Exotical Pilgrimage Echoes Paris in Custom and Chaos
Readers recount a transcontinental excursion with a San Francisco air, noting Paris like streets, affordable lodging, and crowded hotels, while Chinatown thrives as a tourist draw. The piece blends travel scenes with a wedding notice for Miss Josephine Brady and Charles Gallagher in Gratiot County, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Gallagher
J. W. McAlister
Kitty Leopard
Adelbert Gallagher
Josephine
James Brady
Charlie
Thomas G. Gallagher
Gratiot
Davidson
St Louis
Jotn Lanshaw
Chas
Gallagher
Judge Dodds Rules Coupons Not Eligible as Labor Claims
Clinton County circuit judge Dodds in Mt Pleasant decided a suit by Warner Banday and St Johns merchants against St Job Mercantile after its failure. He ruled that coupons and notes cannot be treated as preferred labor claims once converted and passed to others, destroying the labor claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodds
Mt Pleasant
Clinton County
Warner Banday
St. Johus
Codpeny
Wotee
St. Jobe Mercantile Company
Counterfeit Discovery Report Shows Poorly Executed Certificate
Washington July 1 Chief Haven of the secret service reports the discovery of a new counterfeit L0 silver certificate from the 1801 series. The note bears a D check letter, a light pink seal, Hendrick portrait, and names Tilmen and Morgan as register and treasurer. The woodcut production is poorly executed with irregular numbering and weak engraving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secret Service
Hendricks
Messrs. Tilmen and
Morgan
Peary Maps Out His North Pole Route
Lieutenant Peary and family arrive in Boston to finalize plans for an Arctic voyage aboard the Hope. He outlines a detailed route from Boston via Cape Breton and the St Lawrence to Greenland, with stops for scientific work, walrus and bear hunting, and Eskimo crews to meet him in summer 1598. The plan includes establishing a village 300 miles north of a Cape York checkpoint and stockpiling stores for five years, aiming to reach the pole and return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Peary
Irtie
Hope
Sidwen
Cape Breton
St. Lawrence
Belle Iste
Labrador
Turnavik Island
Resolution Island
Batin Land
Wrightington
Horter
Greenland
Hitchcock
Dartmouth
National Museum
Washington
Hugh Lee
Robert Stain
Geological Survey
Eeing
Wilcox Bay
Cape York
North
Thalere
Eskmos
Pole
Arctic
Sterybody Saye So and Cascarets Lunair Way Health Claim
An ad promises Cascarets as the most wonderful medical discovery of the age. It claims the product cleanses the entire system, dispels colds, cures headaches fevers and habitual constipation and biliousness. It instructs to buy a box from druggists with pricing listed as 10 45 60 vents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascarets Wanuy Vanarwee
Woodford to Madrid as Cuba policy heats up
Detroit Tribune reports President McKinley plans to recognize Cuban belligerency by October 1 and extend belligerent rights to Cuba. Woodford, new Spanish minister, will be urged to prepare Spain for this move and to press for cessation of hostilities if war runs beyond October 1. The dinner conversation featured a firm Monroe Doctrine stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Detroit Tribune
McKinney
Woodford
Spain
McKinley
Gen. Woodford
Prestiene McKinteytr
United States
Europe
East
Cuba
Aeroplane Drop Planned From Pike's Peak
William D Felts, expert with the aeroplane, plans a practical test by lifting a machine from the top of Pike's Peak and releasing to the earth at a long distance, a drop totaling about 8 000 feet. He claims no special danger, asserts confidence in the kite, and says the first such attempt in the world will occur next week with witnesses from aeronautics circles and army officers observing.
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Paris
Grand Rapids
Leland Stanford
Flood
Mark Hopkins
Lotta
Market Street
John Chinaman
Bissell
Moscow
Chinatown
Nobudy
Grogod
Far East
Great Lakes
Golden Shore
Pacific
Denver
Alliged
William D. Felts
Pike's Peak
Folts
Clileera
Hewedmoor
Pikes Peak
Hungarian Violinist Edouard Remenyi’s Early Life and Rise
Edouard Remyeti Remenyi born in Muskolc Hungary about 1840 studied violin under Joseph Hohn. He joined the Hungarian uprising as a boy and served as a page to Gyorgey before fleeing after the defeat. En route to England he befriended Penn Liset who recognized his talent and advised him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edouard Remeyet
Muskolc
Hungary
Joseph Hohn
Remenyi
Gyorgey
England
Penns Liset
Kidney trouble signs from urine test guidance
Advice explains that filling a glass with urine and letting it stand for a day shows sediment indicating kidney disease. It notes that urine staining linen proves kidney trouble and that frequent urination or back pain supports a diagnosis of disrupted kidneys and bladder.
