Coon Cats Thrive in Minnesota Show Interest From Maine Origin
The article notes coon cats are largely unknown in Minneapolis, trace their origins to Maine and Canada, and describe their appearance, temperament, care needs, and high value. It mentions their nervous disposition when confined, selective breeding from Maine, and prices ranging from five to a hundred dollars amid growing demand.
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Minneapolis
Maine
Express
North
Anson
Bar Harbor
Sleepwalker’s Nighttime Adventure From France Case
Dr. Dufay and M. Badaire report a somnambulism case from Blois in The Proceedings of the Society of Psychical Research as cited by Dr. R Osgood Mason. Phile Janicaud, a normal school pupil, walked in his sleep and tried to fish after a night rise. His brother in law altered plans, they visited a relative, and Janicaud continued walking while asleep toward a dangerous riverside path. He boasted he could see better and claimed he could spot a match underfoot despite the darkness.
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M. Badaire
Blois
France
Dufay
Society of Psychical Research
R. Osgood Mason
Ladies’ Home Journal
Theophile Janicaud
M. Simonet
Janie Aud
Janieaud
Simonet
Janic
Christian Advocate
New England
Glorious Sight Letters on Western Canada Lands
A Duluth reader recalls a summer trip through Western Canada noting yields of twenty five to thirty bushels per acre and dense field shocks. He mentions milder winters due to the Japan current chinook winds and dry air. He urges settlers to take advantage of low priced lands in the Saskatchewan Valley as new districts open this year with government agents offering information. Also included are two short quips from a prison visitor and Jimmy Dores about moral paths and crooked alleys.
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Duluth
Canada
Japan
Saskatchewan
Astonishing cure praised by Milford couple
If people are too conservative they are apt to find cause for astonishment when some person they have overlooked does something worthy of praise. Nimrod Price of Milford Ohio reports his wife and neighbors amazed by Palmer's Lotion curing a distressing facial eruption where doctors and medicines failed. Sample available from Solon Palmer New York.
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Nimrod Price
Milford
Ohio
Solon Palmer
Pearl St
New York
Palmer
Terrible Child Exposed By Worried Philadelphia Mother
The Philadelphia Times quotes a distressed mother calling her son a terrible child. She laments his habit of telling the truth openly in front of company, describing him as beyond discipline.
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Philadelphia Times
New Fast Train to Colorado via Missouri Pacific Railway
Missouri Pacific Railway starts double daily service from St. Louis and Kansas City to Colorado Utah and Pacific Coast. Trains depart St. Louis at 9:00 a.m. and 10:10 p.m. Kansas City at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. Sleeeping cars run between St. Louis and San Francisco without change. Excursion tickets on sale. For details contact agents. H C Towns ENXD Gen Pass and Ticket Agent St Louis Mo.
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Missouri Pacific Railway
St. Louis
Kansas City
Colorado
Utah
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
H. C. Townsenxd
Gen. Pass
Load Carriers and Burdens Echoed in Atchison Globe
A quotation from the Atchison Globe states that every man feels overburdened and should not be asked to share another’s load, underscoring a theme of personal responsibility and strain. The remark reflects a civic voice urging individual accountability amid collective stress.
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Atchison Globe
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad for New Shoes Comfort
Do Your Feet hurt? Shake into your shoes with Allen's Foot-Ease a powder that eases tight new shoes and relieves corns itching swollen hot callous smarting sore and sweating feet. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores 25 cents Sample sent free Allen E. Olmsted Le Roy N Y
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Oe
New Railroad Combination Rumor Stirs Brokers
In a Town Topics quip two brokers banter about a rumored railroad combination. One admits he has been out to lunch, implying he missed the chatter during a ten minute absence.
Help for Women Who Are Always Tired
Advice for fatigued women with a story about Ella Rice of Chelsea Wisconsin and a string of anecdotal tales on morals and thrift. The piece contrasts fatigue with moral admonitions and frugal living through brief, dated anecdotes.
