McKinley Pushes Funston Brigadier General Move
Washington letter notes pressure from Kansas delegation and cabinet members over Funston promotion to Brigadier General to capture Aguinaldo. McKinley leans to back the appointment amid army reform debates and contractor fears of reduced enlistments. Also covers census fraud probes, political currents in New York, and local obituaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Fred Faunston
Aguinildo
Funston
Kansas
Washington
White House
Fanston
Root
Corbin
Senate
Aguinaldo
Congress
Philippines
St. Louis Exposition Commission
Thurston
Carter
McBride
Lindsay
Maryland
U. S
Baltimore
Merriam
Census Bureau
Eugene Earl
Tammany
New York
First Step to Ruin Then I Cheated an Editor
An oblique exchange recalls a criminal’s view of his downfall. He admits the initial act of cheating an editor out of two years and a subscription led to the devilish grip that followed, describing a slippery path to ruin.
A River Flood Destroys Telegraph Line Worker’s Plight
Charles C. Ellis of Lisbon Iowa describes a flood washing down a telegraph line he repaired while waist deep in icy water. He caught a severe cold and cough but recovered after using Dr New Discovery, with doctors in Oakland Nebraska Sioux City and Omaha saying it could not be cured. Trial bottles free. price 50 cents to 1 dollar. The farmer is the salt of the earth and should be independent through diversification, says Tomahawk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. C. Ellis
Lisbon
Oakland
Neb
Sioux City
Omaha
Dr. Cite
M. B. Blacburn
Champ Clark Praises Electric Bitters In Endorsement
A Congressman Champ Clark of Missouri recounts his collapse from overwork and sleeplessness and credits three bottles of Electric Bitters with restoring his health. The ad touts the medicine as the best all round remedy sold by druggists, priced at 50 cents and guaranteed by Blackburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champ Clark
Souri
Blackburn
Persistent remedy ads mix with diet tips and toothache quackery
An OCR fragment blends nostalgic patent medicine pitches with dietary advice. It touts mustard plasters and a dyspepsia cure claiming scientific research and universal digestion effects. Names Moretz and Farthing Johnson and Buchanan appear as likely sellers or endorsers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moretz and Farthing Johnson and Buchanan
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Rdinazry
J. Ww. Todd
E.flovill
Boone
N. C
Geo, P. Pell
Pell, Attorneys At Law
Jefferson, N. C
Watauga
Coffey’s Hotel
E.S. Coffey
Attorney At Law
Boone, N. C
Dre. J. M. Hogshead
Banner's Elk, N
Tenn
N.C
Sen
Ted
Ithege
Spain
Terry
Long Island Sound
Hartford
Andrew Cornish
Mare Io
Brother Cornish
Uged
Flat Yop Baptist Church
Bro
TW. Thomas
Christ
New Jerusalem
Ww. Elrod
J. M. Hodges
U.S
DeWitt
Moretz & Farthing
Johnson and Buchanan
New Orleans
John McDonogh
McDough
McDongh
McDonogh
Randolph Nelson
March Ledger Monthly
Marion Rooke
T. M. Thompson
Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago
Chamberlain
Prince of Wales
Sarpaparitla
Hime
Downtown
Coter
Prope Re
Adare mm. JO. Ayer
Lowell, Mass
J. C. Fletcher
THE
Hague McCorkle Dry Goods Company
Greensboro
N. K
Kilmer
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