Iowa Editorial Reflects Mexico Crisis and Public Knowledge
The piece notes a Mexico earthquake tied to war effects and a candidate challenging President Diaz. It mentions 716 rural free delivery routes boosting departmental income and cutting district spending. It observes readers gaining geographical knowledge with maps expanding from Porto Rico to the Philippines and from Skaguay to Potgieter's Drift.
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Porto Rico
Philippines
Skaguay
Potgieter
Record Corn Pack Total Reaches New High
The United States total corn pack last year reached 5,250,920 cases, up from 4,314,814 in 1898, marking the largest pack in history and an increase of 936,106 cases from the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Advice on facial expression and composure for women
A professional adviser instructs women to blot worries from the mind and adopt a placid expression. The guidance suggests imagining a calm, expressionless face akin to a bossy stance and to picture having been given the United States mint as a mental cue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Mint
Maiden Speech by Harrison on Burnside Eulogy in Senate
The article notes Sex-President C Harrison delivering a maiden Senate speech a eulogy for Gen. Burnside recently deceased The manuscript was shown to Senator Sherman who urged deletions but Sherman reportedly replied Not a word after reading it.
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C Harrison
Senate
Depew’s
A. IE. Burnside
Harrison
Sherman
Daniel
United States Senate
Department of Commerce and Industries
House
Sibley
Dem
Brigham
Pettigrew
Jermentrout
Pennsylania
Statue of Washington Cast in New York for Paris Unveiling
A large bronze Washington statue is being cast in New York and will stand on a Tennessee marble pedestal at a major street corner in the American quarter of Paris. The unveiling is set for July 4, and the statue, costing about 35000 dollars, is to be presented to France by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Washington
New York City
Paris
France
Daughters of the American Revolution
New York
State Department
Conger
China
Celestial Empire
John Ruskin Buried in Coniston Churchyard
The famed critic John Ruskin wished to be buried in Coniston churchyard if he fell into a glacial crack during Alps trips. Had he not specified burial there his remains would rest in Westminster Abbey.
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John Ruskin
Coniston Churchyard
London
Alps
Westminster Abbey
Texas steers go on rampage at Chicago stockyards
Three Texas steers ran amuck in Chicago stockyards tossing kicking and mauling three cowboys and six ordinary citizens before recapture. The shoot of bucking bulls is described as thrilling and dangerous prompting readers to seek fence seats for the spectacle.
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Texas
Chicago
Mexico
Madrid
American Teachers Aim for Early Paris Exposition Visit
Four thousand U S school teachers plan a summer trip to the Paris exposition. Promoters seek to entice longer stays, believing the group would best showcase American education and make the nation justly proud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma‘ams
United States
Trans Atlantic steamship lines set for record season
Trans Atlantic steamship lines expect a record season as the American line books about 3000 passengers and Cunard nearing a similar total four months ahead of the usual rush. Despite unsettled Europe, more Americans are projected to visit the Paris exposition than ever before in a single year.
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Trans-Atlantic Steamship Companies
American Line
Cunard Line
Europe
Tobacco consumption shifts among Americans last year
The United States Tobacco Journal presents a table showing cigar use rising from 4,664,711,000 in 1898 to 4,947,722,000 last year while cigarette use fell from 3,353,448,000 in 1898 to 2,721,671,000. The cigarette decline is attributed to a women led campaign against the little white rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Tobacco Journal
Hypnotism Threat Fails as Judge Sentences Blanchard
John D. Blanchard, convicted of robbery, faced Judge Foster in New York City. He boasted he would mesmerize the judge into a month or two behind bars, but the judge replied with a severe gaze and sentenced him to twelve years in Sing Sing.
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John D. Blanchard
Judge Foster
New York City
Blanchard
Sing Sing
Moody estate chiefly a library after long evangelism
The late Dwight L. Moody left no personal estate, with his wealth passing through his hands to his schools and Bible institute. He raised about $300,000 annually for his institutions, and over the last decade total sums amounting to several millions of dollars.
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Dwight L. Moody
Bible Institute
Irate Missouri Father Spanks His Eloping Daughter
A Missouri father followed his daughter who eloped with a man, whipped her with a horsewhip, then returned her home. He left the couple to pursue court action, arguing a traditional spanking is the better remedy and a common-sense approach to protect family honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
A Weeks History In All Parts Of The Union News
A condensed update from Washington and abroad detailing Senate debates on commerce and Indian appropriations, debt statements, coinage, and fiscal figures. Foreign dispatches report Buller moves, Ladysmith strategy, and global events including an Italian shipwreck and Sierra Leonean weather tragedies.
Panic Fire Injures 75 at Trenton School
In a Trenton New Jersey school a panic during a fire injures 75 children. The incident prompts inquiries into escape routes and safety procedures as responders treat and account for students in the crowded building.
