Hay Pauncefote Treaty Amended and Passed by Senate
The Senate approves amendments to the Hay Pauncefote Treaty aiming to allow a US led canal under neutral rules. It outlines construction under US auspices, neutralization terms, and ratification steps, with detailed provisions on wartime navigation and restrictions. A Paris dispatch notes fallouts on amnesty votes and unrest in Algeria.
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United States of America
Theucen
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Sepliene
India
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
John Hay
Great Britain and Ireland
Lord Pauncefote
Great Britain
Constantinople
Saex Maritime
Paris
Algeria
Manila Population and Saloon Density Compared
Manila numbers about 165 009 residents and, surprisingly, shows fewer saloons per capita than any U S city of similar size. Experts note the city’s social mix and regulations influence local drinking establishments.
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Manila
United States
United States Plans Record Breaking Twenty Mile Shot
The United States will fire a shot twenty miles, a record distance. The gun used will be a marvel of American ingenuity. The text also touts Hostetter's Bitters as a remedy for constipation indigestion dyspepsia and biliousness.
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United States
Fred
Hostetter
Wine and Care Kill a Cat: A Cautionary Saying
A reflective line contrasts wine with care, noting that wine cannot kill a cat but can drown care, and excessive care can endanger the cat’s life. The aphorism explores balance between indulgence and concern.
Egyptian official advocates dredging the Mediterranean
Emin Pasha Sid Ahmed, under secretary of state for justice, died at sea and was buried in the Mediterranean. His father Choukri Pasha urged Messageries Maritimes agents to locate the body’s exact resting place and expressed plans to dredge the sea to retrieve it.
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Mediterranean
Emin Pasha Sid Ahmed
Choukri Pasha
Messageries Maritimes
Consumption in Germany Reports Millions Affected
Germany with about 62.28 million people has over 1.3 million cases of consumption and, per Prof Leyden, about 179000 die annually from the disease.
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Germany
Leyden
Caretastic Cure For Health Claims Headline
Advertises CASCARETS Candy Cathartic as a natural remedy for bowel health promising painless, easy movements with a 10 cent starter price. Claims to cure a wide range of ailments from headaches to cancer and warns against imitations.
Queen Adopts Distinct Glasses for Driving and Reading
The queen now wears large black rimmed spectacles for driving and uses a different set of glasses for reading or writing, indicating separate eyewear for distinct tasks.
Cure a Cold in One Day and Other Quack Claims
An assortment of dubious ads tout cure-alls and remedies, including laxatives for colds and a nerve tonic. Claims include refunds if ineffective and signatures of supposed medical figures. The text mocks pompous philosophy while pushing fake miracle products.
Treasure found from 1770 Turkish fleet wreck near Chios
Greek divers uncover a treasure ship sunk near Chios in 1770 after the Turkish fleet’s defeat. The Russian flagship lies thirty fathoms deep and over $60,000 in gold and silver is recovered from its hold.
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Chios
Oculist Pagenstecker Seeks Accessible Fees for Queen Victoria
The famed eye specialist Prof. Pagenstecker adjusts charges by patient means notables include Queen Victoria. Normal operations run £20 to £100, yet some pay as little as two guineas. In England Valeo of Horses notes railway dray horses cost about $300 with weekly fodder around $2.25.
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Pagenstecker
Queen Victoria
Europe
England
Peruna praised by Oregon governor in 1898 letter
A May 9 1898 letter from Governor William for Oregon to Dr Hartman endorses Peruna as an effective cure for colds and catarrh. The document argues cold prevention is key to avoiding illness and urges households to keep Peruna and request Dr Hartman’s free book Winter Catarrh.
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Oregon
Hartman
State of Oregon
Salem
Columbus
Kio
United States
Dr. Hartman
Columbus, O
Jell O Dessert Delights Family With Four Flavors
An old advertisement highlights Jell O as a new dessert in four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. It invites shoppers to buy at grocers for 10 cents and taste today.
Dyeing Made Easy with Putnam Faceless Dyes Up
Notes on home dyeing claim simple results using Putnam Faceless Dyes Up in Chicago with a lead pipe cinch. Mentions C F Crabtree of Des Moines Iowa and the Gladister Gold Mining Company as part of an intriguing write up.
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Putnam
Chicago
C.F. Crabtree
Des Moines
Gladister Gold Mining Company
Fragmentary financial notice and drug company ads
Last year 39 000 000 stored in the English post office savings bank and 35 000 000 paid out. Geneva Table tx guaranteed by the Kidd Drug Co. Bigin Hato claims all diseases and inflammations of the urinary system with injection. Mail order prices and retail/wholesale rubber goods listed. Des Moines Iowa and Omaha Nebraska drug firms named.
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English Post Office Savings Bank
Geneva
Kidd Drug Co
Bigin- Hato
J. R. Hurbut_Co
Des Moinés
Iowa
Rigg
O Street
Lincoln
Myers
Omaha
Neb
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Capitol Building
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Tod: Sloan
A& Cable
Rupsiley
Vanburen
Ind
Parker
R. U.-Lincoln
Lumbago
St. Jacobs Oil
U. S
Davis
Davie
Murphy
Stone
Reece
St. Paul
Morrow
J. C. Schoch
DuBois
du Boise
Gold Campman
River &T
Sharon
John Morrow & Co
Sira
Sterner
Altoona
Mra. Borner
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Ohio
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