Cholera campaigns reduce Manila outbreak as typhus wanes
Across the globe reports show cholera subsiding in Manila due to strict measures while Yangtse sufferers rise in death tolls. In Hankow hundreds die and dozens of foreigners perish as health officials push for control. Postage rates shift to two cents for US-UK letters, and other items note estates, deportations, and political moves in Britain, the United States, and Asia.
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Manila
Rey M
Lexington
Chaplin
Y Ifill
Kentucky
Yang Tse
Hankow
United States
British Isles
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Robert Louis Stevenson
Russian Hill
San Francisco
Francis J Sullivan
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Tarrentum
Leonard J. Schmidt
New York City
Archibald Blount
Oreston Manor
Hertfordshire
Yale University
London
Cumberland Lodge
Robert Hu Tung
Hong Kong
San Tancisco
Korea
Massachusetts
Boston
James H Fahe
Watertown
Edgar Brown
Brownon
Anti Saloon League of America
Congress
Gannon
Baker
League
Leach
Marty Storti
Brooklyn
Neshuto
Crisp Point
Lake Superior
State Bank
Ladysmith
Wis
Bahe
Comte Camillo de Rudio
Louis Napoleon II
Genie
Paris
Ts Iving
Los Angeles
Eric Suterland
Cambridge
Minn
Powderhorn Lake
Minneapolis
Rice
Compromise Name Shapes Nevada Goldfield Camp
A Carson City area gold strike prompts a Nevada camp to settle a name after a stalemate between two mine owners. An Irishman and a Jew each push for names reflecting their heritage, leading to a negotiated compromise and the new camp named Tipperusalem.
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Nevada
Goldfield
Carson City
Isle
Tipperusalem
Lippincott
Dialogue Lapse Between He and She on Swimming
A brief exchange shows He complimenting swimming while She asks about grace and notes a remark about her face. The lines imply a private moment with a tense edge. The mood centers on body image and judgment in a casual setting.
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments and Hall’s Cure
Public notice warns against mercury based catarrh ointments and promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co. as mercury free and systemically acting. It claims internal use and Toledo Ohio origin with a testimonial style. It also mentions Hall’s Family Liver Pills for constipation.
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Physlclana Ag
Halle
F J Cheney & To
Toldo O
Halls
Toledo
Ohio
F . Chesey & Co
Thuggista
Irice
Wedding at Craigenputtock Estate T: Mary Carlyle and James Carlyle wed near birthplace
The Craigenputtock venue where Carlyle wrote Sartor Resartus hosted a notable wedding. Bride Mary Carlyle of Craigenputtock is Thomas Carlyle's grand niece. Groom James Carlyle of Pingle Dumfriesshire is son of Carlyle’s nephew. The ceremony links to the Sartor Resartus origin, near Ecclefechan.
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Wrnter
Craigenputtock
Carlyle
Mary Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
James Carlyle
Pingle
Dumfriesshire
Ececlefechan
Heat Affects Sunday Church Visit and Misdeed Plot
A hot Sunday morning finds James dragged to church by his father despite meditation. The father argues Satan is present in heat. A second tale shows two bad boys plotting to steal a penny and chocolate from a passerby, preferring theft over effort.
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James
Aly
Satan
No Gusher Letter Praises Postum Health Benefits
A Wisconsin woman writes of long-term Postum use three times daily eliminating chronic dyspepsia and headaches once tied to coffee. She notes family improvements after quitting coffee and credits Postum, inviting readers to read The Road to Wellville and the “There’s a Reason” campaign.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Fragmented vintage quips and ads from a city paper
A messy OCR mix includes playful quips about wages in Kansas City, a nurse and grandmother exchange, and notes on a Chicago public milk cow for sick babies. It mentions Dr Caroline Hedger, municipal milk efforts, a horse remedy ad, and several stray product mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Caroline Hedger
Wedger
Evans
Passage of a tense Sixth Avenue transit moment
A letter to the New York Times recalls a crowded transfer point where a youth slipped beside a stout woman about to sit. She warned he would be struck if not for manners, then called the nearby gentleman a hogs while others urged restraint as the scene unfolded.
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Sixth Avenue
New York Times
Twenty Third Street
Self realization through service for social redemption
A fragmentary note highlights themes of service and redemption, mentioning Lae Allen and Font-Fanea cures. The odd phrasing suggests a historical or stylistic text on moral improvement and social care. The passage remains cryptic about concrete events or individuals.
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Allen
Fanea
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Janett McKenzie Hix
Boston Cooking School
Jaques Manufacturing Co
Kansas City
Monty
Jack
Schilling
Karper
Houston Post
Spohn’s
Firnesa
Kpohn Medial Co
Spex
Goshen
Miastinaloew
Byron
Reau
Guaratl
UGA Tower
Canada
Toronto
V. T Pouglas
Douglas
Prica
Everyehera
Spark St
Brockton
Mavs
AN. Kellogg Newspaper CO
Adame St
Widows In Pensions
John W Morre
Salt Lake City
Vermont
Atontoe Drug CO
Guiney
Sis
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