Navy Pay Scales Show Admiral Dewey High Salary
Revised navy pay schedules list Admiral Dewey earning 18500 yearly regardless of station while Schley as senior rear admiral gets 7500 at sea and 4800 ashore, and Samp son as junior rear admiral receives 2500 at sea and 4015 on shore. The piece winds through ads and various notes on tonics and local curiosities, reflecting a blend of civic notices and consumer pitches in a late 19th or early 20th century paper.
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Dewey
Schley
Sampson
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
English collectors report rising prices for rare musical books due to increasing demand from wealthy American libraries. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised for teething promises gum relief and windcolic cure at 2 cents per bottle. Mercury notes there is always room at the top.
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The
Mercury
The Late Senor Castelar Dictator of Spain
Emilio Castelar a famed orator statesman and revolutionist dies at Murcia albuminuria at age 71. He rose from exile to lead republican movements and served as president of the Cortes and head of the executive, leaving a mixed legacy and notable works on politics and history.
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Spain
Senor
Emilio Castelar
Murcia
Chamber of Deputies
University of Madrid
Serrano
Geneva
France
Senor Castelar
Cortes
Amadeo
Cuba
Castelar
Pavia
Madrid
Marshal Serrano
Alfonso XII
University of
Cortesas
Sagasta
Italy
Con
United States
Teatro del Oriente
Dulce
Narvaez
Queen of Holland may marry wartime referee of manners
Gossips fix on the marriage of Queen Wilhelmina’s chosen consort. The suitor must be content with the title queen’s husband and the same laws as a commoner. Any sign of disrespect or admiration could trigger lese majeste or treason charges.
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Prince Alexander of
Teck
Prince William of
Wied
Wilhelmina
Making Conductors Honest in City Cars
Street car conductors and motormen gain incentive to return articles left by passengers. Items range from cameras and umbrellas to purses and knapsacks. A new state law requires unclaimed property to be sold at set periods and proceeds go to the employer benefit association.
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Employer’ Benefit Association
A Tale of the First Napoleon
In the early empire Paris students hissed at Lemercier’s drama. Napoleon ordered a second representation but the crowd's hiss continued. He demanded a repeat and laughed when every head wore a large nightcap, ending the play after that.
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Napoleon
Weekly Telegraph
Paris
Lemercier
Arc Lamp Disinfection in Damp Basements
An authority in hygiene notes arc lamps can deodorize crowded rooms and damp basements better than incandescent burners. The arc lamp’s odor removal comes from the light, ozone, or vapors emitted. Lighting an arc lamp in offensive basements often disperses objectionable odors quickly.
Women Tell Men of Privations They Endure
A compact saying notes that while men may suffer hardships, women tend to describe them openly, implying gendered communication about strain and adversity.
Baltimore and Ohio reorganizes locomotive supervision
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will replace Supervisors of engines and trains with traveling engineers reporting to W. Hayes, Locomotive Superintendent, at Mt. Clare. The system divides the line into routes from Philadelphia to Washington and Chicago to Akron, aiming for lower costs and better service.
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W. ©. Hayes
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mt. Clare
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Washington
Brunswick
Cumberland
Grafton
Benwood
Parkersburg
Pittsburg
Wheeling
Sandusky
Chicago
Akron
Fertile Lands of Colorado Highlighted in Rail Pamphlet
A Denver Rio Grande pamphlet titled The Fertile Lands of Colorado showcases 12 000 miles of irrigation canals and 2 000 000 acres made productive, noting 81 premiums at the World’s Fair with 25 wheat awards, and a growing fruit industry worth 84 000 000. S. K. Hooper and H. M. Cushing promote the pamphlet in Denver and Salt Lake City as the state’s agricultural wealth surpasses mineral wealth.
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Colorado
Denver & Rio Grande Railway
S. K. Hooper
Denver
H. M. Cushing
Second South Street
Salt Lake City
Cheap passenger rates via Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway
Travel offers with July dates to Richmond and Indianapolis from Salt Lake City header. Mentions two daily trains via R G W railway with dining cars electric lighted chaircars and modern safety features. Includes contact C F Warren A T S F Salt Lake City and ticket office at 201 Main Street. Contains unrelated quotes about pockets and Olive Schreiner.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Richmond
Indianapolis
Ind
R. G. W. Railway
C. F. Warren
Dooly Block
Salt Lake City
Utah
Excellent Combination Syrup Calcium Fig Syrup Co Ad
An advertisement for California Fig Syrup Co touts Syrup or Fies as a perfect gentle laxative and systemic cleanser. It claims benefits for colds headaches fevers and constipation while stressing natural senna based medicinal quality and warns to buy only with the company name on the package. Product sold by draggists at 50 cents per bottle with offices in San Francisco Louisville and New York.
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California Fie Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
W. Y
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Dr. J
Ayer
Lowel
Philippines
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Union Pacific
Sam
Main Street
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Diogenes
Moody
Hall
Price, Te
Schilling
Utah Implement CO. Jas
Mitchell Farm
Rushford Farm
Henney
Columbia & Crown
Columbia
Milwaukee
Osborne
Ripans Chemical Co
Iamitusas Pension Bickford
Washington, D. C
Heals & Fenwick
Pacific
Baildice
Washington, D
International Convention Baptist Young People’s Unions of America
Richmond, VA
McCormick
TraMec
Mer
Warren J. Lynch
Pass, & Tre Ach
Cincinnati
Candy Cathartic
Ory
Dutcher Drug
St Albans
Buckingham
R. P. Hall & Co
Nashua, N. J
J.h.mclean
J. H. McLean
ST. Louis
W. WN. U
Salt Lake
Europe
Holland
Prince William
Rociety
Olive Shhreiner
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