Miss Bull Recovers After Remarkable Illness
The account tells of Gertrude L. Bull of Union Grove Illinois recovering from a severe illness after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. A prolonged cough and collapse left her weak. within a week she felt better and in three months was entirely well. The pamphlet advertises the pills as a cure all and offers a free booklet from Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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Gertrude L. Bull
Condita Daily
Walt
William
Dr. Williams
Mme
Williame
Miss Ball
Union Grove
Ilinois
William’ Pink Pilla
Wil Jinius
Schenoctady
N.Y
Toledy and Louvre talk on ancient embalming agent
A London Telegraph snippet notes M. Berthelot, secretary of the Louvre, argues the embalming agent in ancient Egypt was castor oil after examining fifth and sixth dynasty sarcophagi dating to around 3600 B.C. He says castor oil remained preservative despite oxidation.
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M. Berthelot
Louvre Museum
Egypt
London Telegraph
Unclear fragment hints at signatures and handwriting note
Fragmentary text mentions a signature and handwriting task with a casual tone. No clear event or identifiable names, places, or dates. Summary limited by readable content.
Ocean liners Parisian and Albano collide at Halifax harbor
Two grand transatlantic liners, the Parisian from Moville and the Albano from Hamburg, collided at Halifax harbor Saturday night. Both ships were heavily loaded with passengers and damaged but reached port safely. Panic ensued among travelers as the collision occurred near the wharf with the Parisian grounding briefly and both vessels pumping to stay afloat. The Parisian carried about a thousand passengers en route to St John, New Brunswick, while the Albano had around 800 passengers, most bound for Philadelphia after Halifax layover.
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Allan Ling
AD Bane
Halifay
Moville
Hamburg
St Jobra
N. B
Philadelphia
Halifax
Castro Refuses Arbitration Amid Caracas Cable Flap
Minister Howen reports from Caracas that President Castro of Venezuela flatly refused to arbitrate the pending issues with the United States. The cabinet discussed the reply and decided to await developments, a stance seen as delaying the president’s planned southwestern trip.
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Howen
Caracas
Castro
Venezuela
United States
Bowen
War Cost Czar Half a Million Men
The Russian government reveals wartime totals up to March 12 with 18,087 officers and 761,467 men dispatched, 146,208 horses and 1 621 guns sent to the front, along with 16 481 tons of munitions. It admits the war has cost nearly 590,000 in killed wounded and prisoners, with the Far East army now under 500,000 men.
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War Office
Siberian
Far East
Peace prospects grow as Russia seeks talks with Japan
Reports from Paris state Russia moves toward peace by resuming loan negotiations with Japan and indicate steps toward settlement. Diplomats hesitate over French mediation but confirm Russia’s intent to pursue peace amid fresh negotiations. In Utah a midnight clash in a Bingham mining camp leaves a deputy crippled and a man killed, with authorities seeking the gang leader Frank Smith.
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Russia
Japan
Saya
Paris
Resia
Foreign Office
Bingham
Utah
Sherif Lafayette Chidester
Tony Skolvik
Salt Lake
Emery
Frank Smith
Chideater
Returning Captured Battle Flags Under Special Act
General Ainsworth acting under congresses authority begins delivering to state governors all battle flags captured by Union forces in the rebellion. A letter explains congress action and the return of flags. about 64 flags are involved.
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Congress
Ainsworth
Russians Still on the Run From Front Lines
Reports indicate Russia plans to withdraw the main army beyond Harbin to preserve communications with Russia. Holding the Sungari line is impracticable. Talispar, twenty miles west of Harbin, appears as a likely concentration point, though some favor the Amur river.
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Harbin
Russia
Sungall
Talispar
Amur
Cemetery for Books in Paris National Library Volume History
A French writer compares a Paris National Library to a cemetery for books, noting it contains about 300,000 volumes that represent the history of France.
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National
Paris
France
Argentina Land Use and Trade Figures From Advertisements
The document notes that Argentina spans 720 million acres with about 24 million arable. It cites principal crops such as corn, wheat, and flax. It mentions 44 thousand hotels in the United States and a U.S. hotel capital stock of over 6.6 billion dollars, employing about 3.5 million people.
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Argentina
United States
Tea and Letters: A Maiden's Inconsistency
A fragmented tale describes a girl named Llewellys who wrote lavish letters to her beau, but their romance breaks as she sheds tears when he misnames her as Hhellyn, reflecting on tea as a metaphor across houses and times.
