Admiral Sampson Dies After Long Illness in City
William Thomas Sampson born Palmyra New York February 9 1840 died this afternoon in the city at o oclock. His death followed a cerebral hemorrhage after weeks of declining health. His wife Mrs. Sampson and a few family friends kept vigil as the admiral faded, unaware of public events over the court of inquiry on the Santiago battle. He planned the action and rose to rear admiral, later serving as North Atlantic squadron commander and naval academy superintendent. He married Susan Elizabeth Burling April 1 1882.
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Seshiam
T. Sampson
Samson
Clavanne
Thedmiral
Ralph
Harold
Dickson
Santiago
Whitt
War Department
North Atlantic
Bay Stor
Court of i
Admiral Sampson
United States
William Thomas Sampson
Palmyra
N. Y
Naval Academy
Patapsco
Charleston
Naval Service
Leut
Joseph Strauss
Navy
Board of
Havana
Spain
Cuba
Susan Elizabeth Burling
Children Fertilizer Ad Promises Growth Benefits
An old advertisement likens children to young plants and promotes Scott's Emulsion as the right fertilizer. It claims the product helps children grow in flesh, strength, blood, and mind. The copy urges readers to send for a free sample and cites a chemist.
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Scott
N.Y
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Summer Relief
A vintage advertisement urges readers to beat the summer cold with One Minute Cough Cure. It claims rapid relief for coughs, colds, croup, grip, bronchitis, and throat and lung troubles and features testimonials from J. H. Bowles of Graventon New Hampshire and a druggist Nogh Martin. The tone promotes safety and wide use including children.
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J. H. Bowles
Graventon
N. H
Nogh Martin
Treatment of Jurors and Witnesses Says Brewer on Citizenship
The NY Supreme Court justice David J. Brewer, lecturing at Yale on American Citizenship, criticizes jury trials as relics of barbarism. He argues jurors are treated as suspects and paid poorly while witnesses face coercive and abusive cross examination in both criminal and civil cases.
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New York
David J. Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Yale
Justice Brewer
Jury Safeguards The People Or Twelve Idiots In The Box
The speaker questions the jury as a safeguard of lives and liberties and critiques prosecutors aiming to fill the jury with twelve fools. The passage condemns unfair witness protection and labels some defendants as rogues and knaves.
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Ae Bird
New Discovery for Consumption Publicized in Cisco
The notice touts Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption and lung troubles as a guaranteed remedy. It recounts a severe cough and hemorrhages cured by the medicine and offers 65 cents to 1 dollar prices with a trial bottle free at Noah Martin's.
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Texas
Cisco
Fox
Dr. King
J. J. Eéger
Noah Mirtin’s
Missouri Buzzard Witnesses Vest’s Fishing Tale
Congressman Amos Cummings recounts a Florida fishing trip with Senator Vest and Senator Quay. A buzzard perched on a dead mangrove watched a string ray killed by the tide, prompting Vest to remark a Missouri buzzard similarly watches him in a similar way. The anecdote is linked to Grim Shoe and Baking Powder Bill Stone’s Senate candidacy.
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Amos £. Cummings
New York
Grim Shoe
Bill Stone
Senator Vest
Vest
Florida
Matthew S. Quay
Indian River Inlet
Mr. Cummings
West
Missouri
Endorsement for DeWitt's Little Early Risers
Alfred Heinze of Quincy Illinois praises DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a safe cure for bile and torpid liver. He says the product is reliable and should be shared with others. Noah Martin, a local druggist, supports the remedy as well.
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DeWitt
Alfred Heinze
Quincy
Noah Murtia
A Long Fight Tracks US War History Across Continents
A historical overview notes the United States has engaged in long wars from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It describes ongoing conflicts with indigenous peoples and settlers expanding westward. The narrative suggests renewed fighting on American soil and mentions the Philippines as a new theater of conflict.
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United States
Europe
Atlantic
Pacific
Philippine
Favorite Prescription Advocated for Nervous Young Girls
An advice note emphasizes motherly care for nervous melancholy in adolescence. It endorses Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a non addictive remedy to restore appetite, energy, and overall health, claiming it aids bowel regulation with Dr Pierce’s Pellets. A testimonial from Washington D C mentions improvement after daily use.
