Senator Voorhees Retort Shows Fire in Courtroom Exchange
Contemporaneous notes recount Senator Voorhees of Indiana famed as a forceful advocate and bombastic figure. A court exchange over contempt reveals his sharp retort and a later apology, with the Chicago Times Herald noting the volatile temperament of the late U.S. senator. A second item details John W Bush of Bellport reporting buffalo gnats plague in the St Francis River region, describing their damage to livestock, and smoke-based protection methods used by farmers. This composite clipping preserves strong names and regional concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Voorhees
Daniel Wes Voorhees
United States
Indiana
Vooruiess
Jrrist
Foorhees
Voorhees Hater
Chicago ‘Times
Herald
John W. Bush
Bellport
N. Y
New York Sun
North Carolina
Arhaness
Francis River
St. Francis
Sdas
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement
An early 20th century ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve painful, swollen, smarting feet and bunions. It claims instant sting relief, prevents sweating and hot tired feet, and makes tight shoes feel easy. Available from druggists, 35 cents in stamps, plus mail option. Also mentions Dr Lydia Rabinovitch taking charge of a bacteriological lab at Women’s Medical College Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Ailen
Olmsted, LeRoy
Lydia, “Rabinovitch
Women's Medics College
Philadelphia
Ravdinovitch
Prof. Koch
Berlin
Halt's Catard Cure and Historic Currency Notes
A clipped montage reports various items: Halt's Catard Cure priced at 73 cents used internally, Japan holding large deposits in Bank of England and Bank of Germany tied to a war indemnity installment, and remarks on tonics, hair color products, and a benediction from the Bishop of Liege. It also mentions Piso's Cure, cave animals in North America, a Gleno Sulphur product, dye interests, and a note on the quarter eagle gold coin with dates 1792 and 1756.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Bank of England
Bank of Germany
Ching
Paid for His Joke Goes Wrong in Department Store
A man seeking his wife in a large store mistakes a stranger for his spouse. He seizes the other woman and, in jest, addresses her as his wife. The real owner of the ribbon purchases loudly objects, exposing the comic mishap as onlookers cackle and the jester retreats in embarrassment.
Oldest Railroad near Milneburg and income details
The text describes a historic railroad near Milneburg on the shore of New Orleans extending from New Orleans to Milneburg, its construction cost of $200,000, and income used for harbor improvements. It notes Nigel Bruce buying land, a legal judgment over infancy, and mentions various disjointed ads and poverty scenes from the era.
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EOE Isain
United States
New Orleans
K Shore
Ait Milneburg
Milneburg
Pensacola
Nigel Bruce
Lord Thuriow
Earl of Elgin
Incident at City Hospital Leaves Woman in Peril
A hasty rush to City Hospital brought a pale young woman in with severe abdominal pain. An emergency ovariotomy followed within minutes as the left ovary neared rupture and disintegration, risking instant death if not removed.
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Chip Hospital
Lydia EL .Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Valicy City
N. By
Congress Week in Review Senate House Debates Tariff Schedules
A summary of weeklong Senate and House proceedings in Congress. The Senate advanced major tariff schedules including wool and silk with debate and amendments, while the House approved 100000 for repairs to dry dock No 8 in New York. A floral debate over wool duties dominated midweek before progress slowed, and the House observed a day of gloom at the death of Mr Cooke of Illinois. The week closed with plans to finish the tariff bill in subsequent sessions.
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Senate
Giane Srades
House
New York
Alr
Dingley
Maing
Committee On
Isss
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Carter
Montana
Foraker
Ohio
Allison
Laws
Alt. Carter
West
Teller
Colorado
Gelay
Jones
Arkansas
Shedar
Quay
House Ad Valorem
Cooke
Minois
Belgian Chamber of Deputies
AL. Foss
Illinois
Gooke
Messrs. Foss
Prince
Belknap
Ilinois
Moody
Massachusets
Upheavaft
Iowa
Boyce
Indiana
Bailey
Texas
Hunter
Dunstore
Typewriter for the blind and reading aid device
A new typewriter variant prints regular letters and adds a raised cut on the side for blind readers. The invention allows both blind and sighted users to read the same text. An automatic arms distributor reverses the penny-in-the-slot idea, testing labor by making users press a bauble many times before releasing a penny.
