One Hundred Years Ago in 1803 Events and Trade
A cargo of artillery and ammunition was imported by South Carolina from England with special rates due to transfer of capture by French warships. Copper ore owners were urged to ship to Europe as the United States had no smelting works. Jefferson urged immediate action on the Louisiana purchase at a special Congress session. Spanish orders at New Orleans forbade transferring Louisiana to France or the United States. The Senate ratified the Louisiana purchase 247 to 7.
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South Carolina
England
Eurepe
United Stees
Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
Congress
New Orleans
Spain
Louisiana
France
United States
Senate
Campaign managers recount 1820s politics and travel feat
Seventy five years ago campaign managers for John Quincy Adams touted his duel free record while noting the fastest Philadelphia to New York trip by the steamboat Philadelphia in 9 hours and 20 minutes. Andrew Jackson campaign managers in Pennsylvania warned of a convention shake up and charter changes guided by Secksanier ideas amid party tensions.
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John Quincy Adams
Philadelphia
New York
Andrew Jackson
Pennsylvania
John Davies Addins
Westtra
Fifty Years Ago Silent Across the Nation and Cuba
Fifty years ago reports describe factory hands striking for a ten hour workday, adventurers under Col. Mer go fled from Sen Pren ese the te USN og repeabie In loscar njifernia whoo slavery wuld be al lawee. President of Matanzas Cuba reported by isat by scores in cholera epidemic. President Franky Clerce reviewed military organizations in Washington celebrating Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown.
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Mer
Sen Prenese
Loscar
Njifernia
Matanzas
Cuba
Franky Clerce
Washington
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Fortieth Anniversary of Bristow Station Battle Recalled
A reminiscence recalls the Bristow Station clash with Union forces led by Warren and Confederate troops under Hill. It notes later command changes including Thomas and Sherman, Lincoln’s 900000 volunteers call, and Confederate retaliation signals amid cavalry actions near Broad Run and retreat dynamics.
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Bristow Station
Warren
Hill. Ruatherfort
Th. Trayes
United States
W. S. Rosecrans
George W. Thomas
Grant
Lincoln
Hoch J. Wilpatrick
Broad Nun
Stuart
FL Lee
Merde
Fotomacc
Presistert
Jeferson Davis
South
Black Friday Panic Grips New York Market
A second Black Friday panic hits the New York stock exchange with Commodore Vanderbilt among the hard hit. Lake Shore Railroad and New York Central see declines while Memphis suffers yellow fever deaths and a desertion of the city. Government plans posts banks for public deposits to prevent panics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Stock Exchange
Commodore Vanderbilt
Lake Shore
New York
Memphis
Tenn
Notable Civil War Generals Reach End and Political Shifts
Gen James B Steedman dies in Toledo at 55 famed for Chickamauga relief. Sherman retires from US Army. Sunset Cox claims Speakership. Randall defeated. Warren of Ohio decries silver dollar as trade barrier. NP stock corner lifts Wall Street price. Supreme Court voids civil rights bill penalties for race discrimination outside DC.
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James B. Steedman
Thomas
Chickamauga
Toledo
Ohio
Northern Pacific Railroad
Wall Street
Cox
National House
Samuel J. Randall
Wiliam ‘Tecumseh Sherman
United States Army
Congressman Warren
China
United States Supreme Court
District of Columbia
What Our Neighbors Are Doing Local Inter est Marriages Deaths and Crimes
Local items note what neighbors are doing including marriages and deaths. Curious personal pointers about Tudianians appear with general matters and incidents.
Phelps School Closed Over Diptheria at Royal Center
Royal Center reports the Phelps school closed due to diphtheria. Indiana farm statistics show rising wealth with record butter and egg output. San Jose scale found near Princeton threatens Gibson county fruit gains. Richmond plans a May musical festival and Indiana school exhibits for the St Louis world’s fair are organized.
