Indiana's Early Government Relics at Corydon
The old State house at Corydon, built 1811 15 and used until 1825, remains a solid relic of Indiana's first government. The constitutional elm and June 1816 convention site are connected to the state’s early history amid a description of naval battle debris and a Utah lawyer off to Salt Lake City with a military pamphlet.
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Corydon
Indiana
State House
Endurancs
Chard
Bever
Serapis
Great Hegelmans to Headline Exposition in Portland
Portland readers learn the Hegelmans, famed serial gymnasts, will perform at the Oregon Industrial Exposition with San Francisco and New York stops listed among dates. The piece also touts Portland’s streetcar system, excursions, a large Exposition building, and free cooking lectures by Miss Suzy Tracey, along with broad Northwest community support and low travel rates.
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Hegelmans
Oregon
United States
San Francisco
New York
Europe
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City Park
Heights
Willamette Falls
Suzy Tracey
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Strength for Weak Stomachs
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a pleasant permanent cure for weak stomachs and indigestion. It claims the tonic builds appetite and relieves dyspepsia, urging readers to buy Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills for liver ills at 25 cents.
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Hood
A Strange Nervous Disease Among Philippine Natives
A Medical News correspondent describes mali-mali a nervous condition in the Philippines where victims irresistibly imitate others. Dormant at times, the disorder erupts under fright or excitement and can render victims into mimics of nearby persons, especially affecting old women and sometimes men.
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Philippines
Medical News
New York
Deafness Cure Claim Promises 100 Dollars
An advertisement claims deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It offers $100 for a deafness case caused by catarrh that cannot be cured by Mall's Catarrh Cure and urges readers to request circulars from Crraat & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
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Ustichian
Mall
Our Sunday Victories in the Spanish War
The piece notes Dewey’s Manila victory on Sunday May 1 Schley’s harbor find at Santiago on Sunday May 29 Cervera’s fleet defeated on Sunday July 3 Morro Castle flag lowered on Sunday July 17 and the Manila land battle began on Sunday July 4 ending in an American victory per Leslie’s Weekly
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Dewey
Manila
Schley
Cervera
Santiago
Bedley
Morro Castle
Leslie’s Weekly
New Improved Broughton Wagons and Catalogues
A brief ad note proclaims Broughton wagons ahead of rivals with three more carloads en route. It invites readers to write for a catalogue from JOMNN POOLE, port of Morrison street Port Or.
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Broughton
Jomnn Poole
Morrison Street
Port , Or
Mrs Lucy Goodwin Praises Pinkham Remedy After Recovery
In a letter Mrs Lucy Goodwin of Holly West Virginia credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and related products with a full recovery from four years of womb trouble nervous prostration and related symptoms She reports weight gain from 108 to 114 pounds and ability to resume full housework and daily activities praising the medicine as a grand blessing for weak women.
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Lydie E. Pinkham
Lucy Goodwin
Holly, W. Va
Nightingale's Crimean carriage and wartime courage highlighted
The aging Florence Nightingale at seventy eight recalls the light four wheeled carriage she built for DREN CANKIAOR during the Crimean war. She endured fever and hardship yet pressed on, earning patronage and royal recognition amid gratitude for her pioneering nursing work.
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Florence Nightingale
Buglan
Norecs
Utah Artillery Hero in Manila Fight Returns Home
Capt Richard W. Young commander of the Utah Light Artillery, grandson of Brigham Young, led his unit in the Malate engagement near Manila. The Utah Artillery earned Gen. Greene’s commendation for brave defense against a Spanish attack. Young, a West Point graduate, served in the army artillery branch.
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Utah
Manila
Malate
Phillippines
Richard W. Young
Utah Light Artillery
Brigham Young
Utah Artillery
Greene
Young
West Point
Army
Hens Hatch Fish Eggs in China Hoax Tale
A curio story claims Chinese hens hatch fish eggs set under shells then released into pools where they mature into lakes or rivers. The piece adds unrelated quips about dentists and advice on halving expected money.
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China
Crown and Bridge Work Adopts White System
The ad promotes modern artificial teeth using the L. L. White system for crowns and bridges. It claims superior comfort appearance and facial restoration with easier cleaning. It notes many Portland residents wear this system and value painless fillings and extractions with the latest electrical tools.
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L. L. White
Portland
White
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