Germany plotting to arm Filipinos and undermine US forces
A San Francisco Post report claims Germany plans to arm 150000 Filipinos with Krupp guns and train them for a coup against American forces in the Philippines. It alleges German officers, shipping arms via trading vessels, and seeks to disrupt US landings. Also includes a testimonial about Chamberlain's Colic Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Philippines
Germany
Aguinaldo
United States
Philippine
Senor Aguinaldo
America
Manila
Wickedest Town in the Southwest and Mine Wealth
From the New York Tribune a tale about Jerome Arizona described as a wicked town perched on Mt Verde. It mentions Rough Riders keeping watch, repeated near-destruction by fire, a vast United Verde copper mine claim, and a population of 1 200 with little safety featuring wooden structures and hillside fires.
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New York Tribune
Montaak
Troop A
Arigva Troup
The
Rough Riders
Jerome
Aziz
Fihe
Lown
Mt. Verde
W. A. Clark
United Verde
Ballti
Grand Gift Distribution War Memorial Spoons Offer
Quaker Valley Mfg Co offers a free set of six war memorial spoons for sixty days with any furniture order, aiming to gain 50,000 new customers. Each spoon features a different design including four U S battleships and Cuban war scenes, made of beat coin silver plate on nickel silver, lasting heirlooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Maine
Cuba
Morro Castle
Quaker Valley Mfg. Co
W. Harrison St
Chicago
Curious Georgia morals plan sparks hangings by county vote
A Atlanta civic figure proposes annual county elections on January 1 to name the worst man, with the top vote recipient to be hanged on February 1. The scheme, intended to drive bad men to emigrate, would also reward budding miscreants as they see others punished. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve advertised as a remedy for skin issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Atlanta
Letters on Mail Service and Sailor Curing Coughs
A compact wartime column notes that postal service for Santiago de Cuba is essential to boost morale among soldiers, with mail boxes on streets and ample office space but no regular service yet. It also touts One Minute Cough Cure for colds and a nautical mile explanation of knots. Concludes with Franklin Almanack excerpt and free copy offer at F C Savages’s drug store.
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Santiago de Cuba
United States
Pather Abraham
Richard
Benjamin Franklin
America
England
F.C. Savages
Autumn fancy and a cheery tonic cure for chills
In a humorous line the piece notes a fall fancy leading a young man to regret summer spending and mocks wealth as a cure for chills. It then promotes Cheatham's Tasteless Chil tonic as a guaranteed solution, advertising a 50 cent bottle by Jackson Drug Co, Boat.
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Gil
Cleveland
Cheatham
Jackson Drog Co
Boat
Watch bargains at Mena Jewelry Store on Janssen Ave
No. 1 A B Raymond seventeen ruby jewels in gold settings with a lifetime movement in a dust proof case stem winding for 15 dollars. No. 2 Hampden Railway fully jeweled gold set in a dust proof coin silver case priced at 10 dollars. Elgin eleven jewel stem wind in a coin silver case. No. 4 jeweled Hampden in a 14K solid gold filled case with 20 year guarantee for 15 dollars. Watch repair service offered at the Mena Jewelry Store Janssen avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Raymond
Hampden
Elgin
Mena
Janssen Avenue
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Chamberlain
Colin
Kennedy
Xeon
C. L. Boggs
Stomptown
Gilmar County
W. Va
P.O Savage
Delriit
Pipkin
Thanes
Indianapolis Journal
DeWitt
Pipkin & Hanes
Grand Gift Distribution
DeWitt's
Pipkin & Vanes
R.S. Allen
Hudgins
de Queen Street
RS. Allen
Stucky
Queen Street
Mena, Ark
Mena Bottling Works
Lee and Soda Water
Fred Raush, Mer
Davis Machine Go
DeQueen
Janssen
C. D. Nuckolls, Propriet
W. I. Boyer
Pickering Avenue
Depot
J. C. Byers
Bank of Meat Notary
Jersey
Co. H. Cole
S. L. Lindsay
Mena St
Arkansae
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