Very Low Mates to the South Rail Ticket Sale
On December 3 the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad will sell one way land settlers tickets to all points in the south at very low rates. For details contact City Ticket Office 230 Clark Street Chicago C W Humphrey northern passenger agent St Paul Minn or Charles L Stone general passenger and ticket agent Chicago. A Patriotic Frenchman Bourges man refuses to remove his old Prussian blouse patches added for the town museum offers 100 francs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Eastern Dlinois Railroad
City Ticket
Clark Street
Chicago
C. W. Humphrey
Northern
St. Paul
Minn
Charles L. Stone
Chica-go
Teething remedies and quick cures fill the page
An assortment of ads and quack cures fill this fragment. Teething remedies for children appear alongside patent medicines and testimonials. Classifieds tout land for sale in Riverside and Southern Colorado, with address lines for Hemet and Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Co
Cal
Hemet Land Co
Hemet, Cal
San Luis Valley
Colorado
F. P. Baker
Topeka
Kas
N. R. Baker
Alamosa
Inexcusable Neglect Sparks Editor Subscriber Fallout
The dialogue portrays strong tension as the editor denounces the writer for neglecting to include letters from readers praising yesterday's article. The exchange highlights criticism over editorial decisions and perceived journalistic standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brightwitz
Fin de Siecle
Neuralgia Cure Boasts a Sunman Woman Recovery
Mrs Osting of Sunman Ripley county Indiana recovered from neuralgia of the heart and stomach after months of illness and failed medical care. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills, bought from Bigney & Co druggists, with a complete cure after six boxes. The Ostings provide sworn testimony verifying the claim. The pills are advertised as a universal remedy for nervous and blood related ailments and are sold nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Bigney & Co
Sunman
Ripley County
Ind
Sires
Osting
Henry
New Era
Bunman
Henry Ostino
W. W. Bieney
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
A Cyclist Lamplighter on His Nightly Route
Paris reports a cyclist lamplighter who travels under fortifications with a long lamp pole over his shoulder and guides the machine with one hand, lighting lamps without dismounting. A child enjoys Syrup of Figs noted for gentle, effective laxative action and family use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Tropical Paradise Welcome Sparks Mixed Reactions
A traveler praises a tropical locale while locals express mixed feelings about hosting, highlighting the lure of paradise against concerns from residents. The scene captures hospitality and tension in a single exchange.
Enigmatic Dinner Bill Offered By Rail Line
An unusual dinner bill of fare for the dining car of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway will be mailed to any address on receiving a two cent stamp. Applications accepted by George H Heatford general passenger agent Old Colony building Chicago Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
George H. Heatford
Old Colony Building
Chicago
Army Officer Advised to Strike His Flag Over Debt
An army officer who repeatedly failed to borrow money was advised to strike his flag, signaling retirement or withdrawal from service as a remedy to his financial troubles.
Brave Mrs Besant Life Story and Theosophist Influence
A profile of Annie Besant as leader of the theosophists after Blavatsky's death. The piece notes her English birth, Irish lineage, devout upbringing, and anticipated US visit amid debates on reincarnation teaching within the movement. It highlights her strong personality and religious focus. It also briefly mentions a circular saw productivity and cost data for reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Blavatsky
Annie Besant
United States
England
Humperdinck: German composer of Hansel and Gretel
The 41 year old Humperdinck is presented to American audiences this season with Hansel and Gretel. Regarded as Wagner's heir, his fairy opera has widespread continental vogue and uses the Babes in the Wood tale for its libretto. A prize-winning student in Cologne and Munich, he taught in Barcelona before settling in Frankfurt in 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humperdinck
Hansel and Gretel
Wagner
Cologne
Munich
Barcelona
Frankfurt
Atlantic-Mediterranean ship canal proposed from Bordeaux
A planned public project would connect the Atlantic and the Mediterranean by a Bordeaux Narbonne canal. The route spans about 320 miles with locks and varying widths, aiming to reduce delays and accelerate traffic.
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Bordeaux
Nar Bonne
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Fire Devours Saloon Shed in Early Morning Blaze
The Lamont Observer reports a malicious early morning fire started in a shed behind Peter Fishback’s saloon. The flames spread toward the main building where Fishback and his family slept unaware as the rear of the house filled with smoke and heat breaking windows and threatening their lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamont Observer
Peter Fishback
Mr. Fishback
DeKalb Fence Co Doubles Output To Forty Miles A Day
In 1894 DeKalb Fence Co of DeKalb Illinois doubled their 1893 capacity yielding 20 miles daily and now with demand rising have again doubled to 40 miles per day. They offer the largest and most complete smooth wire fencing lines and invite readers to request their detailed catalogue. Such is Fate Fortune comes once to every door.
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de Kalb Fence Co
DeKalb Fence Co
DeKalb, Ill
Besant Life Told From Early Struggles To Theosophy Leader
The article traces Annie Besant from a cloistered inclination to marriage with Rev Frank Besant, her separation and divorce, and her rise as a socialist advocate and later theosophy leader. It notes her alliance with Bradlaugh, activism for workers, Trafalgar Square bravery, and later scientific study, lectures, and world religious congress involvement.
