Diller Nebraska Briefs Wide Range Of News Bits
Microbes found in snowballs prompt boil before use. Chicago judge may curb jury pools by barring tapers. A St Louis man discards gold to save himself. People increasingly shorten life through wasteful spending. Interstate Commerce Commission may renew rail assertions after wrecks. States pass two cent passenger rates amid regrets over passes. Count John A Creighton, Omaha, dies. titled by Pope Leo XIII for Creighton university gifts. Frederick Weyerhaeuser, timber magnate, worth over a billion, born immigrant, once a rail laborer and reclusive St Paul resident.
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John A. Creighton
Omaha
Holy Empire
St. Gregory
Leo XIII
Creighton University
Frederick Weyerhaeuser
United States
St. Paul
Strange fate contrasts in explosives incidents
The Indianapolis Star notes in Shelby county a wagon carrying nitroglycerin crashed into a telephone pole, breaking apart without an explosion due to no nearby people. Days earlier a carload of high explosives exploded near a train, killing or maiming dozens of passengers.
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Indianapolis Star
Shelby County
Raisuli the Moroccan Bandit Described as Educated Gentleman
Contrary to common belief Raisuli is portrayed as a well educated gentleman with noble ancestry tracing to Mulai Idris who founded the Moroccan empire. He is described tall handsome with very white skin and Grecian features and skilled in languages and storytelling.
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Raisuli
Mulai Idris
Empire of
Morocco
First US postage stamps mark 60 years in issue
This year marks six decades since the United States began issuing postage stamps. The first regular issues included five cent stamps with Franklin and ten cent stamps with Washington. Since then Washington and Franklin have appeared on every regular issue, with Franklin on the one cent stamp and Washington on the two cent, preserving their original relative values.
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United States
Franklin
Washington
Scientist Reports Largest Sun Spot Ever Seen
A scientist describes the sun spot as the biggest and most beautiful on record extending an eighth of the sun and measuring about 118000 miles long and 30000 miles wide covering 3500000 square miles. He says it signals a remarkable disturbance at the solar system center and predicts striking electrical phenomena.
Surviving Navarino veteran John Stainer nearing one hundred
The sole survivor of the 1837 Navarino battle, John Stainer, lives in Binstead near Ryde Isle of Wight. He served as a midshipman’s steward on HMS Talbot and later coastguard before retirement. Also noted is conductor Hans Richter who once performed in Paris in cricket pants after a fashion clash.
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Navarino
Binstead
Ryde
Isle of Wight
John Stainer
H. M. S. Talbot
Greece
Hans Richter
Paris
Open the Windows to Fight Colds and Coughs
An early 1900s health note promotes keeping windows open for good air and rest to prevent tuberculosis. It touts a home remedy of glycerine, virgin oil of pine, and whisky to treat colds and coughs within a day, advising pure ingredients from druggists and warning against fake oils.
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Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Sheep Raising in Australia and Global Rankings
Australia remains a major sheep producer chiefly for wool with meat as a secondary product. It holds the second largest flock at about 72 million, behind Argentina’s 92 million. Russia is third with 70 million. The nation’s sheep trace to a 1797 introduction of Spanish merino stock, after a peak of 106 million in 1891 and subsequent drought declines.
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Australia
Argentina
Russia
Grape-Nuts credited with restoring health in Montana man
A Montana man describes a long battle with indigestion and nerves improving after trying Grape-Nuts. He says digestion, vision, and nerves strengthened, mood improved, and he feels younger. credits brain and nerve support from the cereal and endorses Postum Co. as sponsor. He urges readers to read The road to Wellville.
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Montana
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Big 1906 Seed Offer Postpaid for 12 Cents
In 1906 seed farms yield abundantly and John A Salzer Seed Co offers a postpaid catalog deal. Send 12 cents for 1000 kernels of seeds plus a chance to receive Berliner Earliest Cauliflower and the full seed and garden tool catalog after paying 16 cents. Mail to Box W La Crosse Wis.
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Garden City
la Crosse
Meee Wen
Rite
John A Salzer
Prodigals Muse on Reform and Calves in Puck Style
Old Brother Dinger comments on modern reform with a drawing on prodigals and their calves. He notes less fuss and more quiet respect for change, saying today’s times favor smaller noise and practical business over show.
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Dinger
Puck
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised as cure for foot pain
The ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder as the great comfort discovery that cures painful smarting feet and growing nails, makes shoes feel easy, treats sweating feet, and sells for 25 cents with a free trial package offered by A. S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York.
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Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Cooperative canteens planned for British army
The British army will have cooperative canteens run by a registered cooperative society. Profits after expenses will be returned to the soldiers with five percent interest on capital.
Putnam Faceless Dyes Offer Cheaper Bright Colors
An ad notes Putnam Faceless Dyes cost 10 cents per package and promise more goods, faster production, and brighter colors for customers.
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Putnam
Reticence and the Lewis' Factory cigar remark
A fragment discusses reluctance causing failures and endorses Lewis' Single Bénder straight 5e cigar from Lewis' Factory in Peoria, noting a man of force makes space for many.
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Lewis
Peoria
Garfield Tea and Fur Shop Ad Offer Garbled Goods
An old style ad copy markets pelts and fur in Minneapolis Minnesota. It promotes Garfield Tea as a mild herbal laxative with claims of liver kidney and bowel benefits and asserts compliance with the Pure Food and Drugs Law. It suggests pricing information to be requested.
Wife bears blame for husband’s sorrows says thinker
The quote notes that many women feel solely responsible for their husbands' happiness while attributing his sorrows to his own foolish acts, reflecting on gendered expectations and marital dynamics.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered With $100 Reward
Reputable advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages. It asserts internal ingestion cleanses blood and mucous surfaces, building constitution. The makers promise $100 to any case it cannot cure and invite testimonials from readers.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
All Dru
Statesman's Simple Life in the German Reichstag
Herr Bebel, a principal orator of the Reichstag, is described as leading a simple life. He speaks extemporaneously, avoids society, and finds recreation in gardening, notably trimming rose trees to prepare for speeches.
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Herr Bebel
Reichstag
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