Patents Granted for Air Heater and Planting Machine
Des Moines Iowa December 27 1899 patents allowed for Tom Cross Grinnell for an air heater to connect with a stove and heat and circulate air. J Morgan Atlantic receives patent for a plant planing machine to set out cabbage and tobacco plants in rows as it moves with horses.
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Tom Cross
Grinnell
J. Morgan
Atlantic
Whitney
Chicago
Thomas G. Orwig & CO
Des Moines
Iowa
Keeps Thirty Years Hair Vigor Sold For a Dollar
A vintage ad touts Keeps Thirty Years Hair Vigor as economical and effective. It promises to stop hair loss, restore color, cure dandruff, and keep hair soft and glossy with a small amount per use. Sold for $1.00 a bottle at all druggists.
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Ayer
J. C. Baxter
Braidwood, Ill
Aget
Lover’s honor and a sword at Springfield
In Springfield Florence Harrison and William Roland confront a looming duel after a warn ing officer’s threat. Captain Wilson arrives with news of a private interview and a daring rescue as Edward Harrison faces a sick bed and growing peril.
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Roland
William
Florence
Edward
Treachery in the House Endangers Lieutenant Roland
Lieutenant William Roland confronts a confederate captain in his future father in law's house. A plot to take him prisoner unfolds as Florence fears for both their lives and William vows to protect him, while Florence is urged to flee with Ralph as danger closes in.
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Florence
Roland
William
Wilson
Harrison
William Roland
Edward
Son
Mr. Roland
Ralph
Miss Florence
Springfield
Honorably matched Maine joke ends in rent gag
In Lewiston Maine a grain store owner and a trucking firm operator have long odds with pranks. A rain soaked chase ends with a trunk moved to a fake rent, a running joke that finally twists back to the grain man’s setup. The Portland Express notes the rivalry remains playful.
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Maine
Lewiston
Portland
Memory of Fish Shows Remoras Remember Past Pain
The article recounts how remoras near a ship refused repeated bait after witnessing a prior catch. M. Lemon observed that while one remora attached to the vessel eagerly, subsequent hooks drew no second animal from the same band. The behavior suggests strong memory and keen observation in these fish.
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M. Lemon
Weeping Willow Delights Beth and Father’s Planting
In a scene from a domestic setting a girl named Beth marvels at a willow her father planted the previous night. She calls for her mother to hurry and admire the “cun ning little tree with its hair all down” as she peers from the sitting room window.
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Beth
Notions of Bigamy in The Maid and The Bachelor
The maid questions whether a man with too many wives is a bigamist. The bachelor counters that a bigamist must have two or more wives, implying nuance in the definition and social perception.
South Omaha Live Stock Prices Move Lower In Week Declines
Catile and livestock quotes drifted downward with cows and heifers 15 to 25 cents lower over the past week. Beef steers ranged 4.20 to 5.40, hogs sold largely at 4.35 to 4.40, and sheep prices varied with yearlings 4.50 to 4.99 and western lambs up to 5.90. The market closed strong at the higher end of the range.
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South Omaha
Texas
Chicago live stock market steady with mixed cattle hogs and sheep
Chicago market report shows cattle steady to mixed with Texas tops around 5.90 and averages 5.35 to 6.60 for good to choice. hogs higher with top near 4.62 and bulk around 4.37 to 4.45. sheep steady with lambs strong to 6.25 for western lambs and western wethers 4.25 to 4.75.
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Chicago
Jan
Texas
Kansas City Live Stock Prices Report
Kansas City market notes cattle hogs and sheep trading Jan 8 with native steers strong and butchers cows steady to lower. Hogs active about five cents higher with heavy, mixed and light pricings. Sheep demand strong with lambs 3.00 to 5.75 and muttons 3.80 to 4.50.
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Kansas City
Market Report New York Produce Prices Jan Eight
Spot wheat steady with No 2 red at 7 1/2 cents f o b afloat and No 1 northern at 79 4 cents f o b afloat. No 1 hard at 51 1/2 cents f o b afloat. Corn spot easy at 40 1/2 cents f o b afloat. Oats mixed and firm with No 2 at 29 1/2 cents and No 3 white at 31 cents, options opened easy then declined on larger receipts from west.