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Ella Rice
Chelsea
Wis
Changes in war revenue bill take effect July first
The act passed June 13 1898 amid the Spanish American War undergoes revisions. Major points include removal of tax on bank checks drafts money orders leases mortgages and telegraphs while taxes on bankers stock brokers pawnbrokers and others stay in place. Some items are repealed or altered such as insurance taxes and certain tobacco duties with exemptions for charitable legacies and certain excise changes remaining in force.
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Congress
Charitavte
Sis Eoesnesns
Pteusevues Bvm
Coevckcoccceseneenes
Eanhuee
Ea. Ib. Ee
Denlereserves
Cereereeeree SG
Sereeses
Reese's
Seepensea
Snerser
Ceeneeceussens
Seceesecesserseers Peesens
Cike Euheencaves
Eserererensesterers
C. H
Pisa
ONUTY
Clover Leaf sale to Vanderbilt aims for Michigan Central tie-in
In Cleveland June 11 authoritative circles confirm the Clover Leaf railroad sale to Vanderbilt interests. The plan envisions the line, 450 miles long with $25 million in liabilities, being operated by Michigan Central to gain a southwestern outlet and compete with the Wabash in the eastern field.
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Cleveland
Clover Leaf
Vanderbilt
Michigan Central
Wabash
Akron Dynamiters Admit Guilt in Fire Attempt
Akron Ohio June 11 Melvin Boone and Evan James indicted for dynamiting Officer Braner's house pled guilty but sentence was deferred. Monday afternoon they started a fire with bedding and flammable material in their cells. jailer extinguished it before any serious damage.
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Akron
Melvin Boone
Evan James
Braner
Roll Turners Strike Again at Youngstown Steel Plant
The Roll Turners at the American Steel Hoop Co. plant in Youngstown Ohio were ordered out on strike again. They had returned to work last week after a two week stoppage without union recognition and the union says the settlement is unsatisfactory.
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Roll Turners
American Steel Hoop Co
Youngstown
United States Steel Corporation
Roll Turners Union
Timekeeping Across the Nation From Washington Obs
The Washington Observatory releases how standard time is sent nationwide by electric signal. A noon beat cuts telegraph lines and timeballs drop in Washington to synchronize 23 clocks below. Time is set by meridian bands, making eastern noon at 75, central at 90, mountain at 1000, and Pacific at 9.
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United States
Astrono Observatory
Washington
Panion
Telegraph cc
War and Navy Department
Rocky Mountain Belt
Pacific Coast
Silence In Silence Rubinstein Becomes Tea Time Tale
The anecdote from London Tit-Bits recounts pianist Rubinstein hosting a taciturn Scottish friend after a Glasgow concert. They sip tea and smoke in near total quiet until midnight, then discuss Beethoven and Wagner with terse quips. Conversation ends at three in the morning with mutual good nights.
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Rubinstein
Glasgow
Beethoven
London
Otterbein Trustees hear relocation proposals in June meeting
Westerville Ohio June 11 The Otterbein university trustees met to hear committee on relocation. Dayton offer includes land valued at 85000 and 71000 cash while Toledo offer provides land valued at 480000. Trustees deferred decision to July 23 amid surprise at Toledo proposal.
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Otterbein University
Westerville
Ottenbein University
Committee On
Dayton
Toledo
Woman Passes Bar Examination in Columbus
Mrs. J. Hartwell Cabell wife of Cincinnati attorney passed the recent bar examination in Columbus. Examiners will report to the supreme court later Monday afternoon. She was one of two women to take the test.
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Columbus
J. Hartwell Cabell
Cincinnati
Supreme Court
Molders Avoid Strike With Short Term Wage Accord
Youngstown June 11 A threatened Mahoning valley molders strike was averted at a conference Monday. A compromise grants workers a fine and a half hour day for six months starting on a nine hour day. They had demanded a nine hour day June 1.
