Great Naval Victory Describes Iowa's Battle at Santiago Harbor
Capt. Evans recounts the Iowa leading a squadron against Spanish ships on July 3 in the Cuban harbor. The massacre of Vizcaya and Oquendo, torpedo boat actions, and rescue of wounded Spaniards highlight a fierce sea engagement with substantial losses and heroism aboard the Iowa.
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Iowa
Towa
Bob" Evans
Massachusetts
Guantanamo
Evans
Associated Press
Infanta Maria Teresa
Oregon
Indiana
Brooklyn
Texas
Maria Teresa
Teresa
Cristobal Colon
Colon
Gloucester
Vizcaya
Lawa
Almirante Oquendo
Acceladores
New York
Sampson
Cervera
Asa
Admiral Cervera
Warvard
Cotton
Infanta Maria
Blanco
Ericsson
Samp
Finest quartz gold ore specimen sent from Telluride
A remarkable quartz gold ore piece from the Smuggler Union mine Telluride San Miguel County was cut by lapidaries into two triangular sections 84 inches by 443 inches by thick, weighing 1842 pounds with about 10 pounds of gold. At 18 dollars an ounce the value totals 2160 dollars. Three days of cutting used and four carats of diamond dust.
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State Bureau of Mines
Colorado
In the Name of the Prophet in Moroccan Markets
A vivid passage describes Moroccan street trade where vendors invoke Mohammed and saints to sell wares. Auctioneers and peddlers blend religious phrases with their sales cries, blending sacred references with everyday goods like chestnuts popcorn and water.
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Morocco
Mohammed
Mulai Idriss
Mohammed al Hadji
Allah
Prophet
No Profanity in Japan Says Language Quirk
The article notes a peculiarity about Japanese speech: there is no native word for an oath, so Japanese people reportedly do not swear. It contrasts this with other peoples who readily utter strong expressions when irritated or injured.
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Japan
Earth
Mrs Lenile In Business Again Marks Frank Leslie Reorganization
The Frank Leslie Publishing house reforms as a incorporated firm on July 1 with Mrs Frank Leslie as president and Frederic L Colver as secretary and treasurer. Improvements planned for the printing plant and all departments of Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly this fall.
A Philippine Heroine and a Remarkable Instructor
A Philippine insurgent teacher is described as a beautiful woman whose life appears charmed. The piece notes such charm as a sign of strength, highlighting how people sustain vigor with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, a noted remedy, as part of a broader reflection on vitality and resilience.
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Hostetter
No-Long-Bae Cure Ad From Sterling Remedy Co
Advert explains a tobacco quit aid named No-Lo-Bae promising to end tobacco use. Claims to build nerve vigor and strength with a free booklet and sample offered by Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York.
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Colt
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Important to Mothers Castoria counterfeiting warning
Manufacturers of Castoria spent hundreds of thousands to publicize the signature of Chas H Fletcher due to pirates forging the Castoria trademark. The notice urges parents and mothers to verify the signature on Castoria bottles and wrappers to protect children's health and to beware counterfeit ads.
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Castoria
Chas H. Fletcher
Chas. WL. Fletcher
Paner
Castors
Dean's witty reply to scent bottle incident at Dublin synod
In Dublin the dean of the chapel royal survived a fall of a scent bottle from the strangers' gallery during a synod. He rose and explained with humor that he welcomes visitors especially women, then joked that their balms must not break his head.
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Chapel Royal
Synod Hall
Dublin
No Danger of Bites Says Zoo Showman Boa
A lady visitor asks about boa constrictor bites at the zoological gardens. The showman replies the snake never bites and instead swallows its prey whole, a quip attributed to Tib-Dits.
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Zoological Gardens
Never borrow trouble and heed future risk
A reflective aphorism cautions that worrying about evils that may not occur is wasteful. It argues that those with no credit can avoid debt, while those who expect trouble should marshal strength to face it if it comes.
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Iowa
United States
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Bureau
State House
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Trun
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