Scenic Line of the World Promotes Rocky Mountain Tours
The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad promotes tours in Colorado Utah and New Mexico with two routes through the Rocky Mountains and through tickets. It advertises a direct line to Cripple Creek the great gold camp and double daily service with Pullman sleepers between Denver and San Francisco. Also offers the Ogden Gateway to Utah Idaho Montana Oregon and Washington and invites requests for illustrated pamphlets from S K Hooper G P T A Denver.
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Rocky Mountains
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Cripple Creek
Denver
San Francisco
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Ogden Gateway
S. K. Hooper
Tea Fighters and Fair Play for Schley
Washington Times argues the public demands fair play for Commodore Schley after a junior officer’s command decision. It urges President McKinley to heed growing accusations of favoritism and injustices to a distinguished naval figure.
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Washington Times
Commodore Schley
McKinley
Department
Tollenesa
A quotation from Rev. W. Gladden of Columbus Ohio praising honest work and respect for diligent labor over idleness and waste of time.
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Rev. W. Gladden
Congregationalist
Columbus
Ohio
Cascarets Beau for ten cents promotes clean blood
Advertises Cascarets Beau as a health aid to purify blood and improve skin. Claims include banishing pimples boils blotches blackheads and bilious complexion by stimulating the liver. Sold by druggists with guaranteed satisfaction. Prices 10c 5c.
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Cascarets
Briggins Aims to Copyright His Son's Name
The Washington Star quotes Briggins asserting his belief in his boy as the most wonderful person and joking about copyrighting the name to prevent others from using it on cigar boxes when he becomes famous.
German Restaurants Insipid Food and Stodgy Fare Critique
Lip pincott's Magazine notes dull monotony in German restaurant cuisine. He describes heavy sauces, soaplike potatoes, limited variety, and crowded smoke filled rooms. Even desserts appear only as a French concession and price does not reflect quality.
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Lippincott’s Magazine
Montaigne
No-To-Bac advertised as a cure for tobacco addiction
An advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a magic remedy to quit tobacco easily and permanently. It claims to make weak men strong and promises a booklet and free sample from Sterling Remedy Co. with outlets in Chicago or New York.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Nebraska
Union
P. Eustis
Chicago Great Western Railway Week Two Earnings Rise
Gross earnings for the second week of July reached 86810.07 dollars, up from 73562.16 dollars a year earlier by 12847.91 dollars, indicating growth in revenue for the Chicago Great Western Railway.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Swiss Government Re asserts control of leading railways by 1903
By 1903 the Swiss government will have again secured control of the five leading railways in the country.
Cosmo Buttermilk Soap Offered For Bathing Use
A bath with Cosmo Buttermilk Soap, exquisitely scented, is soothing and beneficial and sold everywhere.
Educate Your Bowenna With Cascarets Charm
An old humor item centers on a Cascarets product joke with a 10 cent quote and a druggist refund claim. It contrasts flirtatious dialogue with a blunt ad claim about curing constipation. The excerpt ends with a quip on energy versus utilization.
Captain Capron Dies as Hero at Sevila Battle
At Sevila Cuba Private Colby fired the opening shot and Sergt Hamilton Fish Jr fell first, shot through the heart. Colonel Wood remained calm as Roosevelt pressed men forward through brush while Mauser rifles and Spanish muskets fired in the parrying heat of battle. Captain Capron stood behind his troops firing as Spaniards exposed themselves.
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Sevilla
Cuba
Colby
Sergt. Hamilton Fish, Jr
Col. Wood
Col. Roosevelt
Capron
The Krag Jorgensen Rifle in U S Army Use
The magazine rifle calibre 30 known as the Krag Jorgensen becomes the infantry arm for the U S Army with a stated range of about three miles and high accuracy when used by trained soldiers. Training covers care Leverage firing breathing distance estimation and projectile drift as the recruit learns to handle the weapon.
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United States
Pittsburg
Brave action and wounding tale of a cavalry fight
The narrative recounts a cavalry engagement where a leader was shot and fell after urging his men to continue. Despite his injury the troops pressed the Spaniards, Roosevelt narrowly avoided a bullet, and officers faced challenging conditions as windage and optics affected marksmanship.
