Grand Army of the Republic reaches its twenty fifth year
The Grand Army of the Republic marks its 25th anniversary, tracing its birth in Springfield Illinois during 1865 66 with Dr B F Stephenson shaping a secret order to promote peace charity loyalty and character. The first post formed in Decatur Illinois on April 6 1866 as veteran members began a lasting organization.
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Grand Army of the Republic Leader Sees Future And Purpose
R. A. Alger, Commander in Chief, discusses the Grand Army of the Republic as a non political, fraternal veteran group. He notes its secret rites, membership spread, moral aims, and value of recording individual war histories for archives and descendants.
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Grand Arm
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Bulwer Lytton
Napoleon
Legion of Honor
Rome
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Grand Army of the Republic aims and Memorial Day origins
The Grand Army of the Republic is described as both secret and public, devoted to three aims charity loyalty and fraternal bonds among veterans. Memorial Day was established by General John A Logen designating May 30 as the annual observance with reverent tribute and safeguarding grounds.
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Grand Army of the Republic
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Cate
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America
Restless Mississippi Eats Land Along Lower Channel
New Orleans reports warn of severe caving along the Mississippi as high spring floods widen erosion. Banks slip from Plaquemine to Algiers, threatening ferries, depots, and the oldest Pointe Coupee church. Land loss, tunneling, and new levee work accompany ongoing river upheaval.
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Bootse
New Orleans
Plaquemine
Second Street
Illinois Central Railroad
Algiers
Fifteenth Ward
Ferry Landing
Front Street
Fort Jackson
Grand Isle
Hospital
Barracks
Summer Heat Hazards and Health Tips Feature
Readable notes warn of extreme heat every summer and advise moderate ice water. An ad for the Half Century Liquor House at 523 Liberty Street promotes pure malt whiskey as a health stimulant and urges patrons to drink it if they value health.
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Liberty Street
Train Tickets to Monongahela City Offer Bargain Round Trip
Nearby service advertises 50 cent round trip tickets with departures from Lake Erie station at 8 30 am 1 pm 4 pm local time and returns from Shohola at 3340 pm and 1020 pm local time. Also mentions Bunce Sarah silka 500 Bo 85e and 0c a yard and Marvin's new coffee sponge cake for lunches and picnics.
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Lake Erie Station
Shohola
Bunce
Sarah Silka
Valua
Hueus & Hacex
Beemis Couple Anchor In Rugged Tennessee Trout
In Raccoon Mountain Tennessee a pair labeled Mr and Mrs Beemis cling to life among mountains. The text sketches two elderly, destitute exiles from New York state seeking health in isolation. They appear frail yet determined, hints of hardship and endurance.
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Roberts
New York
Kilkenny Cat Disorder Sparks Household Tension
The excerpt recalls squabbles within the Kilkenny cat order’s circle, with Mrs Beemis described as pleasant by one faction and the old man as wicked or ornery. It notes a libel claim about companionship and details a visit to a vine-covered house where furniture moves and observers sit on the porch.
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Quarrel
Accomplished Swearer Frights Natives In Rural Tale
An observer recalls old man Beemis as a pathological swearer whose constant oaths, described with flurried whimsy, unsettled the neighborhood. His wife scolds him for swearing in front of women while the scene on the porch reveals communal tension and fear of his profane outbursts.
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Bors
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A Mountain Farmhouse Farce Of Beemis and His Chickens
The narrative recounts Mrs Beamis and her husband Beemis on a rural mountain farm. Beemis scolds chickens invading the garden with stones and furious talk while Mrs Beamis keeps house and cooks. A Fourth of July picnic ends with Beemis entangled in a plum tree and his wife calmly guiding his rescue.
Shady land scheme busted by decoy in Minneapolis
A decoy exposed a Western Land Agency operation in Minneapolis offering timber land deals. The manager proposed paying a buyer to travel to Washington, purchase 160 acres, and return with a $400 advance plus a $500 payment after title transfer, claiming government land prices and enticing profits. The scheme linked to the Oregon Land Company, which is unlisted by major agencies.
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Western Land Agency
Washington
Oregon Land Company
Western Agency
Stomach Tonic Promises Renewal of Vitality
An advertisement touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for digestive woes. It claims to revive bodily comfort by renewing iron absorption and metabolism, restoring vigor, and addressing ailments like indigestion, constipation, liver trouble, rheumatism, and related disorders.
Sloyd System Aids Girls as Active Homework Craft
The article traces the origins and aims of sloyd in Sweden and Finland, noting its adoption by England through Miss Teskey of Sydenham College. It highlights sloyd as a hand skill teaching method to develop mental and physical powers, promote dexterity, and foster self reliance, accuracy, and perseverance, with positive results in both boys and girls.
