Consul General Lee Voices View On Maine Disaster Responsibility
A Washington dispatch to the St. Louis Republic reports Consul General Lee believes the Maine catastrophe was not an accident. He says Spain may be responsible if the court of inquiry confirms the theory, with indemnity likely around ten million dollars if Spain controls the explosive. The outcome hinges on evidence and Spain’s willingness to pay.
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Washington
St. Louis
Spain
Peyer
Canana
Shea
United States
Maine
Illustrated London News
De Lome Defends Spaniards On Maine Disaster
Dupuy de Lome aboard the Britannic in Queenstown rejected Spanish blame for the Maine explosion. He reiterated regret and stated Spaniards favor peace, insisting the incident could not have been caused by the Spanish people, though he knew Americans may view it differently.
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Queenstown
Dupuy de Lome
Washington
New York
Liverpool
United States
Maine
Havana
America
Prayers Heard In Busy Mart Episcopal Lenten Services Begin
Bishop Gilbert led the first high noon Lenten services in St Paul Chamber of Commerce attended by business workers and many ladies. The event drew surprise and praise as hymns and prayers echoed through the busy building. Services will continue daily under the St Paul chapter.
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Gilbert
St Paul
Busia
Faul: Iy
Reverend Sam Jones Earns Thirty Thousand A Year
An odd clipping notes Rev. Sam Jones earning $30,000 annually and argues such speech profits need not prove abuse is profitable for its owner. A stray ad promises a one day cold cure with Lasative Quintac Tablets and a drugstore refund policy. A Joliet penitentiary visit by a committee of resistators is also referenced.
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Sam Jones
Lingis
Joliet
Remedial Claims and Urban Migration Debate Across Era
A 19th century ad touts “5 Drops” rheumatic cure with claims of relief for rheumatism neuralgia catarrh asthma and grippe, offering samples and priced bottles from Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co Chicago. Also covered is Dr Charley Cuthbert Hall criticizing village-to-city migration by educated women, urging steadier home life and preparation for hardship, followed by a note on a children’s teething product and a new German church in Jerusalem, plus a Salvation Army Chinese War Cry publication and a Nebraska land sale listing.
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New York ‘Times
Charley Cuthbert Hall
Union Theological Seminary
Its Advantage to George and the Pie Conundrum
A humorous snippet recalls a family dinner where George accepts a second piece of pie, declaring he cannot tell a lie. The piece ties in with a Cherokee Democrat noting a local promotion, then shifts to a quaint tale about wedding rice and a clergyman’s plea to avoid mess, suggesting boiled rice as a cleaner alternative.
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George
China Opposes Vivisection in Progress Debate
In a plenary session Life recalls China’s stance as he tells the assembled powers he is strongly opposed to vivisection and offers his ideas on progress. The remark frames the ongoing discussion on scientific methods and ethics among major nations.
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China
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Aids Sterility Families
Curable causes of female sterility include general debility and blood conditions treated by tonics. Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted to strengthen nerves and ligaments, aid womb support, and restore fertility. A Jersey City testimonial from Mrs Tatoy Lytle reports relief from dysmenorrhea and white discharge, leading to childbirth after five bottles.
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Lydia EB. Pinkham
A Veteran’s Cure Claim for Pink Pills in Greensburg
Squire John Castor of Newpoint, Indiana, testifies in a New Era statement that rheumatism from war service plagued him for thirty years. After trying doctors and being told his heart was diseased with no cure, he found relief taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He finished six boxes and reports being free of rheumatism and recommends the medicine for diseases from bad blood.
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Greensurg
Ind
John Castor
Newpoint
Dr. Williams
Self made widow and wartime sentiment in era paper
The New York Journal recalls a self made widow via misprints in a cook book. The piece includes Mrs Chubby and Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children. It also carries Chicago Skandinaven praise for adopted Scandinavian citizens and their stance on war with Spain. A Rivetside calf and an Oakland child poisoned by painted parlor paper conclude the round up.
