Unlikely tale links opal myth to Spanish-American War woes
A fragmentary Washington special to the Chicago Record narrates a romantic tale about Alfonso XIII and the Countess de Castillon intertwined with rumors of the Spanish armada's fate. The garbled account weaves exile, marriage, and thwarted schemes into a sensational, unclear royal drama amid war headlines.
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Chicago
Washington
Madris
Cervera
Philippines
Santiago
Cuba
Torto Rico
Spain
Alfonso Niit
Paris
Countess de Castiztone
Anoin Prane
Mercedes Monspepsiet
Crauddandhter
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Lis
Tess
Hatine
Darton
Othe House
Meouthensier
Dart
Winterad
Alieke
Herta
Peeropiles
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound soothes monthly suffering
Letters from women in Lynn and across the country praise Mrs. Pinkham for relief from menstrual pain including headaches backache and dizziness. The ad notes many grateful testimonials and invites others to write for free advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Rosa Heelpen
Cleveland Ave
Canton
Window Displays Fascinate Pedestrians Reading New York Sun
The window scenes of flower stands fruit displays and jewelry shops captivate city dwellers drawing attention from all ages. Passersby pause to study posters pictures and flowers and dream of travel and leisure while night lights highlight beauty in shop windows.
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Estranazer
Hess
Tie
Meloot
Noweabi
New York Sun
Electric current used to cut steel beams in Chicago building
During reconstruction a Chicago office building used electric current to sever six heavy steel beams. A positive feed to the frame and a carbon point as a cutting tong, with asbestos shield and eye protection, completed the job in twelve hours at an estimated five horsepower, costing about five dollars. The method avoided hacksaw delays and saved time and expense.
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Chicago
Tailors debate who can fit a coat at the corner
A trio of tailors argue in a playful exchange about fitting a man with a coat. The Scotsman claims he can tailor a coat if the man sits at a corner, the Englishman says he can if the man goes around the corner, and Pat adds that if he saw the corner he would go around it to fit him.
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Pat
Alabastine Promises Healthful Walls and Easy Use
A vintage advertisement extols Alabastine wall coating from the Alabastine Company Grand Rapids Michigan. It touts ventilation friendly porous composition no scraping needed and easy do it yourself application by householders with color cards and free paper offer. It warns buyers to insist on packaged labeled product for satisfactory results.
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Alibastine Company
Grand Rapids
Mich
Justice of the Poor Cores the Old Commodore Makes
The Detroit Free Press notes a judge misreads law as he fines two men. One for lacking lights on his wagon at night and another for driving over six miles per hour in fog. The piece criticizes the magistrate’s confusing actions and compliance with navigable waters.
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Commodore
Detroit Free Press
Unclear fragment on pursuit and noise in Nfe scene
A fragment describes an acquisition struggle in Nfe with a chicken noise guiding a pursuer, suggesting a cautious chase rather than clear action or outcome.
The Open Door Sermon on Christian Conquest and Mission
Dr. Talmage argues for religious expansion to Catholicize and educate the islands after the Americo Spanish War. He envisions printing presses, schools, and churches spreading American ideals from Cuba to the Philippines, with missionary groups funded by congregations.
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Tamanuel
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Washington
New York
Manila
Santhaige
Pations
Fnto
America
Bahamas
Mulveens
Europe
Azores
Orkneys
Aftica
Madgensear
St. Helenat
Inpact
United States
Hans
Tuman
Lin
Pride Goeth Before a Fall Propaganda Ad
An 19th century style health ad warns proud people who neglect health may suffer illness and bodily harm. It promotes Hood s Sarsaparilla to prevent decline and preserve pride through cure and strength claims.
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Hood
Etiquette hints contributor joins missionary society
A Washington Star humorously notes a hints contributor joining a missionary group and refining locals. The exchange jokes about progress in altering cannibalistic habits, claiming partial success in reducing knife use rather than stopping cannibalism entirely.
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Society of Missionaries
Washington Star
Baby given many names to judge in history
A Chicago Tribune line notes a baby already named by parents as Dewey Roosevelt Wheeler Wood Wainwright Miles Sedley Harding Davis. Suffering Moses questions the multitude of names and the idea of choosing which to keep as the child grows older.
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Weye
Dewey Roosevelt
Wheeler Wood Wainwright
Miles Sedley Harding Davis
Moses
Chicago Tribune
Supreme Court Upholds Foote Ease Trade Mark Infringement
Justice Laughlin in Buffalo orders permanent injunction with costs and full accounting of sales against Paul B. Hudson manufacturer of Dr. Clark's Foot Powder and a Brooklyn retailer. The court holds Dr. Clark's Powder an imitation of and infringing Foot-Ease. Allen S. Olmsted of LeRoy owns Foot-Ease and will send free samples. Similar suits will pursue others infringing on Foot-Ease trademark and common law rights.
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Supreme Court
Laughlin
Buffalo
Costa
Paul B. Hudson
Dr. Clark
Brooklyn
Alen 8. Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Constancy in Woman Is Often a Stub Bornness
Fragmentary prose notes on constancy in women, describing it as a fragile foundation before acceptance or disappointment. The passage reads as moralizing commentary with dated gender views and lacks concrete events or figures.
A Deering Ideal Mower Study in Mechanics
A Chicago made Deering Ideal Mower presents an advanced machine with Deering Roller and Ball Bearings. It features a wide truck, high wheels for stability, light strong gears, and instant power transfer from wheel to crank shaft. The knife removes in fifteen seconds and uses bicycle pattern ball bearings. The note ends with a remark about restaurant waiters as guests.
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Deering Ideal
Chicago
Free 5 DROPS Salve sample offer from Swanson Rhewmatic Cure Co
Readers urged to request a free sample box of 5 DROPS Salve for 80 days. Claims cure for piles eczema skin diseases and burns with rapid effect. Advertisement notes Swanson Rhewmatic Cure Co at 169 to 181 BE Lake Street Chicago Illinois and mentions a Cincinnati judge sentencing a man to ten days for stealing an eight day clock.
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Swanson Rhewmatic Cure Company
Lake Street
Chicago
Cincinnati
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad Claim
An unrelated testimonial ad offers one hundred dollars for catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot treat. It lists J Cheney & Co of Toledo as makers and mentions wholesale druggists Wist TkaAUX and Walding Kinman Marvin. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and Hall's Family Pills as best, with generic statements about reliability.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Renowen
J. Cheney
Wist & Tkaaux
Whelesale Drugeists
OQ. Walding
Kinxan & Marvin
Whelesale Drugists
Allen's Foot-Fase promotes cooling relief for tired feet
Promote Allen's Foot-Fase to ease swollen nervous hot feet and tired walking. Claims to cure growing nails, swollen sweating feet, blisters and callous spots and relieve corns and bunions with a free trial package offered by Allen S. Olmsted.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRuy
Peas Compete With Strawberries In Quality Comparison
A claim that the finest green peas may lack beauty but equal strawberries in quality. The note contrasts appearance with taste, suggesting value lies in flavor and usefulness rather than looks.
Kemp's Balsam Promises Cough Cure From Friends
Ask your friends about Kemp's Balsam for coughs and colds. The ad claims repeated community cures over past years and urges trials. Large bottles priced at 25 and 30 cents with a sample bottle free.
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Kemp
Cure for Consumption Claims By Amos Kelner
Amos Kelner of Cherry Valley UL reports on November 23 1895 that Piso's cure for Consumption saved his life. He credits the remedy publicly claiming it cured him and asserts his survival.
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Piso
Amos Kelner
Cherry Valley
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