Joseph Arnold
Nicha W. Scott Post
Oshkosh
Arnald
Oshkosh Dorling
Winchester Gun and Ammunition Demand Sets Records
Over a ton of stew used daily by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and its makers. Last year 425 tons of stew consumed, reflecting extraordinary demand for Winchester guns and ammunition. The text highlights superiority, reliability, and invites readers to request a free illustrated catalogue.
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Winchester
Low Haven
Jubilee services mark Queen Victoria at Trinity churches
News from Warren Pennsylvania reports the death of John Whitten aged 82 in Kewanee. He leaves six children including three daughters in Janesville. Other items note church services in New York honoring Queen Victoria and a mention of a £1000 forfeiture linked to damaged featiWotiols.
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Trinity
Churdhen
New York
Fiotoria
John Whitten
Kewanee
Janesville
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