Standard Dictionary praised by scholars and institutions
The Freeman's Journal notes the Standard Dictionary as scholarly and fulsome with unrivaled accuracy. Simon Newcomb lauds its careful finish and color plates, while Gleanings in Bee Culture welcomes a Dictionary worthy of bee-keeping needs. A display ad offers installments to obtain the Standard.
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The
Freeman’s Journal
Dublin
Ireland
Simon Newcomb
Johns Hopkins University
Medina
Standard Dictionary Agency
South Clinton Street
Chicago
Ill
Shenandoah Ends Nine Week Run at McVickers Chicago
The play Shenandoah at McVickers Theatre Chicago concludes its nine week engagement July 16 after shattering box office records. The show will close to allow theater preparations for next season.
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McVickers’ Theater
Chicago
Beauty Was Profitable
A humorous exchange between a manager and a pretty cashier unfolds about holiday recruiting and fading beauty. The cashier notes men counting change as a sign, while a dockside speaker comments on payment for labor, framing the scene as a bargain sale aboard a boat.
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Pearson’s
Soldier Col Anderson recalls Coal Creek riot in Tennessee unit
Washington Post reports Col Anderson of the Second Tennessee at Camp Alger speaks with peers about his Coal Creek strike ordeal six or seven years earlier. He was captured by miners, threatened with hanging, and freed after a demand for release. Though now with several former rioters in his regiment, they remain loyal and eager to face Spain.
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Washington Post
Col. Anderson
Tennessee
Camp Alger
Cuba
Philippines
Coal Creek
East Tennessee
Stones in Codfish and the Storm Anchoring Belief
The article notes large stones found in codfish stomachs and says fishermen believe fish scoop up stones before storms to anchor themselves against incoming swells. It contrasts pre storm specimens with ordinary catches where no stones are detected.
Cascarets Claim Beauty Through Blood Purification
An old advertisement touts Cascarets candies as a tonic to cleanse blood and liver, promising clearer skin by banishing pimples boils blotches blackheads and bilious complexion. It markets 10c 25c sizes and guarantees satisfaction. Deep streams contrast with shallow brooks in a brief poetic line.
A Traveller's Testimony on Constipation Prevention
The piece advises travelers on the brain and nerve effects of rail journeys and promotes Dr. J C Ay er s Pills as preventing constipation and headaches. It cites testimonials from J J Converse of St Louis and Rev Francis B Harlowe of Atlanta praising the remedy and mentions a free Curebook from J C Ay r Co Lowell Mass.
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J. C. Ayer
J. J. Converse
St. Louis
J.C. Ayer
Francis B. Harlowe
Atlanta, Ga
Dying tale advances a secret misjudgment in Ravensmere events
In chapters XLIII and XLIV of a serialized tale, Lord Caraven learns John Blantyre’s deathbed confession reveals he shot Lady Hamilton by mistaken identity for Lady Caraven. The earl confronts misjudgments about Hildred and seeks pardon from the wronged countess, while Hildred endures public horror awaiting support.
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Lady Hamilton
Lady Caraven
Raoul
Lord Caraven
Sir Raoul
Ulric
Raven
Blantyre
Countess of Carayven
Ravensmere
Hamilton
John Blantyre
Ady Caraven
Hildred
Countess of
Caraven
Arley Ransome
Ailey Ransome
Quaker Sermon on Buttons and Simple Faith
The article cites two anecdotes from The Church Standard about Friends fussing over small things. A hat with a button and a coat with glittering buttons distract a meeting, teaching that religion should not hinge on trifles. Jacob Lindley learns from the wiser Quaker who borrowed the coat.
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Jacob Lindley
Wes
Jacob
Man Seeks Owed £14 In Morning Exchange
In a brisk exchange Boone parries a greeting and then states he is seeking a man who owes him £14. The brief dialogue captures a tense money dispute in a morning encounter.
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Boone
Open Letters From Jennie E Green Denison Iowa to Mrs Pinkham
Letters from Jennie E Green of Denmark Iowa and Farry Arpy of Riverside Iowa describe long standing gynecological troubles. They credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from periodic illness backache headaches dizziness and ovarian symptoms and report improved health and daily functioning after treatment.
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Jennie E. Green
Denmark
Iowa
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Farry
Arpy
Riverside
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Jones
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ST. Joe
Benton Harbor
State of
State St. Bridge
O'Connor
Howe Scales
Borden & Selleche CO
Lake Street
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Tempie
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Love
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Cherry Valley, Ill
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Price
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Harry Hardy
Omaha
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Rialto Building
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Swift
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Geean
BOMR
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