Whaling Tales and Old Siasconset Autobiography
A village anecdote recalls 19th century whaling days in Siasconset with a salty elder narrating near forgotten scenes. The tale slides from whale lore to a dramatic backyard accident when a pipe spark ignites a dead whale, lighting the night and scattering listeners.
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SlasConset
Mlasconset
Myass
Ted Birten
Toanenu
Siascense
Tuckahoe
Martha’s Vineyard
Nantucket
Detroit Free Press
Roman Circus Placard and Busts Gifted by Lord Savile
The British Museum’s Greek and Roman antiquities section received a Roman civic artifact a three foot stone placard from Porto Portese warning latecomers the circus is full and door shut. Also two life size marble busts Titus and an unidentified Roman gentleman, found at Porto Portese during Lord Savile’s excavations and donated to the museum.
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Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities
British Museum
Porto Portese
Titus
Lord Savile
Baltimore American
Doctor claims sleep on left side linked to diseased heart
Dr. Franklin Miles of Indiana argues and documents that left side sleep habit stems from heart disease. He cites thousands of cases and promotes The New Heart Cure sold by Crowder & Reed with many testimonials. An offer for a free elegant book on heart diseases is included.
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Franklin Miles
Indiana
Crowder & Reed’s
Chas
Benoy
Loveland
Colo
New York
Piaced
Barnes
Ganting Eos
Dubetian General Towers Poy
Chinenatl
Evangeline edition advertised for 79 cents in bold edition
An illustrated edition of Longfellow's Evangeline is offered direct to readers. It features large type, fine illustrations, heavy paper, and ornate cloth binding at 79 cents plus 6 cents postage, aimed at book lovers and distributed by the publisher. Also notes Dr Miles Restorative Nervine endorsements and free trial offers.
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Ade Ik. Hurd
Groton
S. D
Longfellow
Himercius
Dyanil
Turd
Evangeline
Jol Bo Alden
Rose St
New York
Lightning Strikes Farm Sheep Killing Large Flock
During a Thursday storm a lightning bolt hit a tree on Edward Martin's Pocopson farm. A ewe beneath the tree died instantly and the entire flock of twenty seven lambs and ewes died within hours with heads all aligned. The sheep were a valuable breed and the loss is heavy. no marks were found on any animals.
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Edward Martin
Pocopson
West Chester
Good looks tied to health and vital organs
A health tonic claims beauty comes from liver and kidney health. Electric Bitters is described as an effective alterative acting on vital organs, curing pimples and blotches and improving complexion. Sold by Joe K. Smock at 50 cents per bottle.
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Lane
Snc
Joe K. Smock
Ballooning Fatalities Stir Calls for Ban on Ascensions
A fatal aeronautics accident near St. Paul saw a cronaut plummet three thousand feet and his corpse buried ten feet in soft earth. The incident spurs debate that balloon ascents as public exhibitions should be prohibited by law.
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St. Paul
The Blush of Roses Mass Age Oil Sell by Hutchinson Co
A marketing column notes that Flora A. Jones claims youths fade with age and describes Miss Flora A Jones Blush of Roses Mass Age Oil with steaming directions. The product is marketed at 1.00 per bottle and sold by Hutchinson & Co.
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Flora A. Jones
Hutchinson & Co
Footprints Three Feet Long Spark Lost Race Claim
A humorous dialogue notes claims from Truth about three foot long footprints in Oregon, attributed to a supposed lost race, with skepticism about the feasibility of such a civilization. The exchange presents the absurdity of the assertion through a casual back-and-forth.
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Joe
Oregon
New Nerve and Liver Pills Claim Quick Bilious Relief
An ad touts Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills as a speedy cure for biliousness bad taste torpid liver and constipation. Claims include relief for men women and children with small mild doses. 50 doses cost 25 cents samples offered at Crowder & Reeds.
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Miles
Crowder & Reeds
Lunatic Asylum Superintendent's Odd Warding
A dialogue notes a summer hotel clerk expelled from employment who believes he is no better than asylum guests. The superintendent explains the man was brought in because he thought himself equal to the hotel guests.
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Lunatic Asylum
Modern blood purifier Ayer's Sarsaparilla praised
The speaker questions lasting greatness but asserts that no era has produced such a powerful blood purifier as Ayer's Sarsaparilla. He cites the contemporary standard of virtue and links it to the remedy’s reputation for cleansing and vitality.
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Washington
Franklin
Webster
Ayer
Emin Pasha Cousin Claim Sparks Wichita Talk
Fritz Snitzler of Wichita Kansas asserts kinship with Emin Pasha and recalls sharing university days in the old country. The piece notes slang’s rise in American speech with the new term push cards for advertisements.
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Fritz Snitzler
Wichita, Kans
Emin Pasha
Emin
Election Expenses and a Comic Penny Press Snippet
A scrambled harvest of anecdotes on election costs in England and Gladstone era sums, plus a Iowa reader’s letter praising Chamberlain’s diarrhea remedy. The note includes miscellaneous items on science a widow in Arabia and quirky rural vignettes from 1880s era press.
Umbria Sets Westbound Steamship Record for Cunard
The Cunard single screw steamship Umbria arrived Saturday morning with a new class record for westbound passage of five days two hours seven minutes. Her prior best was six days two hours six minutes in January. The Etruria holds a 6 day record from September 1889. Harrity to Tackle Non-Union Papers. Chairman William F. Harrity of the Democratic national committee plans a sub committee to urge union printers be employed by The Evening Post The Philadelphia Record and other newspapers.
