Judge's Wife Endorses Peruna In Personal Testimony
A Minneapolis woman identified as Minnie B. McAllister reports relief and cure after seven weeks on Peruna for chronic pains. The notice warns against substitutes and urges readers to obtain Peruna only through Dr. Hartman, noting its uniform price and risk of cheaper imitations.
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Judge McAllister
West 33Rd St
Minneapolis
Minn
Mick
Peruna
Minnie B. McAlister
Veruna
Volcanic cooking by Maori in New Zealand and relics of history
A fragmentary collection notes Maori use of volcanic heat for cooking beside volcanoes and in the mountains, mentions Fotheringay Castle remnants guarded by the Peterborough Archaeological Society, a poultry ad, a bust of McKinley by Mrs Cadwalader, and a report of diamonds found near Cape Nome with a Tagalog English dictionary completed by Dr. Stomple in New York after the war with Spain.
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New Zealand
Fotheringay Castle
Mary Queen of Scots
Peterborough Archaeological Society
Stomple
New York
Spain
Fragmented 19th century notes mention cures and farming data
The passage cites Hall's Catarrh Core as a constitutional cure and references Ugandan language prayers, the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge printing orations, Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and Alabama farm statistics. It lists total Alabama farms as 223,220 with 129,187 by white farmers and 24,083 by colored farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Bluff Was Called by a Young Country Lawyer
Judge Jarrett recalls Grant Woodward's jury trial for bribery in Kansas City before Judge White. The inexperienced attorney chose to accept the twelve jurors, challenging none, and won the case. Judge White praised him as a poker player for calling the bluff of risk and nerve.
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Jarrett
Seventeenth Judicial District
Grant Woodward
Kansas City
Aurora
Lst
Joe White
White
Judge White
Foundlings in Demand Spark Adoption Controversy
Inquiries to the State Charities Association and the Guild reveal nationwide interest in babies for adoption. Mayors request children with specific traits, families from Pittsburgh seek light colored children, and adoptions are supervised though formal papers are not always filed.
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State Charities’ Association
Guild
Massachusetts
Pittsburg
Denver
Alabama
The Foundling’s Haunting Quest for Identity
In a New York foundlings office, foundlings revisit records seeking their real parents. The rare unsatisfactory return involved a woman angry at a state charity inquiry and returning the infant. The piece recalls hopeful yet futile searches across decades, ending with a melancholic note on identity and fate.
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Dunphy
Randall's Island
New York
Foundling
Ainslee
Were Not Seeking Death Inspired by a Innkeeper Misunderstanding
Arthur Farwell recalls an incident in Coblenz when a German innkeeper mistook him and a young woman companion for a couple bent on suicide during a recent epidemic of self death. The innkeeper hounded the couple all night, later asking why they wished to die, and explaining Coblenz was then plagued by suicides. The tale underscores misread signals and a preoccupation with death in a period of public dread.
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Arthur Farwell
Attenton
Boppard
Wego
Coblenz
Coblens
New York Tribune
Cashier Pardoned After Looting National Bank
Three years after William N. Boggs helped loot the National Bank of Dover New Jersey with a $200000 share he was pardoned by President Roosevelt. He received five years in prison but served three before the pardon. The piece argues leniency for bankers invites future bank theft and criticizes the pardon as insufficient punishment.
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National Bank of
Borgs
Umes
Boggs
Jefferson at Yale a famed actor’s mock heaven quip
The New York Times notes Joseph Jefferson, a Yale favorite, delivers an informal address before undergraduates before a Hyperion theater show. A senior prods him about acting in heaven and his playful reply fears St Peter will bluntly tell him to change roles if he reaches the golden gates.
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Jefferson
St Peter
Joseph Jefferson
Yale
Hyperion Theater
New York Times
Mary’s
Yala
Welcome Change Vision in a Nation of Escape and Bandits
A fragmented note speaks of progress and bloodhounds patrolling the path of escaping slaves while furtive bands roam in Nebraska. The snippet hints at pursuit and upheaval within a broader abolition era struggle.
