Wonderful Midway at the Pan-American Exposition
The Pan-American Midway will cost 3 million dollars and feature Frederic Thompson’s aerio-cycle hailed as the next Ferris wheel. Mexican mounted guards, a Luna airship ride, and a 275 foot rotating beam promise dazzling views, with 42 tribes in an Indian congress and Venice in America among major attractions.
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Frederic Thompson
Midway
Mexico
Diaz
Aerial Navigation Company
Niagara Falls
Indian Congress
Venice
America
Esquimaux
Cineograph
Turpin
Pan-Opticon
Spectatorium
Jerusalem
Colorado
Nuremberg
Johnstown
Union Athletique Internationale
France
Athens
Colosseum
Rome
Washingtons in a child’s chorus and a war saga
A youth’s comic collage of Washington figures from places named Washington to President Washington to George Washington. The piece shifts to a solemn photo of Valley Forge, describing Washington in winter as a steadfast leader guiding a fledgling nation. Chicago Times-Herald.
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Washington
Wesley Lincoln Keep
Lou
Kate
Washington Avenue
Tom Brown
Washington Fast Express
George Washington
Valley Forge
Chicago Times-Herald
Quiet Tales of Pain and Patriotism From Aged Letters
A trio of scraps recount grim wartime wounds in Cuba and Peking, a man with iron injuries under a wreck, and another marked by hot irons. A stranger West Point cadet at fall recalls his own harsher trials, while additional verse mocks the cherry tree myth with dialect humor.
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Spain
Peking
West Point
Baltimore
Poetic Meditations and Social Verse Reflections
A trio of short selections echoes late 19th to early 20th century sentiments. The first laments perceived divine displeasure and personal sorrow as a singled out soul among billions. The second catalogues family quirks and political stances in a humorous domestic portrait. The third envisions moral action guiding toward the Land of Life through charity and courage.
Women at the Bar Question Sparks Raucous Exchange
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows a stranger asking if women may practice at the bar in the country. A Kansas retiree counters that prohibition is futile and women will insist on joining, reflecting tensions over women's professional access in the era.
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Kansas
Chicago Tribune
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claims Reward
One hundred dollar reward offered for an incurable catarrh case. testimonial credits F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio with honesty and solvency. Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists endorse, Hall's Catarrh Cure marketed as internally absorbed medicine at 75 cents per bottle with testimonials free and Hall's Family Pills recommended.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
O. W
F. J. Cheney
Ae Cng Truax
Toedo
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Familiar Sound at Home In Tit Bits
Short dialogue from Tit Bits shows Mrs Johnson asking if Mr Johnson has returned for dinner and Jane replying no yet, with a note that a dog Leo was heard growling over a bone.
Palmer's Lotion Offered After Severe Burn Incident
In Cincinnati, Ohio, Fred Falk recalls a year ago suffering burns from hot vapors of burning spirit and oil. He credits Elmer's Lotion for rapid relief and skin regeneration with no scar. He urges readers to obtain Palmer's Lotion samples via Solon Palmer, 374 Pearl Street, New York.
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Fred Falk
Hunt and
Pendleton Streets
Cincinnati
Ohio
Elmer
Solon Palmer
Pearl Street
New York
Palmer
Wit of Senator Davis Cited by Senator Hoar
Senator Hoar recalled the wit of the late Senator Davis with an epigram praising his integrity. He said no spark from Davis ever became a cinder in the eye of his friend, a remark noted by the Washington Post.
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Senator Davis
Hoar
Senator Hoar
Washington Post
Remedy for the Grippe Kemp’s Balsam
Physicians recommend Kemp's Balsam for grippe cases to ease throat and lung symptoms. Start a bottle now to prevent pneumonia by keeping the cough loose and lungs clear. available at druggists for 25 and 50 cents.
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Prise
Money in Politics Debate From Detroit Journal
A brief exchange cites a call to remove money from politics. A legislator responds he has removed all he saw, emphasizing reforms amid a Detroit Journal tone.
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Detroit Journal
Grain-O: a grain drink replacing coffee for all ages
A pasted advertisement urges readers to try Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains and suitable for children and adults. It promises rich mocha-like color, mild stomach effects, and prices of 15 and 25 cents per package at grocers.
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Java
Cascarets Claim World Leading Liver and Bowel Cure
The advertisement touts Cascarets as the world’s largest selling liver and bowel medicine within five years, noting over six million boxes sold annually. It promises money back if not beneficial after a fair trial, and highlights tablet form with stamps C C C on each tablet. Prices listed at 10c 25c and 50c per box, with a 50c box claimed to last a month.
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Cascarets
Gossip on a Troubled Pair From Town Topics
A fragment from Town Topics notes tension between Miss and Charlie with implied breakup talk and a planned disengagement later that evening. The excerpt hints at social gossip rather than documented events.
Louisville and Nashville Inaugurates Florida Limited Train
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad and connecting lines launch the Florida Limited a daily solid train with dining car service to Thomasville Jacksonville and St Augustine. The Cincinnati sleeper at 11 15 a m joins the line at Nashville travels via Birmingham Montgomery Plant System to Jacksonville and Florida East Coast to St Augustine arriving 7 30 p m next day. General Passenger Agent C L Stone will answer inquiries and provide a printed master. A St Louis girl outsells the Macs spelling her name Maine.
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Louisville & Nashville R. R
Florida Limited
Thomasville
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Fla
Cincinnati
Nashville
Birmingham
Montgomery
Florida East Coast
C. L. Stone
Ouisville
Special Low Rate Colonist Tickets via Southern Pacific Routes
February 12 and every Tuesday through April 30 offer reduced colonist fares to California on the Ogden and Sunset routes from Chicago, St Louis, Memphis, New Orleans, Omaha, Kansas City and others with set prices and local agent contacts in Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh St Louis and Kansas City.
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Southern Pacific
Ogden
California
Chicago
St. Louis
Memphis
New Orleans
Omaha
Kansas City
Southern Pacific Company
Calse
W. G. Neimyer
S. P. Co
Clark St
N. W
Connor
C. A
Chamber of Commerce
Cincinnati
Ohio
G. G. Herring
Park Bridg
Pittsburg
Townsley
Olive St
C. C. Carry, Co. A
Sheidley
Almanac of Odds and Charities Digest
A compact note from Chicago Daily News cites aphorisms about charity and betting on the alphabet as the only safe record. The brief quotes reflect a newspaper’s light commentary on morals and risk without detailing events or people.
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Alphabet Chicago News
What is Ovaritis and Its Warning Signs
A lay explanation describes dull throbbing pains and tenderness in the ovarian region as inflammation first stage. The text urges readers to seek help from Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and includes a testimonial from Anna Aston of Troy, Missouri, praising cure and avoidance of surgery.
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AL Seid
Toms
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mars
Anna Aston
Troy
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Buffalo
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Himsel
George
F. L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
Earth
S. E. Kiser
Johnny
John
Sue
Bill
Jen
Lavinia
Jimmen
George Lynde Richardson
Atchison Globe
Evita R. Parker
Chicago Daily News
Hale
Pike
Beeman
Maine
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Kingsley
Annie Aston
Sascak
Wefittam
Kew York
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