Georgia Negro Prodigy Impresses With Rapid Math Skills
Augusta resident Robert Gardhire, described as uneducated, demonstrates extraordinary mental calculation ability. He quickly computes large multiplications and fraction problems by sight, claiming figures appear to him instantly. The Augusta Chronicle reports his uncanny talent and mysterious origin.
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Georgia
Robert Gardhire
Augusta
Inter-State Cotton Oi Company
Gardhire
Augusta Chronicle
Tobacco Consumption Lead Dutch Nation Per Capita
The Dutch people consume more tobacco per person than any other nation. This fact highlights the country’s high per capita tobacco use compared to global levels.
Night in the Desert with Bedouin by R Talbot Kelly
English artist R Talbot Kelly writes for Century about life in the desert as he illustrates Slatin Pasha's Fire and Sword in the Soudan. He depicts night as solemn and vast, painting as the main occupation amid Arab scenes, goats, tents, and customs, noting beauty and hardship.
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Desert
R. Talbot Kelly
Slatin Pasha
Soudan
Mr. Kelly
Seat
March and April Travel Discounts in the South
The piece notes March and April as agreeable in the South with blossoming nature. It announces Louisville and Nashville Railroad round trip tickets on the first and third Tuesdays of March and April to major points in Tennessee, Alabama, and West Florida at about half rates. It directs readers to C. P. Atmore, General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Ky, for advertising material and excursion details.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Tennessee
Alabama
West
Florida
C. P. Atmore
Louisville
River Dee fishing rights dispute settled by Lords
Two Aberdeenshire landowners settled a long quarrel over 150 yards of River Dee border. Both admitted the fishing held no value, yet spent 15000 to have rents decided, now resolved by the House of Lords.
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House of Lords
Aberdeenshire
Dee
Splendid Coffee Seed Offer and Sydney Harbor Shark Find
Mr Goodman of Williams County touts Selzer's German Coffee Berry claiming 200 pounds of richer brew for 30 cents a pound with a promotional package from Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wis. A sixteen foot shark captured off Sydney N S W is reported with its stomach yielding a dog collar a coat a briarwood pipe coppers and many safety pins.
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Sydney
N.S. W
First American Railroad Length and Route
The first American railroad was laid in 1826, spanning three miles from the granite quarries of Quincy Massachusetts to the Neponset River. The note references Cascarets candy and liver and bowel regulation alongside this historical fact.
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America
Quincy
Mass
Neponset River
Senate and House Work Through Week of Legislation
A week of Senate and House proceedings featured armor contracts debate, naval bills, and immigration veto talks. Key actions included armor plate price cuts, defense spending adjustments, presidential election result transmission, and routine committee activity as President signed some appropriation bills. The period closed with adjournments and ceremonial sessions.
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Scione
Senate
Chandler
House
Washington
Southern Pacifi Company
International Monetary Conference
District of Columbia
Stevenson
Frye
Drotem
Hoar
Committee of Congress
Bowman
McMillin
Tennessee
Sherman
Sheman
Hanna
Ohio
Foraker
Hobart
Prominent Iowa Educator Endures Grippe Trial and Recovery
A Cedar Falls educator once county superintendent, weakened by la grippe, recalls near ruinous health but finds revival after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He testifies the pills restored strength and blood vitality, aided by a supportive friend, and urges others to test the remedy.
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Iowa
The
Gazette
Coder Falls
Lowe
Ta Grippe
Nye
Olive Street
Cedar Falls
Nre
New York State
Haring
Isss
Blackhawk
Wiliams
Elis
Williams
Snowslide Buries Four in Cleopatra Tunnel Cabin
A snowslide at the Cleopatra tunnel near Pickin Colorado, owned by John Cudahy of Chicago, buried four men in their cabin. Jack McCarthy escaped the wreck, reached the Tycoon mine for aid. The Knights Templar in the United States formed a grand commandery in St Louis with delegates from seven districts and representation from over thirty states.
