Mrs U S Grant Dies in Washington at 1826
Mrs U S Grant wife of President Grant died in Washington due to heart failure after years of valvular heart disease and bronchitis. Nellie Grant Sartoris was with her. three sons were away. Julia Dent Grant described her life from Missouri origins to marriage with Grant and life at West Point, frontier posts, the Civil War, Vicksburg, and the White House.
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Washington
U.S. Grant
President Grant
White House
Grant
Gen. Grant
West Point
Fort Jefferson
St. Louis
Lieut
Christmas in Jamaica A Tropical Celebration With Santa Slaws
The article notes white Jamaicans observe Christmas quietly in the tropics without Santa Claus or snow. They read magazines, lounge in hammocks, and host verandah gatherings with ice cream while Americans and Britons try to recreate northern customs, finding solace in milder winters.
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Jamaica
Santa Claus
Kris Kringle
Kris
Kringle
Jack Frost
Tropics
Island
North
Arctic Circle
Readers sought on Green's August Flower cures
The column invites readers to report if Green's August Flower cured indigestion dyspepsia or liver troubles and to share results. It notes years of sale in civilized countries, offers a free book, and urges trying a 25 cent bottle first with a 75 cent regular size at Frost & Spies in Woodbury New Jersey.
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Frost & Spies
G. G. Green
Woodbury
N. J
Ucu
Rates on the Northern Pacific rail fare sale
The Northern Pacific Railroad will sell tickets on December 24 25 and 31 and January 4 with return by January 2 at one and a third fare for the round trip.
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Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Annual Holiday Excursions to Canada by DSS&A Rail
The DSS&A Railway offers lowest first class round trip fares for annual holiday excursions to Canada. Tickets go on sale December 17 to 20 and are valid for return until January 12, 1903. Details from A B Noble, agent, 303 West Second Street, Ashland Wisconsin.
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Canada
D.s.s.&a. Railway
A.B. Noble
West Second Street
Ashland
Wisconsin
Christmas Menus and Home Cough Cure Advertisements
The page blends holiday menu ideas with product ads. It promotes One Minute Cough Cure praising its health benefits and lists several Christmas dinner menus with dishes like oysters, roast turkey, goose, chestnuts, and plum pudding. It cites Cincinnati Enquirer as a source for the goose recipe.
Yuletide Customs in Austria and Neighboring Peoples
A Pittsburgh Dispatch summary notes Yuletide observances among Austrians and neighboring groups. Poles in Galicia attend mass then family supper with consecrated eggs. Czechs fast on Christmas Eve to dream of Christ. Home is dark, children fear silent rooms awaiting the Christ Child. Women cast melted lead to reveal future husbands.
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Austria
Galicia
Christ
Pittsburg
Stationery Ad Promotes Modern Letter Heads and Bill Heads
The notice advertises modern stationery options including letter heads and bill heads. It emphasizes up-to-date detail and quality for business use.
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Olds Farm
Shirit
Vicksburg
E. H. Wise
Madison
Fox Bros
Foley
Frost and Spies
Cincinnati Enquirer
Yuletide
the Times
Tages
Washburn
Bayfield
Yink, TH
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