Parisian Life of Francois Lacroix Revealed in Shanty Tale
An account from New Orleans describes Francois Lacroix a wealthy Parisian Creole planter famed for extravagance. His two months in Paris each year contrasted with ten months in privation in his old New Orleans home. The piece recounts Lacroix's fortune, dissipation, and how his life intertwined with animal exhibitions and a curious interview about training a tiger.
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Dumaine Street
Griffe
Cinemnaté
New Orleans
Francois Lacroix
Paris
Lucullus
France
Fornatus
Lacroix
Don
Atherton
Whio
London
Calcutta
Min
Alice
Eminent Church Figures Endorse St Jacobs Oil
The Reverend Bishop Gilmour of Cleveland Ohio publicly endorses St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism and pain relief. Reverend Dr Seange B Stevens of Connecticut accepts Yale University chair of sacred literature.
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Bishop Gilmour
Cleveland
Ohio
Seange B. Stevens
Connecticut
Yale University
Red Star Cough Cure Listed As Opiate Free Medicine
An old advertisement notes Red Star Cough Cure as a cough mixture without opiates or narcotics priced at 25 cents. The brief listing emphasizes its status as a non narcotic remedy in a historic consumer ad.
How Our Continent Grew From the Industrial World
An eminent American scientist notes the North American continent began as islands of matter rising from the ocean. Volcanoes formed many islands including Greenland and the Hawaiian chain, with island growth sealing land connections. Depressions like Hudson Bay and the Mississippi Valley filled with sediments to form rocks.
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Hawaiian Islands
Massachusetts
New England
New York
American
Greenland
Canada
Winnipeg
Atlantic District
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada
Hudson’s Bay
Mississippi Valley
Ayer's Hair Tonic praised as quick fix for gray hairs
Fragments praise Hall's Hair Re and Ayer's Cute as infallible remedies for aging hair and ague. Quoted user cites William Wells and a local slogan.
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Hall
Ayer
Wm. Wells
Indians pressed toward removal and allotment plan
Report describes treaty negotiations with the Red Lakers and White Earth bands to remove tribes to White Earth. Red Lake area would be surveyed and sold in forty acre lots with US investment at five percent, yielding annual income for the tribes. Land reserved for homes and a future value projection for Red Lake families noted.
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Minnesota
White Earth
United States
Vier
Red Lake
St Joseph's Academy Sets High Northwest Standard
St Joseph's Academy in St Paul highlig h s its wide reach with students from Dakota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota New York and Germany. Daughters of prominent citizens attend and this year's attendance is expected to be large. Parents should request circulars from the Mother Superior. A freight train killed Lars Peterson a Swede near Aitkin.
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St. Joseph's Academy
St. Paul
Northwest
Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Minnesota
New York
Germany
St. Joseph’s Academy
Prices Fall and Goods Spread at Chicago Scale Op
The Chicago Scale Op cuts prices over 50 percent on many items and offers nearly a thousand other articles, including portable forges, tools, safes, buggies, sewing machines. Advertisements note lumber price changes, medicines, tonics, and household remedies, with various local notices about crimes and notable people.
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Chicago
Ohio
Neapolis
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Health and Vitality
Advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for fatigue weakness and low energy. Includes patient testimonials from Nztta Nonts and W. H. Crovan and notes prices and availability from C J Hood & Co. Also mentions Cream Balm by Ely Brothers with circulars and local druggists in Owego New York.
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Hood
Nztta Nonts
Peo
New Blood Purifier Promoted For Health Uses
An ad copy touts Curt orva Resolvent as a daily remedy to keep the blood cool cleanse perspiration and bowels, and to keep the liver and kidneys active. It is presented as a universal tonic for daily use with multiple doses.
Keeping Comfortable at Any Weather in Boston Clothing Ad
The Boston One Price Clothing House in St. Paul offers reliable, well made fashion for men and boys at low prices. Visit or contact us to see a larger assortment and better deals than other stores in the area.
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Corne
Third
Robert Streets
ST. Paul
Reif Hee
Boston
Est
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Lars Peterson
Aitkin
Winona
A. Allen
Merchants Hotel
McCaine
John and
Leander Nelson
Magnolia
R. E. Covey
Worthington
Minn
Nathaniel
Bates
Richmond
Ind
Perry Davis
Democrats
J. C. Levering
Congress
Allen
J. P. Allen
Mina
Princess Louise
Marquis of Lorne
Sara Bernhardt
Rio
Lyon
Enone
PY Caswell
Hazanp & Co
York
Caswan, Hissar & Co
W. H. Crovan
Tilton
N. H. Hood
C. J. Hood & CO. Apothecarias
Lowell
Mass
Ely
Lief
USA
Druggista
ELY Bmothers
Droggieta
Owego
Ry-Eevee
Eati Ng So
Csanabo
Wra
Uticura
Porran
Dr. Mareh
Quincy
Mob
Sappecg Pensions
M. Sites & Co
B Co
Washington
J. G
Sal
E.J. Johnson
Il Barclay SO
Joseph Cillotts
B. Roth & Bro
New Oxford
Penn
Root
Posrl St
WN. U
Jones
Wheat Woodward & Company Corn Exchange
Minneapoolis
Sal Ve
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