Conger Family Recall of Duty Bound for China Service
Des Moines residents recall Major Edwin H Conger United States minister to China as a faithful partisan of duty. Reports emphasize his refusal to abandon his post despite personal risk and his long, public career from Iowa politics to federal service.
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Des Moines
Edwin Ho Conger
United States
China
Conger
Laura
Mary Pierce
Pekio
Pelieve
Major Yonger
Pn Aii
Sqatay
Pekin
Belle Plain
Fee Conver
Sanktics
Stadt
Iit
Congers
Major Conger
Hat
Hhe
Major Conyer
Rio de Janiero
C Dawson
Congery
Dawson
Brazil
Harrison
Hin
America
Mr Dawson
Washington
Manor Conger
Iso Major Conger
Voss Laura Conger
Des Maies
Thempression
Major Congers
Stern
American Bible Society
Gonger
United States of America
Congr
Knox County
Ill
Tdabaya University
Galesbury
Albany Law School
Sarah J. Pike
Iowa
McKinley
Ohio
Warm friendship between President and minister to China praised
The article recalls a close bond between the President and the present minister to China, noting a long lasting warm friendship. It extols General Ankeny for his sterling, amiable, and manly qualities and the confidence he inspired in all who met him, despite lacking brilliant ventus.
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China
Ankeny Sant
Ed Conger
Ventus
A Ministers Good Work in Emporia Cure by Chamberlains Remedy
Rev A A lower of Emporia Kansas recounts a severe bout of colic cured after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He notes a neighbor’s relief after receiving the medicine from him and a local druggist Noah Martin.
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Chemberlain
Kennedy
A A.lower
Emporia
Kan
Chamberlain
Noah Martin
United States urged as supplier in global emergencies
An essay extols American industry as vital in crises and wars. It highlights U S bridge building for Khartoum, Siberian railway support, cotton cloth exports to China, meat supply from Chicago, and rapid wartime production showcased across mills and farms. It argues policy has symmetrically developed resources to attract rival nations and expand trade in the Pacific era.
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United States
Soudan
Atbara River
Khartoum
Russia
Siberian
China
Ees
Fort Arthur
Chicago
Pacific
Inter Oveun
Cure Deafness Only by Constitutional Remedies
The text argues deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining and cannot be cured by local applications. It claims nine of ten cases stem from catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for a treatment proven to restore tube function and hearing.
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Hall
Perfect Health And Tutt's Liver Pills Claim
A fragmented ad touts Tutt's Liver Pills promising a vigorous body and relief from sickness headaches malaria nervousness and constipation. The copy emphasizes digestive and systemic benefits with bold health claims.
Spying on Ghosts in Cambridge House Tale
A Cambridge house on Mbqi Auburn Street near Mount Auburn Cemetery is linked to the late John Hyde. The August Lady Home Journal recounts Hyde’s haunted residence visits by spectral figures and a witness who saw him in a dim room with two sheeted apparitions during a storm.
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Mbqi
Auburn Street
Cambridge
Niaga
Mount Auburn Cemetery
John Hyde
Samar Kingdom
Housagl
New England
August Lady Home Journal
Gite
Mr. Hyde
Blood Poison Cured by Botanic Balm Claim
An advertisement promotes B B B Botanic Balm as a long tested cure for blood poison. It claims deep seated cases are cured, listing symptoms like mouth throat eruptions ulcers and boils. It offers a trial bottle free and pricing for large bottles, with sale through Monroe & Howard and Blood Balm Co. Atlanta GA.
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Y. Coe
Add Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Gai
Monroe & Howard
Bath man nets baby whale on river near city
In Bath Missouri on a Friday in July Albert Edgecomb hauled a small whale from the river after a tug of war with a sturgeon net. The infant whale weighed about 730 pounds and was towed to city scales for counting.
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Bath
Albert K. Edgecomb
Saddam
Edgécomb
Water Surfeit Hurts Southern Watermelon Crop Output
A grower noted excessive rainfall stunting watermelon yields in the South and degrading fruit quality. The period of wet conditions reduced tonnage and harmed overall crop value.
Courage Under Fire in Kamassi Rescue Mission
The Star recounts a 1914 Kamassi incident where a group of unnamed British officers and civilians faced a perilous retreat amid insurgent forces. A heroism-commemorating party stayed behind to guard women and children, choosing duty over survival as the conflict unfolded.
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Gold Coast
Nir Kredeti
Giankoy
Frederick
Childred
Kamassi
Rlitf
Je Hyes
Africa
China
Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad Claims Blood Benefit
An old advertisement links Hood's Sarsaparilla to restoring energy and health by improving blood as a remedy for disorders and symptoms including pimples stomach issues and tiredness. It promotes Hood's Pills for constipation at 25 cents.
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Hood
Hioad
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