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Alex Moir
Britt
Iowa
Tie
Chamberlain
Peek. Smock
New York
Cunard Line
Etruria
Harrity
William F. Harvity
Democratic National Committee
Evening Post
Philadelphia Record
Ho & T. HW. Ry
Army of the Cumberland
Chattanooga
Tenn
Sons of Veterans
U.S.A
Steen
New Albany
Ohio Valley Holiness Association
Bethany Park
Portland Oregon
Denver
Col
Cohelare Knights Templars
Streen
July Trade Volume Surges 15 Percent From Last Year
R G Dun & Co funds the July trade review with activity across cities showing improved outlook despite foreign distrust of American finance. Wool sales rise while shipments of coal iron and cotton stay strong with prices firm or rising in key markets.
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New York
R.G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Boston
Hartford
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicazo
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Omahag
Kansas City
St. Louis
Bessemer
Pittsburg
Chicago
Gray Forge
Mat
Linwood Park Hosts Tri-County Picnic Crowd
Vermillion Aug 8 A Saturday crowd at Linwood park estimated over ten thousand attended the Erie county tri county picnic. A special Sandusky train brought Hon Charles Foster and party with the Great Western band but John Sherman failed to appear. Foster spoke after a band concert as the day closed.
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Linwood Park
Tri-County
Erie County
Sandusky
Charles Foster
Great Western
John Sherman
Foster
Sherman
Three Boys Injure After Dynamite Blast Fatalities Loom
In Johnstown Pennsylvania four boys from Lansing tried a dynamite cartridge from a contractor. James McGillen died instantly while Dean Conrad and Eddie Litzenberger suffered severe injuries. Luke Madden and George Manoney held the cartridge. it detonated injuring four arms and hospital care lasted all night.
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Johnstown
Aus
Dean Conrad
James McGillen
Eddie Litzenberger
McGillen
Conrad
Litzenberger
Detrhorr
Luke Madden
George Mahoney
Lansing
Independent Pipe Line Aims to Challenge Standard Oil
Philadelphia reports that papers were signed in New York for a new pipe line that could rival Standard Oil. Independent refiners and producers in northwestern oil fields seek an open outlet for their product and claim to have achieved that goal.
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Philadelphia
New York
Standard Oil Company
Lowell memorial window plan at Westminster chapter house
Leslie Stephen reports in a Times letter that the Lowell memorial subscription is open and has received ample support. Funds will fund the window installation in Westminster Abbey's chapter house, with the commemorative tablet design to depend on total subscriptions.
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the Times
Leslie Stephen
Lowell
Westminster Abbey
Prairie State Building and Loan official named defaulter
Jacob David, secretary of the Prairie State Building and Loan association, faces grand jury indictment for misappropriating funds. He traveled to Philadelphia under surveillance to raise money to cover a reported deficit of 18 000 dollars, with feared total defalcation near 8 000 dollars though his party and attorney claim it will not exceed 4 000. Bondsmen are said ready to cover any loss.
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Chicago
Jacob David
Prairie State Building and Loan Association
Philadelphia
Hay
David
Wreck Attempt Disrupted on Lake Harbor Railway
A Grand Rapids Methodist Episcopal camp meeting at Buckley Park near Lake Harbor faced disruption when four railroad ties were laid on the tracks to wreck a train returning to Muskegon after services. The plan failed as the train halted abruptly, saving passengers from harm.
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Muskegon
Mich
Grand Rapids
Lightning Kills 17 Year Old Near Two Rivers Wisconsin
Louis Bishop aged 17 living north of Two Rivers Wisconsin was struck by lightning and killed instantly. The report also notes deaths from heat in Hillsboro Texas and a series of local incidents including a jury verdict in Salem Oregon and a fatal shooting in Vasewell Cattee during an election row.
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Two Rivers
Wis
Harrison
Toon Lake
Robert Wheer
Hillsboro
Til
Cumberland Ou Company
Hagle Creek
Pickett County
Tenn
Leo
Atlesianes
Trish
Glad- Bone
Wit Wuey
Newton Clapp
United States
Gray Cloned
Claiborne County
Vasewell Cattee
Columbus
Datos
Patos
Havertmale & Bossier
San Diego
Cal
Whith
Morton Misurder
Salem
Parkinson
Morton
Rainesville
Tiadaeoh Gray
New York
Edward Obrien
Ishpeming
Mich
Marshal D Peserson
John Emerick
Joliet
Chicago and Alton Road
Lemont
St. Louis
International Brotherhood of Painters
Daattimore
Brotherhood Journal
Dean Conrad
James McGillen
Eddie Lizenberger
Johnstown
McGillen
Conred
Litzenberger
University of Chicago
Millinery Firm Faces Financial Trouble in Champaign
CHAMPAIGN Hil Attu S C AL Terry and Co milliners became financially embarrassed. An Indianapolis firm, a major creditor, learned of the trouble and arranged a bill of sale on the entire stock. The stock was packed and shipped out during the night. Friday morning the business room was empty of millinery goods. Other creditors arrived to find they were excluded.
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Champaign
Hil
Attu
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