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Frank Besant
Walter Besant
London
Charles Bradlaugh
Mme. Blavatsky
Bradlaugh
Moncure D. Conway
William T. Stead
Besant
John Burns
Trafalgar Square
England
Novel use for Brazilian diamonds in steel disk
Brazilian diamonds are used in a seven foot diameter steel disk with spaces every one and a half inches. Pieces of steel fit exactly into the spaces and diamond chunks are fixed in countersunk screw heads. Diamonds are arranged in groups of eight and placed to ...
Last Days of Leo Described by Cardinal Gibbons
Cardinal Gibbons portrays the pope in his eighty sixth year as pale and emaciated with a deathlike pallor under white ecclesiastical garments. He notes a bent body yet a bright eye a clear mind and remarkable endurance despite advancing age.
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Leo
Cardinal Gibbons
Longstreet Slipping: Philadelphia View on His Frailty
A Philadelphia newspaper observer notes aging signs in Gen. James Longstreet including thinning hair a stooped gait and duller eyes. His deafness has worsened and his attire contrasts with a military image as some say he could pass for a preacher.
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Longstreet
Philadelphia
James Longstreet
Resembling a Cowboy Charles F. Lummis in Los Angeles
Charles F. Lummis, a 35 year old writer of Southwest life, now resides in Los Angeles. His appearance, including a brown corduroy suit and large sombrero with a red Pueblo sash, could be mistaken for a Mexican cowboy. He previously lived in an Indian village to heal his health.
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Charles F. Lummis
Southwest
Los Angeles
Hast
Bart Kennedy Flourishes in London Columns
Bart Kennedy, contributor to Leslie's Weekly, now resides in London and steadily builds a presence. A two column sketch and interview appear in the London American, and the Sun has printed several stories from his pen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bart Hennedy
London
Bart Kennedy
Leslie's Weekly
London American
The
Sun
Severa
Youths Companion Promises Free Gifts to Subscribers
The Youths Companion once again entices readers with a 1995 offer, promising a free four page calendar 7 by 10 inches in color and a year of The Companion, plus free Thanksgiving and New Year numbers. Offers target readers via mailing address at 199 Columbus Ave Boston. Features of sporting life include broken noses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington's
Rent Writian
United States
Et.c
Panion
Columbus Ave
Boston
Fort Deposit Town Sets Birth Record With Ten Babies
In Lowndes County Alabama the town's birth rate hits ten in a week as three families welcome multiple children. Ms Lattimer has two boys and a girl, Mrs Hunter gives birth to three, and Mrs Champion adds four newborns. All mothers and babies are healthy and recovering.
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Fort Deposit
Lowndes County
Alabama
Ms. Lattimer
Hunter
Champion
Great Reduction in Time to California
The North Western line now trains from Chicago to California in three days using through Palace drawing room cars to San Francisco and Los Angeles with meals in dining cars. Tourist sleeping cars are available Chicago to San Francisco and Los Angeles at $6.00. Through trains depart Chicago at 6:00 pm and 10:45 pm daily after East and South connections. inquire via ticket agents or W B Kniskern G P T A Chicago.
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California
Chicago
Palace
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
W. B Kniskern
Secret of Oil Painting Reaches Italy via Messina
Messina first carried the secret of Netherlandish oil painting to Italy after studying with the Eycks in the mid fifteenth century. Returning home, he introduced improved oil methods to Italian artists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messina
Netherlands
Italy
the Eycks
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertising reward notice
Frow's This offers one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co and Walding Kinnan and Marvin vouch for Cheney. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. testimonials free. Price seven and a half dollars per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills twenty six cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Ohto
Hardly. Cholly Champleigh Extraordinary Thing
The note riffs on champagne and nature with a witty exchange between Miss Cildeal and a New York World voice, suggesting playful debate over strength of champagne versus nature.
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Cholly Champleigh
Miss Cildeal
New York World
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Qwamr
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Wruggiste
Frea Xzhamton
Aermotor CO
Rockwell and
Fillmore Streets
Land OF
Barry Co
G. W. Missoure
Cart
Gro
Ension, Ohn
Morris
Washington, D.C
Syre
Atty
Ad. Wenselmann Mfg. Co
Lil
W.N. Y. Chicago
Vol. X
WinnLow
Wwanson
Himié
Parker
Pr. Kline
Tor. Kline
Arch &T
Philo
Pan
Piso
Mia
Alliz Dovelass
Lektoy, Mich
High Street
DE Kalb
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker &Co., Limited
Dorchester
Mass
Sterling Remedy CO
Montreal
Can
New York
Cascarets
Henry Osting
Physiciang
Laat
Merself
Physiciana
Greensburg, Ind
Companion
Youths Companion
Columbus Avenue
Mrs. Besant
Hannel and
Gretel
U.S. Gov't
Fiat
New York Sun
Gen. Longstreet
Cowboy
Isa
Scott
Scott & Bowne
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