Could Not Wear Shoes and Other 1899 Economic Notes
A reader recalls Hood's Sarsaparilla curing boils in children and Hood's Pills easing stomach distress. The Dun and Co weekly review reports 1899 half-year business failures totaling 2,000 in the U S and 268 in Canada, with liabilities rising to $71,246,785 last year. Manufacturing and trading failures declined slightly while retail and transport demand rose. Foreseeing a strong second half, shipments set records, iron, lumber, and wool industries show strength, and high grade domestic wool faces a brighter foreign market.
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Go. Dun & Co
Tne
United States
Canada
Bradstreet’s
DSO
Inters
Excursion to Frankfort and Crystal Lake Rail Trip
Announcement of one fare round trips to Frankfort Crystal Lake and Ludington with July excursion dates and return deadlines. Special train from Alma at 6:00 am July 9o 1.50 round trip. Burdock Blood Bitters advertised as health tonic. Western Michigan Route promotions and camp meeting fares noted.
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Bay View
Ludington
Camp Meeting
Seil
Ann Arbor
Frankfort
Crystal Lake
Alma
Guarding the Transports Through the West Indies
The fleet sails southwest toward Tampa light with Gov Roosevelt referenced in Scribner's. Transports, warships, torpedo boats guard the line across sapphire seas for six days, facing potential danger, while crewmen anticipate death, hardship, and a future triumph in a world movement.
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Tampa
Gov. Roosevelt
Scribner's
West Indies
Grand Christmas dinner fund for soldiers halted by Admiral Dewey
An American dentist in Mantle proposed public subscriptions for a grand Christmas dinner for U S soldiers in the city, raising over 3000 dollars before Admiral Dewey ordered the plan canceled and funds refunded. The effort drew widespread support but was deemed improper for a sailor and government to oversee.
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United States
Auya
H. Louis Post-Dispatch
Anilao
Conal Willian
Hirnest
Admiral Dewey
Conan Wildman
Emperor Charles V Rehearsed His Own Funeral
An excerpted report recounts Charles V retiring to Yuste and arranging a funeral procession in 1558. He wore a shroud as priests liturgy proceeded, then died weeks later on September 21, 1588, after a fever following the ceremony. It notes Cardinal de la Marek’s similar ritual.
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Charles V
Spain
Hia Fe
Netherlands
Philip
Charles
Yuste
Ketremadura
Cardinal de la Marek
Enquirer
Queen's train voyage rehearsal to Boulogne in orderly preparations
The royal train of eight carriages departed Windsor at 11 in the morning heading through Addison road Usenee Swanley junction and Folkestone to Boulogne. Arrangements for embarkation on the Calais Douvres were rehearsed aboard and at the pier with platforms and gangways tested. The Calais Douvres crossed the channel in about an hour and a half under Capt Dixon. The Dover return leg and landing setups were also rehearsed. The overall rehearsal was deemed a success.
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Pall Mall
Windsor
Great Western Railway
Addison Road
Usenee
Swanley Junction
London, Chatham & Dover
Southeastern Railway
Andford
Folkstone
Calais-Dourres
Boulogne
Folkestone
Harbor Station
Pew Pier
Fresh Air Spat Sparks Heated Train Car Row
A cold morning on a westbound New York rail car leads to a quarrel over ventilators. A porter switches vents to soothe the quarrel between a man and a woman in opposite compartments while the other passenger endures the glare and chill.
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New York
Jack Sprat
Flashless French gun may change modern warfare
The Scientific American notes a new French rapid fire gun that emits no flash or smoke. It could mark a major advance second only to smokeless powder, potentially hindering enemy detection in land battles like Santiago. The gun likely vents gases below flash point and can fire up to 20 rounds per minute, prompting a four gun battery with more ammo wagons.
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Tile
C Ol. Humbert
Santiago
Scribes and street life in Barcelona and Dutch wedding customs
The essay describes writing booths in Barcelona with scribes offering writing services and registry work, reflecting illiteracy and traditional life. It notes the Rambla in Zaragoza and the care of lovers with poetic indirections. It also mentions Dutch wedding sweets called "bruid rulkers" served by children in Holland, replacing wedding cake.
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Spain
Barcelona
Rambla
Haredona
Nervanta
Holland
A Distinguishing Stranger Enters Chicago Commune
Mac and Jim meet a guest, Mr Grebault from Switzerland, at their Chicago commune room. The courteous stranger, fluent in several languages, enjoys tobacco and polite conversation, while the group speculates on his origin and status. Mac dresses in a new suit for an Atwater College alumni dinner, endures comic roommate hooliganry, and realizes the waiter scene sharpens social contrasts.
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Mac
Jim
Barney
Marney
Umeole
Grebault
Nilemen
Mar
Eprech
Switzerland
France
Gerinsey
United States
Italy
Tie
New York
Mr. Grehault
Berlin
Paris
London
Tarney
Mr. Greboult
Commune
Chiesgo
America
Comte de Grebault
Grebanit
Atwater College
Aince
Chicago
George
Tony
Reid Tarney
Mae
Harney
Phil
Dewr
Noy
Liaten
Atwatrer College
Maco
Crelauit Barney
Clark Street
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Sbi
Sena
Dewer
Wilson
Jilliou
Navy
Dlanspolls Journal
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Cheyne Row
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Alma Business Directory
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Heath Hock Om
Wetfoit
Wright Mater Livery
Etvelvy
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Senoa
H. Boereenios Ecior
CRE
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Peek Methodist
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Mitten Moser Rues
Xone
Lee Hin Sal
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Hodge
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Wiaus
Uoot
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Watno Loory
Lewew
Alma Hive
Nate Priday
Kota
Walcome
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Wright House
Jim Allen
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