Great Rock Island Route Excursions to Colorado
The Regular Fare plus 2.00 for Round Trip. Return limit October 31, 1900. Best line to Denver. Only direct line to Colorado Springs and Manitou. Sleep Car reservations now for Colorado excursions. Write for information and the book Colorado the Magnificent sent free John Sebastian G P A Chicago.
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Colorado Springs
Manitou
Colorado
the Magnificent
John Sebastian
Chicago
Cap Riley 2175 to be shown at Fair Grounds barn
Advertises Cap Riley 2175 to be found at a barn north of Fair Grounds. The colt will begin the season at a price of 10 dollars and 60 cents to insure a live birth. Described as the kind the market demands for size, style and action. Viewings invited.
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Fair Grounds
Notice of District Court Land Dispute in Washington County
The District Court of Iowa Washington County hears Norman Pratt as plaintiff against numerous defendants including Mary F Tucker Harris Henry F Harris and unknown claimants over a west fractional half of the NW quarter section 1 township 74 north range 7 west. Petition seeks to quiet title and bar claims with relief to vest title in Pratt. Deadline to answer is September 2 1990. publication ordered in Washington Gazette through six issues.
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Benjamin Tucker
Thomas J. Tucker
Margaret Tucker
Margaret Tucker Johnson
Louisa E. Nichols
Charles S. Nichols
Blanche Nichols
William W. Nichols
Minnie Nichols
Zilla A. Essley
Edgar Essley
Joseph W. Nichols
James T. Nichols
Harriet Bennett
Mary F. Tucker
Harris
Henry F. Harris
Washington County
Iowa
ofMce
District Court of
State of
Norman Pratt
Mary F. Tucker Harris
Joseph D. Nichols
Court House
Washington
Marsh W. Bailey
Washington Gazette
Iown
Moth Balls Warn Of Fire Hazard In Closets
A Hartford Times report warns that moth balls, used to preserve clothing, are flammable and can explode when stored in bulk. A Providence incident showed a lighted match igniting damp moth balls, causing a basin fire and plumbing damage. Tests reveal moth balls burn slowly then flare, releasing tarlike smoke. storage should mirror precautions for naphtha, benzene, and kerosene.
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Providence
Oder
Hartford Times
Conspiracy of Telescope and Camera Over Cosmic Dust
Professor Wadsworth of Alleghany Observatory shows a curved plate image of Orion and surrounding region spanning 1,000 square degrees. It reveals about 50,000 suns in a patch less than 33 degrees across, highlighting that many stars escape full capture by current telescope and camera collaboration.
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Earth
Wadsworth
Alleghany Observatory
Orion
Hamster Pest Invades Belgium Wreaks Crop Damage
A new pest, the hamster, has appeared in Belgium and is ravaging wheat and barley fields. Farmers and the government offer a large bounty for dead hamsters as an aggressive extermination campaign proceeds.
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Belgium
Europe
Leslie’s Weekly
Silk consumption in the United States tops world markets
The Silk Association of America notes the United States is now the greatest raw silk consuming country after China and possibly Japan. New York City, the sole raw silk market in America, leads global markets aside from Shanghai, selling more raw silk than France consumes in Europe.
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the Silk Association of America
United States of America
China
Japan
New York City
America
Shanghai
France
Europe
Plan to renew copyrights for descendants proposed
Mr Frederick Macmillan suggests a ten year renewal by paying a £10 fine near expiration, renewable every decade. The idea aims to preserve authors' descendants' rights, though it may please publishers seeking own gain more than the public. London Globe.
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F. Macmillan
Frederick Macmillan
London Globe
The Presidents Namesake in Federal Service
The article notes two William McKinleys on federal payrolls with different roles. One serves as president earning 4166 dollars monthly, the other as engineer in the Louisville custom house at 100 dollars monthly. It also mentions 48 Bryans with three named William, and two Grover Clevelands once in public service now reduced to one as Fort Peck assistant farmer earning 180 dollars monthly.
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William MccKinleys
Uncle Sam
Louisville Custom House
Bryans
William
Grover Clevelands
Public Service
Fort Peck Indian Agency
Notable figures and political fortunes list from varied sources
A trim collage notes figures such as William J. Bryan, Richard Yates, and Norman Fox with local leaders in Morristown. It mentions Cronje’s exile, Tillman’s plantation claim, Kansas farmer J W Robinson’s vast acreage, Yale coach Edson Gallaudet’s resignation, and young Cincinnati mayor Julius Fleischmann. Additional items cover Lord Roberts’s Victoria Crosss, British dukes, and Klondike gambles.
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William J. Bryan
Williams
Richard Yates
Illinois College
Norman Fox
Morristown
N. J
Cronje
Tillman
J. W. Robinson
Butler County
Kan
Kansas
Lgr
Edson Fessenden Gallaudet
Yale
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Philadelphia
Julius Fleischmann
Cincinnati
McKinley
Ohio
New York
Thomas B. Reed
BRITON AND BOER IN SOUTH AFRICAN WAR FOCUS
A collection of editorials and commentary from multiple papers on South Africa war dynamics. The rand as British objective, Kruger's posture, Baden-Powell's rising influence, and British strategy are highlighted. Opinions praise empire resolve and warn that peace moves depend on seizing key territories while public sentiment leans toward continued campaigning.
