Fortify Yourself in March Against Lung Sufferers
A March health column urges readers to fortify against consumptive disease. It promotes the Slocum System a four part treatment from Dr. T A Slocum and offers readers of the Toledo State Journal a chance to obtain the complete system by mailing name and address to Slocum Laboratories, New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bealth
Mreath
Sui Ferne
Doctor Slocum
State Journal
Slocum Laboratories
Pine Street
New York City
William Broadbent
Prince of Wales
Stocum
T. A. Slocum
Topeka State Journal
Mexican Cotton Enterprise In Durango Attracts Investors
The Tiahuailto Agricultural Company, the world’s largest cotton plantation operations in Durango, Mexico, is largely American and English owned. Directors include James Brown Potter, James M. Townsend, C. P. Mackie, and Williun D. Bull. English trustees are Lord Welvy and Henry E. Sturgin. The Bolson de Mapihi basin features Nazas River and irrigation works with 548 miles of ditching completed after two years of work by 5,000 peons, transforming the arid plain into a productive estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Mexico
Cicago Capital
Durango
Tiahuailto Agricultural Company
United States
England
Lonian Lock Exchange
James Brown Potter
James M. Townsend
C. P. Mackie
New York
Williun D. Bull
Chicago
Lord Welvy
Abington
Henry E. Sturgin
Mrestminster Bank of
London
Mackie
The Holy Cradle Relic in Rome’s Basilica Display
A fragment of Bethlehem’s manger grate, claimed as the Holy Cradle of Jesus, is housed in a crystal case within Santa Maria Maggiore. The worn five wood bars, about ninety centimeters long, are guarded by silver ribbons and a gold silver pedestal with an enameled Infant Jesus statue. The relic is shown at Christmas in a special ceremonial setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Tribune
la Sainte Crethe
Bethicher
Savior
Bethlehem
Rome
Theodisius
Sante Maria E Maggiore
Jesus
Vienna Adels Club Closes Amid Desire For Change
The celebrated Adets casino in Vienna has closed at the end of the old year. Once the citys most exclusive club, it faced a young member migration toward a new Jockey club and failed amalgamation talks. Proceeds of 300000 florins remain to be split among 150 members, with plans to fund Park club in the Prater abandoned. A London Post Vienna correspondent notes the clubs conclusion and a curious Sunday dinner anecdote about a Happy Hollow preacher.
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Adets Casino
Vienna
Jockey Club Weas
Adely
Prater
London Post
Cod Liver Oil Endorsed For Child Health
Dr W Gilman Thompson of the University of New York endorses cod liver oil as the best fat for aiding growth in young children. Scott’s Emulsion, a partially digested cod liver oil with hypophosphites, provides material for rich blood, solid flesh, bones and teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Gilman Thompson
Materia Medica and Therapeutics
University of New York
Scott
Seth Low Compares War and Navy Departments
In a Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania address Seth Low contrasted the war and navy departments noting naval efficiency but army and war department delays. He praised the Santiago campaign but urged reform and urged public support for remedies and a court of inquiry into commissary charges. Low also supported administration policy in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Navy Department
Philadelphia
Seth Low
University of Pennsylvania
Academy of Music
Spain
Navy
Santiago
War
Army
Commissary Department
Mr. Low
Philippines
Khalifa Advances Toward Omdurman With Large Force
London reports the Khalifa moves on Omdurman with 15 000 to 20 000 troops as Col Kitchener’s scouts met a strong Khali position and retired prior to a larger British force. Arabs panic spreads as the Khalifa raids. Major McDonald heads to East Africa and Major Hunter is recalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily News
Cairo
Omdurman
Kitchener
Khal Fa
Lord Kitchener
Fev
Khalifa
Sher-Kella
Major McDonald
East Africa
Major Hunter
Commercial Congress opens in Venice May 4
The fallan embassy in Washington transmits regulations for the Commercial Instructions Congress to be opened in Venice on May 4. Applications to the arrangements committee must be made before March 31 with a contribution fee to Alexander Hertz to gain active member status. The programme details will be decided by the executive and communicated to members before the opening. Suggestions for the programme are invited from authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
I State
Fallan
Congress
Venice
SLR
Alexander Hertz
Aang Saal Moet
Kipling Severely Ill in New York Hospital
Reports from New York state Kipling is gravely ill with pneumonia. At midnight it was said he had been unconscious for hours as three nurses and a physician attended him at the bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tudyard Kipling
