Remember the Maine Turns Point in Spanish American War
A retrospective on the 1898 destruction of the Maine in Havana Harbor and its role as a catalyst for U S intervention in Cuba. The article recounts the ship details, the court inquiry findings, McKinley’s plea for calm, and the rapid move to war culminating in the treaty that reshaped U S power and overseas holdings.
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United States
Maine
Charles Dwight Sigshbee
Havana
Cale
America
Havens Harbor
Spain
Cuba
North
South America
Crittenden
Kentucky
New Orleans
Narciso Lopez
Lopex
Mation
Cobo
Amerlea
Don
Gomez
Maceo
Garcia
Euse
General Weyler
McKinley
Congress
Cuban
Sigsbee
Porto Rico
Guam
Phillippines
Manila
Santiago
Orient
Arlington National Cemetery
Amercans
Rubber Walls Used In Buildings And Decoratives
Popular Mechanics highlights rubber used to damp vibrations with blocks or slabs on wall faces in offices and streets. It notes rubber is also used for interior decorations and coating fabrics so its presence is scarcely detectable.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Back Hurts Begin on Salts Washes Kidneys
An authority advises drinking soft water and using four ounces of Rad Salts in a glass of water before breakfast to flush clogged kidneys. The remedy, Jad Salts, is described as a safe, inexpensive effervescent lithia-water drink that purifies blood and helps prevent kidney complications.
Retort at Berlin reception over wine and prisoners
After a French troupe performance in Berlin a comedienne sat beside a German officer who offered Rhine wine and hinted at champagne. She swiftly replied that prisoners are not served champagne, highlighting the wartime tensions in a witty exchange.
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Berlin
Comedienne
France
M’sieu
Try These Meat Cakes with Leavened Hamburger Mix
Calumet Baking Powder is recommended at 2 level teaspoons per pound of ground meat to make Hamburger Meat Cakes lighter and tastier. The cakes stay tender rather than turning heavy or hard as they cool.
What Is Wrong With This Picture Sketch
A humorous scene describes a man and woman walking as a puzzled junior suspects the gag. He guesses the joke hinges on the supposed spouse while his father smiles at the quip about after dinner talk.
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Junior
Bunco Man Caught In City Visitor Scheme
A bunco man cannot mislead a visiting stranger unless the guest is unusually sociable, a local police report notes. The city case cites the visitor’s willingness to engage as a facilitating factor.
Pape's Cold Compound Claims Fast Cold Cure
A plain white tablet labeled Pape's Cold Compound is advertised to kill a cold quickly and can also attack a settled throat or lung cold. The pitch notes easy, pleasant taste and availability at drugstores for 35 cents.
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Pape
Pape's Cold Compound Ends Old Version
An old Life magazine blurb notes Pape's Cold Compound replacing the previous remedy. The cartoon caption jokes about a new father being introduced as the old product is discarded.
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W. T. Sampson
Lieut. Com. A. Marix
TSS
Tlalge
Clinderwood
Apuer
rlUnderwood
Boston Globe
Mrcr
San Antonio
Texas
Farma
Orange Blossom Poultry Farms, Inc
Winter Haven
Fla
Jones Photo Co
Main &T
Houston
Hanford
Grove’s
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