Birds in Scouts foreshadowed march of Prussians near Sadowan
A night rally near a Bohemian town on July 2 3 described the archduke’s division retreating before the Prussian army. A Romany speaking gypsy warned that birds flying north to south signaled the enemy’s approach and the archduke moved to reinforce the outposts as the area faced a heavy two hour attack. London Saturday Gazette reports.
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Sadowan
Archduke
Bohemia
London Saturday Gazette
First Presbyterian Church
Seattle
Unusual Devilfish Encounters In Panuco River
The Tampico cor respondent describes a remarkable sighting in the Panuco River where a large sting ray, about 18 feet across, was encountered by a party including Captain A. Paget and Lady Juliet Duff. The fish towed several boats and escaped when the harpoon’s line broke, a rare event for freshwater river waters near the sea.
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Panuco River
South Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
A. Paget
Molyneaux
Charles Cost
Rameden
Robert Duff
Juliet Duff
Tarpon
Mexican Herald
Wrecked canal lock floods Saint Mary's River region
A canal lock at Sault Ste Marie Michigan was struck by the steamer Perry G Walker causing a twenty foot water surge. The Crescent City and Assiniboia were damaged as gates and walls failed. Loss to the Canadian government could reach 250000 with Crescent City at 100000 and the Walker sustaining light damage. Captain MOSher blamed the engineer for the high speed miscue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assinibola
Canadian Pacific
Assiniboia
Crescent City
Pittsburg Steamship Company
Lake Superior
Walker
Mosher
Balloon Indiana Last to Land in National Race
Carl Fisher and G L Bambaugh of Indianapolis landed Indiana six miles north of Dickson Tennessee at 6 p m Monday, the last balloon to land after water stops at Ashland City. They stated not touching ground would avoid disqualification. Dr Goethe Link and J R Irvin of balloon Indianapolis did not know they had won the first prize in the handicap race until Louisville.
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Goethe Link
J. R Irvin
Indianapolis
Louisville
Rail and rail company moves and mergers reported
Reported underwrit ten bonds by J P Morgan Co for Chicago Great Western Railroad amid broad rail expansion. Soo Railroad plans 220 miles of track from Moose Lake to Thief River Falls. Missouri Pacific stockholders to merge 21 subsidiaries under one holding, increasing capital stock to 24 000 000. Burlington Northern Pacific jointly launch Chicago to Seattle service to beat Pennsylvanias 18 hour link. coast to coast time listed as 91 hours 35 minutes. additional night train Chicago to Seattle 72 hours. Beaboard Air Line Railway reorganization committee outlines plan to buy connecting links and streamline operations.
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J. P. Morgan & Co
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Soo Railroad Company
Moose Lake
Duluth Ine
Thief River Falls
Winnipeg
Western
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Plana
Iron Mountain
Ines
Burlington
Northern Pacific
Chicago
Seattle
Pennsylvania
New York
Burlington and
Beaboard Air Line Railway
A Hazard of Hearts Chapter IV Continuation at Christmas
Mathilde Thorne faces a reckless scheme led by Mr Stewart as preparations unfold at the Christmas table aboard the ship. The scene shifts from tensions and gossip to a gift exchange and a quiet moment between Miss Thorne and Charlie Hudson, hinting at a pledged friendship and a deeper choice to come.
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Mr. Stewart
Mathilde Thorne
Mathilde
Stewart
St Lawrence's
Mer. Stewart
Trousseau
Miss Thorne
Captain Kerr
Mr. Hudson
Charlie Hudson
Abe
Mins Joe
Thorne
Misa Thorne
Christman
Kerr
Rosina
Gwendolin
Tor
Slater
Boston
Mammer
Savings Bank
Boston Savings Bank
Hrosina
Charlie Trudson
Tosina
Miss Thorpe
Captain
Hudson
Miss ‘Thorne
Hodson
Six Toes To A Foot In Farming Community Mystery
An New York Herald assistant reports a Dresden Lincoln County and Woolwich Sagadahoe County settlement famed for residents with six toes on each foot. The six-toed colony uses stores and a grange hall yet suffers footwear problems. Some have undergone surgery to fit normal shoes. Local legends suggest origin from a centuries-old accident or an inherited trait, with few believers in the split toe theory.
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Lincoln
Sage Aduboe
New York Herald
Dresden
Lincoln County
Woolwich
Sagadahoe
Henry
A Dynpeptic Order At Bryn Mawr Teas
Misa Cary Thomas head of Bryn Mawr College speaks at a student tea noting French elegance as indispensable abroad. A Bangorian misreads a Paris menu while a department store ad and a joke about tax estimates unfold involving a father and son.
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Misa Cary Thomas
Bryn Mawr College
Rue du Bac
Endorsed Kidney Remedy Claim from 1906 Statement
A five year confirmed statement by Kier A. Dickerts of Marion Indiana praises Doan's Kidney Pills for relief from painful kidney secretions and dull languor after repeated failures with other remedies. The ad extols Allen's Foot-Ease and other products, interspersed with general promotional claims and unrelated cosmetic notes.
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Kier A. Dickerts
Marion
Ind
Saya
Doan
Down
Foster-Milburn Co
Huffalo
N. Y
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised By Maine Reader
A Missive from Rockland Maine extols Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female weakness and monthly pains. The letter credits Mrs Pinkham and Lydia E Pinkham's remedy with restoring health and vigor, inviting others to seek treatment.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Rockland
Maine
Pinkham
Snestichied
Aspiring Soubrette Faces Manager in Dramatic Push
A scene unfolds with an aspiring actress insisting on a tragic role as her manager pushes for a different path. Tensions rise over ideal acting versus practical staging in the theater.
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Lok
Relieved by Cuticura After Year of Itching
Henry Bearla of Little Rock Arkansas suffered months of constant itching and a crusted rash on ankles and feet. After trial of various remedies with little relief, two to three applications of Cuticura Ointment, plus Cuticura Soap and Pine, ended the agony and left him cured.
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Henry Bearla
Little Rock
Ark
Putter Drug & Chem, Corp
Cuticurn Remedies
Boston
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Minton
Jeffeison Sts
Philadelpha, Pa
Castoria
Lay
Indiana
Rieic Ae Pesto
Eas
Alix John
Theorn
Eile Key
Pather
New York City
Allen
ADQKK
Tentle Montala
Alelen
Howard Bros
Buffalo
Great Lick
Tepan
Wesk
Wes
Oory
Nova Scotia
Haarlem
Paces Creek
Peohane Medicine Co
Beranton
Ste A
Waits Fane
Cascarets
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