Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Card 1886 Claim
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of FE J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio commits to pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notarized December 6 1886 by A W Glea. Trade offer notes internal remedy and a Hall's Family Pills mention.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
FE. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Glea
J. Cheney& CO
Dynamite Blast Destroys Maplewood Homes Traps Diners
A dynamite explosion in Maplewood a St Louis suburb killed three people and injured 109. Thirty houses were wrecked as five cases of dynamite used in sewer work detonated. A sixty foot crater opened the ground and the blast was heard miles away. Identified dead include Mrs Bessie Bennett Mrs Maggie Evans and Miss Effie Barnett. Damage estimated at $200000 with many houses damaged and searches for more victims ongoing.
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Maplewood
St Louis
Bessie Bennett
Maggie Evans
Effie Barnett
A. L. Chenery
Senate Ratifies Haiti Treaty Under Protectorate Terms
The Senate unanimously ratified a treaty with Haiti in which the United States assumes a protectorate over the island. It takes control of finances and police, pledges to guard territorial integrity, and aims to develop resources. The Haitian Congress approved the terms, already in operation under a strong American marine expedition.
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Senate
Haiti
United States
Republic
Recruiters for British Army Arrested in Honolulu
W R Selignsen C D Randall and a recently discharged Fourth United States Cavalry sergeant named Jefferson were arrested at Honolulu by United States Marshal Smidy on charges of recruiting American soldiers for service in the British army.
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W. R. Selignsen
C. D. Randall
Fourth
United States Cavalry
Jefferson
Honolulu
United States
Smidy
Miss Anne Morgan to Attend Preparedness Conference
Miss Anne Morgan is slated to attend the Preparedness Conference of Mayors in St. Louis. Details list a gathering of municipal leaders focusing on urban resilience and emergency readiness.
Origin of Uncle Sam Name Traced to Troy NY War of 1812
The term Uncle Sam arose from Troy contractor Elbert Anderson’s shop where a government inspector named Samuel Wilson, nicknamed Uncle Sam, approved stock marked EA US. A marketing worker’s joke linked the initials to the contractor and Uncle Sam, spreading nationwide by war’s end. Wilson died in Troy in 1854.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Troy
N. Y
Elbert Anderson
Samuel Wilson
Unclé Sam
Ea-Us
Wilson
New York Times
Sidney praises Adlerika simple bowell cleanser
In Sidney many praise the Adlerika mixture of buckthorn bark and glycerine as the most thorough bowel cleanser. It is claimed to relieve almost any case of constipation, sour or gassy stomach, with one spoonful acting within a minute. The ad notes it has been used even in appendicitis and emphasizes no griping and instant action. The Western Drug Co. sells Adlerika.
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Sidney
Adler-ika
THE
Western Drug CO
The White of an Egg Explained
The white of an egg consists of tiny albumen filled cells. Beating ruptures these cells and traps air, giving light beaten eggs. A stale egg loses oxygen, yielding denser, less digestible white. Beating in cold pure air enhances lightness and value.
President Wilson Says Honor Above Peace in War Debate
President Wilson told a Washington club audience that America should avoid participation in the European war. He warned that the nation could sacrifice all but its character and humanity, urging calm deliberation over loud policy proclamations. He praised citizens on farms and in shops and called for thoughtful reflection over heated cloak room rhetoric.
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Wilson
Criciron Club
Washington
America
Congress
Sleep Versatility of Chinese Soldiers Cited
The British periodical London Opinion praises Chinese soldiers for extraordinary sleep tolerance likening it to sleeping across three wheelbarrows with a fly in the mouth. Dr. Arthur H. Smith notes this in Chinese Characteristics, suggesting China could raise a vast army tested by examination.
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Arthur H. Smith
China
London
Talented pianist jeered by maddened citizen remark
A gifted pianist urges observers to note how light his touch while a disturbed citizen among admirers scoffs from the edge, asserting that experience proves otherwise. The scene unfolds as a crowd gathers to witness the performance according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch account.
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Richmond ‘Times-Diseet
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