Secured Serial Plans for 1897 in Century Magazine
The Century Magazine lines up major works for 1897 including Horace Porter’s Campaigning with Grant a twelve part diary based series and a new Revolutionary War novel Hugh Wynne the Free Quaker by Dr S Wier Mitchell. Also notes on social life in Philadelphia and bids to join magazine clubs with trial offers.
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Chattanooga
Porter
Grant
Lee
Horace Porter
Mount McGregor
Riverside Park
Gen. Porter
Century Magazine
Lince
Gen. Grant
Philadelphia
S. Wier Mitchell
Hugh Wynne
Washington
Franklin
Lafayette
Union K
Magayvine
Deafness Cure Claim From Patent Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts a supposed cure for deafness by a herbal compound claiming to restore hearing by addressing nerve and ear tissue inflammation. It offers a monetary reward for a cage of deafness and urges readers to obtain choloolacs, fire, and Cinvery & Co pills through a druggist, with patient testimonials and quoted lines from the Washington Star.
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Sansel
FL de Cinvery & Co
Poiede
Wisconsin lands marketed for quick settlement and investment
Text promotes northern Wisconsin land as highly salable with Umier and Meadow lands offered around 10 to 40 per acre. It urges rapid investment before prices rise, notes nearby markets for farm products, and lists contact for a land agent in Chicago. The fragment includes a personal aside about a honeymoon.
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Wisconsin
Actuual
Wis
Unsin
Waal
Chicago
Lis
Mome Seekers Excursions From Chicago Declared Cheaper
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway announced excursion trips from Chicago to Western and Northwestern states on November 1 and December 15 with reduced fares. Details and tickets available from any coupon ticket agent or General Passenger Agent G H Hearrong Castorgo Illinois. Why do ces go south in winter Pupil Pap notes Gigbotela down there.
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Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Jine
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H. Hearrong
Castorgo
Tsacneu
Ceeas Po
Pap
Bostea
No Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Way to Cure
A fragmentary ad collage touts No-Tobacco products and patent medicine claims. It mixes guarantees, free booklets, and sample offers from Sterling Remedy Co. with miscellaneous notes and a joke about an evangelist child.
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Ad. Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
The Dying Century Sermon by Talmage at Century’s Close
President Talmage delivers a sermon themed The Dying Century urging three tasks before the century ends. He calls for labor-capital harmony through Christian ethics, a global church mission from the bottom up, and expanded Sabbath evangelism to mobilize outdoor gospel work. The talk lauds centuries of progress while stressing urgent reform and revival.
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Europe
France
Switzerland
Russia
Mexico
Guatemala
San Salvador
Costa Rica
Paraguay
Uruguay
Honduras
New Gran
Venezuela
Peru
Ecuador
Bolivia
Chile
Argentine
Brazil
Washington
United States
Presa
London Tavern
British and Fortign Bible Society
American Bible Society
American Sunday-school Union
Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Massachusetts
National Temperance Society
Women's Temperance Society
Africa
Atlantic
BEERS
Aaron Burr
England
Dartmonte
America
Cape Colony
Dh. Darwin
Southern Missionry Society
All Nations
Jesus Christ
Yalarthy Labe
West Point
Montezuma
Chapultepec
South Mountain
Missionary Ridge
Jordan
Lake Galilee
Chershes
New York City Hall
Ign
Jim
Great Britain
Christ
The Question of Phosphorus in a Fish Diet
A New York Sun discussion questions the link between fish consumption and intellectual growth. It notes wide variation in fish intake across nations and observes fish loses less weight when boiled, but warns exclusive fish diets do not reliably enhance genius or scholarly achievement.
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Saturday Review
Johnson
Burns
Colloss
Teddy
England
Brittany
France
Newfoundland
North America
Jersey
Long Island
Massachusetts
Germany
Portugal
Norway
Italy
Paris
Russia
N. Y
The Queen's Contemporaries and World Leaders
A lengthy retrospection on monarchs and notable figures the queen has met since 1837, listing prime ministers, bishops, dukes, and heads of state she has witnessed. It notes she outlived many peers, officials, and seats in government across eras, with a London Telegraph aside. An American feature comments on banana consumption dipping due to apples’ cheaper price.
