Sick Headache From Bethany to Martinsville Auto Narrative
Mrs. Fannie B. Stoffie of Martinsville Missouri suffered years of severe headaches and fainting spells. After limited relief from Kansas City treatment, her husband urged Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Four boxes cured her, ending attacks and restoring health and happiness. She praises the pills and recommends them to friends, noting her sister and parents in Bethany and Eagleville. The article extols the pills as a blood and nerve remedy, claiming wide efficacy for paralysis locomotor ataxia and other long thought incurable diseases.
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Fannie B. Stoffie
Martinsville
Mrs. Stoffle
Kansas City
Dr. Williams
Foley's Honey and Tar Claim Relief in Advanced Cases
A historical ad states Foley's Honey and Tar will not cure consumption or asthma but offers comfort and relief in the worst cases and in early stages to effect a cure. Sold by Dunning and Lungstaff.
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Foley
New Flying Machines Use Birds for Motive Power
Inventors offer bird powered flight devices to the army with possible government rights upon payment. One plan mounts a self leveling chair to guide eagles over enemy camps for observation while the operator sits aboard. The second uses a balloon lifted by twelve storks guided by a seated driver in the basket.
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Ordnance Department
Army
St. ‘Nicholas
Perpetual motion claim from Jefferson inventor
Albert S. Russell of Jefferson Indiana says he has solved perpetual motion with a small copper cylinder hung over a square pair. Cups on the cylinder have holes. As water rises the cups fill and sink sequentially, driving a continuous circuit to power mills without fuel.
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Albert S. Russell
Jefferson, In
New York Herald
Cuban general Garcia suspends operations for 30 days
A dispatch from Santiago de Cuba reports Jack York of Pennsylvania, who served with Garcia, has arrived in New York to confirm that the Cuban general has ordered a 30 day pause in operations and granted his men leave to go home. They are to report back at the end of the period.
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New York
Evening World
Santiago de Cuba
Jack York
Pennsylvania
Garcia
Society for Celibacy Organizes in Irving Park
Irving Park Chicago residents form an antimarriage society after a year of rapid marriages. Members are fined two dollars for calling on the same girl twice in a week and one dollar if the date ends without taking her home by the shortest route. President Gardiner B Van Ness secretary Thomas J Symms treasurer Weymouth Kirkland vice presidents Charles Carroll Van Ness Del Beveridge Thompson and Fred Weymouth.
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Irving Park
Chicago
Gardiner B. van Ness
Thomas J. Symms
Weymouth Kirkland
Charles Carroll van Ness
del Beveridge Thompson
Fred Weymouth
New York Journal
Gas Well Roars Six Miles in Wetzel County West Virginia
The South Penn Oil gasser on the Thomas Cunningham farm along Ping fork of Fishing Creek in Wetzel county, W Va, emits such loud gas pressure a roar is audible six miles away at Smithfield. No testing or control attempts have been made and oil spray continues without effort to save production.
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South Penn Oil Company
Thomas Cunningham
Ping Fork
Fishing Creek
Wetzel County
W. Va
Smithfield
Cincinnati Enquirer
United States
Canada
Guy’s and Westminister Hospital
London
England
C. B. Alford
Telephone Story From Kentucky
A Louisville Dispatch item recounts a visit by Mr and Mrs J to Louisville. The wife shops at Goldwater's while the husband, timid and cowed, seeks a drink at Bell's. He hears a telephone call, but a lightning strike disables the line and he proclaims the call sounds like his wife.
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Kentucky
Mrs. J
Louisville
Mr. J
Canton Junction express wreck kills three trainmen
A New York to Boston express mail special derailed at Canton Junction on August 10 killing three train men and injuring numerous mail clerks. The crash caused widespread damage and disrupted service as rescuers reacted to the fatality and injuries.
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Canton
Mass
Canton Junction
New York
Boston
Eighth Illinois Moves First Train Section Departed
The first section of trains carrying the Eighth regiment Illinois volunteer infantry colored left Springfield at seven o'clock with the remaining sections following promptly thereafter.
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Eighth Illinois
Springfield
Ills
Eighth Regiment
Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Admirable Manila Attack Plan Carried Out Under Difficult Conditions
Manila dispatch credits General Merritt and General Babcock for a meticulously executed Allied assault on Manila. The land and sea operation opened with synchronized bombardment then rapid advance, capturing the fort at Malate and Luneta amid heavy rain and limited accuracy. Casualties occurred after Manila fell, with civilians spared and Spanish conduct critiqued.
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Lowpos
Manila
The
Times
Merritt
General Babcock
Cebu
Admiral Dewey
Anderson
McArthur
Green
Olympia
Petrel
Raleigh
Little Callao
Utah
First
Colorado
Luneta
Anfficer
Santa Ana
California
Zafiro
Great Military Display at Camp Thomas
Cuicka Mauna August 19 report a massive military review with more than 40 000 soldiers in splendid array 50 000 spectators watched as regiments passed in order from cavalry artillery to infantry The review lasted almost five hours and a field day with athletic events is planned for next Saturday General Breckinridge and guests observed from the reviewing stand
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Cuicka Mauna
Camp Thomas
Snodgrass Hill
Breckinridge
President to muster out 75,000 to 100,000 volunteers
Hindon Aug 19 The president announced plans to must out 75 000 to 100 000 volunteers from infantry artillery and cavalry. The move aims to honor volunteers wishes while preserving force levels. Some units expressed desire to leave soon yet others wish to stay, with regular army unaffected while volunteer reductions proceed rapidly.
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Hindon
Plan for Capitulation Reached at Pasig Conference
General Whittier met the captain general to discuss surrender terms. General Merritt and staff arrived at 3 o clock, a conference with Captain General Jaudanex produced agreed surrender terms. Both sides maintain order with civil guard cooperating with American sentries.
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Whittier
Merritt
Jaudanex
Pasig
Scandia to sail Saturday with troops for Manila
San Francisco August 19 Transport steamers Arizona and Scandia ordered to Manila. War department approves Major General Merriam's recommendation to send these two ships independently of further Merritt calls. Scandia will sail Saturday with Brigadier General Charles King and recruits for the Tenth Pennsylvania, First Nebraska, and First Colorado volunteers.
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San Francisco
Arizona
Scandia
War Department
Merriam
Manila
Merritt
Charles King
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Nebraska Volunteers
Colorado Volunteers
The Camp at Montauk Grows With Eight Thousand Troops
New York reports about 8,000 troops at Montauk Point. They occupy camps and tents along the sand dunes with daily arrivals. Four rough rider troops joined from Jersey City via the Long Island railroad as the transport Mattewan unloaded. The First regular artillery arrived from Santiago by the attewan.
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New York
Montauk Point
Jersey City
Long Island
Montauk
Santiago
Attewan
Increase in pensioners reaches nearly a million
Washington August 19 The annual report of Commissioner Evans shows that by the close of the fiscal year 1895 there were 993 714 pensioners on the Bureau rolls. This marks a net rise of 12 960 from the prior year with 33 691 dropped due to deaths and 12 960 discontinued for re marriage and other causes.
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Bureau
Washinedon
Commissioner of Pensions
Evans
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Republican
Bethany, Mo
Dunning & Lungstaff
Albert Russell
Society For Celibacy
Finea
Malate
Smith
Ermita
Californians
Sherwin Williams
Main St
Buffalo, N. Y
Hur
South Dakota
Charles HK. Bryant
Huron
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