Gardnerville minstrel manager Shortridge hailed in new role
Charles M. Shortridge, former California journalist and politician, directs the Excelsior minstrel company in Gardnerville, Douglas county, leading the troupe as drum major and appearing as an end man. The Carson Appeal calls this venture the peak of his varied career. News items promote stock medicines Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials and offers.
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Charles M. Shortridge
California
Gardnerville
Douglas County
Excelsior Minstrel Company
Carson Appeal
Unity Anthem Roars Over a United Nation
A vocal rally proclaims unwavering national resolve and pledges to never yield to defeat amid calls for strengthened unity and resilience across communities.
Remarkable Italian Peasant Woman Bears Sixty Two Children
The London News recounts Granata, an Italian peasant woman who married at twenty eight and bore sixty two children. She started with a daughter, then six sons, then five more, then two sets of triplets and four at a birth, later limiting to singles and twins before another four birth.
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The
London News
Granata
Eight-Inch Rifle Powers Spanish Defeat at Manila
An Eastern paper notes that eight-inch rifles like those on the Olympia fire five 280 pound projectiles per minute capable of piercing fifteen inch armor at eight miles. It suggests this explains the destruction of the Spanish fleet and fortifications at Manila.
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Olympia
Manila
Massachusetts parson ties Maine explosion to Providence and bull fight
A Massachusetts parson asserts the Maine blast was caused by Providence after Captain Sigsbee attended a Havana bullfight on Sunday. The Denver Post notes the claim as a curious old tale with heavy sarcasm.
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Massachusetts
Maine
Providence
Sigsbee
Havana
Denver Post
Spanish Fleet Returns Home After Oath of Victory
After weeks at Cadiz the officers and men swore they would not return unless victorious. They are now back in Cadiz likely more grateful to be alive, reflecting on the peril and their narrow escape.
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Cadiz
Far East business and Hawaii as Pacific midway point
A historical remark argues that any venture to the Far East must include Hawaii as a midway hub. The comment stresses Hawaii's strategic position between the U S and Asia and warns against letting it fall into other hands which would block eastern access.
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Far East
Hawaii
Pacific
Stolen Special Interviews From London Papers
The examiner’s rumored special interviews with Sagasta and the Spanish queen regent were found to be stolen from London papers and secured by the thief.
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Sagasta
London
Hlood's Sarsaparilla Cures Many Ills, Evidence Says
Evidence in the case contends Hlood's Sarsaparilla cures scrofula salt rheum boils humors and all eruptions. The claim centers on the remedy's supposed power to heal varied skin and blood ailments.
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Hlood
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Magnolia
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Prop
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Silver State Mills
Paradise Valley, Nev
Golconda, Nevada
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Humboldt Soda and Bottling Works
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Iam
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George Berk
Larayette Hotel
Winnemucca, Nev
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Japan
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Anaconda
Montana
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Deering Mowers
New York
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