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New York
Duluth
Nolse
Chicago Produce Market prices on January 8
Chicago market report lists No. 2 red wheat 67 to 68 cents, corn 31 cents, No. 2 yellow 31 31/4 cents, oats No. 2 20 to 23 cents, No. 2 white 23 3/4 to 24 5/4 cents, rye No. 2 50 to 53 1/6 cents, barley No. 2 38 to 45 cents. Seeds include flaxseed $1.49 1/2, Timothy $2.35, Clover $8.10. Provisions show Mess pork $9.20 to $10.50 per barrel, lard $5.67 to $5.82 per 100 pounds, short ribs $5.50 to $4.80, dry salted shoulders $5.50 to $5.75, short clear sides $5.80 to $5.85 per unit.
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Chicago
North- West
Votes with deeds to lands in Clark case unfolds
Henry C. Stiff, Montana House speaker, testifies before the Senate committee on privileges and elections in the Clark case. Campbell questions whether McLaughlin’s distressed finances were used to seek his vote and if Stiff’s own vote was solicited by W. M. Bickford for Clark. The defense objects to linking Clark directly, noting evidence would come via Clark's signature.
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Clark
Washington
Henry C. Stiff
Montana House of Representatives
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Campbell
Montana
Stiff
McLaughlin
W. M. Bickford
Americans Punish Insurgent Holdout in Pampanga Mount
From Magalang Pampanga reports say Captain Conhauser with three Twenty fifth regiment companies captured Commanche stronghold on Mount Arayet. Three Americans wounded. Insurgents killed five prisoners two later mortally wounded and five others recovering.
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Manila
Magalang
Pampanga
Conhauser
Commanche
Mount Arayet
German Steamer General Released After Search at Aden
A dispatch from Aden reports that British authorities have ceased their search for the German main steamer General detained on suspicion of contraband at war aboard. The steamer will resume its voyage in a few days.
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Berlin
Aden
Red Sea
Judge Resorts to a Trick
In Frankfort Kentucky Judge Cantrill granted an injunction sought by Election Commissioners Ponitz and Fulton restraining Mackey and Cochran, Governor Taylor's appointees, from qualifying. The court then set aside the injunction and gave the right to appeal, saying the case should be decided by the court of last resort, directing the democratic commissioners to choose the judge for the appeal.
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Frankfort
Jan
Cantrill
Ponitz and Fulton
Mackey
Cochran
Taylor
Court of Last Resort
Court of Appeals
Roberts argues Utah statehood conditions on polygamy ban
The Roberts committee resumed sessions as Mr Roberts urged that Utah's constitutional convention met Congress requirements for statehood by ending polygamous marriages. He argued there was no mandate to interrupt previously contracted marriages.
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Washington
Roberts Committee
Roberts
Utah
Congress
Peruna touted as cure for catarrh by Senator’s friend
A testimonial praises Peruna as a universal remedy for catarrh and a tonic improving strength vigor and appetite. The claim cites Senator Roach of Larimore North Dakota as backing the product and urges readers to obtain a free catarrh book from the Peruna Medicine Company in Columbus Ohio.
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Senator Roach
Larimore
North Dakota
Peruna
Peruna Medicine Company
Columbus
Ohio
Hartman
W. N. Roach
United States
Fhe Peruna Medicine Company
Washington, D. C
Roach
Winter Tours and Ticket Information from Pacific Co
Information on California Arizona Texas and Mexico long limit low rate round trip and one way rail fares via sleeping car lines first class and tourist services. Contacts include W G Neimyer Southern Pacific Chicago W H Connor Cincinnati Chamber Commerce and W J Berg Buffalo for travel specifics.
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California
Arizona
Texas
Mexico
W. G. Neimyer
Gen’l Western
Southern Pacific Co
Clark St
Chicago
W. H. Connor
Chamber Commerce Bidg
Cincinnati
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Catarrh
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy for catarrh and claims it cures all stages by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Proprietors offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials from readers.
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Hall
I. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Th. Hall
Swanson
Reed
L. R. Smith
el Dorado Springs
Marian Bowers
Caraghar
Ohio
L.R. Smith
Martan Bowers
Branson Rheumatic Cure CO
Lake
Chicago
Ill
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Omaha, Neb
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Omahka
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