Anecdote Tangles 1888 Democratic Convention Pig Tale
Myron Haskins recalls a humorous incident linked to the 1888 Democratic convention. A Montana delegate named Maginnis caused a roar when General Collins asked his name, prompting questions about the fate of the Widow Maginnis pig and the rumored fundraising scheme.
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Myron Haskins
Philadelphia
Martin Maginsis
Montana
Copper State
Clark
Cleveland
Thurman
David B. Hill
New York
Hill
Aqueduct
Maginnis
Pat Collina
Boston
Collins
Naterally
Pat
Martin Maginnis
Anecdotes From Baden-Powell and Archbishop Ireland
A dinner party recalls Baden-Powell as a child with Thackeray gifting a shilling for good behavior. Another tale features Archbishop Ireland, quipping about a parish priest’s “vacation in the woods” and the church’s discipline in a country district.
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Baden-Powell
Baden-Powells
Ste
Buckle
Whewell
Thackeray
Lion house planned for Dublin by Royal Zoological Society
The Royal Zoological Society of Ireland proposes a new lion house in Dublin named the Lord Roberts house. They seek £5000 to fund the scheme with £25 from the queen and £1000 from the society council already pledged. Lord Roberts, the president, aims to receive an album of signatures from donors.
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Royal Zoological Society of Ireland
Lion House
Dublin
Lord Roberts
Bobs
Global notes on science, trade, and society trends
Compiled items report United States borax use around 12,000 tons yearly, pota to crop failures in Boston, wildlife origins from Australia and New Zealand, German beer tax, humid Atlantic cities, Manila heat norms, Mediterranean shark entry via Suez, Water loo monument drive, Australian opals rise, French population and industry makeup, Liverpool electric light shift, emigration in Hungary, Buenos Aires press volume, acetylene lighting in Spain, New York Boston rail plans, India drought risk, coinage ratios, liberal Greek mining, electrified seed trials, Caspian naphtha springs, Civil War war spend, Franco German war costs, mail loss rates, UK electric tram plans, US meat exports, Kaiser Wilhelm church funding, Paris labor unions, Philadelphia Neck farming, Buffalo Jones Smithsonian expedition, Petrie papyri beer names, borax origins and lime deposits transformation.
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United States
Boston
Auetralia
New Zealand
Germany
Atlantic Seaboard
Manila
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Red Sea
France
Waterloo
Australia
Hungary
Mexico
Liverpool
Wilde
Argentina
Washington
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New York City
Spain
New York
Ohio
India
Greece
Attica
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Milo
Boeotia
Kirghiz
Caspian Sea
Sheffield
Bradford
Glasgow
Manchester
Great Britain
Nottingham
Kaiser
Ems
Imperial Treasury
Paris
Louvre
Philadelpha
Porter Street
the Neck
Germantown
Buffalo” Jones
Garden City
Kan
Smithsonian Institution
Rocky Mountains
Washington Zoo
Mahaffy
London Atheneum
Petrie
Calico
Fine Printing at Reasonable Priess
Local shop advertises high quality printing with six months of proven work. It offers commercial printing, programs, invitations, and tasteful printing at fair prices to business men and anyone needing quality work.
White Man Turned Yellow in Lexing ton Ky
N A Hogarty of Lexington Kentucky turned yellow from jaundice. After failing with doctors he used Electric Bittera, the stomach and liver remedy, and reports complete cure after two bottles. Sold by W O Foster, Druggist.
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N. A. Hogarty
Lexington
W. O. Foster
Druggiet
An Epidemic of Diarrhoea in Coccanut Grove
Mr A Sanders of Coccanut Grove Florida reports a diarrhoea epidemic there. He suffered a severe attack and was cured by four doses of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He recommends it to others who say it is the best medicine they ever used. For sale by Wagley and Smead Druggists.
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A. Sanders
Coccanut Grove
Fla
Chamberlain
Wagley & Smead
Wagley & Smead Druggists
Relief in Six Hours from Kidney and Bladder Disease
Distressing kidney and bladder ailment relieved in six hours by New Great South American Kidney Cure. Promises relief for bladder, kidneys, and back in men or women, with near immediate reduction of water retention. Sold by A L Hennedy in Newton Iowa. Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy offered with money-back guarantee Wagley and Smead Druggists.
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A. L. Hennedy
Newton
Iowa
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