Deserted Streets and Scorched Vines in Madrid 1808 Chronicle
The article recalls 1808 Spain when Madrid and other cities lay deserted as laborers died in the fields and vines were scorched. It contrasts with a claim that the Bay of Bengal is the largest bay, noting a measured area of about 420000 square miles. It also mentions quacks flourishing in Russia and Dr Kiriloff advocating mass education as a remedy.
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Spain
Madrid
Bay of Bengal
Russia
Kiriloff
Why Mothers Shouldn’t Push Children To Be Smart
The article cites a New York physician’s view that forcing children to memorize verses and perform for others is cruel. It argues children should grow naturally without early pressure, avoiding overtaxing young minds and preserving their inherent unconstrained development. It also explains the origin of foolscap paper and watermarks.
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New York
OUST THE DEMON A Tussle with Coffee
A California writer describes severe nervousness and headaches from coffee. She and her husband quit coffee and started Postum Coffee, reporting relief from nerve tension and head pain, with improved neck muscles and straight posture. They now share Postum with their children, noting no drugs in Postum.
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Calif
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Postum
Navy in poor condition in days of great Admiral
A July 1788 letter from St Petersburg reported by the Gavateer and New Daily Advertiser notes Russia’s navy unprepared in Kronstadt and other ports. It cites John Paul Jones, who had left the American navy, served France, then Russia, with British officers reluctant to serve under him.
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St. Petersburg
Gavateer and New Daily Advertiser
John Paul Jones
Japan
Russia
Jones
Kronstadt
Catherine
Comte) Greig
Paul Jones
Havoc of lightning and risky outdoor conduct
An editorial warns lightning danger with practical examples. Outdoor deaths often occur under trees or near wires and damp metal objects like fences clotheslines or plows. Indoors victims tend to be near open doors or windows or near chimneys and damp haymows, explaining barn strikes in summer.
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Springfield Republican
Seaside Idyll Ends With a Question
A moonlit Seabright beach scene shows two lovers lingering as waves whisper and stars glow. The pair share a tender embrace until parting nears, then a comic twist arrives when the maiden asks for his name, recalling the line from E. D. Pierson in the New York Herald.
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Lora
E. D. Pierson
New York Herald
Anecdote of Dumas Price Per Line
Dumas proudly claimed to be the best paid writer, saying he received 30 sous per line. A bystander boasted of earning at least £5 000 per line, to which Dumas replied that his high pay was for “constructing railways.”
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Dumas
Dumas Pere
Bop
Harper's Weekly
Shawnee, I. C
Shawnee Indian Mission
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by New York Leaders
Hon Timothy D Sullivan of New York Congress and Democratic leader endorses Doan's Kidney Pills. Senator Sullivan praises relief from distress of sick kidneys and restoration of function. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo sells at 50 cents a box through druggists.
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Timothy D. Sullivan
New York
Congress
Highth
New York State
Doan
Sullivan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Five elephants cause chaos at Halignolles goods station
Five elephants escaped their stables at Halignolles goods station and feasted on fruit as porters tried to intervene. They used their trunks to disperse workers and ate cherries peaches apricots and strawberries until fully sated before returning to their stalls.
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Halignolles
London Globe
Labor's Inning Labor Day Parade in the Rain
Labor Day observances unfold in New York as rain dampens the parade crowds. Participants march through crowded streets with banners and chants reflecting workers' rights and unity.
Labor Day Parade Weather and Union Orders Across Cities
In New York fifteen thousand workers marched under umbrellas as Central Federated Union limited turnout to avoid deep puddles. waitresses were asked to avoid tramping in rain. Chicago reported ideal conditions with thousands of labor marchers despite federation rules on band attire and nonparticipating local groups.
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Central Federated Union
New York
Entireeses’ Union
Chicago
Labor Party
Federation of
Mucms
Kennedy
Federation
Dar Nonunion
Anna Hopkins
Michigan Avenue
Madison Street
William Laska
Laska
Volcano Embryo Threatens Michoacan City
A great upheaval of Cerro Dolores near San Lucas in Michoacan, Mexico, spurred panic as rock masses tumbled into the valley and locals reported ongoing tremors and hot stones. Separate notes announce the Mexican American Power Company plan to harness water power near Toluca, delivering up to 90 000 horsepower to Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Michoacan
Mexico
San Lucas
Cerro Dolores
Mexican-American Power Company
Philadelphia
New Jersey
State of Mexico
Toluca
Washington marks Labor Day with races and excursion
Labor Day in Washington featured automobile races and an athletic tournament at the Benning race track and a government labor excursion to Riverview. All government departments and most businesses were closed for the holiday.