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London
England
Sweden
Finland
Miss Teskey
Sydenham College For Ladies
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Rotary-cutting Advances Speed Up Card Production
Improvements in rotary-cutting machines boost postal card output. A sheet of 100 cards is slit into ten-card strips, then dropped into ten packs. Three machines in a government-supply factory cut 3,875,000 cards in a 19 hour shift, averaging 141,000 cards per hour across all machines. Operators train to feed two strips at a time, doubling output and requiring 39 motions per minute, a remarkable precision feat.
Candle Holder for Christmas Trees
A new candle and taper holder promises to prevent disasters from frail fittings. The device attaches to trees and wall brackets using curved bases to catch dripping wax and flexible wire that twists around the object. Once lit, its rigidity keeps the taper burning in the desired position.
Practical plumb level instrument for leveling and angles
A new plumb level hits the market described as a practical device for leveling plumbing and striking angles elevations and grades. It is praised as simple yet highly accurate and especially suited to use with a stationery mini.
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Mucha
Geotechnical device aids ditching and drainage tests
The article describes a device useful for ditching and draining farmland and landscape patches. It enables testing of grades and curves without a civil engineer and is claimed to be more reliable than the spirit level.
Invention for gloves with finger webs to aid swimming
A Spanish inventor patents a glove device with webs between fingers to create a larger water surface during the propulsion stroke. The design aims for simplicity portability reliability and firm hold on water enabling swimmers to stay above water and perform rapid evolutions. An English note mentions a swimming boat with canvas tops wooden blades and lead to adjust buoyancy, claimed to outperform swimmers without it in a public trial.
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England
California patent for gold saving apparatus with cone scale table
A Californian patents a gold concentrating table using conifer cone scales laid over a frame like shingles. Larger cone scales trap heavier gold while lighter material is washed off, water aiding the process. Scales can be replaced or burned to recover trapped material.
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Oalifornian
Hidden rust prevention and hardening method from a mechanic
A mechanic describes a rust prevention process using camphor dissolved in lard with black lead for color, applied to machinery and left to set, then wiped to keep clean for months. He also explains hardening tools by dipping into rabbitt metal to coat and cool, claiming greater hardness than oil cooling or tempering.
Destruction of Garbage by City Cremator
Tampa city has purchased a garbage cremator and tested it successfully. In seven hours the furnace burned 20 cubic yards of night soil and refuse, much soaked with water and including melons. The unit used light wood about one-quarter cord and slabs totaling three-quarters cord. The test indicates a 12 hour output of at least 40 cubic yards and wood use of about three-quarters cord.
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Tampa
Cotton stalk bagging gains as revenue source
The manufacture of bagging from cotton stalks has rapidly increased. Experts say the product matches jute in strength and is less inflammable. Stalks, once a nuisance to fields, now fetch about $2 per ton for producers, turning trash into profit.
Fortunate Inventors Report New Patents From Pittsburg and Washington
Fortunate Inventors Higdon and Higdon announce patents granted to J Adams for pipe ball molds Mildred Blakey for welding seams on pipes Peter Grabler for airbrake valve C F Hadley for gas manufacturing T J Hogan airbrake Edwin Rand pulley system mythe regenerative furnace G L Wiley and EK G Acheson joint for electric conductors Baldwin and Graham trade mark all from Pittsburg and Js and Le droit building Washington DC names and locations listed
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Higdon & Higdon
Pittsburg
LeDroit
Washington, D. C
J. Adams
Mildred Blakey
Peter Grabler
C. F. Hadley
T. J. Hogan
Edwin Rand
Mythe
G. L. Wiley & EK
G. Acheson
Baldwin & Graham
Piano bargains at Hoffman and Smithfield store
Advertises uprights and square pianos at reduced prices. A $300 rosewood upright offered for $200, another upright for $225, and a $350 square piano for $150. Music store of J. Hoffmann & Smithfield Street promises superb tone and finish.
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J. M. Hoffmann & Mest
Smithfield Street
Do You Paint We Sell Pure White Lead Paints
We announce to the public that we offer homemade paints in all six sizes at prices below market. Each can contains strictly pure white lead and Winseed. G. G. O'Brien's paint store at 292 Fifth Ave, three squares from Court House guarantees quality.
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G. G. O’brien
Fifth Ave
Court House
Greatest Hastory Saison Record and Bargains
Vast sale of fabrics and musical instruments with numerous discounts. Indies cotton and lisle base at 15¢, large reductions from higher prices. Upright pianos and organs listed with varied prices. Addresses include 27 Fifth Ave and 123 Sandusky Street Allegheny.
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Campaurt & Sons
Fifth Ave
Great Sacrifice Sale Ad With Various Discounts
Readable text outlines a sale offering ready made items at low prices. Mentions spemeee items, salts, chalice dresses, and two brands Eyvasne and Savstus. Includes location 35 Filth aye and multiple price points like 9, 3, and 10 dollars.
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