Verne Seventy-Three in Amiens and Other Notices
The article notes Jules Verne near his seventy third year living in Amiens and his continued literary output despite partial blindness. It mentions his refusal of a French Academy seat, his start as a dramatist, and his ascent through Five Weeks in a Balloon to a long-romance career. It also references Virginia and Thomas Nelson with historical hints and a sales pitch for Garfield’s Pain Remedy Wizard Oil.
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Jules Verne
Amiens
Ito i
M. ‘Verne
M. Verne
Virginia
Thomas Nelson
Robert Morris
Lippincott
Yorktown
Lincoln murderers and a candidate for executioner
Captain Christian Rath of Jackson Michigan, a Union veteran and ex provost marshal, seeks to be official executioner of Leon Czolgosz. Rath claims he helped erect the scaffold and perform the deaths of Lincoln conspirators including Mrs Surratt and Booth, offering to undertake Czolgosz’s execution without pay. Roosevelt names W B Ridgely as Comptroller of the Currency, succeeding Charles G Bawes. the appointment aligns with McKinley’s policy and follows a delayed publicAnnouncement after a prior Senate nod.
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Gapt
Leon Czolgosz
President McKinley
Rath
Abraham Lincoln
Surratt
John’ Wilkes Booth
The
Union
Washington
Czolgosz
Roosevelt
McKinley
W. B. Ridgely
Inois
Ridgely
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad and Nervous Restorer Pitch
An old advertisement bundle promotes Red Cross Ball Blue detergent for grocers at five cents for a large package and touts Dr Kiine's Great Nerve Restorer with a free $2 trial bottle. It also contains a slogan about building castles in the air unless you own a balloon.
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RED Cross
Kiiné
R. H. King, Ltd
Arch St
Philadelphia
Pas
World's Greatest Stockyards in Chicago
The largest stockyards in the world lie in Chicago with plants representing over 10 million dollars. The yards boast extensive infrastructure including twenty miles of streets and water systems and can process up to 20 000 cattle, 20 000 sheep, and 120 000 hogs daily.
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Chicago
Catarrh Cure Promises to Cure Constitutional Disease
An 1900 advertisement notes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease, with a money-back offer for any failure. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills and other remedies, mentioning testimonials and various products.
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Feaders
Hall
Lst
F. J. Cheney& CO
Toledo
Zic
Fis Hall
Beards in Roman Times Show Varied Styles and Customs
An American Journal of Archaeology note discusses beard practices in ancient Rome. It cites Cicero Spartianus and Dio Cassius, noting Hadrian's full beard as a possible cover for scars and the evolution of facial hair from emperor to emperor in busts and reliefs.
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Cicero
Spoeesby
Spartianus
Hadrian
Promissa Barba
Dio Cassius
Gxrlan
Tydjan
Trajan
Arch of
Constantine
Beneventum
American
Journal of Archaeology
India’s Electric Plant Sparks Shocks Upon Touch
A plant named philotacea electrica grows in India and emits electric sparks. The moment a hand touches the plant, a shock is felt. The phenomenon unusual attracts curiosity and prompts warnings to avoid contact.
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India
Philotacea Electrica
Hard Wood in Tropics Show Slower Seasoning
The article notes that hardest tropical woods like mahogany ebony and lignum vitae grow in tropical climates but do not season as well as woods from temperate zone trees.
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Tropics
North Dakota Wheat and Flax Harvest Along Soo Line
North Dakota reports show wheat yields of 25 to 38 bushels per acre and flax 15 to 20 bushels per acre along the Soo Line. Flax brings about 1.25 dollars a bushel with much land newly broken. Free government land remains open and opportunities to settle or start businesses exist in new Soo Line towns. Descriptive circulars and maps are available from D W Casseday, land agent, Soo Line, Minneapolis.
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North Dakota
D. W. Casseday
Soo
Line
Minneapolis
Minn
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Christian Rath
Jackson, Michi
William. Barret
Cullom
Charles G.bawes
Buffalo
Séinal
Mari
Macnee
Defiance
Aou Getto
McGord-Brady Co
Paxton and Gallagher
Omaha
Pizo
WM. O. Endeley
Vanburen, Ind
Putnam
Hall & Ruckel
New York
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