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Cleopatra Tunnel
Pickin
Colo
Jobn Cudahy
Chicago
Jack McCarthy
Tycoon
Colored Knights Templar
United States
St. Lous
Delog
Distriets
Tiny royal betrothal ring marks historic infancy
The article recalls Princess Mary, daughter of Henry VIII, betrothed to the Dauphin of France when two years old. Born February 20, 1518, the ceremony occurred October 5 at Greenwich with grand pageantry. Cardiusi Wolsey placed a small gold ring on the child’s finger and Admiral Bonni ger performed the proxy blessing.
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Mary
Henry VIII
Dauphin
France
Greenwich
Cardiusi Wolsey
Salzer Seed Offer From La Crosse Seeds
John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin advertises a sale offering multiple vegetable seeds and flower seeds at low prices. The offer promises a free seed catalog with 14 cents postage and lists items such as Bismarck cucumber Kaiser Wilhelm lettuce giant yellow onion and others along with 5 pack bundles and blooming plant options.
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Salzer
Bismarck
Round Globe
Peg
John A. Salter
la Crosse
Wis
Polite Neighbors and a Home Remedy Ad
A playful line from Harper's Bazar about polite neighbors contrasts with a health ad touting Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice claims the cure is constitutional, supplied by Crensy Co of Toledo, with testimonials and a $100 reward for cure success, and lists the price and distributor details.
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Hall
Fr. Chaney Co
Toledo
Ohio
Crensy & CO
Druzgists
Hair Renewer Ad Promises Dandruff Cure and Gland Action
In a Philadelphia North American display, McCabe notes the column of jokes is hard work. An ad for Hall's Hair Renewer claims to cure dandruff and scalp infections and to help cases where the glands feeding hair roots are not closed.
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Funolous
McCabe
Philadelphia
Eight Months Fasting Death in Decatur Indiana
Mathias Sether died near Decatur Indiana after eight months of fasting. He had chosen his burial place and tombstone, and left instructions for photographs to be taken after death and distributed to his friends.
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Mathias Sether
Decatur
Ind
Lope de Vega’s prolific drama output noted
The most facile play writer was Lope de Vega. He wrote over 1,800 dramas besides a vast quantity of other works. About 300 of his best plays are published in a thirty volume edition.
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Lope de Vega
Iis
Bostetter's Stomach Bitters Promoted as Safer Remedy
An 19th century style advertisement warns against self dosing with various drastic remedies and praises Bostetter's Stomach Bitters as the best, safest substitute for nervous and bilious complaints. The copy targets invalids and stresses moderation in medicine while touting a specific product.
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Bostetter
Hounds Lost in a Fog During Fox Hunt
A fox hunt in Quoin country ended with a pack of hounds lost in fog. The hounds could not be found until the following day.
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Quoin
Mining boom sweep reaches Kootenai region
The narrative highlights rapid growth in Mor tana Idaho and British Columbia mining districts, noting Rossland expanding from 200 to 6000 residents in twenty months. It mentions abundant funds in gold silver copper lead iron discoveries and new towns and industries arising this year. Free maps and territory descriptions are offered by W B McNider of Sioux City and Northern Railroad.
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Kootenai
Mortana
Idaho
British Columbia
Rossland
W. B. McNider
G. P.A
Sioux City
Iowa
Atlas of the Northwest praised as a valuable reference
The ad text touts Atlas of the Northwest as a comprehensive up to date guide covering the northwestern states and global regions with population history and business details. It promotes the book as a home or office value available for 25 cents postage from W B McNider G P A 8 0 and NEUE Sioux City Iowa. It also mentions a Swiss weather note and No to Bac tobacco regulation claims alongside miscellaneous notices about the Naval Academy at Antipolis with sixty seven professors and 242 students.
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Northwest
United States
World
Northwestern States
W-B. McNider
G.P.A
NEUE
Sioux City
Naval Academy
Antipolis
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