German Saalburg-Limburg auto race 1904 route chosen
The 1904 international automobile race will be held in Germany along the Saalburg Limburg course. Emperor William and Prince Henry approve the route, starting at Dornholzhausen and finishing at Saalburg over 85 miles of smooth roads with a single major bend. Prince Henry calls it one of the most beautiful, safest courses, with a grand stand planned at Saalburg hill to seat 40,000 spectators.
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Germany
William
Ireland
Automobilee Club of
Saalburg-Limburg
Dornholzhausen
Saalburg
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Weillburg
Limburg
Obertiefenbach
Kirberg
Konigstein
Oberureel
Neudorf
Kirburg
Idstein
Konigatein
Cronberg
Schloss
Frederick
Margaret
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse
Frankfort
Oberursel
Homburg
Saalburg Hill
Bologna Towers Leaning and Legends Across Centuries
In Bologna two historic leaning towers, the Asinelli and Garisenda, are described with their heights and inclines. The piece recounts theories on their tilt, Goethe and Cooper’s views, and notes on their historical context as symbols of family pride and urban defense. It also briefly mentions Alaskan sledges and construction details from Carper's Magazine.
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Bologna
Raimondo Franchetti
Pisa
Astnelli
Gherardo Degli Asinelli
Asinelli
Gerisenda
Filippo
Oddo Garisenda
Goethe
Garlsenda
Azinelli
J. Fenimore Cooper
Goetherg
Kinder Curious Lies About Hats, Ko Hack Philosopher Says
Observation notes a Ko hack philosopher remarking that even truthful men may lie when wives ask about new hats. He suggests men praise wife’s headgear to avoid future torment, admitting “and 60 he lies.” The World source notes a witty meditation on deceit in domestic fashion chatter.
Comet Mistaken as Star Sprung a Leak
On deck Tar's Wen a crew observes a comet as a lively talk stirs forward. The captain queries a sailor who blurts out that Bill Squib thinks the bright object is a star that sprung a leak.
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Bill Squib
Chicago Chronicle
Camel Tour Ends as Sirdar Reaches Berber
Lord Kitchener reports from Cairo that the sirdar completed an 800 mile camel journey in the eastern Sudan and praises the people’s gratitude after release from dervish rule. The dispatch notes a tribe once owning 80,000 camels now down to 1,000.
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Sirdar
Berber
Soudan
Cairo
Kitchener
Chicago Tribune
Famine Death Toll Warns of 1891 Intensity in Russia
The Philadelphia Record notes that in 1891 Russia’s death rate rose from 32.7 to 38.2 per 1000, with 656,000 deaths directly from famine. It argues that any later famine, such as 1899, risks surpassing these figures, underscoring the terror of the period.
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Russia
Philadelphia
Quiet Entrance Sparked Suspicion in Midnight Chandelier Incident
In Cincinnati Enquirer chatter, a quiet night staged a domestic moment as a chandelier crash prompts speculation of a husband’s secretive business travel and a wife’s wary reaction, illustrating discreet marital tensions in a newsy, period voice.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Married for Money and Lottery Win Shock Local Town
Local chatter centers on Katy-Did street-sweeper and Jake the sewer-digger marrying independently for money. Pedler Mary reportedly wed as well after a lottery prize of 6.25, prompting gossip from Bootblack Widow Lottie. Bliegende Blaetter notes the recurring theme of marriages for money.
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Katy
Jake
Pedler
Mary
Bootblack
Lottie
Bliegende Blaetter
Emancipation for the Mule in Beoker T. Washington Style
The excerpt points to Washington’s belief that younger Black generations may forget slavery while elders remember it. It recalls a parable of an old man who witnessed streetcars replaced by electric ones and quips that emancipation freed the mule as well as enslaved people, linking progress to criticism of ungratefulness.
Doctor’s sworn statement backs Dodd's Kidney Pills
In Yorktown Arkansas on January eighteen, Dr Leland Williamson swears before Justice H B Greene that Dodd's Kidney Pills cured cases including Henry Hall Jr, 48, who suffered malaria with kidney inflammation. After two months of treatment, his urine became nonirritating and recovery was complete.
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Williamson
Yorktown
Ark
Leland Williamson
Dodd
H. B
Greene
J. P
Montgomery County
Henry Hall
Vexing Denny Beit Company Prospectus Delay
A brief note cites a Beit company named Vexing Denny capitalized at 40000 dollars. The exchange jokes about not having a prospectus ready and a printer demanding prepayment, reflecting a satirical moment from Puck.
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Denny
Beit
Puck
Millions of Seeds Offered by Salter Seed Co
The John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin advertises a sensational deal to test Salter's Warranted Vegetable Seeds. Send 16 cents and return the notice plus 20 cents to receive a big catalog and seed samples to grow 1000 cabbages 2000 carrots 1000 onions 1000 radishes 1000 lettuce 1000 celery 1000 flower seeds plus Berliner cauliflower. Also promotes farm seeds and other tools. The notice includes miscellaneous humor and unrelated quotes from periodicals.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Salter
K. L
Mont
Colo
Aviz
Idaho
Cough Remedies and Advertisements from 1900s Wis and Ill
A fragment shows advertisements for cough cures and tonics promising quick relief. It lists 25 doses for 25 cents from Wis drug firms and boasts about Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with refund guarantees. Mentions retail notes from Chicago Tribune and Minneaplis references with dated quotes.
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Prince Henry
Bologna's Towers
Italy
Carper’s
New York
Bards Warren
Steam
Otton
Machingese Beeves
Buea
Greera
Lena
Fred
Emma
Gonsie
Brooklyn
Popley
Philadelphia Ledger
WIS, Drug CO
Wranklin
J. W. O’brien
Minneapolis
Minn
Putnam
Lord Byron
Mrs. Prixham
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss Guia Gagnow
Jones St
Detroit
Mich
Amateur Art Association
Miss Gannon
Mrs. Prixaan
Lydia B. Pinkham
Tremain
J. H. Farner
Elliott Ave
St. Louis
Ignis
Pinkham Med. Co
Lyon
Mass
Orst Mertgazs
DES. Thornton & Minor
Renta Uy
Exas
Arizons
Old Mexico
Californias
Aude
George Morton
Ayee GT. Louis
Juarn Box
California
ESPHS
Joseph
DR. Joseph Rreumatic Cure CO
Jollet, HL
A.r.kb
Auakesis
Une
Mar
Pain
ST. Jacobs Oil
Igia
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