The Battlefield Route for Grand Army Camp attendees
Veterans traveling to the thirty third G A R encampment in Philadelphia in September are urged to use the Big Four and Chesapeake and Ohio lines with Chicago Peoria and St Louis service. The route links Indianapolis Cincinnati Huntington and Staunton via the Ohio River and Virginia springs toward Washington and Philadelphia. Three travel options exist with limited stopovers. for details contact J C Tucker G N A at 234 Clark Street Chicago.
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Philadelphia
Big Four
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago
Peoria
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Huntington
W. Va
Alleghanies
Springs
Virginia
Staunton
Washington
Waynesboro
Gordonsville
Cedar Mountain
Rappahannock
Kettle Run
Manassas
Bull Run
Fairfax
Pennsylvania
J. C. Tucker
Clark Street
D Artagnan Lived In Paris House Found In 1689
Antiquarian M de Grouchy discovers in a 1689 daybook a lease naming Pierre Cadeau as lessor and Pierre D Artagnan as lessee for a house on Rue de Richelieu at 1700 livres per year. The document confirms D Artagnan's Christian name as Pierre and notes the street bears Richelieu’s name, his rival.
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D’artagnan
Paris
M. de Grouchy
Cadeau
Artagnan
Maitre Caillet
Pierre
Desert Acres Reclaimed for Agriculture in Sahara
More than 12,000,000 acres of the Sahara desert have been made usable for crop cultivation with the aid of artesian wells.
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Sahara
Venezuela's Vast Area Compared With Europe
The republic of Venezuela covers 506,159 square miles, larger than any European country except Russia. The quotation emphasizes individual duties and duties toward the nation as guiding principles.
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Republic of Venezuela
Europe
Russia
Call Night at the Inns of Court
The article describes call night for Hilary term at the four Inns of Court. Students who have met term requirements dine in the hall before being ushered to the benchers. They face speeches, drink choices, and a chance to glimpse the benchers, signaling entry into the body of counsel learned in the law.
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Hilary
Inns of Court
London Mail
Thidtle
Diminutive Letter Sent Through US Mails Itself
Miss Grace Miley of Anderson Indiana received a handmade envelope the size of a two cent stamp from Minden Nebraska. The tiny letter required a magnifying glass to read yet contained over 400 words across two sides. Postmasters noted two cancellations and the arrival mark as the letter went through the system.
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United States
Grace Miley
Anderson
Ind
Minden
Neb
Miley
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Evil piano effects cited in moral panic and medical critique
The piece condemns piano use as causing quarrels and social turmoil among families and scholars. It cites Dr. Waterhohl in the British Medical Journal urging age restrictions, and notes negative influences on youths. It then shifts to biographical sketches of Gen. Wood and Ethiopian builders, linking empire building to skill and public works.
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Waterhodl
British Medical Journal
Ers
Cardinal Massala
Monsignor
Gessi
Matteucci
England
Naretth
Abyssinia
John
Menelek
Ethiopia
Solomon
Sheba
Malkalle
Theresa
Gen Leonard A Wood Reforms Health System in Santiago
Field to governor of Santiago, Gen Leonard A Wood rose from army surgeon to military governor overseeing sanitation and health for officers and families. He implemented draconian reforms to purge disease, improve sewerage and street cleanliness, despite initial resistance from locals.
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Leonard A. Wood
Washington
Rough Riders
Santiago
Cuba
Wood
Red Cross
Gen. Wood
Notable early achiever stands out in youth
A young man under forty earns a reputation for exceptional success in a nation known for its individual triumphs. The piece highlights promise and rising status despite age.
Noted Electrician Henry C. Young Profile
Columbia Pa letter profiles Henry C. Young born 1858 who helped organize an independent telephone company challenging Bell. A long time resident and early electrician, he serves as vice president of a major state construction firm and as a director in the Independent Telephone Company.
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Columbia
Henry C. Young
Bell Concern
Independent Telephone Company
Carpenter's Rise in Life Under Italian Africa Occupation
A telegram from Massowah reports the death of Giacomo Naretti, a modest figure linked to Italy’s presence in Africa. Son of Piedmontese peasants, he ventured from Egypt to the interior of Africa before Rome directed its gaze to the continent.
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Massowahi
Giacomo Naretti
Africa
Pall Mall Gazette
Egypt
Rome
Havana Cemetery Graveyard Exposes Grim Disposal Practices
In a distant corner of Havana's cemetery a seventy five by fifty foot pit holds ghastly remains with bones and cases in various states of preservation. The practice of discarding non renewed plots appears profit driven as the Dead House burns bodies with lime leaving bones to be dumped into the pit. Thousands lie in a vast forty foot deep heap beside the pit.
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Havana
Cemetery Corporation
Scribner’s Magazine
Altered Since the Play Days Middy Joins Sea Service
In Malta harbor a four-foot-eight midshipman joins a tall captain who doubts the boy's claim. The captain mocks the era and orders the cadet away. The young seaman calmly asserts his intent, prompting a sharp rebuke as the boy retreats below decks.
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Malta
Cryptic Masons at Pike's Peak Outing Special
The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad offers a one fare round trip from Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo to all Colorado points and to Salt Lake City for August 7 to 12 shore meeting. Contact K Hooper G P and T A Denver for details.
