Washington Celebrates Centennial of Federal Capital
Washington marks 100 years since capital moved from Philadelphia. President McKinley hosts a morning reception for governors, unveiling a model of the enlarged Executive Mansion. A parade, joint Senate-House exercises, and a governors reception close the day amid gala decor and national colors.
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Washington
Capitol
Philadelphia
Adams
Pennsylvania Avenue
Treasury
War
State and Navy Departments
Department of Justice
Post Office Department
McKinley
States
Executive Mansion
Death in a Typhoon Rips Chinese Coast
Typhoon lashes Hongkong and coastal cities on November 10 causing widespread destruction. Ships foundered including the English gunboat Sandpiper, the American Benjamin Sewall driven ashore, and Canton River dredge capsized with many missing or dead. Two hundred natives drowned and scores of sailors perished amid raging winds and towering seas. News reached Victoria, B C, via the Empress of India with harrowing accounts of the storm’s fury and ongoing damage northward.
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Hongkong
Klow
Queen’s Road
Kenedytown
Benjamin Sewall
Sandpiper
Canton
Victoria
B. C
Empress of India
Hongkong Island
China Sea
Dazed World of War Talk and Distant Debates
A mosaic of satirical notes on war, politics, and finance. The text mocks the Chicago stock show, the Boer war, Aguinaldo, British navy, indemnities, and tax relief while weaving in bids for Christmas gifts and global headlines.
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Chicago
Gen. Stowe
Cape Town
Aguinaldo
Uncle Sam
Philippines
New Jersey
Dom Paul Kruger
Hustling Hoosiers News Summary of Indiana Doings
A compendium notes a Scottsburg girl burned by a dress fire while popping corn. a Connersville man shot, two men in Vigo County die or are injured. Bloomington farmer injured in a cave-in. Elk lodge built in Ligonier, Christian Alliance buys Anderson church, and Purdue to raise freshman geometry standard. Patents issued across Indiana from Anderson to Fort Wayne. Police public whipping of three underage apple thieves in Evansville witnessed by many.
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John Parks
Scottsburg
John
Joseph Chapman
Connersville
Andrew J. Adams
Vigo County
Nichols Hotel
Terre Haute
Thomas Adams
Bloomington
Ligonier
Indiana
Elk’s Lodge
The
Christian Alliance
Anderson
First Christian Church
G. N. Eldridge
Indianapolis
Frankton
Shelby County
John Snyder
Jackson Township
Ministerial Association of
Muncie
New York
Oliver Carmichael
Crawfordsville
Indiana Wire Fence Company
Purdue University
Frederic A. Curtis
Charles A. Denny
A. G. Silvers
Portland
Albert M. Duttweiler
Cambridge City
Hugh Hill
Stephen T. Hitz
G. H. Blaker
George D. Hunter
George J. Loeper
P. B. Hausdorfer
Burton C. Mitchell
Richmond
Harvey G. Ralya
George E. Simon
John H. Thornburgh
Knightstown
James J. Wood
Fort Wayne
Eustace S. Young
Walter Snyder
Ollie Geiger
Roy Allison
Gerhold Yost
Evansville
Winfrey
Consulting His Taste
A Chicago Times-Herald page notes Mrs. Willikins confirming breakfast items such as lamb chops beefsteak sausage ham eggs and bacon are ready and Mr Willikins longs for a traditional mess of mackerel tomorrow morning.
Open Letter Promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills in Lincoln
A Lincoln citizen A C Bonsor claims ten years of kidney suffering ended after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says the remedy cured his pains and sleepless nights and urges public publicity for the product. The letter is dated December 17 and lists Bonsor and O E Meyers as B M Wall Paper House proprietors.
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Lincoln, Neb
O Street
City
B. & M. Wall Paper House
A. C. Bonsor
O. E. Meyers
Bonsor
Lincoln
Mr. Bonsor
Neb
Quality and Price Exchange Cited by Philadelphia Press
A shopper and clerk debate selecting goods, noting interest in higher quality items beyond the current price range. The Philadelphia Press quotes the exchange highlighting consumer choices and perceived value.
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Philadelphia Press
Catarrh Cure Claim Offers One Hundred Dollar Reward
Readers learn of a claimed universal cure for catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad promotes internal use to affect blood and mucous membranes, offers $100 for any untreated case, and directs readers to obtain testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio, with price listed as 75 cents.
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Hail
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. Aar
Unpleasant Reminder Quote From Chicago Record
A dialogic fragment presents a flirtatious exchange about throwing, noting a woman’s accurate aim and a man’s defense of women’s abilities. The line underscores a playful but pointed tone from the Chicago Record.
