Prudhomme Plans Prize Fund For Anonymous Poetry
M Sully Prudhomme of the French Academy will convert his 200000 prize into a fund to publish poems by young poets who cannot find a publisher. The Societe des Gens de Lettres will select the poems from submissions. France has 416000 government officials, up from 188000 fifty years ago, and Paris remains the nation’s largest city with 2715000 residents.
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M. Sully Prudhomme
French Academy
Societe Des Gens de Lettres
Beardless Fashion Follows Louis XIII Reign
Louis XIII could not grow a beard and courtiers shaved in homage, making smooth faces fashionable during his reign.
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Louis XIII
Sweden to strengthen navy and other world notes
A wide array of items is listed including Sweden's plan to bolster its navy, activity at Colima Mexico, executions in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania, deaths in Missouri Indiana and Iowa, and political moves such as Missouri synod funds and U S Senate re-elections. The dispatch notes disasters, diplomacy, and notable deaths across several states and countries.
Name Change Petition Fails to Please Czar
A group of eighteen peasants in Tscherdinsk bearing the surname Dyavol petitions the czar to change their name to Bugolubow meaning God beloved. The request is granted.
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Tscherdinsk
Dyavol
Devil
Bugolubow
Language Proficiency Rule Bans Non English Speaking Physicians
A new policy in the Hawaiian territory prohibits issuing practice certificates to physicians who cannot speak English. The measure targets ensuring physicians meet language requirements for professional certification in the territory.
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Hawaiian Territory
Counterfeits Target Gold Printing and Bitters in Warning
A report warns that gold used in color printing mirrors and frames is an imitation made from bronze and spelter, not pure gold leaf. It cautions buyers to avoid counterfeit Hostetter's Stomach Bitters with a private stamp on the bottle neck. The piece notes the Andes region Assuay hosts the world's loftiest tableland.
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Hostetter
This Will Interest Mothers
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children praised by a nurse at Children's Home New York for feverishness teething disorders stomach troubles and worm destruction. Available at all druggists for 25c sample free. Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Man Robbed of All Money Left Counters Short
A man who was sandbagged and robbed of every penny is described as left with only cents to his name.
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Gen
Pearson
John Bull
Germania Industrial Aid Association
Brenham
Corpus Christi
Cold water starch price claim in household goods ad
In an advertisement a brand asserts it yields better results and costs 10 cents less per 4 oz than any competing cold water starch. The copy implies strong consumer value in household starch comparisons.
Cotton goods use and Britain’s share in world trade
The world uses about $500 million worth of cotton goods annually. Great Britain manufactures sixty percent of this output, highlighting its dominant position in the textile industry.
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Great
Britain
Defiance Starch Sets New Price Benchmark in Betting
A fragment notes Defiance Starch priced higher than rivals by about one third for ten cents, with a remark on betting risk and the certainty of loss amid stated comparisons.
Atlas Oats Claims The Acme Of Food Perfection
A cereal advertisement proclaims Atlas Oats as absolutely pure and of the utmost quality. The copy urges readers to try the product and touts its superior standard.
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Atlas Oats
Kettle Boiling Metaphor Sparks Relatives Rich Probe
A wry proverb hints that wealth may reside in kin yet not in money. The line juxtaposes social standing with financial means and notes possible irony in family influence versus actual wealth.
Faced with Fashion and Cures in Early Advertisements
A collage of 1900 era ad copy touts tailored advice on love and debt, beauty through paint, and cosmetics. It promotes Putnam Faceless Dyes and Piso’s Cure as cough remedy, with street corner endorsements and teething syrup claims.
Old Joe the night watchman and St Jacob's Oil tale
A Pall Mall Gazette vignette honors old Joe, a Lambeth Water Works night watchman saved from rheumatism by St Jacob's Oil after a passerby’s gift. The piece blends humor with a product testimonial and a brief digression on maid servants and piano privileges. It then shifts to a long agricultural notes section covering crops, livestock, and regional farming news across Texas and beyond.
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Old Joe
Pall Mall Gazette
London
St. Jacob’s Oil
Joe
Lambeth Water Works
Salzer's Lightning Cabbage and seed catalog offer
Cabbage beet and pea market notes promote Salzer's Lightning Cabbage as an early prize and advertise the John A. Salzer Seed Co LaCrosse Wis to send a large seed catalog for flowers and vegetables. Italian art export law cited and Paris car tube thefts noted. A joke line about a deaf mute and silence is golden.