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Washington, D
Ming
Dr. Pierce
Kidney Trouble Warns Parents and Sufferers About Kidneys
An old advertisement describes kidney and bladder trouble in children and adults, linking urinary symptoms to kidney disease. It promotes Swamp-Root by Dr Kilmer & Co with sample offers, pricing, and a mail-order pamphlet from Binghamton NY.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Political attack on war policy stirs protests over Indian wars
An old New York Sun critique argues a political party seeks to weaponize antiwar sentiment by labeling soldiers murderers and calling for withdrawal. It contrasts past triumphs against Indians with today’s cries for drastic action, praising Gen Miles and wartime resolve.
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Nelson A Miles
Miles
Capt Woodruff
Smth
Samar
Orient
N. Y Sun
Green's August Flower Inquiry to readers for cures
An advertisement asks readers if anyone used Green's August Flower for indigestion dyspepsia or liver trouble and failed to improve. It invites correspondence and offers a free book, claiming the remedy seldom fails and recommending trying one bottle first.
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G. G. Green
Woodbury
N. J
Rural Sanitation and Farm Water Quality
The farm faces health risks unseen in cities due to lack of a health officer and sanitation. Contaminated water supplies, wells exposed to barnyard drainage, and unseen bacteria in sparkling water threaten rural families. Typhoid outbreaks have been traced to farm water sources, urging intelligent farm practices.
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Harn
Ans
Pure Water and Farm Drains Urged by Rural World
The Rural World urges farmers to locate and fix impurities in wells and cellars to prevent contamination. It notes only 25 percent of tested Canada water was pure and stresses sanitary supervision, drainage, and self-reliance to reduce doctor bills and protect family health.
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Canada
Cream Balm Ad from Ely Brothers 1901
An Ely Brothers Cream Balm advertisement offers trial sizes at 10 cents and a fall size at 60 cents with mail order from 56 Warren Street New York. A testimonial from S K Lanspanz of Albert Lea Minnesota dated March 21 1901 states the product relieved a severe cold and restored sleep.
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Ely
Ely Bros
Warren, Street
New York
Albert Lea
Minn
Messrs
Funeral of W N Cunningham Lays To Rest In St Mary's Cemetery
The funeral for Wn. E. Cunningham, superintendent of the St. L. K. N. W. and C. B. & K. C. divisions of the Burlington, was held this afternoon with a large crowd. The body lay in state from 1 to 3 30 a.m. Rev M. J. McLoughlin led services at the church, and 400 Burlington workers marched to the residence and joined the procession to the church and cemetery. Pallbearers included E. J. Howard J. H. Dacey Jay Kennedy John Evans J. W. Fitzpatrick and A. H. Argent. honorary pallbearers were Henry Miller William Wilson William FitzGerald W. H. DeWitt I. N. Wilber and W. T. Loudon.
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Wn. E. Cunningham
St. L.K
N. W
Burlington
St. Mary's Cemetery
M. J. McLoughlin
E. J. Howard
J. H. Dacey
Jay, Kennedy
John Evans
J. W. Fitzpatrick
Store House
A. H. Argent
Henry Miller
William Wilson
William FitzGerald
DeWitt
I. N. Wilber
W.T. Loudon
Hannibal Courier Post
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Promises Quick Skin Relief
An old advertisement touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as preventing complications from neglecting wounds and skin sores. It cites a testimonial from H G Hardy of Yankeetown Indiana about a leg sore thirty years healed, and Noah Martin a local pharmacist warns against counterfeits claiming the product cures all skin diseases.
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DeWitt
H. G. Hardy
Yankeetown
Ind
Noah Martin
Missing husbands reported to Des Moines police
Numerous cases of missing husbands have been reported to the Des Moines police. The girls, many of them, down this way have been missing husbands for a long time and haven't told their troubles to the police.
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Des Moines
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Ideus
THE
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta, GA
Missouri Buzzard
Mr. Cunningham
Worais
Dr. Tutt
W. R. Mary
Lincoln’ Trust
West Side
Triplett & McCance
Unionville, Mo
Ulder
Haynes & Smith
W. H. Hotman
T. B. Nery
K. McGurchen
Cashier
Farmers Bank of Unionville
Unionville
America
D. W.pollack
H. Wentworth
Martin
Ponders
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