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Do Iivans
Wil
Well Mannered Men They Are Rarely Found in American Households
An editorial craves better manners among husbands at breakfast urging men to stop reading the newspaper at the table. It argues such habit robs wives of conversation and children of a wider view, suggesting limited, urgent reads only for special moments and reserving the paper for other times, citing the St Louis Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dar
Selix
St Louis Republic
Calf Rearing Method From Historic Baltimore American
A Baltimore American note describes calf feeding practices using a tea of hay and water, gruel with hay tea, flaxseed meal, milk and egg, plus a daily egg. It recommends clean troughs, ample sunlight, regular feeding, and a future cow worth about $50 at the scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atjband
Baltimore American
They Never Travel Together Rail Precaution for Leaders
A historical note explains why the U S President and Vice President do not travel by rail together. It cites past practices of Presidents Cleveland and McKinley and their VPs on separate lines for safety. The piece mentions the Grant celebration in New York as an example of this policy.
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United States
Cleveland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tal
Philsdorph
New York
Stevens
Baltimore
Ohio
McKinley
Hobart
Farewell and History in a Wandering Narrative
Fragmented OCR passage discusses travel aboard a steamer and a critique of 60 years of growth in books and libraries. It cites William George Jordan on Victoria era libraries, literacy rates in Britain, and comparisons to U.S. library holdings and school funding. The piece weaves historical opinion with inflated claims about education and colonial eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willian George Jordan
Victoria
Bas Seon
Ladies” Home Journal
United States
Oly Belt
Lees
Boston
England
Irland
Scotland
Wales
Punished for Yawning by the Count Gleichen in London
An English paper recounts Count Gleichen as ambassador at a London dinner. A taciturn guest yields to his polite small talk until she yawns, prompting the count to quip with a staged pun about having teeth to "gel in coy teeth."
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Count Gleichen
London
Tadam
Decaying Kenses Towns in Baneas Ich Decline
The towns Woodsdale Moscow Springfeld and Fargo in Baneas Ich drop from 1 200 residents in 2890 to 1S today. Houghton has three families of 400 left. Nine children attend the 310 00 schoolhouse as a costly waterworks system drains 36 000 without paying principal or interest.
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Kenses
Woodsdale
Moscow
Springfeld
Fargo
Baneas
Ich
Houghton
Saws Through Time From Stone to Bronze Ages
Saws discovered in Norway and Denmark trace to the bronze age with blades cast into thin shafts and serrated by breaking the edge. Similar finds in America show obsidian saws from volcanic lava used in Mexico during the stone age.
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Norway
Denmark
America
Mexico
Hood's Saraparilia Recalls Eczema Cure Story
Batavia resident shares that his daughter suffered severe eczema despite medicines. After trying Hood's Sarsaparilla she improved, and he credits it with easing rheumatism and stomach trouble as well. He thanks the remedy and endorses its effectiveness.
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Batavia
Worman
Batavis
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Bae Gn
Nashos
Halt
Aelle
Bonedon
Angel ‘Gahain
Liege
D. CG
Albright
Finburs
North America
4. S. Packard
Brown University
Hiline
BB. Blist, Ltd
Arch SL
Patladelons, Pa
Winglow
Womar
Hall of Congress
Hood’s
Hood
Satsanert
Reetbeer
Roetbeer
Ay Toe Charles
Miles Co
Phtin
Gailans
Baid Evereeiers
Castoria
Pitcher
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Mothers of
TNE Centaga Company
Mumray Street
Yoann City
Rap
Mone Gt
Sterling Remedy CO
Chicago
Montreal
Sapolio
EL Fide
ANTIA
Wuddintestor Phister
Camden
Willson & Co
Wankogtan, D.C
Tera Amragle
Tra
Astm
Draggietx
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