Commissioner reports decline in homestead entries
The General Land Office head submitted to the Interior Secretary a report showing 3,298 fewer homestead entries than last year totaling 378.62 acres. The piece laments broader health declines linked to bowel irregularities and pitches remedies including Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children with testimonials and availability details.
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General Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Grain-O promotes healthy children with grain based drink
The advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute for children. It claims Grain-O is made of pure grain, tastes like coffee, costs about the same, and is sold by grocers.
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Kay
Urta
Rass Eccorator
Mall Co
B. J. Kay Taedical CO
Westen
Omaha
Neb
Salzer's German Coffee Berry touted in Williams County
An unsigned note claims from one package of Salzer's German Coffee Berry a grower produced 300 pounds of superior coffee at far less than store prices. The message, from Salzer Lead Company of La Crosse Wisconsin, requests payment and stamps for a mailed catalog order.
Whaler Fine Pen Teed Dotacs Reward
Partial garbled notice describes a reward program for an uncurable eater and mentions PoToapey A Co Prepe. It references Chin a ters and items sold by Deke SpA with vague dates and prices.
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All Deke Spa
Cuban Letter Scandal Feeds Cuban Junta Plot Claims
The Philadelphia Press prints a version of the De Lome letter story asserting a Cuban spy in Havana’s post office stole and leaked the document. It traces a Havana official to Canalejas and details how the letter circulated before public release amid Cuban Junta manipulation claims.
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Havana
Philadelphia
de Lome
Senor Canalejas
New York
United States
Don Jose Canalejas
Senor de Lome
Legation
Washington
Bette P
Canaleias
Jesson Abe Deaders
Ureid
Thor Celerk
Tre Tome
Tuham
Subaban
Boro
Martyred President Harrison Addressed Indianapolis Crowd
A detailed account recalls Lincolns birthday observances in Illinois and the Marquette Club banquet in Chicago. Ex President Harrison, Justice Brewer, Secretary Guase and Rev Henry C Potter led speeches while Vice President Harrison drew strong applause and challenged critics as the nation faced perilous times.
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Linecoln
Chievo
Illiinois
Marquette Club
Harrison
Justice Brewer
Guase
Henry C. Potter
Taineelm
Urvin
Fis Etrinicus
Ieee
Ignerans
Montreal Lottery Plan for City Debt Funding
Alderman Rainville committees a funding scheme issuing bonds under a French lottery plan. Bonds carry 3 percent interest, offering safe investment and potential fortune for citizens while transferring civil debt to residents and saving the city about 50 000 dollars annually. The proposal risks opposition from longtime critics of lotteries in Montreal.
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Montreal
Rainville
Second Moon of Earth Reported by German Astronomer
Dr George Walthemath of Hamburg Germany announces the discovery of a long sought second satellite of Earth. He provides a set of measurements including orbital period, distance, diameter and mass to describe and locate the new moon for astronomers. The claims cite a near earth position and predicted appearance dates in February and April.
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New York
George Walthemath
Hamburg
Germany
Focal
Luetgert Convicted in Chicago Murder Case
Adolph Luetgert was found guilty of murdering his wife in Chicago and sentenced to life in prison. He heard the verdict with a laugh as an appeal to the Supreme Court was noted.
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Waiai
Germany
Lsft
Barrillas
Guatemala
Presion
Chicago
Adolph Luetgert
Luetgert
Supreme Court
Beauty and marriage strains push young wives to seek tonics
A periodical urges newlyweds to brace for maternity stress and keep beauty, recommending Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. A reader letter from Mrs R. S. R. of Chambersburg Pa shares her nine bottle cure and praises the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Chambersburg
Lydia I. Pinkham
Trickster Watchman Snaps to Sleep Powering Engine
An old Berlin hotel night watchman devised a scheme to spoof the electrical button system by connecting a pedometer to the engine to log his steps. The device followed his every movement and, after three nights, he was found asleep in the engine room with a piston attached to register every stroke. The engine had traveled 212 miles.
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