Peace prospects dim as Cuban insurgent leader blocks armistice
Havana dispatch reports Pino Guerra refusing any armistice while insurgent forces of 3,000 to 4,000 mount pressure on Pinar del Rio. Government troops under Colonel Avalos, reinforced by 150 men and three machine guns, struggle to relieve San Juan de Martinez. General Menocal hopes for peace but veterans demand aggressive action to end hostilities.
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Havana
Pino Guerra
Pinar del Rio
Guerra
Pinar del Rio City
San Juan de Martinez
Avalos
Clewes
San Luis
San Juan
de Martinez
Menocal
Leynez Castillo
Aeronaut Found in Swamp Near Wolverine Michigan
Capt. William Matteray of Chicago drifted from Ocon to Wis in a helpless airship and landed six miles southeast of Wolverine Michigan. He was found near death from exposure and fatigue but recovered enough to plan a return to Chicago.
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William Matteray
Chicago
Oconto
Wis
Wolverine
Mich
Matteray
Grandson Unveils Painting at Newport Naval College
A grandson unveils a painting at the naval war college in Newport Rhode Island. The event highlights a cultural exhibit within the military academy setting.
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Newport
R. I
Kidney Disease Sufferer Claims Cure With Dean's Pills
Fred W. Harris of Chestnut Street Jefferson Ohio says ten years of kidney disease ended after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He states swelling backache bed confinement and multiple doctors gave way to natural secretions and full recovery after about ten boxes. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Fred W. Harris
Chestnut St
Jefferson
Ohio
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Lincoln as a Lawyer and a Tough Time for Women
An anecdote praises Abraham Lincoln as a shrewd lawyer using a will forgery example. A second piece mocks aging claims by women in a religious group, arguing age deception and gender bias with a Carlyle quote on strength overcoming obstacles.
Healthful breakfast helps Kentucky woman find strength
A Kentucky woman reports indigestion and nervous fatigue improving after switching to Grape-Nuts with cream for breakfast. She notes relief from heat flashes dizziness and chest pains once she stopped early meals and stuck with the cereal. She attributes renewed vigor and prime health to the diet change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Merit Advertising for EGG-O-SEE Breakfast Food
The ad extols EGG-O-SEE as the best breakfast food highlighting merit as its key endorsement. It touts no cook preparation, ease of use, affordability, and broad appeal for families, with a free book offer from EGG-O-SEE Company.
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Nature
Egg-O-See Company
First St
Quincy
Iil
South Africa Gold Production Reaches Record June Output
South Africa reports June gold mine production at an all time high. For the first half of the year output exceeded the same period last year by nearly six million dollars.
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South Africa
Landlord in Duesseldorf Hotel Charged Extra for French
A Duesseldorf hotel landlord billed a guest extra charges for speaking French. The dispute centers on language use and added fees, with the guest contesting the charge as unjust and unlisted in the rate.
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Duesseldorf
Faceless Dye and Miscellaneous Ads in 19th Century Page
A fragmented page advertises Putnam faceless dyes for silk wool and cotton at one boiling with vivid colors, ten cents per package. It mentions musicians borrowing money on notes, cigars priced poorly at ten cents, and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with claims of relief.
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Putnam
Bare Justice in a Debt Dispute Over 40 Marks
A creditor confronts a debtor at a club about repayment. The debtor insists the balance is only 40 marks of the 600 claimed, insisting accounts show 560 owed. The exchange centers on correcting the amount and settling the debt.
Kansas Anti Liquor Society Promotes Free Cure Recipes
The Kansas Anti Liquor Society reports a new plan to combat liquor and tobacco use by mailing free recipes to cure the habits. Copies are given away to friends, without selling, and can be hidden in coffee or food. Address: Room 19 Gray Building Kansas City Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Anti-Liquor Society
Gray Bldg
Kansas City
Twelve Good Rules of King Charles I
A New York item lists twelve admonitions attributed to King Charles I as daily guidance. The rules urge restraint in health, sacred matters, state secrets, quarrels, opinions, company, vice, meals, grievances, and wagers.
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Charles I
New York
Dr Williams Pink Pills Endorsed By Kansas Woman
Mrs. Rachel Gardner of Wilsey Kansas reports severe stomach pains and headaches eased by Dr Williams Pink Pills. She says doctors failed to help but the pills improved her condition, and she now recommends them to others. The pills claim to cure indigestion bloodlessness influenza headaches backaches neuralgia nervousness and spinal weakness with no opiates. Sold at druggists or from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY postpaid price per box and six boxes for 2.50.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
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Cuba
Ful
Lincoln
Philadelphia
Dash
Blank & Co
Carlyle
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Lib
Williams
Weill
Eader
Castoria
Astoria
Bateman
Godfrey
Hall
Journal of Health
Fac Simile Signature of
Chas. H. Fletcher
B. Halstead Scott
Ills
William Belmont
Cleveland
J. H. Taft
Brooklyn
N. Y
R. J. Hamlen
Detroit
Fletcher’s
Wm. J McCrain
Omaha
Neb
J. R. Clausen
R. M. Ward
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