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Youngstown
Mahoning Valley
Consoli dated Gas and Light absorbs three firms in Ohio deal
Toledo June 11 The Consolidated Gas and Light Co. purchased the Kerlin Brothers Co. Tiffin Light and Fuel Co. and Tiffin Electric Light and Gas Co. at Tiffin for 500000. The new entity is led by M. B. Daly C. F. M. Niles of Toledo and J. M. Barr of Findlay.
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Toledo
Consolidated Gas and Light Co
Kerlin Brothers Co
Tiffin Light & Fuel Co
Tiffin Electric Light & Gas Co
Tiffin
M. B. Daly
C. F. M. Niles
J. M. Barr
Findlay
Cedar Hill Coal Mines Sale to Cleveland Company
East Liverpool Ohio June 11 announces the sale of the Cedar Hill Coal Co mines at Saline ville to the Big Vein Coal Co of Cleveland. New owners plan to abandon the present shaft and open a new one farther away.
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East Liverpool
Cedar Hill Coal Co
Salineville
Big Vein Coal Co
Cleveland
Varney Youth Killed in Playful Fight in Public Square
Gallipolis Ohio June 11 Charles Varney aged 19 son of Charles Varney saloonist was instantly killed on the Public square by Jerome Wood a cigar merchant Wood struck Varney over the heart with his fist in a playful scuffle Wood is crazed over the affair
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Gallipolis, CO
Charles Varney
Jerome Wood
Wood
Young Varney
Monument unveiled at Ft. Washington site in Cincinnati
The monument on Third Street between Broadway and Ludlow in Cincinnati, erected by Ohio patriotic societies to mark the site of old Ft. Washington, will be unveiled Friday at 3 p m.
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Cincinnati
Third Street
Broadway
Ludlow Street
The
Patriotic Societies of Ohio
Ft. Washington
The Subtle American Joke in Rome Tale
An American asks a German friend for a joke about a Rome guide who shows travelers two skulls of St Paul. The German eagerly asks for the tale and the American obliges with a punning setup and a light historical note from Youth's Companion.
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Rome
St. Paul
New England
Free Medical Help in England and Ireland Costs Compared
England provides free medical attendance to 972000 people annually versus 230000 in France. French invalids incur costs of £58000, while Ireland spends £150000 on medical relief.
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England
France
Ireland
Queen Victoria Teaches Bible Class at Windsor Palace
The queen personally instructs her children in catechism and Bible lessons, and she even teaches a Bible class at Windsor for children of attendees, according to London Beacon.
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Queen Victoria
London
Mamma
Windsor Palace
London Beacon
English as Japan's diplomatic lingua in all interchanges
The London Chronicle notes that English is the official language for Japan's foreign office in all dealings with foreign diplomats and even in telegrams abroad. Dispatches from Downing Street travel by king's messenger, while Tokyo uses registered letters. The U S government uses captains of Atlantic liners to forward dispatches to a London agent in Trafalgar Street.
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Tokio
Japan
Downing Street
Europe
United State
London
Trafalgar Street
London Chronicle
Inspecting Railway Shops In Columbus To Cincinnati
Derby England visitors R M Deely and George Woodscroft examined Pennsylvania railroad shops in Columbus and left for Cincinnati to continue investigations for the Midland railway of England.
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Columbus
R. M. Deeley
George Woodscroft
Derby
Eng
Pennsylvania Railroad
Midland Railway
England
Cincinnati
Sentence Commuted In Counterfeiting Case In Columbus
President McKinley commuted Harry Smith of Indianapolis from a three year sentence for counterfeiting to one year. The action was announced in Columbus on June 11.
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Columbus
McKinley
Harry Smith
Indianapolis
Saloonkeeper Kelley Ends His Life in Lorain
Lorain Ohio June 11 James Kelley a saloonkeeper committed suicide Monday morning by shooting himself in the head with a .32 caliber pistol. He had been drinking and had been troubled with stomach issues recently.
