Missouri items reflect debt payoffs and factory starts
PIRF county has paid the last dollar of its floating debt while Granby area yields $280 an acre from an apple orchard. A coal seam was struck at Harwood, a Bask et factory opens in St Joseph employing 150. Missouri topics cover railroads aiding schools, university enrollment, legal actions, and notable local incidents.
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Pirf
Granby
Harwood
St. Joseph
Mexico
Repo
Chirk
Missouri
McKinley
State University At
Columbia
Rolla Vt
Howard County
Tur
John Groves
Versailles
Dade County
Struhens
Charles P Higgins
St. Loui
Sterns
Ed T Crear
May Waddell
Jkask Gooptng
Degro
Macon
Annie Abbott
Schuyler County
Thomas C Fletchen
Joseph W. McClurg
Gen
Marmaduke
Quy Stephens
Sedalia
Pattonsburg
W. I. Hawzey
St. Louis
State Grange
Cloveland
Boone County
Pike
Lincoln
Gentry County
Renters’ Protective Union
Raka
Bodine
Paris
Springfeld
Charles Stevens
Livingston County
William Ellis
Ellis
Prerstill
Old Monroe
State University
Dr Jesse
Isaac Youktm
Warrensburg
Daisy Brown
Falls City
Neb
Willliam L. Cutswan
Independence
Jackson County
Kentucky
Jouy B. Knowlts
Lodge
Joplin
Albaquerane
Nonsense Dialogue Bits From Period Humor Pages
A collage of jokes and exchanges from early humor columns. A critic questions a painter about inspiration while a couple jokes about engagements, sun shine, and last words. A child defends discipline and a doll comforts with a moral quip from Harper's Bazar.
Highway Skating: Women Take To Outdoor Road Skates
Chicago Inter Ocean describes road skating as a new outdoor sport for women, blending bicycle and roller concepts. It explains the gear, balance challenges, and attire, noting speeds of six to eight miles per hour on rail beaten earth or macadam, with bloomers or short walking dresses for balance and comfort.
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oFan
Studk
Icc
Fab
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Loss of Horses in War as Destructive as Men
A historical survey details how horse losses in wars rivaled and often exceeded human losses. It cites battles from Fontenoy to Waterloo, siege campaigns like Plevna, and campaigns in Crimea and Egypt, highlighting starvation, overwork, disease, and poor shoeing as key causes. It notes cavalry and artillery losses, cites ratios over centuries, and contrasts wartime treatment of horses with soldiers.
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Wellington
Salamanca
Napoleon
Fontenoy
Light Brigade
Vionville
Plevna
Listgva
Crimea
Russia
Egypt
Mercer
Waterloo
McClellan
Chelsea Commission
Lord Lacan
Varna
Balaklava
England
Portugal
Telephoning and the Ears in Berlin
A German study reports 30,000 Berlin residents hear better with the left ear. Over 15 years the effect grows among frequent telephone users. Left ear listening plus note taking may boost auditory reception, leading to advice to alternate ears while using the instrument.
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Berlin
Chicago Iter Ocean
Marshal Lefebvre Says He Is An Ancestor
In a Swedish paper on Marshal Lefebvre and his wife Mme Sans Gene a tale shows his wit. He silenced a boastful aristocrat by saying, Monsieur, since you admire ancestors, look at me. I am an ancestor.
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Marshal Lefebvre
Mme. Sans
Marshal
Spoue
Monsieur
N. Y. Post
Ex Queen Liliuokalani Visits President in Informal Call
Ex Queen Liliuokalani paid a personal informal visit to President Cleveland. Accompanied by Kia Naholelena and two aides, she arrived at the White House in a carriage and was shown to the Blue Room. The meeting was cordial and quietly arranged in advance.