Kilmer Swamp Root Urinary Remedy Ad
An Alma Record advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy for back pain kidney liver and urinary issues. It claims relief from incontinence nocturnal urination and liquor aftereffects and offers samples by mail from Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
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Alma Record
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
Piper
London Solo Violinist Receives Amnesties and Honors
The virtuoso began solo violin work for the Queen in London then earned amnesty and returned to Hungary where the Emperor of Austria granted a similar distinction. He gained fame through concerts in European capitals before retiring, resuming in Paris in 1875 to great acclaim. His American tour began November 11, 1874, with strong public notices and a triumphant European tour continuing into Alma tomorrow night.
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London
Hungary
Austria
England
Pari
America
Alma
Scrambled note hints at Chambers column shift and farming links
A fragmented report suggests scribbler离 leaving the Tooter and hints at a shift to larger fields. Mentions Butte and Philadelphia context with pay farming tied to N American interests, unclear specifics.
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Chambers
Scribbler
Butte
Phila
N. American
Mot a Pauper's Bride Princess Maud of Wales
Reports misinterpret Princess Maud of Wales betrothal to Prince Charles of Denmark. The crown prince and princess are among Europe’s wealthiest royals. A settlement of at least half a million pounds is planned for Charles, with a Copenhagen residence and royal country estate to be assigned.
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Maud of Wales
Caton
Prince Charles of
Denmark
Princess Maud of Wales
England
Lonedon
Europe
Charles
Sweden
Norway
Toin
Louine
Netherlands
Louise
Prince Charles
Copenhagen
Germany
British Fourth of July salute to independence witnessed in Yokohama
Representative Mercer of Nebraska, summering in Japan, reports witnessing a British fleet firing a salute in honor of American independence on July 4 in Yokohama. He recalls prior British reluctance, then Admiral Buller agreeing to join Admiral Carpenter if his fleet showed more noise, resulting in a ceremonial display at Yokohama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Nebraska
Japan
Washington
Yokohama
Admiral Buller
Adgiral Carpenter
Watch Your Chance in the Face of Opportunity
A quip attributed to Col. North argues that luck is merely recognizing and seizing passing opportunities. He claims luck is the faculty of seeing chances, holding on, and working them at the right moment, dismissing luck as a false notion.
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Col. North
Selsing
The Daily Press and Its Public Role in Society
The piece argues that the daily newspaper serves beyond stock ticks and war updates, acting as a mirror of thought, a critic, and a guide. It praises enduring writing, public education, and persistent advertising as vital to a vibrant economy and civic life, citing Arnold and Thoreau and stressing consistency over sporadic spending.
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Great Britain
Thorewa
Hell
Daily Presse
Outlinkabic
Brooklyn
Rasim
The Lay of Macheler and a Leaxeheur Pill
A distracted man secludes himself in his room paralyzed by gloom. No medical aid or servants ease his distress though orders are met with respect. He longs for compassion and a gentle touch as his brow darkens and he mutters of marriage’s folly in rueful tone.
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London Standard
Preserve Your Hair and Youth in One Secret Formula
An advocacy line claims preserving hair sustains youth and counters aging. It asserts a woman’s apparent age depends on her hair and promises to prevent hair loss and restore natural color or revitalize faded strands using a described product or remedy.
Dickens Manuscript Fragments Revealed in The Strand
The Strand article sheds light on what became of Dickens early manuscripts. It notes Our Mutual Friend was given to Hagarth’s Dallas and later to publisher Mr Childs in Philadelphia, Pickwick fragments exist, Oliver Twist drafts show variances, and Nicholas Nickleby’s manuscript is lost though a facsimile appears in a revised preface.
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Dekena
Dickens
Shooling
Strand
Dallas
Childs
Philadelphia
Pickwick
Georgina Hori
Miss Hogarth
Nicholas Nwkleby
Charles Dickens
London News
Largest diamonds listed in Russian collection
The Ruish of Mattan owns the largest diamond at 867 carats followed by the Orloff at 108 carats. The piece notes that lead pencils contain no lead, correcting a common misnomer.
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Mattan
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Atool
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Inek
Ae Ogo
Lewis
Saginaw
Baghfaip Society
Esa
Petenson
Fonin
J.P. Emenson
Wturm
Wiest
Dive Kennedy
W. PM. Jackeon
Detroit
Mate
Priva Rommae Cine
Vaure Subudential
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DRS. Kennedy & Kergan
Detroit, Mich
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