Peruna touted as universal cure in 1900s ads
An advertisement features testimonials from Memphis socialite Miss Blanch Grey and Chicago resident Mrs X Schneider praising Peruna for treating catarrh and systemic weakness. The text claims Peruna as a scientific certainty with no substitutes, offering free literature and direct advice from Dr. Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
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Miss Blanch Grey
Alabama Street
Memphis
Tenn
Miss Blanch Gray
X. Schneider
Chicago
Peruna
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Fabled Volcano in Central America Spurs Local Superstition
In a small Central American state near Acajatla, residents monitor the Izslon volcano as it erupts nightly. They believe a single great demon resides within the mountain and fears its own occasional quiet spells, fearing a mighty eruption when the eruption ceases. Local lore ties lava bursts to the devil’s household troubles.
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Acajaite
Central America
Izslon
Acajatla
Predicting catastrophe by igneous signs and meals
A cautionary tale recounts a group observing Izaleo's volcanic eruptions. They test near the mountain, light a fire, set a fold, and watch for lava to judge fate. If lava surges they celebrate, else they flee, believing their method proves as sound as any. The narrative ends with a remark on wealth breeding meanness.
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Fery
Izaleo
Iaaleo
Peruna Praised by Medical Examiner in Letter
Medical examiner D Llewellyn Jordan of the U S Treasury Department and Columbia College graduate reports a month of Peruna use as curing months of catarrh and claiming renewed vitality. He states the remedy invigorates nerve centers feeding mucous membranes and that catarrh disappears.
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D* Llewellyn Jordan
U. S
Treasury Department
Columbia College
West Point
Peruna
Magnificent University For Women In Japan Opens
Six years after the Tokyo conference the first women’s university in Japan is completed. In April 1901 the $50,000 construction finished, forty six professors, five hundred fifty students including preparatory grades. Halls house staff with matrons, three core departments Japanese literature English literature and domestic studies, plus broader offerings. Great progress described as a notable advancement for women in higher education.
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Tokyo
Dom
Connecticut Chief Judge Rules for Bequest Challenging Soul Immortality
In Hartford, Chief Judge David Torrance of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Error upholds a $100,000 will bequest to the Advent Christian Publication Society of Boston. The eccentric testator Sidney Hall died three years ago as a member of Hartford’s Advent church and endowed the sum for the stated religious purpose. Relatives had contested the will, but the clause is declared valid.
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David Torrance
Connecticut Supreme Court of Error
Sidney Hall
Hartford
Advent Church
Advent Christian Publication Society of
Boston
Torrance
Kaiser's Censorship and Curious Church Busts
Foreign cartoon censorship grips German papers while American issues face scrutiny. An Heidel berg Catholic church construction halted as plaster busts of the Apostles with beards are removed and replaced, revealing portraits of the architect builder and sculptor.
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Kaiser
Germany
America
Heidelberg
Paris
Gen Lee’s theory on the Maine destruction
General Lee voiced a theory that the Maine’s destruction resulted from an outside explosion caused by young officers linked to Weyler. He cited divers finding magazine keys by the captain’s bed and noted the ship’s bow plates bent upward, implying bottom-origin force. The U.S. naval inquiry left the killer unknown.
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Fitzhurh Lee
Maine
Weyler
Cuba
Sigebee
Wily vows and odd fates in a string of 19th Century anecdotes
A Huddersfield man swore never to speak to a woman after his jilting on the eve of marriage and kept it beyond his death papering a will that rewarded only male relatives. A broken engagement inspired a vow to deliver messages by speech or telegram. A Vienna monument honored a rejected lover who vowed to bury the deceased. A Manchester merchant faced hair envy and inheritance fears prompting a curtain trick to avert a family dispute. Ends with a meditation on sharing small things with God.
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Huddersfield
London
Vienna
Wilkie Collins
Armadale
Manchester
Threw Away His Trousers Station Agent’s Accident
A G N railway station agent, once a brakeman, slept overdue and set his alarm. He misfired his plan, throwing his trousers into a mail sack during a midnight fast mail arrival. He awoke to the whistle, hurled the sack, and learned his garments had landed on the crane instead of the mail.
