Nebraska Notes Bouts of Crime Fire and Church Meeting
A roundup of reports from Tekamah Hebron and Omaha detailing thefts arson and a fatal train incident. Outcomes include a horse theft unresolved, a $600 insurance payout on fire losses, a city light plant decision in Hebron, and a Burlington yards death identified as Dudley Coleman of Seward.
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Hebron
G. Dominic
Waite
Opera House
Ed Ochener
Gus Bender
Maple Street
Sutton
Fred Kibner
British Cavalry Fights Desperate Boer Resistance Near Ladysmith
Reports from the Ladysmith front describe a fierce engagement on the north road as British cavalry and infantry attacked a well entrenched Boer position. Manchester Regiment Gordon Highlanders and Imperial Light Horse led flank and main assaults with heavy losses but captured the position before dusk. News notes the Boer commander Gen Jan Konh was mortally wounded, and Cherished British efforts drew cheers from towns as dynamite blasts at Mafeking disrupted Boer plans. The Queen expresses deep condolences for fallen and wounded.
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Orange Free State
Ladysmith
Manchester Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Imperial Light Horse
Devonshire Regiment
Oark Town
Jan H. M. Konch
Elaadse Agate
French
Elandslagate
Mafeking
Baden Powell
Cronje
Balwora
Iowans Celebrate Safe Arrival of Iowa Regiment
Des Moines Iowa Oct 23 news from Des Moines reports the safe arrival of the Iowa regiment at San Francisco welcomed with a curfew whistle and a 51 toots salute. Church bells rang and newspapers printed extra editions signaling the joyous homecoming for Iowa soldiers.
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Des Mores
San Francisco
Body Found in the Des Moines River Identifies Young Woman
The body of 21 year old Mabe Schofield of Micksburg Jews was found in the Des Moines River in Des Mormos Is Oct 23. She had come to visit J W Thomas at his home a few days earlier.
Magnificent Woman Praises Peruna Tonic
Mrs Clara Makemer housekeeper at Florence Crittenden Anchorage Mission Chicago writes from 302 Chestnut Street Chicago praising Peruna as the best tonic for general debility liver complaints and dyspepsia. She claims it remedies female irregularities and pelvic catarrh and says health and beauty information is sent free to women by The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio.
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Mra
Clara Makemer
Florence Crittenden Anchorage Mission
Chicago
Chestnut Street
Peruna
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Extracts on legal rights and a wax comb recipe
The text cites cases on street railway use rights and park trust protection, noting a corporation's right to use tracks and a court ruling about access affecting abutting owners, followed by a recipe to make combs wax from combs and a green corn fritter preparation with ingredients and frying method.
Flea Control Using Pepper and Salt Mixture
Advice suggests mixing cayenne pepper and common salt with flour, then dusting floors and fabrics. Shake out draperies and bedding, brush furniture, sweep rooms, and burn the dust in a closed stove to prevent dust from dispersing.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Blood Purifier
Advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy that purifies blood for all ages and both sexes. It claims purification improves body function as blood rivers reach every organ and promises never to disappoint.
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Hood
Great Chicago firm offers 5000 guitars at 2.65
The John M. Smyth Co. at 150 to 166 West Madison Street in Chicago promotes its long standing trustworthiness and vast illustrated catalogue. A sample guitar at 2.65 showcases extraordinary values among thousands of household items described in the Smyth Catalogue.
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John M. Smyth Co
West
Madison Street
Chicago
John M. Smyth Company
Bwanbon's 5S Drops Promised Cure for Many Ailments
An advertisement touts BWANBON'S 5S DROPS as a universal cure for ACUTS and CHRON RHEUMATISM neuralgia asthma la grippe and catarrh. It claims guaranteed results when used as directed with a large bottle priced at $1.00 prepaid samples and agents sought. No location details beyond No. 164 Lake Street Chicago Illinois.
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Bwanbon
Bwanbon’s
Rheumatic Curb Company
Lake Street
Chicago
Cascarets Promoted As Safe Mercurial Cure Alternative
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a modern safe laxative and internal cleaner. It condemns mercurial medicines and harsh patent remedies, claiming Cascarets offer gentle action without griping. The copy urges readers to inspect tablets marked CCC and order from the Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York.
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the Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Ontreal
Can
New York
Night and Day Watchmen at Liverpool Pier Named Day and Knight
Napoleon Overall of New Albany Ind married again, taking his seventh wife. His wife is fifty years old and he is seventy eight. He has a large family of twenty four children.
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Blackwell
Liverpool
Famed Syrup of Figs and a Quirky Argentine Duel
A feature on Syrup of Figs praising its healthful, agreeable laxative qualities and wide acclaim. It also recounts a peculiar duel in Buenos Aires involving Italian fencing master Pini, who clashed with a local journalist after criticism, turning into a chaotic melee before authorities intervened.
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Great Britain
Europe
Asia
Africa
Cali
United States
Buenos Ayres
Chevalier Pini
Pini
Pall Mall Gazette
London Sandwichmen and Pranks in a Fray
A fragment mentions London sandwichmen amid jokes and a raucous note from the Cleveland Plain Dealer. It references a home for sandwichmen with graduates and a Jeotchman who ran through 480,000 in fare. The text digresses into a recipe for fried onion tomatoes with fried bread.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
London
Memory Marvel Charlee Dorr Recites Plays Word for Word
Charlee Dorr of San Francisco demonstrates an extraordinary memory by recalling a play after a single viewing, nearly verbatim and with precise phrasing. The feat showcases exceptional retention and oral recall abilities.
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Charlee Dorr
San Francisco
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C. E B. Shoatz
P. B. Sprague
Fairbury
Wymore
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Beatrice
Armour & Co
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Omana
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Arthur
Oakland
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Omaha
W. T. Gore
Humboltand
Rochester
Rouse Estate
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Burlington
Plattemouth
Dudley Coleman
Seward
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W. L. Douglas
Archompson
Eye
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Aos Hee
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ST. Joseph and
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Ala
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Piet
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