Royal Baking Powder Endorsed for Alaska Climate
The Royal Baking Powder is urged as essential for Alaska and Yukon use due to cold damp conditions. McQuesten cites its strength and Arctic endurance, noting government relief expeditions and Peary also favor it. Outfits are warned against cheaper brands that cake or weaken in transit.
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Royal Baking Powder Company
Vtors
Alaska
Yukon
McQuesten
Arctic
U.S
Peary
Supposed Dead Man Alive Surprises Galena Kansas
Tyler Garrett reappears in Galena resolving the Windsor stock farm mystery. He had vanished in March from Solon L. Cheney and prompted accusations of murder and property theft. County Attorney Stevens faced a $50,000 damages suit after an assault. Garrett filed warrants charging Stevens and five others with stealing his property.
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Galena
Kan
Tyler Garrett
Windsor Stock Farm
Solon L. Cheney
Garrett
Cheney
Charles Stevens
Perry Stevens
Stevens
Divorced Spanish Countess Seeks Privacy in Fargo
State's Attorney Fred Morrills secured a divorce for Countess Marie de la Concepcion de la Cantera by Clark de Gobely Fernandez from Juan C. de Gobely Fernandez on cruelty grounds. They wed in Madrid in 1892. she is a wealthy Spanish noblewoman with estates in Spain and Cuba. The article notes her fear of publicity and mentions other Washington nominations.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Fargo
N. D
Fred Morrills
Marie de la Concepcion de la
Spain
Cuba
United States
Woodford
Madrid
Winter Work in Hines and Far Reaches of Coeur d'Alene Mines
A busy mining season spreads from Mullan to Peters Lake district with ore shipments rising. The Federal Mining company owns Little Gem near Rock Cut with a promising strike yielding high value samples. Kaslo and Slocan rail shipments push total weekly tonnage over 1 300 and a new mill at Gem is planned. South Kootenay totals for the week reach 2 846 tons of ore and 120 tons of matte, with 1898 values near 1.42 million dollars and projections for 15 million in minerals in 1899. Rossland and Nelson continue heavy activity with multiple mines shipping and expanding production.
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Coeur d'Alene
Mullan
Larson & Greenough
Canyon Creek
Top Notch
Mammoth
Standard
Frisco
Poorman
Tiger
Gem
Poorman and Tiger
Wardner
Bunker Hill
Sullivan
Nine Mile
Sunset
Little Gem
Rock Cut
Pierre Lake District
Marcus
Federal Mining Company of
Spokane
Valentine
Boston
Medina Group
Chaims
Springer Creek
Sloean
Mineral Hill
South Kootenay
Nelson
Isos
Trail Smelter
Hall Mines
Imatte
le Roi
Payne
Reco
Rambler
Whitewater
Kootenay Ore Company
Last Chance
Black Diamond
Slocan Star
Iron Mask
A. T. Winter
Comstock Mining Company
Tacoma
Clugston Creek
Comstock
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Quick Foot Comfort
An 19th century advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as curing painful feet and bunions, easing tight shoes, and treating chilblains and sweat. It cites 10 000 cures and offers free trial packages by mail from Le Roy New York. Also notes New York City population 24 000 at federal constitution adoption.
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Allen
Forte
Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
New York
Fibroid Tumor Cured by Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound
Mrs B A Lompano of West dale Mass says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her fibroid tumor after doctors failed. She describes heavy flow, failing hospital treatment, and a life restoring improvement after use. the tumor disappeared and dull ache vanished.
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B. A. Lompano
Westdale
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Landslide at Quesnelle Forks Buries Three Miners
News from Vancouver reports a massive landslide at Quesnelle Forks Cariboo burying miners William Allen Joe Rich and Alexander Mc Lean. The slide measured 1000 feet by 800 feet by 25 feet. The Capilano steamer reports two fishermen drowned Robert Loughead and Michael Driscoll amid rough seas. The Danube sailed for Alaska with a full passenger list and carried a sawmill to Lake Lebarge but refused 200 tons of freight including bacon for the U S relief expedition. Montreal fire destroys Citizens Power and Light transforming house at Cote St Paul loss 100000. Palmer plans a Newport mansion costing 2 to 3 million.
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Vancouver
B. C
Quesnelle Forks
Cariboo
William Allen
Joe Rich
Alexander McLean
Capilano
Robert Loughead
Ontario
Michael Driscoll
Montreal
Citizens’ Power and Light Company
Cote St. Paul
Lachine Rapids
Bake Powder Tax Advice Sparks Frugal Tip
A brief item notes that next year’s tax on baking powder could be light if shoppers buy Schilling's Best and use only one heaping teaspoon per quart of flour.
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Schilling
Fire razes Savannah business block in Missouri
St. Joseph Missouri February 9 Fire at 2 am destroyed a block of Savannah Andrew county business buildings. The loss is not yet estimated but will not exceed 30000 dollars.
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St. Joseph
Savannah
Andrew County
Retirement of Sutro Ends Active Business Career
Adolph Sutro, famed for the Sutro tunnel, has been declared mentally incapable of managing his vast holdings by the courts on his daughter Mrs. Dr. Merritt’s petition. He owns about 1800 acres in San Francisco County, the Sutro electric railroad, Sutro library, gilt-edged bonds, and a near four million real estate portfolio. the baths cost nearly a million. He is 80 and German by birth, with a life of modest beginnings before his tunnel projects.
