Crimes for revenge a young woman seeks vengeance in Wisconsin
A string of sharp crimes is reported including James Nellie and Hazel Marshall in North Bend Wisconsin where 18 year old George Palmer killed Hazel with an ax after being inspired by murder stories. Palmer confessed and was jailed as fears of lynching rose. Other items include Martha White in Rome Georgia plotting to avenge a key witness, James Nellis setting a fire for revenge, and Rufus Clark near Cumberland Wisconsin killing his wife in a quarrel.
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Georgia
James Nellie
George T. Palmer
Hazel
Oscar Marshall
North Bend
Wis
Palmer
Marshall
Jackson County
Black River Falls
Mrs. Marshall
Falmer
Jie
Rome
Martha White
William Mason
Martha
Will Mason
Mason
James Nellis
Philadelphia
Callowhill Street
Nellis
John Wilson
Rufus G. Clark
Cumberland
Clark
Governor Johnston’s inaugural address extols Alabama resources
Governor Joseph F. Johnston presents a broad keynote on developing Alabama’s resources. He touts vast iron, coal, timber, minerals, cotton and crops, river systems, 3000 miles of rail, and a climate enabling year round work, urging growth and prosperity for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Johnston
Alabama
Coosa
Tallapoosa
Warrior
Cahaba
Bigbee
Tennessee
Commonwealth
Overland Limited Fast Train to California From Chicago
The Overland Limited departs Chicago at 6 00 p m daily via the Chicago and North Western line and reaches California in three days. It features double drawing room sleeping cars buffet smoking and library cars and free reclining chair cars. Tourist sleeping cars run daily to California and Oregon with Thursday departures for personally conducted excursions. Agents sell tickets via the Chicago and North Western line and pamphlets and information are available from W B Kniskern G P T A Chicago IL.
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Overland Limited
Chicago
Chicago & North- Western
California
Oregon
Chicago & North-Western
Ba Y
W. B. Kniskern
Garden Spots of the South by Louisville & Nashville R
The Passenger Department issues a hundred page booklet titled Garden Spots of the South describing soil resources and capabilities along the line through Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Southern Mississippi, and Western Florida with a county map. Send ten cents to C. P. Atmore for a copy.
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Louieville & Nashville R. A
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
South
C. P. Atmore
Gen. Pass. Agt
Louisville, Ky
The Childs Vocabulary Word Count Debate
William Canton argues a six year old's vocabulary averages 2000 to 2500 words and records 1764 in study. He disputes rural workers knowing under 300 words. Max Muller notes educated men use 3000 to 4000 words and Milton relies on about 8000.
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William Canton
Max Muller
Milton
Banta Fe Route Calfornian Limited Schedules and Equipment
The Banta Fe Route Californian Limited departs Chicago at 6 p m on Wednesdays and Saturdays arriving Los Angeles in 72 hours and San Diego in 76% hours. Returns from California Mondays and Thursdays. Features superb vestibuled Pullman palace sleepers buffet smoking and dining cars. Also an express with palace and tourist sleepers departs Chicago 10 25 p m daily for Los Angeles San Diego and San Francisco. Inquiries to G T Nicholson Great Northern Building Chicago.
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Banta Fe
Californian Limited
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Diego
California
Cheap Excursions to the West and Northwest
On December 15 1896 the North Western Line will sell excursion tickets to many points in the west north and northwest. Full information from ticket agents of connecting lines or by addressing W B Kniskern General Passenger and Ticket Agent Chicago IL.
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Northwest
North Western Line
Chicago & North-Western Railway
West
North
W. B. Kniskern
N. W. Ra Y
Chicago
Homeseekers Excursion Low Rates To the South
The Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway offers very low rates on December 15 to the South. For details contact your local agent or write H. A. Cherrier N P A 316 Marquette Building Chicago Tl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
H. A. Cherrier
Marquette Bldg
Chicago
All American Col James Hamilton Lewis A Washington Hope
A profile of Col James Hamilton Lewis of Washington state describes his rise from Georgia immigrant to Seattle longshoreman and lawyer. He became a popular advocate for workers and the best dressed man in the state aiming to represent the people in the next Congress.