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Lorain, O
James Kelley
Gossip of Gotham reveals New York growth and real estate boom
The item notes 87 carriage horses sold in New York for average just over $1,000. It cites 20 plus hotels rising in the city costing about 30 million dollars. It cites census data for the Eighth assembly district housing 72,000 people in under 100 acres and cites Greater New York at 308 square miles. It mentions Manhattan purchase in 1626 and sale of 95 acres for a million. It adds a bridge company's 100 portable steel houses for Venezuela due to earthquakes, each one story and about 20 tons.
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New York
New York City
United States
Chicago
Peter Minnits
Holland
Island of
Manhattan
Venezuela
Hotel for Women in New York Opens With European Plan
A 12 story women only hotel in New York will charge three to ten dollars per week under a European plan. Facilities include a hairdresser shop gymnasium a bicycle room and bowling alleys for residents.
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New York
Coal output by region in Great Britain tops all areas
Location of British Mines in South Wales produces nearly 29 million tons of coal annually, the highest of any region in Great Britain. Midlands collieries yield about 27 million tons and York and Lincolnshire about 26 million.
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South Wales
Great Britain
Midland
York
Lincolnshire
Trout of the Ocean Returns to Atlantic Coast
The weak fish known as the trout of the ocean reappears along the Atlantic coast, delighting epicures who value this marine species despite its modest name.
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Atlantic
Epicures
Tropical temperatures and storms seen by missionary in Africa
Rev Father Grison of Stanley Falls Africa notes Europeans misjudge tropical heat. He spent eight years at the equator on the Pacific coast where temperatures rarely exceed 85 degrees, while Stanley Falls sees about 90 degrees at maximum with cool nights. He describes violent storms and counts 66 lightning flashes in one minute with continuous thunder and ten lightning strikes within a few hundred metres in two hours.
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Father Grison
Stanley Falls
Africa
Equator
Pacific
Proposed 16000-ton Battleship to Join U S Navy
A 16000 ton battleship, the largest ever designed, is planned for the United States Navy. If a speed of 21 knots can be achieved, it would stand as a premier naval construction achievement and mark a milestone in warship design.
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United States Navy
Naval Construc
W. L. Coggins
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Outdoor Relief Levels Vary Across England
In southwestern England 37 of every 1000 persons receive outdoor relief while in the northwest counties the figure drops to 19 per 1000. The data highlights regional disparities in support during the period.
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England
Arsenic Used to Harden Shot Technique Described
A report notes that shot is generally hardened by adding a small quantity of arsenic to the head. The practice involves precise dosing to improve hardness and performance.
An Abstainer Briggs Well I Have Had To Give Flirting
The fragmented Detroit Free Press item notes a remark by Briggs and Griggs about abstaining and flirting. It suggests a candid exchange on personal conduct affecting health, though details are sparse in the readable text.
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Briggs
Griggs
Detroit Free Press
Arctic sun rises after six months of darkness
Mr Ojibiwockky returns from the Eskimo club and asks the time. The couple awakes to a misread date, with the narrator promising to veil the following events. The Philadelphia Record notes the scene in a terse, detached tone.
Going Too Far, Earnest Citizen and Trust Magnate Clash
A Baltimore American passage shows a citizen denouncing reckless speculation by a trust magnate. The magnate agrees, praising moral restraint, then cites outsiders making thousands from new flyers, arguing that such actions must stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aew
Baltimore American
Danger in Old Sayings
An admiring friend compliments a boy’s head and a fond father replies that the boy is a chip of the old block. The boy retorts that the teacher said he was a young blockhead in Stray Stories.
Railroads Face Sharp Traffic Schemes Warned By Critics
In Town Topics Merritt notes railroads push aggressive schemes to draw traffic while Cobwigger jokes that some may award prizes for returning a timetable to its original fold, reflecting industry satire and concern about marketing tactics.