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San Francisco
Adolph Sutro
Sutro
Nevada
KE. Merritt
Sutro Electric Railroad
Sutro Library
Germany
Carson River Valley
Welch Sentenced to Twenty Years in Montana Penitentiary
Helena Montana February 8 Thomas Welch a half breed Indian convicted of second degree murder in Custer county was sent to the state prison for a twenty year term. He and George F Geddes were linked to the murder of Winnie Brown a Tongue river rancher. Dixon a colored man killed Brown after Geddes and Mrs Geddes urged the act. Geddes convicted of second degree murder received a ninety nine year sentence in the penitentiary. Geddes is son of a wealthy New Yorker connected with the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul rail system.
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Chicago
Geddes
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Road
Rev Dr F L Myers Preacher Reports Successful St LouisRevival
Rev Dr F L Myers of London completed a series of revival meetings in St Louis at Pilgrim Congregational Church. The crowded services filled one of the city’s largest churches with overflow crowds both yesterday afternoon and last night as audiences grew daily throughout the week.
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St. Louis
F. L. Myers
London
England
The Persistent Seekers of Perfection and Pain Cures
A fictional ad style passage extols relentless dissatisfaction and the efficacy of various remedies. It notes neuralgia sufferers misled by advice, touts St Jacob’s Oil as healing thousands, and claims Piso’s Cure for Consumption. The narrator references Mrs Mulligan of Plumstead Kent and mentions Paris slum room rates.
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Heaven
Open Letter on Castoria Trademark Rights
An open letter from Samuel Pitcher, M.D., claims exclusive use of the term Castoria and Pitcher's Castoria, naming The Centaur Company and Charles H. Fletcher as authorities. Dated March 8, 1897, the letter urges mothers to look for Fletcher’s signature on wrappers and warns against unauthorized use of Pitcher’s name.
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Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Chas. H. Fletcher
Mothers of America
Centaur Company
Samuel Pitcher, M.D
Dr Slocum offers free bottles for consumption cure
Foremost among world Medico-Chemists Dr Slocum of New York declares a positive cure for consumption and related lung and wasting diseases. He promises three free bottles with instructions to readers who mail name and address to 8 Pine Street New York and notes no charge for medicine or correspondence.
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Slocum
New York City
Tesh
Dr. Slocum
T. A. Slocum
Pine Street
New York
Burning of Two Seminole Indians in Oklahoma Mob Violence
U S Attorney McMechan reports to the Senate on the Oklahoma mob killing of two Seminole Indians. He notes communal approval of the mob, details the victims' fates as flames consume McGiesey and Palmer Sampson, and records a Baptist minister Hiram Holt praying for them while holding a rifle.
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Washington
Senate
United States
McMechan
Oklahoma
McGiesey
Palmer Sampson
Largest silk mill to be built in United States at Paterson
New York reports a major European silk house plans relocation to the United States creating the Andiger Meyer Silk Company in Paterson New Jersey. The project promises 1200 weavers and the nation’s largest silk mill. Judge Lowell appoints receivers for the Pairmount Manufacturing Co in New Bedford with liabilities about 700000 dollars and assets exceeding that amount.
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Washington
Feb. C
Edward B. Thomas
New York
United States
Louis A. Berg
Texas
Trango
Mexico
F. W. Goring
Hi 1Ois
New Castle
N.S. W
Jacob FH. Thierot
New Jersey
Lisbon
Portugal
J. W. Irwin
Butte
J. W. Miskin
Glendive
Chicago
the Tribune
Europe
Ciefield
Germany
Paterson
N. J
Andiger- Meyer Silk Company
Julius Brander
New Bedford
Mass
Lowell
Boston
Pairmount Manufacturing Company
Christian Science healer case before grand jury in Batavia area
Geneva Illinois February 8 the grand jury will be asked to review evidence in the case of Jerome Parce and wife and Miss Willette McCracken all of Batavia charged with criminal neglect for allowing the four month old child of the Parc es die without medical attendance The accused are Christian Scientists and the key issue is whether a Christian Science healer is a medical attendant States Attorney Joslin of Elgin says he has a strong case
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Geneva
Ill
Jerome Parce
Willette McCracken
Batavia
Joslin of
Elgin
Insurgents Dynamite Train Killings In Cuba
In Santiago de Cuba province insurgents dynamited a first class passenger car and a cattle car. Five passengers died and 37 were wounded. The attackers were repulsed by escort fire before reinforcements arrived as per the Spanish edition of the report.
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Havana
Santiago de Cuba
Earthquake Strikes Anatolia Causing Widespread Devastation
Constantinople reports an earthquake hit Anatolia on Saturday with widespread destruction and reported damage across the region. Authorities are assessing impact and casualties as villagers recount tremors and aftershocks.
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Constantinople
Anatolia
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Queen Bess
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Lydia H. Pinkham
Quesnelle
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South Dakota
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Buell Lamberson
Portland, OR
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McVicker
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Conn
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Broadway
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W. Houghton
Gen
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Helena
Mont
Townsend and
Hassel
Dowell & McDonald’s
Drwell & McDonald
G. W. Gilman, M. D
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Center Broadway
Herman Berg
Townsend, Mont
E.h.goodman
Attorney At Law
C. H. Baldwin
South Side of
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J. E. Kanouse
Jesa
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Norman Tripp
Herman Sperling
Henry Heneberg
E. F. McRae
Wallace
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