Letter on Spanish fortifications sparks U S inquiry
The Santa Cruz post office held a letter addressed to Premier Sagasta Spain. Its contents described San Francisco fortifications and coastal landing points with guides to attack the city and seize trains. Transmitted to the War Department for possible investigation of unfriendly residents.
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Post Office Department
Santa Cruz
Cal
Sagasta
Spain
Tyner
San Francisco
War
Department
United States
Ram's Horn Sermon Fragments on Repentance and Virtue
A devotional collection of aphorisms urging repentance and moral conduct. It contrasts worldly temptations with faith, notes the value of conscientious work for the Lord, and emphasizes speaking wisely, trusting God now, and mutual support among Christians.
Bill Nye and Herrmann Meet Over Lettuce Ring Tale
The New York World recalls Theresa Vaughn's anecdote about Bill Nye and magician Herrmann meeting in an Ohio town. Nye jokes he keeps finding diamonds, gifts a ring to a waitress, while Herrmann later recovers his own possession after a brief mix up in a hotel dining room.
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New York World
Theresa Vaughn
Herrmann
Bill Nye
Ohio
Nye
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Patriotism Out West Cartoon Commentary Snippets
A collage of humorous quips from the Boston Traveler mocks manners and marriage. Lines feature Alkali Ike and Cactus Cal in Western slang, a barber chair joke about shaving, and quips on honesty and alimony.
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Podner
Cactus Cal
Hero of the Maine Bill Anthony Reveals Ship Sinking Echoes
William Anthony a private of marines on the Maine stood at his post as the harbor cruiser sank after the explosion at Havana. He saluted Captain Sigsbee and informed him the ship was blown up and sinking. Anthony saved comrades by helping launch boats and was among the last to leave.
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Bill” Anthony
United States
Maine
Havana
William Anthony
Sigsbee
Anthony
Atlantic
Pacific
Bill
Marine
Navy
Uncle Sam
William J Calhoun New Interstate Commerce Commissioner
William J. Calhoun, newly appointed Interstate Commerce Commissioner, is about 50 and a Pittsburg native who began as an Ohio farm hand. He later became a lawyer in Illinois and counts McKinley among early allies and friends from his youth. A Tennessee colony at New Economy forms a labor backed economy with equal wages and labor certificates replacing money.
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William J. Calhoun
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
McKinley
Illinois
Calhoun
Pittsburg
Ohio
Tennessee
The Weather Cock and the Prudent Doctor
A Boston minister Dr W E Channing, frail, refused to venture out in an east wind despite mild weather. A friend checked on him and found him indoors with sun, fire, and heat, insisting he never steps outside in an east wind. He explained by the unmoved church weather vane. oiling would fix it, revealing he was kept indoors by a rusty weathercock.
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W. E. Channing
Boston
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised as a universal foot cure
An early 20th century ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure painful swollen and smarting feet and ease tight shoes. Claims 10 000 testimonials and a free trial with 25 cents in stamps. Also notes availability from druggists and shoe mail order in New York and Olmsted Roy Japan rail travel context on smoking cars and American women's discomfort.
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Allen
Allen 8
Olmstid
Ie Roy
New York
Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters Promoted for Malaria and Dyspepsia
A newspaper fragment touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a health aid for malaria, dyspepsia, constipation, and biliousness, contrasting it with uncertain gains from distant mining wealth and syndicate ventures.
Columbus Buggy Co. Relocates and Sells 200 Elegant Styles
The Columbus Buggy Co. announces a move June 1 to Mainland Market corner, San Francisco. To clear stock for the dry year, about 200 late elegant carriages and related styles will be sold at special bargains before the removal.
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Columbus Buggy Co
Market T
San Francisco
Mainland Market
Open Letter Claiming Castoria Trademark Rights
Dr Samuel Pitcher declares exclusive rights to the words PITCHERS CASTORIA and CASTORIA in his open letter from Hyannis Massachusetts. He states The Centaur Company and Chas H Fletcher hold authority and warns against unauthorized use dated March 8 1897.
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L. Dr. Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
Gamuel Pitcher
M.D
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and $100 Reward
Readers hear that Hall's Catarrh Cure unites internal constitutional treatment to tackle catarrh, claiming to cure all stages. The ad offers a $100 reward for any case not cured and directs readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio, with pills sold at 75 cents.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Teledo
Pacific Coast Syrup Co. promotes tea garden drips and maple syrup
An old ad states high quality tea garden drips and tobobbgan maple syrup offered by first class grocers in cans only. Money refunded if unsatisfactory. Buyers urged to check lithographed manufacturer name on the can to avoid imitations.
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Louisiana
Pacific Coast Syrup CO
King Solomon's Treasure and Patent Remedies Ad
Swindlers warned after claims of renewing manly strength from Mason Chemical Co. and Dr. Kline’s nerve restore. Notices advertise free trial bottles from Philadelphia providers. Mrs Lucy Wallace credits Piso's Cure for preventing consumption in Kansas in 1895.
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Mason Chemical CO
P. O
Philadelphia
Lucy Wallace
Marquette, Kan
Witty Jokes and Banter Across Laughing Pages
A collage of humorous exchanges and puns from various sources. The snippets feature everyday social banter about women and men, work and sleep, finances, and domestic life. Characters like Bridget Tim and Hercules pop up among jokes about shoes, divorces, and fashion.
Cure for sterility offered by Lydia E Pinkham remedy
A letter from Mus Lucy Lyttz of Jersey City endorses Mrs Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for infertility and uterine pains. She credits the remedy with stopping pains and conceiving a daughter after years of medical treatment without success. The advertisement invites others to write for free guidance.
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Aso
Lydia B. Pinkham
Jersey City
Belvin Hospital
Republic Mine near Eureka Confiscates Over 2 Million in Gold
Reported by Eureka sources the Republic mine has been exported recently and over two million dollars of gold are blocked off. Official details remain sparse as authorities assess the situation and potential implications for the local economy.
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Republic
Eureka
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