Secret of a Brass Tag Found on Ice in Alaska Mystery of Lost Baggage
The Chicago and North-Western Railroad baggage tag No. 17201 tied to Hermann Radtke from Chicago shows a February 12 1890 check to Council Bluffs Iowa. The trunk vanished and a brass check was found December 6 1892 on a glacier near Alaska. No trace of Radtke or his fate after the Council Bluffs stop has been found.
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Chicago and North-Western H Railroad
Council Bluffs
Hermann Radtke
America
Radtke
Pacific
Chicago, Union Pacific & North-Western
Tara
Chicago
Chicago & North- Western Railway
Chicago & North-Western General Baggage Office
North- Western
San Francisco
Alaska
P. S
Pblic
Uncle Sam
Living Age 212th Volume Opens with European Translations
The Living Age enters its two hundred and twelfth volume with a new Monthly Supplement featuring Readings from American Periodicals Readings from New Books and a List of Books of the Month A first weekly issue for the new year includes translations from Continental Europe and essays by Sidney Low Jas Pemberton Grund Selina Gaye Jules Lemaître and others plus poetry and fiction The annual subscription at six dollars covers 52 numbers about 3600 pages and is promoted by The Living Age Co Boston.
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Eterling
Europe
Olney
Sidney Low
France
Jas. Pemberton-Grund
Bandt Miklos
Selina Gaye
Jules Lemaitre
Yairbairn
Coventry Patmore
The
Living Age Co
Boston
A Bright Four Year Old Journal
The Four Hundred, a monthly Chicago society and travel journal, holds a unique place as the only such periodical in the United States and possibly the world. It prints in colors and circulates among continental elites with top tier illustrations. Harold Persinger and Gene Sullivan publish the magazine.
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Four Hundred
Chicago
United States
Harold Persinger
Gene Sullivan
Parthian Cavalry and Parthian Terror Narrated
The Parthians, famed cavalry of antiquity, invaded Judea causing widespread devastation. A century later their terror inspired the apostle John to craft one of his most vivid biblical images.
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Judea
B. C
John
California Tourist Car Excursions Offer Seen
California. If you will send your name and address we will send a representative to your home to explain all about the advantages of Beef Rock Island personally conducted Tourist Car Excursions to California. Address A. Philips & Co., 91 Adams street, Chicago. John Sebastian, G. P. A., Chicago, 11).
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Rock Island
California
A. Philips & Co
Adams Street
Chicago
John Sebastian
Winsco Line Lands and Homes Offer in Missouri Arkansas Kansas
Cheap lands and homes available on the Winsco Line across Missouri Arkansas and Kansas. The best route from St Louis to Texas and further west. For pamphlets and timetables contact any Winsco agent or Wishart, General Passenger Agent, St Louis Mo.
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Winsco
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Texas
Ora
Wishart
St. Louis
East African climate hinders German East Africa development
A Boston Transcript report on Maj von Wissmann's Berlin talk argues German East Africa shows no truly healthy land and Africans have few wants, creating little incentive to work. He opposes German peasant immigration, suggesting Indians or Malay coolies might be considered, while noting farming and mining potential but tribes lack motivation.
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East Africa
Boston Transcript
Maj. von Wissmann
Berlin
India
German East Africa
Moose numbers in New Brunswick seen as safe by experts
Scribner article quotes Braithwaite who has lived among moose. says no danger of decline in New Brunswick as moose shed antlers before heavy snow. Lumbermen, bears, and absence of wolves influence populations. bears mainly prey on young moose while caribou numbers are high.
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Scribner's
Braithwaite
New Brunswick
Brain
Interesting M Educational Experiment by Principal Clif
Harper's Weekly reports a novel class at a girls normal school where six year old boys are taught only right conduct. No instruction on sin or wrongdoing is given and failures are not labeled as errors. The aim is to eliminate temptation to sin by ignoring the concept of wrongdoing and focusing on exemplary behavior.
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George H. Clif
Girls’ Normal School
Hennes
Harper's Weekly
Master Marconi Witnesses Virtuoso Left Hand Waltz
The Italian tenor Marconi recalls visiting Rubinstein when the pianist’s child demanded a new waltz. Rubinstein improvised with his left hand while his right offered a brilliant overnire as Marconi listened, amazed by the pianist’s spontaneous craft and charm.
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Marconi
Rubinstein
Papa
Fi.g.letitly
Etroin
Nero
Trees Crowned by Mistletoe in Rouen Avenue
A two mile long avenue near Rouen features old apple and oak trees each crowned with mistletoe in winter. Clusters of mistletoe fill almost every joint, making this sight likely unique in the world.
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Rouen
New York Commercial Advertiser
Political sharp talk from Uncle Eben quoted in Washington Star
"Idunnoe which is de wust of de two," said Uncle Eben, "de man dat tinks he's too good ter be in politics or de man dta's so bad he bes ter be put out." The remark reflects a blunt view on local political figures captured by the Washington Star.
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Eben
Washington Star
Plays and Players Selections From the Recent Crop
A Wilmington Delaware Grand Opera house report reviews new plays Heartsense and He Road to Wealth. Heartsease by Klein and Clarke debuts in Chicago with Arnold Stuart, a composer, wooing Margaret Neville while a rival steals his opera. Zeb wins a bicycle race and wins his heart.
