King’s New Discovery Cures Long-Running Lung Ailment
Six doctors failed to help William Fk. Mullen of Lockland Ohio before he tried Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. After five bottles he was cured. The remedy claims to treat throat chest and lung diseases including coughs colds la grippe pneumonia bronchitis asthma hay fever croup and whooping cough. Trial bottles free at Trail Kings and Chas P Millers drug stores.
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Fk. Mullen
Lockland
Ohio
Dr. King
Trail & King’s
Chas
P. Miller's
Ancient Chinese dictum on prosperity and governance
A historic quotation links national prosperity to practical governance. It notes that when awards are rusty the plow shines, prisons empty, granaries fail, temple steps wear, and law courts falter. It mentions doctors, bakeries, and carriages illustrating well run empire.
Maeterlinck and the Bees in His Garden
Maeterlinck spends much of his time among beehives in his garden. He enjoys watching and studying them and is said to have woven bee life into a new drama in a poetical and mystical way.
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Maeterlinck
University Botanical Art Gallery Opens At Minnesota
Through Prof. Con way McMillan the University of Minnesota has started a botanical art gallery this season. The collection features nature photographs illustrating the state's flora.
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University Botanical Art Gallery
Conway McMillan
University of Minnesota
Bible Worship Still Dominant As Bible Society Reports
In 1899 the American Bible Society issued 1,406,800 copies in 58 languages. Over its 84 years the society distributed 67,369,306 Bibles, underscoring the Bible as the most popular book.
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American Bible Society
Society
Bran or Oatmeal Bath for Soft Skin
A bath using bran or oatmeal softens hard water. Stir a peck of bran into warm water to create friction that draws blood to the skin’s surface, cleansing and smoothing the skin.
Metropolitan Tabernacle Opens Free of Debt in South London
Spurgeon's South London Tabernacle announces reopening of the Metropolitan Tabernacle at Newington butts debt free. The old church cost 31,352 pounds 4 shillings 10 pence. the new building and corner hall total 44,576 pounds.
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Spurgeon
South London
Moreland Social Notes and Local Births and Club Events
Mrs Dreckman hosted a progressive euchre party from Lincoln Park on Wednesday. B J Lebeau of 2387 Erle Street welcomes a baby boy born Thursday November 15 at home. Reverend Norton, M B H Church pastor, recovering from quinsy. Reverend Lewis preached on the north side last Sunday. A big W C and B G special is planned for Saturday and Monday at 146 North Forty-eighth Avenue. J H ZELLER JR signs off. A large turnout at Rehberg Catlin academy masquerade ball with prizes for best costumes, first to tenth for ladies and gentlemen, judged by local couples.
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North Forty-eighth Avenue
J. H. Zeller, JR
Rehberg & Catlin’s Academy
Minnie Breneke
Grace Hagerman
Gunnad Carlson
L. Forsyth
Louise Midle
Annie Williams
John Bauer
Cora Forbet
Julia Cole
Mary Crimer
R.&. Brown
A. H. Boyington
W. Holden
Charles Sharpe
Fred Rheber
Willia Bippus
R. Irish
W. Lyman
Geo. Haskett
Paul Niemann
J. A. Phelps
W. M. Stonebreaker
L. A. Freeman
World News Snippets From The Era
A collection of short reports across imperial and colonial topics. Britain’s rail network supports millions, opium cultivation begins in China decades ago, Egypt hosts visitors, and New Zealand Māori ties to Mormonism noted. UK rural crops rise, Yellowstone visitors climb, and yellow fever cases recorded in Havana. Also mentions libraries lending Braille books, daily hot baths in Japan, and election day parade rules in New York.
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Boston
Great Britain
China
Egypt
England
Wales
New Zealand
Spitzzzenbergen
Nebraska
Texas
Yellowstone National Park
Havana
New York
Utica Globe
Bedroom health and sleeping room sanitation tips
Advice from the American Journal of Health on creating a healthy bedroom: use hard plaster walls or washable wallpaper, provide fresh air and sunlight, avoid alcoves, protect mattresses with woolen blankets, air pillows but avoid sun exposure, and keep rooms dark for better sleep especially for children.
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American Journal of Health
Hints on Eating for Health Through the Seasons
Short guidance urges slow eating to avoid death by action. Summer meals should be lighter than winter ones. Eating to merely gratify the appetite may shorten life. Do not dine when mentally or physically weak. A comparison notes potatoes offer similar nutriment to turnips in large quantities.
