Surprised His Friends by a Wonderful Change in Mr Shepherd
A. A. Shepherd of Lytleville McLean County Illinois after five years of rheumatism and heart pains has recovered enough to work again. He credits Williams Pink Pills for Pale People purchased by his wife in Heyworth. Neighbors report relief and recommend the pills. Dr Williams Pink Pills are sold 50 cents per box or six for 2.50 through druggists or by mail from Schenectady New York.
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Bloomington
Ill
A. A. Shepherd
Lytleville
McLeanounty
Ilinois
Bect
Williams
Heyworth
H. Hill
Hill
F. H. Hitz
Tontine hotel in New Haven passes to forty four nominees
The 1824 Tontine hotel of New Haven now lists forty four nominees holding fifty one shares each. The original 117 stockholders grew to 243. when seven remain the property passes to them and the company dissolves. The initial capital was 24300 dollars short of the intended 30000, and this is the only such company remaining in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
New York
Home Seekers Excursions Offered to Arkansas Texas and Lake Charles
The Iron Mountain Route announces three home seekers excursions to Arkansas Texas and Louisiana including Lake Charles with dates November 13 27 and December 11. The fare is one fare for the round trip plus 2 with return allowed on any Tuesday or Friday until December 31. Stop over privileges south of Poplar Bluff Missouri. For information land maps and pamphlets contact Bissel Wilson D P A 111 Adams Street Chicago.
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Iron Mountain
Arkansa
Texas
Lake Charles
Poplar Bluff
Arkansas
Louisiana
Bissel Wilson
Adams Street
Chicago
An Experience With Quicksand
A Black man named Josh Skains fell into a well while cleaning it and became stuck as the sand closed in. Those above pulled with rope and windlass for two days without release, then a wooden box was lowered to dig out the sand and mud. He was rescued exhausted and nearly dead.
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Josh Skains
Atlanta Constitution
Free Calendar With Subscriptions From Tam Youth's Companion
The publishers offer a free four page calendar 7 by 10 inches lithographed in nine colors with a 50 cent value. New subscribers paying 1.75 receive the paper weekly free until Jan 1 1898 plus Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year Double Number free and a full year of THE COMPANION 62 weeks to Jan 1 1897. Address Tuk Youru's Companion 107 Columbus Ave Boston.
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Tam Youth
Tuk Youru
Columbus Ave
Boston
The Crematorium Debates In England
The article notes cremation as a rising issue in England with densely populated areas facing full burial grounds. It highlights the danger of shallow graves and the impracticality of deeper ones, urging cremation or alternative methods as a crucial future problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Densley
The Tramp’s Revenge and Housekeeper Exit Scene
A brief dramatic exchange unfolds as a tramp confronts a housekeeper. The housekeeper orders him out, and the tramp complies after delivering a cheeky line about a cure for freckles and red hair before bidding farewell.
Noah and Ham Discuss Leopard Pair Spotted
In a Cincinnati Tribune style snippet, Noah surveys the barometer as Ham notes all animals are present except leopards, joking that a pair is spotted. Noah mutters of a grim fate for "that boy" amidst the weather dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah
Ham
Cincinnati Tribune
Faithful unto death motto raises coy remark
A young physician of aristocratic lineage avoids sharing his family motto as it is too suggestive in his profession. He confides to a listener that the motto is Faithful unto death, prompting curiosity about the line’s meaning.
Haunts of the White Bass in the North Central States
In regions where the black bass is scarce a worthy substitute is the white bass. It differs in shape and color yet shares habits and food with the black bass, forming big shoals in Mississippi valley streams and lakes. Hunters use light gear and small hooks, fishing from shore or boat with floats, spoons, or dead dace, finding the white bass a tasty pan fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley
Chicago
Hinois
Drop Kicking Techniques and In-Game Application
This article explains drop kicking as a form of place kicking using the ground contact moment to maximize force. It describes a game scenario with Team A near the goal and details the kicker’s eye focus, stance, release, and timing to avoid spoiling control, noting variations and a Harvard example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Earth
Portia of 1793 4 Stars On American Stage
The anecdote recalls Eliza Whitlock sister of Mrs Siddons as an early Portia in Philadelphia. She debuted in London 1783 at 21 in Shylock and later became the first star on the American stage earning 450 dollars for a Boston benefit in October 1796. She performed before George Washington in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Portia
Eliza Whitlock
Boston
La Volte Dance Origin Story Through French Court History
Southey notes that La Volte evolved from a 1555 court dance at Fontainebleau during Henry II’s reign. Comte de Sault popularized it as La Volte de Provence, with Vieilleville’s memoirs claiming both vogue and possible invention, praising its grace and perpetual turning by skilled dancers.
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Southey
Gifford
Henry II
Fontainebleau
Comte de Sault
Vincent Carloix
Marechal de Vieilleville
Provence
Sault
Worth Knowing for the Home Cook and Housekeeper
A compact list of kitchen tips on boiling, bread freshness, vegetable cooking, cleaning shines, preserving preserves, silver polish, mould prevention, stings treatment, cabbage with corned beef, and dough texture. Practical household guidance from a historic domestic advice column.
Reading High and Pottsville clash. Lewis hurt in fierce bout
Reading High School full back Howard Lewis was head struck in the first half at Pottsville Pa. He returned briefly then was removed unconscious after an internal injury. Other notes report Dan McLeod beating J C Comstock in Indianapolis wrestling, Amos Moore's bowling feats in Putnam Webster match, and a banquet at Northwest Harbor.
