Across the Pacific to Vancouver A Journal of Travel
The author recounts a Pacific voyage from Victoria to Vancouver with editorial companions. They describe Western expansion sentiment, city sights, the Canadian Pacific Railway welcome in Vancouver, and a perilous rail canyon trip toward Ashcroft and North Bend. The narrative blends travel adventures with regional commentary and social notes from the trip.
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Victoria
Vancouver
Pacific
Mmany
Union
Washington
Oregon
California
United States
Isles of the Sea
Far-West
McKinley
Canadian Pacific Railway
U. S
Iowa
Ry. Co
Canadian Pacific Ry. Co
Halifax
Banner Salve touted as cure all in claims and ads
An array of local notices and testimonials tout Banner Salve as a universal cure with cautions of using as directed. Advertisements cite claims of antiseptic healing for wounds and burns, and endorsements from Farrand Bros and M Robish Co. include other medical products like One Minute Cough Care and Kodol for indigestion. Local movements and moves of residents are noted between ads.
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Farrand Bros
DeWitt
Emma Bolles
Englewood
Chicago
M. Robish & Co
M.A. Ketron
Bloomingdale, Tenn
Helen McHenry
Bismark
N. D
Real estate listings by S T Todd Co Sumner Iowa
S T Todd Co offers 200 acres near Sumner with two story 12 room house barn granary wells windmill and 32 cows, plus multiple farms and lots in Fremont and Banke Townships with varied sizes prices and terms including half cash and 6 percent on time buyers urged to inquire at the office over the Bank of Sumner.
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Sumner
Banke
Fremont
Fayette Co
Littell & Todd
Lundin
Todd & Co
Todd's Add
Price
Emmons Add
1St
S. T. Todd & Co
Main St
Rowe Add
Littell’s
T. Todd & Co
Grant
Traverse
Norman
Clay
Pipestone
Bank of Sumner
Ella Bowers Returns From Month-Long Waucoma Visit
Miss Ella Bowers journeys back to Sumner after spending a month visiting in Waucoma.
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Ella Bowers
Sumner
Waucoma
Backache Relief Patient Testimonial in Morgantown Ad
A Morgantown Indiana reader with kidney disease recounts nightly awakenings and severe kidney and back pains. After using Foley's Kidney Cure, three bottles led to complete recovery. Farrand Bros.
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A.R. Bass
Morgantown
Ind
Foley
Farrand Bros
Good Roads Convention Excursion Tickets Offered
Waterloo September 28 1890 Chicago Great Western Ry offers excursion tickets to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and Glenwood Springs at low rates plus return validity to Sept 29. Round trip price is 70 cents. Inquiries to Chicago Great Western Agents or F H Lord at 113 Adams St Chicago.
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Chicago
Great Western Ry
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Glenwood Springs
Colorado
Maple Leaf Route
Good Roads
Waterloo
Omaha Exposition Tickets For Five Day Travel
For this famous exposition, no mean successor to Chicago's Columbian Exposition the Chicago Great Western Ry will until Oct 26 sell excursion tickets good for five days from date of sale. Round trip rate and further information available from H Lord General Passenger and Ticket Agent 118 Adams St Chicago.
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Chicago
Chicago Great Western Ry
Chicago Great Western
H. Lord
Adams St
Des Moines Town Festival Week Excursion Tickets Offered
Des Moines Town hosts its annual Seni-Om-Sed festival starting Oct 27 1899. Chicago Great Western Ry offers round trip excursion tickets from Oct 1 to Oct 9 priced at 3.85. Tickets available via Great Western Agent or F H Lord Gen Pass Agent 113 Adams St Chicago.
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Des Moines
Town
Chicago Great Western Ry
Chicago Great Western
F. H. Lord
Adams Sts
Chicago
Dubuque Exhibition Highlights on Maple Leaf Route Tickets
The Chicago Great Western Railway will offer one fare excursions from October 2 to 7 for a trip to the Rodinp event, valid until October 9. Attractions include exhibits street parades and fireworks for Dewey's Manila victory, plus a Road Roads mention on October 5. Inquiries to Chicago Great Western agents or F. F. H. Lord, 113 Adams St., Chicago.
