Public Health Push versus Easy Tea Sales Fraud
A local plea contrasts public health progress with commerce driven by gimmicks. The author recalls sewers, boards of health, and vaccinations as vital to suppress disease, then warns against harmful imports such as “colored tea” from Japan and touts Schilling’s Best money‑back tea and other Schilling products as deceptive sales.
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Board of Health
Japan
Schilling
R’s
Schilling & Company
San Francisco
Fright at Marble Arch as a man follows home a girl
Esther recounts an unsettling night walking from dress fittings to Oxford Circus, describing a man who shadowed her from Marble Arch. The encounter prompts worry about safety and social reactions, with Esther insisting on caution while differing on the danger posed.
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Esther
Mel
Oxford Circus
Og Boon Ag
Ther
Marble Arch
Martint
Martin
Oxford Street Dilemma Sparks Late Night Conversation
In a charged exchange, Martin contemplates helping a frightened woman on Oxford Street. He debates following, cab fare, or walking behind her, weighing social propriety and safety while Esther and Cathy observe. A tense, morally probing scene unfolds as the night deepens.
Reno Gazette backs McKinley and Hobart in protection push
The Reno Gazette of Nevada declares support for McKinley and Hobart, arguing protection is the campaign’s top issue and that credit for tea sales goes to Schilling & Co while voters should know who to thank for their supply.
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A Schilling & Co
Reno Gazette
Nevada
McKinley
Iobart
Oliver
Never do for your boy say Twain on motherhood
A historical note urges mothers to let children do for themselves and avoid overloading them with chores. It warns self sacrificing mothers may harm independence and long term growth. It cites Mark Twain recommending teaching effort through small steps, even if tiresome, to build resilience.
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Mark Twain
Fiji
Railroad Fog Signals In London Fog Safety System
A London railway company uses fog signal posts at nine stations along a main line to prevent accidents. Each station has multiple posts and a fog man at each post works six hours as fog settles. The system costs about 65 dollars per six hour shift plus food. Torpedoes would cost more and are less favored, with few collisions occurring under this method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Aceicente
St Onhla
Mother Chases Boy on Wheel Through City Street
Pedestrians witnessed a mother pursue her son on a bicycle along Twelfth Street Monday morning. The pursuit ended when she caught the boy near Robey Street, using a strap and apron as she led him home. Neighbors noted the threat had been carried out.
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Twelfth Street
Jack Callahan
Jack
Robey Street
Amare
Teriumph
Tramps and Trials Highlight Distant City News
A fragmentary account mentions a public altercation near an Aldermanic race, a Scott Jackson murder appeal for Pearl Bryan case in Frankfort Kentucky, a 3000 pants makers strike in New York, and a coalition of children's garment workers protesting grievances. The note suggests tensions between tailors and contractors and potential shift to individual contracts.
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Scott Jackson
Pearl Bryan
Fort Thomas
Frankfort
New York
Brotherhood of Tailors
Phenomenal Mathematician Joins New York Central
Allred Blum a sixteen year old Albany newsboy secures a position with the New York Central Railroad after impressing Controller Cartensen with his math skill. He faced advanced mental arithmetic tests before sixty clerks as witnesses to his rapid addition subtraction multiplication and division abilities. Blum has long shown mathematical talent since age four while supporting his family as a paper boy. His dedication earned him opportunities to earn money from those impressed by his talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central Railroad
al Lred Blum
Cartensen
Alxty
Albany
Madeira People Offer Civility and High Prices Abroad
The Madeira article extols kindness and pleasant manners for visitors, noting scarce golf or cycling roads and a vivid contrast with high, often fivefold prices. It credits flexible bargaining and mild temptations for travelers, while highlighting rough paving and minimal recreational facilities. The piece also references a humorous domestic exchange about locals and manners.
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Madeira
Madurla
Edible Dog of China and Other 1900s Briefs
The article notes that China eats a regular edible dog with a distinguishing black tongue and claims over a million are slaughtered annually for food. It also reports Col John Hallam of Texarkana fatally wounding Rey W A Lorbis Forbes, a prominent Arkansas minister, amid accusations of infidelity. Additional items include a San Francisco grand jury’s push to remove Supervisors King, Scully, Benjamin, Hughes, Dunker, Morgenstern and Wagner for alleged corruption and reduced corporate assessments.
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China
Texarkana
John Hallam
Arkansas
Rey W
Lorbis Forbes
Elalians
Forbes
San Francisco
Schillings Best tea ad promises refunds and flavor claims
An advertising pitch questions competitors while urging trust in Schilling’s Best tea with a money back guarantee if not liked. The copy references other Schilling products and notes the Great Eastern ship’s 12,000 ton machinery and four engines each with 1,000 horsepower.
Catarrh Cure Ad and Breckinridge Tour News
A trade notice offers a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable case of catarrh with Hall’s Catarrh Cure. The advertisement lists F J Cheney and Company Toledo agents and extols internal use. Also reported is Alexander Breckinridge, son of Gen Breckinridge, arriving in Kingston Ontario after bicycling from Chicago for an $800 wager, six month tour.
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Hall
Cheney & OO
Tolado
Cheney
Fem Wear & Truax
Alexander Breckinridge
Gen Breckinridge
Portland, Or
Kingston
Ont
Chicago
America
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