Town Swept Away by Hurricane Rages Through Red Bay
Miami dispatch reports Red Bay on Andros Island swept away by a tropical hurricane with about 300 lives lost. eye witness cites up to 600 deaths on the island. Winds reached 90 mph with gusts to 105 mph near Nassau.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Miami
Times Union and Citizen
Dillon
Cocoa
Ted Bay
Andros
Nassau
Red Bay
Chicago
Dearborn Street
Jubilee Offerings for Home Missions Urged
Comparative statement shows July 1898 to July 1899 receipts for the American Christian Missionary Society rising to about 70 000 by August 1. Officials urge a wide church push to reach 100 000 in a Jubilee bank offering with calls to individuals churches and Christian Endeavor groups to contribute through the Y M C A Building Cincinnati Ohio.
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American Christian Missionary Society
B. L
River of Salvation Lesson from Ezekiel 47 1899
Sunday School lesson dated August 20 1899 centers on Ezekiel 47 detailing the river source in God's house and altar its expanding breadth and depth blessings of purification spiritual food healing and eternal life. A Bible gift tale linked to General Washington ends the excerpt.
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Ezekiel
Jerusalem
Telabib
Chebar
Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar
God
Pettis County Christian Church 25th Anniversary Program
Pettis County Christian church marks its 25th anniversary with a Walnut church gathering eight miles south of Sedalia starting Thursday evening August 24 and continuing through Friday. A basket dinner is planned around noon on Friday. The provisional program includes devotions, addresses by Rev. Phil Stark and Rev. Melvin Putman, reports, Sunday school and C E sessions, praise services, and sermons by state secretary H F Davis.
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Christian Church of
Pettis County
Walnut Church
Sedalia
Ollie Terry
Lamonte
H. F. Davis
the Sunday Schools of Missouri
Gen Jiminez Arrested in Havana Cuba
Havana authorities acted after Col Bacallao claimed Gen Jiminez an aspiring San Domingo president remained in Havana or returned. Capt Stamper at Cienfuegos found Jiminez on the Menendezo steamer and arrested him as it sailed. Jiminez denounced the action as an outrage and yielded when force was readied.
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Havana
Col. Bacallao
Jiminez
San Domingo
Cienfuegos
Stamper
Menendezo
Would-Be Assassin of Labori Is Arrested
Rennes August 19 The man who attempted to murder Maitre Labori leading counsel for Captain Dreyfus has been arrested in connection with the attack and is in custody for questioning by authorities.
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Dol
Glorot
Cotes du Nord
Labori
Rennes
Maitre Labori
Capt
Dreyfus
Locomotive Boiler Explodes on Mexican Central Railroad
Tampico Mex Aug 19 The boiler of a locomotive on the Mexican Central railroad exploded killing seven men and fatally injuring three others Four American engineers were in the cab The great engine was wrecked and heavy iron fragments were scattered over the mountains
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Tampico
Mex
Mexican Central Railroad
Death in a threshing accident near Mound Ridge
Herman Torrence of McPherson died an hour after a threshing accident at a farm near Mound Ridge when his fork caught in a belt and struck him over the heart. The incident occurred on August 19.
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McPherson
Kan
Mound Ridge
Herman Torrence
Woman in Galena Makes Fourth Suicide Attempt
Galena Kansas on August 19 reporting that Mrs Louis Emily attempted suicide for the fourth time yesterday by taking sugar and lead. She was not fatally harmed and remains out of danger. Jealousy over her husband was the motive.
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Chicago
Father Antonio de Andries
Independent Catholic Church
Lena Wagner
Anton Hanson
Galena
Kan
Louis Emily
Texas Wonder Cure Ad for Hall's Great Discovery
An 1899 Temple Texas notice touts Hall's Great Discovery as a universal kidney and bladder remedy. It claims cures for gravel diabetes and back issues in men and women, with a two month bottle priced at $1 and mail order if not sold locally. Testimonials are included, with a customer from Temple praising the cure.
