Burned at the stake in Limon Colorado
Preston Porter a black youth who murdered Louise Frost was seized by a vigilante group at Limon and executed by burning at the scene. The train bringing him from Denver was halted by the committee and Porter was taken to Lake Station then burned. The father of the victim is reported to have administered the execution.
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Limon
Col
Preston Porter
Louise Frost
Porter
Denver
Freeman
Hugo
Lake Station
Idmon
Missing Sacramento steward A Peters at railroad hospital
A Peters steward in the Sacramento railroad hospital is missing after leaving a shortage of several hundred dollars.
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A. Peters
Sacramento
Joe Gans
Kid Parker
Denver
Trib’s All Right Says Farmer After Plow Injury
A Bridgeport area farmer credits Trib lintment with saving his day after severe hand burning while plowing. He used Trib to wrap and treat the wound and continued working. The claim is supported by three years of sales at City Drug Store run by F J Steinmetz. Also mentions One Minute Cough Cure for croup and Brown Bros.
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F. J. Steinmetz
City Drug Store
California
Bridgeport
Brown Bros
Mrs. Winslow
Counting Electoral Votes and Arizona Ranch House Feature
The article outlines the February election day proceedings with Senator Frye of Maine presiding as votes from the states are opened and counted. It notes potential Kentucky objections and a dramatic post vote scene. It then highlights Colin Cameron’s three story Arizona ranch house near Tucson with acetylene lighting and water systems. It concludes with a detailed official canvass of local election results showing majorities for Bryan and McKinley and various county offices.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Frye
Maine
House
McKinley
Roosevelt
United States
Kentucky
Arizona
Colin Cameron
Tucson
Board of Commissioners
Bryan McKinley
Union Pacific Spends Six Million On West’s Finest Track
Six million dollars invested by the Union Pacific Railroad Company modernizes a line once the West’s best. The new improvements create a straighter, dustless, ballasted roadbed enabling higher speeds and safer travel. The result promises solid comfort and safety for patrons, inviting travelers to choose this “royal highway” for eastern journeys. For details contact Fr. S. Choate, General Agent, Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Choate
Salt Lake City
Campaign Memoir Mentions Cham berlain's Remedy Use
Under date of November 4 1897 from Vryburg Bechuanaland Captain C G Dennison writes he bought and used Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for himself and his men during the campaign and found it beneficial. For sale by Brown Bros Druggists.
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Africa
C. G. Dennison
Vryburg
Bechuanaland
Chamberlain
Brown Bros
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Endorsed for Burns and Skin Ailments
The advertisement promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a universal cure for burns eczema and skin sores. It warns against counterfeits and urges buyers to obtain the original product from Brown Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
DeWitt’s
Brown Bros
Advertisements for Witch Hazel Salve and Mrs Winslow’s Syrup
An advertisement promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for skin eruptions and hemorrhoids. It also touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething infants, claiming quick relief, safety, and various benefits. Brown Bros. markets One Minute Cough Cure as a quick, harmless remedy for coughs and throat issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown Bros
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Aids Women
A Denver reader lauds Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving chronic female ailments. Letters from Miss Thompson and Miss Scholtes describe relief from headaches, indigestion, menstrual pain, and general weakness after using the remedy, with Mrs. Pinkham offering further guidance from Lynn.
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Miss Scholtes
Railroad transport gains noted amid low losses in transit
Statistics show that losses by accent or otherwise in transit do not exceed half of one percent, noting rail methods for handling stock as superior to old driving methods. A band of fifty Apaches attacked the Mormon settlement Paenecho Arizona yesterday, but were driven off with seven killed and seven ten wounded, plus four whites killed.
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Denver
Colo
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cross
Vegetable Court
Paenecho
Arizona
To Cure a Cold in One Day Tablets Ad
Dentistry notice for Dr. H B McDonald visiting Golconda and Winnemucca hotels from October 21 to November 9 and then two weeks at Lafayette Hotel. Gold bridges crowns and fillings offered with first class work guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. McDonald
Golconda Hot Springs
Lafayette Hotel
Winnemucca
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Advertisement Claim
Brown Bros promote Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a remedy for indigestion and stomach trouble that digests all foods and gives the stomach rest. The ad asserts it helps even after other remedies fail and can be taken in air conditioned environments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown Bros
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William Sullivan
Spencer Gaylord
Tuolumné County
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Griggs
Washington
Manila
MacArthur
Lee Calhoun Duff
University of California
Berkeley
Fillmore
Southern Pacific
Humbold
AB Evans
W. W. Booher
Mark Averill
Booher
W. C. Pitt
Hugh Darrah
D. J. Biggins
Pitt
C.D. van Duzer
W. E. Townsend
Nels Nelson
Peter Anker
Charles McConnell
W. H. Bryson
J. T. Reid
G. B. Ackerman
van Duzer
Nelson
C. W. McDeid
W. H. Corbiere
W. H. Holt
I. B. English
McDeid
J. T. Dunn
E. Leonard
Dunn
J. J. Hill
I. B. Rule
Hill
Gilbert
Jt. D. Mackay
IW. K. Harvey
Bert L. Hood
C. H. McIntosh
E. A. Docker
Hood
J. A. Cochran
Thomas Sears
Cochran
W. D. Morey
T. R. Weber
W. A. Sperry
Morey
W. C. Ruddell
R. Young
Ruddell
Woman’s Daily Grind
Miss Rous
Thompson
Acushnet
Mass
Tectianomctre
I Guy Bank
Lyoras E. Pivkuam Maniceo
E. W. Grove
Silver State Mills
Premare
Frfp
Reoanzone
Paradine
Nevada
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