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Trenton
N. J
Philadelphia
John Scherer
Jealousy S
George Winans
Boutonville
N.Y
Annie Wittemeyer
Saratoga
W. W. Averell
Bath
N. Y
Mapkins - Allen Manufacturing Arms Company
Norwich
Conn
Century-Old James Camden Died. St Louis Fire Kills One
Reports list a hundred year old James Camden dying in Terre Haute as a saloon fire in Mast Grand Forks, N D killed W D Kelly and T J McAdam. Manila transport Ohio returned with 188 fallen soldiers from the Philippines. Goebel declared governor after election dispute. Beckham sworn in again. Roving fires, rail union talks and political arrests also noted.
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James Camden
Terre Haute
Ind
Mast Grand Forks
N. D
W. D. Kelly
T. J. McAdam
Manila
Ohio
Francisco
Philippines
Frankfort
Goebel
Beckham
Wames
St. Louis
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Wisconsin Central
Great Northern
Baltimore & Ohio
Utah
HW. Roberts
Salt Lake City
Kentucky
William Goebel
Chicago
Henry Walsh
Post Office
San Francisco
David M. Key
Hayes
United States
Chattanooga
Tenn
Rev Booker Fox Dies at 104 in Ottumwa Iowa
Noted Negro Methodist evangelist Rev Booker Fox died at his Ottumwa home at age 104. The long lived minister was widely known for his religious work and community leadership.
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Booker Fox
Ottumwa, Ia
Goebel Death Sparks Kentucky Crisis and Aftermath
Kentucky politics reel after Gov William Goebel dies from assassin’s injuries as power dispute escalates. Lieut. Gov Beckham sworn in amid calls for calm. Goebel’s burial plans and military discipline issues dominate the followings.
Minor News Items Recap From Various Regions
A roundup of brief items notes American college wealth at 250 million dollars, Pacific cable cost around ten million, Dreyfus health improving in southern France, Philippines coal prospects without precious metals, a bounty in St Joseph Missouri for stopping highwaymen, Germany rescinds medical practice limits for women, Seneca nation treasurer is short in accounts, Chinese emperor change considered unimportant to Europe, Canada adds 44 000 immigrants last year and the U.S. 411 000, Admiral Dewey has many post offices named after him, William Kerr of Providence remains a 36 year watchmaker at age 82, James H. Britton dies at 83, Dalton mill retirees on pension, Mrs Gladstone turns 88 with Hawarden bells rung, France’s Loubet to retire after term, Robert Fitzsimmons recalls being whipped by Jeffries in last year’s world title bout.
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Dreyfus
France
Geological Survey
Philippines
St Joseph
Dimerson
Europe
Canada
United States
Admiral Dewey
Wiliam Kerr
Providence
R. 1
James H. Britton
St. Louis
West
Ardsley
N. Y
Gov. Crane
Dalton
Mass
William Ewart Gladstone
Hawarden
President Loubet
Robert Fitzsimmons
James Jeffries
Coney Island
Turkish Minister Ali Farrouh Bey sails from Havre
Ali Farrouh Bey the Turkish minister to the United States and his wife left Havre bound for New York aboard the French steamer La Gascogne.
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America
Havre
Ali Farrouh Bey
United States
New York
The Oldest Man in America Praises Peruna Remedy
Isaac Brock of McLennan County Texas lives in Valley Mills and credits Dr Hartman’s Peruna with treating coughs colds catarrh and grip. He says many ailments stem from climate and Peruna is the best remedy he has used for years attributing his health and extreme age to it. He offers a free book on catarrh from The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio.
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Isaac Brock
Buncombe Co
North Carolina
McLennan County
Texas
Valley Mills
Mr. Brock
the Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Louisville and Nashville Railways Promote Tourist Routing
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad publicizes its facilities for tourists and travelers to Florida Cuba Porto Rico Central America and Nassau. It offers double daily sleeping car services from Cincinnati Louisville Chicago and St Louis via Jacksonville to interior Florida and to Miami Tampa and New Orleans, the embarkation ports for the cited regions. For folders write J. K. Ridgely N W P A Chicago Tl.
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Florida
West Indies
Central America
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Poe
Cuba
Porto Rico
Nassau
Cincinnati
Louisville
Chicago
St. Louis
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa
New Orleans
J. K. Ridgely
Tennessee
North
South Carolina
George Florida
Nashville, Chattanooga
St. Louis Ry
Booth
Lookout Mountain
K.C. Cowardin
Merchants Exchange Building
Crescent Hotel Opens at Eureka Springs in 1900
The Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs Arkansas opens March 1 1900 as a desirable resort for health and pleasure seekers. It offers ideal climate pure sparkling water and best accommodations with Sleepers via Frisco Line and invites inquiries to managers or Frisco Line representatives.