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Chicago
Grain-O food drink replaces coffee for all ages
Try Grain-O the new grain based drink offered by grocers. It has a rich seal brown color like Mocha or Java and is gentle on delicate stomachs. Packages cost 15c and 25c and are sold nationwide.
Not Sure of It Artist Tone in Money World
A Syracuse Herald snippet contrasts a poet and artist on money with a wry, world weary tone. The brief exchange questions value and wealth as a social measure.
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Syracuse Herald
Special Holiday Fare For Students From Nickel Plate Road
The Nickel Plate Road offers students a round trip fare one third cheaper for the holidays. Tickets are valid from school closing to reconvening, no later than January 8, 1901, for holders with school head certificates. Contact nearest Agent by wire phone or in person. S A Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana. King Leopold collects ancient timepieces including one once owned by Marie Antoinette. Mrs Austin pancake flour recommended. The habit of looking on the bright side surpasses a thousand a year.
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S. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Leopold
Belgium
Marie Antoinette
James A. Gary
Baltimore
United States
Mexican Herald
City of Mexico
Mexico
Ompson
Old Mexico
Hotel Sanz
Mexico City
Coughing Leads to Consumption and Dye Advertisements
An old advertisement warns coughing could lead to consumption and promotes Kemp's Balsam with a free sample offer in 25 and 50 cent bottles. It urges prompt use and claims Putnam Face Less Dye colors more goods than others and colors better.
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Putnam
Holiday Excursion Rates Via Nickel Plate Road
Holiday excursion rates advertised for Dec 22 28 24 25 31 and Jan 1 with return by Jan 2 at fare and a third round trip. Also notes a Mexican Tourist Excursion Chicago Jan 22. Promotion for Eagle Linen stationery and agent contact A Asterlin Fort Wayne Ind.
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Nickel Plate Road
Chicago
A. Asterlin
T.P. A
Fort Wayne
Ind
A Remarkable Woman Hoax
A Philadelphia Record clipping notes a boastful hoax about a woman who stopped a car by pulling a strap and not paying fares. The anecdote emphasizes the woman’s swift action and the humor in the claim.
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Philadelphia
Our Nation's Wealth and Iron as Metal Strength
An advertisement extols material wealth in iron and compares national strength to a healthy stomach. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for overworked digestion, offering relief from clogged bowels, indigestion, constipation, dyspepsia, and biliousness.
Reciprocal art quarrel over poems and paintings
A Detroit press item reports a heated exchange about a poet sending poems to Dolphus Daubo who replies with his paintings, sparking a dispute over artistic reception and reciprocity. The snippet highlights personal tensions between two artists and their creative outputs.
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Dolphus Daubo
Detroit
Itree Press
Cascar ets candy cathartic promotes natural bowel movement
Best for the bowels. Cascarets claim to cure a range of ailments by restoring bowel function. They offer easy natural movements and cost 10 cents to start. The genuine product is Cascarets Candy Cathartic with C. C. C. stamped on every tablet and warns against imitations.
Heaviest at Forty Heaviest at forty believed common rule
A historical note claims a man tends to weigh most in his fortieth year. It presents the idea as a general rule without citing a study or authority.
Lane's Family Medicine Urges Daily Use
The advertisement promotes Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily use supports health by promoting bowel movement and gentle action on liver and kidneys. It touts cures for sick headache with prices 25 and 50 cents.
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Lane
Preserving Eggs in China With Mud Coating
A traditional Chinese method preserves eggs by coating them with mud. The process forms a mineralized shell and changes the egg white and yolk color. The practice is tied to regional culinary customs and aging techniques across provinces.
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China
Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine
Advertises a cold remedy with 25 cent price and refund if failing to cure. Claims E. W. Grove signature on each box and includes a customer testimonial from Norwich New York dated February 17, 1900. Also promotes Mrs. Austin pancake flour for quick breakfasts.
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E. W. Grove
Holiday excursion tickets on daily express trains
Holiday excursion tickets go on sale December 22 28 24 25 31 and January 1 at a fare and a third for round trip. Tickets valid for return until January 2 on any of the Peerless Trio Daily Express trains scheduled to stop. Write wire phone or visit nearest agent. C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Ind.
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C. A. Asterlin
T.P.A
Fort Wayne
Ind
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Pretoria
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Frank Phelps
Maiden Lane
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Central Iron & Steel Co
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Muskegon
Edward Flanders
Simon’s Dry Goods
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Manacer
Warnasa
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Foror
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Phila
Michigan Land Co
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