Thunder Mountain Idaho described as mineral treasure house
The piece extols Thunder Mountain Idaho as a vast mineral region with rich surface indications and deposits in the Dewey mine yielding up to 4000 per ton. It notes routes from Ketchum Mackay Boise and Weiser and predicts a miner rush once snow clears May to June.
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Idaho
Thunder Mountain
W. H. Dewey
Dewey
Ketchum
Mackay
Boise
Weiser
Bedrock
Montana
Oregon Short Line
Pike’s Peak
Golden Land
D. E E. Burley
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Salt Lake City
Stand ard Stock Food salesman openings in Nebraska and Iowa
Advertises agency recruitment for routes selling Stand ar d Stock Food to farmers. Seeks men with teams, full-time commitment, good standing, business ability, and livestock knowledge. W agons supplied with strong incentives for permanent salesmen. Bond required. Apply to F. E. Sanborn Company Omaha Neb. Also includes Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children and a motivational quote from Allen S. Olmstead LeHay NY.
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Nebraska
Iowa
F. E. Sanborn Company
Omaha
Neb
Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
LeHay, N. Y
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Praises Clean Homes
An old advertisement endorses Red Cross Ball Blue for superior cleaning. It urges good housekeepers to choose the product sold at leading grocers and hints a man feeling mean should stay silent as part of its copy.
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Big Winnings on Long Shot Bets
An 1880s racing betting snippet notes Hall's Catarrh Cure sold for 75c and highlights extraordinary returns on horse bets. Vincennes in Paris yielded the largest dividend last season, with 5 francs turning into over 3,000 francs. Other notable scores include 120 to 1 in a season, 108 to 1 at Maisons Latgte, and substantial overseas gains such as £322 from £1 on Leo Delaval and £833 from £1 on D. O. D. at Goodwood.
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Paris Mutuals
France
Vincennes
Maisons Latgtte
New Zealand
Leo Delaval
Adelaide
Welcome Melba Home in Melbourne Reception Planned
Preparations in Melbourne for the welcome of Mme Melba after sixteen years away. The Presbyterian Ladies' College East Melbourne will host a welcoming tea with many former contemporaries from her college days. They recall her as a noted indecorous whistler.
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Melbourne
Mme. Melba
Presbyterian Ladies’ College
East
Debated Babylon Slabs Yield Two Decipherments
Among 400 inscribed clay slabs unearthed by the German Oriental Society expedition at Babylon only two are deciphered. One explains Babylonian cuneiform and the other records a litany chanted by singers at the Temple of Bengila upon Marduk’s return to the sanctuary.
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Babylon
German Oriental Society
Bengila
Marduk
Improvement in Winter Wheat Conditions Across Several States
Weather bureau notes improvement in winter wheat conditions in Nebraska Kansas Illinois Indiana and Michigan with reports of fine condition in Missouri and brief notes on oats and corn across multiple regions. Harvesting continues in Texas Arkansas Oklahoma and southern Kansas amid mixed conditions elsewhere.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Washington
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Lake Region
Middle Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Ilinois
Middle
South Atlantic
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Ohio
Missouri
Pacific
Oregon
California
Rocky Mountain
Middle Valley
Kentucky
Middle South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Pacific Coast
San Joaquin Valley
Central
West Gulf States
Angry elephant kills man at Brooklyn circus
In Brooklyn a female elephant named Tops killed Joshua Blunt of Fort Wayne at the Foreraugh & Sons circus show grounds. Blunt offended the animal by shoving a beer glass toward her as trainers saluted the elephants. Keepers tried to aid but the elephant crushed him. rescue arrived too late.
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New York
Foreraugh & Sons Circus
Circus
Brooklyn
Joshua Blunt
Fort Wayne
Cnelousre
Blunt
Congress Takes Up Public Lands Leasing With Delay
The House committee on public lands considered leasing public lands but decided to defer the issue to the next Congress session. Representative Shallenberger opposed the Hill bill citing gold redeemability for silver dollars and asset currency from national banks. Democratic colleagues welcomed his remarks and offered congratulations.
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Washington
House Committee On Public Lands
Congress
House
Shallenberger
Wood Confers With Root Over Cuban Transition
General Wood arrives in Washington aboard the Kanawha and reports to Secretary Root on the Cuba military government. He outlines troop withdrawal and the May 20 inauguration of the Cuban republic and plans further talks with the president and Root. He is expected to stay about six weeks to close Cuban affairs.
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Washington
General Wood
Cuba
Kanawha
War Department
Root
Wood
House Amends Amnesty Bill Restricting to Native-Born Americans
The House of Representatives reconsidered the Cuba amnesty bill and added an amendment limiting amnesty to native-born Americans. The bill, in this form, was sent to the senate to prevent naturalized citizens from benefiting.
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Wavana
House of Representatives
Cuba
Senate
Elizabeth Colescott Clarkson Dies in Des Moines
Elizabeth Colescott Clarkson widow of Coker F. Clarkson and mother of James Clarkson of New York and R. P. Clarkson editor of the Town State Register died in Des Moines after a two day illness at age 82.