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Cobwigger
Carpenter and apprentice debate final tool sharpening
A Punch cartoon caption shows a master asking if the tools are ground and the apprentice admits all but an axe and saw gaps remain. The banter highlights eagerness and instruction between mentor and newly apprenticed youth.
Parvenu Crawford Faces Social Snubs and Mistaken Identity
A fragment notes Crawford's rise in fortune and social circles. Guests frequently mistake him for his former butler, highlighting tension between wealth and status in society.
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Crawford
Parvenu
Testimonial on Piso’s Cure for Consumption
Mrs. Thos. Robbins of Maple Street Norwich New York testifies that Piso’s Cure for Consumption saved her life three years ago. Dated February 17 1900.
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Thos. Robbins
Maple Street
Norwich, N. Y
Say I told that Boston man in fish story
A playful quip about a Boston man and a fish tale ends with the remark Kindly alight signaling a simple come off phrase. The Philadelphia press reflects on a dry humor exchange and its clipped punchline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Philadelphia
Ress
Debt and hunger as morning counsel from Christian Intel ligencer
A compact aphorism notes that better to endure hunger at night than wake in debt, urging self control and prudence over financial despair. The remark frames debt as a daily burden to avoid and underscores moral budgeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Intelligencer
Believe Whooping Cough With Hoxsie's Croup Cure
An Atchison Globe advertisement touts Hoxsie's cure for whooping cough and croup, promising nonnausea and minimal side effects at a price of 50 cents. The blurb emphasizes the remedy as a small, effective treatment for a common childhood ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoxsie
Nonausea
Relic of the old masters and a stern mercy
A Philadelphia Bulletin note contrasts the ancient schoolhouse as a relic of the old masters with Joanna Baillie’s line on mercy in life. The blend hints at enduring values in art and education observed in historical reflections.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Boiling renders foul news fit to print in Puck satirical line
A brief quotation notes boiling as a method to sanitize scandalous content for publication, reflecting Puck’s wry view of media censorship and the editorial process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Market Report Snapshot From Cincinnati To Indianapolis
Cincinnati and other markets report cattle calves hogs sheep and lamb prices with wheat corn oats rye and flour futures noted. Chicago New York Baltimore Louisville and Indianapolis price lines show variations in green as markets fluctuate across commodities and livestock with government and trade terms omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Baltimore
Louisville
Indianapolis
Peruna praised by Captain Moss and Judge Zenor
Captain Percy W. Moss of Paragould Arkansas and Judge Wm T Zenor of Washington DC endorse Peruna as the finest catarrh cure and a strong tonic She urge readers to write Dr Hartman for a full case evaluation and free value advice from Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio
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Percy W. Moss
Paragould
Ark
Peruna
Wm. T. Zenor
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Presi Hns
Hartman Sanitarium
Colu Io
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America
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Jimmy Dores
Philadelphia Press
Mrs
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Mrs. Rice
Pee Ee Beeen
Petroleum and Sugar Refineries
Eevee
Eenree
Buckeye State News
Akron Dynamiters
Washington Observatory
Gossip OF
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Sald
Wana, Premien “Ts
CA &Curesay Sterling Remedy
Heaven
Joanna Baillie
Market Report
Clem G. Moore
Advocate-Democrat
Crawfordsville
Gay
Peruna Medicine Company
Moore
Washington, D. C
N.capital Street
Areretf ! Seem, Factory
Brockton, Mass
Rochester
Solar Light Co
Dept. A
Springfield
F. Pedley
Ottawa
M. W. McInnes
Merrill Block
Detroit, Mich
E. T. Holmes
Ind
Detroit
Niagara
Great Lakes
Lake Erie
J. R. McGregor
Nashville
Tenn
L. Parrott
Atlanta
D. G. Edwards
Awakesis
Anakesis
Tribune Building
New Fork
St Saato Cy
A. N. Kelloge
West
St. Cincinnati
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