Hawaii as New Territory Sketches Economy and Society
The piece portrays Honolulu as the economic hub of the islands, dominated by American, British, and German trading houses. It notes Chinese and Japanese labor presence, inexpensive vegetables, a bustling esplanade, and a strong focus on sugar exports. It observes a New England town character, with Pearl River Harbor valued for naval coaling and a thriving Honolulu fish market.
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Honolulu
Tropics
Palma
New England
Pearl River Harbor
United States
Islands
Boston
Liverpool
China
India
Limerick Watchman Tango Ends in Public Debate
The piece notes Limerick’s historic watchmen and their threefold duties including weather and time reporting. It reports growing calls to replace the watchmen with ordinary police and the concerns of nervous residents disturbed by nightly street banging and loud calls at odd hours.
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Limerick
United Kingdom
Jim
Curious Facts From A Global Patchwork
A collection of odd notes: Cashmere shawls from a tiny Libyan goat in Little Thibet. most German cities issue distinct postal cards. German window plants watered with cold tea or coffee may benefit. The fastest Atlantic steamer tops Italian rail express trains. A Roman tomb reveals a gold false teeth set on a woman's skeleton. In New Guinea a young wife lets her hair down then cuts it short after marriage. A Massachusetts family owns five cats with varied diets. A Limestone Maine rooster named Cervera loses all tail feathers except two after a lightning strike. A Parisian student bets, swallows five silk neckties cut into salad with oil and spices, finishing in five and a half minutes.
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Germany
New Guinea
Massachusetts
Limestone
Cervera
Storms lash Manila and coast as winds and floods ravage city
The Boston Herald notes a fierce storm era in the Philippines under General Merritt with four days of monstrous winds and rains flooding Manila streets to two feet, wrecking homes and sinking four Spanish brigs leaving vessels clinging to their anchors.
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Philippines
Merritt
Pacife
Manila
Broad Bay
Boston Herald
Dewey Sword of Honor Described in Detail
A detailed description outlines the yet to be presented Dewey sword of honor including its gold construction twenty two carat gold grip sharkskin binding and enamel fittings with Vermont symbolism and U S Navy insignia. The scabbard damascened in gold features rose marinus oak leaves dolphins and a monogram G D U S N. The blade bears the inscription The Gift of the Nation to Rear Admiral George Dewey U G N In Memory of the Victory at Manila Bay May 1 1893.
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United States
Army
Navy
George Dewey
Congress
Vermont
Olympia
Dewey
Marinus
Farm wagon by trolley reported in Toledo street rail plan
A Toledo inventor Bonner proposes a trolley linked farm wagon system with a franchise to run wagons on city streets and extend to rural patronage testing street railway use for farm produce and express transport.
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Ohio
England
America
United States
Toledo
Donner
Bonner
Man Sent Onward From Panama To London In Packed Manner
A sentence notes a person was dispatched in cargo or packed form from Panama toward London. Details about the origin, process, and destination are implied but not specified.
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Panama
London
Soldier's Escape and Return Prompts Revival Tale
After Richmond fell, Pennsylvania Volunteers marched home to restart life. Asa Robinson, back in Me Sterling, recalls severe rheumatism after service and credits William’s Pink Pills for Pale People with steady improvement after three boxes. He reports lasting relief and gratitude for the remedy.
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Richmond
Appomattox
Pennsylvania
Keystone Bute
Asa Robinson
Sterling
Honntiey
Lincoln
Williama
Descendant of Louis XVI Society member earns Dutch sentence
A Bourbon claimant descended from Naundorf and tied to Louis XVI’s legacy served as a Dutch army lieutenant before deserting. He later moved to France, tried wine trading, failed, and was jailed for four months in the fortress of Groningen.
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Holland
Belgium
Prince de Bourbon
Naundorf
Louis XVI
William III
Netherlands
France
Blu
Hague
Groningaen
No-To-Bac Miracle Cure Ad Promises Strength
Advertising claim for No-To-Bac by the Eterling Remedy Co offering a free booklet and sample. Promises to quit tobacco easily and forever with cure guaranteed. Distributed from Chicago or New York.
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Eterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Patent ads and miscellaneous trade notices in 19th century clipping
A jumble of ads and fragments lists patent attorneys at No 257 Broadway New York offering patent services with cash or installments. Also mentions Piso Cure for Consumption and a New York address, plus various product and antiquated claims about tobacco frescoes in Rome and Bavarian forest land value.
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Vowles & Bunny
Broadway
N.Y
Toannot
Pitan Mons
Sed St
New York
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