Blizzard in Nebraska and Kansas Impacts Yet Stock and Wheat
A severe snowstorm rages through Omaha and Nebraska with strong winds limited to the state’s fringes. Several inches fall, promising benefits to stock and winter wheat. Kansas towns report a blizzard as well. An unrelated ad touts Regs Blood Purifier and Blood Maker as a cure, with testimonials and a Berges Cherry Cough Syrup pitch.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Kansas
MAN KILLED IN OVERLAND FLYER WRECK NEAR WEED
Cheyenne Feb 24 One man was killed and several injured when Union Pacific train No 2 known as the Overland Flyer derailed near Weed station after a broken rail. The dead man is Pavey a traveling salesman for Baum Iron Co of Denver. Names of others injured not fully known. The engine and some cars stayed on track while sleeper diner and chair cars left the rails.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Weed Station
Pavey
Baum Iron Company
Denver
Stolen clothing found in box car marked Topeka Mills
In Fort Scott Kansas on February 23 a large amount of new ready made clothing marked Topeka Mills was found in a box car vacated by tramps chased by railroad men in Memphis yards. Officers hold the goods awaiting the owner’s appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Scott
Topeka Mill
Kan
Topeka Mills
Memphis
Turning of the Worm. Woman Shoots Husband in Lee County
Middlesboro Ky Feb 23 Mattie Winston killed her husband with a shotgun this morning in Lee county Va. He had been in the habit of whipping her and tried it again today. Mrs Winston, an invalid, fled the scene and has not been seen since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oman
Middlesboro
Mattie Winston
Lee County
Ludlow clears friction claim over Garcia funeral
General Ludlow, Havana military governor, denied naval military friction in Garcia funeral affairs. He stated ambulances cavalry with drums and flowers were sent, department staff attended memorial at Mercedes church, and navy marines operated without interference. He cited consultation with Cromwell in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Washington
Ludlow
War Department
Garcia
Cromwell
Mercedes Church
Navy
Chicago man to head U S musical exhibit in Paris
Ford W. Peck United States commissioner to the Paris exposition assigns Samuel Kayser director of the Chicago conservatory of music to lead the United States department of musical exhibits at the exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Paris
Chicago
Ford W. Peck
United States
Samuel Kayser
Chicago Conservatory of Music
United States Department of Musical
Woman Speaker Elevates Arapahoe Representative in House
Mrs H G R Wright of Arapahoe county drew high praise in the house for her clear, convincing address on Mr Short's resolution urging senators to oppose ratification of the peace treaty with Spain. She argued that the Philippines asked U S to relinquish control and voiced opposition to U S possession of the islands until then. Denver News
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. R. Wright
Rom Arapahoe County
Belnig
Short
Tham
United States
Sthar
Denver News
Power in piano playing described as great force on keys
A New York Herald piece explains piano technique involves surprising force. It cites experiments with weights on keys, notes the six pound strikes for dramatic effects, and recalls tales of Paderewski and Chopin. It estimates Chopin passages require vast total pressure and hours of playing accumulate tens of tons.
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The
New York Herald
Ives
Paderewski
Chopin
Grocery Price List Items and Mail Order Note
A fragmented catalog of grocery items with weights and prices including oats flour sugar beans coffee and canned goods. The note ends with a line about mail orders shipped promptly.
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and Neuraglia
A sensational claim for a “MYSTIC CURE” that supposedly cures rheumatism and neuraglia in one to three days. The text emphasizes rapid, radical relief by acting on the body’s cause, presenting a mysterious mechanism and urging immediate use.
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the Holy Cradle
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Happy Hollow
Kitchener’s
Kipling
John B. Stewart
Carmel, Ind
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Power
Piano
Hostetter
Allcock
NEW Crawford Theater
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Gilmore & Leonard
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Wuts
J. S. Sprout
East
Specerey Seversal
Navy Beane
Tearee Arbuckle
Fancy Santos
Baker's
California
S.s
Campbell's
Sherman Bros” Merique
Rand Opera House
John Philip Sousa
Maud Reese Davies
Dorothy Day
Tolinikte
Arthur Phyor
Trompono
Bonday
Sun
Diu
Grand Opera House
Chas. E. Blaney
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