Libby Brand Wins Grand Prix at Paris Exposition
Libby McNeill Libby of Chicago receives the Grand Prix d Honneur and two gold medals from the International Jury of Awards at the Paris Exposition. American Libby products are celebrated for meat preservation and high standards, with the firm offering a free book How to Make Good Things to Eat by postal request.
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Libby, McNeill & Libby
Chicago
America
United States
Libby, MecNeill & Libby
The Importance of Stupidity in Public Liberty
Walter Bagehot on the French Coup d Etat argues stupidity sustains steady conduct and fixed opinions. He suggests progress requires limited knowledge to prevent distraction and preserve duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bagehot
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered By Cheney & Co
Advertisement claims catarrh is constitutional and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney and Co Toledo Ohio as the only constitutional remedy. It states the medicine is taken by mouth with dosages from 10 drops to 1/2 teaspoon and offers a $100 reward for any failing case while inviting readers to request circulars and testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
CIA
Why so Few Good Books
Walter Bagehot argues that few people who can write know anything and that Southey’s disciplined habits and motives yielded little in the way of information, noting Southey’s life lacked events and experience in a critique of Shakespeare the Man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southey
Lfe
Walter Bagehot
Shakespeare
Grain-O replaces coffee in grocers with grain beverage
A new preparation named Grain-O is now sold in grocery stores as a pure grain alternative to coffee. Marketed as easy on delicate stomachs, inexpensive, and suitable for children, it costs 15 or 25 cents per package and is advertised to taste like coffee.
Exporting Cereal Foods Moves Into Big Industry
An exporter notes cereal foods made from wheat and oats have grown dramatically in the United States. He says the breakfast food industry only recently became a major American manufacturing sector and now ranks among the largest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Cassarets Candy Cathartic health ad notice
Best for the Boewels. No matter what ails you, headache to a cancer, you will never get well until your bowels are put right. CASCARETS help nature, cure you without a gripe or pain, produce easy natural movements, cost you just 16 cents to start getting your health back. CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on it. Be ware of imitations.
No alternative in the quiet nursery scene
A mistress complains about a noisy baby in the nursery. Molly answers that the baby can only stay quiet if allowed to cry, stating I can't make him quiet unless I let him make a noise. The exchange captures a curt domestic moment.
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Mollie
Molly
Are You Using Allen's Foot-Ease ad
Plainspoken 19th century advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease foot powder. Promotes relief for swollen, smarting, burning, and sweaty feet, coins, and bunions. Calls to ask for the product, notes 25 cents price, free sample, and directs readers to Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York.
Neighboring Enumerator Sparks City Census Tie
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a Cincinnati census enumerator with a wary air, describing neighbors’ concerns about a “hunted look.” The remark ties the observer to census duties in the city.
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Cincinnati
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Increased His Worries
A humorous Chicago Post item notes a man complains of constant worry after joining a Don't Worry Club. The quip highlights irony as he fears forgetting not to worry, a light social jab on self restraint and anxiety.
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Chicago Post
Garfield Tea Syrup Claims Digestive Cure All Ages
Advertising copy touts Garfield Tea Syrup as a pure stimulant laxative that acts on the liver and cures constipation. It claims effectiveness for both infants and adults.
No woman can bear feet in shoes that are too small
The fragment claims women won t endure foot discomfort from ill fitting shoes. It notes the unwillingness to endure pain and suggests the idea of tight footwear as a source of unease. The text reads as a disjointed remark on comfort and footwear.
Galveston sinking risk warned by Mc Gee
The National Geographic highlights a Galveston catastrophe analysis by W. J. Mc Gee former USGS member. He argues the island is gradually sinking and the gulf coast subsidence rivals New Jersey rates, threatening rebuilding plans on the old site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
National Geographic Magazine
W. J. McGee
United States Geological Survey
McGee
Gulf
Gulf Coast
New Jersey
Holland
Massachusetts Leader Meyer Named American Ambassador to Italy
George Von L. Meyer of Massachusetts named the new American ambassador to Italy. He is among New England's wealthiest men, residing in grand estates near Hamilton in Essex County. A Harvard graduate of 1879, he has long been active in politics, serving as speaker of the Massachusetts legislature for three terms and chairing the state board of managers for the Paris exposition. He is 52.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George von L. Meyer
Massachusetts
Italy
New England
Hamilton
Essex County
Harvard
Walcott
Massachusetts Board of Managers
Meyer
Smoke Nuisance in London Faced Enforcement Gaps
The piece notes London's smoke nuisance ordinance is poorly enforced. The Coal Smoke Abatement Society led by Sir W B Richmond struggles to unite vestries under a single policy. The Lancet criticizes the lax law and urges manufacturers to adopt cleaner, cost saving devices.