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Dubuque
Chicago Great Western Ry
Dewey
Manila
Chicago Great Western
FF. H. Lord
General Pass
Adams St
Chicago
Corner Stone Laying Event Oct 4 1899 Notable Attendees
Corner stone ceremony for the new government building to be laid on October 4 11 1899 with President McKinley Admiral Dewey President Dias of Mexico and Premier Laurier of Canada scheduled to attend. Also Chicago Great Western Ag announces excursion tickets to Chicago from October 2 at One Fare round trip valid until October 14 with details from agents or 113 Adams St Chicago.
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McKinley
Admiral Dewey
Pres. Dias
Mexico
Laurner
Canada
Chicago Great Western Ag
Chicago
Chicago Great Western Agt
Gen. Pass. & Ticket Agt
Adams St
Dewey Day Celebrations and Travel Arrangements
News notes from New York and Washington in late September 1899 outline Dewey Day events honoring Admiral George Dewey arriving from Manila aboard the Olympia. The Chicago Great Western Railroad sells excursion tickets one and a third fare round trip with outbound dates Sept 25 to New York and Sept 29 to Washington, good return Oct 4 and Oct 6. Details available via Chicago Great Western agents or F H Lord. A Horton Kent youth group picnic at Alpha is also mentioned.
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Chicago
Oregon Valley
Portland
Earth
Yale
Vancouver
Frazer
Thompson
Ashcroft
Cariboo
Withal
George Dewey
Manila
Olympia
Chicago Great Western
New York
Washington
F. H. Lord
Gen. Pass. & Tkt. Agt
Adams St
Don't Be Imposed Upon Always Insist on Foley's Honey and Tar
A historical ad-style exhortation urges consumers to choose Foley's Honey and Tar cough medicine from Farrand Bros, asserting its superiority with strong promotional language and a firm stance against substitutes.
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Foley
Farrand Bros
Local ads praise DeWitts products and remedies
Rob't Moore of LaFayette lauds DeWitt's Little Early Risers for constipation and liver ills while DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is promoted for skin wounds. The notice cites counterfeit warnings and mentions Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and One Minute Cough Cure with testimonials. Also notes Mrs Barnes visiting Kansas City and a 25th wedding anniversary celebration.
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Rob’t Moore
LaFayette
Ind
DeWitt
M. Robish & Co
No Relief for 20 Years Prominent Bremer Co Resident Praised
A testimonial letter from Minerva Smith of Danville praises Foley's Honey and Tar for throat and lung relief after two decades of persistent affection and bedfast periods. The note also mentions Til Farrand Bros. and an encounter with Henry Wente of Denver at the depot. The writer commends Wente's honesty, industry, and character as exemplary for Bremer Co. residents.
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Foley
Minerva Smith
Danville
Old Washington Ave
Til
Farrand Bros
Henry Wente
Denver
Westgate
Bremer Co
A Word to Mothers About Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Mothers of children with croup or severe colds are urged to use Chamberlains Cough Remedy. It contains no opiate and can be given to babies and adults alike. The remedy has earned wide approval in the United States and abroad. Sold by M Robish Co. Druggists.
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Chamberlain
M- Robish & Co
United States
M. Robish & Co
Break-Up-A-Cold Tablets marketed with claim to cure overnight
Weeks' Break-Up-A-Cold Tablets combine Quinine Ipecac and Cascara in chocolate coated form. Advertised as safer for the head than quinine sulfate, the product promises to cure a cold while you sleep and offers a money back guarantee. Local agents M Robish Co. note a bustling out of town lecture attendance.
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M. Robish & Co., Sole Agts
Foley's Kidney Cure Ad from Farrand Brothers
Advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Cure is a guaranteed preparation to aid people suffering kidney diseases. It urges immediate use to recover strength and vitality, promoting Farrand Brothers as the sellers.
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Foley
Farrand Brothers
Hugh Hodge Invests in 19 Acres at Oebwein
Hugh Hodge paid 8700 for 19 acres of land at Oebwein and a week later received an offer of 21000. An unrelated promotional line for DeWitt's Little Early Risers appears in the text.
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Hugh Hodge
Oebwein
A Wonderful Cure A Virginia Editor Credits Chamberlain Remedy
A Virginia editor recounts suffering with diarrhoea for years before trying Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After a few doses he recovers completely and endorses the medicine in his editorial. The testimonial is attributed to O. R. Moore and notes sale by M.
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Virginia
Chamberisin
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