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Llewellys
Spellyn
Hhellyn
Tea or coffee spending and a literary quote fragment
The text asks which is spent on more tea or coffee and cites a Globe quotation about the Belling Merk Woman as a subject for romance. It also references Balzac recognizing women as the most important part of humanity for romance and notes that in human society the woman is not always the female of the male.
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Balzac
Globe
The Little Things Win Hearts Through Small Kindnesses
The article reflects on life being built from small obligations and habitual acts of kindness. It emphasizes how everyday courtesy and smiles sustain the heart and secure comfort.
Tea-Taper Slave of the Cup in Prose Length
A fragment laments the strange persistence of the tea-taper, a figure or concept described as a slave to the cup, reflecting on how intimate and subservient this habit can feel. The note invites contemplation of daily ritual and personal compulsion.
Vast Northern Forest Belt Extends 8000 Miles Across Canada
The northern forest belt of Canada is probably larger than all other timber belts and reserves combined. It runs from eastern Labrador north of 50° parallel northwest toward Alaska, covering about 8000 miles in length and around 500 miles in width.
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Canada
Labrador
Alaska
Good tea and tea are quite different, a knowledge note
A brief entry for Kowwledge Book from A Schilling & Company by Sam Fraciam contrasts good tea with tea. It notes they spring from the same plant yet differ in flavor and use, inviting readers to explore distinctions, varieties, and brewing approaches.
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A Schilling & Company
Sam Fraciam
Best Season for Barbers Sale Trends Mentioned
Barbers report late summers as peak for hair tonics scalp massage and hair singeing. The text then references Mrs Winslow and a garbled note on currency in Korea noting nickel and copper coins along with silver dollars and earlier twenty six nickel varieties in circulation.
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Korea
Schilling's Best Is a Challenge Nearly All Reject it
A fragmented OCR item notes Schilling's Best as a challenge with minimal takers and hints at garbled phrases. The readable bits suggest a comment on reluctance to accept the money or opportunity, but the text remains largely unintelligible.
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Schilling
Man’s Bold Claim Shaky. Fear Keeps He From Trying
Baltimore American notes a man’s brag about doing things but fears attempting them and laughs at others who insist he try. It cautions that good men avoid bragging and fools offer no excuse for it.
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Finigin
Baltimore
Assassination Plot Bomb Wounds Warsaw Officials
From Warsaw, seven people were wounded when a bomb exploded at a Praga police station courtyard and later at Bar on von Nolken's carriage. The attack, tied to a revolutionary conspiracy, left the baron seriously injured and a suspected bomber dead in Sowla street. A girl was also injured by splinters.
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Warsaw
Baron von Nolken
Revolutionary Party
Praga
Vistula
Sowla Street
Convicts May Be Landed Near Korsakovski Island
Telegrams from Sakhalin and Kharbarovsk say Japan plans to land at Korsakovsk within a fortnight as ice clears in April. Russian defense is weak with under 2,000 soldiers and prison guards on the island. About 6,000 convicts remain in camps, with 6,000 natives and families also settled there. Possibility of landing convicts on the Vladivostok mainland is under consideration.
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St. Petersburg
Sakhalin
Kharbarovsk
Korsakovsk
Vladivostok
Great Rush From Foreign Countries
The week totals 26 000 aliens with at least 23 000 more expected aboard steamships this week. Aliens from all parts of Europe are booked to arrive and Millis Island station resources will be taxed to the utmost.
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Europe
Millis Island
Woman Killed as Car Is Struck by Electric Train
In Hollywood, ten miles northwest of Los Angeles, Mrs. Sherman Pease died instantly in a Sunday afternoon automobile collision. Her husband Sherman Pease was seriously injured while two other occupants, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Welcome, sustained minor injuries when their car was struck at a crossing by an electric car running at full speed.
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Hollywood
Los Angeles
Sherman Pease
D. E. Welcome
Wanderer Reappears After Snowbound Santa Fe Train Incident
James Monahan, a Searchlight mining man aboard a stormbound Santa Fe train in Cajon Pass, California, appeared in Colton seeking Santa Fe assistance after days of wandering the mountains. He says he trudged through rugged terrain with torn bleeding feet.
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James Monahan
Santa Fe
Cajon Pasa
California
Colton
Cal
Demand for Banana Skins Surges in England Hotels
Demand for banana skins rises in England with hotel use for cleaning boots and related tasks. Activity appears centered in hospitality venues seeking affordable, natural polishing and cleaning materials amid supply variability.
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England
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