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Col
Damen Hamillton Lewis
State of
Washington
Humbtie— Hest
Congress
James Hamilton Lewis
Colonel Lewis
Withas
Pacific Coast
Georgia
Seattle
Virginia
Augusta
University of Virginia
When Girls Should Marry A Homemaker’s Readiness
Advice urges women to marry only when capable of managing all house duties. It stresses competence in cooking and serving meals, maintaining a neat home, and fulfilling wife duties before starting married life. The piece argues proper preparation prevents dissatisfaction and cheating in marriage.
Prince de Chimay seeks divorce from American wife
Belgium reports indicate Prince Joseph de Caraman Chimay plans to divorce Miss Clara Ward of Detroit whom he married in 180. The pair lived at Chimay chateau near Mons. Two children born. king Leopold sponsored the christening of the second. The Chimay family’s reputation in Europe is mixed.
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Belgium
Prince de Chimay
Clara Ward
Detroit
Chimay
Hainault
Mons
Michigan
Downegers
Grandes Dames
Little Kingdom
Leopold
Paris
Europe
J H Lewis and His Rise to Political Fame in Washington
Colonel J H Lewis known as our dude arrived in Washington and quickly became a town fashion plate. Within a year he joined the territorial senate and declined the congressional delegate nomination at 26. After statehood in 1890 he chaired the first Democratic state convention and later accepted a congressional nomination while refusing other posts.
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Washington
Territorial Senate
Territory
Lewis
Congress
The Family Home and Social Stability Emphasis
The text argues that national stability prosperity freedom and good government depend on the family home. It claims homelessness causes most social burdens and harms, asserting the sacred home protects society.
Head Sold by New York Woman to Medical College
A New York woman with an unusually retentive memory has sold her head for £5 to a medical college for posthumous examination by experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Royal Armorial Quartering Across Peerage
The article traces how major noble families claim the royal arms of Elizabeth II’s era, noting quarters shown by the Dukes of Grafton Buccleuch Cleveland Richmond and St Albans. It links lines to Barbara Villiers Nell Gwynne Portsmouth and Lucy Walters, plus Fitzroy Vanes Bucclench Darnley Phipps and Shakespeare era Lancaster. Forty five peers still quarter Plantagenet arms.
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Grafton
Barbara Villiers
Charles II
Buccleuch
Cleveland
Richmond
St. Albans
Duchess of Portsmouth
Nell Gwynne
Vanes
Fitzroys
House of Bucclench
Lucy Walters
Sedgmoor
House of Normandy
James II
Catherine Darnley
Willian Phipps
William IV
Beauffortsy
Ingland
France
Edward
Bismarck and the Horse Doctor Schweninger Tale
A Prussian physician Schweninger once served Prince Bismarck as body physician. During an interview the prince demanded fewer questions, the doctor replied with a horse doctor quip, then Bismarck called to fetch the doctor’s belongings from the station.
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Schweninger
Prince Bismarck
Bismarck
No Sin Is So Small It Cannot Rule the Soul
A compact aphorism warns that even minor sins can dominate a person’s inner life, suggesting vigilance against small moral slips. It addresses ethical self-mastery and spiritual discipline, emphasizing that no fault is truly negligible.
Excellent Farming Lands in Texas Colonization Notice
A promotional tract in Eastern Colorado County and Northern Wharton County Texas offers rich sandy loam soil and mild climate with year round crop potential. The land lies on a divide between the San Bernardo and Colorado Rivers with two rail lines and towns nearby, plus easy terms and excursions via C P and P to Fort Worth and Santa Fe to Willis. Send for Fertile Farm Lands and free Texas fare details.
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Colorado County
Wharton County
Texas
Houston
San Bernardo
Colorado
AT & P
Ft. Worth
Santa Fe
Willis
Southern Texas Colonization CO
Joan Linvernons
Megr
Rialto Bldg
Cutcago
Ingenious lock and automaton proposed to trap burglars
A German claims a lock that opens when tampered with and captures burglars for police. A Manchester inventor plans an automaton to secure a burglar by forcing him across a knee and using a stick until authorities arrive.
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Manchester
Local Notary Affidavit Promises Cure for Catarrh
In Toledo Lucas County Frank J Cheney senior partner of I J Cheney & Co swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each uncured case of catarrh by using Tiall's Catarrh Cure. Notary Genl A W Gverison witnesses sworn statement dated December 10 1000. Richeney & Co Toledo advertise the cure and Hellfamiy Pills as best.
