Neighborhood news and incidents across Platte County
The report covers a mix of local misfortunes and events. A man suffered severe burns from an exploding vapor after a lantern handoff near Unmer. a bystander pulled him from a tank and he faced court terms. Other items note farm division near Cedar Rapids, a veteran's death in Janmieta, a Sunday School convention, a runaway injury near Aleeworth, and burglaries in Holdreze. Additional notes include a new dormitory at Fremont Normal, a St. Edward roller mill fire, diphtheria cases in Mason City closing a district school, and a river of minor accidents and civic updates.
MacArthur Forces Move on Tarlac in Philippines
Mania November 13 report says Colonel Bell’s cavalry entered Tarlac with little opposition as Aguinaldo’s government fled. General MacArthur and Lawton close in on Tarlac. Bamban captured. fighting described as rebels retreating after brief volleys.
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Bell
Tarlac
Aguinalde
MacArthur
Lawton
Bamban
Urief
Gring
Thirty-sixth
Smith
Agreement Reached in Creek Warrant Case Dispute
November 18 report states the Creek warrant trial ended in disagreement and the jury was discharged. The defendant H. Worth former cashier of the First National Bank of the city is to stand retry next term. Warrant cases previously tied to ex-Treasurer B Childress James Egan and T KE Smiley have led to penitentiary sentences.
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Mousxoers
I T
H. Worth
Firet National Bank
Childress
James Egan
T. KE. Smiley
Wage Increase Prompted Strike May Be Ordered
Fall River MassachusettsNovember 13 Aepee reports an increase of 100 percent of wages on the present schedule for cane workers to go into effect December 1. The note indicates workers may be ordered to strike if terms are not met and to be ready to return to work after the deadline.
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River
Mage
Panama
New Orleans Timee Democrat
Soldiers Poisoned in California Unit Report
Fifty privates of Company K Forty Second Volunteer Infantry reported exposure to a Premace like toxin and eighteen remained in the general hospital under observation as authorities investigate the incident in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Company K
Forty Second Volunteer Infantry
Premace
Superstition Moves Cabin No 18 on Occenic Steamship
A Staten Islander altered the joca tion of hinghouse on the steamer Occenic to avoid superstition. The day after, the owner marked his cabin with a sign announcing the premises have moved across the street.
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Hinghouse
Stray Snippets Tie Odd Claims to Curious Items
Disjointed notes describe strange tales from various locales including Bombay and Chicago. References mix superstition about a black oat guarding a British officer’s soul with рекламable pills and odd household customs. The fragmentary text also mentions bullets of pills and curious baby beer allowances in Austria.
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Bombay
Pork Cutlets and Tomato Sauce Method Card
Beat two eggs with salt pepper nutmeg and a hint of aged spice. Dip cutlets in egg then bread crumbs and fry in hot lard until pale brown. Drain on paper. In a stewpan melt butter with minced carrot add flour then tomato sauce and simmer twenty minutes. Arrange cutlets in a ring, pour sauce to the center and serve hot.
John M Smyth Co Emporium in Chicago Aft Fifty Years
The John M. Smyth Co store at 150 to 166 West Madison street in Chicago has operated for a third of a century and supplied goods to more than half a million homes, establishing its reputation for catalog sales.
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John M. Smyth Co
West
Madison Street
Chicago
Murder Is Not Considered a Very Great Crime
An oblique statement claims Parees of India view murder leniently and prescribes 200 stripes as punishment, reflecting a biased, harsh judicial view attributed to a colonial-era source.
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India
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised by Women
Readers urged to write Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for free advice and medicine. Letters from Miss Exun Brenner East Rochester Ohio and Miss Nellis Russe Pittsburg describe relief from backache nervous fatigue painful menses and leucorrhea after using the vegetable compound.
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Bere
Exun E. Brenner
East
Rochester
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Oes
Widespread Hints From Various Authors And Observations
Walter Besant cites fifty Maryland novelists earning over five hundred dollars yearly. Mark Twain draws lively crowds in Australia, while Rider Haggard plans a Tory daily in Norwich. A new Penny Magazine debuts January 20 published by The Penny Magazine Company Philadelphia. Laither's Bible with Luther’s notes resides in a Berlin museum. Prof Bly’s sociological works reach Japanese readers. his Outlines of Economics printed in raised type for the blind. A New York report notes a fatal newspaper incident in Addison New York from a train debris.
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Walter Besant
Mayland
Mark Twain
Australia
Pang Ea
Ges
Rider Haggard
Norwich
Eagland
Penny Magazine
Penny Magazine Company
Philadelphia
Laither
Berlin
Luther
Bale
Richard T. Bly
Decare Lombroso
Henry Phillips
Addison
N. Y
Flour from Potatoes Gains Ground in Austria
Potatoes are used as a substitute for wheat flour in Austria where it is cheaper. The text notes potatoes produce white bread and cake and describes washing and peeling as part of making roars something. The commentary laments censorship of such talk.
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Austria
Novel Method Destroys Brick Smokestack Economically
Report describes a 266 foot smokestack demolished by burning packed tar sawdust and paraffin inside a brick opening created three feet from the ground. The chimney cracked and fell into a marked space, yielding reusable material and lower costs versus complete tear down. Also includes brief notes on making apple conserve with sage and spices.
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Rick Bese Exingham
Codderas
Allerton Wenches
Cedar Rapides
W. G. Workman
Janmieta
Caeel
Platte County
Aleeworth
Sheriff Leisure
Oyster County
Norfolk Astlem
Luther J. Abbott, Jr
Flrst
Nebraska
Philippines
Fremont
Holdreze
Binee
Evening News
Plattamouth
George L. Farley
Fremont Normal Echoe
St. Edwarde
Collenenn
Mason City
Breemer
William Crook
Ace of Osceola
Teo
Goring
Plattemouth
The
Standard Beet Sugar Company
Ames
Plattem
Celagy Cat
Charles Searle
Pate
Ord
Adjutant General
William Jordan
Edward Lawson
Aogier Smn
B.D McKean
Columbus
Lemuel Casturnal
Kiondike
Kreader
Nevada
Yancy and
Ayles
Cape
Felamead
Kenilworth
Convicta
L. Douglas
Warres Siress
New York
Nena
Mell
Piso
J. Radison
Heinrich
Miceli
Tomers
Anne
Prich
Ity
M. J
Treabis
Mary A. Carbat
Merce
Acton
Hembatem
Cbioagoo
Les
Geert
Weil
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