One Thousand Farmers Sought for Dakota Land Boom
Promoters advertise 1000 farms on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line in Dakota across twenty counties. Prices $7 to $16 per acre with expected doubling in months. Appeals to home buyers and investors, noting abundant schools churches markets and diversified farming in North and South Dakota. Contact W. E. Powell General Immigration Agent 410 Old Colony Building Chicago IL.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Dakota
West
South
North Dakota
W. E. Powell
Old Colony Building
Chicago
Ils
Homeseekers Excursions South On Florida Trips
On July 6 and 7 2021 with several August September and October dates the Chicago and Eastern Illinois R Id will offer first class round trip tickets good 31 days from sale for one fare plus $2 to Florida and the South. For details contact C W Humphrey N P A St Paul Minn City Ticket Office 182 Clark Street or C L Stone GP T A Chicago.
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Chicago & Eastern Illinois R. Id
Florida
South
C. W. Humphrey
St. Paul
Minn
Clark Street
C. L. Stone
Chicago
Missouri Pacific Half-Fare Excursions Announced
The Missouri Pacific Railway and Tron Mountain route will sell round trip tickets on June 23 July 7 and 21 at one fare plus $2 to points in Kansas Nebraska Wyoming Colorado Utah Missouri Arkansas Texas and Louisiana. Tickets valid 21 days with stop over privileges. For details write Bissell Wilson D P A 111 Adams street Chicago.
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Missouri Pacific Railway
Tron Mountain
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Missouri
Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Bissell Wilson
Adams Street
Chicago
Indian Hymn Writer Samson Qocum and Dartmouth origins
Indian preacher Samson Qocum, famed for a unique hymn, traveled to England in 1766 to fund an Indian school and secured 50 000 dollars that later aided the founding of Dartmouth College. His hymn titled Awakened by Sinai's Awful Sound.
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Samson Qocum
England
Dartmouth College
Sinai
All About Western Farm Lands Corn Belt Publication
The Corn Belt illustrated monthly explains Western farm lands. Published by the Chicago Burlington & Quincy R A, it offers farm land information. Send 25 cents postage to 209 Adams St Chicago for a one year subscription.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. A
Adams St
Chicago
Autocars for Parcel Delivery in Paris
In Paris the autocar gains ground for business use. Magasin du Louvre, after testing a motor parcel van, orders eighteen petroleum powered autocar delivery vans to be built for their operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Magasin du Louvre
Summer Resort Book Free From Wabash Railroad
A summer resort book invites readers to learn about the lake region served by the Wabash Railroad reaching St. Louis. Contact C. S. Crane the general passenger and ticket agent for details and to obtain the complimentary brochure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Crane
Wabash Railroad
St. Louis
Angle Worm Shower Spawns Local Fishermen’s Wish
Report from Tipton Indiana describes a thunder storm last week that rained angle worms over the town. Fishermen in the area now hope for similar worm showers each Saturday afternoon.
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Tipton
Ind
The Studious Girl Between the Sexes for Education
A Victorian era medical note extols Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female education strains. It cites a May letter from a student at College, Massachusetts, praising improved health, restored energy, and better grades after using the product. The imprint emphasizes relief from headaches, dizziness, insomnia, and nervousness through a herbal tonic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary P. S
Lydia E. Pinkham
Freshest New England Floods Scatter Destruction Across States
The Boston Transcript notes a sweeping freshet in New England with record highs in Manchester New Hampshire where the Amoskeag steam bridge failed. Dover NH saw a large business block undermined by floodwaters. Damages run to millions across Bangor Maine to Newburyport Massachusetts and Vermont to Springfield. Bridges along the Androscoggin Connecticut and Merrimack are swept away, rail networks paralyzed, and temporary structures built. The floodwaters arise from three days of rain that froze, then shattered bridges as rivers roared and riverside towns suffered Havoc.
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New England
Boston Transcript
Manchester
N. H
Amoskeag Company
Dover
Bangor
Newburyport
Mass
Vermont
Springfield
Androscoggin
Connecticut
Merrimac
Michigan University enrollment figures released
University of Michigan total enrollment reaches 3 014 including 97 in summer school with 172 faculty members. Literature leads with 1 204 students, followed by other departments in the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan University
University of Michigan
Department of Literature
Ineffectual Wickwire Notice Masking Mudge Laugh
A fragment notes a hollow laugh by Mudge used to disguise a lack of effectiveness. The remark from the Indianapolis Journal calls out the pretense of cleverness in a crankish figure.
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Wickwire
Mudge
Yabsley
Indianapolis Journal
The New Baby in Mrs Bacon's Exchange
In a brief chat the Egberts discuss Mrs Reddy's newborn, noting the baby’s red nose resembling the father and prompting a lighthearted remark about appearance. The exchange captures small town chatter in a late edition of the Yonkers Statesman.
