Mrs Gelbert Weds Dr Belden After Long Separation
Mrs Elizabeth Gelbert of Thomaaston Connecticut aged 74 and Dr William Webster Belden aged 78 were married last week. Their youth romance was broken by Mrs Gelberts family matters and later renewed after both remarried. The story notes social expectations of courtesy toward a wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Gelbert
Thomaaston, Conn
Seth Thomas
William Webster
Miss Thomas
Dr. Belden
School Declared A Nuisance By English Judge
Justice Homer in chancery court ruled a Tunbridge Wells house used for schooling could be rescinded. A master leased the property with no noise clause but found the covenant barred trade or business causing disturbance. Justice Romer ordered lease rescission, anticipating a successful nuisance action against the school.
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Justice Homer
English Chancery Court
Tunbridge Wells
Romer
Ledger Advice Warns Against Too Frequent Revisions
A proverb-style note cautions that changing records too often leads to the need for extra ledgers. It emphasizes steady, measured updates to avoid complications and confusion in bookkeeping.
May Bring Leprosy to This Country
Our soldiers in Hawaii may contract leprosy and bring it to this country. While leprosy is to be dreaded, there are a thousand times as many victims to stomach disorders, but there is a cure in Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Other ailments that the Bitters are a specific for are malaria, fever and ague. Sold at all drug stores.
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Hawaii
Imprisoned assassin of Empress confined in damp widowless dungeon
Neues Wiener Tageblatt reports the killer is kept in a widowless damp stone chamber. Lucchini may lose eyesight and reason as punishment. He is allowed in the courtyard only every two weeks for thirty minutes and does not see the attendants who deliver his breakfast at six each morning.
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Neues Wiener Tageblatt
Elizabeth
Lucchini
Grain-O Grain-Et Ad Promotes New Grain Drink
Grain-O is advertised as a coffee alternative made from pure grains with a rich mocha like color. It claims to suit both children and adults, with less stomach distress and a quarter the price of coffee, selling at 16 1 2 cents and 25 cents per package at grocers. The closing line notes resignation as an ironic aside.
Court a Cold in One Day Claims and Warnings
An ad claims Luxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure colds in one day with a money-back promise. The genuine tablets bear L B Q on each pill and feature a wagging slogan. A Cleveland charity bazaar sold a doll by Mrs. McKinley for 18 dollars. Winklows Syrup advertised for teething and colic at 24 cents a bottle.
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McKinley
Cleveland
Purveyor of Batrachian Delicacies Leads Frog Spearing Trade
Frogs are heavily harvested around Portage Lake Maine and rival Frenchmen sweep the market for bullfrogs. Johnny Crap, a renowned purveyor, dominates dressed frog legs shipped to New York and Boston, with over $5,000 in salted legs moving between Nov 19 and Dec 10. New frog farms spring up near Winn and Alton as competition grows and prices may fall for city restaurants.
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Upper
St. John River
Portage Lake
New York
Maine
Johnny Crap
Rhode Island
New Brunswick
Massachusetts
Boston
Winn
Alton
Old Town
Pensive Suitor Advised Not To Get Too Gay
In a quote from the Indianapolis Journal, a man recalls that when he told a woman he loved her, she advised him not to become too gay, suggesting restraint in pursuit of affection.
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Jindianapolia Journal
Oldest Reptile Tuatara Lizard Revealed By Canterbury Study
Professor Dendy of Canterbury College New Zealand has studied the tuatara lizard for two years and will publish details in England. The rare species, linked to Triassic reptiles, lays eggs on Stephens Island where embryos overwinter thirteen months. Adults have spotted skin a crest of white spines and three sets of teeth.
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Dendy
Canterbury College
New Zealand
England
Anderson
Cook
Dieffenbach
P. Henaghan
Stephens’ Island
Henaghan
Stephen’s Island
Quip Snippets and Cartoon One-Liners Across Papers
A collage of joke exchanges and wry quips from the Indianapolis Journal Washington Star Harlem Life and other papers. Snappy banter covers alcohol fur washing baths and politics with light tone and varied locales. A mix of domestic, political and observational humor.
Lord Kelvin and the Silent Reprimand
An amusing Glasgow University tale shows Lord Kelvin losing patience with students who cheer his complex magnetism definition. During lectures he would demand silence, and the venerable professor would call for quiet in the same stern tone, despite their earlier laughter.
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Lord Kelvin
Glasgow University
Glasgow
Timeline of Spanish American War events through 1898
Chronology of actions from the Maine explosion in Havana on February 15 through the signing of the peace protocol on August 12 and the final Paris terms on November 28, listing key dates, battles, blockades, and deployments. Includes Dewey at Manila Bay, San Juan Hill, Cervera’s fleet, and troop mobilization figures.
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Maine
Havana
Congress
Cuba
Nashville
Spain
Cervera
Dewey
Admiral Montejo
Manila Bay
Ensign Bagley
Cardenas
Santiago de Cuba Bay
Hobson
Santiago Harbor
United States
Caimanera
Camara
Shafter
Balquiri
Siboney
Lawton
Kent
Rough Riders
San Juan Hill
Sampson
Toral
Santiago
Miles
Porto Rico
Ponce
Cambon
Malte
Manila
United States Peace Commission
Paris
Princess Henry of Prussia Sent On Unwanted Sea Voyage
The kaiser orders Princess Henry of Prussia, sister-in-law to the kai ser, to travel halfway around the world for Christmas with her husband in Kifon Chou. She resists, believing it a joke, but Wilhelm II insists, saying she will not be recalled before fall 1899. The empress intervenes, and the princess submits.
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Princess Henry
Prussia
Kifon Chou
Wilhelm II
Prince Henry
Sheep Rescued After Five Days Buried in Snow
In a Belfast Journal report a sheep belonging to Davis Young was lost during a heavy snowstorm on a mountain. After five days the ewe was found alive under five feet of snow, having moved to a beaten track. Separately a note records population estimates from 54,000,000 in Augustus’ time to about 1,580,000,000 now.
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Belfast
Davis Young
Augustus
A Living Witness Praises Pinkham Vegetable Compound
A letter from Mrs Florence R Hoffman of Canton Ohio credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her months long abdominal pain dizziness and insomnia. The note urges others to seek her advice and recounts Pinkham's long history of advising and handling correspondence for female illnesses.
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Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Florence R. Hoffman
Roland St
Canton
Hoffman
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