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Hose
British Empire
Norral
Crabbe
Sir Walter Scott
Specters
Rostomart
Merlin
Privy Council
Ssav
Earl of Darnley
Lord Nelson
House of Commons
Mr. Gladstone
Charles Villiers
Duke of Northumberland
Earl of Alexborough
Earl of Mansfeld
John Temple
Canterbury
York
Dukes of Norfolk
Jockey Club
United States
China
India
France
London Telegraph
Schoolmaster testifies to Williams Pink Pills cure
Fred M. Wimple of Perry Michigan tells a Daily American reporter how Williams Pink Pills restored his health after twelve years of catarrh jaundice chronic diarrhoea and nerve disorder. He weighs 214 pounds and has resumed teaching and farming.
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American
Newark
Ohio
Fred
Wimple
Perry
Mich
Daily American
Williams
Amite City
Louisiana
Erry
Oari
Owosso
Mh. LL
Marshall
L. B. Marshall
Strate
Michicas
Sitrwssze
A. D
Newton Baldwin
Siuld County
Fred MM. Wimpie
Frep M. Wintre
NewtTon Balowrs
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
Prices and Commodities Reported in Early Markets
Raw OCR text lists grain and feed prices including corn wheat oats and flour patterns for markets in Baltimore and Indianapolis. Mentions No 2 mixed oats and No 2 red wheat with figures such as 2.05 and 4.25 per bushel alongside references to live stock and slaughterhouse terms.
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Chicago
LGU
Baggage clash on train platform ends in shouting match
A rosy cheeked woman protests a harsh baggage handler at a city station. The trunk breaks, tempers flare as she accuses him of cruelty while he defends himself and warns of arrest. The confrontation hinges on a quarrel about a trunk and family.
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Detroit Free Press
Mary
Truch
Bill Peters
Baggageman
Humble Believer Boastful Over Low Income Lifestyle
In a bankruptcy court the opposing counsel asks how one can live luxuriously on $200 a year. The witness defends with pride that he has studied social economy and the results are before the court.
North Western Limited trains from Chicago to Twin Cities
Advertises the North Western Limited as the finest train on the Chicago to St. Paul route. Describes fully new equipment including compartment sleeping cars buffet library and dining services. Tickets sold by AQ agents with contact details for W B Ikistern G P and T of Chicago and connections via the Chicago and North Western Railway.
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Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
North Western Limited
North-Western Line
Chicago & North-Western Bty
Chicago & North-Western R'y
W. B. Iksistern
G. P
T. Ak
Fortune Seeker Emigrants and the Bitters Defense
Many families venturing west seek fortune but fear emigrant fees and epidemics. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is praised as a medicinal defense against malarial air and tainted water, keeping pioneers miners and travelers safe. Friespstip is noted as a slow growing plant enduring adversity before earning its name.
Cleansing the System with California Fig Syrup
To show thousands who think themselves ill that they are not diseased but need cleansing the body, the ad proclaims a positive cure by using Syrup of Figs. Manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Company and sold by all druggists.
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Tennyson
Pierce
Jiry
Hotel and Surgical Institute
California Fit Syrup Company
Ouly
Quote snippets warn against buying on credit
A compilation of quips from old papers comments on credit and sympathy. The Atchison Globe mocks the idea of buying on credit while the Indianapolis Journal quips about a corn-fed philosopher and a dog dying, reflecting humorous edge in period journalism.
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Indianapolis Journal
Cleaning Tip From Eliza Parker Sparks Social Risks
A 19th century household tip explains dissolving Ivory soap in water for carpet cleaning and fabric care. The note by Eliza R. Parker appears with a brief social risk aside and a Chicago Record quip about funeral umbrellas, illustrating mixed domestic and social content.
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Chicago Record
Tourist Rates and Side Trips for Burlington Sleeper Excursions
An 1894 clipping urges readers to request the Burlington's Sheet of Tourist Rates for variable routes and side trips. It notes the guide covers attractions, descriptions, train service, and partner conducted sleeper excursions to California. Also cites testimonial blurbs and a mix of advertisements and quotes from the Atchison Globe and others.
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Puget Sound
Burlington’s
California
L.W. WaxkeLer
G.P.A
St. Louis
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