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John A. Salzer Seed Co
LaCrosse
Wis
W. x
Buy Defiance and Get the Best Offer
An ad promotes Defiance with a bold claim of best value and a 16 am price of 10 cents. The message emphasizes repeated use and lasting quality as part of a sales pitch.
Cure a Cold in One Day Lozenge Ad Laxative Promise
An old patent medicine notice touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a cure for a cold within a day with a money back guarantee from all druggists. A quip about asking the devil what interferes with plans closes the fragment.
Excerpt From Henry Laughlin Letter From Saskatchewan
A letter printed in the Reed City Clarion describes Laughlin’s satisfaction with life in Prince Albert Saskatchewan. He praises land crops and stock, notes winter conditions, and mentions building a residence while seeking a wife. The report adds a note about a discovery of Roman era art objects and coins in Genoa's Mont alto while tearing down an old church.
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Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Canada
Henry Laughlin
C. T. Field
Chase
Michigan
Reed City
Clarion
Lake County
Montalto
Genoa
Kidney Troubles and Pinkham Remedy Testimonial
A reader from Chicago credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing long standing kidney trouble and headaches after six bottles and accompanying pills. The letter praises renewed health and offers confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Louise M. Gibson
Lydia E. Pinkham
Louise Ginson
Langley Ave
Chicago
Sea serpent piece added by Wyoming professor
Professor Wilbur C. Knight of the state university of Wyoming works on assembling parts of a sea serpent he found in 1895. The creature measured about sixty feet and is described as one of the most valuable specimens ever captured.
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Wilbur C. Knight
State University of Wyoming
Physician Reports Beards Regrowing After Herpicide Treatment
San Francisco physician Melville E. O Neill describes sycosis of the beard treated with Newbro s Herpicide. The lower lip and chin inflammation subsided, beard loss ceased, and new hair is growing over the affected area. Herpicide is said to kill the dandruff germ and promote hair growth.
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Melville E. O'Neill
Howard St
San Francisco
Cal
Oldest Members Named in Congress Pettus and Grow
The oldest senators and representatives are identified as Pettus of Alabama born in 1821 and Grow of Pennsylvania born in 1823. The youngest member controversy is noted but resolved.
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Congress
Senate
Pettus
Alabama
Grow
Pennsylvania
Allen's Foot Ease Powder Ad Promises Relief
Winter foot discomfort is addressed by Allen's Foot Ease powder. It claims to ease chilblains sweating sore feet and tight shoes. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25c with free sample. mail order available from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
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Allen
Sampe
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Slow-moving cars clog London streets under old ordinance
Automobiles have become scarce in London due to an old ordinance that forbids self-propelled vehicles from traveling faster than three miles per hour, limiting traffic and mobility in the city.
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London
Chronic Tetter Relief Cited By Invalid Friend
Dr James C Lewis of Tip Top Kentucky reports an invalid friend gained great benefit from Tetterine for chronic condition. The letter appears in uppermce Savannah reader note.
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James C. Lewis
Tip Top
Savannah
German Steel Works Pass Autumn Dividend Figures
The Westphalian steel works at Bochum, Germany, recently passed its autumn dividend after distributing 17 percent the previous year. The Schoenherr factory at Chemnitz, which paid 15 percent in October 1900, has likewise passed its dividend.
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Bochum
Germany
Schoenherr
Chemnitz
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted As Constitutional Remedy
Historic note claims catarrh is constitutional and not local, urging internal treatment. Cheney & Co of Toledo markets Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials and a money back promise, plus Hall's Pills as companion remedy sold nationwide.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
J. Cheney & CO
Defiance Starch Promises Superior Durability and Value
The advertisement claims Defiance starch delivers longer lasting fabric stiffness without shaking or blowing out. It asserts better results than rival brands and offers one third more product for the same money.
Wealth of London and Ada shown by fire insurance totals
The article notes London's fire insurance totals reaching 4,550,000,000 and Ada's fire insurance amounting to 756,257,098, illustrating vast wealth and risk coverage in these places.
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London
Canada
Cure for the Tobacco Habit Discovered in Des Moines
Mrs. J. Kay of A. W. High street Des Moines Iowa has found a harmless inexpensive remedy for tobacco addiction It has reportedly cured her husband and hundreds of others A druggist can prepare it and directions are sent free for a stamp to pay postage
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J. Kay
A. W. High Street
Des Moines
Iowa
When two philosophers quarrel it is merely a sage brush
A compact quip notes that public disputes between philosophers resemble a minor hedged brush, suggesting fuss over abstract ideas lacks practical consequence. The line uses humor to downplay heated scholarly quarrels and emphasizes restraint.