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Phelps
Royal Center
Harry J. Nading
Flatrock
Marion
Emplorers’ Council
Thurston Shuck
Snyder Catsup
Tipton
William Anderson
Muncie
Sandy Bran
Sydney
Nicholas Volsah
Newport
Germany
New York
Cromwell
Legonier
Dayton W. Frazier
Amanda Frazier
Vincennes
A. C. Spencer
Township Board of Health
Stinesville
Gibson County
Prof
Latta
Purdue Experimental Station
San Jose
Indiana
Inio
George H. Barcus
Rensslear
Hatter
Martin C. Beck
Indianapolis
George W. DeCamp
Jerry C. Fisher
Shelbyville
Andrew J. Foreythe
Barnett W. Harris
Waveland
Hoy Kuddleson
Dublin
William D. Keefer
Gas City
John A McFerrin
Jos. A. McGee
William McWorkman
Charles F. Mundy
Unionville
Scott Nelson
Brookston
E. Wood
Reynolds
Jos. W. Netherly
H Robert St. Scanlan
Brownstown
Jas
H. Stirgsieman
Wabash
Luke Sweeney
Terre Haute
William H.waregoner
Brazil
Henry C. Williamson
H. Pries
Michigan City
Meyer Zemelman
Richmond
F. A. Cotton
St. Louis
Golden Sermons and Rich Endowments Across Parishes
Curiosities of church giving reveal that the so called golden sermon grants a preacher a high price within a six mile radius of Haberdashers Hall. Historic bequests note large funds used to award the best discourse while other cities celebrate annual sermons with fixed stipends.
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Haberdashers
William Jones
Haberdashers’ Company
East End
Durham
St. Catherine Cree
Leadenhall Street
John Sayer
Minyor
London
Favart
Elberfeld
St. Giles
Charles Langley
Reverend Van Doren Credits Dean’s Kidney Pills
The Presbyterian clergyman from Fond du Lac Wisconsin reports severe kidney disorders kept him home for days. He states the pills brought general health improvement, lessened pain, and steadied kidney secretions. Dean’s Kidney Pills are sold by dealers at 50 cents by FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Jacob D. van Doren
Ot Sixth Street
Fond du Lac
Wis
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
A Literary Adviser by James Lane Allen Novelty
A Kentucky bachelor seeks marriage guidance from a married friend. He touts farm and wealth as gains of wedlock while sentiment is dismissed. The friend probes if tastes clash, asking about Tennyson, and the bachelor replies the wife could visit there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lane Allen
Kentucky
Tennyson
Deafness Cure Claim From Hall's Catarrh Cure
An advertisement asserts deafness arises from Eustachian tube catarrh and cannot be cured by local apps. It promises a $1000 reward for any case cured by traditional catarrh cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills via druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo, O
Druegisti
the. Hall
Dolly Dialogues Quotation Refers to Economy Philosophy
A quoted line from Anthony Hope's Dolly Dialogues reflects on the paradox of hoarding items one may never want while fearing future want. The wording emphasizes caution in unnecessary restraint and speculative desire.
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Dolly Dialogues
Anthony Hope
Rural New York Schools Report Average Pupils Per Classroom
Fragmentary data shows rural New York schools average twenty seven pupils per school. In three thousand six hundred twenty eight schools the pupil count appears listed as ten or leg.
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New York
Woman cured by free home treatment after chronic ailment
A long suffering wife confined to her home for years with chronic nervous derangement found relief after responding to an offer of free home treatment by Dr. Blartman. Peruna was the principal remedy. Letters from grateful patients attest improvements in health and strength.
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Blartman
Iet
Annie Hoban
Post Pocahontas of
Yemassee Council of Red Men
Eighth Ave
New York
Peruna
Anid Horan
Mamie Powell
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Ahiss
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus. O
Mrs Hattie La Fountain Praises Peruna Remedy
Galion Ohio resident Mrs Hattie La Fountain writing as treasurer of the Protected Home Circle and Catholic Ladies of Ohio says after her first child she suffered headaches and bearing down pains. A friend told her of Peruna and after starting the remedy she recovered before finishing the first bottle. She urges others to use it.
