Bret Harte Death in London Dies of Throat Disorder
The American writer Bret Harte died in London after a bout of swollen tonsils and a throat complaint. He had lived mostly in England for years and was 63. Harte shaped Western fiction with works like The Luck of Roaring Camp and Tennessee's Pardner.
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London
May
Bret Harte
Red House
Asiberley
Aldershot
Mr. Harte
Friends
Jamberley
England
Lancaster Gate
America
Associated Press
San Francisco
Hegan
California
Harte
Albany
N. Y
Henry Harte
Union College
New York
William H Seward
Anna Griswold
The
Overland Monthly
Overland
Tennessee
Your Tongue If It's Coated Advertisement
An old medical ad promotes Ayer’s Pills claiming to clean the tongue ease dyspepsia and restore liver function. The device promises easy intake and operation with a 25 cent price at all druggists.
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Ayer
St Pierre Crumbles as Martinique Volcano Wreaks Havoc
The British steamer Roddam brings news that St Pierre Martinique with about 40000 residents has been destroyed by volcanic disturbances. Many killed or missing, ships in port wiped out, and communication severed as activity spreads to Dominica and Leeward Islands. United States consul reports widespread consternation and reports of hundreds killed.
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St. Thomas
Roddam
St. Lucia
St. Pierre
Martinique
Freeman
Quebec Steamship Company
Roraima
Muggan
New York
Island
St. Vincent
Leeward Islands
Dominica
Morne Diablotin
Washington
Louis H. Ayme
United States
Guadeloupe
Department of State
Doctor’s remedy helps Texas attorney end long stomach trouble
Five years of severe dyspepsia left Geo S Marsh of Nocona Texas nearly unable to function until he tried Kodol. He reports immediate relief and eventual full recovery after use. The ad claims Kodol reproduces natural digestive juices and digests all foods, curing stomach troubles. Noob Martin, druggist.
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Geo. S Marsh
Nocona
Texas
Noob Martin
Uncle Sam and the Nation's Land Purchases Through History
The New York World tallies U S land buys from 1803 to 1902 with totals and notes additions by conquest or treaty. It cites Louisiana Florida Texas Gadsden Alaska and the Philippines among others, calculating 2,971,376 square miles added and showing U S territory larger than Europe by about 235,000 square miles.
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Louisiana
Florida
Texas
Gadsden Purchase
Alaska
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Danish West Indies
Oregon Territory
Hawaiian Islands
Porto Rico
Guum
Samoan Islands
United States
Europe
France
Germany
Chief Ingomar Colt Offered By W T Rinker
Ig 16 hands high weighs 1100 lbs bay roan with size style and action. He boasts noted bloodlines including two famous trotting families and Seafoam on both sire and dam lines. Trevox insurance covers the colt to stand and suck with a living colt guarantee from W T Rinker.
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Ingomar
Nampa
Stranger
Gen’ Washington
Gen’ Knox
Goldsmith Maid
Nempa
Norma
Duroc Volunteer
Maud
Dexter
Della R
Seafoam
Eliza Jane
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H. Jackson & Co’s
Unionville, Mo
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J. A. Belferstine
Untonville, Mo
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Homeopath
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Main Street
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Cc. H. Lewis
Prop
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Fiist College
Livonia
Augusta Wilson
J. H. Holman
North Side Square
East Main Street
DR. McCalment
Dental Department of
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Townsend Building
Thornburgh
C. A. Hays
North Side Druggist
Unionvile. Mo
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Ah Sin
Greenville
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Pascua
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Uncle Sam
West Indies
New York World
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Unionville, Mi
Putnam County
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St. Clair
Colt
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My Bar
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Croix de Fer
Weymouth
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Estrada
Jean-LeBlanc
DAM
Negresse
Sal’an
Astraba
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M. L. Cullor
Farmer's Mutual Insurance
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Constan
Lion Coffee
Parzer
Balsa
Groost
Burlington
National Baptist
St. Fainnesota
National
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Central City
Orlando
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My Farm
Union
J.B. Martin
Untunwilie
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