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Marseilles
Lyons
California
Federation OF Women’s Clubs
Los Angeles
KO Change
CAI
Grand Canyon OF Arizona
Petrified Forest
Pueblo Villages
Santa FE
Keenan
G P
Galveston
Cold & H
National Medicine CO
New Haven
Conn
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Ochewan
Alterta
Western Canada
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Yeeo
Ottawa
Crawford
W. Oth St
Kansas City
E. Bar Vet
Houston
Texas
Cana- Govvernment
CH Brough Mfg, CO
State Street
New Yore City
Victor
A. Grant
Congress Ave
Fay
Shores Typewriters
First National Bank Citizens’ National Bank
St.Jo County Savings Bank
South Bend National Bank
Vanderhooyf & CO
South Bend, Ind
D. Ashby
James
I Land Attorney
Austin
Stocga Correspondence Club
Wer
Lancaster
Krattman & Knee
C. B. Anderson É Co
Kim Bt
Dillas
Tex
Greke
Atlanta
Priesmeyer
Sweden
Colima
Mexico
John Lutz
Wilkesbarre
J. L.reeves
Mountain Grove, Mo
William Conroy
Tessut
Ind
Cincinnati
Skagway
Alaska
Alexander A. Rice
Indiana
Lafayette
John Flynn
Lubuque
Dolliver
Allison
United
States Senate
William H. de Witt
Montans
Butte
Navy
Darling
Washington
Ping Luey
Tacoma
Wash
Orient
Charleston, NL
E. J. Blat
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Marion A. Crawford
Saybrook
Briscio Logue
Batangas
Fiona True
Mrs. Amos True
Hannibal, Mo
Concordia College
Fort Wayne
The
Missouri Synod
Joplin
Judon- Allison Mercantile Company
National
House of Representatives
McCleary
Minnesota
Denmark
John T. Milliken
St. Louis
Albert T. Patrick
W. M. Rice
Charles T. Norris
Ithaca
N. Y
Mary Custis Lee
Roosevelt
Leonard Raeder
Quincy, Ill
Raeder
Gen. Blucher
Waterloo
Napoleon Bonaparte
Harrison
United States
Union
Omaha
Neb
Dennison
Mum. Seret. Kichline
Pader
Laguna de Bay
H. K. Hines
Methodist Episcopal Church
Portland
Ore
H. B. Kirk
Assuay
Andes
Defiance
Straarch
Putnam
J. W. O Baien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Mia
Winslow
Boston Journal
Bess
Wisconsin
Terrell
Loco
Hill County
Deaf Smith County
S. Edwards of
Seymour
Fort Worth
Calities
San Antonio
Wilson Bros
Denton
Pecos Valley
Matt Adams
Pecos
Gibson & Baldridge
James Adams
South Dakota Horticultural Society
Sioux Falls
Norris Bros
Detroit
Bloomington, Ill
Alabama Stock Breeders’ Association
Tuscaloosa
Mark Thompson
Kaufman County
Abner
Illinois
Illinois Corn Growers’ and Stockmen’s
University of Illinois
Champaign
Hillsboro
Dave Bosson
Cresson
Hood County
Granbury
John Devine
Cuban Live Stock Company
Neuilles
Cuba
Langaster
Dallas County
North Texas Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Dallas
Henry M. Skelton
Arthur Emery
J. D. McCutcheon
Longview
DeLeon Truck and Fruit Growers’ Association
DeLeon
Victoria Rice and Irrigation Company
Hunt Land
Victoria
Purcell
Lexington
Chickasaw Live Stock Association
Collins
San Antonio Stock Yards
South Africa
Berlin
Boston Post Office
Salt River Valley
Territorial Association of Citrus Fruit Growers
New York City
Salzer
GEA
Italy
Joax
Western
Herpicide
Douglas
Bee Ag
Avery
W. L Douglas
H Vy ‘ E Dong
W. L. Dongas
Patentae Kid
Corona Colt
National Kangaroo
W.L. Douglas
Kataion
Stockton
Ker
Berreless
Crivans Co
New
Saizer
Sega
Marvel
Cate Eant
Great Northwest
Opportunity
Wonderful Northwest
Opportunity Company
Kewspaper Row
ST. Paul
Minm
M. J. Hartness
Armfield
N. C
G.F. P
G. PF. P
Ladies’ Health Club
Careerstle & Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Art Catalogue Co
A. Alamo Insurance
W. N. A. Houston
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