Appalling Calamity at Sabine Pass Flood Tragedy
Bratmont Tex Oct 15 reports confirm Saline Pass destroyed by flood with hundreds feared dead. Survivors recount waves wiping town as railroad and telegraph difficulties delayed aid. Names of drowned and missing listed. trains from Beaumont and Galveston rush relief while residents and officials gauge losses.
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Bratmont
Tex
Saline Pass
Mary
Sabine Pose
Louisiana
Weston
Stenuimont
Demecans
Joe Smith
B. F. Calhurn
Seine Mass
A. T. McDonough
Houston Light Guard
Pasa
Pinmnmer
Culf
Lis Goulding
Berry Foley
F. A. Myatt
Louisana
Healthy growth in southern manufacturing shown in nine months
A nine month survey from the Manufacturers' Record highlights rapid industrial expansion across the South. New furnaces, steel works, pipe and stove plants, coal mines, and numerous factories boost mining, iron, rail and textile output, with state leaders Alabama and Tennessee driving growth. Concrete figures show thousands of new enterprises and substantial stock value, signaling a boom in iron, steel, coal, mills, and utilities.
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Batariort
Mel
South
Mie
Treasemer
Tish Steel
Alabama
Tennessee
Bessemer Fire
Micellaneous Iron Works
S$ Stuve
Marylou Misstasin
A Little Nonsense and Odd Observations Across Columns
A collage of humorous quips from readers and brief notes. Snippets include a Virginia inventor’s fence post anchor, a remark on sea vastness, and comic exchanges from a concert audience. Also mentions poems by Laney Larcom and a light exchange about a baseball guide.
Market Reports from a Fragmented 19th Century Ledger
A dense price listing fragment covers commodities and livestock with quotes for butter, eggs, pork, lard, bacon, beef cuts, and farm produce. It notes firm to steady meat prices, mixed cattle and hog markets, and grain terms including No 2 red and mixed cash prices, reflecting a busy market snapshot with many entities and units unnamed in the OCR text.
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Coun
Chee
Ana
Bartan
AE Sung
Carrin
Hugh
York
St. Louis
Minnesota
Western Steam Coo
Sioa
Uae
Nawras
Piliapl
Ste
Ometer
Rember
Seady
Society of Jesus in the 18th Century World Reach
The Gaulois reports on the number and condition of Jesuits worldwide. It cites 40,000 in 1750, about a thousand in 1800 after secularization, and seven to eight thousand today. It notes origins across Europe and the Americas, varying treatment by states, and two classes within the order. It explains steps to priesthood, degrees of binding vows, and Pope authority to expel. The piece highlights intellectual independence within the Society and cites a Louvain Jesuit writer defending natural explanations of miracles.
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Society of Jesus
France
Switzerland
Ialy
Germany
Russia
Holland
Central America
South America
Spain
England
Austria
Belgium
United States
Jesuit Society
Order
Louvain
M. Charcot
St. Theresa
Disciples of Loyola
Watch Your Accounts As A Storekeeper And Farmer
Practical note on controlling expenses to improve net margins. Emphasizes daily scrutiny of cost accounts, avoiding unnecessary regular expenses, and resisting unnecessary outlays even when business grows. Warns of slow retrenchment and urges prudent scale decisions. Includes miscellaneous quirky clippings from various papers.
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Ourgo
Well Grounded Conviction Note on Opinions and Convictions
A reflection on how opinions differ from convictions and the power of a single conviction to direct many. It argues that well grounded conviction drives action and leadership, while opinions alone lack force. The quote contrasts individuals with convictions to those who merely hold opinions.
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S. S. Tienes
Phenix Insurance Fire Profit Seen As Public Aid
A wide analysis of the Phenix Insurance Co of Brooklyn details daily disbursements and the vast annual payments to policy-holders, framing the company as a force for social welfare. It discusses the impact on communities, the motives of insurance firms, and the record of benefits under long-time leadership while noting historical fire losses.
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Phenix Insurance Co
Brooklyn
Seay
Stephen Crowell
Philander Shaw
Phenix
Prickly jitters advertised as liver aid in New Haven News
An odd ad claims a bottle called Prickly jitters helps liver issues and urges readers to grab money soon. The note references Thompson's Rye Water and Bruggists selling it for 230, with promotional tone typical of unsigned notices.
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Thompson
Bruggists
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Mito Brows
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Stewart
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Grant
Frank Malfizen
Columbus Murer
Arthur McNeynulits
Metala Chambers
Henry Nelson
EU Wrlie
Chambers
R. V. Wilson
B. F. McDonough
Jackie McDonough
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Sabine
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House of Correction
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Ring
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Carcaco
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Tenry A. Hagen
Auburndale
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Wildman
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Boston Herald
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Larey
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Baseball Guide
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Market Reports
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Chicago
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St Marys Cathedral
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St. Jacobs Oil
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Are
Athe
Astras
Ely
Ou Mate
Prc
Ash
Winfield Mane
A. E. Sewman
Graling
Mick
Sail
Isa Urumeiste
Pet Aang
Owen
Hatley Ferme
Mason & Hamlin Organ and Piano CO
New York
McMullen Woven Wire Fence Co
West Lake Street
Ill
Ats Mare SF
John Bull
Smith
Sain St
N. P. B. Curtiss
Mr. Curtiss
Carn Rausies
Uiusie Fesehitur
Sete
Tonnes Sud Medtman
Swat R
Lyon & Healy
Oliver Ditson & CO
U.S
Lismruovax
Rocheater
Naeanu
Meni
Oyster Theta
Graham Pleur
Cure
Pepa
Fred Miler
Stileaia Wilson Bos
Kasten
Arent
Datcher
Huck
E. Roth & Bro
Pacis
Ek Ramaeir Connteeast
Lane Yee
Toledo, Ohio
Wrestrom'e
le Louis
de ‘LeRoy
Bb Dearborn St
Chica
Kansas
Ian Mai
BesiXxue College
Radia
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