Austria Leads in Horse Breeding to Elevate American Stock
An analysis argues American horses lack individuality and quality. It cites Austria’s refined carriage horse standard and calls for crossbreeding thoroughbred sires with common mares. The piece highlights Hayden Edwards as a premier example and urges US government action and Jockey Club cooperation to create a uniform, high‑quality breed.
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Austria
Kentucky
Hayden Edwards
Jockey Club
Canada
New York
Ontario
England
America
Extravagant Lifestyle of Lord George Bentick Revealed
The article recounts Lord George Bentick’s lavish spending on horses and luxuries. He bought oversized sponges for Goodwood stables and fed race horses with milk flour and eggs, funded by high revenue from the Portland estate. He cleared £100,000 in one year from the turf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord George
Goodwood
London
Portland
Bold Express Robbery Near Dixon Illinois
A daylight express robbery occurred last week on the Illinois Iowa and Indiana railway near Dixon. The United States Express company lost 2005 dollars. The package was taken at Dwight and the messenger found the safe open at Duda station. The old style safe suggests the thief used a key and waited for the messenger’s absence.
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Dixon
Ilinois
Iowa
Indiana
United States Express Company
Dwight
Duda
Holidays Observed Legal Status Across States
September 9 marks Admission Day as a legal holiday in California. Independence Day July 4 is a legal holiday in all states. March is noted as Texas Fourth of July, marking the anniversary of Texan independence.
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California
Union
Texas
The Latest in Wit Ayings and Doings of the Funny Folk
A satirical piece lampoons a polished bank clerk who earns ten a week yet lives in style at Delmonico's. He is revealed to be in league with crooks, facing a penitentiary after pleading guilty as the bank’s surplus drains away.
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Delmonico’s
Well Fortified Eethel You Forgot to Take Off Your Pad
Comic dialogue between George and Ethel about clothing and nerves to speak to a father. The exchange mentions a catcher’s pad hidden under a dress coat and references a New York World caption. Bax asks about a poem after T. French. Tagley Longtress replies it is after a publisher.
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Eethel
George
Ethel
New York
Bax
T. French
Tagley Longtress
Hood's Sarsaparilla Boosts Nervous System Health
A testimony asserts strong nerves depend on nourished blood and claim Hood's Sarsaparilla cured a wife’s headaches nervousness indigestion and dyspepsia after failures with other doctors and remedies. The ad frames Hood's as indispensable for nervous health.
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Hood
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Nervous System Support
Advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies and enriches the blood to nourish the nervous system. It cites numerous women reporting relief from nervousness after taking the medicine, attributing the change to blood purification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Jiood
A Louisville Minister Relates a Civil War Battle Story
A Boston pulpit recounts by Rev. C. J. K. Jones a tale of a Confederate captain under heavy fire at Round Mountain. The captain begs to be helped home but learns his wounds are from hornets, not bullets, as the orderly reveals the sting of yellow jackets. Hood’s Sarsaparilla endorsed for liver and blood disorders. Jacos Romme Morrison Missouri.
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Louisville
C. J. K. Jones
Boston
Round Mountain
Confederacy
Jim
Hood
Morrison
Missouri
Health hints and travel rates in old ads and notices
A collage of medical claims for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and Hall’s Catarrh Cure alongside a telegram about 25,000 letters lost at sea and railway travel promotions for the National Educational Association meeting in Denver. It mentions Texas’ upcoming semi centennial celebration and travel rates.
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National Educational Association
Denver
Colo
Western Trunk Lines
Colorado
California
Oregon
Washington
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Chicago
Geo. H. Heatford
Chicago, Il
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Oneida
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Midgey
Hanover
McGrathiana Stud
United States
Cc. F. Ripley
Lord George Bentrick
New York World
Sweden
Eden
Briareus
Hostetter
Gould
Hall
F. J. Chener & Co
Toledo
A. Wethe
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Ohio
Walding, Kinman & Marvin
Ven
Tel
Aermotor Co
Ean
Hamlin
Irs
Hamlins Wizard Oil Co
U.S. A
Colchester
Colchester Rubber CO
Ely
J. W. Davidson
Monmouth I
Druegists
ELY Brothers
Warren 8T
Hal l
Chicago House Wrecking CO
Halsted ST
North Union
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