Grant's Grandson to Enter West Point for Army Training
Ulysses Grant is slated to enter West Point after turning sixteen, through President McKinley's appointment with Sherman endorsing the bid. He will study at Columbia College beforehand, height and build noted, and has shown strong linguistic and military interests since youth.
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McKinley Ulysses. Grant
Col
Fred Grant
Union
United States
West Point
Geo. Grant
Sherman
Ulysses
Columbia College
Himgelf
New York
Real Brownies in America by Eben J Sullivan
South American explorer Eben J Sullivan reports discovering a race of living brownies in Surinam near the Orinoco. He describes four foot beings with reddish brown skin, thin limbs, distended bellies, and flat faces, living nomadically in mud huts with clay idols and fetishes.
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Eben J. Sullivan
Orinoco River
Surinam
Mr. Sullivan
Palmer Cox
Oddities of a Wealthy Man George H Hopper
George H Hopper, who died at Slmwool estate near Cleveland, rose from thespian work to wealth via a tin can contract with Standard Oil. He bought Elmwood farm, tried stock farming, owned a costly yacht named Florence which capsized, and built a stone wall for idle activity. His life as a farmer failed and his restlessness defined his pursuits.
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George TH. Hopper
Cleveland
Ohio
Standard OW Company
Mr. Hopper
Elmwood Farm
Cheveland
Bell Boy
Bel Boy
Hopper
Ile
Florence
Ashtabula
Geneva
Ratcliffe
Rate
Persecution of early Quakers for refusing to remove hats
A historical note recalls the persecution faced by George Fox and fellow Quakers in early times for their refusal to remove hats in public. The account links such acts to the broader oppression of the Society of Friends in a commonwealth setting.
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Cromwell
Pax
England
Peter
Henry Lawrence
Devon
Hare
George Fox
Society of Friends
Lynching Threats and Escape Mark Klondike Thief Case
A Yukon mining camp story reports a stolen outfit sent from Dy on to Sheep Camp. A miners committee tracked the thieves to OChitkoot Pass and recovered the goods. Two men, William Wellington and Swanson, were captured for trial and faced sixty lashes each. Wellington reportedly escaped his confinement and killed himself during escort with a physician present as the whipping of Swanson was halted.
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Alaska
Yukon
Dyon
Klondike
Ochitkoot Pass
William Welington
Edward
Anson
Wellington
Swanson
Hanson
Berlin Library Volumes Grow Across Institutions
Berlin libraries collectively hold over two million volumes. The Royal Library leads with more than one million and growing by about 20,000 annually, followed by the University with 100,000, the Statistical Bureau 140,000, the War Academy 60,000, the General Staff 70,000, the Court of Chambers 73,000, and the Technical Veigh School 60,000, among others.
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Berlin
Royalbrary
University
Statistical Bureau
War Academy
General Staff
Court of Chambers
Technical Veigh School
Gypetes In England Reported Population Figures
A newspaper note states there are nearly 35,000 gypales in England, highlighting a regional demographic count.
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England
Silver duplicate tribute for Balaklava trumpeter
The article recalls the Balaklava charge with the bugle signals gallop and charge that led heroes to death. It notes a regiment aiming to present the trumpeter a silver copy of his instrument after the famed battle and sacrifice.
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Balaklava
Bugle from Balaklava Charge to be Sold at London Auction
A famous bugle labeled Presented by the Colonel of the Seventeenth Lancers to Trumpet Major Joy marks the Balaklava charge of Oct 25, 1854. Joy died in 1893, and the instrument now-fielded for auction in London.
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Seventeenth Lancers
Joy
London
Heroic wooing customs in Central India villages
The article describes traditional practice among Central Indian tribes where a groom advances by serving the bride’s family for months, hunts and works, then attempts to abduct the bride in a ritual ordeal. If he survives the hunt and thrashing, the marriage proceeds. if he escapes, the pursuit ends.
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Central India
Madras Times
Hood's Sarsaparilla Fights Tired Feeling and Blood Impurity
An advertisement claims lingering tiredness comes from impure blood and muscle fatigue. It asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla enriches blood, restores energy, and guards against fevers malaria and future illness. Be sure to get Hood's Sarsaparilla.
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Hood
Hood’s Sarsa parilla America’s Greatest Medicine and crutches
An ad snippet from Hood’s Sarsa parilla claiming Hood’s medicine as America’s greatest remedy priced at $1. It lists C. I. Moon & Co. of Lowell Massachusetts as makers. A Kansas City crutch dealer touts high annual sales and wholesale activity, estimating 1500 pairs sold by their firm and 5000 pairs citywide. The piece ends with assertions from Truth about war declarations, cigars, wines, sardines, porcelain, and national bravado.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Times
Castoria rights and other old notices in excerpt
A compilation of historical notices and ads: warning about Castoria branding and trademark disputes attributed to Dr Samuel Pitcher, a patent wagon design with forward wheels, Allen's Foot-Ease remedy for swollen feet, and calcium carbide treatment for black rot in grapes credited to M G Rodier.
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Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Pitchir
Casporia
Chas. H. Fletcher
Mothers of America
Chas. A. Fletcher
Centaur Company
Chaos
HM. Fletcher
March &, Sign
Samuel Pitcher, M.D
Indiana
M. G. Rodier
Fragmented Advertisements and Remedies in a Dated Notice
A garbled mix of product claims and medical ads appears, citing Tre Garden Drips made from agaric and cate, Pactrre Co. distribution, and Arch Street Philadelphia remedies. Also notes tobacco from Beloochistan and gas tar dye formation, plus Ribe, Dr Kilees nerve restorer, and a Farmington Me death notice framing a California daughter’s decline.
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Firetelass Grocers
Pactrre Coasy Steer Co
Werdener
Kilees
Arch Street
Widladelpim
Steel Cars Show Latest Railway Trend In War News
The Engineering News notes the Pennsylvan ia Railroad order of 100 steel cars from Schoen Pressed Steel marks steel cars as an accepted stock type. Cars will carry 110000 pounds of ore and 104000 pounds of coal with a dead weight of 37000 pounds at 33 feet long. Deserters from the Seventh Infantry surrender at Fort Logan on April 20 as war rumors spread. Colonel Benham plans leniency for the defectors.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Schoen Pressed Steel Company
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Fort Logan
Colo
Seventh Infantry
Benham
Health and household remedies and local scene in Charleston
Advert describes malaria death rate and claims Hostetter's Stomach Bitters cures related ailments. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with Internal use and a hundred dollar pledge. Mentions chimney sweeps in Charleston and a children's picture frame swing design.
Ovaritis Warning and Home Treatment Advice
A reader describes early ovarian inflammation with dull aching pain and swelling and recommends Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonial from Annie Curtis of Ticonderoga credits the remedy with relief after years of female weakness and related symptoms.
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Annie Curtis
Ticonderoga
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
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