Ex-Gov. Fletcher of Missouri Dies at 3:50 PM
Ex-Governor Thomas C. Fletcher of Missouri died at 3:50 this afternoon in Washington with his wife and daughter at his bedside. He suffered paralysis after a long illness, with prior hope of recovery, and his remains will be laid to rest in St. Louis. Fletcher, born January 22, 1827, rose from clerk to governor during the Civil War era, led Missouri’s union cause, reorganized civil processes, and later settled in St. Louis before a stroke in February in Washington. His daughter is Mrs. Bartholow of St. Louis and his son-in-law is Mr. Perry Bartholow.
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Fletcher
Missouri
Thomas C. Fletcher
Bartholow
St. Louis
Jefferson County
Maryland
Clement 8. Fletcher
Thomas
Benton
Thirty-first Missouri
Vicksburg
Jefferson City
Willard’s
Perry Bartholow
Germany
Sam
St. Tonir
Gen Compton Mission to Hawaiian Lands Rumor
The Call reports General Charles E. Compton sailed to Honolulu aboard the Alameda to seize crown lands of the former monarchy and settle a property dispute worth millions under U S authority. Paul Neumann, adviser to the ex queen, is also said to be headed to Honolulu to assist in probing her interests.
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San Francisco
Charles E. Compton
Hawaiian Islands
Compton
Alameda
Honohiu
Honolniu
Paul Neumann
Washington
Honolulu
Neumann
Whirl of the Wheel and Bicycle Feats
The Irish Cyclist recalls a farmer watching a wheelman crash over a wall and declares that people can make them leap. Chicago men duel in a £500 billiards on bicycles match with rules against resting the bike during shots. The largest bicycle boasts 45-foot wheels and six-inch tubing. A youth seeks 365 centuries. another rider aims 100 miles daily for a year. Foreign cycling champions may no longer be imported, as riders would pay their own expenses.
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Chicago
In the Store Windows
In the store windows a wide display of hats rugs shirts waists lace boleros and various fabrics. The listing highlights fancy colored straw hats modern and antique rugs new cheviot shirt waists boleros net trimmings and a range of fabrics including organdies g in hams and piques with belts ribbons and buckles.
Days of the Horse Predicted to End by Electricity
A famed electrician proclaims that the days of the horse are numbered and that electricity will replace the animal as a staple by in twenty years. He warns that horses will become curiosities while promoting Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a remedy for digestive and systemic ailments.
Eureka Springs Hotel Opens In Ozark Mountains
An advertisement for Crescent Hotel Eureka Springs Arkansas promotes an opening on February 23 with details on location climate scenery and rail connections. The clipped text also references miscellaneous quotes and patent medicine ads from the era.
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Crescent Hotel
Eureka Springs
Arkansas
Ozark Mountains
Frisco
Plank
Century Building
N. Broadway
St. Upus
Sorrows of Sterility and Pinkham Remedy Stories
A 19th century notice extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for perceived sterility and womb ailments. Letters from Mrs. Ep. Wotnorp and Mrs. Frora Cooper praise pregnancy support and recovery, claiming improved health and successful births, reflecting period advertising rhetoric.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Ep. Wotrorp
Lone Tree
Towa
Frora Cooper
Doyle, S. Dak
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