Bond auction in New York sells five thousand dollar Spanish bonds
A five thousand dollar block of Spanish bonds secured by Cuban revenue was sold at an auction in New York for one hundred dollars. The sale occurred a day or two ago.
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New York
Brought Home to Him After War Echoes
In a family scene from the Spanish American War era, Mr. Plunkett debates sending his son Harry to enlist as the younger generation seeks sacrifice for homeland liberty while Mrs. Plunkett and the father weigh patriotism against danger and yellow fever.
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Mr. Plunkett
Spain
Mrs. Plunkett
Harry
Tom Brenham
George Harris
Mr. Plunket
Love May Not Be Blind But It Seems to End
A brief readable line notes that love may misjudge path yet reaches an end, suggesting a reflective view on romance and closure. It conveys a cautious outlook on romantic certainty without naming people or places.
Dr Kay's Lung Balm Helps Hay Fever Sufferer
Mia J C Smith of Aledo Texas says hay fever asthma and cough eased almost instantly after using Dr Kay's Lung Balm. She notes relief improved when medicines were unavailable locally and urges obtaining the remedy before next fall. AGENTS WANTED Dr B J Kay Medical Co Omaha Neb advert promises 500 receipts book and medical literature.
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Mia. J. C. Smith
Aledo
Dr. Kay
Entitled to a Fair Trial
An irate customer complains the bug exterminator they bought fails to work and claims cockroaches fatten on it. The affable salesman retorts that the bugs fatten then die of apoplexy and invites the customer to return next week for a report.
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Chicago Tribune
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised in 19th century ad
An old foot powder advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for painful swollen feet bunions and sweating. It claims instant relief from shoe pressure and heat and promotes sales through druggists shoe stores and mail order for 25 cents in stamps.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Baltimore and Ohio to lower grades on third division
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad receivers plan to reduce the 17 mile Cranberry grade section from Altamont to Terra Alta, including Deer Park and Oakland, by lowering No 58 Cut from 81 feet to 42 1/4 feet per mile. The project aims to increase coast bound train loads from 1000 to 1300 tons and is expected to finish by mid October.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Cumberland
Grafton
Altamont
Terra Alta
Deer Park
Oakland
Allegheny Mountains
No. 58 Cut
Various Patent Remedies and Odd Sayings Highlight 1890s Ads
A collage of late 19th century advertisements touts Dr. Kline's nerve restorer and No-To-Bac cures, electric chair notes, Piso’s Cure, Hall's Catarrh Cure, Cascarets, Cosmo Buttermilk Toilet Soap, and assorted epigrams. Mentions export shares, tobacco cures, and rumor-like quips, reflecting era marketing and public notices.
Mrs Pinkham Compound Heals Woman’s Severe Headaches
Mrs Bupp writes that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her crippling temple pains chills and back pain after failed remedies and doctor prescriptions. She now feels well strong sleeps better and praises the remedy to all women she knows.
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Ayer
James Quinn
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Conn
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Kendallville, Ind
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Illinois
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Western
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NEW Line
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State of Ohio
Lawrence
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State St. Bridge
North Side of River
O'Connor Transp. CO
O'Farrell
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A. J. Tower
Boston
Mass
Hero
Hamilton Fish.jr
Mark Twain
Mark
Blank
Capt
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Roosevelt
Battleax
Plug
Dr. Kline
R. H. King, Ltd
Arch St
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Hall
Price
George W. Lotz
Fabucher, la
Japan
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COSMO
YIK
Nopalm
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Alb Druggists
Wu.c. Hubinger Bros C. Skeokur
Iow
Newhaven, Conn
University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
Keele
St. Edward's Hall
St. Mary’s Academy
T. Mary's Academy For
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St. Joseph River
Conservatory of Masterr
Europe
Notre Dame P. D
Mount ST. Joseph Academy
Dubuque
Iowa
Sisters of Charity
Mrs. Pinkham
Walter E. Budd
Patschogue, New York
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Lard
Eigin, al
Kove
Candy Cathartic
Wade
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicsgo
Montreal
Battle
Bourk
Ur.k
Mipans Chemical Co
Druggista
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Expresa
W. N. U. Chicago
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