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Pike's Peak
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Colorado
Salt Lake City
Rockies
K. Hooper
Colo
Letterman’s Warfare of the Future in Thunder Magazine
Warwick notes Letterman’s original take on warfare arguing it splits into three divisions declaration defamation and investigation. Wickwire responds with curiosity on the subject.
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Warwick
Letterman
the Thunder Magazine
Wickwire
Puck
Private Sanitarium Ad Promises Gentle Women’s Care
Chicago Private Sanitarium advertises Mrs Dr Zara at 279 W Adams St offering 12 years of experience in delicate women’s cases. It promotes a pain free confinement, expert nursing, confidential communications, and an elegant home for infants with outside light rooms and moderate prices.
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Chicago
Zara
W. Adams Sr
Witty exchange on clothes and money between Mr Hix and wife
Mrs Hix chides John for complaining about clothes and suggests he needs a wife to mend them. Mr Hix replies that without a wife he would save to buy a new outfit. Chicago News reports the light exchange as a society note.
Ladies Aid Pills and Patent Remedies Ad Blend
An assortment of patent medicines and tonics touted for feet relief headaches complexion digestion and teething. Claims include Allen's Foot Base for shoes and corns Cascarets for digestion and general beauty products Piso’s Cure for Consumption and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething with endorsements from users and physicians.
California Fig Syrup Co. laxative claims and sale notice
The California Fig Syrup Co promotes a well known liquid laxative made from figs senna and aromatic plants. It claims to cleanse the system relieve colds headaches and fevers and help habitual constipation without irritating kidneys or liver. Sold by druggists at 5 cents per bottle with the company name on each package.
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Callifornia Fia Syrup Co
Canifornia Fie Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New Years
N.Y
Chicago Great Western Earnings Rise and Leadership Shuffle
The Maple Leaf Route earnings for the second week of July 1899 show a $26509.74 increase, bringing the fiscal year total to $61355.43. A circular announces Tracy Lyon as General Superintendent after Raymond Du Puy’s resignation to join Delaware Lackawanna and Western. Lyon then promotes David Van Alstine to Master Mechanic.
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Chicago Great Western
Chicago Great Western Ry
C. Stickney
Tracy Lyon
Whce
Raymond du Puy
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
David van Alstine
Hartford woman Curtis translates Omar Khayyam in Washington
Elizabeth A. Curtis of Hartford is praised as a clever translator of Omar Khayyam. She attended a Washington reception in her honor hosted by Attorney General Griggs, her uncle, where wealthier ladies debated her subject and one asked who Khayyam was, confusing him with a new colored poet like Paul Dunbar.
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Weyler
Gen. Wood
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Buzzards Bay
Wenaumet Village
Bourne
Cape Cod
C. J. Wood
Caroline E. Wood
Hagar
Old Square
Young Wood
M Harvard Medical School
Boston
Regular Army
Geronimo
Santiago
West
Washington
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Omar Khayyam
Elizabeth A. Curtis
Hartford
Conn
Griggs
Miss Curtis
Paul Dunbar
Sewing Society Meets After Two Months Absence
A sewing society gathers for the first time in over two months as a member notes progress, while a man quips about another scandal, hinting at ongoing social tensions within the group.
Free Sample Offer for Zaegel's Swedish Essence of Life
Readers are invited to request a free trial package of Zaegel's Swedish Essence of Life, advertised as a universal tonic. The notice claims it aids digestion, liver and kidney function, relieves rheumatism backache headaches and various ailments, and includes a 2 cent postage stamp with the application to M. R. Zaegel & Co., Box 831, Sheboygan Wisconsin.
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Zaegel
M. R. Zaegel & Co
Sheboygan
Wis
Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy For Life Saving Recovery
Mrs Col Richardson writes that eighteen months of severe illness including womb and ovarian inflammation left her bedridden and at death’s door. After her husband saw an ad for Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound her pain abated and she regained strength, now able to walk and ride a bicycle. She praises the remedy and urges others to try it, signing as Mrs Con E. P. Richanp Som, Ruinlander Wisconsin.
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Ian
Lydis E. Pinkham
Con. E. P. Ric Hanpsom
Ruinelander
Wis
Hot Springs South Dakota Exposition and Travel Ads
Travel promotion touts Hot Springs as premier western resort since 1890. Guests from Nebraska Iowa Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin and eastern South Dakota praised for Wonderful Waters and climate. North-Western Line advertises low round trip rates and sleeping car service via Wagner Palace Sleepers with travel agents in Des Moines and Omaha.
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South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North-Western Line
Wagner Palace
Hot Springs
Fremont, Elkhorn
Missouri Valley
R. R
J. H. Gable
J. R. Buchanar
General Pass
Des Moines
Omaha
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Dewey
Hong Kong
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Manila
Cavite
Gow
Falt Fledged
American Mails
Leonard A. Wogd
New England
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Boston Letter
America
Union
Carpenter’s
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Bishop Doane
C. L. Baker
Regent
Halla
Price
The
Johnson
Coe
Confucius
Coat
Khayyam
ATLAS
Western
Canada
Dominion
Pedley
Ottawa
Mrs. Col. Richardson
Mrs. Pinkham
South Danera
Buckingham’s
Etal P.hall & Co
Nashua
DR. H. Sanchier& CO
State Street
Ill
Decatur Tent & Awning CO
Decater
Galesburg
Lombard University
Ellwood Nash
Thompson
W. N. U. Chicago
Deering
Biaden
Fair Deering Harvester Company
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