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Crescent
Eureka Springs
Ark
Frisco
Managers
Pan American Exposition promoters call Niagara a side attraction
The Western Electrician notes that promoters of the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo in 1901 regard Niagara Falls as an accessory attraction, underscoring the event's broad appeal and the Falls’ drawing power.
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Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Western Electrician
Salzer Seed Co catalog promotes remarkable trio
A notice mentions Salzer's seed catalog from La Crosse Wisconsin claiming a remarkable trio can enrich a planter. The text also includes a sample request and a light Town Topics cartoon note about two names Jack and Jim and their quarrel.
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Salzer
John A. Salzer
Lanes Family Medicine Ad Promotes Gentle Daily Bowel Relief
An Atchison Globe style ad touts Lane's Family Medicine promising daily bowel movement health benefits and gentle liver and kidney action, with a 25 and 50 cent price. It quips about truth in business and worry from misdeeds, followed by a Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cold cure claim and a Golden Days joke about a baker.
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Lane
Dealera Everywhere
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
A period ad-copy notes ailing women suffer nervous distress and claims Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound quickly relieves female troubles. It cites letters from cured women published in the paper and urges nervous women to seek Mrs Pinkham’s advice at her Lynn Massachusetts address.
Umbrella Saved Congressman From Wife’s Candle Lecture
A western congressman, returning home after a late night with friends, dodges his wife’s wrath by placing an umbrella over his head and claiming he is waiting for a storm. The Washington Post notes his quick wit and hints at future need for similar ruses.
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Washington Post
A CAREFUL BRIDE
A humorous wedding scene as the newly married couple hurry toward the railway station The bride urges thrift and practical care for expenses while the groom contemplates the sacred responsibility ahead in Tit-Bits style dialogue
Thirty Days Trial Free at Charles City College
New students enrolling at the start of the Spring Term March 26 1900 may receive a thirty days trial free in the Preparatory Normal College Commercial Shorthand and Typewriting departments. The offer promotes the Charles City College as a practical western college with low expenses. Address President J F Hirsch Charles City Iowa for particulars.
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Charles City
Towa
J. F. Hirsch
Winter Resort Excursion Tickets and Midwest Rail Service
Information on Low Rate excursion tickets to Southeast winter resorts via Cincinnati Louisville Asheville Atlanta Jacksonville and Florida coasts and to the Northwest via Wisconsin Central trains from Chicago. Nearest agent Jas Pond Milwaukee Wis. Also brief ad lines from period newspapers cited.
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J. C. Tucker
G. N
Big Four
Clark St
Chicago
Ills
Cincinnati
Louisville
Asheville
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Florida
Wisconsin Central Railway
Central Station
Park Row
12Th’street
Lake Front
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ashland
Duluth
Jas. C. Pond
Milwanee
Wis
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co advert touts 5-DROPS for army use
A December 7 1899 letter from Peter Haas in Pretoria praises Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co of Chicago for supplying 5-DROPS Rheumatic Cure. He orders 25 gross and a bank draft of £412 10s, noting heavy army use and battlefield relief. Prices: large bottles $1.00 or three for $2.50. sample 25 cents.
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Krueger
Pretoria
Transvaal
South Africa
Messrs
Swanson
Chicago
U.S. A
Peter Haas
Swanson Rheumatic Cure CO
Lake St
Bridegroom’s Wager Sparks a Bold Money Pact
In Tit-Bits a plot unfolds where Old Hardcash plans to marry his daughter to Sharpleigh once he proves financial worth. Sharpleigh persuades him to write a £1,000 bank fund condition and then borrows the sum to secure the new status, prompting caution about business cunning and ambition.
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Sharpleigh
French for cutting down barber quips in Chicago
A humorous exchange in a Chicago Evening News item features a barber and a nervous youth as they stumble over language while discussing a decollete shave. The joke unfolds with exaggerated accents and a pun on French phrases.
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Knight of the Razor
Chicago Evening News
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Wilmot
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Muncie
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House of Commons
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S. 7
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Robbe
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Rudd
Taylor
London, Ky
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Blackburn
Mr. Goebel
Hartwell
Justus Goebel
Arizona
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Justus
John B. Castleman
National Guard
Gov. Taylor
Mr. Goeel
Jo C
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Daniel Boone
Richard Johnson
S. J. Shackelford
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Lillard
Gov
Walker
Alonzo Walker
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Gen. Collier
Postmaster General
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Neb
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Dilworth
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Bradford
Peruna
Grippe
Jack
Jim
Atchison Globe
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Wit
Bean
Lovefee
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Hale
Pike
Chicago Dailyens
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Scott St
Covington, Ky
Chicago Daily News
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