TO THE FAST Daily excursion tickets to Jamestown Exposition
Daily low rate excursion tickets offered to Jamestown Exposition and eastern cities and resorts with October and September calls to the coast and western states. One way rates apply for September. Includes northern Michigan, Canada and New Zealand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Canada
New Tingland
Pacific Coast
Yellowstone Park
Utah
Colorado
Big Horn Mountains
Black Hills
Pithy maxims on happiness toil and vanity
A string of aphoristic reflections on happiness timidity wealth marriage and self regard. The passages lampoon human folly and the quirks of fortune as they touch love money work and pride with wry humor. The tone imitates a light didactic style.
Doan's Kidney Pills Offer Back Pain Relief
Danger in delay shows kidney trouble can creep in silently. Backache, headaches, nervousness, lameness, lumbago, urinary issues, dropsy, diabetes, and Bright's disease may follow. Doan's Kidney Pills are promoted as a certain remedy. Testimonial from W. T. Fay of Nebraska claims relief after two years, noting horse riding pain improved and recommending the medicine to others. Sold by dealers for 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co. of Buffalo, NY, sole U.S. agents.
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Bright
Doan
W. T. Fay
23Rd St. Earney, Neb
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Ncy
United States
Doun
Ode to Ice Cream in Summer
A playful poem praises ice cream amid summer heat. It lauds the inventor and the simple joy of a dime spent for cre am, imagining a shady saloon and a cool dream. It contrasts pie and beer with the preferred sweet treat and ends noting the wisdom of choosing nothing but ice cream.
Man Recovers Bone Set Without Anesthetic
An unnamed man suffered a broken arm but refused anesthesia and kept a cheerful whistle as medical staff set the bone, showing calm resolve during the procedure. The report highlights quiet endurance amid early 20th century medical care.
Lost Gulf Stream Rumor Sparks Weather Wonder
A humorous note questions the wandering gulf stream rumored to have left its usual routes and affecting climate across lands. The writer hopes it is a boyish prank and expects the current remains unstable yet enduring, recognizing the gulf stream as a remarkably old and dynamic phenomenon.
Coroner's Jury Cannot Determine Cause of Man's Death
A coroner's jury cannot decide if the man died from the fall or was killed by what he saw in the windows as he plunged from the sixth floor of an apartment building. Witnesses describe the deadly descent and raise questions about the circumstances.
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March
Unclear Dialogue About Forming a Union
Fragmentary quotes discuss forming a union and a walking delegate. The conversation questions feasibility and access to a delegate, reflecting unresolved labor organizing ideas.
Fragmentary quotes hint at a social scene
Snatches of dialogue reveal a stylish man and childlike attire. The fragmentary exchange suggests observers noting fashion and demeanor, but no clear event, person, or location is identifiable. The piece reads as a fleeting snapshot with limited context.
Omaha Live Stock Market Report Summary
Soutacomahla notes a moderate cattle supply with a strong close last week and early gains this week. Beef steers fetch 5.00 to 5.40, cows 3.75 to 4.00, feeders 4.50 to 4.85, with good weight grades leading demand. Sheep and lambs show steady to strong prices, lambs 4.00 to 7.50, wethers 5.25 to 6.00, ewes 4.75 to 5.50, yearlings 5.25 to 5.50, overall market firm amid steady to rising demand.
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Soutacomahla
Gale
Pirated Papyrus Editions of Augustan Rome Suppressed
The New York American notes poets Horace and Martial faced cheap pirated copies in ancient Rome. Scribal laborers produced vast papyrus editions sold to common readers. Martial mentions a Thirteenth book for about 15 cents, with larger editions sometimes flooding the market. Luxury volumes could cost around 80 cents.
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Augustus
Horace
Martial
Tryphlon
New York American
Maine private jail owned by heirs of John Ware
A privately owned jail claimed to be the only one in Maine and possibly the U S lies in Norridgewock and is held by the heirs of the late John Ware. Several heirs reside in Waterville.
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Maine
United States
John ‘Ware
Waterville
Norridgewock
Tobacco allowances in Lord Wolseley's campaigns
Seidiere and Tobacco mentions Lord Wolseley giving each soldier one pound of tobacco a month as a fair allowance. In Italy military authorities recognize tobacco as a troop comfort, and cigars are served with the daily ration.
