King to Race for Yankee Cup in Spanish Waters
King Alfonso to contest the first sadderklasse regatta for a gold cup given by American yachtsman F Lewis Clark to the Spanish federation of yacht clubs. The first year may be held in San Sebastian Bilbao and Santander with three to five races forming one regatta and the cup going to the owner who wins three annual regattas.
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Mastrid
Sadderklasse
Spanish Federation of Yacht Clubs
F. Lewia Clark
San Sebastian
Alfonso
Belives
Kiel
Bilbao
Santander
Sonderklasse
F. Lewis Clark
Eastern Yacht Club
Marblehead
Clark
Cowes
Spain
Coffee Bulk Sales and Refunds Highlighted
A short notice notes coffee must be sold in bulk rather than packed. It mentions a grocer’s refund policy and references Sehlliiae's Best with an offer to pay a refund or return.
Delay In commencing treatment for a slight Irregularity
An advertisement warns that delaying treatment for a minor urinary irregularity could lead to kidney disease. It promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy as a solution that rebuilds worn organs and strengthens kidneys, urging readers to begin now through Pendleton Drug Co.
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Foley
Pendleton Drug Co
New Town Near Astoria Planned by Hammond Lumber
The Hammond Lumber company, which recently bought the Tongue Point mill near eastern Astoria, has secured options on multiple land tracts nearby and will build a new town. Plans call for 100 houses in the coming year and streetcar line extension with Astoria Electric Company to serve the new community.
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Astoria
Ore
Hammond Lumber Company
Tongue Point
Astoria Electric Company
Pony Express Riders Pathfinders In Pioneer Days
WM FL Fisher recounts Pony Express history and dangers, noting routes and riders. He recalls long treks, Indian attacks, and the toll on riders, describing early days from Ruby Valley to Salt Lake City and Rush Valley, with names like Howard Egan and Billy Fisher.
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Salt Lake News
Pony Express
Overland Mall
Pocatello Tribune
Oxford
Idaho
Ruby Valley
Eagan Canyon
Salt Lake City
Faust
Rush Valley
Camp Floyd
Howard Fean
R. BE. Bean
Salt Lake
Faust’s
Camp Ford
Ras’ Egan
R. EL Egan
Billy’ Fisher
Wlfl Fisher
FL Fisher
Hoyle and the origins of Scientific Whist
A Glasgow Times item summarizes Hoyle as not the inventor of Whist but the pioneer who popularized Scientific Whist. It notes limited known facts about his life, states he was a barrister and registrar in Ireland, born in 1070 and died in 1707, and describes his treatise profits and lessons at a guinea a season. It mentions the game’s probability calculations attracting a famous mathematician to coffee houses for odds.
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Hoyle
Ireland
Cavendish Square
Troyle
Glasgow Times
Crossing the Ocean
A Princeton Tiger snippet recounts daily chatter aboard a voyage with steerage passengers noting social contrasts and animal comparisons, sailors or officers glimpsed, questions about the captain, whales and porpoises, and a humorous aside about a newcomer aboard, reflecting travel life and light gossip at sea.
Miss Mary Keeps Diminutive Ovisaires Companion
The Cilengo Tribune describes Miss Mary as owner of a young Ovisaires, a wool-bearing quadruped whose meat is valued by palates. The animal’s shaggy coat and pale, glassy outer fuzz are noted, while its trustworthiness and readiness to accompany Mary in any location or duty are emphasized despite its youth.
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Mary
Ovia Aires
Cilengo Tribune
Hall's Catarrh Cure Company Ad Claim
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County. Frank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney Co swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The remedy is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials. J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by all Druggists.
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State of Ohio
City of
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney, & Co
Hall
Thia
A. W. Gleason
Rotary
J. Cheney & CO
Hal
Fortune For Forgers Through History
A look at capital punishment for forgers in London from the 18th to 19th centuries. It recalls Thomas Maynard and the shift from death to transportation in 1832, with forged wills carved as an exception until 1837, and notes harsher Tudor penalties such as pillory, ear removal, branding, and lifelong imprisonment for earlier forgers.
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London
Thomas Maynard
Bess
Deeda
Waife Who Became Famous and the homeless child myth
The Delineator lists famous figures such as Sir Henry Stanley Queen Catherine the Good Alexander Hamilton Rosa Bonheur Edgar Allan Poe Rachel Leonardo da Vinci and Moses as examples of once homeless children who rose to prominence. The passage argues these individuals would have become thieves or fallen to evil without support and credits their genius with enriching their homes and society.
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Sir Henry Stanley
Catherine the Good
Alexander Hamilton
Rosa Bonheur
Edgar Allan Poe
Rachel
Leonardo da Vinci
Moses
Nez Perce Grain Breaks Record in Idaho Harvest
Nez Perce Idaho July 28 The grain harvest began Friday as A G Johnson four miles east of Nez Perce started his binder in the finest field of winter barley yet grown. Estimated yield eighty bushels per acre. Several machines to start Monday and by August harvest in full swing. Fall grain ripening rapidly due to favorable weather. yield expected to match or exceed last year. Harvesters shift to binders and shock method to prevent souring while combines expand usage as demand rises.
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Nez Perce
Idaho
A. G. Johnson
Kipling’s Gospels of Real Life in New Outlook
Editorial urges practical wisdom over flashy cleverness. It praises Kipling style as guiding force for common sense and universal experience, urging readers to shepherd peers toward higher, more meaningful knowledge.
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Mr. Kipling
New York
Disease and Remedies Reflection
A concise note cites a London Times remark that disease intractability grows with the number of "infallible" remedies proposed over time, as doctors often claim. The quote frames medical history as a pattern of shifting cures rather than lasting solutions.
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London Times
Sociologist Defined by Uncle Henry Joke
A Chicago Tribune quip defines sociology through a humorous exchange where Uncle Henry explains a sociologist as someone who can inspect a garbage can and gather material for a long lecture on society’s needs.
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Uncle Henry
Chicago Tribune
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