Trafalgar draft sells for eighteen thousand pounds
Telegraphic briefs note Lord Nelson's handwritten general memorandum from the Trafalgar battle sold at auction in London for 18000 pounds. Other items include U S election conference plans in Des Moines, land sales near Indianapolis, and a Chariton police incident.
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Lord Nelson
Trafalgar
London
America
Dez Moines
United States
Indianapolis
Ind
New York
Beech Grove
Jamestown
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Christian’ Endeavor
Christian Endeavor Union
Boston
Mass
Ireland
Canada
India
M Harles
Charleston
Ill
Harles
Caney
Kan
Berlin
Reichsbank
Chicago
Jennings
Tust Company
J. Eliott Jennings, Co
Mitchell
Grand
New
York
American Sugar. Company
Havemeyer
Honolulu
Sydney
N. SW
Malaola
Blue Monday at Peeas Highmind
A fragment from a church report notes deacon goodsoul and Peeas Highmind commenting on Monday fatigue. It reports congregations Sunday noting morning large, afternoon fair, evening good, with Sunday school well attended and the Bible class full. Another speaker says he spent the rest addressing six mission schools and starting three new revivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deacon Goodsoul
Peeas Highmind
Local humor on Thanksgiving stuffing and poultry weights
A rural exchange shows a City Boy asking about turkey stuffing and a Country Boy replying with a dark joke about stuffing a turkey after slaughter to increase weight. The dialog plays on rural ignorance and macabre humor in a folksy banter style.
Cure for Irritating Skin Woes with Cuticura Remedies
In July I suffered severe itching all over the body and hair loss. After trying baths and lotions with no relief, a friend recommended Cuticura Remedies. Four weeks of hot baths plus Cuticura Ointment restored health and stopped hair loss. I was fully cured. D. E. Blankenship, 319 N. Delaware St. Indianapolis, Tad., Oct. 27, 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. EH
Blankenship
N. del. St
Indianapolis
Tad
Twelve Omaha Jurors Safe From Kidnapping Threat
The Chicago Tribune reports gratitude may protect twelve Omaha jurors from kidnapping, warning that a spark of gratitude in Pat Crow's composition could keep the families safe from the danger posed.
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Pat” Crow
Omaha
Chicago Tribune
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease Ad
An old advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease powder claims it cures painful feet, sweating feet and ungrowing nails and makes shoes easy. It promises comfort as the greatest discovery of the age and offers a free trial package. Sold by druggists for 25 cents, address A S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
A. S Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Magnificent Hagerman Pass engraving issued by Colorado Midland
A 26 by 40 inch Hagerman Pass engraving, famed Colorado pass, is offered by C H Speers G P A Denver. Framing ready, send 15 cents in stamps to receive at any address. A Boston reader recalls a Christmas pageant with Gloria in excelsis.
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Steen
Hagerman Pass
Mountain Pass
Colorado
Colorado Midland Railway
Ingstamps
Denver
Cole
Small Anna
Boston
Woman Proclaims Kidney Cure After Eight Boxes
Mrs A Taylor of Wharton Illinois suffered severe kidney trouble with backaches dizziness and burning urination. After using Deans Kidney Pills she reports all symptoms disappeared and her strength and health returned. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY advertises 59 cents a box.
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A .Taylor
Wharton
N. Oi. Bays
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Irishman Faces Choice Stop Drinking or Go Blind
A Concordia Irishman consulting a doctor faced a stark ultimatum to quit drinking or risk blindness. After weighing his years of experience, he remarked that at twenty two he had seen enough already to last a lifetime.
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Concordia
Kansas City Journal
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Adfraud Teething Relief
An 19th century ad promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup claiming to soothe teething pain reduce inflammation and cure wind colic for infants. The text emphasizes calming effects and infant relief with a bottleneck reference.
Pride of Station Admits Unlikely Visitor
A dramatic scene unfolds at the station as a pompous claim about the Prince of Wales is rebuffed by a mighty diva. A messenger declares the visitor is a soap manufacturer, prompting an unexpected admission.
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Prince of Wales
Maud
Etiquette of Other Days in a Gown Copying Era
An old etiquette manual notes that people should not ask where a friend bought a gown or its cost, yet oddly allows requests to copy a gown sincerely. It reflects, in sisters dressing alike, a social compliment attitude and adds that no lady looks worse than when gnawing a bone.
European Medical Men Decline in Several Nations
A concise health note compares per 100000 populations with England at 150 medical men Germany 48 Switzerland 42 and Russia 15, highlighting uneven medical staffing across Europe.
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England
Germany
Switzerland
Russia
Parlor chatter from Chicago couples prompts light banter
The record captures a playful exchange between two Chicagoans about their recent marriages. One narrator notes being introduced to a new wife and expresses delight while the other warns against quick romantic judgments, joking about early married life after three weeks.
Moving furniture out for a ride in surprise stunt
Frank R. Ellis of the American Book Company, long resident of Mount Auburn, supervised his removal day as three moving vans filled the lawn with furniture. A passing acquaintance asked if he was moving, and he replied he was taking his furniture out for a ride in a lighthearted moment reported by the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Frank .R. Ellis
American Book Company
Mount Auburn
Mr. Ellis
A Modern Romeo and the Salary Oath
A humorous snippet contrasts a theatrical vow with a comic pledge where Amelia and Augustus debate oaths. The scene humorously ends with Augustus swearing his love by his salary. A separate advert praises Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria, Ill
A Needed Suppression
A brief cartoon-like remark argues that harsher censorship of newspapers would make homes happier. The speaker Mrs Grumpy suggests stricter content control and Grumpy agrees, calling for cutting illustrated bits.
Garfield Tea advert vows blood cleansing elixir
An old classified style notice promotes Garfield Tea as a perfect laxative and blood purifier from Garfield Tea Co of Brooklyn. It claims to cleanse the system and purify the blood, cure sick headache and regulate liver kidneys stomach and bowels, inviting readers to send for a sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Extract of beef or milk referenced in menu exchange
In a brief exchange from the Philadelphia Ledger a customer asks if an extract of beef is available. The waiter clarifies options with a color and beverage choice, noting beef tea or milk.
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Philadelphia Ledger
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Ottawa
J. S. Crawford
Ninth Street
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Peaanni
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