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Oto
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
I. J. Cheney & Co
Frank J. Cuerndy
Soreleigh and Boreleigh debate past lives
In the Brooklyn Life dialogue Boreleigh affirms belief in a previous existence and Soreleigh challenges the claim. Boreleigh argues one would not return if they were truly unknown, while Soreleigh counters with the idea that anonymity implies no prior life.
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Boreleigh
Soreleigh
Brooklyn
Pacific Coast Train Advances Departure Time
Great Northern Railway makes minor winter schedule changes with several trains shifting leaving times. The Pacific Coast train now departs at 1 pm, two hours earlier, improving daylight connections with Eastern Lines and reaching Montana and Coast points in daylight.
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Great Northern Railway
Pacific Coast
Montana
Coast
Two-Headed Calf Exhibited At Holton Kansas
A two headed calf that eats with both mouths was recently shown in Holton Kansas drawing visitors and curiosity from locals and visitors alike.
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Holton
Kansas
Tired Saleswomen Voice on Female Ills in Brooklyn
A young Brooklyn woman criticizes long hours for female workers in big city stores and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for menstrual and related health issues. The letter from Epirg-W 6th Ave. Brooklyn praises the product after recovery from bearing-down pains and nervous distress.
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Lydia EE. Pinkham
Epirg
6Th Ave
Brooklyn, N
South Dakota Crop Outlook for 1897 Promising Weather and Prices
The piece notes ample rainfall through 1896 boosting crops, with November rains and snows, hay and grain supplies strong. Wheat near 70 cents a bushel, better prices expected, land along the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line selling at 10 to 15 dollars per acre. Immigration agents promote farming opportunities and creamery growth in 1897.
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South Dakota
Dakota
East
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
W. PB. Powell
Old Colony Building
Chicago
H. F. Hunter
Dearborn Street
Contradictory Evidence in Rheumatism Remedy
A reader notes conflicting claims about a doctor prescribing whisky for rheumatism. The husband reports he gains relief while his wife observes more frequent twinges, prompting skepticism about the remedy's effectiveness.
Valuable Discovery for Ea Grippe and More
Mrs. C. A. Adams of Omaha writes that Dr Kay's Renovator cured her la grippe malaria indigestion severe headache and dizzy spells. Sold by druggists for 25 cents and 1.00. A pamphlet with receipts offered. orders filled on receipt of price from Dr B J Kay Medical College Western office Omaha Neb.
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C. A. Adams
Martha Sts
Omaha
Neb
B. J. Kay
Western Office
Omaha, Neb
English ports by tonnage outrun Syanry claim
Sydney asserts that only five English ports exceed her in absolute tonnage: London Liverpool Cardiff Hull and Newcastle. The shipping typically moored or anchored in the port valued around 10 million dollars.
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Sydney
London
Liverpool
Cardiff
Hull
Newcastle
The True Remedy Syrup of Figs Promoted for Children
The Modern Mother reports Syrup of Figs eases children’s laxative needs and is more acceptable to kids. The product is manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Company. A wedding ceremony is never a success without a hitch somewhere.
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California Fig Syrup Company
Poets Speak On Meaning Beyond Their Own Words
A brief reflection notes that poets craft lines whose full meaning may elude even the creators. The remark suggests poetry holds elusive depth that outlives author intent and invites reader interpretation.
Too Much Levity in Bill Collecting Sketches
A humorous clash emerges as Kilduff notes a bill collector’s ill timed levity during visits. Skidmore probes the odd behavior while Kilduff recalls the collector greeting clients with cheerful questions about access to accounts.
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Kilduff
Dunn
Skidmore
Detroit Free Press
Drugstore soda water mistake causes wrong enactment
A distressed dialogue reveals a mistaken soda water order at a drug store. The clerk allegedly mixed up a drink causing an inebriated reaction and a tense accusation about a broken engagement involving the speaker and his fiancée.
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HE IS
Dude
Mr. Lewis
J. H. Lewis
Poetor
A. W. Geverson
Tiall
Richeney & CO
Phillips-Rock Island
A. Philips & Co
Adame Street
Chi
John Sebastian
Chicagea
Little Willie
Willie
Washington Times
John A. Salser Seed Co
la Crosse
Coe
Au Sable
Nothii
Ayer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
W.N.Y. Chicago
Mermy
Caure
Saadle
The
Sterling Remedy Co
Baker’s
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester, Mass
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