Nell Fairchild Shot in Chinese City Vice Consul Appointed
Madison dispatch reports Nell Fairchild, named vice consul at the American Legation in Chinese City, was inadvertently shot in Mukden. The telegram to Sarah Conover confirms the death of Neil Fairchild, age about 24, nephew of Charles Fairchild of New York and grandson of J. C. Fairchild, Madigan’s first mayor. He had just arrived to begin his post. merger details indicate accidental discharge.
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Nell Fairchild
Chinese City
Madison
Sarah Conover
Mukden
China
Neil Fairchild
Charles Fairchild
New York
J. C. Fairchild
Madigan
Lucius Fairchild
American Legation
Rich merchant dies by gas in La Crosse
La Crosse records report La Crosse merchant Simonsen found dead in his room by gas. Officials investigated. no suicide cause known. Simonsen aged 60, single. Also notes La Crosse named Sangerfest city for 1908 and various city developments across Wisconsin towns.
Nearly Cost Life by Frozen Blizzard Claim
Pred McNulty of this city endured a brutal blizzard while guarding a claim miles east. With no fuel, he sheltered three days, no food, little water, and froze his face and ears en route to a neighbor a mile away. He reached Minot too weak to rise.
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McNulty
Here
Minot
Duluth
Sunny South promises year round farming profits for north
The Suny South offers constant growing options with monthly crops and outdoor work year round. It touts profitable cattle, fruit and vegetable farming, high revenue from strawberries and watermelons, cheap land, and plentiful work. For information, contact A. Park, General Immigration and Industrial Agent, Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, Louisville, Ky.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Louisville, Ky
Veteran British and American Sea Leaders by Age
The piece notes Lord Charles Beresford now admiral and aged sixty five, Admiral Bosanquet older than any American on active duty, Sir Charles Drury as Mediterranean commander, Vice Admiral Curzon-Howe at sixty eight, Rear Admiral Bridgman born in 1858, Prince Louis of Battenberg aged sixty two, and Farragut who reached flag rank at sixty and fought his greatest battle at sixty one.
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Charles Beresford
Bosanquet
Mediterranean
Charles Drury
Curzon-Howe
Bridgman
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Ond
Farragut “Ywran
Adder Description Receives Clarification from Pioneer Era
The adder, measuring about two feet with a six inch girth, displays sluggish movements. Native myths claim it can transfer its head, a notion debunked by observers who note the tail is not pointed but stumpier. The Pioneer notes the two headed story as a fallacy detectable by careful viewing from a distance.
Apple Orchard Success Report In Benton County
The Dover Sunshine profiles an 11 year old orchard on six acres in Benton County rich irrigated land. Started by a former railroad man, the orchard yielded 9958 dollars in ten years with land cost 56 dollars per acre and 45 dollars per acre for clearing and planting. It notes varieties were initially limited to pippins and Spitzenbergs.
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Dover Sunshine
Benton County
Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
Vatican Funds Totaled at Forty Million by Jesuit Leader
Father Francis Xavier Werntz as new general of the Jesuits handed the entire patrimony of the order to Pope Pius in a loyalty tribute. The $40,000,000 transfer responds to the conflict between the Roman church and the French republic and aims to support the church amid its strained resources.
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Vatican
Francis Xavier Werntz
Pius
French Republic
Prince Chap and the changing meaning of chapman
The passage traces the evolution of the word chap from trader or peddler to familiar casual address for a man. It notes Shakespearean uses of customer as boon companion and how modern sense shifts to denote a quirky or odd person, with a brief nod to the phrase my chap in Prince Chap and London Chronicle.
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London Chronicle
Disfiguring Skin Trouble Healed by Cuticura Remedies
A man born in 1856 recounts a severe eczema case that covered his head face neck body and hips. After trying hospital treatment with no success his wife bought Cuticura Ointment and Soap five weeks ago and he is now cured and endorses the remedies.
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Thomas M. Rossiter
Prospect Street
Orange
N. J
New Metal of Much Value from Alzen and Other Odder Reads
Consul General Guenther reports a new metal named Alzen blended from aluminum and zinc. It surpasses cast iron in elasticity and resists rust while taking a high polish. The ad copy touts Alzen as strong and fine for delicate casting outlines, alongside unrelated product notes about Allcock's Plaster for pain relief and various ephemera on dresses, tobacco, and teething syrup.
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Alzen
Guenther
Frankfort
Fragments of patent pitches and notices in old ads
The readable text shows a jumble of product pitches and sensational claims. It mentions Lewis' Single Binder, Garfield Tea laxative, tax dodges, a megatherium skeleton find, Dr Kline nerve restorers, and a noble gift of a motor car to Lord Tavistock at Oxford.
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Duke of Hedford
Lord Tavistock
Oxford University
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Blood Mylia Healing
An advertisement by Wholesale Druggists of Toledo promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure. It asserts the remedy cures by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces and offers a free sample. The text is presented in a 19th century tone with pricing and order details.
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Ander Agbad
Baliave Bien
Anan Aly
Areca
Money in Popular Songs
A celebrated composer says the popular song, sneered at by the superior, is the true ambition of many composers. Thousands would give their ears to write a tune for the barrel organs, and after it plays for a while, many would wish to dispose of their ears.
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