Boers urged to surrender as Wolmaners cables from Paris
Cape Town dispatch notes A D Wolmaners, Boer delegate to the United States and Europe, writes from Paris urging Boers to surrender. Cincinnati reports the Jeffries Ruhlin bout postponed and Frye declares McKinley winner with Roosevelt VP. Oil well in Indiana floods five acres, 7000 barrels daily. Colorado Senate approves eight hour mining work limit. General Young to relieve Shafter in California, with move mid March.
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Cape Town
A. D. Wolmaners
United States
Europe
Paris
Blackford County
Montpellier
Ind
Colorado Senate
Registered mail Insurance and a royal bridal robe
The article notes growing use of insurance for registered mail since its introduction two years ago, with a $6 000 government fund and only $200 lost last year. It also describes Queen Wilhelmina’s bridal robe in silver cloth and white glaze silk, featuring a 2.5 meter court train and Paris embroidery by nine artisans over two months.
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Wilhelmina
Paris
Gold Discovery Tale in West Pilbarra Australia
A tale from West Pilbarra recounts how three to four youths found a stone seen as gold prompting a warden to wire the governor who asked what happened to the crow or cow. The ensuing exchange sparked a proclamation of the gold field and a rush yielding 3.4 percent ounces valued at £13,274 in 1888, with large nuggets found including a 140 ounce specimen, per Engineering Magazine history.
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West Pilbarra
A. Charleton
Peoruary
Salt Rising Bread and DeWitt’s Liver Pills Ad
A recipe describes making Salt Rising Bread with steps for dough, rising times, and baking. The ad ends by promoting DeWitt’s Little Early Risers liver pills from Brown Bros, noting they never gripe.
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DeWitt
Brown, Bros
Brown Bros
Ovation to Bryan at Columbus dollar dinner
The Jefferson Jackson Lincoln League in Columbus Ohio held a 1500 attendee dollar dinner honoring W. J. Bryan. Congressman Lentz introduced Bryan whose speech urged Jeffersonian revival and a government serving equal rights with no special privileges.
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Columbus
Ohio
Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln League
W. J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Congressman Lentz
Mr. Lentz
United States
R. Bryan
Jefferson
Making a chicken salad with lemon dressing
Prepare a soup plate with a drained egg yolk base, beat in lemon juice with a fork, and whisk in gradually with salad oil. Add paprika salt mustard and vinegar, then fold in celery and chicken. Use mayonnaise dressing for five cups of salad.
Stops the Cough and Cures Cold in One Day
An old patent medicine claims to stop coughing and work off the cold in one day with Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. It promises no cure, no pay and lists a price of 25 cents.
Six Million Spent on Union Pacific Track Upgrade
The Union Pacific Railroad reports six million dollars invested to reshape an original west track into a straighter, smoother line. The project uses dustless Sherman granite ballast to boost speed and safety, promising comfort and security for travelers. For details contact PS Choate, General Agent, Salt Lake City.
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Union Pace Railroad Company
Tfey
Royal Highway
Choate
Salt Lake City
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Guarantee Ends Dissatisfaction
Brown Bros guarantee every bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and offer a refund after two thirds consumption if not satisfied. Promoted as the best remedy for la grippe coughs colds croup and whooping cough it is described as pleasant and safe and said to prevent pneumonia from a cold.
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Brown Bros
Nome Mining Booms as Gold Output and Settlements Grow
In Nome area mining continues with Dexter Company laying off eighteen miners due to mill capacity, while Cape Nome’s Anvil Creek yields up to two million dollars for lucky miners. El Dorado hosts a new thirty stamp mill, and a steam wagon is awaited to haul ore. Hundreds of workers winter in Nome York and Golovin Bay with little sign of shortage. October exports from New Zealand show declines in gold and silver compared with 1899.
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Anvil Creek
Cape Nome
Nome
York
Golovin Bay
New Zealand
el Dorado Canyon
Pioche
Witty snippets mix in daily papers on love and fortune
A collage of quips from Minneapolis Times Life and Indianapolis Press mocks convicts fortunes and dramatic romance as two lovers, mistaken mothers, and stage banter collide in humorous, paraphrased snippets.
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Minneapolis
Litte Eva
Mr. St. Clair
Indianapolis Press
Growth of Methodism Over the Century in the United States
The Methodist movement shows rapid growth from the late 1700s to 1900 with 187 ministers and 64 984 members at the century’s start and vast expansion to 2 929 000 members in the United States. It also notes expansion into sixteen related denominations, 225 educational institutions with large endowments, and missionary giving rising from 48 to 1 223 904. Old World Methodism grows from 213 ministers and 16 908 members to 6 830 ministers and 1 165 188 members. A brief promotional note for DeWitt’s Early Risers liver pills follows.
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United States
Methodist Episcopal Church
The
Missionary Society
Wesley
Shilohs Consumption Cure Ad Claims Wide Relief
An 19th century style testimonial touts Shilohs Consumption Cure with claims of relief for coughs bronchial and lung issues. It promises money back if not cured and cites Waterford New York and LeRuy New York as locations with dates and names blurred but suggesting a medical patent remedy advertisement.
Help for Women Who Are Always Tired
Mrs Ella Rice of Chelsea Wisconsin shares a testimonial about curing two years of bearing down pain headache backache and fatigue through Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The advertisement urges readers with similar symptoms to try the remedy claiming it offers relief and stresses its monumental proof as the greatest medicine for suffering women.
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Ella Rice
Chelsea
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Rice
Kodal Dyspepera Cure Claims Instant Digestion Relief
The advertisement touts Kodal Dyspepera Cure as a universal natural digestive remedy that completely digests all foods and cures the worst indigestion cases with instant relief, claiming it is the only such combination ever devised and in high demand.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad
Advertisement promoting Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. Claims quick relief from teething pain diarrhea and stomach upset. Notes price twenty five cents and wide druggist distribution with a warning about counterfeit DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve from Brown Bros.
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Mrs. Winslow
We’ll Come Promptly for Your Order
Delivery offer promises prompt service for orders and ready figures. includes contact via phone for pricing and availability. The snippet emphasizes quick response and pricing figures.
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Cincinnati
B. M. Young
General Shafter
Department of California
San Francisco
Australia
Bryan
Mines and Mining
Tuscarora
Dexter Company
Methodist Church
Shiloh
Tures
Vanderca
Waterford, N.Y
Sted
LeRuy, N.Y
Welcdaar Y
Wand Ber Potts
Main
Prof
C.D. van Duzer
J. T. Wheeler
Wheeler & van Duzer
Attorneys-At-Law
Bert L. Hood
Winnemucca, Nevada
E. D. Giroux
WisneMucca, Nevanai
Stabton
Tode.w
Murphy
Winnemucca
Nevada
W. K. Samuels
T. C. Hanson
Office Weber
Eagle Drag
Alfred Chartz
AY Law
Carson City
W. H. Holt
Dumboldy County
Airess —Paradhive Walier
New
Charles M'Connell
Diehl’s Bock Store
Sit
Winnaurucca
Sndeyayens
Treceviig Mle
Paket
Ipsinesse
Gail
Diehl
Fifth Judicial District Court
State of
Humboldt
David F. Coleman
Frances A. Coleman
Rances A. Colmman
J. H. Hoyt
Bridge Street
E. Reinhart & Co S
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