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Nebraska
Lottery and Legacies Behind Washington City’s Early Build
The piece recounts 18th century Washington D C’s beginnings with plans set by L Enfant, later altered by Andrew Ellicott. It details a national lottery funding the Capitol and other public works, noting $7 tickets, prizes up to a hotel valued at $50 000, and the moral backlash as Virginia and Maryland funded initial efforts.
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Washington
Congress
Thirteen Colonies
L’enfant
Paris
Republic
Andrew Ellicott
Capitol
Virginia
Maryland
National
Harvard
Vienna
Cahaba
Alabama
Times
Washington Times
Sulzer Discusses Lunch Choices in Washington Restaurant
Representative Sulzer, short on funds, balks at the steak menu in a Washington restaurant. He jokes he cannot afford beef, mistakenly being treated like a magnate, and requests a ham sandwich with only $64 on him. The scene illustrates a humorous moment of fiscal restraint and dining in the capital.
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Sulzer
Washington ‘Times
George
We all have our troubles says colored elevator operator
The Philadelphia Telegraph quotes a post office elevator operator offering witty replies to odd questions. He notes fools questions, a jurors inquiry about beds, and a weather sign that reads fair. A man from the state misreads the sign and jokes about going to a circus.
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Weather Bureau
Circuit Court
Tye
Philadelphia Telegraph
Thunder Mountain Idaho A New Mineral Treasure House
Aged reports describe Thunder Mountain Idaho as a forthcoming mineral bonanza. Col. W. E. Dewey and others stake vast undeveloped claims with three rich gold ledges. Values in the Dewey mine reach 1 to 4 thousand dollars per ton, and a 10 stamp mill must be cleaned every six hours. Prospectors expect a rush once snows melt, with routes from Ketchum Mackay Holm Weiser and Resrock. Flour at eight five dollars a week shows scarcity of provisions.
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Idahe
Thunder Mountain
Idaho
United States
Columel WE. Dewey
Dewey
Ema Catton
Mackay
Holm
Weiser
Resrock
Montana
Oregon
D. E. Burley
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Salt Lake City
Newspaper Circulations Worldwide and by Country
The world prints about 42 800 newspapers. The United States leads with 19 760 papers, followed by Great Britain with 6 050 and Russia with 743. The Petit Journal de Paris circulates at least 1 000 000 daily, while the Imperial Review, produced for the emperor of Austria, has the smallest circulation with three daily copies.
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United States
Great Britain
Russia
Petit Journal of Paris
Imperial Review
Austria
Noted Cities and Travel Advertisements Across Two Railways
Noted cities including Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul are highlighted for their prominence and the Windy City reputation. The piece extols the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway as a premier line with modern safety and electric trains. It also mentions actress Jane Hading’s Constantinople visit and an excursion rail rate promotion from Ogden and Salt Lake City to Missouri River and Chicago.
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Chicago
United States
Ihs
Milwaukee
St. Paul
America
Omaha
L. L. Downngs
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Salt Lak City
Utah
Misouri River
St. Loui
Obo
C. P. Warren
P. Ry
Dooly Block
Salt Lake City
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Hartman
One Martman Sanitarium
Columbus
Shores & Shores
Snc Cvea
Howard E. Burton
Breanie
Lreliadle, Assays, Omet Ogben Assay CO
Anssthst
Pilley
Stace Pension
Coughan
Sendety
Javelie Aie Co. Dei D
Purssee
McKinner
Emins
Piso
Watt
Kilpaury, Vanhuren
Ind
Cape Nome
Golovin Bay
Hall
Uganda
Society For the Promotion of Christian Knowledge
Winslow
NL Wizard Oil
N.U
Foundlings
City OF Washington
BerMiers
Constantinople
Jane Hading
Mast
Foctety
Apethieus, Tupeke & Santa Fe Railway
Ogden
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