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South Africa
Elmira Gazette
Mafeking
Loudon
Milwaukee Sentinel
Kruger
Great Britain
New
King Row
Pittsburg
New York Times
Baden-Powell
Buffalo Courier
The Cynic quotes about manners and gossip
A facetious Atchison Globe excerpt laments social foibles from dollar driven needs to gossip and vanity. It notes political conventioneers returning home to call their wives gods, and a husband’s awkward dinner blessing as mortifying to a woman.
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Atchison Globe
Dominie in Saint Patrick’s prayer book update
In York convocation the saint Saint Patrick was added to the English prayer book. Rev Henry A Stimson of Manhattan Congregational Church, New York, named Southworth lecturer at Andover Theological Seminary next year with six lectures on The Church of Today. Chicago presbytery reports total church membership 20349, down 874 from last year due to roll pruning. missionary and philanthropic gifts total 559243, up from 528588.
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St. Patrick
York
Henry A. Stimson
Manhattan Congregational Church of
The Art of War Report Highlights Artillery and Promotions
High angle fire defined as guns above 15 degrees. A Sheffield firm produces a steel plate three sixteenths of an inch thick resistant to Lee Metford bullets. Russian army promotions are unusually slow, with captains taking six to seven years to reach lieutenant colonel and lieutenant colonels four years to reach colonel.
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Sheffield
England
Typhoid Prevention Rules For Home Hygiene
Public health guidance outlines typhoid fever prevention through clean food and water, proper milk sourcing, and thorough boiling of prepared items. Emphasizes keeping the kitchen sanitary, avoiding open milk vessels, and drinking plentiful clean water while avoiding ice water in heat.
Instrument gives blind vision through light sensitive elements
From Russia comes news that Professor Norsheveski invented a device using selenium and tellurium that change conductivity with light. The system would let the blind perceive light changes and sense obstacles, though actual sight remains unchanged. A totally blind man reportedly locates windows and distinguishes approaching objects with practice. The inventor aims for near certainty in telling opaque from transparent substances.
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Russia
Norsheveski
London
Man Buried With 500 In His Pocket In Dolores
In Dolores a man named Don Sabino Trujillo died and was buried in ordinary clothes. After the funeral his niece informed relatives that he had $500 in his breast pocket at death. She saw him pay the doctor shortly before dying and place the remaining $500 on his person. Grief prevented memory of the money until after the burial, so the cash was buried with him. City of Mexico Two Republics.
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New York
Coney Island
Clark
House of Lords
Duke of Argyll
Dukes of Beaufort
Hamilton
Devonshire
Leeds
Manchester
Newcastle
St. Albans
Somerset
Wellington
Westminster
Louis Patnand
Everett, Wash
Klondike
Everett
Lord Roberts
Wabul
Kandahar
Tie
Don Sabino Trujillo
Dolores
City
Mexico
Nearer Aerial Flight Promises Practical Navigation
Octave Chanute argues in Independent that progress in the past decade toward lighter artificial motors brings man closer to navigating the air. He notes bird muscle efficiency versus engine weight, comparing horsepower weights from birds to locomotives and recent steam engine designs reducing weight per horsepower.
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Octave Chanute
Independent
Wheel and Road Anthem Across Midlands and Sea
A nostalgic poem by John Gea from Golden Days contrasts the oarsman’s song with a longing for the wheel and the road. It revels in holiday travel, vistas from the rise, time marching toward the sea, and a chorus celebrating motion and motion’s music across hills, bridges, towns, and bells.
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Jonn Gea
Card of Thanks for McKex Wife A. B. McKex
I wish to return my heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of my wife A. B. McKex.
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McKex
Laundry Sold in Foreclosure to Eddy and Howe
Major Latta's steam laundry was sold at foreclosure on Saturday to Eddy and Howe for 1500 dollars. Warren Eddy, senior partner, is a bright young businessman from Independence Iowa and has taken charge. Charley Howe continues in the railway mail service.
New Cable Theory Promises Faster Transoceanic Signals
Dr M L Papio of Columbus University proposes a new method to speed ocean cables from five impulses per second to 1500, claiming transmission could be 300 times faster and costs fall enough to make cable use widespread, boosting overall business for cable companies.
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M. L. Papio
Columbus University
Pioneer Press
Poem by Alfred Austin Triggers Harsh Press Critique
The Independent derides Alfred Austin’s mail delivered poem as poor rhymes and ungrammatical half verses. It notes lines that pair \"intrenchment\" with Blenach and \"melly\" with Delbi, mocks the rhymes tied to Ladysmith and Kith, and questions putting the poet in Westminster Abbey. The critique calls the martial stanza distressing and suggests he should be buried there.
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Alfred Austin
England
Parming in Colorado and New Mexico Illustrated by D&RG Railroad
The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad offers a free illustrated book for farmers moving to irrigated regions. It covers agricultural horticultural and livestock interests and aims to educate on farming by irrigation. Address: 8. K. Hooper G. P. & I. T. A. Denver, Colo. 2010.
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Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
K. Hooper
G. P
IT. A
Denver
Oolo
Hood's Sarsaparilla Echoes Eczema Relief Claims
Advert promises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for severe eczema and general anemia. It cites testimonials from E W Decker of Gardiner New York and others, claiming rapid improvement, restored sleep, appetite, and vitality after taking multiple bottles. It urges readers to buy only Hood's and avoid substitutes.
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Hood
E. W. Decker
Gardiner
N.Y
Railway Time Tables May Schedule From Washington
Rail service announces May timetable for passenger trains departing Washington. The schedule lists routes and departure times for trains starting May day, outlining daily departures and expected frequencies.
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