Brazilian President-elect Fonseca Cancels New York Visit
Marshal Hermes da Fonseca, Brazil’s president-elect, alters travel plans and sails directly from England to Brazil due to ill health, abandoning a United States stop in New York where South American residents, the State Department, and commercial groups had prepared elaborate receptions.
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New York
Hermes da Fonseca
Brazil
Mauretania
United States
England
America
State Department
Washington
Electric Bitters Cure Malaria and Liver Ailments
Frightful malaria trouble causes chills fever and debility but Electric Bitters are claimed to destroy malaria and cure stomach liver and kidney troubles. Customer testimonial from Wm. A. Fretwell of Lacama North Carolina asserts three bottles cured a severe malaria attack and provided lasting health. Sold and guaranteed by J. E. Lemmon Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Wm. A. Fretwell
Lacama
N. C
J. E. Lemmon, Lemmon’s Pharma
City to install new park lighting with twelve poles
The city will install a modern tungsten lighting system in Central and Sunset parks. Twelve new posts with three lights each will be placed in Sunset, one at park gates and others around the central triangle. Central park gains poles at gate entrances and near fountain radii.
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Sunset Park
Central Park
Committee On Lights
Borrowed Smiles and Fragments of Public Life
A cache of light verse and short anecdotes includes a rustic poem about a country lass and a modest lad, a mother's mourning question from Harper’s Bazaar, a Tipton Ohio tale about a poisoned rat toy, a Washington society vignette, and a seaside-club joke about a kiss, reflecting late 19th or early 20th century humor and social mores.
Curtain Hat Fashion Sparks Teasing in Flat Life
In a humorous Chicago Record-Herald observation, Ma drapes the parlor curtain over her hat to hide her face while remaining stylish. Pa reassesses appearances, joking about masks and screens as the family laments constant misunderstanding and dismal conditions in their flat.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Suspect Taken In Murder Mystery In Indiana
William Ashby is jailed in Lafayette on a charge of murdering trapper Samuel Waddell whose charred body was found in a burned log cabin west of Lafayette. Evidence includes a pistol believed to belong to Waddell and $3,200 in gold and silver found at the cabin.
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Lafayette
Ind
William Ashby
Samuel Waddell
Here
Waddell
Litttle
Ashby
James Casner
Emerson and Kurtzmann pianos honor 61 62 years
G W Hobson North Side Jewelry showcases Emerson and Kurtzmann pianos with over six decades of craft. He offers strong value, close margins, and referrals from long-time customers in Washington, emphasizing trusted service and time-tested quality.
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G. W. Hobson
Washington
North Side Jewelry Store
Ice Cream Supper and Concert in West Chester
Ice cream supper and concert on Saturday evening at the M. E. parsonage lawn West Chester under Epworth League auspices. Admission ten cents for ice cream. music by church choir and multiple soloists and quartets listed, including Dr. Caldwell and C. E. Baumgarten. Proceeds support league activities.
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West Chester
West Cheater Epworth League
M. EB
Joseph Strauss
Dr. Caldwell
Cornet
Glen Garden
Circus Coming with Campbell Bros Big Show
Mr Lee Sycle agent for Campbell Bros announces the Campbell Big Show is in town and praised for its popularity and elaborate decorations. He notes the troupe has invested heavily in wardrobe paraphernalia and talent, while stating the camels arrive with no catch games or grafters. Washington Aug 23.
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Lee Sycle
Campbell Bros
Washington
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offers Cure for Deafness
A Toledo based advertisement claims deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. It promises a cure by constitutional remedies and offers one hundred dollars for any deafness due to catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes a mail order note and a claim about constipation pills.
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Hall
Fr. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Brick Store Building and Frame Dwelling at Newport Lawn
Auction notices a brick store building 26 by 60 feet with post office space and shelving, on the Iowa Central rail line six miles east of Morning Sun. A one and a half story dwelling with five rooms sits on the same lot. Sale August 13 at 1 p.m. Terms half cash, balance later. Possession Sept 1, 1910. Auctioneers J. K. Faris and Paschal Bros.
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Newport Lawn
Iowa Central Railway
Morning Sun
Newport
J. K. Faris
Paschal Bros
Bids Sought for Chautauqua Hauling by Aug 6
Chautauqua hauling bids must be submitted to Frank Stewart or the secretary by Saturday evening August 6. The committee reserves the right to reject any or all bids. 4512 Frank Stewart, Chairman.
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Frank Stewart
Sensations of Racing at Eighty Miles Per Hour
A vivid Hampton's Magazine description of a racing car at high speed. The driver faces deafening noise, blinding dust, shifting goggles, and near explosions as the car leans into sharp turns and skids through a dust wall, the risk of death implicit but the thrill clear.
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Hampton
Difference Between Man and Animals Questioned
A teacher spent half an hour trying to impress boys with the difference between man and lower animals. He asked Tommy if he knew the distinction between himself and a pig, and Tommy answered no, prompting laughter from another teacher.
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Tommy
London
First Universities Grow From Free Centers of Learning
The rise of universities was gradual not by founding but by growth. Salerno Naples and Bologna are early centers, with Salerno established by 1060 Bologna by 1160 and Naples by 1200. Paris emerged about the same era, linked to Abelard.
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Salerno
Naples
Bologna
Italy
University of
Paris
Abelard
New York American
Clergyman’s Compliment Triggers Local Joke in Nottingham
In Nottingham a clergyman praised a parish tailor for repairs then offhandedly said in London they make good coats and sermons. The tailor replied he did not attend the clergyman’s church, noting in London they make good sermons. The exchange is quoted from London Tit-Bits.
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Nottingham
London
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Ont
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Bocker
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Boston Transcript
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