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London
W. B. Richmond
Lancet
Judge Gray Named to Hague Arbitration Board
Judge George Gray of Delaware is appointed by President McKinley to the international arbitration tribunal under the Hague conference. Ex-President Harrison serves as the other member on the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gray
Delaware
McKinley
Harrison
Sixto Lopez Remembered in Washington Visitor Profile
Sixto Lopez, the Filipino arrival noted in Washington, spent months during the Spanish war as Agoncillo’s private secretary. Described as bright and quick though small in stature, he pleased all he met with a pleasant manner and good face in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sexto Lopez
Sixto Lopez
United States
Washington
Agoncillo
Washington Letter
Chicago Record
Like Pather Like Leon The Young Canadian Leader
Hugh John MacDonald a 50 year old Manitoba figure rises as a leading Conservative in Canada. He previously served Winnipeg in Parliament and was a cabinet minister, now heading the provincial party with strong support and comparisons to Sir John A. MacDonald. The piece notes his nickname The Man Who Keeps His Word and hints he may inherit the Sir Charles Tupper mantle.
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Pather
Leon
Hugh John MacDonald
Conservative
Canada
Manitoba
Dominion
Sir John A. MacDonald
MacDonald
Winnipeg
Charles Tupper
Colleges and bonds dominate investment portfolios of universities
The article notes that about four fifths of productive college funds go into bonds and mortgages with few in stocks. Harvard and Yale hold notable real estate, while Harvard leads with about ten million. Twenty colleges report at least one million in income producing property including Cornell Johns Hopkins Chicago Penn and others. State universities in California Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota also reach one million or more.
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Columbia
Harvard
Yale
Cornell
University of Chicago
Johns Hopkins
S@orthwestern university
University of Pennsylvania
Wesleyan of Middletown
Rochester University
Tulane University of Louisiana
Western Reserve University
Brown University
California
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Resources of Siberia and its growing role in world trade
Under government support Siberia adds 200000 farmers yearly and exports cereals butter wool leather and dried meats. Once seen as a frozen waste the region is discussed as a potential rival to major cereal producers. A French official estimates Siberia could support up to 80 million people in Europe and notes underutilized gold mines and vast unmined coal reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
French Bureau of Foreign Commerce
Russia
Europe
When Edison Read Deep Into the Detroit Free Library
The young Edison, as a boy, read through the Detroit free library from end to end. By age twelve he had finished classics such as The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire and The Anatomy of Melancholy along with Newton's Principia, among other learned works.
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Edison
Detroit
Abandons Quest for Sight: Rouss withdraws million-dollar cure offer
Charles Broadway Rouss, the 64 year old blind New York merchant, ends his $1,000,000 bid to restore his sight after five years of hope. He funded experiments through James J. Martin who, paid only $6 then $3 weekly, loses support as trials fail. An agent for ex Speaker Reed seeks Sagamore Hill adjacent property near Roosevelt.
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Charles Broadway Rouss
New York
Rouss
James J. Martin
Thomas B. Reed
Oyster Bay
L. I
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Reed
Center Island
Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club
Miller Named General Passenger Agent of St Paul System
A. Miller, brother of Roswell P. Miller, is appointed general passenger agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad system effective October 15, 1900 to replace George H. Heafford. Miller has long served as assistant general passenger agent and will lead the department with Marsh and Merrill remaining in their roles. He was born in Harford, Pennsylvania, began railroading in 1874, and has been with the St Paul system since 1883.
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A. Miller
F. A. Miller
Roswell P. Miller
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company
George H. Heafford
Miller
St. Paul
Marquette
Messrs. Marsh and
Merrill
St Paul
Mr. Miller
Harford
Smooth Surface for Roads Maintains Water Drainage
Maintaining a smooth road surface to allow water to escape prevents surface softening even on earth roads. A well crowned, rut-free surface beats elaborate foundations and drainage, but requires continual watchfulness. Occasional sprinkling can curb dust, while a smooth surface reduces wear and need for sprinkling through better traffic distribution.
Robbing Peter to Please Paul
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item quotes a speaker declining to accept partial reimbursement for money spent on an unfortunate family. The dialogue notes a total of $21 borrowed and repaid, highlighting the burden of the expense.
