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Newspaper
Traverse Bay Eagle
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1898
Page
4
The notice lists subscription options for Daily by mail at 8 40 per month and weekly Friday mail at 100 per year. It also mentions daily delivery by Cartier in town at per week and daily by mail per year with postage prepaid, showing varied pricing.
A sports note lists July 27 and 28 matchups between Manistee Colts and Hustlers, followed by August 10 performances featuring Hennessy LeRoyle in Other People's Money at Steinberg's Grand. It reflects local sports scheduling and performance hype.
The board chose Mr Smith for the role this year causing surprise given his lack of experience. Mr Thacker brings extensive experience, making the decision seem a grave mistake despite similar costs.
The article argues that omitting a single name from enrollment hurts the city financially and that hiring a new worker would cost 100 to 200 names. It notes the EarriEr’s stance favors the city’s financial interests and cites a Detroit Journal interview with Representative Harris about Pingree sentiment in Antrim County and the district.
A Traverse City attorney organizes a fishing trip with guests and a keg, but a forgotten restaurant order leaves only the keg aboard. The party enjoys the voyage and returns to find the planned meats absent, while the wife’s picnic plans go unfulfilled. The piece then shifts to a Paris Review Bleue excerpt debating Americanization of European emigrants and their lasting cultural transformation.
The cabinet contemplates correcting past missteps in Garcia's treatment at Santiago. Editorials praise Cuban patriots and urge McKinley to align American actions with their liberation cause, warning against enemies who seek to undermine Cuban support and insisting the war is a struggle for freedom, not conquest.
A short item notes a phosphate drink sold at Wat's Soda Fountain praised for real thirst quenching properties. The reference appears in a 1644 fragment and mentions Wat's as the source location for the beverage.
The report covers John Speas of Standard Oil in Rich Valley Ind killed by shafting. Banquo the champion hackney dead in Toronto. Thomas Hauck, 16, jailed in LaPorte Ind for wrecking a Michigan Central train. Kenedy Publishing of New York assigns. Thomas Mullen, Byron farmer killed by a Northwestern train. Manuscripts including The Heavenly Twins Were declined by a New York publisher.
A Sunday round trip aboard the steamer Queen of the Lakes from the dock at 2 30 PM. The Crescent band will furnish music on board and tickets cost 25 cents. Event appears as a local excursion listing with modest price and entertainment.
Mr A. Thomas of Marysville Texas says his Klondike find is less valuable than a cure he found for consumption and throat ailments. He credits Dr. King's New Discovery for curing his hemorrhages and suffering after years of illness. The ad touts asthma bronchitis and other lung diseases as cured and offers a trial bottle free at local drugstores, with regular sizes priced at 50 cents and 1.00, guaranteed or money back.
A round trip excursion departs Marion Island dock at 2:30 PM Sunday for 25 cents. The board invites participation and lists the fare and time.
Buckten’s Arnica Salve offered as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions with a guarantee of satisfaction or money refunded priced at 25 cents per box sold by W. S. Br. Wait and J. G. Johnson with a date marked Sept. 97.
Special train departs Traverse City at 7:00 am and arrives in Grand Rapids at noon. Round trip fare is $2.00. A large German picnic with many activities is planned in Grand Rapids on August 7. Signed by Gro Dehaven G P A.
A New York Sun report describes a curiously slim Italian cigar made in the city’s Italian quarter. It weighs about 74g and is nearly the diameter of a cigarette, with a straw mouthpiece and a broom splint that is withdrawn when lit. The cigar draws open through the straw, sells at retail for a cent each.
Isaac M. Elliott estimates the islands export commerce at about 50 million dollars yearly, with sugar, tobacco and hemp as chief exports. Manila cigars and hemp production are vast, and a Manila factory produces 40 million cigarettes annually. Imports flood in from the United States, England, Germany and France, with Manila handling most trade before local steamers distribute goods. a single company operates 27 steamers in regional trade.
A story about Dr. Goldsmith showing humanity to ailing poverty. A poor woman asking for help. he visits, promises aid, and sends pills. A servant delivers a box containing 10 guineas with a note urging patience and good heart. The tale originates from Christian Work.
Owners of parrots are advised to teach them in the evening with the cage covered in a dark room. Speak slowly and clearly and persistently. Indian natives believe a slight operation on the bird’s tongue helps it speak more easily.
In the Grand Duchy of Baden no mechanical vehicle may use the roads until the driver files a declaration with central authorities. After a lengthy investigation the driver may gain permission to use a designated road and then faces numerous ongoing restrictions.
A quip in the Chicago Record notes a speaker claiming poor talkativeness while revealing a memory pattern. The interlocutor jokes that after returning home only his own remarks are recalled, highlighting a wry self observation.
The United Kingdom consumes 609 000 pounds about 4 000 000 gallons of tea every day equal to the total used by Europe North and South America Africa and Australia combined.
The Old log cabin in Front Royal Virginia where George Washington resided while surveying from 1748 to 1752 remains standing in fair condition and is used as a springhouse.
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