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Lord Wolseley
Italy
England and Grain Acreage for Imported Grain
The article notes that producing the amount of grain England imports annually from abroad would require about 10,500,000 acres. It frames the scale of domestic production needed to meet current import levels.
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England
The Wall of Severus and Its Defenses
The wall marking the England Scotland border stretched thirty six tiles and was guarded by twenty one forts. It stood twenty feet high and twenty four feet thick with a moat to the north forty feet wide and twenty feet deep.
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Severus
England
Scotland
Church and Clergy Notes Across Nations and Cities
The report highlights 1000 Sunday schools with 2600 teachers and many pupils across Russia in six languages. Notable moves include Rabbi Leonard Levy receiving a $2000 gift in Pittsburgh for a European tour and Rev Francis O Boyle becoming president of St Louis University at 35.
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Russia
Leonard Levy
Pittsburg
J. J. Sfunt
Bethany Methodist Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
Francis O'Boyle
St. Louis University
Detroit
Detroit College
Elijah Benjamin Harney
East End
Cleveland
Baptist Church of
Providence
I. L
Amerext
Roger Wiliams
Olive Oil Promoted As Healthful Household Remedy
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch describes olive oil as efficacious for pulmonary troubles and incipient appendicitis, nourishing for the skin, useful in place of butter and lard, protecting mucous membranes, aiding digestion, and supporting nerve and muscle development. It also notes its use in dressings and cooking and its mild laxative effects.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Westfield buys land for animal burying ground
Westfield Massachusetts plans to purchase two acres to establish an animal cemetery, allegedly the only such town in the country. Pittsburg seeks the world’s tallest building, a forty story, 700 foot tower, claimed to top a New York project. New Berlin Ohio residents discuss funding a Melip ley memorial in the public square where Neckinley gave his first speech in 1867.
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Westfield
Mase
Pittsburg
New York
New Berlin
Melipley
Neckinley
Royal gossip and royal fashion from Europe
The article notes Queen Elizabeth of Boumania and Car Men Sylva donating volumes to a London fete for crippled children. It mentions Turkish palace water safety, a safety measure against poison, and Sweden’s prince regent as a top tennis royal. It also highlights the Princess of Wales and her insistence on gowns with pockets.
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Elizabeth
Boumania
London
Turkey
Prince Regent
Sweden
Europe
Princess of Wales
Railways Set to Move Fares and Tracks Worldwide
The article notes nearly seventy trains on British railways at speeds of fifty six mph or more. It reports London announced a two penny fare rise for Underground and electric roads with bus firms expected to match. New York has more street railway mileage than any city. its combined surface elevated and subway would be about one thousand thirty miles in a straight line. It states Mexico controls most key railroads while the Mexican railway, once known as the Queen's Own, began in 1856 with British capital.
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London
New York City
Mexico
Water Color and Clarity Across Famous Lakes
A 19th century writer notes the Danube water as brownish to yellowish, the Lake of Constance near Lindau growing shallow and needing soil dredging for sanitation, Loch Katrine as unusually pure with minimal sediment, and the Thames carrying about four pounds of sediment per thousand gallons.
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Lake of Constance
Switzerland
Lindau
Loch Katrine
Thames
The Boyhood Tribute to a Nation’s Hope
A poetic tribute extols a gifted youth described as “the justice” turned “the squire.” It celebrates his intellect and service, praising his wartime bravery, public spirit, and the laughter of youth. The piece honors boyhood, memory, and a plea for guidance from a fatherly figure as life’s toys fade.
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Big Horn Basin and Billings
D. Clem Deaver
Landseekers’ Information Bureau
Omaha
Ouly
Fornia
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Wyoming
Big Horn Basin
M.A. Suipmwan
Sidney
Neb
L. W Wakely
Krug’s
Fred W. Vath
Western Realty
E. Swatzlander
Mgr
Office
Oserfeil
der Block
Bridgeport, Neb
North Platte Valley
J. W. Iddings, Prop
A. A. Clark & Co
Buss Island
By Duncan M. Smith
Faust
Crear
Gulf Stream
Clay. Robinson & Company Live Stock Commission
Wall of Severus
Chichester
the Royal Box
Lake Tahoe
Truckee
The
Sierras
Union Pacific
W. J. Shoemaker
Sidney Sanitarium
Woitishck
Drs. Benda
Frazey
Sidney, Neb
B. F Mitchell
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Old Fine
Judge
Congress
Royal Society
Smith
Map
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