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New York Journal
Oakland
Cal
Mamma and Harold Fractured Speech Quick Retrival
Fragmentary dialogue shows a mother urging quick retrieval and warning of punishment. Harold claims his brother punished Tommy, and the mother questions the brother's actions. The terse exchange hints at family conflict and a drum incident.
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Harold
Tommy
Wheelmen League Shrinks as Members Fall Short
The League of American Wheelmen numbers nearly two thousand below the 103 000 mark in recent weeks. An English agriculturist reports success in cross fertilization of brasses, clover, cereals and other food plants. Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters advertised as a health tonic aiding digestion bile flow bowel regularity and kidney balance while claiming malaria and rheumatism prevention.
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Wheelmen
League of American Wheelmen
Deafness cured only by constitutional remedies
An old medical advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh, claiming local applications fail to reach the diseased area. It offers one hundred dollars for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and directs readers to obtain circulars from I. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
I. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Allen's Poot-Ease advertised powder for foot ailments
An old advertisement promotes Allen S. Olmsted of LeRoy New York selling Allen's Poot-Ease powder to shake into shoes. It claims to cure corns bunions chilblains swelling nervous damp sweating smarting hot and callous feet. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a sample free.
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ASIC
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N.Y
Hanging of De Lome in effigy stirs Kentucky whisky ads
A Kentucky newspaper notes the display of an effigy of De Lome. The incident is cited as a poor advert for the state’s whisky manufacturers.
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de Lome
Kentucky
Promising Corn Yields and Seed Offers From 1893 Notice
In Le Raysville Pa E Walters swore to 262 bushels per acre of Sizer’s corn totaling 7 500 dollars from 100 acres at 30 cents a bushel. Sulzer offers 400 gold for best seed name for 17 inch corn and other farm samples. John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wis invites applications for seed catalogue and samples including corn oats seed potatoes for one dollar fifty two a barrel. Walter Baker Co Dorchester Mass offers Miss Partons Choice Receipts by postal card. Hartshorn a mayoral candidate in a Michigan city endorses Piso’s Cure for consumption. Anna Ross Williamsport Pa Nov 12 1893.
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E. Walters
le Raysville
Sulzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
LaCrosse
Wis
Miss Parton
Walter Baker & Co., Limited
Dorchester
Mass
Alabastine Wall Coating Promises Durable Finish
An advertisement extols Alabastine as a durable natural wall and ceiling coating. It claims easy preparation with water, ready-made in 5 pound dry packets, and superior to kalsomine. It stresses proper labeling, discourages cheap substitutes, and notes compatibility with plaster, wood ceilings, brick, or canvas with water or hyral cement variants. It urges buyers to demand labeled packages from dealers.
Dealers warned against fake Alabastine coatings
The Alabastine Company cautions dealers not to purchase cheap balsamnes or imitation alabastine products claiming patent light coverage. It warns that selling such products risks legal action and damages, asserting ownership of the patented light covered wall coat product.
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Lee
State Department
Baker’s
la Belle Chocolatiere
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Yose
James Williams
Regent, UL
Swanson Rheumatic — Cure Company
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Jerusalem
The
Salvation Army of
Buffalo County
Nebraska
Nearney
Sioux City
Mrs. Pinkham
Gray
Mother Gray
Wome
le Roy
N.Y
Erie
Europe
Skandinaven
Cuba
McKiley
Riverside
Allen
Atlanta
Michigan City
Hartshorn
Piso
aAnna AL. Ross
Williamsport
E. C. West
Etora
Seroress
F. W. Pranz
West Third Street
Aod
Ipry
Balzex
Catatogrlons Tc
Nolin I
Suzen Ased CO
la Crosse
Wts
Fort Wayne
Jones
Binghamton
Uinghamton, N.Y
Jon W Morr
W.S. Pension Bureau
Sanurit & CO
James J. J. Gregory &Son
Marblehead
Sioux City Printing CO
Bob
Pring
Surrey Harness
Phratt
Sapolio
Kalsome
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