All About Eggs and Freshness Tests
A practical guide on egg uses and quality checks. It covers using yolk as a coffee substitute, boiling times, cone test for freshness, safety tips for swallowing a fishbone, burn treatment with egg white, and color restoration methods. It also explains aging indicators, methods to keep whites and yolks, and a brief preservation technique for new laid eggs.
Odd Observations On Circumstances And Vanity
A reflective column notes curious quirks from a boy avoiding measles until the circus leaves to a jacket warming a girl more than last year’s cloak. It observes overlooked moments, mirrors, and the timing of vanity in life and marriage.
Theatrical Letter on Miss North and Industry Winds
The piece profiles Miss North a London born soprano now in the United States, highlighting her Welsh heritage, debut in Dieppe, stage range, key roles, marriage to Master Martin, and rising popularity. It also discusses Italian Opera Company tensions with Daly, Mrs Potter, and future U.S. tours, plus a Tacoma Theatre debut of Wham.
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Wendoline North
London
Ingland
Diepe
France
Henri Costa
England
Lyceum Theater
Edinburgh
Scotland
Comtessa de la Blaque
Dorothy Bantam
Dorothy
Miss North
Leavitvs
Spider and Fly” Company
Martin
Big 4
Opera talk and theater moves across New York Philadelphia
The piece discusses regional opera choices, actors, and managers. It mentions Abbey & Gray in New York and Philadelphia's competing opera company, plus stars like Julia Marlowe, Georgia Bubby, and Ada Rehan. It notes Mrs. Potter’s antipathy to New York critics and lists upcoming tours and engagements, including Bernhardt and Sardou.
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New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Abbey & Gray
England
Sarah Bernhardt
London
Sardou
I 8
Ada Rehan
Augustin Daly
New York Stock Company
Cumberland
Richard Mansfield
Minneapolis
Metropolitan Opera House
Suffered for its Country. Rogers story of endurance
Charles A. Rogers, Civil War veteran and West Side resident, suffered locomotor ataxia and multiple illnesses after discharge in 1865. Toilets of pain, weakness, and paralysis led his wife to try Dr Williams Pink Pills. within weeks he regained appetite and strength, though he remains partially immobile. Rogers cites improved health and gratitude to the remedy, with testimonials and contact details for purchase.
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The
Chronicle
Chicago
Charles A. Rogers
West Side
Brooklyn
N. Y
Rogers
Louisiana
Mississippi
Jackson Boulevard
Western Avenue
A.F. Portman
Williams’ Med
Schenectady, NL
Persecution condemned by Rev Fitzwilliams
The Rev C H Fitzwilliams argues prosecution is right but persecution is wrong, saying authorities chasing men into crime harms more than it helps and that mercy offers a fair chance to reform. He insists public shaming is preferable to damnation.
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Rev
C. H. Fitzwilliams
Three for a Dollar Poster Offer by Noted Artists
Three finely executed posters in color by W. W. Denslow Ethel Reed and Ray Brown offered free of postage on receipt of One Dollar. Limited quantities available. address Geo H. Heafford Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway Old Colony Building Chicago Illinois for details.
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W. W. Denslow
Ethel Reed
Ray Brown
Geo. H. Heafford
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Old Colony Building
Chicago
Odd Medical Tales Sparked by a Memphis Teen
A Miss Tolleson of Memphis allegedly ran a temperature of 158 degrees during tonsillitis. Piso’s Cure for Consumption is cited as a family remedy in Chicago. The Ice Cave near Precurah Winare sheik county Iowa is claimed to be the central United States’ only such site.
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Tolleson
Memphis
Piso
Precurah
Winaresheik County
Towa
Central United States
Wall's Catarrh Cure and Curious Odds in Commerce
An assorted listing of household remedies and curious claims includes Wall's Catarrh Cure with price 75e, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, a note on language speakers, and various patent medicines. The fragment mentions the butter and cheese production scale and other dubious health claims without a coherent narrative or substantiated details.
Fourth of July Excursion to Island Park by C and GE I R R
The Indianapolis Journal notes elaborate preparations by the C and GE I R R for a grand Fourth of July celebration at Island Park. A round trip fare from Chicago is $1, with boating and fishing available and ample space for attendees at the popular resort near Chicago.
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Island Park
Chicago
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Eretch
Misa North
Mr. Daly
Daly
Mrs. Potter
Potter
Daly’s Theatre
Juliet
Pat Campbell
Julia Marlowe- Taber
Julia Marlowe
Gwendoline North
Georgia Busby
America
Nunsock
Angela
Yah-Yah
Flim
Loo Loo
Yah- Yah
Julia Marlowe-Taber
California Fig Syrup Co
Charles F Hires Co
Wall
Price
Lucius Moore
Virginia
Legeman
E. C. Clark Co
N. Haven
Hilne
Kime
Puin
Timmins
Farlowe
Simmons
Ayer
W. N.Y. Chicago
Columbia
Columbias
Hartford
Pope Mfg. CO
Conn
Anro
Yucca Co
Aurora
Ill
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