Fifty Second Avenue Presbyterian Church Dedicated
The Fifty second Avenue Presbyterian Church on Fifty second avenue and Frink street will be dedicated Sunday November 25 at 2 30 p m by Rev Willis Green Craig assisted by Rev A B Carries Rev S M Johnson Rev G P Williams Rev Albert Maccalla W W Johnstone Rev Geo B Safford and pastor Jubilee service with music will be at 7 30 p m Brief addresses by visiting ministers S M Johnson G P Williams C M Morton and others will follow
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Fifty-second Avenue Presbyterian Church
Fifty-second Avenue
Frink Street
Willis Green Craig
A. 8. Carries
D. D
M. Johnson
G. P. Williams
Albert Maccalla
W. W. Johnstone
Geo. B. Safford
Ph. D
C. M. Morton
Indian Sign Talk on the Plains and a Long Distance Telegraph
The article describes how Plains Indians used smoke signals and fire arrows to relay messages over tens of miles. Rings of smoke indicated warnings or attention while sequences and directions conveyed specific commands such as danger or attack. The system served as a night and day communication network for warriors and travelers.
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Chicago Tribune
Sugar as Food a Practical Army and Labor Study
German army tests over thirty eight days show sugar improves endurance and reduces fatigue in soldiers. Sugar aids hunger and thirst on long marches and lowers pulse and respiration rates during exertion. Swiss guides and Canadian lumberjacks also use sugar heavily. A US agriculture pamphlet notes sugar cane laborers grow strong and fat as the season progresses.
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Canada
Black Belt
Alabama
Department of Agriculture
Arch Bishop Plows Field in Humble Lesson
Archbishop Temple surprises a parish rector by guiding a plow with practiced skill. The walk ends with the archbishop remarking he learned the lesson in the school of necessity as he and the rector head home.
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Necessity
Sea Bounties Unclaimed Across Royal Naval Prizes
A London notice details the unpaid naval prize money from 1899 to 1900, highlighting amounts for ships and crews including the Shannon and Pearl. It notes £3 19s 2d was claimed last year, with individual sums ranging from 1s 6d to £9 17s 7d for various vessels and campaigns from Canton to Lucknow.
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London
England
Pegu
Moulmein Pagoda
Shannon
Lucknow
Pearl
China
Canton
Kerth
Yenikale
Magdala
Philomel
Sparrow
Visible star counts and telescope reach reported by Washington Star
On a clear night a person with good sight sees about 2,000 naked eye stars while atmospheric haze reduces horizon stars. The total visible naked eye stars are estimated at 5,000 to 8,000, and the largest telescope could reveal over 60,000,000 stars according to the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Sir Frederick Cavendish's Widow Seen in Public Again
Eighteen years after Sir Frederick Cavendish was murdered in Phoenix park Dublin Lady Frederick Cavendish has not appeared in public except in mourning. Her pale worn face is familiar to many women in charity work where she now devotes her attention.
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Sir Frederick Cavendish
Phoenix Park
Dublin
Frederick Cavendish
Electric Bitters touted as cure for malaria and fever
An ad praises Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria and related symptoms. It cites travelers like Stanley and Livingstone myths and a testimonial from W A Null of Webb Illinois about his children recovering after two bottles. The product costs 50 cents and is sold by Trail and Chas Miller druggists.
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Stanley
Livingstone
W. A. Null
Webb
Trail ‘i Cooling
Chas. P. Miller
Drugsts
Italian Doctor Trials Petroleum Fumes for Whooping Cough
An eminent Italian physician reports promising results from inhaling petroleum vapors to treat whooping cough. He describes improved relief and suggests broader trials.
Arthur Sullivan Reaps Health After Ill Health Reports
Renowned composer Arthur Sullivan declares excessive illness reports inaccurate. He states a chill from Switzerland caused partial voice loss but he has nearly recovered and regained full health.
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Arthur Sullivan
Switzerland
Victoria's Large Family Grows with Duchess of Teck’s Daughter
Queen Victoria leads a long royal line spanning four generations with over a hundred relatives. The latest addition is a daughter born weeks ago to the Duchess of Teck, expanding the family among primed heirs and cousins.
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Victoria
Queen Victoria
Duchess of
Teck
Schools for Learned Provisions in the United States
The record notes 141 theological schools 52 law schools 92 regular medical schools nine eclectic medical schools and fourteen homeopathic schools across the United States. It reflects a broad landscape of organized higher learning institutions in various disciplines.
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United States
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