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Wasniseros
Lihucisalani
Cleveland
Liliuokalani
Liluokalani
Kia Nahanolelena
Ton In
Heidule
Palmer
White House
Tere
Sun Reappearance of Great Sun Face Reported from Mount Hamilton
Prof. E B Holden of Lick Observatory reports via wire from Mount Hamilton that the great sun has reappeared at the eastern edge of the sun after January 5, though diminished in size and faint through clouds, making photography impossible due to sky conditions.
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San Francisco
E. Bs. Holden
Lick Observatory
Wires
United Associated Presses
Mount Hamilton
Inaugural Ball Tickets Ready For Distribution
The inaugural committee says tickets for the inaugural ball are ready. Each ticket comes with a handsome souvenir included in the price of five dollars. Mail orders will be filled in order. No complimentary tickets except to President elect McKinley and Mrs McKinley. Dr Thomas L Johnston of Duncannon is convicted of murder in the second degree for the killing of Georginan Henry and wounding his wife in New Bloomingdale Pennsylvania.
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Wasmngton
McKinley
McKinlay
Secund Sheming
New BloomingLp, Pa
Thomas L. Johnston
Duncannon
Georgan
Henry
Johnston
Bishop Jacob Oller Dies in Johns Hopkins Hospital
Bishop Jacob Franklin Oller of Waynesboro Pennsylvania and head of the German church of Pennsylvania dies at Johns Hopkins Hospital on Saturday from stomach cancer. He led the church and served as a regional spiritual figure.
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Baltimorne
Jacob Franklin Oller
Waynesboro
German Church of
Death of George E. Roberts
George B. Roberts president of the Pennsylvania railroad died at his residence in Philadelphia at 430 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
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George E. Roberts
Philadelpula
George B. Roberts
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Car Conductor's Mistake on Lehigh Valley Train
A passenger’s dog is banned from the car by a conductor who offers to stash the animal in the baggage car. The young woman protests, explaining the dog is a Christmas gift for her aunt, while the conductor cites rigid company rules and promises to provide care if placed in baggage. A passerby mutters worry about repercussions as the scene ends.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad
Christmas Dog Carriage Incident On Lehigh Valley
A conductor and brakeman handle a stray dog in a tense Lehigh Valley scene. The youth protests as the dog is transferred to the baggage car while the conductor and crew manage the chaotic exchange and await warmer platform conditions.
Ely's Cream Balm Proves Effective Against Catarrh
A testimonial from Olmstead of Arola Illinois states Ely's Cream Balm relieved his brother of catarrh and the unpleasant smell. The advertisement from Elly Brothers at 66 Warren Street New York promises ten events cash or stamps redeemable for the popular catarrh and hay fever cure.
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Sly
Mern Putins
Elly Brothers
Warren St
New York City
Ely
J.C. Olmstead
Fragmentary Bath Canby theater quote in Chicago Post
Disjointed OCR passage hints at a theatrical manager and an astronomer exchanging remarks. Five days pass before the astronomer realizes the manager is not a plain person. No clear event or outcome is stated.
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Bath
Canby
Chicago Post
Fragmentary 19th Century Note on Billy in City
A distressed fragment from Philadelphia North American hints at natives pondering Billy’s status in the city. The tone suggests casual judgment of his freedom or restraint amid social weight and uncertainty.
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Billy
Aine
Philadelphia
North Americon
Cure For Headache Promises Relief From Head Pain
A vintage advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure for all headaches and habitual constipation. It claims permanent relief and urges purchase of bottles at N Moorove's Drug Store for a small price, noting the medicine tones the bowels and aids chronic headaches.
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Ir N. Moorove
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Hus
N. K. Fairbank Company
Texas
Basteur Ad Koch
Sitnay
William Radam
RADAM
Radam's Microbe-Killer CO
Monroe Street
Goodrich & Crumpacker
Stout
Goodrich & Crompacker
Unionville
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Liriuokalani
Oller
Hanr
Skemay
Andy
Indy
Scemer
Lehigh Valley
Dr. Miles
London Mills
Miles
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