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Des Moines
Elizabeth Colescott Clarkson
Coker F. Clarkson
James &. Clarkson
New York
R. P. Clarkson
Town State Register
Sagasta Seeks Limited Cabinet Changes in Madrid
Madrid dispatch says Premier Sagasta hopes to limit cabinet reshuffle to naming a successor for Senor Canelajas, minister of public worship, works, commerce and agriculture, as of May 30.
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Madrid
Senor Sagasta
Senor Canelajas
Resignation of French Premier Waldeck-Rousseau
Paris reports the premier M. Waldeck-Rousseau has formally resigned at today's cabinet meeting. A public announcement is planned for June 3.
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Paris
M. Waldeck-Rosseau
Regents deny Andrews offered Wisconsin presidency
The regents deny a Lincoln story that Chancellor Andrews was offered the University of Wisconsin presidency. Dr. A J Pyle on the selection committee says Andrews’ name never came before them and the office remains open.
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Milwaukee
Lincoln
Neb
Andrews
University of Wisconsin
A. J. Pyle
Balzac novels deemed unfit for libraries
In Chicago on May 30 a jury in Judge Hutchinson's court ruled Balzac's novels, totaling fifty one volumes, unfit for libraries and unsuitable reading for children due to their content.
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Chicago
Balzac
Pope to name Keane to succeed Corrigan in New York
Rome correspondent reports at the June 9 consistory the pope will appoint Archbishop Keane of Dubuque Iowa to replace the late Archbishop Corrigan of New York.
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London
Rome
The
Daily Mail
Keane
Dubuque, Ia
Corrigan
New York
Coal Scarcity Hits New Jersey Towns
New York dispatch reports widespread anthracite shortages across New Jersey towns. Suffern has suffered blackouts for several nights and may lay off 200 workers at the steel plant. Ridgewood uses lamps. Spring Valley plants including a silk mill a pipe factory and a shirt works employing 700 hands to shut down.
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New York
New Jersey
Suffern Village
Ridgewood
Spring Valley
N. Y
Railroads Reach Agreement Between Burlington and Rock Island
The Republic reports a compact between the Burlington and Rock Island systems. It allegedly includes Wiggins Ferry and world’s fair terminals for both lines, a new Burlington passenger station, and a right of way from Twentieth and Walnut to the wharf near North Market Street.
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ST. Louis
the Republic
Burlington
Rock Island
Twentieth and
Walnut Streets
North Market Street
One of Salisbury's Peculiarities
Lord Raustur sot speaks best when resting his elbow on something in the house of lords he uses books on the corner of the table for support. On one occasion a reference work was removed and he became visibly embarrassed until it was replaced.
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Salisbury
Raustursot
House of Lords
Melville Receives Multiple Academic Honors
Rear Admiral George W. Melville holds a gold Arctic exploration medal conferred by act of Congress and belongs to thirteen patriotic societies. He has earned LL D from Georgetown, Master of Science from Columbia, and Doctor of Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.
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Melville
George W. Melville
Congress
Georgetown University
Columbia
Stevens Institute of Technoolgy
Bishop on Railway Journey a Dis senter Joke
A famous bishop traveling from Chester Station faces a station master counting his luggage. The master finds sixteen items while the bishop claims thirty nine. The bishop concludes the error marks him as a dissenter, as reported by the Glasgow Times.
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Chester
Glasgow
Cure for Dropsy Claim From North Dakota Man
J H Hanson of Ashley North Dakota reports a personal cure after taking seven boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says the Dropsy swelling diminished and his Rheumatism of the Heart improved, enabling him to work again. He vows to use the pills again if symptoms return. The note ends with a quip about wives.
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Ashley
North Dakota
J. H. Hanson
I. Hanson
Dodd
Historical ad copy and two noted falsehoods cited
A scrapbook style item presents vintage ads for laundry blue and shoe care products with a quip about idlers and a claim about two historical falsehoods per fact. The text mentions Red Cross Ball Blue, Allen's Foot-Kase powder, and mail order details with addresses in Olmsted and LeRoy, N Y.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
Defiance Starch Claims Superior Quality and Value
Advertisers claim Defiance Starch offers more per package and better quality than rival brands. They say grocers fear stocking it until remaining stock sells and cite dealers noting Defiance gains over 16 oz per 12 oz package.
Kidney Trouble Letter Emerges From Patient’s Hope
A reader signs as Mrs. Pinkman describing two years of persistent kidney troubles and futile medicines, expressing despair and a longing for health and renewed life. The note hints at the emotional toll of illness and the search for relief.
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Mrs. Pinkman
Charity concerts and household goods from 1900 note
A barber claims women are twice as fast as they can think while promoting Piso's Cure for Consumption as a cough remedy. An ad from Ocean Grove New Jersey dated February 17 1900 mentions sacred concerts and Defiance Starch sold in 16 ounce packages for 10 cents with a claim of one third more starch for more money.
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Ocean Grove
N J
Defiance
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the Cuban Congress
Sagasta
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Louise Ginson
Langley Ave
Yale
Uet Phompson
Beckman
Lowa
Magnetic Starch Mfg. CO
Omaha, Neb
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Iticura
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