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Harper's
Indignant Irishman vows to vote against Pryor in future
Report notes ex Supreme Court Justice Roger A. Pryor presiding over naturalization with tough questions. An Irish applicant failed the test after a rigorous exam on the Declaration, Constitution, and presidential birthplace. As he left, he predicted Pryor would run again and lose his vote.
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Judge Pryor
Supreme Court
Roger A. Pryor
Naturalization Court
New York Times
Has Unique Masonic Honor While Traveling East
Maryland Grand Master Thomas J. Shryock led 167 Masonics aboard a New York departure liner for a Mediterranean tour. The Celtic Masonic association named him president and he attended a Jerusalem lodge meeting as honorary member of the Royal Solomon Mother lodge. In Egypt he served as main grand master of the grand lodge of Egypt and met Idris Bey Raghel.
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Maryland
Thomas J. Shryock
Masonic Grand Lodge of
New York
Mediterranean
Celtic Masonic Association
Lex. Shryock
Grand Lodge of
Egypt
Grand Lodge
Idris Bey Raghel
Bad Hetouan
Desert
Cairo
Inferno club formed by statesmen at Washington Farma
The Inferno club brings together Statesmen including Senator Depew and Senator Burrows in a daily noon debate on the Philippine bill at a Washington restaurant. Members tell blood and thunder stories in dramatic language to liven coverage, with Depew recounting a railroad robbery murder suicide and wreck to illustrate brutality.
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Washington Farma
Unique Assemblage
Depew
Burrows
Inferno Club
Senator Depew
Csere Sen Ple
Samar
Depew's Automobile Face Causes Capitol Scrapes
Senator Depew and Mrs Depew rode to the capitol in a newer car, but he barely kept from collisions with streetcars and other traffic. He dismissed the omnibus claims bill as an “automobile claims bill” and quipped that only an ante diluvian would call it an omnibus bill in modern times of improved vehicles.
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Depew
Senator Depew
Capitol
His Qualifications in a Victorian Courtship Scene
A dialogue reveals a man boasting wealth experience and steadiness as fit qualifications. She confirms several points but rejects marriage, stating she seeks a husband instead. The exchange highlights social standards and the criteria for partnership in a period setting.
What She Would Say
A couple sits in a parlor with roses on her cheeks as the man frets over confessing his true feelings. He questions whether their vows and future marriage hold true power over him and how to break the news gently. She replies with a sly joke about keeping his letters to force a financial wound.
The Deceitful Man
An official informs a widow that her husband was killed on the railroad in a shocking, graphic scene. The wife gasps at the news and questions the fate of his trunk, suspecting betrayal by the treacherous man who claimed to be away for the day.
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iIt
Vilain
Ancient Medical Lobs Prescriptions the Modern Might Shuffle
An old text describes medieval wound care and poison antidotes. It cites leech use for wounds and cruel methods for teething. A curious digest lists remedies such as dried living moles and poison antidotes attributed to Mithridates, with ritual preparation.
Army doctors scarce as vacancies exceed fifty for assistant surgeon
The army medical corps faces over fifty vacancies despite Surgeon General efforts to recruit. A rigid professional exam and strict physical requirements hinder new applicants, with many young doctors failing to meet standards. Applicants should contact the Surgeon General of the Army for details as commissions begin at captain rank with pay and allowances.
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The
Leon
Frenchman Apologizes for Taking Mayor's Time anecdote at Yale dinner
At a Yale University dinner President Hadley recounted a French visitor's awkward mispronunciation. The guest began an apology for taking too much of the mayor's time, saying he feared he had cock rushed on the mayor.
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Yale Wivinity School
Hadley
Calcaga
Baltimore to Honor Schley with Avenue Rename
Baltimore authorities weigh changing North Avenue to Schley Avenue to honor Rear Admiral Schley as the city expands its northern boundary and the old name is deemed inappropriate. The proposed move reflects a tribute aligned with civic growth and historical memory.
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Baltimore
Schley
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