Milan Locals Begin Oil and Gas Well Prospect
Milan locals start work on an Oil and Gas Well with bright prospects. Rain-starved vegetation suffers in the area as residents visit, berry picking occurs near Ann Arbor with 40 quarts harvested by Mr. and Mrs. J. Royal. Many residents host visitors from Dundee to Chicago and Tecumseh.
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Mrs. J. Royal
Ann Arbor
Mrs. Palmeter
Dundee
Mrs. Dyke
Florence Chapin
Petoskey
B.sill
Geo. Edwards
H. Edwards
Crystal Laks
Frankfort
M.D. Green
Tecumseh
Claud Chapin
Crystal Lake
Otto Bliss
Saline
Wm. Whaley Jr
J. C. Rouse
Mistaken Laundry Uniforms as Letter Carriers Cause Scene
A Chattanooga News item recounts a woman mistaking a laundry driver in carrier-like uniform for a mail carrier. She handed him a letter to mail, he declined, and the exchange grew tense before she realized the error and attempted to laugh it off. Meanwhile a Siberian Lake Baikal note discusses travel hardships and common misconceptions about the lake.
Storms on Baikal Revise Siberian Rail Plan
The Siberian railroad project along Baikal’s southern shore faces delays as engineers shift from ferrying trains by ice breakers to building a line around the lake. Authorities aim to complete the new route soon despite difficult terrain.
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Siberia
Lake Baikal
Simple Way of Losing an Eye in a Minnesota Campaign
The late Senator Cushman K. Davis of Minnesota had one sightless eye. While addressing a large St. Paul crowd in the market hall, a hanging electric light in front of him caused long exposure. Days later he suffered sharp eye pain and lost sight in that eye despite oculist care.
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Cushman K. Davis
Minnesota
Davis
Market House
St. Paul
Mr. Davis
Drunken Ducks Roar Through Wilkes Barre Poultry Show
A practical joker fed ducks with whisky soaked corn at a Wilkes Barre poultry show. The intoxicated birds fought violently until bromo seltzer was added to their water and calm returned.
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Wilkesparre
Columbia Phonograph Co Expands Record Production
The Columbia Phonograph Co increases output of phonograph and graphophone records in all varieties. Demand rises daily and dealers request larger quantities. New records are clearer, louder, and better. classical selections and opera excerpts remain available alongside popular songs and marches. No. 88 Wabash Avenue Chicago offers catalogs and supplies.
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Columbia Records
Columbia Phonograph Co
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Rapheephones
Talking Machine
A Poor Millionaire Starved in London
An old advertisement claims a London millionaire suffered due to poor digestion. It endorses Dr. Kings New Life Pills to strengthen the stomach aid digestion and improve appetite. The 25 cent remedy promises money back if not satisfied and is sold by Weinmann Matthews druggists.
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London
Dr. King
Weinmann & Matthews Druggists
Unterkircher’s
Industrial Woes in Germany and Global Trade Fears
U S Consul Dierderich at Bremen reports dire German industrial and labor distress with rising unemployment and stagnation in textiles coal chemical cement and other sectors. if unchanged, American trade with Germany could falter. Also notes a postponed Chicago lake front dispute and confirms counts on a council meeting on July 3 1901 to settle the matter. Palmist Cheiro retires a millionaire and buys a champagne country château while Ex-Empress Hugenn e serves as godmother to 3 384 children born on March 16 1856 the date of her son the prince imperial's birth.
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U.S
Dierderich
Bremen
Department of State
Germany
Chicago Lake Front
Pottawattamtes
Michigad
Indiana
Chicago Syndicate
Quigno
Watervliet Township
Berrien Co
Windy City
Hugenne
France
Prince Imperial
Cheap Chautauqua Excursion to Pan-American
July 26 over Lake Shore and Michigan Southern from points west of Cleveland. Tickets good thirty days at half rates for the round trip. Visit the famous resort and the Pan-American. Tickets sold by connecting lines. Inquire at nearest ticket agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Cleveland
Epitome of Domestic Practice by De Humphreys
Humpreys Medicine Co offers De Humphreys pocket Manual on treatment and care of the sick for free by mail. Includes guidance for all ailments and is mailed from New York at the William and John Streets corner.
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De.Humphreys
Humphreys’ Medicine Co
Cor
William and John Sts
New York
Watch and Clock Repair Services Open at Post Office Room
A shop moved into the post-office room and offers quick repair on watches clocks umbrellas and similar items. N How invites customers to bring in their work for prompt service.
Banser Salve Promoted As Skin Healer By Stores
Claim that Banser Salve cures cuts wounds sores piles and all skin diseases is stated as guaranteed. An endorsement from Mr. John Tippis of Colton Ohio cites Foley's Honey and Tar relieving a severe cough and inflamed tonsils.
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Unterkircher
John Tippis
Colton
Foley
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W.H. Sweet & Son
Ypsilanti
Mich
Ypsilanti Mich
Baikal
Asia
Tate
Great Lakes
Central
Africa
New York Sun
Castor
Griswold
Cou Baane River
Qaisweis
Udusieg
Palmist
Count Haniong
United States
Cheiro
Paris
Henry Drumwond
Beare
Allin
Skorts
E. F. Mills & CO
Staebler & Wuerth
Flave Ford
Pabst Milwaukee Beer
Oax
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Ft Pro Hoppe & Stren Settling & Ny Wholes -Y. Dessas
Toledo, Ohio
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