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William Talbot
Burke
Grand Opera House
Wilmington
Del
Zeke Westervelt
Zeb
Mabel Maps
Jfe
New York
Charles Klein
J. J. ¢. Clarke
A. M. Palmer
Great Northern Theater
Chicago
Arnold Stuart
Margaret Neville
London
Geoffrey Remington
A Gifted Singer Susan Strong makes operatic debut
Susan Strong, an American mezzo soprano from Brooklyn, recently joined the New Imperial Opera company and now performs at the Academy of Music in New York. Her London stint with Francis Korbay preceded a return to the United States where she debuted as Marguerita in Gotmal’s Wangr and showcased a cultivated voice with a promising future.
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Metropolitan Opera House
Honorine Girardin
Fifth Avenue Theater
Susan Strong
New Imperial Opera Company
Academy of Music
New York
Brooklyn
London
England
Francis Korbay
Miss Strong
Sieglinde
Elsa
Covent Garden
Sane
San Carlo
Naples
Dreams of Vision and Healing Through Encounters with Animals
A writer recounts illness followed by a sequence of recurring dreams. He describes battles with a bull boar and mastiff, then visions of power a Christ scene and a blue white crown, music and texts, and messages from distant friends. The dreams align with perceived physical recovery and inner strength.
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Metaphysical Magazine
Leould
Lake of Galilee
Christ
Phes
Powis
Peace efforts drift through arbitration plan
Fragmented text notes failed talks on Venezuela and a broader boundary dispute involving the United States. Costa Rica and Colombia seek mediation with France and Mexico as possible arbitrators. The piece mentions a Swiss arbiter and a chain of diplomatic steps, but the garbled OCR limits clarity on participants and outcomes.
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Imost
Mhy Hind
United States
Lous Stauning
Rica
Colombia
France
Mexico
Special Announcement on Swanson Rheumatic Cure Offer
The Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co announces an extended January 15 1897 deadline to send every reader a prepaid 25 cent bottle of 5 drops for 10 cents. Large bottles cost 1.00 for 300 doses, with 6 drops not sold by druggists. The ad claims instant relief and a permanent cure for a wide range of ailments and notes testimonials from a Chicago representative. Money refunded if 5 drops fall short of the claim. Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co. 167 Dearborn St Chicago Illinois.
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Chicago
Swanson Rheumatic Cure CO
Dearborn St
Chicago, Il
Women Prove More Honest In Money Matters Says Spectator
A London Spectator writer argues women show greater honesty in finances than men. He cites that small loans are repaid more often by women, while men borrow more freely. As a result women rarely accumulate large fortunes or become bankrupt in business.
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The
London Spectator
Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Kilmer Swamp Root as the cure for kidney and urinary ailments. It claims urine sediment signals disease, promises relief from back pain and night urination, and offers samples and a booklet via Dr. Kilmer & Co. Binghamton New York, with a six cent postage stamp.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Thomas Moore’s Genius and Lalla Rookh Work Pace
The passage notes Thomas Moore’s habit of composing brief poems on the spur and details his long preparation for Lalla Rookh. It mentions two years of reading and material gathering followed by two years of writing, highlighting Moore’s disciplined, drawn out creative process.
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Thomas Moore
Jie
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offers 100 Dollar Reward
A newspaper ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only guaranteed remedy for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims internal action through the blood strengthens the patient and supports nature, with a $100 promise to prove its failure and testimonials available on request from Fr. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Hall's Family Pills are also recommended.
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Hall
Fr. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Drugelsta
Tc. Hall
California Fig Syrup Co
Wives of Siamese Nobles Cut Hair Upright
The wives of Siamese noblemen cut their hair so it sticks straight up from their heads. The average length is about an inch and a half.
Lane's Medicine and assorted historical ads
A fragmented page of 19th century ads lists Lane's Family Medicine promising daily bowel movement and gentle liver and kidney effects with cures for sick headaches at 25 and 50 cents. Other items note Japan exporting beer to China, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, Mogeman's Camphor Ice for chapped hands and chilblains, and assorted products from Ulark Co. including glycerine goods. A Prince of Wales comment supports English made goods while Iowa farms advertise crop payments and a Damietta textile description mentions Dimity fabric.
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Anna Bulkeley Hills
Leland Opera House
Albany
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Russia
Poland
Siberia
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Olga
Nadetzky
Graffentoff
Radetzky
Qlen
Ivan Alexandroviteh
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Valdemar Jearns
Ivan
Fedor Gregorieviiely
Dieuteme
Rostow
Valdeaar
Couwttess
Arin- Sitponr
Dhe
Donse
Union
Af Hey
Olen
Chicago Exhibition Company
National Cycle Board of Trade
Snifoo
BLOCO
Lane
Japan
China
Ulark Co
Prince of Wales
Iowa
J. Muluall Wauhesun
Dimity
Damietta
Houston
Chesterville
Southern Texas Colonization Co
John Linderholm
Mgr
Rialto Bldg
Sonano
Philadelphia
Edmund Burke
Ireland
C. L. Baker
Regent Sq
Ayer
Kay
Sway
B. J. Kay Medical Co
Omaha
Neb
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St. Jacobs Oil
Orere
Pee Price Career Drug Store
Grenrets Vamowan
Appress Sterling Remedy Company
Montreal
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