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Hall
E. W. Hall
St. Louis
Servant-Harker Drug Co
Charlie Bente Stricken While Practicing with County Team
Charlie Bente fell seriously ill during county baseball practice and was taken to town for treatment by Dr Collins who attended him.
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Charlie Bente
Collins
August Flower touted by Prof Houton as universal remedy
In travels across the world for ten years Prof Houton praises Green's August Flower for dyspepsia liver and stomach derangements and constipation. He says it suits tourists salesmen and office workers with headaches from irregular habits. Sample bottle offered free at A. S. McGowan Otis W. Smith. sold by dealers in civilized countries.
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Prof. Houton
A. S. McGowan
Otis W. Smith
Joe Cole and Wife Guests of Dr H H Cole Family
Joe Cole and his wife of Cooper county are guests of Dr H H Cole and his family, a local social visit noted in society circles.
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Joe Cole
Cooper County
Dr H H Cole
He Got His Bible And A Manila Letter
A Kansas reader recalls a boy who longed for a Bible yet could not afford one. Two strangers visit, the mother feeds them, and a Manila letter recounts a General MacArthur brigade member sharing food with a hungry native soldier, illustrating the text "If your enemy hunger feed him."
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General Washington
George Washington
Kansas
General MacArthur
Manila
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Popular with People
The soothing healing properties and pleasant taste of Chamberlains Cough Remedy are praised for prompt and permanent cures. Available from Servant Harker Drug Co at 5308 Ohio St and J D Kautzman at 104 West Main St and Otis W. Smith at corner Fifth and Engineer streets.
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Chamberlain
Servant-Harker Drug Co
Ohio Sr
J D Kautzman
West Main Street
Otis W. Smith
Fifth
Engineer Streets
Miss Laura Harris Takes Kansas City Stenographer Post
Miss Laura Harris a central Business college student from Cowgill Missouri left yesterday for Kansas City to accept a position as a stenographer.
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Laura Harris
Central Business College
Cowgill, MO
Kansas City
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers praised by Thompson man
George H Jacobs of Thompson Connecticut reports that DeWitt’s Little Early Risers provided relief from constipation and liver sluggishness. He says the pills are prompt and pleasant with no griping and claim improved blood, nerves, brain function, and appetite. Servant Harker Drug Co.
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DeWitt
George H Jacobs
Thompson, Conn
Servant - Harker Drug Co
County Surveyor Stanley Gets Restful Sojourn in McAllister Springs
County Surveyor T O Stanley traveled to McAllister Springs yesterday for a health retreat and will stay several days.
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T O Stanley
McAllister Springs
Banner Salve Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Banner Salve as a cure for piles with claims of fast relief at a price of 25 cents, credited to A. McGowan.
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McGowan
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Relief for Child
A Bluffdale Texas school principal touts One Minute Cough Cure for a month long severe cough and catarrhal fever in his baby. He claims instant relief and cure within a few days after trying the remedy at Servant Harker Drug.
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L Nance
Prin. High School
Bluffdale
Texas
Servant-Harker Drug Co
Lecture on Home Life in Dixie During the War
Rev F R Hill Jr announces Dr Sam Steele will deliver a forthcoming lecture to Sedalians on home life in Dixie during the war.
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F R Hill, Jr
Sam Steele
Dixie
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Cures Piles for Chauncey Man
Hamilton Clark of Chauncey Georgia says he suffered itching piles for twenty years before using DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. Two boxes completely cured him. Warns against counterfeit products. Servant Harker Drug Co.
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Hamilton Clark
Chauncey
DeWitt
Harker Drug Co
Sedalians Attend Otterville Picnic With Contests
Several Sedalians will attend a traditional picnic at Otterville today. Attendees will exchange addresses and participate in several contests of various kinds.
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Otterville
Foley's Honey and Tar Remedy Claim
An advertisement asserts Foley's Honey and Tar offers comfort and relief for advanced consumptive cases and promises cure in early stages, as stated by A. 5. McGowan.
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Foley
McGowan
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