Hay Pauncefote Treaty Text Amended for the Canal
The United States and Great Britain agree on a canal from Atlantic to Pacific under US auspices while preserving neutralization. Key articles set construction, navigation rules, wartime conduct, and military restrictions. ratifications due within six months. Paris dispatch notes broad amnesty for strike related offenses.
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United States of America
Theucen
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Ess
India
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
John Hay
Great Britain and Ireland
Lord Pauncefote
Great Britain
Constantinople
Saex Maritime
Tho Yooan
Senate
London
Washington
Manila Population and Saloons Compare With U.S. Cities
Manila has about 165000 inhabitants and a smaller number of saloons in proportion to its population than any U.S. city of similar size.
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Manila
United States
Record-breaking shot to fly twenty miles
The United States plans a shot of twenty miles, a distance record. The firing gun will reflect American ingenuity and workmanship. Also praised is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a marvel of American invention, claimed to have cured constipation indigestion dyspepsia and biliousness for fifty years.
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United States
Wine and Woes: A Caution on Care and Cats
The line Playfully notes wine cannot kill a cat but can drown care, while care itself may harm a cat, suggesting humor about medicine and mood. It treats metaphorical risk with a light tone.
Egyptian Official Proposes Dragging Mediterranean for Body
Emin Pasha Sid Ahmed, Egypt's under secretary of state for justice, died at sea and was buried in the Mediterranean. His father Choukri Pasha, former under secretary for the interior, urged that the sea be dragged to recover the corpse and questioned Messageries Maritimes agents about the probable burial location.
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Wents
Mediterranean
Justice
Emin Pasha Sid Ahmed
Choukri Pasha
Interior
Messageries Maritimes
Consumption in Germany
Germany with about 62,279,901 people has over 1,300,000 sufferers of consumption and Prof Leyden estimates 179,000 deaths annually from the disease.
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Germany
Leyden
C. A. S. C. A. R. E. T. S Candy Cathartic Claim Health Aid
An 19th century style ad touts Cascar ets Candy Cathartic as a cure for wide ranging ailments from headaches to cancer, promising natural bowel movements and health restoration for 10 cents to start. It warns against imitations and notes metal boxes with C. C. C. stamped on each tablet.
The Queen Wears Large Spectacles for Driving
The queen now wears a pair of large spectacles with black rims when driving and uses a similar pair with different glasses for reading or writing.
Cure a Cold in One Day and Other Advertisements
An OCR fragment advertises LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE for a quick cold cure with refund if it fails and credits Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer offer. It includes sensational claims about cures and testimonials, plus a reference to Dr. R B Kyixe and a Philadelphia address.
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KK. W. Grove
Treasure Ship Found Near Chios After 129 Years
Greek divers unearthed a treasure ship sunk near Chios where the Turkish fleet perished in 1770. The Russian flagship was located thirty fathoms deep, yielding over $60,000 in gold and silver. An Oculist, Prof. Pagenstecker, treats Queen Victoria with fees scaled to patients’ means. English railway horses cost about $300 each, with weekly fodder around $2.25, working about ten hours daily under fair conditions.
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Chios
Pagenstecker
Queen Victoria
Europe
England
Governor props Peruna in household health pledge
A 1898 letter from Oregon Governor W M Lord endorses Peruna medicine for colds and catarrh. The note urges families to keep Peruna at home to prevent illnesses, promote winter health, and cites Dr Hartman’s Winter Catarrh booklet.
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Oregon
Hartman
State of Oregon
Executive Department
Salem
Columbus
Kio
W. M. Lord
Jell O Dessert Ad Appeals To Families
An old style ad promotes Jell O as a new family dessert in four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry available at grocers for 10 cents. The clippings also include a mix of quotes and medical claims for Garfield Tea Piso's Cure Amari comment and a note dated February 10 1900 from Van Buren Indiana.
Dyeing Tips and Promos From the Chicago Trade Pages
An eclectic local-page item mentions Putnam faceless dyes in Chicago with a lead pipe cinch for Gladiator Gold mining co and notes a request for explanation. It also cites Beeman Pepsin Guru and Carter's Ink as product blurbs amid boer war sentiment and social quips about busy people and daggers.
Bank deposits and payouts linked to postal savings figures
Last year 39,000,000 stored by depositors paid into the English post office savings bank with 35,000,000 paid out Geneva. Tablets guaranteed by Kidd Drug Co and other medical injections touted. Retail and wholesale listings include J. R. Hurlbut Des Moines Iowa and Rigg's Pharmacy Lincoln with rubber goods and Myers Drug Co Omaha Iowa.
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English Post Office Savings Bank
Geneva
Kidd Drug Co
Bigin
J. R. Hurlbut
Des Moines
Iowa
Rigg's Pharmacy
O Street
Lincoln
Myers. Drug .Co
Omaha
Neb
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Capitol Building
Executive Office of
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the Caviler
Tod Sloan
Ruepsiey
Vanburen
Ind
Amari
Putnam
Chicago
C.F. Crabtree
Towa
Gladiator
Beeman
Paarneer
HinpeRcogne
Lumbago
St. Jacobs Oil
U.S
Davis
Murphy
Stone and Lankester
St. Paul
Vane Pater
Morrow
Mor- Trow
Mr. Sehooh
Olive Ave
du Boise
Gold Campman
River St
Sharon
John Morrow
Cee
D. 8. Sterner
Altoona
Sterner
7Th Ave
John Morrow & Co
Morrow's
Springfield, Ohio
Clara
Loago
K & CG
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Bods
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Oman
Milo
Kere Dee
UNION
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Eer Tory
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