Assouan Letter on Assouan Campaign and Desert Troops
The writer praises Egyptian and British forces near Assouan as they prepare for Dongola campaign. He notes Mohammadan zeal, desert endurance, and the young leadership of Kitchener, Hunter, Wingate, and others. He describes troops marching, transport hurdles, and the vivid landscape as 900 Midland troops move under ancient cliffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keneh
Haifa
Shallal
Bonaparte
Dongola
Kitchener
Hunter
Wingate
Rundle
Burn-Murdoch
Maxwell
Mrs Howe and the Watchful Morning Paper Tale
A revived old tale about Julia Ward Howe suggests the modern woman idea. The anecdote has Mrs Howe meeting a friend on Beacon Street and recalling Dr Howe’s supposed leadership at an evening meeting. The piece ends with a pointed remark on hypocrisy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seeng
Young at Fifty Prominent Oswego Pastor Credits Pink Pills
Oswego News features Rev. William Young of the Methodist church, bank employee for twenty years, who credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for a dramatic health recovery. He describes prior debilitating symptoms, seven boxes of the pills, and a full return to vigor, declaring he now feels twenty rather than fifty. He praises the pills and has recommended them to neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswego
N. Y
William Young
Methodist Church
Young
Oswego City
Times
Mr. Young
Dr. Williams
Bernard Gallagher
Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
Dig Tree Yields Massive Timber Near Georgetown
A Spanish oak eight feet in diameter was felled near Georgetown in Sussex county Delaware. A sixty foot long square timber, two feet by two feet, was hewn from the trunk. The work cost seventy one dollars and required fourteen mules and a yoke of oxen to haul the stick to the Georgetown railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Sussex County
Del
Wonderful Plast Goose Plant Rare Botanical Oddity
The goose plant from the Amazon swamps, exhibited at the World’s Fair, is described as the rarest botanical oddity. Its full grown “geese” resemble real geese with bodies and necks matching the birds, sparking amazement even among naturalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amazon River
North American
Brazil
Jackson Park
Temperance Warning in Rufus Hatch Will Against Tobacco and Gambling
The will of Rufus Hatch of New York warns his children against tobacco and alcohol and urges them not to gamble for money citing his own experience. The text promotes travel and notes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a preferred accompaniment for voyages and trips, claiming benefits for bilious and digestive disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Hatch
New York
Hostetter
National Republican Convention Called for St Louis
All Good Republicans should attend the national convention in St Louis on Tuesday June 16. Tickets to St Louis offered at a special round trip rate via Burlington with dates June 13 14 and 15. For full details contact any agent of the Burlington Route or J Francis G P A Burlington Route Omaha Neb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Burlington
J. Francis
Omaha, Neb
Corn Belt Farm Lands Offers News For Farmers
An illustrated monthly published by the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railway advertises farm land information for the west. Readers can order a year of Corn Belt by sending 25 cents in stamps to 209 Adams Street Chicago. Nebraska corn is noted as having growing pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. A
West
Adams, St., Chicago
Summer Resort Book Free Write to 8S Crane
A summer resort guide requests readers to contact 8S Crane, Wabash Railroad agent in St. Louis, for a book about the lake region served by the line. Also mentions unrelated ad lines about charity, camphor gel, and college spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane
Wabash Railroad
St. Louis
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A. Conan Doyle
Beenes
Assouan
Mhat
Nile
Ted
Tel-el-Kebir
Iagala
Baker
Hicks
Suakim
Gordon
Tamai
MacNeil
Zareba
Egypt
Ginnes
Arguin
Yoski
Spain
China
Shellal
Morgan
Army Service Corps
Smith
John Zimmerman
Western Pennsylvania
Preston
W. Va
Zimmerman
Salter
Wis
Wixstow
Nebraska
Hegeman
C. C.G. Clark Co
New Haves
Wm. B. McClellan
Chester, Florida
Kline
Kive
Columbia Colle
Ege
Mires Co
Pamateiphia
Oys
O. P. Bare Gsacer
Pat Taice
Farrell
Waser Ooo
Montgomery Wakd & CO
Richian
Chicago
The
Western Press Association
Lincoln, Neb
Mansn
Quincy, Mich
Lindsey Omaha
Dr. B
Woolley
Atlanta
Columbia Bicycles
Columbias
New York Journal
Journal
Tiffany's
Tiffany & Co
Columbia
United States
Pope Mfg. Co., Makers
Hartford
Conn
Columbus
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