Slocum System Promises Free Four Part Disease Cure
A historic brochure advertises Dr T A Slocum's system with four remedies for weak constitutions, pulmonary troubles, catarrh, and general debility. It offers a free trial by writing to 93 Pine Street New York, asking to be sent the four preparations and noting the reader saw the offer in the Topeka State Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A Slocum
Tully Caplained
T. A. Slocum
Pine St
New York
Topeka State Journal
Garden of Eden or myth in geologic history claim
Chicago Record notes geologist Dean Hill discusses Th D Becker's report on Philippine geology and a possible Garden of Eden origin for humans. He links ancient sea basins in the Mediterranean region to uplifted landmasses, suggesting early human evolution occurred near the Philippines and Asia before subsidence and migrations shaped later populations.
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Garden of Eden
Chicago
Dean Hill
University of Minnesota
Th. D. F. Becker
United States
Men of Horses
I Man
Secoca
Med- Werraneen
Atlantic
Alpe
Caucasus
Himalaya
Stountaine
Abd Ogtan Betionm
Professor Marsh
Borneo
Ching Sey
Hall
Teland
Sormeo
Eden
Bae
India
Chine
Poland
Barnes
Nis
Lal
Find the Pole, Mr. Ziegler, Who Furnishes the Money
Mr. Ziegler explains his motives as the financier behind the pole project. He argues the push to fund the facility serves public interests and claims transparency in the financial backing and oversight. Local officials weigh the proposal amid questions of control and long term costs.
North Pole expedition aims to raise stars and stripes first
William Ziegler plans to equip Evelyn Baldwin to lead a Baldwin Ziegler Arctic Expedition sailing from New York next summer. Ziegler, influenced by Arctic interest since youth, seeks patriotic motive to reach the pole first, with Baldwin as commander and a meteorology background. Plans hinge on pending negotiations and are not finalized.
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William Ziegler
Hwelyn B. Baldwie
Brooklyn
Evelyn B. Baldwin
Spitzbergen
Andree
Mr. Baldwin
Wellman
Franz Josef Land
We Republic of Colombia
South America
M. T. Snyder
Mr. Snyder
Ziegler
Mesers Snyder
Baldwin
Weather Bureau Service
Weathington
D.C. Isle
Garo
Toledo
New Orleans
Spring
Nei
Belhe
Illinois Régulare
Zilw
Arctic Expedition Planned by Baldwin and Ziegler
Lieutenant colonel Baldwin and financier Ziegler plan a two ship Arctic expedition from New York next summer. M T Snyder and J A Snyder support, with Ziegler funding to finance the voyage. Baldwin will lead, others will join for part of the trip. Royal Baking Powder magnate William Ziegler is a key backer.
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Elehth ‘Missouri Cavalry
Baldwin
Hijnoks
Cotleee
Naperville
Ill
J. A
M.T. Snyder
Serengtag
Althouse
Mobile
Ala
Joa. Snyder
New Orleans
Couk Int
Ziegler
Mr. Baldwin
Leandersh
Ziegier
Arctic
Dr Kane
Bélog
America
Pole
France
Abentire Tretch
William Ziegier
Royal Baking Powder Company
New York
Rights Of Settlers On Fort Hays Lands
Washington officials report Kansas faces contests over settlers on the abandoned Fort Hays reservation once the lands pass to the state. The Interior Department will decide if settlers lacking patents are legally entitled, with state accession not removing cases from the federal land office. Kansas lawmakers must authorize transfer before contests proceed, leaving scope and parties to executive decisions.
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Kansas
Fort Hays Reservation
Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Interior
Fort Hays Military Reservation
Congress
General Land Office
Cat Stops Murder During Farmhouse Burglary in Wisconsin
Mrs Curry and her 14 year old son Clark were tied by three masked men in their Till Pots area farm near Bool Wisconsin. The intruders beat Mrs Curry with revolver but fled after the cat tipped over a nearby lamp and she escaped to a neighbor. They demanded $100 they claimed was hidden in the house.
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Bool
Wis
Dee LI
D. Curry
Clark
Bers
Simp
Mrs. Curry
Mra Curry
Coghlan Remains Lost After Storm Sweep
Friends of actor Charles Coghlan have abandoned the search for his casket remains after the death in Galveston on November 27, 1899. The metal casket was swept from the receiving vault during a September storm and is believed carried to sea. The remains lay in Lakeview cemetery awaiting shipment to New York for cremation, with delays hindering removal of the body.
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Coghlan
Galveston
Tex
Dec
Charles Coghlan
Lakeview Cemetery
New York
Eight Hours Work in New Diggings North of Nome
Report from Capt. A P Mordaunt of San Francisco describes rich deep rich placers in the Cape Dyer mining district between Point Hope and Cape Lisburne on the Arctic coast. He claims 3300 in gold from 14 hours of mining and notes a new rush may follow navigation opening. A Nome observing group and sailors form a nation to develop these properties and prepare for a possible summer stampede.
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Nome
Tacoma
Cape Dyer
Point Hope
Cape Lintortin
Arctic Ocean
A. P. Mordaunt
San Francisco
Heany
Oueanan
Is Our Richest Man Rockefeller Becomes Wealthiest
New proof of Andrew Carnegie’s claim that John D. Rockefeller is the world’s richest man appears as an offer of 800 a share for 3400 Standard Oil shares to be delivered January 1. Congressman Jefferson M. Levy made the bid at the Waldorf Astoria, valuing Rockefeller’s Standard Oil stake around 266 million dollars, with other interests in various concerns.
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York
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Waldorf-Astoria
Jefferson M. Levy
Rockefeller
Man Lives On Six Cents A Day In 1900s Diet Claim
William Holley, a 50 year old bachelor from the city, says he can live on six cents daily. Over four months he spent six dollars and eighty six cents on food, cooking for himself. He reports weight gain and outlines a weekly meal rotation including breakfast, dinner, and supper with simple staples.
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William Holley
Brasil Ind
Holley
A Banker for Thieves
A detective recites a London East End scheme where a respectable banker serves thieves by handling stolen money after burglaries. Thieves deposit cash with him for safekeeping, sometimes funding relations like a wife’s allowance, while awaiting later use or release from prison. The banker’s role sustains the thieves’ operations with discreet trust.
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London East End
Birti
Prixop
Iis
Three Stories of Lord Russell and a Leap Year Birth
Fragmented OCR narrative mentions Lord Russell and bigamy rumors, with garbled dialogue about mothers in law and a man recalling a leap year birth. The text is unclear, but implies personal anecdotes and confusion surrounding reputation and a birthday fact.
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Lord Russell
Frankell
Berets
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F. Strickrott
Kansas Avenue
Adital Hand Laundry
East Third St
Evelyn Baldwin
North Pole
Evelen B. Baldwin
Baldwin-Ziegine
Baldwin-Ziegler
Paine’s
J. M. Olson
Exeners
Paine
Aine
John Rockefeller
Topeka
Lane
West
Williams Ave
Grand
Woodward Avenues
Heery’s
Norton
Oakland
Jonathan Thomas
van Buren St
J.C Elliott
Spratt
Kansas Ave
T. A. Beck
East 6Th Ave
Quiscy Street
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