Virginia rebuilds after devastating fire near Duluth
Four months after a June blaze destroyed Virginia Minnesota the village replaces hundreds of wooden huts with solid brick two and three story buildings along half a mile of main street. A 700 seat opera house rises as a social hub for mining engineers and visitors while an iron mine begins development and a top hotel is under construction.
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Virginia
Duluth
Minn
Boston Transcript
Elephant Hunting in Siam and Royal Training Traditions
The text traces Siamese elephant hunting from ancient times to royal use, noting Ayathia and Noburi kraals, the six month training period for work, and the quicker docility of calves. It recounts an anecdote from Darwin about Dr. Hooker’s elephant stuck in mud and the animal’s protective restraint.
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Siam
Ayathia
Cornhill
Vhya Dark
Noburi
Darwin
Hooker
Dr. Hooker
Baby Foods and Mother’s Milk in Modern Diets
Doctors and mothers favor special foods as natural feeding declines. Mothers report thinner milk and less natural feeding, while Scotts Emulsion of cod liver oil is promoted as mother and baby food. We offer a sample from Scott & Bowne of New York.
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Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Smithton Sunbeam House Moving Bee Nets New Home Site
Philip Monsees held a house moving bee Tuesday with about twenty neighbors bringing teams to move two small houses to a point where they will be joined onto the new house he is building for a convenient residence. Mr. Sutton of Sedalia recently returned from Texas was a guest of J. D. McClain's family last week. Mrs. Lujin of Sedalia returned home Tuesday after visiting her daughter, Mrs. Angle.
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Philip Monsees
Lujin
Sedalia
Angle
Sundays at Vineacre and Forest Mismanagement
Sunday scenes at Vineacre in Edgeworth Pa feature Ethelbert Nevin hosting relatives and neighbors with a child choir and old friends sharing songs. The piece shifts to critique historic neglect and mismanagement of state forests including Alice Holt Windsor and Surrey oak sickness and a rise of locust trees in the south of England.
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Bert
Edgeworth
Vineacre
Europe
Alleghenies
Ethelbert
Elizabeth Oliphant
Uniontown
Alice Holt
New Forest
Windsor Forest
England
Surrey
London Express
The Passing of the Boers Chronicle
The piece reflects on the Boers long exile from the Cape Colony and their arduous trek across harsh landscapes toward an uncertain home. It honors their stubborn endurance and frames their flight as a defining epic against civilization and the British Empire. Names like Weenen Rustenburg and Leidenburg symbolize sorrow and endurance.
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London Telegraph
Cape Colony
Veidt
de Quincey
Transvaal
Weenen
Rustenburg
Lydenburg
New songs and plays prompt old age remedy advert
A quick sales pitch for Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin claims it keeps one straight year round. The ad notes Arlington Pharmacy as the place to buy a bottle.
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Dr. Caldwell
Arlington Pharmacy
Salvation Army chief to visit Missouri division soon
Brigadier Marshall, recently placed in charge of the Missouri division of the Salvation Army, is expected to make his first local visit shortly. Also promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets claiming stomach disorders and bowel regulation with 25 cent price and free samples at Mertz & Hale's and Otis W. Smith's drug stores.
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Marshall
Missouri Division
The
Salvation Army
Chamberlain
Mertz & Hale’s
Otis W. Smith’s
Klondike Climate Viewed as Equable and Practical
The Klondike winters are no harsher than northern New York or Minnesota with less heavy snowfall. Temperatures drop to about four below zero for a few days, yet outdoor mining continues throughout the season. Springs, summers, and falls are distinct with an ideal climate, according to the New York Herald.
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Klondike
New York
Minnesota
Wisconsin
N. Y. Heraid
Memory of a Benefactor Toasted in Plymouth
Plymouth observes an annual ceremony to toast Sir Francis Drake, remembering his gift of water supply. The town drinks water at the head weir and then wine, with a toast wishing Drake’s descendants never want for wine. The ritual recalls Drake’s role in delivering Plymouth’s first regular water supply.
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Sir Francis Drake
Plymouth
Sir Francis
Head
Pearson’s Weekly
Salvation Army Seeks Help for Christmas Dinner Program
Salvation Army members are soliciting donations to fund a Christmas dinner for the poor. Applications guarantee a meal for every eligible recipient and aim to feed all who apply.
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Salvation Army
Lady Correspondent Seeks Stomach Trouble Reader Response
An appeal from a lady correspondent seeks readers with stomach trouble and offers Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a guaranteed cure. The unsigned letter invites replies and promises guidance from the writer.
Legal Fillings: Secondhand Law Sets Sold Cheaply
A Chicago Tribune note describes a Rochester publisher marketing "legal fillings" secondhand law books. Firms offer bundles of 100 volumes at $15 or $25, claiming a polished front for new offices and constant demand, with hundreds of sets sold in ten years and no dissatisfied customers.
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Rochester
Chicago Tribune
Turkeys From Knob Noster Shipped to Chicago
A. P. Winkler sent 1500 pounds of dressed turkeys by express to Chicago in the latter part of the week, from Knob Noster.
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A. P. Winkler
Express
Chicago
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promises Digestive Relief
A sales pitch notes that good health should come first and asserts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin prevents indigestion and stomach trouble with certainty.
Neapolis Lodge to Meet Next Tuesday for Initiatory Degrees
Neapolis lodge No. 153 1. O. O. F. will meet next Tuesday evening. Candidates will be put through the first and initiatory degrees.
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Neapolis Lodge No. 153
Mrs Florence Frasier Endorses Krause Headache Capsules
Mrs Florence Frasier of Ledgewood North Dakota urges readers to try Krause's Headache Capsules for severe migraine relief. She claims the capsules cured her own sick headaches after sending 50 cents for the remedy available at Ott's drug store and Otis W. Smith.
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Florence Frasier
Ledgewood, N. D
Krause
Ott’s Drug Store
Otis W. Smith
Lawyer and witness discuss defendant's public disturbances
Quote from a Chicago Daily News article shows a lawyer asking a witness if he knows the defendant and whether he disturbed public peace. The witness recalls the man led several trolley parties last summer.
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Chicago Daily News
Oysters for Sale at Boston Cafe
Oysters offered in multiple preparations including fry and stew with take home options advertised by the Boston Cafe. Celery accompanies the seafood offerings in the display.
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Boston Cafe
Signature Astoria. The Kind You Have Always Bought
The phrase suggests a trademark style or advertising tagline tied to Astoria products. The item presents a classic marketing slogan implying reliability and long standing quality associated with the Astoria brand. The text emphasizes familiarity and consistency in consumer expectations.
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Astoria
Architectural Drawing Election Prize at Scranton School
The International Correspondence Schools in Scranton will issue an architectural drawing to the reader who has the largest number of votes, with a January 10, 1900 deadline. Vote early. Miss Irene Blair returned to Columbia after visiting here with her parents.
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Scranton
The
Sentinel
Irene Blair
Columbia
No To Bac Ad Promises Easy Tobacco Cessation
An advertising item promotes No To Bac as a cure to quit tobacco with claims of restoring vigor. It offers a booklet and sample free, crediting the Weerling Remedy Co. of Chicago or New York and notes druggists carry the remedy.
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Weerling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
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