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Reading High School
Pottsville
Howard Lewis
Reading
Fiell
Dan McLeod
J. C. Comstock
Indianapolis
Ind
Racing News Bits From Toronto St Louis and Balt
Harley Davidson rode 53 4 5 seconds for a half mile on Jarvis street at Toronto. Charles Murphy discusses alleged fixed races in St. Louis harming Titus and Cabanne. Banker won a heat in the Prix du Ville de Paris trial on Oct 6 with final heat due Oct 13. T. T. Mack lowered Erie Buffalo course record to 5h 26m 1s for 5h 28m. Sanger set private trial marks at Waltham Mass 33 seconds and 50 4 5 seconds. Esper was the lone Baltimore pitcher to hold Cleveland, least troubled by the Spiders.
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Toronto
Harley Davidson
Jarvis Street
Charles Murphy
St. Louis
Cabanne
Banker
Barras
T. T. Mack
Erie-Buffalo
Waltham
Mass
Sanger
Man of Good Family Sails with Naval Crew Ties
The piece compares life aboard a U S Navy cruiser to a small village with five to six hundred men aboard the New York ship. Officers come from diverse regions and backgrounds, united by life at sea yet separated from their home communities. A rumor mentions a young man connected to the Century Club aboard the same cruiser.
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Hichard Harding Davis
Jackie
San Francisco
New York
Naval Academy
United States
Twenty four Hours Chicago to Atlanta Fast Line
The Big Four Route with Queen & Crescent and Southern railways offers a Chicago to Atlanta schedule leaving Chicago at noon and arriving the next day at noon. It claims to be the fastest link from Chicago and the northwest to Atlanta and the south. Time cards and rates available from J. C. Tucker G P A 284 Clark Street Chicago.
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Chicago
Atlanta
Queen & Crescent and Southern Railway
J. C. Tucker
Clark Street
Enormous Westmeath steamer launches at Wallsend England
The Westmeath, a new freight steamer built at Wallsend, England, measures 465 feet long with 56 feet beam and carries 10 500 tons of deadweight or 14 500 tons by measurement. It uses triple expansion engines at 180 pounds pressure and features a double bottom ballast tank system. Despite claims of near unsinkability, repeated accidents in the line have made skeptics cautious.
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Westmeath
Wallsend
England
Exposition Service Between Chicago and Atlanta
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois R R announces special service during the Atlanta Exposition from Sept 18 to Dec 31 1895. Low rate tickets and through cars to southern points are offered via the shortest 55 mile route to Atlanta Chattanooga and the South. For guidance contact C W Humphrey Western Passenger Agent St Paul MN or City Ticket Office 230 Clark St Chicago Charles L Stone G P A Chicago.
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Atlanta
South
Chicago and
Eastern Illinois
R. R
Chicago
Chattanooga
C. W. Humphrey
Norwestern
St. Paul
Clark St
Charles L. Stone
Love Insurance Labyrinth in a Witty Exchange
A husband jokes about insuring his wife’s love to prevent parting, while the wife questions the idea and notes it would require removing life insurance. The exchange reads as a lighthearted domestic quip on love and protection.
Syrup of Figs Offered as Best Family Remedy
The pleasant flavor and gentle action of Syrup of Figs provide soothing effects as a non laxative, with costive or bilious parents benefiting. It is touted as the most gratifying remedy and a bottle is advised for every family to keep on hand.
Safety in Numbers in an Elevated Rail Scene
A dialogue on rail safety notes the danger of accidents on crowded elevated trains. A speaker questions the severity while reflecting that only outer layers might suffer, contrasting with the idea of rising through adversity.
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Gotham
Punishment of a Negro Cook Told by Confederate Surgeon
A former Confederate surgeon recalls General Mahone punishing a cook during the Petersburg period by making the man eat his own sour biscuits. The tale portrays Mahone as eccentric yet determined. The piece then shifts to an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure and related remedies, claiming constitutional treatment and a money-back offer.
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Mahone
Petersburg
A New Peril
A juvenile narrator declares plans to run away from home in the Washington Star excerpt. He jokes about facing Indians and avoiding the changing fashions and families’ expectations as wheels and bloomers appear. The brief dialogue captures a child’s humorous take on adulthood pressures.
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Little Jim
Washington Star
The Time for Romance
The couple jokes about losing an umbrella and saving money during their honeymoon outing. They propose visiting smaller shops instead of staying at a big store for supplies.
Quack Remedies and Advertisements in a 1904 Page
A collage of medical cures and product pitches appears with ginger tonics for la etc and Lindercorns for corns, Baby teething remedies, Magic Corn Salve and cough syrups. Also notes on aluminum trunks, California mining expeditions, and a streetcar fare anecdote.
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Illinois
Mr. Shepherd
North Central States
Charley Brewer
Harvard
Brewer
Sporting Notes
Amos Moore
Webster
Putnam
Defender
Northwest Harbor
Deer Island
Hon. B
P. Spofford
Hans Haff
Palisade Boat Club
Yonkers
N. Y
Potomac Amateur Rowing Association
Montrose Boat Club
Montrose
Palisade
Joe Nuttall
Staleybridge Baths
Iing
Denver
Harry Clarke
Clark
Esper
Baltimore
Cleveland
Spiders
Tennyson
U.S. Gov't Report
Mahone and the Biscuit
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheny & CO
Hall's Family
Romance
Bigg, Store & Co
S. Bride—Horrors
Province of
Quebec
Rarker
Hans
Egypt
California
Haakon
Caroer
Cooe
Arizona
Kline
Arch Bt
Phila
Maine
Penobscot River
Riverside Co
Cal
Hemet Land Co
Hemet, Cal
Piso
Mr. Meek
Conductor
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
U. Chicago
House of
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co., Limited
Dorchester
American Harvest Home
Fiv
forEveryone
Milwaukee
Wisconsin St
Wis
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Crament Phate Claus
Masonic Temple
Chicagg
Reena Corvensibnae
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