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Peter
Paul
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Old Milyuns Scene Sparks Daugh ter Kiss Bragging
Percival Tootles jokes about a kiss with a young man’s daughter, implying she may boast about it. The banter hints at flirtation and social tact in a small community.
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Old Milyuns
Percival Tootles
Oklahoma land open to settlers and readers offered
8,000,000 acres to open for settlement with related literature. Subscription costs include $1.00 for a year, 10c for a single issue, and a chance to receive an illustrated Oklahoma book. Morgan's Manual and Settlers' Guide with sectional map offered for $1.00. Address Dick T. Morgan Perry. Also notes about a professor returning from Rome and wages.
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Oklahoma
Morgan
Dick T. Morgan
Perry
Oo. T
Katy Flyer souvenir offer from Missouri Kansas Texas Railway
James Barker of the rail line announces a mailed souvenir to remind readers that the Katy Flyer trains run between St. Louis and the Gulf of Mexico. A unique pen knife is offered, with cost offset by a twenty five cent price for readers. The note ends with a moral reflection on strength and generosity.
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Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
St. Louis
Gulf of Mexico
Kansas City
Hannibal
Sedalia
Ft. Scott
Nevada
Parsons
Denison
James Barker
God Is Near a Besetting God on the Right and Left
The excerpt speaks of God as omnipresent and all pervading, educating and disciplining his child. It emphasizes the divine spirit filling the world and the soul, guiding, helping, and striving to save and bless.
Chapman's clergyman reads installments of his own story
In Chapman Kansas a local pastor abandons Sunday sermons to read a serialized tale to his flock. The piece features a father finally settling his daughter's marriage, a joke reflecting the narrator's long plotting to avoid talk about his book.
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Chapman
Kas
Homeseekers Excursion Tickets On Sale Across U S
Homeseekers tickets to nearly all points in the United States go on sale at Chicago Great Western Ry ticket offices on the first and third Tuesdays of October November and December. One fare plus 2 for the round trip with return within 21 days. Inquiries to F H Lord G P T A 113 Adams St Chicago.
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United States
Chicago Great Western Ry
Great Western
F. H. Lord
Adams St
Chicago
Great Northern Railway
Washington
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Dakota
Montana
Idaho
You Can Get Allen's Foot-Ease Free Sample
Advertisement offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder from Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York. It claims to cure sweating damp swollen aching feet and to ease tight shoes, a remedy for corns and bunions, with a 25 cent price at druggists and shoe stores.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Christain Endeavor Meeting Question Sparks Youthful Praise
A dialogue captures a Mrs Goodsoul asking a youth about Christian Endeavor meetings. He replies with enthusiasm testifying he attended and expressing delight at the gatherings.
Garfield Tea Syrup Promises Gentle Laxative Cure
An old item touts Garfield Tea Syrup as a universal mild laxative for infants children and adults. It claims a magical curative influence from pure sugar fruit and simple herbs and ends with a sharp note on belief in great men.
Putnam Face Less Dyes Offer Silk Wool or Cotton
Most spiders are possessed of poisonfangs, but very few are dangerous to human beings.
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Putnam
Cure a Cold in One Day Promises and Patent Remedies
An old advertisement page touts multiple patent cold cures and tonics with claims of rapid relief. It lists LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE TABLETS, Piso's Cure, BATT'S CAPS FOR COLDS, and PARKER'S Hair Balsam among products. Endorsing testimonials appear from E W Grove and W M Enosley, with prices of 25 cents or less.
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E. W. Grove
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed for Mothers
Mrs Pinkham offers free advice to mothers with large families and touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as helping with menstruation and energy for housework. Carrie Belleville of Ludington Michigan testifies she can now do eight family member chores after using the remedy.
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Lydia EB Pinkham
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H. J. MacDonald
Cc, B. Rouss
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Rome
Chicago News
Egypt
Piso
WM. O. Enosley
Vanburen, Ind
Spain
England
Batt
Emerson
Central
Pakker
Chow White
Yucatan
A. J. Tower
Boston
Mass
Tamidetith Thompson's
Eye Water
Mas
Bellevilis
Ua 'Baer
W. S
Douglas
Po Bougias
Brocktoz
Great Northern
North America
F. J. Whitney
ST. Paul, Im
Dnn
American School OF Correspondence
Goer Mass
H. J. Mason
Pension
ORR
U.S. Pension Bureau
Slice
H. H. Green
Box BE
Atlaita
W. N. Y. Chicago
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