Emperors Talisman and Princetons New Baby
A 19th century miscellany notes the German emperors talisman stone worn by the Kaiser on major occasions. It then recounts a Princeton campus rumor sparked by Grover Cleveland's newborn son born in New Jersey with the name Richard Folsom Cleveland.
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William
Frederick the Great
Kaiser
Grover Cleveland
Princeton College
Cleveland
Princeton
College Bulletin Board
Grover Cleveland, Jr
Richard Folsom Cleveland
Richard
Clevelands
Gray Gables
New York City
Ruth
New York
Esther
Marion
Dining Cars Open On Rio Grande Through Trains
The Rio Grande Western railway starts new dining cars June 1 serving all meals on through trains. No. 2 Ogden 7 30 a m and Salt Lake City 8 30 a m. No. 4 Ogden 6 35 p m and Salt Lake City 7 40 p m. West bound morning and night trains carry diners with ala carte options and full meals as the market of Utah allows.
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Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Denver
Colorado
S. K. Hooper
H. M. Cushing
West Second South Street
Salt Lake City
Union Pacific R. R
Ogden
Omaha
Chicago
New York
Boston
Washington
Old Stand
Main Street
Rio Grande Western Railway
Tts
Utah
Grover Cleveland Family and a Drunken Dog Tale
A Cleveland family note recalls Grover Cleveland's son born after two prior boy or girl reports. The piece details Gray Gables summers and a room for the children. A separate hotel anecdote ends with a vet revealing a dog was drunk, not sick.
The Drunkard Dog at the Hotel Bar
A Philadelphia Inquirer breezy tale recounts a cocker spaniel that drank beer from taps and glasses at a seaside hotel bar. Patrons fed him dregs for amusement until the dog became intoxicated and staggered home. The bartender and veterinarian witnessed the antics.
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Drunnkard
Philadelphia Inquirer
His Severe Critic
A humorous line from Stray Stories where a manager asks if the amateur will fear performing and the performer replies he rehearsed before his wife without quiver.
Boer Farmstead Image Reflects Quiet Life in War Context
An illustrated feature accompanies a South Africa war scene showing a Dutch farmstead. The caption contrasts the Boer’s peaceful homeland with the ongoing conflict against British forces, highlighting their struggle to resist progress and foreign intrusion amid war.
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South Africa
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad Wave Across America
A long Circa 1900s advertisement extols Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a modern laxative promising relief from constipation. It includes numerous reader testimonials from diverse U S locations praising its pleasant taste and efficacy. Also notes about product branding CCC tablets and a reference to sugar production figures and a London Balm promotion.
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America
M. Gaber
Larrabee St
Chicago
Albert B. Burt
Main St
Andover
Mass
C. O* Durrant
Emerson St
Buffalo
G. J. Gradwell
Frugality
Mary Cummings
Maud
Oklahoma
FR. L. Irvin
Cor
Mead and Railroad
Meadville
M. Rew
Lavelle
Iowa
Andrew Woodruff
Daysville
Tom Holt
Wellwood
Manitoba
John Wiegmink
Allegan
Mich
Sterling Remedy Company
New York
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London
Cuba
Islands
Baker
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Parkersburg
Newark
Philadelphia
Cumberland
Grafton
Puck
Mrs. Hoon
Princeton Cos
Uitlander
Transvaal
Cascarets
Edythe
Beatrice
Nonce
Maan Rt OU Wa
Western
Canada
Ottawa
Marke
Kyollin & Booth
Aucus City
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