New Buffet Smoking and Library Cars Run Daily
New composite cars operate daily on the Chicago Union Pacific and Northwestern Line between Salt Lake City and Chicago. These Buffet Smoking and Library cars are of the latest design, fully equipped with writing materials and current periodicals, running via The Overland Limited. The Union Pacific first inaugurated this service west of Chicago, so tickets should read via The Overland Route.
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Chicago
Union Pacific
Northwestern
Salt Lake City
Irrigation Fair and Buffalo Bill Show At North Platte
The Irrigation Fair and Buffalo Bill's Wild West will be held in North Platte Nebraska on October 9 and 16 1896. The Union Pacific will sell round trip tickets from Nebraska points and Cheyenne Wyoming. For ticket limits and sale dates contact agent E R Breisch.
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Buffalo Bill
North Platte
Neb
Union Pacific
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Wyo
E. R. Breisch
Patronize the remnant counter at McLernon's
A brief note urges shoppers to visit McLernon's remnant counter to save money on fabrics and notions. The message emphasizes value and budget friendly purchases.
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McLernon’s
Easy Song Writing: Composers Wait for Your Idea
The San Francisco Examiner reports on a musician offering to turn any musical idea into a published song with words by a paid poet. A local woman is invited to sign as author of the lyrics, while the tune is composed on the spot. The piece notes how many works are published cheaply and often diverge from the original idea.
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Examiner
Flo
San Francisco
George W Hetzel
Hugo V. Schlam
Broder & Schlam
Schlam
Exeaminer
Antiquity of the Measles Examined Across Ages
A San Francisco Chronicle article surveys measles history from ancient times to the present, noting its antiquity, early misidentification with smallpox, and the discovery of a microorganism by Czajikowski. It discusses contagion, transmission through breath and secretions, and risks to adults and infants, stressing vigilance for complications like bronchitis and pneumonia.
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Sydenham
Czajikowski
San Francisco Chronicle
Precedence and Etiquette in 17th Century Society
Excerpt from Longman's Magazine discusses noble rank, hosted events, and etiquette at Berkeley Castle amid Cromwellian shifts. Letters from Mrs Isham reveal tensions between royalists and parliamentarians, with hints of a child’s future and fashion.
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Berkeley Castle
Isham
Harry Blunte
Harroles
Plase
Lee
Pannye
E. Isham
Longman’s Magazine
The Attendant Hums In On Anesthetic Here
A hospital attendant pleads the patient has had enough anesthesia but the surgeon insists. The attendant suddenly shouts the patient is dying and black in the face. The doctor coolly notes the patient is dying because he is a Negro.
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Philadelphia
Londoner built business from newspaper birth notices
A Londoner reportedly built a thriving trade by recording births in newspapers and then sending parents a gift list tied to the child’s birthday. The practice boosts sales despite occasional missteps such as mailing a reminder after a child’s death.
Hawkeye State origins tied to Indian chief name
Iowa has long been nicknamed the Hawkeye State from the era of frontier settlement. The term traces to a famed Indian chief who troubled the western border and helped shape early American civil life. The robin note adds a twilight lore detail about late roosting birds and keen night vision.
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Iowa
Hawkeye State
Hawkeye
Horse Meat Defended and Prejudice Against It Analyzed
An article from Frankfurter Zeitung argues in favor of eating horseflesh, claiming horses are clean healthy feeders and that prejudice, not nutrition, blocks its use. It compares horse meat to beef and potatoes, noting horses’ resistance to disease and praising taste and nutritive value.
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Frankfurter Zeitung
Private Bradlaugh Faces Offending Officer in Army Room
The story recounts Charles Bradlaugh in the British army as an orderly room clerk who confronted an officer who used foul language. The officer repeats the insult, Bradlaugh stands firm, the colonel supports Bradlaugh, and the officer exits the room amid the dispute.
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Messrs. Cassell
Charles Bradlaugh
Brad
Bradlaugh
New Antiseptic From Japan Sparks Surgical Advance
The New York Ledger reports that Japanese surgeons used straw ashes as a wound dressing during the war, delivering remarkable results. The ashes act as a perfect antiseptic due to potassium carbonate, offering a cheap dressing option that English and American surgeons are testing for broader use.
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New York Ledger
Still rising skylines under new city method
A stranger observes ongoing construction as natives discuss their evolving building methods. The exchange reveals skepticism about progress and hints at a future where structures might rise from clouds, with the native affirming cautious progress toward that idea.
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Chicago Post
Sour Grapes Fable Quips About Edible Wine Grapes
The fox leaps at grapes but fails to reach them. He remarks that the grapes are not edible, but suitable only for table wine, in a whimsical Indianapolis Journal style anecdote.
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Mel
Indianapolis Journal
Real Blood Remedy S S S Cures Eczema and Blood Diseases
An 1896 testimonial promotes S S S as a blood remedy addressing eczema and other disorders. It claims the treatment targets the blood, not topical symptoms, and cites William Armstrong of De Pere Wisconsin who allegedly found relief after years of suffering and failed therapies. The ad asserts S S S cures cancer, catarrh, rheumatism, and more and is guaranteed vegetable.
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S.S.S
William Armstrong
de Pere
Wis
Indiana
Mt. Clements
Florida
S.S S.aul
S. 5
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
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Straig
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Seeeld
Ems
T&s
Oberfelder
Creigler
Bayard Exirn I
Wellsville
Lodur Pole
Danence
Mito & Tu
T&b
Haskell
Ito
Lilo
Clarkson
Sears
Esse
King Solomons's Nation
Kezema
William Armstong
Eldredge Belvidere
National Senene CO
Belvidere
Fean Weddersurn
C & En A Tent Attorneys
Washington, D. C
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