Bicycle Mastery Outpaces Horses in Endurance Feats
The Philadelphia Ledger reports a Baltimore man rode 176 miles in twelve hours and 314 miles in twenty four hours, arguing bicycles surpass horses for speed and endurance. It cites Count Strickenverg's 200 mile run in thirty four hours as inferior, suggesting mechanized power outpaces equine travel.
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Baltimore
Count Strikenverg
Vienna
Bertin
Eitter
Philadelphia Ledger
Washing a Fine Art in Gown Care Advice
Eliza R. Parker advocates women learn to wash summer gowns at home. She describes using Ivory soap in warm water, washing garments, rinsing, starching, drying in shade, and ironing on the wrong side to keep dresses fresh and pretty.
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Aspasia
Elizabeth
Priscilla
Toman
Eliza R. Parker
Woman Finds Hidden Money in Coat Lining at Rag Room
A North Walpole resident who once lived in Bellows Falls found money stitched inside an old coat. She quit her job and now enjoys a neat, comfortable home, living prosperously though the exact amount remains unknown.
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North Walpole
Bellows Falls
Allen's Foot-Base and Foot-Ease Advertisement Copy
Try Allen's Foot-Base a powder to shake into shoes for swollen hot feet and tired stride. Allen's Foot-Ease cools feet relieves pain from blisters and callouses, makes walking easy. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents, trial package free. Address Allen B Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Earthquakes Level Tehuantepec Town In Mexico
Earthquakes destroy Tehuantepec Mexico. Shocks continue in the region as the town of 15000 is left with no standing houses. People camp in fields while the death toll remains unknown.
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Tehuantepec
Mexico
Hiondike to Seattle Steamship and Rail Schedule
The Hiondike best reached via the Sioux City Northern and Great Northern Railway to Seattle Washington. Steamers leave Seattle every five days. Train clears Lions City at 5 35 a m daily except Sunday arriving at Seattle at 10 30 a m third day. Lowest rates. Full particulars from W B McNider G P A Sioux City Iowa.
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Sioux City & Northern, Railroad and
Great_ Northern Railway
Seattle
Wash
Eave
Lions City
Sealete
W. B. McNider
Sioux ‘City
Lowa
Blind Sculptor ayho statue of Charles I claimed apocryphal
A tale from Sr. Pact Minn dated July 24 notes a blind sculptor, guided by touch, making a marble statue of Charles I of England. The writer suspects the story may be apocryphal as no other source confirms the sculptor’s identity. The Nor western Lawn Tennis tournament starts July 29 at Lafayette Courts Minnetonka beach with expert players from Chicago and elsewhere and prize contests for ladies. An eight-waved race between Duluth and St. Paul boat clubs is planned for Saturday evening at Minnetonka beach, followed by Minnetonka Winnipeg regatta on the same course with clubs from Winnipeg Rat Portage Duluth Minneapolis and St. Paul on August 8 9 and 10.
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de Piles
Ayho
Charles I of
England
Winnipeg
Rat Portage
Dulath
Minneapolis
St. Paul
St Earsest
New England
South
Congress
Ratchford
United Mine Workers’ Association
New York Herald
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Virginias
Ways and Means Committee
Honst
Senate
Newport News
Seaboard
Chesapeake Inda Ohio Railway
Virginia
West Virginia
New York
McKinley Nw
Nova Scotia
Atlantic
United States
Brainy Estimate of World Population Weight
A scholarly calculation estimates 1.2 billion people would possess brains weighing about 1,922,712 tons, comparable to ninety six ironclads of standard size, illustrating a playful mass comparison in scientific humor.
Typewriter Exerсiser Promises Relief for Cramped Hands
Green Bay inventor Robert Barclay unveils a simple device for typewriters that counteracts the strain of long writing. The contraption is designed to prevent paralysis from typewriter cramp, a common ache among operators. The device aims to spare hands and fingers from numbness during heavy usage.
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Sanger
Robe
Robert Barclay
Green Bay
Wis
Invention Affects Fingers With Exercise Device
The article describes Barclar's exerciser a hand device that reshapes a thin ring into an unnaturally thick band by air pressure. A rubber tube connects to a wrist band with a perforated second band. opening and closing the fingers pumps air to strengthen hand muscles.
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Barclar
Maggie the Intelligent Fox Terrier Endures Painful Tumor
A livery stable owner in Cincinnati narrates Maggie the Fox Terrier's fight with a breast tumor. After failing to heal, Maggie bites the growth and effectively drains it, then Bathes the wound with saliva and recovers, surprising all with renewed vitality. The piece also includes a quoted historical christening scene from the Contemporary Review.
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Maggie
Cincinnati
Wilson Tariff Debate Ties to Miner Wages and Coal Prices
The article argues the Wilson tariff reduced coal duties, lowering miner wages as cheaper coal entered markets from Nova Scotia. It details wage drops, plant slowdowns, and freight competition, claiming Republican protective policies protected miners while Democratic action worsened conditions.
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Pernicious Wilson 3Teqsure
Railrosds Sud
Avith Steat
Ratchford
Democratic Party
Lst
A.B. Garson
National extravagance and trade debates in 19th century text
A dispatch notes Japan refusing to ratify a commercial treaty due to duty on clocks and watches, alongside broader remarks on protectionism and tariff policy. It cites Democratic figures urging reform, mentions antitrust plans and a surge in global silver stock, with figures from a New York publication.
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Berne
Switzerksid
Bundesrath
Japan
Macon Telesiagh
Dem
Gage
People’s Party
Thomas E. Watson
Senate
Wich
New York Journal of Commerce
Largest of All Reservoirs Near Laramie Wyoming
Government engineers describe a vast rock basin near Laramie Wyoming as the largest reservoir with a capacity of about 26 billion cubic feet. Water would feed the Laramie and Plane rivers, storing enough to supply eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska during droughts. Plans include surveying the basin and creating feeding ditches. construction would span about five to six years.
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Crittenden
Deta
Wroming
Laramie
Wyo
Wyoming
Nebraska
Plane
St. Louis
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hair Renewer Ad
An old advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 15 cents and promotes Hall's Hair Renewer for shine and scalp health. It suggests washing windows and mirrors and hints at applied tonics for hair loss and graying.
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Hall
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