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Hattie la Fountain
Treas
Ohio
Galion
Peruna
Peruna praised by California secretary in testimonial
Mrs Julia M Brown secretary of the Woman's State Federation of California writes from Los Angeles praising Peruna. She claims it cures chronic catarrh and eases nervous fatigue after trying many remedies and notes it has helped several women who were near physical wrecks.
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Woman’s State Federation
Peruna
Julian M. Brown
Woman’s State Federation of California
Fifth St
Los Angeles
Cal
Julia M. Brown
Curious Indian Custom Memorial on Vancouver Island
A Vancouver Island relic from the Nootka people honors Maguina the great-grandson of a Vancouver chief. A large monument overlooks the sea featuring a thunder bird and a whale with two sewing machines nearby as tokens of sorrow. The article notes the monument as likely one of the last such tributes.
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Vancouver
Northwest
Maguina
Nootka
Marguina
Kurper
Denmark Grapples with Cattle TB After Schleswig Holsteins
Tuberculosis spread through cattle after Schleswig Holsteins were imported. A government commission tested 144000 head with tuberculin and found about one third infected.
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Denmark
Table Repartee in a Soup Joke
A humorous exchange features a fork asking why the spoon looks hollow and long faced. The spoon replies that it is because it is always in the soup, delivering a lighthearted kitchen scene.
The Vision of an International Parliament
A Gunton's Magazine essay argues that trial by jury and peaceable dispute settle will lead to a future international parliament. It notes England's historical path from jury authorization to parliamentary reform and predicts global union within 100 to 200 years as travel and communication shrink.
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United States
England
London
Gunton's Magazine
Payment to Ryde tradesman after long retirement
A payment of an account from twenty eight years earlier was recently made to a Ryde tradesman who retired from business seventeen years ago. The event highlights long-delayed settlement of amounts owed and reflects on lingering financial obligations from past operations.
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Ryde
Rubber Stamps Made to Order Offered in Fort Wayne
A local ad offers all kinds of rubber stamps made to order with self inking daters and ink and inking pads. Readers are invited to send for a catalogue to Lock Box 219 in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
Assassination of Servia’s rulers sparks sharp trade
A dialog cites the assassination as a crime unmatched in modern history. The Wise Guy adds that the affair has been dramatized, while the philosopher questions the act’s uniqueness amid turmoil.
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Servia
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Putnam Faceless Dyes Price Drop to Ten Cents
A catalog note states Putnam faceless dyes cost 10 cents per package. The listing emphasizes affordability and plain packaging for home dyeing kits, suggesting a budget option for households seeking colorful results.
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Putnam
Pineapple Slice Affects Beefsteak Tenderness
A fresh pineapple slice laid on a beefsteak quickly causes softening swelling and partial digestion of the meat for a considerable depth from the surface, illustrating the fruit's enzyme action on protein.
Printer Preference Urges Eagle Linen Paper for Letters
Editorial urges printers to adopt Eagle Linen Paper for all letter papers. Argues it is the proper standard and warns against using any other stock.
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Eagle
The Caymans Trade Turtles in the West Indies
The Caymans export turtles in the West Indies as their primary maritime trade. Local merchants report a steady flow of turtle shipments and growing demand from Caribbean markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caymans
West ‘Indies
When Writing to Advertisers Say You Saw the Advertisement
Notice reminding readers to mention the newspaper when replying to ads. Encourages citing the paper as source of the advertisement. No dates or names provided.
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C. S. Grant
Batzie
DE H. Elise
Arch St
Phiadelphis
Mrs
Hattie LaFountain
Fortus
CaaNt
Sterling Remedy Go
Chicago
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