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Washington
Benning
Riverview
Texas city canvasses sewerage system for McKinney
A large Texas survey seeks to assess feasibility of a citywide sewerage system for McKinney. Other items note a Dallas firm contracting for a 560 by 110 building four stories tall, the Trust Company of Dallas expanding banking operations under state law, and various regional political, business, and social notes across Texas. The piece mentions a fatality near Weatherford from seed cotton, a bicycle accident in Indianapolis, and multiple state officials involved in disputes and retirements.
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The
Texas Seed and Floral Co. of
Dallas
Trust Company of
Texas Banking
Labor Day Picnic Held at Jackson Mound Park
Memphis Tennessee September 5 Labor Day celebrations included a picnic at Jackson Mound park with activities in the afternoon and evening drawing residents for a day of leisure and community gathering.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jackson Mound Park
Trade boycott eases as Chinese merchants face hostilities
Consul General Rodger at Shanghai reports northern trade opening and boycott subsiding. State Department notes placards criticizing Chinese merchants and students seeking entry to U.S. ports. In New Orleans update for Sept 5, 58 new cases bring total to 2,082 with 292 deaths and 16 new foci. Discharged 1,469. patients under treatment 321.
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Washington
Rodgers
Shanghai
State Department
Fierce Fighting Resumes in Caucasus Frontier
Reports from Baku say fighting resumed Sunday as Tartars press the troops with great desperation. Advices place casualties above a hundred with Prince Nisheradzee among the wounded.
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Caucasus
St. Petersburg
Baku
Prince Nisheradzee
Tangier Crisis Looms as Sept 5 Deadline Tightens
Tangier fears rise over a French ultimatum with Sept 5 expiry and possible British withdrawal if the Legation falters. Stores close as Raisul followers clash with other tribes in suburbia amid talk of naval or mild French show of strength. In Liège a peace celebration plan ties to the Portsmouth treaty timing. Devers reports light rain aiding southern crops but calls for more rain.
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Tangier
Morocco
France
Raisul
Liege
Belgium
Portsmouth
N. H
Cholera Cases Reported in Dantzie Prussia
Seven new cholera cases reported to the Provincial Government yesterday across Nakel Usch and Fordon on the Netze river, with four in Nakel and two in Fordon.
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Dantzie
Prussia
Nakel
Netze
Usch
Fordon
Panic and Fire Drownings on Ben Hur Launch at St Clair Flats
Panic struck when a lighted match dropped into gasoline aboard the launch Ben Hur at St. Clair Flats late Saturday. A number of the thirty passengers drowned. Names listed include August Mogg of Cleveland H. J. Weisinger of Detroit Miss Brecker of Detroit and Miss Newman of Detroit.
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Detroit
Mich
St. Clair Flats
August Mogg
Cleveland
H. J. Weisinger
Brecker
Newman
Yellow fever reports rise in Vicksburg cases totals reach seven
In Vicksburg Mississippi up to 6 pm yesterday two more yellow fever cases were reported bringing the total to seven. Three of the cases were discharged yesterday and the two new patients are white and reside in different areas of the city.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Cotton Bales Received in Little Rock Declines Yearly
In Little Rock Ark during the year ending yesterday 218043 bales of cotton were received, compared with 168023 bales for the prior year, indicating a rise this year despite the year ending figures.
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Little Rock
Ark
Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People Aid Typhoid Recovery
A Maine man recounts six months of nerve weakness after typhoid fever and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with rapid improvement. The ad touts the pills as nerve and flesh supporters, kitchen guaranteed free of opiates, and available via druggists or the Schenectady company.
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Williams
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
The Stranger Needed a Knife in NC Cabin
A Boston traveler recalls stopping at a North Carolina farmer’s cabin. A twelve year old boy insisted the stranger be given a knife, arguing he would eat greens with a fork otherwise, prompting a brief, humorous exchange about hospitality and tools.
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North Carolina
J. P. Dickens
Boston
Washington Post
Catarrh and Colds: Household Precautions
Domestic guidance urges separation during illness with individual towels and no kissing to curb spread. It notes many ignore precautions yet cold transfer within households remains common as colds pass from person to person.
Cure claims and varied notes amid Monticello items
A Monticello Mississippi column touts Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for dropsy and kidney troubles. It also promotes Defiance Cold Water Starch and Red Cross Bag Blue, plus notes on iron in eggs, an Italian sunken-vessel elevator, and a definition of amateur.
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Monticello
Miss
Lawrence County
Dodd
JL. E. Baggett
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